CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Bantay, Ilocos Sur – A former barangay captain was gunned down by his younger brother, the incumbent village head, in Barangay Sagneb, this town, on Christmas Day, Dec. 25. Police Capt. Donaldson Palaganan, acting chief of the Bantay Municipal Police Station, said the...
LAOAG CITY – The province of Ilocos Norte has remained generally peaceful in 2025 with the implementation of enhanced police operations and intensified campaigns against illegal drugs, wanted persons, and loose firearms, authorities said Wednesday. Since Jan. 1, a total of 469 crime incidents...
PIDDIG, Ilocos Norte – A barangay kagawad was stabbed and wounded by a fellow village official during a parking dispute in Barangay Abucay here on Friday, police said. Police Major Kristian Lee Badua, chief of the Piddig Municipal Police Station, identified the victim as Kagawad Baptista. Badua...
Police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency destroyed marijuana worth P57 million during operations from December 9 to 12 in Barangays Danac and Licungan in Sugpon, Ilocos Sur. Police Brig. Gen. Dindo R. Reyes, Police Regional Office-1 chief, said they uprooted a total of 283,400 fully grown...
A 15-year-old girl died after the motorcycle she was driving crashed into a tree as she was evading patrolling police officers in Barangay Corocor, Bacarra town, Ilocos Norte province on Thursday night. Police Capt. Joseph Calderon, Bacarra chief of police, said lawmen spotted the victim and a...
In the middle of the country’s battle against Super Typhoon “Uwan,” the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) recovered debris with Chinese markings believed to be from a rocket along the shores of Burgos, Ilocos Norte on Sunday, Nov 9. According to the PCG, personnel from the Coast Guard Sub-Station...
Bridging the healthcare gap in Ilocos Norte, the Laoag City RHU III Primary Care Facility (PRF) and Birthing Home has reopened its doors after a full-scale renovation led by the SM Foundation. The renovation introduced updates to the facility’s interior, including new LED lighting fixtures,...
The Police Regional Office-1 is on heightened alert for a peaceful “Undas” in the Ilocos region. Police Brig. Gen. Dindo R. Reyes, PRO-1 regional director, said they are closely coordinating with local government units and other government agencies for the implementation of comprehensive...
PIDDIG, Ilocos Norte – A widower and her son were gunned down by a security guard in Sitio Nagbukel, Barangay San Antonio, this town, on Sunday, Oct. 26. Police identified the victims as Maria Theresa Dansalan and her son, Jasper, a pharmacist, residents of Solsona, Ilocos Norte. Investigation...
CAMP DIEGO SILANG, San Fernando City, La Union – Marijuana valued at P22.6 million was destroyed in eradication operations by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and police in the mountainous areas of Ilocos Sur and La Union from Oct. 23 to 25. Police Brig. Gen. Dindo R. Reyes, Police Regional...
Tropical Depression Salome maintained its strength on Wednesday evening, Oct. 22, as it continued to move closer to extreme Northern Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. In its 11 p.m. bulletin, PAGASA said the center of Salome was...
Acting Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. on Wednesday ordered the start of summary dismissal proceedings against a police corporal tagged in the killing of a barangay kagawad (councilor) and his partner in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte. Nartatez said that...
