DAVAO CITY – A P47-million flood control project on the Padsan River in Barangay Gabuin in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte built a Davao del Oro-based contractor collapsed months after its reported completion. On-site photos showed the dike with fractured and dislodged sections, with chunks of concrete...
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck off Surigao del Norte early Saturday morning, Oct. 4, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. In its Earthquake Information No. 1, Phivolcs said the tremor occurred at 7:42 a.m. The agency said its epicenter was located 73...
DAVAO CITY – The provincial government of Davao del Norte has raised serious red flags over more than P1 billion worth of national public works projects after releasing a 31-page Special Infrastructure and Social Service Delivery Inspection Report documenting inflated costs, construction defects,...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – A pack of suspected floating shabu was discovered in the sea of Barangay Masintoc, Paoay, this province, on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 24. Police Brig. Gen. Dindo R. Reyes, Police Regional Office-1 (Ilocos) chief, said a 37-year-old resident found the contraband in a...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – A lady project engineer was gunned down on Friday night in Sitio Nagmarcaan, Barangay San Marcelino, Dingras, this province. Police Major Norman Pentang, Dingras police chief, said a resident discovered the victim Daisy with bullet wounds in her van that fell in a canal...
DAVAO CITY – The provincial government of Davao del Norte announced Friday that it will create a special inspection team to investigate major national projects implemented in the province, including the P400-million Tuganay Bridge project in Carmen town. Earlier, Gov. Edwin Jubahib announced that...
LAOAG CITY – A total of 677 families composed of 1,257 individuals in Ilocos Norte were affected by super typhoon "Nando," the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) said Tuesday. Of the total number, 419 families or 589 individuals are temporarily housed in evacuation...
COTABATO CITY – Police in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte, have launched a manhunt for two men believed to be behind the killing of an engineer from the Bangsamoro region’s social services office on Tuesday night. Engr. Romeo “Ryan” Livelo, an employee of the Ministry of Social...
LEGAZPI CITY – Two people were killed and over 100 families were affected by a tornado that struck Daet, Camarines Norte early Sunday morning, Sept. 14. Aivin Naing, emergency operations manager of the MDRRMO Camarines Norte, said the fatalities were a 13-year-old boy and his 37-year-old auntie....
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Sunday, Sept. 14, warned of heavy rainfall in parts of Southern Luzon and Bicol as a low-pressure area (LPA) continues to affect the country. In its Weather Advisory No. 5 issued at 5 a.m., the state...
LAOAG CITY – Malacañang has declared Sept. 11 as a special non-working day in Ilocos Norte to mark the 108th birth anniversary of the late former President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, in signing Proclamation No. 1010 on Sept. 3, said this is to give the people of...
Anti-narcotics agents have arrested a high-value target (HVT) and seized some P13.6-million worth of illegal drugs in an anti-drug operation in Lanao del Norte, an official said Monday. In a report, Bryan Babang, director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Zamboanga Peninsula (PDEA-9),...
