Day: February 20, 2025

Isabela City: Police are searching for the gunmen who wounded a village official and her husband in Isabela City, Basilan province. Lt. Col. Raymond Sanson, Isabela City Police chief, on Thursday identified the victims as Rowena Repono, 51, a councilor from Barangay Eastside, and her husband, Dominick, 54. According to Philippines News Agency, the shooting occurred at about 8:35 p.m. on Wednesday. The couple was riding a motorcycle when they were shot, as revealed by an initial investigation. The attackers fled the scene, leaving the victims to be taken to a hospital for treatment. Four empty .45-caliber pistol shells were

Pangasinan: Around 1 million Pangasinenses are now enrolled in the Konsultasyong Sulit at Tama (Konsulta) program of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) through the provincial government’s Government Unified Incentives for Medical Consultation (Guiconsulta) program. Pangasinan Governor Ramon Guico III announced on Thursday that the number of enrollees has grown since Guiconsulta was launched in September last year. According to Philippines News Agency, the program aims to encourage PhilHealth members in the province to take advantage of the preventive healthcare package. Under Guiconsulta, those availing of PhilHealth’s Konsulta program receive fare and food allowances. Konsulta, a benefit mandated by the