July 9, 2008

Employee Died for Multiple Gunshot Wounds

Bangued, Abra: An Employee of Abra was gunned down and sustained multiple gun shot wounds by four (4) male unidentified suspects at about 7:15 AM on July 7, 2008 along Abra-Kalinga Road, Zone 7, Bangued, Abra while he was on his way to work on board a Kimko Motorcyle.

The victim was identified as Joel Banes [...]

July 9, 2008

TOP MOST WANTED PERSONS ARRESTED

Camp Bado Dangwa, Benguet: PCSUPT EUGENE G MARTIN, Regional Director of PRO-COR stated that one of the priorities of PRO-CORDILLERA is to intensify the arrest of criminal elements in order to maintain peace and security in this Highland.

As a result, joint elements of PID, La Trinidad MPS and Tublay MPS, Benguet PPO conducted simultaneous operation [...]

July 9, 2008

CHR To Look Into Alleged Rights Abuses of Oceana Gold In Vizcaya

La Trinidad, Benguet – The Commission on Human Rights is heading for an investigation into alleged human rights abuses by Australian-owned Oceana Gold in Nueva Vizcaya province.
Environmental and human rights groups met with Commission on Human Rights Chairperson Leila De Lima on Tuesday and submitted a report by a Fact-Finding Mission [...]

July 9, 2008

Baguio City, maipariten a mangipatungpal iti motorcade

BAGUIO CITY – Maipariten ditoy siudad ti Baguio ti panakaipatungpal ti aniaman a kita ti motorcade gapu met laeng iti agtultuloy a panagngato ti presyo ti lana.
Maysa nga administrative order ti impaulog ni Mayor Reinaldo Bautista Jr. seknan iti nasao a ganwat a mangiparparit iti panakaipatungpal ti aniaman a kita ti motorcade iti nasao [...]

July 9, 2008

Regulation of chicken dung delivery sought

AFTER the repeal of a resolution which earlier legalized the sale of chicken dung in La Trinidad, comes the passage of a measure regulating the time for trucks carrying the product to pass along the municipality’s main roads.
La Trinidad Councilor Jerome Selmo moved for the regulation of chicken dung delivery trucks along the highways.
“We want [...]

July 9, 2008

Hearing on P35 taxi flag down rate set

AFTER jeepney operators were granted a P0.50 provisional increase in fare rates, taxi operators are now asking for their own fare increase.
Taxi operators are asking for a P10 additional flag down increase, saying the unabated increase in gasoline and diesel prices could no longer be borne by them.
They filed their petition to increase the rate [...]

July 9, 2008

DAR asked to stop agri land survey

SUGPON municipal officials in Ilocos Sur Province have asked the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)-Benguet to suspend the conduct of a survey on agricultural lands claimed to fall in the municipality.
Pending the holding of a proper consultation between the Ilocos and Benguet provincial boards, Ilocos asked the DAR-Benguet to stop conducting surveys on the [...]

July 9, 2008

Town wants moma spitting regulated

WHILE recognizing an individual’s right to chew moma (betel nut), Tablay municipal officials ordered the regulation of indiscriminate spitting of the betel nut cud to maintain sanitation in the town.
The Municipal Council passed an ordinance mandating every moma chewer to bring with him a container where he could spew his discharges.
The indiscriminate spitting of moma, [...]

July 9, 2008

Terms of reference for Heritage Hill out

THE special committee chaired by Mayor Reinaldo Bautista Jr. recently disclosed the terms of reference in developing Dominican Hill as a heritage hill and nature park in Baguio.
The construction of a Heritage Hotel will involve the restoration of the old building and maintaining its façade into a functional income-generating tourism facility not exceeding a vertical [...]