CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – Fifteen candidates representing eight branches of the National Tobacco Administration (NTA) will compete in the Miss Tobacco Philippines 2026 pageant on Friday, March 20. The event is one of the highlights of the month-long 2026 Tobacco Festival that coincides with the...
CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – The Candon City government on Wednesday, March 18, showcased a giant ‘’calamay’’ at the Candon South Central School Oval during the month-long 2026 Tobacco Festival. Mayor Eric D. Singson said this year’s grand unveiling of the city’s largest and most famous...
LAOAG CITY – Residents of Ilocos Sur province no longer need to travel far to seek medical treatment as the newly upgraded Ilocos Sur Medical Center (ISMC) in Candon City is ready to cater to more patients with new facilities inaugurated on Tuesday. First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos led the formal...
CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – The 2025 Tobacco Festival opened here on Friday, March 21. MAYOR Singson (FB) Candon City Mayor Eric D. Singson said activities in the week-long event that ends March 28 started with the culmination of the Women’s Month celebration at the Candon City Arena. “The...
CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – Three individuals were killed and six were injured in a nine-vehicle collision on the national highway in Barangay San Nicolas here on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 16. Police Master Sgt. Bryan A. Naungayan, Candon police duty investigator, identified the fatalities as Dandilo...
CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – A 38-year-old nurse was killed in a motorcycle accident on the bypass road in Barangay Parioc 1st, this city, before dawn on Sunday, June 16. Police identified the victim as Jay Lord Briones, a resident of Barangay Bagani Campo, Candon City. Investigation said...
(L-R) Captain Ivan Roldan, commander of Coast Guard District Northwestern Luzon, and Candon City Mayor Eric Singson sign a deed of usufruct on April 17, 2024 for the establishment of a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) radar tower in Candon City, Ilocos Sur. (Photo courtesy of PCG) The Philippine Coast...
CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – Fifteen candidates are competing in the 2024 Miss Tobacco Philippines beauty pageant at the Candon City Arena here on Thursday, April 11. THIS year's 2024 Miss Tobacco Philippines candidates. (Mayor Eric Singson FB) Candidates represent tobacco-producing provinces all...
CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – A vendor drowned on the sea in Barangay Calao-an here on Easter Sunday. MAP of Ilocos Sur with Candon City highlighted. Police identified the victim as Domell B. Peñaloza, 21, a resident of Barangay Calao-an. The victim, who was reportedly drunk, joined his...
The cadaver of a child was found on a beach in Barangay Darapidap, Candon City, Ilocos Sur on Saturday, March 23. MAP of Ilocos Sur with Candon City highlighted. Police Lt. Col. Jessie Balinang, Candon City chief of police, said that they are conducting an investigation to identify the victim and...
CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – The site development of Candon Airport in a 50-hectare land near the bypass road in Barangay Calaoan here has started after the formal groundbreaking ceremony of the project on November 10. MAYOR Singson (FB) Candon City Mayor Eric Singson, former House Deputy Speaker,...
CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – This city is under a state of calamity due to an African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak that has affected 22 out of 42 barangays as of Sunday, October 1. The city council has approved Resolution Number 353-2023 imposing the declaration. “The declaration of a state of...
