VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices in Region 1 (Ilocos) remain on heightened alert for the possible effects of the successive offshore earthquakes in Santa Catalina, Ilocos Sur in the past few days. PDRRMO-Ilocos Sur chief Rhon Arquelada said that...
CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Bantay, Ilocos Sur – A 24-year-old man allegedly hit and killed his 74-year-old mother after she scolded him in Sitio Banga-an, Barangay Dinwede West, Cervantes, Ilocos Sur on Friday afternoon, Dec. 20. Police Capt. Alden Isang, Cervantes chief of police, identified the...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – The Police Regional Office-1 has deployed hundreds of personnel to secure the Ilocos region this Christmas under the Ligtas Paskuhan program. PRO-1 chief Police Brig. Gen. Lou F. Evangelista said policemen backed by other law enforcement agencies, local government units,...
BANGUI, Ilocos Norte – A United States Marine drowned in the sea of Sitio Suyo, Barangay Baruyen, this town, on Friday, Dec. 20. Police Staff Sgt. Dominic Tangliben, Bangui police investigator, identified the victim as Corporal Edmond Zhu, 20. The victim and colleague Corporal Isaac...
The Department of Public Works and Highways-Region 1 is set to conduct the Lakbay Alalay motorist assistance program to ensure safe travel for motorists in the Ilocos region this holiday season. Teams from the regional and district engineering offices will be deployed round-the-clock from 8...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – A motorcycle rider was killed in a collision with a dump truck in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 17. Police identified the victim as Mark Adrian Amper, 23, of Sarrat. A MAN lies on a grassy area after his motorcycle collided with a dump truck in...
(Courtesy of Department of Public Works and Highways) The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced on Friday, Dec. 13, the extension of the Cauplasan Bridge closure along the Ilocos Norte-Apayao Road until Jan. 31, 2025, due to "unforeseen delays" in its rehabilitation. In a...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices of Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur are assessing the possible damage from the magnitude-5.7 earthquake on Wednesday, Dec. 4. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/12/4/phivolcs-5-7-magnitude-quake-jolts-ilocos-norte...
SANTA MARIA, Ilocos Sur – Two minors were killed in a motorcycle crash on a bridge in Barangay Laslasong here on Monday. Police Major Macario Dulawan Jr., chief of police here, identified the victims as Junjun, motorcycle driver, and back rider Sonny, residents of Barangay Lingsat, this...
TAGUDIN, Ilocos Sur – Police destroyed marijuana valued at P5.3 million in a two-day eradication operation in the boundary of this province and Benguet. The Drug Enforcement Unit uprooted 10,350 fully grown marijuana plants and found 800 seedlings worth a total of P2.1 million...
BANNA, Ilocos Norte – A 21-year-old man died and five individuals were injured when a truck loaded with sacks of palay (unhusked rice) plunged into a ravine on the Banna-Batac Road in Sitio Payao, Barangay 1 Valenciano, this town, on Wednesday night, Nov. 20. Police identified...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential son Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos has assured residents of Adams town and other typhoon-affected areas that the government's recovery and rehabilitation...
