The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division granted the petition to disqualify Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba for violating Sec. 261 (v) (2) of the Omnibus Election Code (OEC) and Resolution No. 10747. MB file photo In the resolution released on Thursday, Dec. 15, the Second Division...
A new cableway for an agricultural transport system is being constructed in Bauko, Mountain Province which will allow communities to transport their agricultural produce to the nearest trading center through a tramline. According to the Department of Science and Technology Philippine Council for...
ILOILO CITY -- The University of the Philippines Visayas (UP Visayas) played a key role in the book Dunâ, Kinaíya Kag Paranúbliùn: A Cultural Inventory of the Province of Antique. The book is a collaborative effort of the Department of Education (DepEd–Antique), the National Commission for...
A former squad leader of the New People’s Army surrendered to authorities in Camp Henry Acmor, Barangay Butigue, Paracelis, Mountain Province on Dec. 8. A report submitted to Brig. Gen. Mafelino Bazar, director of the Police Regional Office-Cordillera, said the surrenderer, “Ka Rogelio,” led...
The municipal government of Angono, Rizal is targeting a garbage-free municipality through the implementation of pro-environment programs such as reducing, reusing, and recycling garbage. To fulfill its goal, the local government has opened a Residual Containment Facility (RCF), where segregated...
The Masungi Georeserve Foundation, Inc. (MGFI) released on Monday, Nov. 21, a statement denouncing the claims made by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) during the Senate hearing last Nov. 16 regarding the legality and integrity of the georeserve, citing them as "libelous,...
An alleged New People's Army (NPA) commander surrendered to authorities in Mt. Province due to the "relentless" military operations against communist groups there, a ranking official of the Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM) bared Sunday, Nov. 20. Courtesy of Northern Luzon Command Courtesy of...
PARACELIS, Mountain Province – A New People’s Army leader surrendered to authorities on Wednesday, Nov. 16, in Camp Henry T. Acmor, Barangay Butigue, here. The surrenderer was identified as Arnold Quelang Baquiran, 42, alias “Cobra,” of Sitio Pagga, Barangay Bantay, this town. Baquiran is...
The Social Security System (SSS) announced that it is now accepting applications for the Calamity Assistance Package from earthquake-stricken members and pensioners in Abra and Mountain Province. (SSS Main Office / File Photo) The application for the package, which consists of Calamity Loan...
Members and pensioners affected by the July 27 magnitude 7.0 northwestern Luzon earthquake may now avail of the Calamity Assistance Package, state-run Social Security System (SSS) announced. The Calamity Loan Assistance Program (CLAP) for members and three-month advance pension for retirees may be...
BONTOC, Mt. Province – Owners of 12 houses that were completely destroyed by the land subsidence in Sitio Tatabra-an, Barangay Sacasacan, Sadanga, Mt. Province and the 39 owners of partially damaged houses were granted financial assistance by the Department of Social Welfare and...
BONTOC, Mt. Province – Damage to agriculture and infrastructure caused by the July 27 earthquake in the capital town of Bontoc, Mt. Province has reached over P37.5 million, according to the latest report of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) on August 10....
