VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – The provincial government of Ilocos Sur and the city government of Vigan have offered a P100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the gunmen of former Sangguniang Kabataan chairman Marionne Tugade. POSTER offering a P100,000 reward for information...
CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Bantay, Ilocos Sur – A former Sangguniang Kabataan chairman from Caoayan, Ilocos Sur was gunned down on Quirino Boulevard here on his birthday on Monday afternoon, April 8. MARION Tugade poses for a selfie hours before he was killed on his birth anniversary on Monday,...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – A 55-year-old construction worker was gunned down in front of his house in Barangay Pong-ol here on Friday morning, March 8. Police said the victim, Crecencio Recaido Tacadena, was about to enter his house when unidentified men on board a motorcycle arrived and fired...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) nabbed two suspected drug pushers in a buy-bust operation in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur on Monday, March 5. PDEA-Region 1 (Ilocos) Director Joel B. Plaza identified the suspects as Karen Joy C. Reduque, the Top 4...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – A fire razed a commercial building on Bonifacio corner Sikatuna Streets in Barangay 1 here on Sunday morning, January 21. Senior Fire Officer (SFO) 1 John Richard Abubo, Vigan City Fire Station investigator, said the fire started on the first floor of the building owned...
VIGAN CITY – The 10-day Longganisa (native sausage) Festival here opened on Thursday, January 18. MAYOR Bonito Singson (Vigan City PH FB) “Our annual Longganisa Festival is not just a showcase of our tasty longganisa delicacy but also an avenue to show our local talent,” Mayor Bonito...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – A male septuagenarian died on the spot after he was allegedly pushed off by a mentally depressed man on the second floor of the public market here on Saturday, January 13. Police identified the victim as Rosario Rabang Regua, 74, of Barangay Pantay Fatima, Vigan...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – A woman collecting debt was gunned down in Barangay III here on New Year’s Eve. Police Lt. Col. Reynante Pitpitan, Vigan police chief, identified the victim as Rhona Osalvo, 36, of Shelterville, Barangay San Julian, this city. Investigation said Osalvo was collecting...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – A man gunned down his wife before shooting himself inside their house in Barangay San Pedro, this city, on Tuesday, December 19. Police identified the victim as Esperanza Manicar Reyes, an Overseas Filipino Worker. Investigation said Esperanza and husband...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – Fifteen candidates here withdrew from the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on October 30. Leonila Fortuna, city election officer, said no candidates here have violated campaign rules. The Commission on Elections has called on all BSKE candidates here to...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – A suspected member of the “Salisi Gang” died after he was shot by unidentified gunmen in Barangay Ayusan Sur here on Friday, October 6. Police identified the victim as Larry Montibon Igot, 58, farmer and resident of Barangay 139, Bagong Barrio, Caloocan City. Igot had...
VIGAN CITY – A moderately strong tectonic earthquake with a strength of 5.6 magnitude rocked the provinces in extreme Northern Luzon on Saturday night, but no damage initially reported here. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported that the quake occurred at...