A senior citizen allegedly hacked his own brother to death during an argument in Barangay Quiom, Batac City, Ilocos Norte on Friday, Jan. 30. Police Capt. Angelyn Aguinaldo, deputy chief of the Batac City Police Station, said responding police officers found the suspect at the scene while the...
LAOAG CITY – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) launched a commemorative coin honoring Ilocos Norte 's "Tan-ok ni Ilocano" festival Monday, coinciding with the province 's 208th founding anniversary. Gov. Cecilia Araneta Marcos and Vice Gov. Matthew Joseph Manotoc led the unveiling...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte — This province is celebrating its 208th founding anniversary starting Monday, Feb. 2. Gov. Cecilia Araneta-Marcos will lead the opening ceremony at the provincial capitol here. A month-long celebration will be held and more than ₱95-million worth of assistance,...
PASUQUIN, Ilocos Norte – A fire gutted the second floor of the old public market here on Thursday morning, destroying several stalls and displacing vendors, authorities said. Acting Fire Senior Insp. Roy Bonoan said the fire started on the western side of the market and was reported to the Bureau...
PAOAY, Ilocos Norte – A 40-year-old farmer who served as a bodyguard of a mayoral candidate in this town was killed in an ambush on Wednesday night, police said. The victim – Boy, a resident of Barangay 5, Nalasin – was driving his motorcycle near a gasoline station in Barangay 2, San Roque...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Police are searching for a 54-year-old man who went missing while jogging in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte on Jan. 2. The missing person was identified as Eric Dennis Blas Agudong of Barangay 53, Laoag City. He was last seen at around 6:30 a.m. jogging in Sitio Lusong, Barangay...
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...
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...
A 15-year-old girl died after the motorcycle she was driving crashed into a tree as she was evading patrolling police officers in Barangay Corocor, Bacarra town, Ilocos Norte province on Thursday night. Police Capt. Joseph Calderon, Bacarra chief of police, said lawmen spotted the victim and a...
In the middle of the country’s battle against Super Typhoon “Uwan,” the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) recovered debris with Chinese markings believed to be from a rocket along the shores of Burgos, Ilocos Norte on Sunday, Nov 9. According to the PCG, personnel from the Coast Guard Sub-Station...
