Northern Luzon is gaining recognition as a leader in sustainable tourism, driven by local craftsmanship and eco-conscious initiatives at the forefront of the region's tourism offerings. From Nov. 21 to 23, the Department of Tourism’s North Luzon Travel Expo (NLTEX) in San Juan, La Union,...
Classes in parts of Northern Luzon on Monday, September 30, were suspended due to the threat of typhoon “Julian.” TYPHOON 'Julian' hovering over extreme Northern Luzon in this PAGASA satellite image at past 8 p.m. on Sunday, September 29. Gov. Matthew M. Manotoc cancelled classes on the...
CAMP AQUINO, Tarlac City – The newly formed Area Task Force-North held a virtual meeting here on August 24 to discuss an intensified approach towards fortifying maritime security within Northern Luzon. Lt. Gen. Fernyl G. Buca, Northern Luzon Command and ATF-North chief, said that he organized the...
Foreign agencies and embassies announced humanitarian aid through monetary and food packs to communities affected by Super Typhoon “Egay“ (international name Doksuri) which battered Northern Luzon after it made landfall early last week. Super Typhoon "Egay" triggers a landslide in Baguio City....
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) disbursed cash assistance and family food packs to families in northern Luzon who were distraught by typhoon Egay. Photo courtesy of DSWD On Saturday, July 29, an estimated 1,000 families from Ilocos Norte received monetary assistance from DSWD...
CAMP AQUINO, Tarlac City – The Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom), together with the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (RDRRMC) and the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD), are getting ready for the possible impact that super typhoon “Mawar” may bring to Northern Luzon. According...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has urged lawmakers from his bailiwick to strengthen the "Solid North" regional bloc that was once considered as "politically irrelevant." President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos made the call to Northern Luzon...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – Two more earthquakes rocked Northern Luzon hours after a magnitude-4.7 tremor hit the region on Sunday, March 26. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said a magnitude-4.9 earthquake struck at 8:38 p.m. Its epicenter was four kilometers...
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...
The northeast monsoon, locally known as “amihan,” is bringing cloudy skies with rains in northern Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Saturday, Dec. 17. The weather system, according to PAGASA Weather Specialist Daniel...
TARLAC CITY – The Northern Luzon troops and the Jose V. Yap National High School here launched a national security awareness drive for senior high schools in Region III on Monday, Nov. 28. The project is dubbed UniVISITy which adopts ‘Peace and Development through a Culture of Peace’ as its...
SAN MARIANO, Isabela – Classes in all levels here and in Santiago City and Cauayan City were suspended before lunch on Monday, Aug. 22, as Signal No. 2 was declared in the whole Isabela province due to weather disturbance ‘Florita’ that has intensified into tropical storm. Photo courtesy of...
