The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and United States military will hold a counter-landing live fire exercise at the La Paz Sand Dunes in Laoag, Ilocos Norte on Monday, May 4, as part of this year’s Exercise Balikatan. The AFP said the exercise would simulate the defense of Northern Luzon...
All 32 crew members of a cargo vessel were rescued after it capsized and split into two parts off the waters of Dapa, Surigao del Norte on Thursday, April 30, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. PCG spokesperson Capt. Noemie Cayabyab said the LCT Pacifica 3 capsized due to “rough sea...
LAOAG CITY – The province of Ilocos Norte mourned the death of Mark Dave Nicolas, a Palarong Pambansa gold medalist from Piddig town and one of the country 's rising stars in track and field. Nicolas passed away on Wednesday at the age of 18. The cause of his death is yet to be disclosed....
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao del Norte – Government forces pursuing the gunmen who ambushed and killed five police officers last month neutralized three suspects during a military operation in the mountains of Maguindanao del Sur on Sunday. The surgical operation was conducted in Barangay Tuayan...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) released a rescued juvenile male Philippine Palm Civet back to its natural habitat in Zamboanga del Norte province on Wednesday. The DENR-9 said the personnel of the Community Environment and...
DAVAO CITY – Police intercepted smuggled cigarettes worth P5.4 million in a checkpoint in Barangay Duran, Parang, Maguindanao del Norte on Monday, April 20. The Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao said 6,500 reams of Cannon brand cigarettes loaded in a minivan,...
LAOAG CITY – The provincial government of Ilocos Norte is expanding its “Libreng Sakay” (free ride) program to include new routes and adjusted schedules to better serve workers, students, and residents this April. In an advisory issued Wednesday, the Metro Ilocos Norte Council (MINC)...
BUTUAN CITY – The “Libreng Sakay” (free ride) program in the various municipalities and the lone city of Agusan del Norte formally started Monday to ease the burden on residents amid rising fuel prices and transportation costs. “This is a local initiative of the provincial government of...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A sepak takraw athlete from Basilan died while competing in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Athletic Association Meet in Parang town, Maguindanao del Norte province on Sunday, April 12. The remains of Phiben Ansoc, 11, from Ubit Elementary School in Lamitan...
A remote village in Davao del Norte will soon have an evacuation-ready multi-purpose building after the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and United States military broke ground on the project on Monday, April 6, as part of the “Exercise Balikatan.” The facility, which will rise in Barangay...
ILIGAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region seized smuggled cigarettes valued at P50 million on Maundy Thursday in Sitio Turugan, Barangay Dinaig Proper, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte. A total of 1,170 cases of illicit cigarettes were left behind by...
DAVAO CITY – Davao del Norte Gov. Edwin Jubahib clarified on Tuesday that he has had no direct communication with Petronas Malaysia regarding the supposed purchase of 44 million liters of crude oil and gasoline he earlier announced. On March 25, Jubahib disclosed plans to source fuel from...
