Gun, knife seized from three Grade 10 students at Cagayan school

Villamor Visayas Jr 06/27/2026

TUGUEGARAO CITY — Three Grade 10 students were found carrying a loaded gun and a knife during a security inspection conducted by police at the Aparri School of Arts and Trades (ASAT) in Aparri, Cagayan, on Friday.…

Cagayan: Overloaded trucks blamed for Piggatan Bridge collapse

Villamor Visayas Jr 10/06/2025

TUGUEGARAO CITY — The collapse of Piggatan Bridge in Alcala, Cagayan, on Monday afternoon was likely triggered by four heavily loaded trucks carrying rice and corn. The bridge, a vital link to downstream towns, collapsed at around 5 p.m.,…

Crising: Pet dog killed as boulder crushes house, car in Baguio

Allan Macatuno 07/20/2025

BAGUIO CITY — The torrential rains and strong winds spawned by Severe Tropical Storm “Crising” triggered rockslides in this city on Saturday, July 19, with a massive boulder breaking loose from a mountainside and rolling down onto…

PCG recovers more shabu bundles floating off Pangasinan shores

Yolanda Sotelo 06/07/2025

LINGAYEN, PANGASINAN – More sacks containing suspected shabu (crystal meth) were found floating off Pangasinan shores, bringing to 29 the total number of sacks containing the same illegal substance found by fishermen in two days, the Philippine…

Pampanga: Man nabbed for stabbing dead 2-year-old stepson

Jun Malig 04/05/2025

MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga — Police arrested on Friday, April 4, a man who stabbed and killed his two-year-old stepson in Lubao town in Pampanga province, reports said Saturday, April 5. Police statements said the suspect, identified only…

742 people evacuated due to floods in Cagayan town

Villamor Visaya Jr. 12/24/2023

TUGUEGARAO CITY —Disaster response officials reported Sunday, Dec. 24, that 742 people (237 families) were evacuated Saturday night, Dec. 23, when incessant rains spawned by the northeast monsoon triggered floods in low-lying areas in Allacapan town in…

Proposal to extend term for barangay officials resurfaces

John Michael Mugas 10/30/2023

LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte—Sen. Imee Marcos on Monday renewed her call for longer terms for barangay officials. “Dapat habaan na yung termino ng ating mga barangay officials, kasi wala na kaming ginawa sa Senate, sa Congress kung…

Gun replicas covered by barangay, SK polls gun ban, public warned

John Michael Mugas 08/27/2023

LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte–The Ilocos Norte Provincial Police Office (INPPO) has issued a warning against the carrying and transport of gun replicas during the gun ban period for the 2023 barangay and Sanggunian Kabataan elections which is set to…

Landslide kills 16-year-old boy in Baguio

Vincent Cabreza 07/27/2023

BAGUIO CITY — A 16-year-old boy was killed by a landslide early Wednesday that buried him and his parents along Barangay Bakakeng Central as Typhoon Egay (Doksuri) dumped heavy rains and spawned strong winds. Rescuers managed to…

Missing college student found dead in Tuguegarao City

Villamor Visaya Jr. 05/24/2023

TUGUEGARAO CITY — The body of a missing 21-year-old woman was found early Tuesday, May 23, behind bushes in Barangay Annafunan East in this city, police said. Investigators identified the victim as Jasmin Grace Casale, a resident…

5 missing Bulacan rescuers found dead

Carmela Reyes-Estrope 09/26/2022

CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan —Authorities confirmed on Monday, Sept. 26, that the five local rescuers, who went missing, had been found dead after they drowned while responding to flood-hit villages in San Miguel town. The victims belonged…

Stranded passengers in Bicol ports rise to over 2,000 due to Karding

Ma. April Mier-Manjares 09/26/2022

LEGAZPI CITY, Albay, Philippines – The number of stranded passengers in Bicol ports rose to 2,049 on Sunday night, Sept. 25, due to Super Typhoon Karding (international name: Noru), according to Gremil Alexis Naz, spokesperson of the Office…

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