VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – A 39-year-old woman was killed and her daughter was injured in a motorcycle collision in Barangay Beddeng Laud here on Wednesday, April 24. Police Lt. Col. Rogelio Remiendo, police chief here, identified the victim as Emelita P. Abendanio of Barangay Anonang Menor,...
BANTAY, Ilocos Sur – A minor drowned in an irrigation canal in Barangay Capangdanan here. THE body of a minor who drowned in an irrigation canal is recovered in Bantay, Ilocos Sur. (MDRRMO Dur-as Bantay FB) Police Lt. Reynaldo Renon of the Bantay police station said the boy was reported missing...
SOLSONA, Ilocos Norte – This town is under a state of calamity after 15 out of 22 barangays are experiencing a water crisis due to the El Niño phenomenon. THE town of Solsona in Ilocos Norte is rationing water due to El Niño. Mayor Joseph de Lara said that water rationing is ongoing in 15...
BANTAY, Ilocos Sur – Two sisters drowned in an irrigation canal in Barangay Bulag here on Wednesday afternoon, April 24. TWO sisters drowned in an irrigation canal in Bantay, Ilocos Sur on Wednesday afternoon, April 24. (MDRRM Dur-as Bantay) Police Corporal Roxanne Angela Padre, investigator...
BADOC, Ilocos Norte – A man was shot dead in Barangay Caraitan here on Friday afternoon, April 19. Police Capt. Elison Pasamonte, town chief of police, said the victim, Emmanuel Salcedo of Barangay Cabangtalan, Sinait, Ilocos Sur, was on his way home on a motorcycle after visiting his...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – Damage caused by grass and forest fires in this province in the first quarter of this year has reached P10 million. Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer (PENRO) Victor Dabalos said that about 5,000 hectares were affected in the towns of Solsona, Piddig,...
(L-R) Captain Ivan Roldan, commander of Coast Guard District Northwestern Luzon, and Candon City Mayor Eric Singson sign a deed of usufruct on April 17, 2024 for the establishment of a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) radar tower in Candon City, Ilocos Sur. (Photo courtesy of PCG) The Philippine Coast...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Police Regional Office-1 is offering “Libreng Sakay” or free rides to commuters during the transport strike from April 15 to 16 in the Ilocos region. PRO-1 Director Police Brig. Gen. Lou Evangelista ordered his subordinate units to provide resources for...
CAMP DIEGO SILANG, La Union – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency discovered 26,700 fully grown marijuana plants in five plantations with a total land area of 4,200-square meters during an eradication operation in Sitio Tangilig, Barangay Bunga, Sugpon, Ilocos Sur on Friday, April 12....
CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – Fifteen candidates are competing in the 2024 Miss Tobacco Philippines beauty pageant at the Candon City Arena here on Thursday, April 11. THIS year's 2024 Miss Tobacco Philippines candidates. (Mayor Eric Singson FB) Candidates represent tobacco-producing provinces all...
SAN VICENTE, Ilocos Sur – A man’s body was discovered on a rice field in Barangay Pudoc here on Tuesday, April 9. THE body of a septuagenarian was found on a rice field in Barangay Pudoc, San Vicente, Ilocos Sur on April 9. Police identified the victim as Guillermo Rebula, 75. Three...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – The provincial government of Ilocos Sur and the city government of Vigan have offered a P100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the gunmen of former Sangguniang Kabataan chairman Marionne Tugade. POSTER offering a P100,000 reward for information...
