PAGUDPUD, Ilocos Norte – Two elderly women were killed and seven others were injured in an accident in Barangay Caunayan here on Thursday afternoon, May 28. Police Lt. Joemar Hernandez, deputy chief of the Pagudpud Municipal Police Station, said the accident occurred at around 5 p.m. The victims,...
BADOC, Ilocos Norte – A 56-year-old balikbayan or returning Filipino was shot dead by two men onboard a motorcycle while walking with his wife in Barangay Aring here on Wednesday afternoon, May 27. Badoc police chief Police Capt. Elison Pasamonte said the victim sustained multiple bullet wounds...
CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – A 34-year-old man who was celebrating his birth anniversary and his companion were killed in a motorcycle crash in Barangay Tablac here before dawn on Friday, May 22. The victims were residents of Barangay Dan-ar, Santiago, Ilocos Sur. Police said the motorcycle driven...
SANTO DOMINGO, Ilocos Sur – Seven suspected “Salisi Gang” members were arrested in an entrapment and dragnet operation in Barangay Vacunero here on Saturday, May 16. Police intercepted the suspects’ maroon vehicle after an alert was issued following a reported theft incident in the capital...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Newly installed Police Regional Office-1 chief Police Brig. Gen. Jovencio S. Badua Jr. on Friday launched a program to boost anti-crime operations and public trust in the police in the Ilocos region. Badua said the program – Enhanced Anti-Criminality, Law...
Police Brig. Gen. Jovencio S. Badua Jr., a native of Bacnotan, La Union, is the Police Regional Office-1 (Ilocos) chief effective Friday, May 8. Badua assumed his post during a ceremony in Camp Crame, Quezon City. He replaced Police Brig. Gen. Dindo R. Reyes who was named head of the Directorate...
SANTO DOMINGO, Ilocos Sur – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has committed to hasten the completion of Kaliwet Bridge in Barangay Nalasin here by the end of this month. After inspecting the ongoing construction of the replacement bridge on Friday, DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. and Japan Minister of Defense Shinjiro Koizumi on Wednesday, May 6, witnessed a live-fire maritime strike drill in Paoay, Ilocos Norte which marked Tokyo’s first deployment of its shore-based anti-ship missile system on...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and United States military will hold a counter-landing live fire exercise at the La Paz Sand Dunes in Laoag, Ilocos Norte on Monday, May 4, as part of this year’s Exercise Balikatan. The AFP said the exercise would simulate the defense of Northern Luzon...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has mobilized teams to assess the collapsed Kaliwet Bailey detour bridge in Barangay Nalasin, Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur. The bridge collapsed Saturday when a 20-ton, 10-wheel truck crossed, exceeding the five-ton load limit. In a statement, the...
DAGUPAN CITY – A total of 23,905 job vacancies are available in the upcoming Labor Day jobs fair in six locations in the Ilocos region, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). More than 18,000 are for local employment while more than 5,000 are for overseas employment, DOLE 1...
LAOAG CITY – The province of Ilocos Norte mourned the death of Mark Dave Nicolas, a Palarong Pambansa gold medalist from Piddig town and one of the country 's rising stars in track and field. Nicolas passed away on Wednesday at the age of 18. The cause of his death is yet to be disclosed....
