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,...
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...
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....
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...
DAGUPAN CITY – Police arrested a 24-year-old Sangguniang Kabataan chairman wanted for rape in Batac City, Ilocos Norte. The suspect tagged as the Ilocos region 's eighth most wanted person was arrested on Monday by the Batac City Police Station. The suspect was arrested on a warrant issued...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Currimao, Ilocos Norte Mayor Edward “Boyet” Quilala has directed the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) to monitor coastal areas in the municipality to ensure the safety of residents and assess any possible damage following the...
DAVAO CITY – A P47-million flood control project on the Padsan River in Barangay Gabuin in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte built a Davao del Oro-based contractor collapsed months after its reported completion. On-site photos showed the dike with fractured and dislodged sections, with chunks of concrete...
