SAN EMILIO, Ilocos Sur – A passenger was killed and six others, including the driver, were injured after their truck plunged into a 40-meter-deep ravine in Sitio Lidaoan, Barangay Matibuey here on Wednesday morning, June 17. The San Emilio Municipal Police Station (MPS) said the 50-year-old...
BATAC CITY – The city government of Batac is reviving its "Dayo," a traditional livestock auction market where local farmers, buyers, and traders gather to trade cattle and carabaos, with the first session set for June 21 at the new Bagsakan area near the public market. In the olden times, these...
The oil spill caused by a cargo vessel that ran aground in the sea of Badoc, Ilocos Norte has been successfully contained through the coordinated efforts of government agencies, local authorities, and community volunteers, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported. Ensign Aeron Paul Sotiangco,...
Two Police Regional Office-1 (Ilocos) majors were promoted to police lieutenants colonel during a ceremony led by PRO-1 chief Police Brig. Gen. Jovencio S. Badua Jr. in San Fernando City, La Union on Monday, June 15. Promoted were Adriano C. Licudan Jr. and Julius R. Basallo. They were promoted for...
BADOC, Ilocos Norte – Two senior citizens were killed and four were injured after a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) plunged into a creek in Barangay Santa Cruz Norte here on Friday night, June 12. Police said the 69-year-old male driver from Abra allegedly fell asleep while driving and lost control...
CABUGAO, Ilocos Sur – The chairman of Barangay Turod-Patac here was gunned down on Friday, June 12. Police said the victim, Leo Ronnel Tabaco Taverna, 39, was sitting in front of a neighbor’s house at around 1:45 p.m. when a pickup truck arrived. Two men disembarked and shot him. The suspects...
LAOAG CITY – Uniformed personnel, government workers, and volunteers placed absorbent pads and spill booms on Tuesday to contain an oil spill after a cargo vessel ran aground along the shoreline of Barangay La Virgen Milagrosa in Badoc, Ilocos Norte. Following a meeting with the multiagency oil...
A domestic cargo vessel carrying gravel was forced into a hazardous emergency beaching after running aground off Ilocos Norte on Monday, June 8, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. The vessel, MV MSCI 1, was operating in the area when it hit shallow waters near the shoreline of Barangay La...
LAOAG CITY – Cargo vessel LCT MSCI 1 ran aground on Monday near the shorelines of Barangay La Virgen Milagrosa in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, according to local authorities. An initial report from the Sinait Police Station in the adjacent Ilocos Sur province said the vessel carrying aggregates was en...
SUYO, Ilocos Sur – A man wanted for theft was killed during a shootout with police serving a warrant of arrest in Sitio Lipay, Barangay Urzadan, here on Thursday, June 4. Police Capt. Godofredo Ribuyaco, chief of the Suyo Municipal Police Station, identified the suspect as Jun. Ribuyaco said Jun...
LAOAG CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) bared Wednesday the opening of the Kaliwet Bridge in Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur, a project that had been under construction since June 9, 2025. Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon, who inspected the project last month, gave an...
MAGSINGAL, Ilocos Sur – A barangay councilor was shot dead in his home in Barangay Bungro here on Monday night, June 1. Police Capt. Melvin Trinidad, police chief here, said the 50-year-old victim was resting in the veranda at 10:15 p.m. when unidentified men arrived and shot him in the face. The...
