BONTOC, Mt. Province — The prices of commercial rice in the market here have started to go down as measures to stabilize the price of the staple are put in place.
National Food Authority (NFA) Provincial Manager Celedonio Mendoza said last week’s price monitoring showed that the prices of regular milled rice [...]
July 17, 2008
NFA says prices of commercial rice in Bontoc down
July 17, 2008
Baguio officials give into demand of protesters
City gov’t will no longer dump garbage at Irisan, mayor says
BAGUIO CITY — City officials here were the first to blink in the stalemate over the garbage dumping and gave in to the demand of thousands of residents who braved heavy rains as they held for four straight days a human [...]
July 17, 2008
Police, Pdea to explain ‘missing’ marijuana stash
OFFICIALS of the Benguet Provincial Police Office (BPPO) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (Pdea) are asked to clarify allegations involving the marijuana apprehension where the suspect was allegedly freed.
They are also tasked to explain the missing marijuana bricks.
Provincial Board Member Rogelio Leon asked BPPO Director Daniel Pelisco and the Pdea [...]
July 17, 2008
6 cops lauded for rob-slay suspect’s arrest
SIX Baguio policemen were recently commended by the Mankayan Municipal Council “for a job well done.”
The six policemen arrested Benguet’s most wanted person who is facing homicide, robbery and rape charges in his hideout in Caranglan, Nueva Vizcaya on April 7.
Arrested was June Mendoza alias Michael Bugnay, 29, a native of [...]
July 17, 2008
‘Helen’ postpones earthquake rites
THE July 16’s “Killer Earthquake” commemoration was moved from July 16 to July 20.
City Administrator Peter Fianza issued the statement a few hours after heavy rains brought about by Typhoon Helen hit the city last Wednesday.
Fianza said: “Our civic action groups, to whom we are holding tribute for, are in the [...]
July 17, 2008
Barangay, lampas-ulo ang baha
LAOAG CITY — Labingtatlong pamilya ang pilit na inilikas ng Laoag City Disaster Coordinating Council mula sa Barangay 7-A ng lunsod na ito dahil sa pagbaha matapos umapaw ang tubig-ilog dito.
Nagtulung-tulong ang mga opisyal dito upang mailikas ang mga apektadong pamilya matapos umabot sa lampas-ulo ang lalim ng tubig sa [...]
July 17, 2008
Bogus ‘Bombo’ worker faces extortion raps
BAGUIO CITY – A 26-year-old jobless woman, who had been posing as an employee of a local radio station here, was arrested by policemen after dozens of individuals filed extortion charges against her before the local police on Tuesday afternoon.
Chief Supt. Eugene G. Martin, regional director of the Police Regional Office [...]
