VINTAR, Ilocos Norte – A septuagenarian who went viral on social media for throwing wood on the driver of a fast-moving and noisy motorcycle in front of her house in Barangay Bulala here on Wednesday morning, March 6, has apologized to the public for her actions. LEANO talks about the viral...
DAGUPAN CITY – Almost 3,000 hectares of agricultural land have been affected by the dry spell as a result of El Nino in the Ilocos region. A BACKYARD garden suffers from the dry spell caused by the El Nino in the Ilocos region. (Liezle Basa-Inigo) Analiza Ramos, Field Operations...
BANTAY, Ilocos Sur – A jail guard was gunned down on his way to work to the Ilocos Sur Provincial Jail in Barangay Taleb here on Monday morning, March 11. Police identified the victim as Jayson Barrientos Parchmento, 45, a former policeman and Prison Guard 3 of the Ilocos Sur Provincial Jail...
CABUGAO, Ilocos Sur – A drug surrenderer was gunned down in Barangay Cuantacla here before noon on Saturday, March 9. Police identified the victim as Jerwin Inofinada, 35, of Barangay Carusipan here. The victim was driving a motorcycle when he was shot by unidentified suspects. Inofinada was...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – A 55-year-old construction worker was gunned down in front of his house in Barangay Pong-ol here on Friday morning, March 8. Police said the victim, Crecencio Recaido Tacadena, was about to enter his house when unidentified men on board a motorcycle arrived and fired...
SAN NICOLAS, Ilocos Norte – Three persons died and a driver was injured after a dump truck loaded with sand rammed a tricycle in Barangay 23, Santa Cecilia, this town, before noon on Friday, March 8. MAP of Ilocos Norte with the town of San Nicolas highlighted. Police identified the...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Department of Agriculture said 329,462 rice farmers in Region 1 (Ilocos) will receive financial aid through the Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) Program. The DA-Regional Field Office 1 said beneficiaries are enrolled in the Registry System for Basic...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) nabbed two suspected drug pushers in a buy-bust operation in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur on Monday, March 5. PDEA-Region 1 (Ilocos) Director Joel B. Plaza identified the suspects as Karen Joy C. Reduque, the Top 4...
TAGUDIN, Ilocos Sur – An Overseas Filipino Worker and his back rider were killed in a collision between their motorcycle and a passenger bus in Barangay Bimmanga here on Sunday, March 3. Police identified the victims as Jaypee de Fiesta Fabro, an OFW from Barangay Pudoc East, this town,...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency seized and destroyed 10,900 fully-grown marijuana plants and 20,000 grams of dried marijuana stalks valued at P4.6 million in Barangay Licungan, Sugpon, Ilocos Sur on Tuesday, February 27. LAWMEN destroy...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency destroyed 21,700 fully grown marijuana plants valued at more than P4 million in a two-day eradication operation in the hinterlands of Ilocos Sur and La Union from February 21 to 22. AUTHORITIES discover fully...
SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur – Three persons were killed and six were injured in a collision involving two motorcycles and van before dawn on Sunday, February 25, in Barangay Gogongong, this town. FLAMES consume a van burns as police tend to victims of a three-vehicle collision in San...
