SANTA MARIA, Ilocos Sur – Local officials and residents of this world’s heritage town due to its well-preserved Our Lady of Assumption baroque church have formally opened on Easter Sunday morning, April 9, their week-long Balikutsa Festival. THIS attractive balikutsa and other...
BURGOS, Ilocos Norte – Two popular destinations here logged more than 9,000 visitors as of Good Friday. TOURISTS visit the Kapurpurawan Rock Formation in Burgos, Ilocos Norte on Good Friday. (Freddie G. Lazaro) Municipal Tourism Officer Shaira Real said initial data from tourist assistance desks...
LAOAG CITY (PNA) – A man died and six others were injured in a vehicular accident on Maundy Thursday in Bangui town, Ilocos Norte province, according to the police. The mishap happened at 7:20 a.m. on a sharp curve of the national highway in Barangay Baruyen in front of the Bangui view deck. A...
CAMP BRIG. GEN. OSCAR M. FLORENDO, La Union – Some 7,699 cops and force multipliers will be deployed in different strategic places in Region 1 to secure visitors and residents this Lenten season, according to Police Regional Office-1 Director Brig. Gen. John C. Chua. Chua said the PRO-1 had...
LAOAG CITY – Several investment potentials for partnership between the Indian government and Ilocos Norte were showcased in a roadshow at the Plaza Del Norte in this city, according to Gov. Matthew Marcos Manotoc. Gov. Manotoc and Indian Ambassador Shambu S. Kumaran led the business...
CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Ilocos Sur – Authorities arrested a New People’s Army (NPA) leader wanted for murder and frustrated murder in Barangay Macabiag, Sinait, Ilocos Sur on Sunday, March 26. Col. Marlo A. Castillo, Ilocos Sur police director, identified the communist guerrilla as Casimiro...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – A magnitude-4.6 earthquake rocked three provinces in Northern Luzon on Sunday morning, March 26. The moderately strong earthquake which occurred at 5:35 a.m. was tectonic in origin and caused by the movement of a fault line in the area. Its epicenter was located two...
CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – This city on Saturday, March 25, marked the 125th anniversary of the “Ikkis ti Candon” (Cry of Candon) as a continuing tribute to the heroism of Don Isabelo Abaya to achieve the country’s independence from Spain. This event is one of the significant highlights of...
CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Ilocos Sur – A 54-year-old businessman was gunned down in broad daylight in Barangay Bayubay Sur, San Vicente, Ilocos Sur on Thursday, March 23.  Police identified the victim as  Agustin Pajarillo of Barangay Mira, Bantay, Ilocos Sur.  Investigation...
House Senior Deputy Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos has once again topped a survey on the job performance of Ilocos legislators. In a survey conducted by the RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD) between Feb. 25 and March 8, 2023, Marcos, a neophyte...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – A magnitude-3.4 earthquake rocked this province on Friday morning, March 24. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake occurred at 9:13 a.m. The tectonic quake’s epicenter was located three kilometers southwest of this city...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – Aira Cassanda S. Castro, who topped the recent March 2023 Physician Licensure Examination (PLE) with a grade of 89 percent, preferred to teach the medical students of the Mariano Marcos State University - College of Medicine (MMSU-COM) while serving in the government...
