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…

Bodies of Isabela plane crash victims retrieved

Zacarian Sarao 03/12/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The remains of the pilot and five passengers of the ill-fated Cessna plane that crashed in Isabela have been retrieved, the provincial public information announced on Sunday. “As of 12:54pm today, the bodies of the pilot…

Missing Cessna plane in Isabela found, says local government

John Eric Mendoza 03/09/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The missing Cessna plane has already been found somewhere in Isabela, the local government said on Thursday, March 9, 2023. “The missing Cessna has just been found. The condition of the passengers and pilot…

Global study lists PH provinces at most risk of climate damage

Krixia Subingsubing - Reporter / @KrixiasINQ 02/27/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Several Philippine provinces, most of them in Northern Luzon, are the most at risk of damage from extreme weather to their buildings and other property developments in about two decades, according to a new…

Isabela local gov’t spots ‘possible wreckage’ of missing Cessna plane

Zacarian Sarao - Reporter / @zacariansINQ 01/29/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A possible wreckage of the missing Cessna 206 RP-C1174 was spotted in a mountainside near Barangay Sapinit, Isabela, said the province’s public information office (PIO) on Sunday. The six-seater plane has been missing since…

Signal No. 1 raised over several Isabela, Aurora towns as ‘Karding’ maintains strength

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 09/24/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Storm Karding maintained its strength as it nears the Luzon landmass, prompting the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) to raise Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 over several towns of…

Miss Universe Philippines finalist shares Isabela Filipina version on Tiktok

Immae Lachica 01/29/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Señorita ‘perfecta.’  That’s how the lead star Mirabel from the Disney movie “Encanto” would describe her sister, Isabela.  “Encanto” is another family-centered movie from Disney that has gotten everyone hooked.  It circles around the…

Ulysses death toll now at 37 – NDRRMC

Patricia Denise M. Chiu - Reporter / @PDMChiuINQ 11/15/2020

MANILA Philippines — The death toll from Typhoon Ulysses (international name: Vamco) continues to rise as different agencies scrambled to launch rescue operations in Cagayan province which bore the brunt of the damage in the Cagayan Valley…

LGUs ‘blindsided’: Aid rushed to Cagayan, Isabela

Villamor Visaya Jr. - Correspondent / @VillVisayaJrINQ 11/15/2020

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Philippines — Civil defense and local disaster officials on Saturday scrambled rescue teams to save thousands of people trapped in their homes, many on rooftops, appealing for help to escape rising waters as the…

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