LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – The provincial government and Philippine Airlines (PAL) will launch the Cebu-Laoag flight on Friday, December 15, to boost tourism, business, and leisure travel opportunities between the provinces of Cebu and Ilocos Norte. Ilocos Norte Gov. Matthew Marcos Manotoc is...
Basic Energy Corp. (BEC) announced that the Wind Energy Service Contract (WESC) of the Ilocos Nearshore Wind Power Project has secured an approval from the Department of Energy (DOE). In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on Thursday, Nov. 7, the DOE’s approval would allow...
CAMP JUAN, Ilocos Norte – Mayor Antonio Mariano of Marcos, this province, has offered a P300,000 reward for reliable and accurate information leading to the arrest and identity of the gunmen and mastermind in the murder of a lady barangay chairman in the municipality on December 1. ABRIGADO (FB)...
MARCOS, Ilocos Norte – A barangay chairwoman was gunned down in Barangay Tabucbuc, this town, on Friday night, December 1. MAP of Marcos, Ilocos Norte. Police Major Jonavale Maramag, town police chief, identified the victim as Helen Abrigado, chairwoman of Barangay Ferdinand here....
By Sigrid Salucop A PHOTOGENIC PLACE Sitio Remedios hosts its first photo exhibit, Currimao, showcasing Ilocos Norte's various tourist spots Ongoing at Sitio Remedios in Ilocos Norte is its very first photo, “Currimao.” Named after the heritage village’s hometown, the exhibit features...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. cast his vote in the barangay election at the Mariano Marcos Memorial Elementary School in Batac City, this province, on Monday, October 30. PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. votes in the barangay elections in Batac City on Monday,...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – A fisherman was reported missing after he failed to arrive home from fishing in the West Philippine Sea on Monday, October 16. MAP of Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte Police identified the missing fisherman as Gerald Rapol, 22, from Balabac, Palawan, and residing in...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – An online seller was shot dead in her house in Barangay Cavit, here, on Saturday evening, October 14. Police identified the victim as Josephine Rara, 43. MAP of Laoag City in Ilocos Norte. Initial investigation said the gunman posed as buyer of laundry soap before...
CAMP JUAN, Ilocos Norte – Two persons died in road accidents in Ilocos Norte on Tuesday, October 10. Police identified the fatalities as Rubiliza Baoit, 50, of Barangay Daquioag, Marcos, Ilocos Norte, and Edwin Acosta, 27, a construction worker and resident of Barangay Catangraran, Solsona,...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – A barangay kagawad (councilor) running for chairman in the barangay elections was arrested after a search warrant operation in his house here on Friday, October 6, yielded suspected shabu and marijuana. Police identified the suspect as Windel Tamayo, 38, of Barangay 4,...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) declared 446 barangays in this province as drug free during the joint third quarter meeting of the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) and Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council (PDAC) at the capitol here on September 27....
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – The Ilocos Norte Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) is closely monitoring the effects of the moderately strong magnitude-5.7 earthquake that jolted extreme Northern Luzon before noon on Wednesday, October 4. Randy Nicolas of the PDRRM...