BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-13 (Caraga) on Thursday, April 13, conducted a cleanup activity and planted mangrove propagules in coastal areas in Nasipit, Agusan del Norte. THE Police Regional Office-13 plants mangrove propagules in the coastal areas of Nasipit, Agusan del Norte, on...
BUTUAN CITY – Provincial and municipal disaster councils in the Caraga region were mobilized following a moderately strong tectonic earthquake that rocked Agusan del Norte at past midnight on Friday, April 14. Agusan del Norte Gov. Maria Angelica Rosedell M. Amante, Mayor Ronnie Vicente R....
LAOAG CITY (PNA) – A town in the easternmost part of Ilocos Norte province has banned loitering in public places half-naked or without upper garments. Municipal Ordinance 2023-668, signed by Solsona Mayor Joseph de Lara, prohibits individuals from roaming around topless in public places such as...
What used to be a no man's land, where hectares of land was idle due to previous armed conflicts and destructive mining operations, is now a nature farm and resort attracting local and foreign visitors. This is the JB Nature Farm & Resort, put up in 2012 by Engr. Woodrow "Jun" C. Escobal Jr. and...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – Eighteen dogs in this province tested positive for rabies in the first quarter of this year. Dr. Loida Valenzuela, provincial veterinary officer, said that this is the first time that the province had rabies cases after more than 10 years of being rabies-free. The...
BURGOS, Ilocos Norte – Two popular destinations here logged more than 9,000 visitors as of Good Friday. TOURISTS visit the Kapurpurawan Rock Formation in Burgos, Ilocos Norte on Good Friday. (Freddie G. Lazaro) Municipal Tourism Officer Shaira Real said initial data from tourist assistance desks...
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...
