Seven houses and a gasoline station were damaged by a whirlwind in Barangay Nagbacalan, Paoay, Ilocos Norte on Saturday afternoon, July 26. Jesus Bacena, Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer (MDRRMO), said the whirlwind struck at 4 p.m. Nobody was hurt from the 40-second...
SANTA, Ilocos Sur – The municipal government has ordered the pre-emptive evacuation of residents living in coastal barangays to minimize the impact of typhoon ‘’Emong’’ (international name ‘’Co-May’’). “With expected heavy rainfall, strong winds, flooding, landslides, storm...
CABUGAO, Ilocos Sur – A man drowned while saving his grandson in Barangay Pug-os here on Tuesday, July 22. Police identified the victim as Nestor R. Viriña, 66, a resident of Barangay Quezon, Cabugao. Investigation said the victim and grandsons Darrel James Montero dela Cruz and Joshua Castillo...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – The Police Regional Office-1 recovered illegal drugs valued at more than P14 million from June 21 to July 21 in the Ilocos region, PRO-1 chief Police Brig. Gen. Dindo R. Reyes said. Reyes said they confiscated 978.59 grams of shabu and 799.31 grams of marijuana valued at...
BANAYOYO, Ilocos Sur – A 21-year-old construction worker drowned while retrieving his slippers thrown by his co-worker into a river as a practical joke at the height of tropical storm “Crising” here on Saturday, July 19. Police Capt. Medward G. Galay, Banayoyo chief of police, identified the...
LAOAG CITY – Disaster response officials in various parts of Ilocos Norte have been checking landslide and flood-prone areas as tropical storm ‘’Crising’’ continues to bring light to moderate to at times intense rainfall in the province on Friday. "Residents are advised to take necessary...
The Office of Civil Defense reminded residents of the Ilocos region to be on alert following a magnitude-5.5 earthquake on Tuesday morning, July 15. The agency, in an advisory, advised people to be prepared for possible aftershocks. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that a magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck off Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, at 10:38 a.m. on Tuesday, July 15. Phivolcs said the epicenter was located 21 kilometers southwest of Pasuquin, at a depth of 43 kilometers. The tremor was...
The Association of Reservists and Reservist Administrators of the Philippines (ARRAPI) has formally inducted 400 new reservists from Ilocos Norte. The move further strengthened the province’s local defense and disaster response capacity. The mass oath-taking was led by Lt. Col. Michael L. Romero,...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Proactive and responsive law enforcement and advanced technology will mark the new leadership of the Police Regional Office-Ilocos (PRO-1) in line with the thrust to establish community presence. No more delayed action. No more excuses. When someone calls for help,...
The province of Ilocos Sur welcomed the opening of a coliseum named after former Gov. Chavit Singson in Vigan City on Saturday, June 21. The event started at 4 p.m. with the blessing of the Chavit Coliseum, followed by a Mass, and the induction of newly elected provincial officials. Highlight of...
LAOAG CITY – A kilo of shabu approximately worth P6.8 million was recovered in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte on Monday morning, police said. The Ilocos Norte Police Provincial Office (INPPO) said a 44-year-old fisherman noticed a floating plastic package about two miles from the Pasaleng shoreline at...
