Baguio residents urged to boil water after E. coli discovery

BAGUIO: The local health chief here has urged the public to boil drinking water for drinking and use treated water for cooking after 10 of the 147 tested water samples were found positive for E. coli (Escherichia coil) bacteria.

“We would like to rei…

Police ops net 15 wanted persons in Caraga

BUTUAN: Fifteen wanted persons were arrested in a series of law enforcement operations by Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO-13) personnel over the weekend.

Eight of the arrested suspects are categorized as most wanted persons (MWPs) in…

Police nab gunrunner, 3 others in Maguindanao Norte, North Cotabato

COTABATO: The police arrested a suspected gunrunner and three other men for possession of unlicensed guns in the provinces of Maguindanao del Norte and North Cotabato on Sunday.

In the Maguindanao del Norte operation, Lt. Col. Ariel Huesca, chief of …

Vietnam, Czech Republic to boost environment protection cooperation

Hanoi: Vietnam and the Czech Republic will boost cooperation in environment protection and natural resources management, said Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Le Cong Thanh.

During a working session in Hanoi on January 15 with a d…

Antique bamboo crafters seek P2.5-M aid for weaving center

BUENAVISTA: An association of bamboo crafters in Antique sought the support of the provincial board here to secure PHP2.5 million assistance from the office of Governor Rhodora Cadiao to build a weaving center.

On Monday, Board Member Karmila Dimamay…

Ilocos Norte town rolls out 120-day feeding program for 193 kids

LAOAG: Undernourished kids enrolled in child development centers (CDCs) in the 11 villages of Burgos, Ilocos Norte will be provided with hot meals for 120 days under the government’s supplemental feeding program (SFP).

This year’s SFP, which will sta…

P300-K bounty offered for Mindoro politician-dentist’s killers

CALAPAN CITY: The mayor and a civil society group in this city on Monday offered a PHP300,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the gruesome killing of a barangay kagawad (councilman).

Augustine Bolor Jr., 63, …