Machida Shoten – a renowned Japanese ramen restaurant chain which currently operates throughout Japan, Asia and US has finally landed in the Philippines with the opening of its newest branch at SM City Cauayan, on April 18, 2024.

Located at Level 2, Building C of SM City Cauayan, Machida Shoten is set to bring the joy of eating good food to everyone and creating a memorable dining experience. The brand is dedicated to satisfying all the five senses, serving its guests with passion and pride.

A dynamic gourmet experience awaits the Filipino food enthusiasts with its newest store opening. Machida Shoten offers Yokohama Style Ramen to the world, including the world’s famous Yokohama Tonkotsu Ramen, Spicy Miso Ramen, Vegetable Champon Ramen and Tsukemen

In addition to their signature ramen, they also serve Japanese Style Gyoza, rice bowls and appetizers such as Juicy Chicken Karaage, Osaka Takoyaki and Edame.

Head on over to SM City Cauayan and savor the true taste of Japan at the first ever store of Machida Shoten in the Philippines. #

Two Philippine Navy (PN) pilots were killed when the Robinson R-22 light training helicopter they were flying crashed near the Cavite City Public Market while attempting to make an emergency landing Thursday morning, the Philippine Navy and Philippine National Police said. The helicopter took off from Sangley Airport while having a training flight with two officer pilots onboard before the crash. The pilots were rushed to nearby hospitals by the responding teams from the Philippine Fleet and Naval Air Wing but they died due to severe multiple injuries, Philippine Navy spokesperson Captain John Percie Alcos said in a statement. The names of the fatalities have yet to be publicized pending notification of their relatives.#

CAMP MELCHOR F. DELA CRUZ, UPI GAMU, Isabela – Bukas na sa publiko ang bagong pasiyalan sa Camp Melchor F. Dela Cruz, Upi Gamu, Isabela – ang 5ID Rangers’ Park. Nagsilbing Guest of Honor and Speaker si retiradong Police Lt. Gen. Ricardo F. De Leon na kasalukuyang Director General ng National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) sa naganap na Inauguration Ceremony nitong ika-08 ng Abril 2024.

Sa mensahe ni PLt. Gen. Deleon, “Ang parke na ito ay hindi lang isang karagdagang pasilidad, kundi isang paraan upang ipaalam sa kanila [sibilyan] kung paano nag-aalay ng serbisyo at nagsasakripisyo ang mga sundalo at kung paano nahubog at patuloy na nililinang ang pagiging makabayan na kailangan natin”.

Ang 5ID Rangers’ Park ay naglalarawan ng pagkakaisa at pagkakapatiran ng mga kasundaluhan para magampanan ang kanilang mandato para sa kapayaapan at kaularan sa mga komunidad na nasasakupan ng 5ID.

Nagpapasalamat naman si Major General Audrey L. Pasia, Commander ng 5ID sa mga kasundaluhang nangasiwa sa pag-aayos at pagpapaganda sa 5ID Ranger’s Park na siyang sumasalalim sa dekalidad at tapat na serbisyo ng mga Startroopers.

Dumalo din sa nasabing pagpapasinaya ang Regional Director ng NICA2 na si Ginang Plormelinda P. Olet, ang Chief of Staff ng 5ID Col. Narciso B Nabulneg Jr. at ilang mga matataas na opisyal ng 5ID kasama ang mga Startroopers na nakapagtapos ng Ranger Course.#

A total of Php1,284,000.00 worth of marijuana plants were discovered in the municipalities of Kibungan and Bakun Benguet following separate marijuana eradication operations conducted by the Kabalyero cops of Benguet Police Provincial Office (PPO) on April 9, 2024.

In Brgy. Tacadang, Kibungan, joint anti-illegal drugs operatives from the different units of the Benguet PPO together with the Regional Intelligence Division (RID), and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency- Cordillera discovered a total of 3,000 pcs Fully Grown Marijuana Plants (FGMJP) with a Standard Drug Price (SDP) of PhP600,000.00 from one plantation site at Sitio Bana.

Moreover, in another marijuana operation in Brgy. Tacadang, Kibungan, joint anti-illegal drugs operatives of Kibungan MPS PIU, Benguet PPO; RID, and PDEA-CAR discovered an additional 3,000 pieces of FGMJP with an overall SDP of PhP600,000.00 from two marijuana plantation site at Sitio Talo-an.

Meanwhile, in Brgy. Kayapa, Bakun, joint anti-illegal drugs operatives of Bakun MPS; PIU, Benguet PPO, Regional Intelligence Unit 14; and PDEA-CAR discovered a total of 420 pieces of FGMJP with a SDP of PhP84,000.00 from one plantation at Sitio Baey-Anito.

