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 NICOLAS, Ilocos Norte – Three persons died and a driver was injured after a dump truck loaded with sand rammed a tricycle in Barangay 23, Santa Cecilia, this town, before noon on Friday, March 8. MAP of Ilocos Norte with the town of San Nicolas highlighted. Police identified the...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Department of Agriculture said 329,462 rice farmers in Region 1 (Ilocos) will receive financial aid through the Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) Program. The DA-Regional Field Office 1 said beneficiaries are enrolled in the Registry System for Basic...
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...
TAGUDIN, Ilocos Sur – An Overseas Filipino Worker and his back rider were killed in a collision between their motorcycle and a passenger bus in Barangay Bimmanga here on Sunday, March 3. Police identified the victims as Jaypee de Fiesta Fabro, an OFW from Barangay Pudoc East, this town,...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency seized and destroyed 10,900 fully-grown marijuana plants and 20,000 grams of dried marijuana stalks valued at P4.6 million in Barangay Licungan, Sugpon, Ilocos Sur on Tuesday, February 27. LAWMEN destroy...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency destroyed 21,700 fully grown marijuana plants valued at more than P4 million in a two-day eradication operation in the hinterlands of Ilocos Sur and La Union from February 21 to 22. AUTHORITIES discover fully...
SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur – Three persons were killed and six were injured in a collision involving two motorcycles and van before dawn on Sunday, February 25, in Barangay Gogongong, this town. FLAMES consume a van burns as police tend to victims of a three-vehicle collision in San...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – No damage was reported in a magnitude-4.2 earthquake that rocked this province before dawn on Wednesday, February 21. THE epicenter of the magnitude-4.2 earthquake in Ilocos Sur on February 21. (Phivolcs) Ilocos Sur Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management...
MAGSINGAL, Ilocos Sur – A barangay chairman was gunned down in front of the cockpit arena here on Monday night, February 19. A BARANGAY captain was shot dead in Magsingal, Ilocos Sur on Monday night, February 19. Police Capt. Rodel Ragasa, town chief of police, identified the victim as Lawrence...
BADOC, Ilocos Norte – A laborer was gunned down in Barangay Garreta here on Tuesday morning, February 13. Police identified the victim as Jojo delos Santos of Barangay Uguis, Nueva Era, this province. Initial investigation said Delos Santos was driving his motorcycle when an unidentified...
CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Ilocos Sur – A 33-year-old fisherman drowned while gathering seaweeds in Barangay San Isidro, San Juan, this province, on Sunday, February 11. Police Major Benjamin Raquedan, San Juan chief of police, identified the victim as Laurence Rapacon from Barangay Sabangan, San...
