LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – Three fishermen from Pangasinan were rescued in the West Philippine Sea in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte on Thursday, September 5. Coast Guard Lt. Senior Grade Joseph Christian Sagun, chief of the Coast Guard unit in Ilocos Norte, identified the three fishermen as...
BANNA, Ilocos Norte – A suspected gun-for-hire was killed in a broad daylight ambush in Barangay Tabtabagan here on Sunday, September 1. Police identified the victim as Isaac Casay, 54, alias Bigso, of Poblacion 1, Adams, Ilocos Norte and Barangay Santo Niño, Nueva Era, Ilocos Norte. Casay...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Smuggled cigarettes valued at P1.7 million were found floating on the coastline of Barangay Kayok, Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte on Thursday, August 29. Police retrieved the contraband after receiving a report from a concerned citizen. The abandoned tobacco products were sent...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – A 28-year-old boatman and a cow were killed by lightning in Pangasinan and Ilocos Norte on Sunday, August 25. Police said the boatman Jun and his companion were in the middle of national park Hundreds Island in Alaminos City, Pangasinan, and about to reach Quezon...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has required the City of Cabadbaran in Agusan del Norte to return to the national treasury the P20.7 million balance out of the P55 million the city received from Local Government Support Fund for Covid-19 Financial Assistance (LGSF). In its 2023 audit report, the COA...
DINGRAS, Ilocos Norte – A 66-year-old man drowned while fishing on the Padsan River in Sitio Magdalen, Barangay Guererro, this town, on Saturday, August 17. Police identified the victim as Rogelio Domingo of Barangay Madamba here. Investigation disclosed that Domingo went fishing but failed to...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – Police arrested the seventh most wanted person in the Ilocos region in Pinili, Ilocos Norte on Saturday, August 17. The 60-year-old suspect was charged with two counts of statutory rape. No bail was recommended for his temporary freedom. He was taken to the Pinili...
BUTUAN CITY – Police arrested 10 wanted persons in a one-day Simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operation in Surigao del Norte on Tuesday, August 13. Surigao del Norte police director Police Col. Laudemer M. Laude said in a report to Police Regional Office-13 chief Police Brig....
CAMP JUAN, Ilocos Norte – A preschool child drowned on a river in Barangay 5, San Ramon, Vintar, Ilocos Norte, on Wednesday, August 14. Police said the four-year-old victim was from Laoag City, Ilocos Norte. Investigation said the boy and his family went to the Bislak River for lunch. The boy’s...
MARCOS, Ilocos Norte – A 61-year-old farmer was allegedly hacked to death by his nephew during a drinking spree in Barangay Escoda here on Tuesday night, August 13. Police Chief Master Sgt. Leonardo Battulayan, Marcos deputy chief of police, identified the victim as Florendo Lorenzo....
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – This province has been placed under a state of calamity due to the severe effects of super typhoon ‘’Carina’’ that enhanced the southwest monsoon or “habagat” last week. Ilocos Norte sustained more P1 billion in infrastructure and agricultural damage. Gervy...
BUTUAN CITY – Police Col. April Mark C. Young has been appointed as new Agusan del Norte police chief. POLICE Regional Office-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Alan M. Nazarro (left) hands over the command flag to new Agusan del Norte Police Provincial Office Director Police Col. April Mark C. Young...
