SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union — Six people have died from leptospirosis in the Ilocos Region since January, prompting the Department of Health (DOH) to warn residents against unnecessary contact with floodwaters amid continued rains. The Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit recorded 85...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union — Pangasinan recorded the highest number of leptospirosis cases in the Ilocos Region this year, prompting the Department of Health (DOH) to reiterate its warning against exposure to floodwaters amid continued rains. Data from the Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance...
BANGAR, La Union — Personnel of the Coast Guard Sub-Station (CGSS) Bangar rescued a 27-year-old man after he was nearly swept away by strong waves while swimming off Barangay Paratong 3, report said Tuesday . The victim, a resident of Barangay Quintarong, Bangar, was swimming with two companions...
CAMP BGEN OSCAR M. FLORENDO, La Union — Police Regional Office 1 (PRO 1) were able to arrest 49 wanted persons in the Ilocos Region from Aug. 15 to 21 in a weeklong campaign to hunt down fugitives. The arrests covered 40 other wanted persons and nine most wanted fugitives — five at the...
Monetary authorities are widely expected to deliver a third consecutive 25-basis-point interest rate increase on Thursday, Aug. 27, as persistent supply disruptions, recent wage hikes, and a weakening currency keep inflation risks tilted to the upside. A majority of private-sector economists...
Philippine stock market investors will be mainly looking forward to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) policy meeting on Thursday, Aug. 27, while continuing to monitor the conflict in the Middle East, which has recently been causing oil prices to rise and the peso to weaken. “With no end in...
PUGO, La Union — Police here have intensified safety monitoring in tourist destinations and waterways, warning residents, visitors, and tourists against swimming or entering rivers and other bodies of water amid the rainy and typhoon season. Personnel of the Pugo Police Station, under the...
LA UNION -- A family’s trip turned into hours of agony and distress as they had to negotiate deep, water-filled potholes along the national highway in Nagtagaan, Rosario, La Union, that also resulted into damaging three tires of their vehicle. Danica Guevara said in her Facebook post that they...
BAUANG, La Union — The Bataan Animal Welfare Society is seeking assistance from animal welfare advocates and concerned residents in locating two dogs reportedly seen in Bauang, La Union. The group said the exact location of the dogs remains unknown. The original report was submitted anonymously,...
The Philippine Coast Guard rescued three stranded fish cage caretakers in the sea of Barangay Damortis, Rosario, La Union on Saturday, Aug. 8. The Coast Guard Sub-Station (CGSS) Santo Tomas received a distress report from the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) at...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union — At least one person was reported dead while more than 26,000 individuals were affected by flooding, landslides, and other incidents in La Union due to the combined effects of the southwest monsoon and tropical cyclones Luis and Maymay. The provincial...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – This province has recorded P11 million in damage to agriculture due to the combined effects of the southwest monsoon and tropical cyclones Luis and Maymay. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO), in its 5 p.m. situational report on...
