LAOAG CITY (PNA) – A man died and six others were injured in a vehicular accident on Maundy Thursday in Bangui town, Ilocos Norte province, according to the police. The mishap happened at 7:20 a.m. on a sharp curve of the national highway in Barangay Baruyen in front of the Bangui view deck. A...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has designated Abdulraof A. Macacua and Bai Mariam S. Mangudadatu as officers-in-charge of the newly-created provinces of Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur. (Photo courtesy of PCO) Macacua was sworn in as Maguindanao del Norte OIC by the...
BUTUAN CITY – Sen. Imee Marcos led the distribution of financial assistance to 1,364 beneficiaries from Agusan del Norte under the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program on Wednesday, March 31, at the Agusan del Norte...
LAOAG CITY – Several investment potentials for partnership between the Indian government and Ilocos Norte were showcased in a roadshow at the Plaza Del Norte in this city, according to Gov. Matthew Marcos Manotoc. Gov. Manotoc and Indian Ambassador Shambu S. Kumaran led the business...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – A magnitude-4.6 earthquake rocked three provinces in Northern Luzon on Sunday morning, March 26. The moderately strong earthquake which occurred at 5:35 a.m. was tectonic in origin and caused by the movement of a fault line in the area. Its epicenter was located two...
She had been a long-forgotten dream, only subsisting in faint memories of a ‘90s family road trip. Today, her allure grows more than ever, thanks to the monuments and men (and women) who have shaped her. More than 20 years after I first visited Ilocos Norte, I returned with a lens of naturalism...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep Sandro Marcos has posted a congratulatory message for his provincemates who dominated in the recent March 2023 physician licensure exams. In fact the province produced the exam's topnotcher in Dr. Aira Cassandra S. Castro, who garnered a score of 89 percent....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police apprehended a Sangguniang Kabataan president linked to the bombing of an elementary school in Maguindanao del Norte in the May elections at the Cotabato Airport in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte on Sunday, March 13. Brig. Gen. John Guyguyon, Bangsamoro...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Mayor Mohammad Ali Matabalao here has offered P500,000 for the surrender of the gunman who shot dead one of his staff on March 9 in Datu Odin Sinsuat town, Maguindanao del Norte province. MALAGIOK In addition, Matabalao also offered P300,000 cash as reward to anyone who can...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Authorities arrested two members of the Special Partisan Unit (SPARU) of the New People’s Army over the weekend in Barangay Kauswagan, Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte. Police Regional Office (PRO) 13 (Caraga) Director Brig. Gen. Pablo G. Labra II...
DAVAO CITY – The military transported the remains of communist rebel Didi Andel, alias ‘’Sisoy,’’ who died in a recent skirmish in Santa Margarita, Baggao, Cagayan to his hometown in Davao del Norte. His body arrived on Friday, Feb. 24, at the Tactical Operations Wing Eastern Mindanao in...
The Del Carmen Mangrove Reserve in Surigao del Norte is "headed for bigger things' as it vies for a global recognition, the Climate Change Commission (CCC) said. Del Carmen Mangrove Reserve (Photo courtesy of CCC) The mangrove reserve site was officially nominated for inclusion to the Ramsar...
