Basic Energy Corp. (BEC) announced that the Wind Energy Service Contract (WESC) of the Ilocos Nearshore Wind Power Project has secured an approval from the Department of Energy (DOE). In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on Thursday, Nov. 7, the DOE’s approval would allow...
CAMP JUAN, Ilocos Norte – Mayor Antonio Mariano of Marcos, this province, has offered a P300,000 reward for reliable and accurate information leading to the arrest and identity of the gunmen and mastermind in the murder of a lady barangay chairman in the municipality on December 1. ABRIGADO (FB)...
MARCOS, Ilocos Norte – A barangay chairwoman was gunned down in Barangay Tabucbuc, this town, on Friday night, December 1. MAP of Marcos, Ilocos Norte. Police Major Jonavale Maramag, town police chief, identified the victim as Helen Abrigado, chairwoman of Barangay Ferdinand here....
A farmer lies dead after being shot by suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels in Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte on Nov. 23, 2023. The victim, 48-year-old Ricardo Quijano, allegedly refused to give food supplies to suspected communist rebels. (Photo by 97th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army) The...
BUTUAN CITY – Forty-five former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels finished a six-day deradicalization program at the TESDA Provincial Training Center in Barangay Bad-as, Placer, Surigao del Norte on November 11. FORTY-FIVE former NPA rebels participate in a six-day deradicalization program in...
BUTUAN CITY (PNA) – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned residents in some coastal areas of Surigao del Sur and Surigao del Norte about the continuing red tide contaminations. In its bulletin issued Friday, the agency said shellfish collected and tested from the...
DAVAO CITY (PNA) – Davao del Norte Rep. Alan Dujali offered a P500,000 cash reward on Wednesday to anyone who can provide information on the gunmen of newly elected Barangay Datu Abdul Dadia, Panabo City Davao del Norte Captain Paul Albert Saquian. “This culture of violence must be...
By Sigrid Salucop A PHOTOGENIC PLACE Sitio Remedios hosts its first photo exhibit, Currimao, showcasing Ilocos Norte's various tourist spots Ongoing at Sitio Remedios in Ilocos Norte is its very first photo, “Currimao.” Named after the heritage village’s hometown, the exhibit features...
BUTUAN CITY – Filipino John Mark Tokong and Japanese Anon Matsuoka emerged on top of the 27th Siargao International Surfing Cup, a World Surf League (WSL) Qualifying Series (QS) 3000 event, in General Luna, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte. TOKONG (FB) “Nalipay ko nga midaug (I'm so happy to...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Two voters were killed while five others were wounded by gunmen in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte, on Monday morning, October 30. Police Lt. Col. Esmael Madin, Datu Odin Sinsuat police chief, said the gunmen attacked the still unnamed victims as they were about to...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. cast his vote in the barangay election at the Mariano Marcos Memorial Elementary School in Batac City, this province, on Monday, October 30. PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. votes in the barangay elections in Batac City on Monday,...
GENERAL LUNA, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte – The Police Regional Office-13 has deployed 59 police officers to secure the ongoing 27th Siargao International Surfing Cup here. PRESIDENTIAL son Vinny Marcos (sixth from left) breaks the surfboard to signal the start of the five-day 27th Siargao...
