Two persons in Casiguran, Aurora, were hurt when strong winds brought about by Typhoon "Queenie" toppled a tree that pinned their houses on Saturday, provincial officials said. click here to read the full story»

Reports of destruction, injuries and deaths continued to trickle in Tuesday as super typhoon Paeng moved out of the country. Thousands of families were displaced by the floods. Several persons remained missing. click here to read the full story»

I am a child of the universe as I synergize with nature and all its bounties. One of my most surreal experiences is walking barefoot on the shore, the cool water refreshing my feet, as the waves seem to whisper my name. I turn on my iPod and internalize my favorite Andrea Bocelli song, The Prayer, scrutinize the endless path before me, then close my eyes as I continue exhilarating walk. click here to read the full story»

For almost a month now, Mayor Marilyn Marquez of Dinalungan, Aurora, has continued to defy a 60-day preventive suspension over a road user's fee ordinance. click here to read the full story»

Last minute trips I am told are normally wrought with adventure and discovery, these descriptions I have to qualify are normally true for people who are keen on backpacking and in every literal sense "roughing it". There is fear that adventure and discovery are not of those documented so prettily on the pages of a glossy magazine, but there is also that heart racing chance of finding something new about the country you live in, and about yourself. click here to read the full story»

A respite for the maddening grind of urban life and its many pressures is in order. You pack your bag and shunning the usual weekend getaways, take a 45-minute SEAIR flight from Manila, to a place where the excesses of modern living take a backseat. A few minutes into your journey you are greeted by a sudden change of scenery - the industrial smog-covered wasteland gives way to lush greenery parted gracefully by a web of winding streams and rivers. You know you have finally arrived in Aurora - one of the country's best kept nature and culture hideaways. click here to read the full story»

NO mountains like the overgrown Sierra Madre ranges are high and far enough to keep the power of information technology away from the reach of more than 13,000 farmers and fishermen in Baler, Aurora. Fringed by a horseshoe-shaped valley and the coast of the Pacific Ocean, the capital town of Aurora, 270 km northeast of Metro Manila, is being equipped to become the country's first digital village. click here to read the full story»

A non-government organization worker and radio anchor abducted by armed men in Baler town, Aurora province, on Friday night has remained missing, his colleagues said. click here to read the full story»

ILLEGAL LOGGING activities have remained rampant and unchecked in at least two Aurora towns even on the heels of killer landslides in 2004, a Catholic priest told the Inquirer on Wednesday. click here to read the full story»

This remote, calamity-hit province welcomed the first commercial flight at the Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport yesterday noon. click here to read the full story»

Regular flights between Manila and Baler, Aurora will start February 17, a landmark event for a province that has been synonymous with remoteness and isolation. click here to read the full story»

President Macapagal-Arroyo on Tuesday announced the release of a total of P1 billion to the National Disaster Coordinating Council for flood control infrastructure projects and agricultural assistance in calamity-prone areas this year. click here to read the full story»

FLOODS following days of monsoon rains killed at least two people and affected more than 170,000 others in northern and central Luzon, officials said Friday. click here to read the full story»

Continuous rains brought by Tropical Depression Agaton since Wednesday have flooded 100 low-lying areas in Isabela's 35 towns and in the cities of Cauayan and Santiago. click here to read the full story»

"TODAY the flames of Edsa are flickering, peaceful reform is dying on the vine and our democracy is threatened again." click here to read the full story»

For the residents of this town some 150 kilometers northeast of Manila and situated at the foot of the majestic Sierra Madre Mountain Range, festive occasions will never be complete without a drinking session of virgin coconut distilled wine or commonly known as "lambanog". click here to read the full story»

Last Friday, February 17, 2006 at 10:00 am, I boarded a SEAir plane on its inaugural flight to Baler, Aurora Province. Inside, there wasn't much air ventilation, but there was surely an air of pride. click here to read the full story»

THE DEPARTMENT of Justice (DoJ) has dismissed for lack of evidence a case against a town mayor in Aurora province for murder of a journalist last year, according to a resolution issued by the DoJ. click here to read the full story»

At least 17 upland villages in three Central Luzon provinces are at "high-risk" to landslides, according to the chief geologist of the regional Mines and Geosciences Bureau here. click here to read the full story»