KAUSWAGAN, Lanao del Norte – On another day to remember, the proud Kauswaganons loudly cheered as they joined and witnessed the celebration of the "Hugyaw sa Kadagatan" (sea dancing) festival on Monday, April 24, at the Municipal Pier, Poblacion here. Hugyaw sa Kadagatan featured eight clustered...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – A 75-year-old man allegedly hacked his 77-year-old brother to death over an old grudge in Barangay Zamboanga here on Sunday, April 23. City police chief Police Lt. Col. Joseph Baltazar identified the victim as Elpidio Dumrique. Investigation said Elpidio was...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-5.5 earthquake rocked Agusan del Norte on Monday afternoon, April 24. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was registered at 5:32 p.m. The epicenter was 21 kilometers (kms) northwest of Nasipit town, Agusan del Norte....
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-four earthquake rocked Sindangan town, Zamboanga del Norte province, on Monday morning, April 24, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs said the earthquake occurred at 8:28 a.m. and its epicenter was plotted 10 kilometers...
PAGUDPUD, Ilocos Norte – A sustainable sanctuary for endangered sea turtles has been created along the coastlines of Bangui and Pagudpud towns through an intensified Sea Turtle Pawikan Conservation Action Plan. ACEN, led by its pioneering wind farms in the province – the NorthWind and North...
CAMP JUAN, Ilocos Norte – A fisherman was shot to death by an unidentified assailant along the road near the Padsan River, Barangay Santo Tomas, Sarrat, Ilocos Norte on Friday evening, April 21. Police identified the victim as Magno Balicoco, 55, also a construction worker and resident of...
Eighty-five persons onboard a roll on/roll off vessel that ran aground off Lanao del Norte have been rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), the agency said on Friday, April 21. (Photo by Philippine Coast Guard) The PCG said MV Filipinas Cebu was stranded after running aground at Maigo Point...
ZAMBOANGA CITY (PNA) – Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel have rescued 85 commercial ferry boat passengers, including five babies, off Maigo, Lanao del Norte, the local PCG station said on Friday, April 21. In a statement, PCG-Maigo Station said passengers aboard MV Filipinas Cebu were rescued...
Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez (left), and her husband, House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook) The two new "Alagang Tingog Centers"--a social service center brainchild of Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez and her husband, House Speaker and Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin...
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao del Norte (PNA) – A Maguindanao Electric Cooperative (Magelco) official was killed in an ambush by still unidentified gunmen on the diversion road here at past 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19. Police Major Reggie Albellera, municipal police station chief, identified...
CABADBARAN CITY, Agusan del Norte – Seventeen former New People’s Army (NPA) fighters from the Caraga region have received houses from the Enhanced Local Comprehensive Local Integration program for rebel returnees. AGUSAN del Norte Rep. Dale Corvera (sixth from right), Agusan del Norte Vice Gov....
BATAC CITY, Ilocos Norte – A graduate of the Mariano Marcos State University-College of Law here was among the Top 30 examinees in the 2022 Bar examinations. Atty. Jether Corpuz garnered an 86.75 percent rating and ranked 12th which elated the school headed by President Shirley C. Agrupis. The...
