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17-year-old rescued after falling from 15-meter cliff in Baguio
BAGUIO CITY — Firefighters rescued a 17-year-old boy who fell from a 15-meter cliff near Dragon Treasure Castle at Phase 2, Irisville Subdivision, Purok 20, Upper Irisan, Baguio City, early Saturday, October 17. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Baguio City said its Rescue Tender–Shift B responded to the incident at 12:19 a.m. Firefighters, working with police personnel, Baguio City Emergency Medical Services (BCEMS), and barangay officials, conducted a rope rescue operatio
Menchie Kinao-Puerto
55 minutes ago1 min read
Missing 7 weeks, found dead: Body of 79-year-old man discovered on Benguet slope
ATOK, Benguet — The search for a 79-year-old man who disappeared on August 30 ended in tragedy after his lifeless body was found on a slope in Barangay Cattubo, Atok, Benguet, on October 18. Rogelio B. Sawey, a native of Capinitan, Sabangan, Mountain Province, was discovered by resident Nathaniel Dolit in Salidet, Botiao, Cattubo, after nearly seven weeks of search operations involving rescuers, police, firefighters, barangay officials and community volunteers. According to t
Menchie Kinao-Puerto
1 hour ago1 min read
24-yr.-old suffers suspected fracture after motorcycle accident in Rizal, Kalinga
RIZAL, Kalinga – A 24-year-old rider is the recent victim of a self-inflicted vehicular accident in Rizal after his motorcycle crashed along the Rizal-Solana Road in Barangay Bulbol on Sunday evening, October 18, 2026. The 24-year-old victim who was identified as a resident of Calaocan was rescued by the responding team from the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) who proceeded to the place of incident around 8:30 p.m. of October 18, 2026. MDR
Leonora Lo-oy
1 hour ago1 min read
Cheap Chinese broccoli sold in Baguio? DA Sec. Laurel orders probe
BAGUIO CITY — Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has ordered an investigation into the reported sale of cheaper Chinese broccoli and other imported highland vegetables in Baguio City, warning that those responsible for illegal agricultural imports will be punished if violations are established. “We will get to the bottom of this, and if violations of the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Law were indeed committed, we will make sure these violators are punished,”
Guru Press Staff
6 hours ago2 min read
Baguio eyes ₱65-M dump truck purchase as city grapples with mounting garbage
BAGUIO CITY — The city government is proposing ₱65 million for additional dump trucks in 2027 to improve waste collection amid Baguio’s mounting garbage management challenges, according to the report of Baguio City Public Information Office on October 19, 2026. The proposed purchase is among the major projects in the city’s 2027 Local Expenditure Program (LEP), submitted to the Sangguniang Panlungsod on September 25. Baguio generates about 550 tons of mixed waste daily, based
Guru Press Staff
7 hours ago2 min read
Truck driver, tricycle driver Shabu trip in Isabela cemetery ends behind bars
ROXAS, Isabela — One drives a truck, the other a tricycle, but both ended up in police custody after allegedly getting involved in the illegal drug trade during a buy-bust operation inside a public cemetery in Roxas, Isabela, on October 18. Police identified the suspects as alias “Marko,” 35, a truck driver, and alias “Jay,” 45, a tricycle driver, both residents of the area. Operatives of the Roxas Municipal Police Station, in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement
Guru Press Staff
7 hours ago2 min read
Postal and parcel services, drug couriers and so-called “dead drops”: How drug traffickers move shabu into Kalinga
FEATURE TABUK CITY, Kalinga — The illegal drug trade in Kalinga is no longer just a matter of suspicious vehicles crossing provincial highways. According to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), the trade can also begin with an online conversation, pass through a courier service, and move aboard an ordinary public utility vehicle before reaching its intended recipient. Social media platforms, parcel delivery services, buses, vans, jeepneys and even carpool arrangemen
Guru Press Staff
7 hours ago4 min read
33-year-old wanted man from Tuguegarao nabbed for homicide, drug case in Muntinlupa
