A senior citizen allegedly hacked his own brother to death during an argument in Barangay Quiom, Batac City, Ilocos Norte on Friday, Jan. 30. Police Capt. Angelyn Aguinaldo, deputy chief of the Batac City Police Station, said responding police officers found the suspect at the scene while the...
LAOAG CITY – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) launched a commemorative coin honoring Ilocos Norte 's "Tan-ok ni Ilocano" festival Monday, coinciding with the province 's 208th founding anniversary. Gov. Cecilia Araneta Marcos and Vice Gov. Matthew Joseph Manotoc led the unveiling...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte — This province is celebrating its 208th founding anniversary starting Monday, Feb. 2. Gov. Cecilia Araneta-Marcos will lead the opening ceremony at the provincial capitol here. A month-long celebration will be held and more than ₱95-million worth of assistance,...
BACOLOD CITY – Three fishermen from Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental were rescued by a Singaporean-flagged bulk carrier in the sea of Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte on Sunday, Jan. 25. The Philippine Coast Guard District Western Visayas said the fishermen were adrift at sea for two days and one night...
Vice President Sara Duterte has condemned the ambush that killed four soldiers in Lanao del Norte, which she said is a challenge for the state regarding peace and security. Duterte, in a statement over the weekend, called on all relevant agencies in the country not to stop working until justice is...
ILIGAN CITY – Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. condoled with the families of four soldiers who were killed in an ambush in Munai, Lanao del Norte last week. Brawner paid tribute to the fallen soldiers for their sacrifice. He assured their families of...
The Philippine Army (PA) identified on Saturday, Jan. 24, the four soldiers who were killed in an ambush by suspected Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group (DI-MG) remnants in Munai, Lanao del Norte. Lt. Gen. Antonio Nafarrete, PA commanding general, said the slain soldiers were Staff Sergent Diosito Araya,...
The military mourned the death of four soldiers in an ambush by the Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group (DI-MG) in Barangay Lininding, Munai, Lanao del Norte on Friday, Jan. 23. A statement issued by 1st Infantry Division commander Major Gen. Yegor Rey P. Barroquillo Jr. said they were conducting a...
The Philippine Army (PA) denounced “in the strongest terms” the killing of four soldiers by suspected Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group (DI-MG) terrorists in an ambush in Munai, Lanao del Norte on Friday morning, Jan. 23. Lt. Gen. Antonio Nafarrete, PA commanding general, described the attack on the...
Four soldiers were killed and another was wounded in an ambush in Purok 1, Barangay Liningding, Munai, Lanao del Norte on Friday morning. The victims were on board a blue Toyota Avanza when they were shot by individuals believed to be members of the Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group. The fatalities were...
PASUQUIN, Ilocos Norte – A fire gutted the second floor of the old public market here on Thursday morning, destroying several stalls and displacing vendors, authorities said. Acting Fire Senior Insp. Roy Bonoan said the fire started on the western side of the market and was reported to the Bureau...
PAOAY, Ilocos Norte – A 40-year-old farmer who served as a bodyguard of a mayoral candidate in this town was killed in an ambush on Wednesday night, police said. The victim – Boy, a resident of Barangay 5, Nalasin – was driving his motorcycle near a gasoline station in Barangay 2, San Roque...
