BATAC CITY, Ilocos Norte – A 44-year-old retail store employee was gunned down in Barangay San Mateo, this city, on Wednesday, June 5. Police identified the victim as Marlo Arconado of Barangay San Pedro here. Investigation said the victim was driving his tricycle at about 7 p.m. with his wife as...
CEBU CITY – Showcasing its rich history, cultural diversity, and agricultural bounty, the province of Zamboanga del Norte successfully commemorated its 72nd founding anniversary highlighted by the holding of the traditional Hudyaka Zanorte Festival 2024. THE cultural dance competition is one of...
President Marcos has assured farmers and fisherfolk in Davao del Norte that they will not be abandoned amid the challenges brought by the El Niño phenomenon. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the distribution of government assistance to farmers and fisherfolk in Tagum City, Davao del...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has warned local government units against paying their employees less than the mandated P5,000 net monthly take home pay. COA cited the case of Agusan del Norte's 57 provincial employees whose net take home salaries in 2023 were less than the mandated P5,000. It...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – Police arrested a 53-year-old man wanted for rape in Sitio Dimamaga, Barangay Tamdagan, Vintar, Ilocos Norte on Friday, May 17. Caloy, tagged as the fourth most wanted person in Region 1 (Ilocos), was apprehended on a warrant issued by Judge Bonhoefer Vergara...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – Two students were killed in a motorcycle accident in Barangay Suyo, Dingras, Ilocos Norte before dawn on Friday, May 17. Police Major Norman Pentang, Dingras chief of police, identified the victims as Wilson A. Vicente, 18, a resident of Barangay Puruganan, Dingras, and...
The Philippines is in a "stiff competition" with other Asian countries in tourism development and promotion, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PPA/KJ Rosales) Marcos said in his speech in Ilocos Norte on Friday, May 17, that the Philippines must...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – The provincial government of Ilocos Norte, through the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPAG), reported an initial P38.2 million in damage to agriculture due to the El Niño phenomenon. Engr. Maria Teresa Bacnat, head of the OPAG, said 861.84 hectares...
BUTUAN CITY – A 16-year-old teenage boy was arrested for allegedly robbing the Automated Teller Machine of a rural bank in Buenavista town, Agusan del Norte province, on May 3. A TEENAGE boy was arrested for allegedly robbing the ATM of a bank in Agusan del Norte on May 3. A police officer and a...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has questioned Camarines Norte provincial officials on the distribution of 52 emergency and rescue vehicles without adopting procedures in the selection and evaluation of the prospective barangay recipients. COA said that Camarines Norte purchased 53 vehicles in...
BUTUAN CITY – Police arrested on Monday, May 6, a 38-year-old man for allegedly a raping a 14-year-old girl in Las Nieves town, Agusan del Norte province. Police Regional Office 13-Regional Public Information Office chief Police Major Jennifer S. Ometer said the suspect, alias Tor, was nabbed at...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has reminded the administrators of hospitals owned by the provincial government of Camarines Norte to dispose of their medical wastes properly to safeguard people's health and the environment. The reminder, contained in COA's annual audit reports, was issued to...