After proper documentation, all discovered marijuana plants were uprooted and burned on-site, while investigations are still ongoing to identify possible marijuana cultivators in the area.#

As part of PRO Cordillera’s intensified campaign against illegal logging, the Pasindayaw cops of the Apayao Police Provincial Office (PPO) recovered 100 board feet of illegally sawn Tanguile flitches along the Tawit riverbank, in Brgy. Aurora, Pudtol, Apayao on April 9, 2024.

According to the Officer in Charge of Pudtol MPS, PCPT THOMAS B CAYOMBA JR, they immediately responded after receiving information from a concerned citizen regarding abandoned Tanguile flitches along the Tawit riverbank.

Upon arrival, police officers, together with personnel from the CENRO Calanasan-Luna Sub-office, recovered 10 pieces of Tanguile flitches with a total of 100 board feet, amounting to Php3,500.00.

The recovered lumber was brought to the CENRO Calanasan-Luna Sub-Office in Brgy. San Gregorio Luna, Apayao, for documentation and proper disposition, while an ongoing investigation is being conducted to arrest possible suspects who will face charges for violating PD 705, or the Forestry Reform Code of the Philippines.

Furthermore, the Apayao PPO urges the community to promptly report any suspicious activities related to illegal logging. Not only does illegal logging harm the environment, but it also affects the livelihoods of our fellow kakailyans who depend on forest resources.#

CAMP LT. ROSAURO TODA JR. CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela- Nakiisa ang kapulisan ng Isabela sa paggunita ng ika-82 Araw ng Kagitingin ngayong araw, ika-9 ng Abril, 2024 sa Veterans Tribute Skate Park, Barangay Tagaran Cauayan City, Isabela.

Pinangunahan ito nina Hon. Faustino A. Dy V, Congressman, 6th District of Isabela kasama sina PLTCOL SHERWIN F CUNTAPAY, DPDO, IPPO, PLTCOL ERNESTO DC NEBALASCA JR, COP, Cauayan CCPS, PLTCOL AVELINO D CANSERAN, FC, 2nd IPMFC, at PCPT ROBERTO C MASIDDO JR, CAD PCO, Ilagan CCPS maging sina BGEN EUGENE M MATA, Brigade Commander, 502nd Brigade Infantry Division; Hon. Caesar S. Dy Jr., Cauayan City Mayor; Ms. Marilen A. Tolentino, Head PVAO Field Service Office-Bayombong; COL CHARLIE SANCHEZ, PA (Ret), VFP 3rd Isabela District Consultant; at COL MARCELINO B TACADENA JR, (GSC) PA (Ret), President, VFP Nueva Vizcaya District .

Bahagi nang nasabing aktibidad ang Three Volleys of Fire Sounding of Taps, Wreath Laying Ceremony, at pamamahagi ng makubuluhang mensahe ni Congressman Dy.

Samantala, nagsagawa naman ang kapulisan ng 1st IPMFC at 34 Municipal PS ng kaparehong aktibidad sa pamamagitan ng Flag Raising at Wreath Laying Ceremony sa mga Historical/Veteran’s Memorial Sites sa kanilang nasasakupan.

Ang naturang aktibidad ay isinagawa upang gunitain ang sakripisyo, katapangan at pagmamalasakit ng ating mga kababayan noong panahon ng digmaan at ito’y pagpapakita rin na ang kanilang alaala ay patuloy na nabubuhay sa ating mga puso at sa kalayaang tinatamasa natin ngayon. #

A total of Php64,712.00 worth of illegal drugs were seized and four drug personalities were arrested in separate anti-illegal drugs operations conducted by the PRO Cordillera cops in Benguet, Kalinga, and Baguio City on April 8, 2024.

Citing the reports submitted to the PRO Cordillera Regional Director, PBGEN DAVID K PEREDO, JR, in Benguet, the operatives of Bakun Municipal Police Station (MPS), Regional Intelligence Unit-14, Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (PDEU), and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency- Cordillera, uprooted and burned a total of 300 pcs of fully grown marijuana plants with a Standard Drug Price (SDP) of Php60,000.00 after documentation in Sitio Dayasan, Brgy Kayapa, Bakun. Investigation is still ongoing to identify possible marijuana cultivators in the area.

Meanwhile, in Kalinga, a 37-year-old male identified as a High Value Individual, together with a 36-year-old and 26-year-old males, both identified as Street Level Individuals, were arrested by the joint operatives of PDEU, Tabuk CPS, Tanudan MPS, Regional Mobile Force Battalion 15, and Regional Intelligence Division, after they sold one sachet of suspected shabu weighing more or less (MOL) 0.2 grams with SDP of Php1,360.00 to an operative who acted as a poseur buyer.

