The far north, the northern edge of the country, the northernmost tip of the island of Luzon—these descriptions are a tonic for wanderlust, but I would in my youth drive 12 hours to Pagudpud, with a lot of stops because I had never been, or ever wanted to go, to Ilocos in a hurry. It’s...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – A construction worker died after he was electrocuted in Barangay 7-A here on Friday, September 1. Police identified as Allyson John Domingo, 22. A resident of Barangay 1, San Nicolas, this province, Domingo was reportedly fixing the molding of a newly constructed...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Police seized suspected shabu worth P13.6 million from three drug pushers in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Lipata, Surigao City, Surigao del Norte on Tuesday night, August 29. PRO-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Kirby John B. Kraft said two suspects were...
LAOAG CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) here has run out of documentary stamps required in the filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COC) as more than 3,000 candidates registered for the October 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. Laoag City election officer Julius Harvey...
Malacañang has declared September 11 as a special non-working day in the province of Ilocos Norte. A long-time supporter of the Marcos family takes a selfie at the grave of late former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. at the Libingan ng mga Bayani to celebrate his 105th birthday on Sept. 11,...
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) recently turned over a P613,256 livelihood grant to the Gagmay na Mamingwitay sa Tagana-an Fisherfolk Association in Tagana-an, Surigao del Norte. The release of this livelihood grant will surely boost the bangus or milkfish production...
BUTUAN CITY – The Army 401st Infantry (Unite N’ Fight) Brigade formally turned over the remains of a slain New People’s Army (NPA) rebel to his family in Sitio Neptune, Barangay Diatagon, Lianga, Surigao del Sur. “Ka Maro,” political instructor of the Sub-Regional Sentro de Gravidad...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.3 earthquake jolted Zamboanga del Norte on Friday morning, August 18. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said earthquake was registered at 1:15 a.m. and its epicenter was 27 kilometers (kms) west of Baliguian, Zamboanga del Norte....
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Maguindanao del Norte has only one duly appointed provincial governor who the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) officially recognizes. Lawyer Naguib Sinarimbo, Bangsamoro Interior Minister and BARMM spokesperson, reiterated this during a press...
The San Juan City local government on Wednesday, August 2, provided financial aid to residents of Ilocos Norte who were adversely affected by Typhoon Egay and the enhanced habagat that caused billions of pesos of damage to agriculture and infrastructure. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora San Juan...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Facebook) Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos expressed his gratitude on Sunday, July 30 to all those who have sent assistance to his district following Super Typhoon Egay's recent onslaught up north. Perhaps more importantly, the presidential...
BUTUAN CITY – A political officer of the New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered to the police in Nasipit, Agusan del Norte on Friday, July 28. The Police Regional Office 13-Regional Operations Division (PRO 13-ROD) said “Ka Randy,” also known as “Ka Andre,” turned over a Smith & Wesson...
