CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – Twenty-three students of the Reina Mercedes National High School in Reina Mercedes, this province, were allegedly possessed by an evil spirit on Friday, September 22. Department of Education (DepEd)-Isabela Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Rachel Llana said they...
CAMP Marcelo Adduru, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – Police arrested a national top most wanted person with a P380,000 reward from the Department of Interior and Local Government in Echague, Isabela on Friday, September 22. Suspect alias “Bang,” “Poktong,” and “Frank,” was Periodic...
DELFIN ALBANO, Isabela – Three suspected drug pushers were arrested and two minors were rescued in a recent buy-bust operation in Barangay Ragan Sur here. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Region 2 Director Levi S. Ortiz identified the suspects as Emerson, 19; John...
CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela – The provincial government of Isabela on Monday, September 18, expressed concern over the condition of Magat Dam in Magat, this province, due to siltation. Isabela Gov. Rodito Albano III, presiding during the 128th Regional Development Council-2 meeting at the...
ECHAGUE, Isabela – An employee of the local government unit of San Isidro, this province, was shot dead in front of the Southern Isabela Specialist Hospital in Barangay Ipil, this town, on Tuesday afternoon, September 19. Police said Kendrick Pera, 29, a resident of Barangay Camarag, San...
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – A 41-year-old man was shot dead and two others, including a barangay chairman, were wounded while on their way home in Barangay San Francisco here on Sunday night, September 17. The Police Regional Office-2 identified the fatality as Marlon Quijano, a resident of...
TUMAUINI, Isabela – A restaurant here returned a bag containing P390,000 left behind by a customer on Saturday, September 16. Restaurant manager Jennifer Diaz said they found a red bag with bundles of P1,000 bills and promptly informed the police and posted on social media. Town chief of...
ILAGAN CITY, Isabela – A 20-year-old bachelor drowned while swimming at the Abuan River here on Sunday, September 10. Police identified the victim as Johnsen Pabro, a resident of Barangay Minallo, Naguilian, Isabela. Investigation said the victim and his friend, Jerry Cabantac, were having a...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – A drug pusher was arrested and suspected shabu worth P13,600 was seized in a buy-bust operation in Echague, Isabela on September 8. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency identified the suspect as Noel Pascua, a high-value target and regional target-listed drug...
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – More than 2,000 residents in this city have filed Certificates of Candidacy for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on October 30. Christopher Thiam, city election officer, said 2,447 candidates filed COCs, 135 percent higher than the 1,810 in the last barangay...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Roman Catholic community and the provincial government of Basilan condemned on Sunday, August 27, the desecration of a sacred image of Jesus Christ at the Santa Isabel de Portugal Cathedral in Isabela City, Basilan. A STATUE of Jesus Christ with the unwanted child at the...
As Super Typhoon Goring (international name: Saola) battered the provinces of Cagayan and Isabela, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Sunday, Aug. 27, expressed its readiness to extend assistance to the affected families. (DSWD / MANILA BULLETIN) DSWD, in...
