BAGUIO CITY – Two persons were injured when a landslide buried their shanty at the Baguio General Hospital compound on Wednesday morning, July 26. The Baguio City Police Office Station 8 (Kennon Road) rescued the victims, a taxi driver who owned the shanty, and a 44-year-old carwash worker and...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) has prepared rescue equipment for typhoon “Egay.” Rueli Rapsing, PDRRMO officer-in-charge, has inspected these and said they are in good condition. These are located in the seven Task Force Lingkod...
BACOLOD CITY – An eight-year-old boy drowned in a river in Sitio Bayabas III, Barangay Daga, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, July 22. Authorities withheld the name of the victim. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said the victim went to a river with his siblings to play. AN...
LEGAZPI CITY – The nine fishermen, mostly from Mercedes town in Camarines Norte, who were reported missing since July 11 were found alive and rescued on Sunday afternoon, July 16. In an interview on Monday, July 17, Gremil Alexis Naz, Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-Bicol spokesperson, said the...
LEGAZPI CITY (PNA) – Nine fishermen went missing off the waters of Mercedes town in Camarines Norte, the Office of Civil Defense in Bicol (OCD-5) said on Sunday, July 16. Gremil Alexis Naz, OCD-Bicol spokesperson, said 10 left the Mercedes Fish Port on Tuesday, July 11, and were expected to return...
BAGUIO CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Cordillera and Region 1 arrested four persons and seized suspected shabu worth P102,000 during the implementation of a search warrant in Barangay MRR Queen of Peace here on Sunday, July 9. Suspects were identified as Roy Magallanes, Jeffrey...
GUIMBA, Nueva Ecija – Police seized illegal firearms and ammunition during the implementation of a search warrant against a barangay chairman here on Monday, July 3. MAP of Nueva Ecija with the municipality of Guimba highlighted. Gil Gamis, chairman of Barangay San Miguel, yielded an M16 rifle,...
SAN AGUSTIN, Isabela - The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) DART-Rescue 831 conducted a six-day water search and rescue (WASAR) training for barangay officials here from June 26 to July 1. The training is part of San Agustin’s efforts to safeguard tourists visiting...
BAGUIO CITY – Three persons were arrested by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency after they yielded illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia worth P153,954 during the implementation of a search warrant here on Friday, June 16. The PDEA Cordillera-Mountain Province Provincial Office identified...
“Doctor Cha,” the hit drama starring Uhm Jung-hwa, Kim Byung-chul, Myung Se-bin and Min Woo-hyuk, emerged as No. 1 among favorite TV and over-the-top (OTT) programs in South Korea in May. Since January 2013, polling firm Gallup Korea has been conducting its monthly survey to pick the favorite...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Wednesday, May 24, that it was saddened upon learning the reported death of the crew of a Chinese fishing boat that capsized off the Indian Ocean last week. (Photo by whatarethe7continents.com via PCG) Chinese fishing vessel Lu Peng Yuan Yu 028 capsized last...
TABUK CITY, Kalinga – Police arrested a farmer for illegal drugs during the implementation of a search warrant in her house in Barangay Lacnog East here on Sunday, May 7. Suspect Marcelina Laguinday Eugenio, alias “Salen,” was listed as a high-value individual (HVI) drug personality and was...
