By LIEZLE BASA-INIGO and FREDDIE LAZARO CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – Police have confirmed thru testing that packages of shabu were recovered in the West Philippine Sea in Ilocos Norte and Pangasinan on July 9 and 10. These contraband weighed 11.5 kilos and valued at P78.5 million. A plastic...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Facebook) House Senior Deputy Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos has facilitated the release of nearly P6 million worth of financial assistance or "ayuda" to local farmers. "I am...
BATAC CITY, Ilocos Norte – Two cousins drowned in a fishpond in Barangay 20-N Colo, this city, on Wednesday, July 3. Police identified the victims as Janice, 14, student, and cousin Jamel, 8, an elementary pupil. Investigation said the victims and their grandmother, Diolita Mariano, 49, were...
CAMP JUAN, Ilocos Norte – A 56-year-old construction worker was allegedly stabbed to death by his drinking buddy during an altercation n Barangay Puttao, Solsona, Ilocos Norte on Saturday, June 29. Police identified the victim as Ronald Daquioag, a resident of Barangay Juan, Solsona....
A man and his niece drowned while trying to rescue three teenage girls in the sea of Barangay Naglicuan, Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte on Thursday morning, June 27. Police identified the fatalities as Willy Calpo, 47, of Barangay Carusipan, Pasuquin, and his niece, Irish dela Cruz, 19, of Barangay...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Facebook) The Ilocos Norte Police Provincial Office (INPPO) has received a huge boost in terms of its assets, thanks to the efforts of presidential son Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro...
BANGUI, Ilocos Norte – Five persons were injured after their truck turned on its side in Barangay Baruyen here on Friday evening, June 14. Police identified the victims as Edwin Morales, 54, driver; Cedrick Andaya, 25, helper; Aurora Castro, 65, truck owner; passenger Rafael Sera, 11; and...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – Independence Day is a reminder of the resilience, courage, and steadfast spirit of the Filipino people. ILOCOS Norte Vice Gov. Cecilia Araneta-Marcos (center) leads the celebration of the 126th anniversary of Philippine Independence on June 12 in Laoag City. (Photo via...
BATAC CITY, Ilocos Norte – A 44-year-old retail store employee was gunned down in Barangay San Mateo, this city, on Wednesday, June 5. Police identified the victim as Marlo Arconado of Barangay San Pedro here. Investigation said the victim was driving his tricycle at about 7 p.m. with his wife as...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – Police arrested a 53-year-old man wanted for rape in Sitio Dimamaga, Barangay Tamdagan, Vintar, Ilocos Norte on Friday, May 17. Caloy, tagged as the fourth most wanted person in Region 1 (Ilocos), was apprehended on a warrant issued by Judge Bonhoefer Vergara...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – Two students were killed in a motorcycle accident in Barangay Suyo, Dingras, Ilocos Norte before dawn on Friday, May 17. Police Major Norman Pentang, Dingras chief of police, identified the victims as Wilson A. Vicente, 18, a resident of Barangay Puruganan, Dingras, and...
The Philippines is in a "stiff competition" with other Asian countries in tourism development and promotion, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PPA/KJ Rosales) Marcos said in his speech in Ilocos Norte on Friday, May 17, that the Philippines must...
