The Philippine Army’s 5th Infantry Division (5ID) and Kabataan Party-list gave contrasting accounts of a youth consultation at a state university in Tabuk, Kalinga after the military described the activity as a convergence effort for youth development while the latter questioned the presence of...
TINGLAYAN, Kalinga — Joint police and anti-drug operatives destroyed an estimated P150 million worth of marijuana plants in the mountainous Barangay Loccong here on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The Police Regional Office-Cordillera (PRO-CAR) said the operatives discovered around 750,000 fully grown...
PINUKPUK, Kalinga — A 16-year-old laborer died after being trapped inside a 17-meter-deep well while working in Barangay Taga here on Tuesday, Aug. 11. Police identified the victim as alias Pullat, a resident of Barangay Junction, Pinukpuk. He was retrieved from the well at around 5:05 p.m.,...
BAGUIO CITY – Kalinga Gov. James Edduba on Thursday welcomed the reopening of the Aliog Bridge to two-way traffic, saying it will improve mobility for residents, farmers, and businesses in the province. "This is our gateway. It connects us to other provinces," Edduba said in an interview with the...
A group of local residents clarified that it is not opposing a mining exploration in Kalinga province, explaining that what they are pushing for is responsible mining that includes assurance of a sustainable support system to the indigenous people in the area. Victor Gumisa, head of the Balatoc...
BAGUIO CITY – Police recently arrested a New People’s Army rebel wanted in Kalinga province. The suspect was nabbed in Barangay Camp 7 here. He was a member of the Executive Committee and official of the Finance Committee of the weakened Kilusang Larangang Guerilla Baggas operating in...
A congressman from a renewable energy (RE) hub in the Philippines has expressed high hopes for the House-passed KALINGA bill--a crisis response measure that stemmed from the fuel price crisis. Camarines Sur 5th district Rep. Migz Villafuerte said that House Bill (HB) No. 9305, or the...
The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading an all-encompassing measure that seeks to establish a permanent national emergency response framework to protect Filipinos from fuel-driven inflation, energy shocks, supply disruptions and future global crises....
PINUKPUK, Kalinga — The first Gimpong Festival in this town was action-packed as barangay officials faced off in an exhibition boxing match for a chance to win P500,000 worth of projects from the municipal government. Residents packed the municipal gymnasium and cheered as officials from Barangay...
TINGLAYAN, Kalinga – Police destroyed marijuana valued at P162 million during an eradication operation in Mount Whatong in Barangay Loccong here on Wednesday, May 27. Discovered in the operation supervised by Police Col. Ledon D. Monte, Police Regional Office-Cordillera deputy regional director...
Murang Kuryente Party-list Rep. Arthur Yap played a key role in strengthening the proposed KALINGA Act on Wednesday, May 20 by ensuring the inclusion of concrete, consumer-focused interventions aimed at delivering immediate relief to Filipinos. The KALINGA Act--a pet measure of the House...
The proposed national emergency response and resiliency framework dubbed as the KALINGA Actwhich members of the House of Representatives crafted amid the fuel price crisis--has been approved on second reading. Deputy Speaker Misamis Oriental 2nd district Rep. Yevgeny Vincente Emano, the presiding...
