SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Regional Office and the district engineering office have advised commuters and travelers to take precautionary measures as there are roads and bridges here that are still being cleared of debris. Barangay Balidbid (K0...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 1 announced Sunday, August 7, the status of roads in the Ilocos region more than a week after the magnitude-7 earthquake. The DPWH-Ilocos Sur Second District Engineering Office said that Junction...
TECHNICIANS wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) suits stand behind a biohazard sign inside a molecular laboratory facility set up to test for the monkeypox disease during its inauguration at the King Institute in Chennai, India Thursday, July 28. (AFP) SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union (PNA) –...
ONE of the old houses damaged by the earthquake in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur. (Vigan City Cultural Affairs and Tourism Office) CEBU CITY – Lapu-Lapu City and Cebu City will send aid to the quake-hit Ilocos region. Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said they will check their calamity fund and will conduct...
LOCAL government employees in Santo Tomas, Pangasinan take cover as a magnitude-7.1 earthquake hits the Ilocos region Wednesday, July 27. LGU employees have been trained what to do in case of an earthquake. (LGU photo via Liezle Inigo) DAGUPAN CITY – People here and the province of Pangasinan...
DAGUPAN CITY – Various transport groups and cooperatives in Region 1 have expressed their gratitude to President Duterte for the implementation of the public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program. In an open letter addressed to President Duterte, the transport groups cited the remarkable...
BANI, Pangasinan – Fisher folks stand to benefit much once this pilot test of culture farming becomes successful. (Photos by PFO Pangasinan/Ms. Vicky Bilog) The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 1 said it is seeking to determine whether caulerpa, a type of seaweed, can...
Almost 1,000 barangays in Region I do not have elementary schools, a research conducted by the Department of Education (DepEd) Regional Office showed. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN Conducted by DepEd ROI, the study entitled "Schoolless Barangays," showed that out of 3,267 barangays in the four provinces,...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Department of Education Ilocos (DepEd Region 1) is planning various interventions to provide wider access and better delivery of enhanced and complete basic education in all barangays in the region. This is because the department has found out that there are...
The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) has declared Ilocos as the first region in the country to achieve stable internal peace and security. (Photo PGIS-PIO) This was announced by the NTF-ELCAC through Resolution No. 1, Series of 2022, by the Joint Regional...
Presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. capped over the weekend his campaign sorties in the Marcoses' known bailiwick of Ilocos region--but even there, he felt the need to repeat his call for unity. Bongbong Marcos FB page Marcos Jr.'s last leg of rallies in the region was held in La...
DAGUPAN CITY -- The Department of Education (DepEd) in Region 1 said that 77 public schools in the region have started to participate in the expanded phase of face-to-face classes on Monday, Feb. 21. In a virtual press conference on Tuesday, Feb. 22, DepEd Region Policy Planning and Research...
