Bontoc, Mountain Province – Representatives of the Tulgao tribe accepted the offer of relatives of Domingo Bangsoy for an out-of-court settlement of the twin cases filed against the latter at the regional trial court here.

Bangsoy was nabbed by Sabangan policemen after he killed a Tulgao tribesman and wounded another in Madepdepas last August 20. This resulted in the creation of mediation groups by the provincial peace and order councils of this province and Kalinga to peacefully handle the case to avoid possible escalation of the incident into an armed tribal conflict which may cause the loss of innocent lives.

TABUK CITY, Kalinga – In what could be an unprecedented development in the city, the Revenue District Office of the Bureau of Internal Revenue here has recommended to its regional office the issuance of 48-hour notices to five establishments to comply with the findings of their probe otherwise they will face closure.

Revenue District Officer Conrado Tangkia informed the media that the five were among the 10 businesses in the city placed under surveillance by his office by virtue of mission orders from the regional office under the ongoing Oplan Kandado of the agency.