Cleanfuel, purveyor of Quality Fuel for Less, continues to strengthen its retail presence in the Northern Province of Ilocos Sur with the inauguration of Cleanfuel Sta. Lucia branch last June 11, 2022. Strategically located along McArthur Highway in Barangay Catayagan in Ilocos Sur, Cleanfuel...
CAMP Marcelo A. Adduru, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – A man wanted for rape in Ilocos Sur was arrested in Dupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya Friday, July 1. Police identified the suspect as Novel Tindaan Buenafe, 38, of Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya. Buenafe was arrested by joint tracker teams of the...
An earthquake with a magnitude measuring 5.3 struck Ilocos Sur on Thursday, June 16, around 2:08 p.m., the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. (Phivolcs) The quake’s epicenter was traced 53 kilometers (km) southwest of Candon, Ilocos Sur. It was tectonic in origin,...
DAGUPAN CITY – Various transport groups and cooperatives in Region 1 have expressed their gratitude to President Duterte for the implementation of the public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program. In an open letter addressed to President Duterte, the transport groups cited the remarkable...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – Incumbent Narvacan Mayor Luis Chavit C. Singson opted not to run anymore in the last national and local elections, but his siblings and relatives dominated the political battles in Ilocos Sur. Chavit said he decided not to run for any elective post in the May 9 polls so...
CAMP BGEN OSCAR M FLORENDO -- Brigadier General Westrimundo D Obinque, Regional Director of Police Regional Office 1, has ordered the immediate investigation of the alleged firefight between supporters of two mayoral candidates in Magsingal, Ilocos Sur where four were killed and another wounded on...
CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Ilocos Sur -- Four people who were reportedly supporters of two mayoral candidates died while four others were wounded in a shooting incident on Saturday morning in Barangay Labut, Magsingal, Ilocos Sur. Police Executive Master Sergeant Archie C. Anipot, the duty...
CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur -- A Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) company has offered hundreds of job opportunities for residents in Northern Luzon following the opening last week its first connection hub in the country at the extension building of the Stern Mall here. Bong M. Borja, president of the...
BANI, Pangasinan – Fisher folks stand to benefit much once this pilot test of culture farming becomes successful. (Photos by PFO Pangasinan/Ms. Vicky Bilog) The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 1 said it is seeking to determine whether caulerpa, a type of seaweed, can...
ILOCOS SUR – A 65-year old coffee grower in this province was adjudged grand champion for second straight year in the Philippine Coffee Quality Competition. (Photo courtesy of PTV) Mabini Ubuan clinched the title for the Robusta category of the prestigious, first-of-its-kind annual quality...
ILOCOS SUR – Ilocos Sur was recently named as one of the Top Performing Local Government Units for systematically carrying out the vaccination effort among its constituents. While everyone can get vaccinated, the national government created a priority system to simplify the job. The award was...
Almost 1,000 barangays in Region I do not have elementary schools, a research conducted by the Department of Education (DepEd) Regional Office showed. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN Conducted by DepEd ROI, the study entitled "Schoolless Barangays," showed that out of 3,267 barangays in the four provinces,...
