Cops hunt motorcycle riders caught on CCTV fatally shooting dog

Villamor Visaya Jr. 05/08/2026

RAMON, Isabela — Cops are now hunting down two motorcycle-riding men fatally shooting a dog in Ramon on April 24, using CCTV footage to trace the motorcycle’s plate number. Ramon Police Chief Police Maj. Jay-ar Olya-on stated…

Kanlaon erupts anew prompting Negros towns to call off classes on Friday

Carla Gomez - @inquirerdotnet 02/27/2026

BACOLOD CITY — After the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Thursday, Feb. 26, the local governments of Isabela, La Castellana, and Binalbagan towns in Negros Occidental, and Canlaon City in Negros Oriental have suspended classes on Friday…

Isabela house fire kills 92-year-old woman

Villamor Visaya Jr. 12/31/2025

CABAGAN, Isabela — A 92-year-old woman died in a house fire that engulfed a two-story home in Barangay Casibarag Sur in Cabagan, Isabela on Tuesday evening. The victim, identified as Luz Aggabao-Beltran, was found inside the house…

Paolo intensifies into typhoon, makes landfall over Isabela

Ma. Cristina Arayata - Philippine News Agency 10/03/2025

MANILA, Philippines  – Tropical cyclone Paolo (international name Matmo) has intensified into a typhoon and has made landfall over Dinapigue, Isabela, the weather bureau said in its 11 a.m. bulletin on Friday. The typhoon packs maximum sustained…

Sierra Madre on the brink: Can we stop mining before it is too late?

CTU Tuburan Intern Shakira Clea Laurente - CDN Digital 05/22/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Satellite images don’t lie.   Once a lush and sprawling green lifeline, Sierra Madre’s forests in Dinapigue, Isabela, now bear the scars of mining and deforestation.   The images tell a story of…

Collapsed Isabela bridge: DPWH found ‘cracks’ in 2018

Marlon Ramos 03/16/2025

MANILA, Philippines — There were already concerns about the structural integrity of the P1.2-billion bridge that collapsed in Isabela province due to “cracks” that government inspectors already noticed before it was opened to the public last month, a…

Pagasa: Kristine makes landfall in Isabela

Jason Sigales - Reporter / @jasonsigalesINQ 10/24/2024

MANILA, Philippines – Severe tropical storm Kristine (International name: Trami), at 12:30 a.m., Thursday, October 24,  made landfall in Divilacan town in Isabela province. This was according to the state weather bureau in its 2 a.m. weather…

Kristine batters Luzon: 14 dead, thousands evacuated

Agence France Presse 10/24/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Rescuers waded through chest-deep floodwaters on Wednesday, October 23, to reach residents trapped by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (International name: Trami), which has killed 14 people and forced thousands to evacuate as it barrels…

Hero dog honored for locating remains of plane crash victim in Isabela

12/13/2023

CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela, Philippines — An 8-year-old hero dog named “Wheel” was honored on Sunday for locating the remains of a plane crash victim in the forest of San Mariano town, Isabela province. According to his trainers…

5.1-magnitude quake hits Isabela anew; 6 aftershocks also recorded

Villamor Visaya Jr. 05/07/2023

CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela — A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck the coastal town of Maconacon in Isabela and other areas anew on Sunday, May 7, at 7:36 p.m., the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said in…

Trojans bounce back from 2 losses, rout Niños, Vikings in PCAP online chess

Glendale G. Rosal 03/26/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Toledo-Xignex Trojans found their way back in the winning column by racking up two big wins in last Saturday evening’s Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) Third Season First Conference online…

Coast Guard K9 unit shows photos of Cessna wreckage in Isabela

Zacarian Sarao 03/12/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Photos of the wreckage of the Cessna plane that went missing for almost two months were released by the Coast Guard K9 Field Operating Unit on Sunday. The photos showed the wreckage of the…

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