A crew of BRP Nestor Reinoso establishes contact with South Korean passenger vessel UDOSARANG 1, which encountered mechanical malfunction off Burgos, Ilocos Norte on Feb. 5, 2025. Nine Filipino crew were rescued. (Photo: Philippine Navy) A South Korean passenger boat that malfunctioned while...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – One-thousand, seven-hundred seventy-seven police officers from the Police Regional Office-1 (Ilocos) were promoted on Thursday, Feb. 6. PRO-1 chief Police Brig. Gen. Lou F. Evangelista led the mass oathtaking, donning, and pinning of ranks at the PRO-1 Grandstand in this...
MARCOS, Ilocos Norte – A septuagenarian was allegedly stabbed to death by his son during a heated argument in their residence in Sitio 6, Barangay Tabucbuc here on Tuesday night, Feb. 4. Police identified the victim as farmer Pedro T. Mateo, 79. Investigation disclosed that the...
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – A truck driver was shot and killed in Barangay Minante Dos, this city, on Saturday, Feb. 1. Police identified the victim as Ariel Lorenzo, a resident of Barangay Villa Luna here. Investigation said the victim was on his way home from work when a man wearing a bullcap,...
Authorities battle a grass fire that razed a mountainous area in Carasi, Ilocos Norte on Jan. 30, 2025. (Photo: Office of Civil Defense) A total of 50 hectares of land that were being cultivated by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) were among those destroyed in a nearly...
CARASI, Ilocos Norte – A grass fire struck this town on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 30. SMOKE from a grass fire in Carasi, Ilocos Norte. (OCD FB) The Bureau of Fire Protection-Ilocos Norte on Friday, Jan. 31, declared that the fire in the mountainous parts of Barangay Barbaquezo and Virbira is...
Authorities battle a grass fire that razed a mountainous area in Carasi, Ilocos Norte on Jan. 30, 2025. (Photo: Office of Civil Defense) A grass fire struck Carasi, Ilocos Norte which has so far affected 300 hectares of land, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported. The grass fire occurred in a...
A 43-year-old farmer was allegedly gunned down by his cousin on Wednesday morning, Jan. 29, in Barangay Patong, Magsingal, Ilocos Sur. Police identified the victim as Edmon Unciano Ronquillo. Initial investigation said the victim was on his way to feed his pigs when the suspect, Maynard Unciano...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – The Philippine Councilors League-Ilocos Sur Chapter strongly condemned the murder of Caoayan, Ilocos Sur Councilor Anthony F. Verzola in Barangay Tamag here on Saturday, Jan. 25. “We are seeking a thorough investigation for the immediate identification of the suspects...
A reelectionist municipal councilor from Caoayan, Ilocos Sur was gunned down in Barangay Tamag, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur on Saturday morning, Jan. 25. Police identified the victim as Anthony Verzola, a resident of Barangay Callaguip, Caoayan. Investigation said Verzola was sitting in front of a...
CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Bantay, Ilocos Sur – A driver and his passenger were killed after their truck crashed and turned on its side in Barangay Paltoc, San Emilio, Ilocos Sur on Saturday, Jan. 18. Police identified the victims as Ibrahim V. Cardenas, 26, driver, and his passenger, Fatima...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – The family of a Bureau of Fire Protection member shot dead in this city last Dec. 29 has offered a P100,000 reward for information leading to the identification of the suspect and mastermind. The offer came as police have yet to make progress in the case of...
