Barangay Upper News Today

GENERAL Nakar, Quezon – Six members of the Dumagat tribe here have died from diarrhea reportedly as a result of water contaminated after the onslaught of super typhoon “Karding.” The Department of Health (DOH)-Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon area) and the Integrated Provinc

Government anti-narcotics operatives arrested three government employees on Friday, Sept. 16, during a raid on a suspected drug den in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said the operation was based on the tip about the existence of a drug den in Purok 5, B

MANILA - The government is set to distribute about 200 units of bungalow-type houses to eligible farmer-beneficiaries in Guinobatan, Albay. The provision of housing units for agrarian reform beneficiaries belonging to the Albay Dairy Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative is a joint undertaking of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD). DAR 5 (Bicol) Officer in Charge Director Rodrigo Realubit said the houses would be constructed ...

CIVIC ACTION. A health worker checks the vital signs of a resident as military troops together with municipal government officials and other sectors hold a four-day civic action program in three towns of Sulu. Some 1,800 residents benefited from the program that culminated Saturday (Feb. 12, 2022). (Photo courtesy of the Joint Task Force Sulu) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Military troops are undertaking rehabilitation works to improve the road linking two barangays in Talipao, Sulu, to provide the residents...

ASG SURRENDERERS. Two Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) rebels (5th and 6th from right) surrender on New Year's Day (Jan. 1, 2022) to military authorities in Talipao, Sulu to live new lives anew in mainstream society. The two surrendered amid the implementation of the Mass Base Operations and Community Support Programs by troops the Army's 2nd Special Forces Battalion in the area. (Photo courtesy of the 2SFB) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Two Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits have surrendered amid the implementati...

A woman who allegedly charges police recruits a fee of P50,000 for the "automatic" passage of their neuro-psychiatric tests was arrested by the Philippine National Police (PNP), Gen. Guillermo Eleazar announced Friday, May 28. PNP Chief General Guillermo Eleazar (Photo courtesy of Philippine Nati

Published April 13, 2021, 12:36 PM The Taguig City government suspended on Tuesday, April 13, the distribution of the national government’s financial assistance in Brgy. Upper Bicutan after residents not on the list of beneficiaries stormed the venue and threatened to hurt employees. The crowd inside Silangan Elementary School in Brgy. Upper Bicutan in Taguig on April 12 (Screenshot from a video posted on the Taguig Unlimited Facebook page / MANILA BULLETIN) “To diffuse tension and restore ...

Published April 8, 2021, 4:44 PM DAVAO CITY – The cleanup operations of the contaminated 24-kilometer Naboc River in the mineral-rich town of Monkayo, Davao de Oro has finally commenced after a year of being put on hold due to the pandemic. In a statement Monday, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Region 11 (Davao region) said “the river’s high content of hazardous chemicals such as mercury, cyanide, and fecal coliform has exceeded the water quality standards for Class C ...

Published March 15, 2021, 1:18 PM Several high-powered firearms and an explosive were recovered when elements of the Philippine Army (PA) figured in two separate armed encounters with suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Flora, Apayao over the weekend, the military bared Monday, March 15. (Unsplash) Lt. Gen. Arnulfo Marcelo Burgos Jr., commander of Northern Luzon Command (NoLCom), said that the first encounter transpired in Barangay Mallig around 10 a.m. Sunday after members of the 17t...