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CAGAYAN DE ORO. Misamis Oriental 1st district Rep. Juliette Uy (2nd from left) and Governor Yevgeny Vincente Emano (3rd from right) and other electoral candidates in the province join officials from the Commission on Elections (Comelec), military and police during the signing of the covenant and the releasing of balloons at Misamis Oriental provincial police office in Villanueva town on Thursday, April 7. (Jigger J. Jerusalem)

Comelec: NPA roadblocks not a deterrent on May polls

7 hours 11 min ago Jigger J. Jerusalem

A COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) official has assured that armed groups such as the New People’s Army (NPA), who put up simultaneous roadblocks and captured police and military personnel in Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon, and Agusan del Norte, will

Rice for farmers sought in drought-hit Oro villages

7 hours 11 min ago Pamela Jay F. Orias

THE Cagayan de Oro City Council has offered an alternative to drought-hit farmers waiting for assistance from the City Government.

CAGAYAN DE ORO. Members of the Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) of the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) conduct a simulation rill in responding to a vehicular accident at Rodel sa Circle Friday morning, April 8. (Joey Nacalaban)

Oro disaster trainees undergo rescue drill

7 hours 12 min ago Pamela Jay F. Orias

BLOOD was everywhere.

An unconscious man was transferred to a stretcher from his wrecked motorcycle while another lie helpless, trapped inside a black van.

Abducted sawmill workers in Lanao Sur still alive

7 hours 24 min ago Richel V. Umel

MARAWI CITY -- The six sawmill workers abducted on April 4 are still alive and believed to be held hostage by the Maute brothers in Butig town in Lanao del Sur.

BUKIDNON. Workers prepare to load sacks of iodized salt on a Beechcraft Baron airplane as it conducts cloud seeding operation in Libona and parts of Mt. Kitanglad range in Bukidnon on Thursday, April 7. (Jigger J. Jerusalem)

Cloud seeding ongoing in Northern Mindanao

1 day 6 hours ago Jigger J. Jerusalem

THE cloud seeding operation conducted by the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) in Bukidnon could be like hitting two birds with one stone: to trigger rainfall as it hopes to also stop the grass fires in the Mt. Kitanglad and Mt.

MISAMIS. Bishop Felixberto Calang of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) (second from right, standing) leads a group of church leaders from various denominations in appealing for the speedy release of the police officers and soldiers captured by the New People's Army (NPA) in Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon and Agusan del Norte last week. (Jigger Jerusalem)

Kin of captured cops, soldiers appeal for immediate release

1 day 6 hours ago Pamela Jay F. Orias

EMOTIONAL family members of the captured policemen and soldiers appeared before the media on Wednesday night demanding for the immediate release of the three police officers and two soldiers who are now being held as Prisoners of War (POW) by the

Duterte's late proclamation made a blow on Alan's ratings

1 day 6 hours ago Pamela Jay F. Orias

PRESIDENTIAL candidate Rodrigo Duterte's late declaration to run for office is one of the reasons why his running mate, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano is falling behind on surveys, his sister Senator Pia Cayetano said Thursday during her visit in Cag

CAGAYAN DE ORO. Members of the militant groups light candles as a sign of continuing support for the Kidapawan farmers during the simple ceremony at Kiosko Kagawasan in Divisoria on Wednesday night, April 6. (Joey P. Nacalaban)

Ecumenical bishops condemn Kidapawan incident

1 day 6 hours ago Pamela Jay F. Orias

BISHOPS from various church groups issued a statement on Thursday condemning the Kidapawan incident, calling the violent dispersal of hungry farmers by the police “a carnage, fundamentally unjust and unfair.”

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