LAOAG CITY – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) launched a commemorative coin honoring Ilocos Norte 's "Tan-ok ni Ilocano" festival Monday, coinciding with the province 's 208th founding anniversary. Gov. Cecilia Araneta Marcos and Vice Gov. Matthew Joseph Manotoc led the unveiling...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte — This province is celebrating its 208th founding anniversary starting Monday, Feb. 2. Gov. Cecilia Araneta-Marcos will lead the opening ceremony at the provincial capitol here. A month-long celebration will be held and more than ₱95-million worth of assistance,...
CERVANTES, Ilocos Sur — A 34-year-old woman was injured when a passenger van rammed her house in Sitio Namita, Barangay Malaya, this town, on Thursday morning, Jan. 29. Investigation said the 20-year-old driver, who has no driver’s license, parked the red Toyota Commuter Van on a descending...
Police have arrested a 20-year-old female student during an entrapment operation in Bantay, Ilocos Sur for the illegal online sale of a fully verified GCash account, a scheme commonly linked to online scams and cyber fraud. Recovered from the suspect – a resident of Magsingal, Ilocos Sur – were...
Authorities seized and destroyed shabu and marijuana worth over P14 billion in 2025 in the Ilocos region. In an interview Tuesday, Police Major Divina Albino, chief of the Police Regional Office-1 information office, said they confiscated and uprooted a total of around P230-million worth of shabu...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The Police Regional Office-1 recovered 2,766 loose firearms in the Ilocos region in 2025. PRO-1 carried out 386 operations leading to the arrest of 407 individuals for firearms law violations from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 The province of Pangasinan had the highest number of...
The Police Regional Office-1 and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Region 1 destroyed marijuana valued at P106.2 million in an eradication operation in Barangay Licungan, Sugpon, Ilocos Sur from Jan. 15 to 18. Police Brig. Gen. Dindo R. Reyes, PRO-1 regional director, said 98 marijuana...
SUYO, Ilocos Sur – A seven-year-old child was hit and killed by a pickup truck in Barangay Uso here on Friday afternoon, Jan. 16. Police said the victim suddenly crossed the road after alighting from a tricycle and was struck by the vehicle driven by a 38-year-old man from Itogon, Benguet. Her...
PASUQUIN, Ilocos Norte – A fire gutted the second floor of the old public market here on Thursday morning, destroying several stalls and displacing vendors, authorities said. Acting Fire Senior Insp. Roy Bonoan said the fire started on the western side of the market and was reported to the Bureau...
SANTA MARIA, Ilocos Sur – Most Reverend David William V. Antonio was installed as the new and eighth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia at the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption here on Wednesday, Jan. 14. The installation and Mass were presided over by Most Reverend Charles...
SANTA MARIA, Ilocos Sur – The formal installation of the new archbishop of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia at the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption here will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 14. Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines Charles John Brown will preside over the canonical...
SANTA MARIA, Ilocos Sur – A 53-year-old former barangay tanod or watchman was allegedly shot dead by his neighbor while tending to his crops in a farm in Barangay Gusing here on Thursday morning, Jan. 8. Police identified the victim as Gani. Initial investigation revealed that the victim was...
