CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – Police arrested a 53-year-old man wanted for rape in Sitio Dimamaga, Barangay Tamdagan, Vintar, Ilocos Norte on Friday, May 17. Caloy, tagged as the fourth most wanted person in Region 1 (Ilocos), was apprehended on a warrant issued by Judge Bonhoefer Vergara...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – Two students were killed in a motorcycle accident in Barangay Suyo, Dingras, Ilocos Norte before dawn on Friday, May 17. Police Major Norman Pentang, Dingras chief of police, identified the victims as Wilson A. Vicente, 18, a resident of Barangay Puruganan, Dingras, and...
SANTA CRUZ, Ilocos Sur – A Sangguniang Kabataan chairman died and a construction worker was injured in a collision among three motorcycles on the national highway in Barangay Sidaoen here before dawn on Friday, May 17. Police identified the victim as Jhonnel M. Cortez, 23, SK chairman of Barangay...
The Philippines is in a "stiff competition" with other Asian countries in tourism development and promotion, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PPA/KJ Rosales) Marcos said in his speech in Ilocos Norte on Friday, May 17, that the Philippines must...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – The provincial government of Ilocos Norte, through the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPAG), reported an initial P38.2 million in damage to agriculture due to the El Niño phenomenon. Engr. Maria Teresa Bacnat, head of the OPAG, said 861.84 hectares...
SAN JUAN, Ilocos Sur – A 58-year-old e-bike driver died in a vehicular accident on the national highway in Barangay Labnig here on Wednesday, May 15. Police identified as the victim as Antonio D. Valle, a resident of Barangay Labnig. The victim was crossing the road on a e-bike when he was...
CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Ilocos Sur – A 36-year-old man died and his back rider was injured when their motorcycle rammed a farmer and a cow in Barangay Sagsagat, San Ildefonso, this province, on Sunday night, May 12. Police identified the victim as Jayson Belizar of Palao, Bangued, Abra and...
CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Ilocos Sur – A schoolboy drowned in the sea of Barangay Daclapan, Cabugao, this province, on Sunday, May 12. Police identified the victim as Justine, 7, a Grade 1 pupil of the Daclapan Elementary School and resident of Barangay Daclapan. Investigation said the victim...
SINAIT, Ilocos Sur – An 18-year-old man died when the motorcycle he was driving collided with a passenger van on the national highway in Barangay Magsaysay here on Sunday night, May 12. Police identified the victim as Mark Nelson T. Inong from Barangay Sallacapo, Sinait. Investigation said the...
CAMP DIEGO SILANG, La Union – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) reported that 2,610 barangays in Region 1 are drug-cleared as of March 2024. PDEA-Region 1 Director Joel B. Plaza said the drug-cleared barangays are 79.89 percent of the total in the Ilocos region composed of the...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – The Police Regional Office-1 seized suspected shabu and marijuana worth a total of P3.1 million in a two-day operation in Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan from May 6 to 7. Seven suspected drug pushers were arrested, Police Brig. Gen. Lou F. Evangelista, PRO-1 chief,...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – The Police Regional Office-1 seized illegal drugs worth P36.6 million in the Ilocos region from April 1 to 30. Police Brig. Gen. Lou F. Evangelista, PRO-1 director, said 84,300 fully grown marijuana plants, 2,589.58 grams of dried marijuana leaves, and 2,864.37 grams of...
