Bridge in Cagayan Collapses
According to eyewitnesses, part of the bridge gave way just as a trailer truck, loaded with palay, crossed the bridge.
According to eyewitnesses, part of the bridge gave way just as a trailer truck, loaded with palay, crossed the bridge.
Ang Bayan said Francisco aided the 15th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army (IBPA) in the capture and summary execution of Acosta and farmer-leader Joseph Jimenez in Sitio Makilo, Barangay Kamansi, Kabankalan City last November 30, 2022.
In a September 25 letter, District Engineer Esmeralda de Guzman denied Mayor Maila Ting-Que’s request for itemized data on seven major projects including the Caritan-Balzain creek works, the Pinacanauan River flood management project, and several multipurpose buildings at Cagayan State University.
“Kung nagagawa ng mga dambuhalang mining companies magmina sa ibang bayan ng Nueva Vizcaya, hindi pwede dito sa bayan ng Santa Fe,” Mayor Liwayway Caramat said.
“Let’s not shortchange women’s games. Pay referees fairly. Paying women’s games less reinforces the harmful message that women’s sports—and women themselves—are worth less,” Elago said.
For the families mourning in Bogo and beyond, recovery is about more than replacing roofs and walls. It is about demanding accountability, securing safety, and breaking free from the failures that made this tragedy so devastating.
“It means there was no valid legal ground to hold (them) in detention. But the MPD allowed several days to expire before releasing (them) from custody,” Cortez said.
As the Philippines confronts the climate crisis, activists argue that the urgency that once fueled the construction of coal plants to solve the power crisis of the 1990s must now shift toward renewable energy.
Tycoon-led conglomerates hold the power to accelerate—or obstruct—the Philippines’ shift to clean and affordable electricity. They are pouring money into renewables but continue fossil fuel expansion, citing the supposed need for a ‘balanced energy mix’ to guarantee reliable and affordable power. But climate activists say they are slowing the rollout to maximize profits.
BAYAN said Lacson should not use the list of legislators who made questionable budget insertions to strip tease, dropping hints one day and pulling back the next.






