The Department of Health-Region 1 (Ilocos) has recorded 221 fireworks-related injuries from Dec. 21, 2024 to Jan. 6, 2025, 76.2 percent higher than the same period in 2023 with 126. DOH-Region 1Director Paula Paz M. Sydiongco said Pangasinan has the highest number of FWRI cases with 119, followed...
The province of Ilocos Sur mourned the death of former Ilocos Sur first district Rep. and Gov. Deogracias Victor "DV" Savellano on Tuesday, Jan. 7. Savellano, an Agriculture Undersecretary at the time of his passing at the age of 65, died of an unspecified cause. The provincial government...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – The Police Regional Office-1 reported a decrease in fireworks-related incidents in the Ilocos region during the holiday season. EVANGELISTA (center) PRO-1 chief Police Brig. Gen. Lou F. Evangelista attributed this to the intensified security measures and the extensive...
CAMP JUAN, Ilocos Norte – A 25-year-old man was allegedly gunned down by his father during a heated altercation in Barangay San Guillermo, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte on Friday morning, Dec. 3. Police Capt. Randy Damo, San Nicolas chief of police, identified the victim as Jovanie Fer Cabbat....
The coastal town of Santa Catalina in Ilocos Sur will conduct a tsunami drill this month. The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said this will enable the people to know what to do when a tsunami occurs after a magnitude-8 earthquake. The local government released a route to...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – The Ilocos Sur Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office recorded five fireworks-related injuries on New Year’s Eve in this province. ARQUELADA (FB) Ilocos Sur PDRRMO head Rhon Arquelada said the victims – four minors and one adult – sustained minor...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – The Ilocos Norte Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office recorded damages from the 5.6-magnitude earthquake on Monday. AN establishment in Ilocos Norte sustains damage from the magnitude-5.6 earthquake. Ilocos Norte PDRRMO head Marcel Tabije...
The Police Regional Office-1 (Ilocos) has urged a safe observance of the new year. POLICE Brig. Gen. Lou F. Evangelista, PRO-1 director, inspects firecracker stalls in Barangay Ortega, Balaoan, La Union on Monday morning, Dec. 30. (Photo via PRO1) PRO-1 chief Police Brig. Gen. Lou F. Evangelista...
CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Ilocos Sur – A member of Bureau of Fire Protection was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen in front of his house in Barangay Pantay Daya here on Sunday, Dec. 29. Police identified the victim as Senior Fire Officer 1 Anthony T. Manuel, 40, assigned to the BFP-Vigan....
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – The Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices are closely monitoring the impact of the magnitude-5.6 earthquake that rocked Ilocos Norte on Monday, Dec. 30. READ:...
Phivolcs A magnitude 5.6 earthquake jolted Ilocos Norte on Monday morning, Dec. 30, based on the earthquake bulletin from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The tremor was initially measured at magnitude 5.8. The earthquake occurred at 10:56 a.m. and its epicenter...
DAGUPAN CITY – The Department of Health warned the people in the Ilocos region to avoid using “boga” to welcome the new year due to the danger that the improvised cannon brings to the user. DOH-Ilocos Region Director Paula Paz M. Sydiongco urged parents to keep an eye on their children as...
