CANDON City Mayor Eric D. Singson (right) solemnizes the wedding of Michael Tiu and Clarissa Carpio on Dec. 29 at the City of Candon Hospital. (Freddie G. Lazaro) CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – Mayor Eric D. Singson married a couple in a hospital after the woman gave birth on the day of a mass wedding...
CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Ilocos Sur – A 25-year-old laborer and a 24-year-old man died in motorcycle accidents in San Juan, this province, on Monday, Jan. 2. Police said Muhammad Rakim, 24, died while his back rider, Christian Kim Vaquilar, 20, was injured when the motorcycle they were riding...
ILOCOS SUR—Hostilities in five sports blast off on Saturday, Dec. 17, at the start of the 2022 Philippine Sports Commission-Batang Pinoy National Championships in various venues here. Preliminaries in archery, badminton, chess, swimming and table tennis start prior to the 3 p.m. open ceremony at...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos is thankful for being named one of the top-rated solons in the Ilocos region. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Thank you to my kakailian for the support. A lot more to do but it’s encouraging to know...
CAMP OSCAR FLORENDO, La Union – Police in the Ilocos region have been placed under red alert for “Simbang Gabi” (dawn Mass) and the rest of the holiday season. "It is our tradition at the beginning of Simbang Gabi that our police officers are alert in the churches, so I have given a directive...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) will be mounting a mobile outreach program in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur on Dec. 8, 2022. The initiative, which aims to bring PRC’s services closer to Filipinos, will be conducted in Vigan City Provincial Farmers Livelihood Training Development Center in...
Authorities have destroyed marijuana totaling P4,827,500 in the boundaries of Ilocos Sur and Benguet. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Region 1 (Ilocos) Director Ronald Allan DG Ricardo said that they uprooted more or less 11,200 fully grown marijuana plants and seized 2,000 marijuana seedlings...
MGen Renewable Energy, Inc. (MGreen), the RE investment arm of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), and Singapore-headquartered Vena Energy have formed a joint venture for the construction of their 68-megawatt ac (MWac) solar power project in Currimao, Ilocos Norte. The project is expected to be...
VIGAN, Ilocos Sur -- Governor Jerry Singson issued executive Order No.18-2022 ordering the suspension of classes in all levels of public and private schools and work in public offices in the province of Ilocos Sur on Aug. 23 as a safety measure and to minimize the adverse effects of tropical storm...
The city government of Cebu donated P3 million to the city of Vigan and the municipality of Caoayan, Ilocos Sur for the restoration of buildings affected by the magnitude-7 earthquake last month. CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama (third from right) in Ilocos Sur. (Vigan City FB) Cebu City Mayor Michael...
Over P7.6 million worth of farm machines has been distributed by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to nine agrarian reform beneficiaries organizations (ARBOs) in Ilocos Norte in a bid to improve their yield and income generation. Hauling trucks (Photo courtesy of DAR) The distributed farm...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Ilocos Sur 2nd District Engineering Office (DEO) has yet to fully clear the Junction Candon-Salcedo-Del Pilar Road due to continuous rain that triggers land and rockslides. The Ilocos Sur 2nd DEO said Monday,...
