A 15-year-old girl died after the motorcycle she was driving crashed into a tree as she was evading patrolling police officers in Barangay Corocor, Bacarra town, Ilocos Norte province on Thursday night. Police Capt. Joseph Calderon, Bacarra chief of police, said lawmen spotted the victim and a...
In the middle of the country’s battle against Super Typhoon “Uwan,” the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) recovered debris with Chinese markings believed to be from a rocket along the shores of Burgos, Ilocos Norte on Sunday, Nov 9. According to the PCG, personnel from the Coast Guard Sub-Station...
Bridging the healthcare gap in Ilocos Norte, the Laoag City RHU III Primary Care Facility (PRF) and Birthing Home has reopened its doors after a full-scale renovation led by the SM Foundation. The renovation introduced updates to the facility’s interior, including new LED lighting fixtures,...
The Police Regional Office-1 is on heightened alert for a peaceful “Undas” in the Ilocos region. Police Brig. Gen. Dindo R. Reyes, PRO-1 regional director, said they are closely coordinating with local government units and other government agencies for the implementation of comprehensive...
PIDDIG, Ilocos Norte – A widower and her son were gunned down by a security guard in Sitio Nagbukel, Barangay San Antonio, this town, on Sunday, Oct. 26. Police identified the victims as Maria Theresa Dansalan and her son, Jasper, a pharmacist, residents of Solsona, Ilocos Norte. Investigation...
CAMP DIEGO SILANG, San Fernando City, La Union – Marijuana valued at P22.6 million was destroyed in eradication operations by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and police in the mountainous areas of Ilocos Sur and La Union from Oct. 23 to 25. Police Brig. Gen. Dindo R. Reyes, Police Regional...
Tropical Depression Salome maintained its strength on Wednesday evening, Oct. 22, as it continued to move closer to extreme Northern Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. In its 11 p.m. bulletin, PAGASA said the center of Salome was...
Acting Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. on Wednesday ordered the start of summary dismissal proceedings against a police corporal tagged in the killing of a barangay kagawad (councilor) and his partner in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte. Nartatez said that...
CAMP JUAN, Ilocos Norte – A barangay councilor and his live-in partner were gunned down in Barangay 21, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, on Sunday. Police identified the victims as barangay councilor Joshua Madamba, 26, and live-in partner, Eloisa Jane Pagaduan, 30, an online accounting staff....
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte on Saturday night, Oct. 18, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. In its Earthquake Information No. 1, Phivolcs said the tectonic tremor occurred at 6:56 p.m. The quake had a depth of 10...
Filipino and American marines demonstrated their growing interoperability and maritime defense capabilities through a joint maritime strike event exercise held on Friday, Oct. 17, at the headquarters of the 4th Marine “Makusug” Brigade (4MBDE) in Burgos, Ilocos Norte. The activity formed part...
Two moderate earthquakes jolted Ilocos Norte on Friday afternoon, Oct. 17, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the first tremor, with a magnitude of 5.2, occurred at 4:15 p.m. and was traced 11 kilometers northwest of Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, at a...
