LAOAG CITY – A magnitude 5.5 earthquake jolted Dalupiri Island in Cagayan province on Thursday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The tectonic quake’s epicenter was located at 7 km. southeast of Dalupiri…
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines National Police (PNP) said on Sunday that the force has taken a “more aggressive stance” in fighting against street crimes following the recent killing of three mobile phone technicians in Cagayan. The…
TUGUEGARAO CITY, CAGAYAN, Philippines — Two minors were injured in separate firecracker-related incidents during Christmas Eve celebrations in Cagayan province, amid an intensified police effort to seize dangerous and prohibited blasting apparatus used for holiday revelries. This…
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.,…
MANILA, Philippines — Incumbent Rizal, Cagayan Mayor Joel Ruma was shot dead during a campaign rally on Wednesday night, said the Philippine National Police. Based on a police report from Police Regional Office 2, Ruma and another…
MANILA, Philippines — The highest wind signal in Cagayan has been lifted by state meteorologists as Ofel weakens from a super typhoon into a typhoon. Ofel, packing maximum sustained winds of 75 kilometers per hour (kph) near…
MANILA, Philippines — The weather bureau has reported that Ofel (international name: Usagi) has weakened into a typhoon after making landfall over the vicinity of Baggao, Cagayan on Thursday afternoon. Ofel’s eye made landfall of the Philippine…
TUGUEGARAO CITY – Around 3,469 families, or 10,088 individuals, have been pre-emptively evacuated since Wednesday across Region II as Typhoon Marce (international name Yinxing) pummels this northernmost part of mainland Luzon. In a media briefing on Thursday, regional…
MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Marce (international name: Yinxing) will likely make landfall by Thursday afternoon or Friday early morning as it nears northeastern Cagayan, said the state weather bureau. Marce “will make a landfall and traverse Babuyan…
MANILA, Philippines — Severe tropical storm Julian further intensified over the Philippine Sea on Sunday, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). In its 11 a.m. cyclone update, the state weather service said…
MANILA, Philippines — A scorching 48ºC heat index hounded Aparri, Cagayan on Tuesday while 30 other areas / locations likewise experienced a dangerous heat index, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). Pagasa defines heat index…
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…
