CAMP JUAN, Ilocos Norte – Police destroyed 9,006 pieces of illegal firecrackers and 269 “boga” or improvised cannon worth P52,690 seized in this province during the holidays in a ceremony here on Friday. POLICE Brig. Gen. Lou F. Evangelista, Police Regional Office 1 director, and Police...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – This province recorded 21 fireworks-related injuries during the New Year’s Eve celebration. Dr. Rickson Balalio, officer-in-charge of the Provincial Health Office, said that most of the victims sustained hand injuries due to “Kwitis.” Most of the FWRIs were from...
CAMP JUAN, Ilocos Norte – The New Year celebration in this province was generally peaceful, police said. Police Col. Julius Suriben, Ilocos Norte police director, said the province recorded no stray bullet incidents and tourist-related incidents as of 6 a.m. on January 1. However, Suriben said...
CAMP JUAN, Ilocos Norte – Police have seized “boga” and other illegal firecrackers in this province to ensure the safety of the people on New Year’s Eve. This is also in line with Provincial Ordinance 052-2023 or the anti-boga ordinance signed last Oct. 24 by Gov. Matthew Marcos...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – Flag carrier Philippine Airlines launched its maiden Cebu-Laoag flight on Friday, December 15, which touched down at the Laoag International Airport. PAL said that their new domestic route has twice weekly flights with morning departures. Flight PR 2251 leaves...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – The provincial government and Philippine Airlines (PAL) will launch the Cebu-Laoag flight on Friday, December 15, to boost tourism, business, and leisure travel opportunities between the provinces of Cebu and Ilocos Norte. Ilocos Norte Gov. Matthew Marcos Manotoc is...
Basic Energy Corp. (BEC) announced that the Wind Energy Service Contract (WESC) of the Ilocos Nearshore Wind Power Project has secured an approval from the Department of Energy (DOE). In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on Thursday, Nov. 7, the DOE’s approval would allow...
CAMP JUAN, Ilocos Norte – Mayor Antonio Mariano of Marcos, this province, has offered a P300,000 reward for reliable and accurate information leading to the arrest and identity of the gunmen and mastermind in the murder of a lady barangay chairman in the municipality on December 1. ABRIGADO (FB)...
MARCOS, Ilocos Norte – A barangay chairwoman was gunned down in Barangay Tabucbuc, this town, on Friday night, December 1. MAP of Marcos, Ilocos Norte. Police Major Jonavale Maramag, town police chief, identified the victim as Helen Abrigado, chairwoman of Barangay Ferdinand here....
By Sigrid Salucop A PHOTOGENIC PLACE Sitio Remedios hosts its first photo exhibit, Currimao, showcasing Ilocos Norte's various tourist spots Ongoing at Sitio Remedios in Ilocos Norte is its very first photo, “Currimao.” Named after the heritage village’s hometown, the exhibit features...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. cast his vote in the barangay election at the Mariano Marcos Memorial Elementary School in Batac City, this province, on Monday, October 30. PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. votes in the barangay elections in Batac City on Monday,...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – A fisherman was reported missing after he failed to arrive home from fishing in the West Philippine Sea on Monday, October 16. MAP of Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte Police identified the missing fisherman as Gerald Rapol, 22, from Balabac, Palawan, and residing in...