A 29-year-old man allegedly suffering from mental illness stabbed his father to death inside their house in Barangay San Vicente, Lidlidda, Ilocos Sur on Thursday night, Feb. 19. Police identified the victim as Joe, 59. Investigation said the victim reminded the suspect Mon to drink his medicine....
CURRIMAO, Ilocos Norte – Two construction workers were killed and four others were injured in an accidental electrocution in Barangay Tapao-Tigue here on Thursday morning, Feb. 19. Police Capt. Melvin P. Soriano, chief of police of Currimao, said the incident occurred at around 8 a.m....
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – This province reported no damage from a magnitude-five earthquake on Monday morning, Feb. 16. But Ilocos Sur Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer Rhon Arquelada advised residents to remain on alert for aftershocks. “We advise our residents in Ilocos...
A magnitude 5.0 offshore earthquake struck Ilocos Sur at 9:36 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 16, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. In its initial bulletin, Phivolcs said the quake’s epicenter was located 49 kilometers southwest of San Esteban, Ilocos Sur, at a...
MAGSINGAL, Ilocos Sur – A member of the Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU) was gunned down in Barangay Panay Norte here on Sunday night. Police identified the victim as Dennis Andres Rodriguez, 45, assigned to the CAA patrol base in Muraya, San Juan, Ilocos Sur under the 50th Infantry...
A senior citizen allegedly hacked his own brother to death during an argument in Barangay Quiom, Batac City, Ilocos Norte on Friday, Jan. 30. Police Capt. Angelyn Aguinaldo, deputy chief of the Batac City Police Station, said responding police officers found the suspect at the scene while the...
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...