Further, in the course of their arrest, another sachet of suspected shabu weighing MOL 0.4 grams with SDP of Php2,720.00 was recovered from their possession.

Moreover, in Baguio City, the operatives of Baguio City Police Office arrested a 46-year-old male listed as a Street Level Individual after he sold one sachet of suspected shabu weighing more or less 0.093 grams with SDP of Php632.00 to an operative who acted as a poseur buyer.

All arrested suspects and pieces of evidence recovered were brought to the custody of the respective units in charge for documentation and proper disposition while charges for violation of the R.A. 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 are being prepared against the suspects.#

CAMP LT. ROSAURO TODA JR. CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela- Nahaharap ang isang negosyante sa paglabag sa RA 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002).Matagumpay na naaresto ng mga awtoridad ang nasabing suspek sa pangunguna ng Cauayan Component City Police Station sa pamamagitan ng pag isyo ng Search Warrant sa Coloma Bala Extension Brgy. San Fermin Cauayan City, Isabela nitong ika- 12:45 ng hapon Abril 6, 2024.

Nadakip ng mga awtoridad si alyas”Marsing” 31 anyos, may asawa, isang negosyante at residente ng nabanggit na lugar.

Ang nasabing Search Warrant ay inisyo ni Hon. Reymundo L Aumentado, Executive Judge, RTC, Second Judicial Region, Cauayan City, Isabela na nagresulta sa pagkakakumpiska ng mga ebidensya kabilang dito ang

Isang (1) piraso ng nakaselyong pakete ng hinihinalang shabu at tinatayang may timbang na 0.18 gramo at nagkakahalaga ng Php1,224.00; Dalawang (2) maliit na sachet na naglalaman ng residue; Isang (1) piraso ng ng nakaselyong pakete na naglalaman ng 21 folded small aluminum foil; Isang (1) long rolled aluminum foil; Isang (1) maliit na metal scissor; Isang (1) sky travel pencil case color blue; Dalawang (2) piraso ng lighter color blue at yellow; Isang (1) piraso ng rolled unused aluminum foil; Apat (4) na piraso ng crumpled aluminum foil; Isang (1) coin purse color green-brown; Isang (1) bundle of empty small plastic sachet at Dalawang (2) piraso ng rolled aluminum foil.

Isinagawa ang imbentaryo at pagmamarka sa mga nasamsam na ebidensya sa mismong lugar ng pinangyarihan sa harap ng suspek, at Brgy.Kagawad, DOJ representative at media representative at kasalukuyang nasa kustodiya ng Cauayan CCPS ang nasabing suspek para sa dokyumentasyon at disposisyon para sa kaukulang kaso.#

TUGUEGARAO CITY-Hinirang bilang bagong Undersecretary ng Department of Health (DOH) si Dr. Glenn Mathew Baggao.

Sa inilabas na kautusan ng Malacañang, pinagtibay at nilagdaan ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ang pagkakatalaga sa kanya.

Nanilbihan siya ng anim na taon bilang Medical Center Chief ng Cagayan Valley Medical Center (CVMC) sa Tuguegarao City, Cagayan.

Sa panahon ng paninilbihan nito, isinulong niya ang kanyang ang 10-Year Hospital Development Plan, nakapaloob dito ang mga pagsasaayos ng mga gusali, pasilidad, at ang pagdaragdag ng mga medical equipment na tutugon sa pangangailangan ng publiko.

Sa panunungkulan niya sa CVMC, nagkaroon ng specialty centers na nagagamit tulad ng Cancer Center, Acute Stroke Unit, Cardiovascular Unit, Pulmonary Unit, Molecular Laboratory, at iba pa.

Napabilis rin daw ang pag-access ng mga pasyente sa iba’t ibang Emergency Room, Out Patient Department at iba pang pasilidad na nakatutulong sa pangangailangang medikal ng mga pasyente.#

The 2nd Regional Community Defense Group, Reserve Command, Philippine Army led by Col. Monib T. Mamao, Group Commander in partnership with the United States Army Reserve headed by Lt. Col. Sarkis Kitsinian, Battalion Commander, 3303rd Mobilization Support Group formally opened the Philippine Army Reservist Mobilization Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) held at Camp Melchor F Dela Cruz (Annex), Soyung, Echague, Isabela on April 9, 2024.

The SMEE is part of the SALAKNIB 2024 exercises, serving as a platform for Subject Matter Experts from 2RCDG, RESCOM, PA and the USAR to exchange insights, strategies, and best practices in various reserve force development and mobilization.

The Group Commander, 2RCDG, RESCOM, PA extends its heartfelt gratitude to counterparts from the United States Army Reserve for engaging in this significant endeavor, exchanging expertise, knowledge, and best practices to better develop and administer the Reserve Force.#