LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – A 45-year-old farmer was allegedly punched by his neighbor to death during an altercation over a noisy motorcycle during New Year’s Eve in Barangay Maananteng, Solsona, Ilocos Norte. Police Capt. Randy Damo, chief of police of Solsona, identified the victim as Ben....
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – A 37-year-old man lost four fingers in his right hand in a firecracker explosion in Barangay 34-A, Gabu Norte, this city, during the New Year’s Eve revelry. Barangay Chairwoman Glenda Raquinio said the victim lighted the black bomb firecracker and threw it but failed...
The Police Regional Office-1 said the holiday season in Region 1 (Ilocos) was generally peaceful. PRO-1 chief Police Brig. Gen. Dindo R. Reyes credited this to intensified security operations and proactive policing under “Oplan: Ligtas Paskuhan.” More than 4,000 personnel composed of Philippine...
The Police Regional Office-1 seized P70.4-million worth of illegal drugs in December in the Ilocos region. Police Brig. Gen. Dindo R. Reyes, PRO-1 chief, said 126 suspects were apprehended in 127 operations. These operations were conducted in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency...
CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Bantay, Ilocos Sur – A 48-year-old man was arrested for indiscriminate firing while 19 firecracker-related incidents were recorded in Ilocos Sur during the New Year’s Eve revelry. Police Lt. Junelyn Verganio, operations officer of the Sinait Municipal Police Station,...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Fourteen persons were injured when their van crashed into a house in Barangay Aluling, Cervantes town, Ilocos Sur province, on Tuesday morning, Dec. 30. Police Capt. Oliver Sari, Cervantes police chief, said the van came from Tuguegarao City, Cagayan province and were on...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – The Police Regional Office-1 warned police officers in the Ilocos region against indiscriminate firing to welcome the New Year. PRO-1 Director Police Brig. Gen. Dindo R. Reyes said violators will be dealt with firmly and will carry the highest level of accountability....
DAGUPAN CITY – The Department of Health (DOH)-Ilocos region recorded 20 fireworks-related injuries (FWRI) from Dec. 21 to 26. The Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Data said 40 percent of injuries were caused by unlabeled and imported firecrackers and five percent were due to Five Star....
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...