MUNTINLUPA CITY — A 33-year-old motorcycle mechanic from Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, was arrested in Muntinlupa City on October 17 over a case involving reckless imprudence resulting in homicide, slight physical injury and damage to property, as well as a separate drug charge. The suspect, identified only by the alias “Ed,” was arrested by a joint police team at Saguibas Basketball Court along San Guillermo Street in Barangay Putatan, Muntinlupa City, according to the Isabela P
Guru Press Staff
7 hours ago2 min read
Abra to host 2027 Cordillera Season of Creation kickoff at Kaparkan Falls
TANUDAN, Kalinga — Abra will host the 2027 Cordillera Season of Creation kickoff at Kaparkan Falls, with government agencies, Church representatives and Indigenous communities expected to join efforts to protect the region’s natural resources. Father Jeorge Mamisen announced the planned regional kickoff during the culmination of the Season of Creation and the provincial kickoff of Indigenous Peoples’ Month 2026 on October 10 along the Tanudan River in Taloctoc, Tanudan, Kalin
Lorraine Bacullo
1 day ago1 min read
“Hintay biyahe, online ka muna!” Tuguegarao plans free Wi-Fi at TODA terminals for commuters
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan — Commuters in Tuguegarao City may soon have free internet access while waiting for rides as the city government and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Region 02 plan to install Wi-Fi connections at selected tricycle operators and drivers association (TODA) terminals. Personnel from DICT Region 02 and the city government’s Tricycle Regulation Unit (TRU) inspected various TODA terminals on October 15 to identify suitable
Lorraine Bacullo
1 day ago1 min read
“Hot meals Monday-Firday”: 6,000 Kalinga daycare kids given supplementary food under ₱26.1-M DSWD feeding program
TABUK CITY, Kalinga — More than 6,000 daycare children across Kalinga are receiving supplementary food and nutrition support through the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) feeding program, backed by a ₱26.171-million allocation. Rhea Kate Banatao, focal person for the Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) at the provincial DSWD office, said children receive freshly prepared meals from Monday to Friday, while food for Saturday and Sunday is brought home. “From
Mark Moises Calayan
1 day ago2 min read
₱52.5-M Bontoc projects improve farm access, water services; 4 of 8 completed
BONTOC, Mountain Province — Farmers in Barangay Bayyo are saving travel time to their fields following the completion of a farm-to-market road, one of four projects finished under the municipality’s ₱52.5-million Local Government Support Fund (LGSF). Resident Ringo Dayowan said the new road has shortened trips to their farms, allowing them to transport themselves and their agricultural needs using a hand tractor more easily. Before the road was built, travel to the fields cou
Mark Moises Calayan
1 day ago2 min read
21-year-old nabbed in Baguio; 0.16g Shabu, digital weighing scale seized
BAGUIO CITY — A 21-year-old man was arrested in a buy-bust operation after allegedly selling 0.16 grams of suspected shabu worth ₱1,088 along Marcos Highway in Bakakeng Central on October 16. Police Station 10 of the Baguio City Police Office led the operation at KM 5 Marcos Highway, recovering the suspected shabu allegedly sold during the transaction. Authorities also seized a digital weighing scale, two mobile phones, a lighter, a small transparent plastic sachet, a sling b
Grace Soriano
1 day ago1 min read
PERA SA BASURA: Baguio earns ₱320K from 80 tons of recovered plastic waste
BAGUIO CITY — The city government has generated ₱320,000 from its first sale of plastic waste recovery certificates to The Coca-Cola Company and Splash Corporation, covering 80 tons of recovered plastic waste. Mayor Benjamin Magalong announced the transaction in a post shared by the Baguio City Public Information Office on October 17, marking a step toward strengthening the city’s waste recovery programs and complying with the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Act of 202
Lorraine Bacullo
1 day ago2 min read
Balbalan to celebrate 4th Binungol Festival; Food fair and cook fest to be held
BALBALAN, Kalinga — Native delicacies, cooking competitions and cultural presentations will take center stage during the fourth Binungol Festival in Balbalan on October 28–29. The two-day celebration will be held at the Balbalan Municipal Hall Compound in Poblacion, featuring five major activities: a food fair, Binungol Cook Fest, Binungol Eating Contest, cultural parade and Mangangsa competition. The annual festival, held every October, aims to preserve and promote Balbalan’
Leonora Lo-oy
1 day ago1 min read
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