BANTAY, Ilocos Sur – A police officer died in a motorcycle accident on the national highway in Barangay Puspus, Bantay, Ilocos Sur early Friday morning, September 29. Police said the victim, Police Staff Sgt. Romualdo Mario Valorozo Piamonte Jr., 46, assigned to the Provincial Police Mobile...
BANTAY, Ilocos Sur – The Bureau of Immigration arrested a fugitive Indian national in a restaurant on the national highway here on Tuesday, September 26. The suspect was identified as 24-year-old Prithes Das, jobless, resident of Makati City. Das was allegedly involved in fraudulent...
CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Ilocos Sur – A senior citizen died after the motorcycle she was driving rammed a car on the national highway in Barangay Guimod, Bantay, Ilocos Sur on Wednesday. Police identified the victim as Wilfreda Pio Guzman, 63, a resident of Barangay San Julian, Magsingal, Ilocos...
A consumers' advocacy group is urging President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to include two and three-wheel vehicles in an executive order granting tax incentives to electric vehicles. Louie Montemar, co-convenor of Bantay Konsyumer, Kalsada, Kuryente (BK3), said the move would benefit majority...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian holds a meeting with Bantay Bata 163 representatives at the DSWD Central Office on February 13, 2023. (DSWD / FACEBOOK) Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Monday, Feb. 13 met...
Cyclone Rosal (international name: Pakhar) has intensified into a tropical storm, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Sunday evening, Dec. 11. (MB Visual Content Group) Rosal, based on PAGASA’s latest bulletin, was last seen 570...
Tropical depression Rosal maintained its strength while moving northeastward over the Philippine Sea, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 11. In its latest bulletin, the state weather bureau said Rosal was last...
Tropical depression Rosal may intensify into a “low-end” tropical storm in 24 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Sunday, Dec. 11. The said weather disturbance continues to move away from the Philippine landmass. PAGASA’s...
Tropical depression Rosal, the country’s 18th cyclone in 2022, is now moving away from the Philippine landmass, but the state weather bureau said it is still expected to bring moderate to at times heavy rain showers in the provinces of Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan (MIMAROPA) on...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Top government and defense officials, together with officials of the Sulu provincial government, launched Task Force Bantay Dagat, a group that seeks to intensify border patrol and environmental protection in Sulu, in Maubuh Beach, Barangay Umangay, Patikul, Sulu on Saturday,...
Vigan City, Ilocos Sur Mayor Jose “Bonito” Singson Jr. has ordered private establishments to check and ensure the structural integrity of their buildings following the magnitude-7 earthquake Wednesday, July 27. Singson, in Executive Order No. 7, Series of 2022, issued Wednesday, said there is a...
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake roused people from sleep in different parts of Luzon and damaged various infrastructures on Wednesday morning, July 27. The Vigan Cathedral in Ilocos Sur is damaged by the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that hit Abra on July 27, 2022. (Screenshot from Facebook video of Ceasar...
