Tourism in La Union continues to recover from the pandemic as more than 550,000 tourists visited the province in 2023. SURFERS in Barangay Urbiztondo, San Juan, La Union. (Freddie G. Lazaro) The provincial government said 550,359 tourists visited La Union last year, an 11 percent increase...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Police arrested a man tagged as a national most wanted person in Barangay Bungol, Balaoan, this province, on Sunday, February 11. Police Major Rey Sales of the Philippine National Police-Regional Highway Patrol Unit 2 identified the suspect as Roy Guno, a...
Jay-R Esquivel rode his way to the top and became the lone Filipino winner in the inaugural World Surf League (WSL) Baler International Pro after ruling the men’s longboard qualifying series (LQS) Tuesday, Feb. 6, at the Sabang Beach in Aurora. Jay-R Esquivel wins the inaugural Baler...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union -- Stall owners affected by the fire that razed the public wet market in this city on January 11 have received P10-million cash aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). P7.5 million came from the DSWD Field Unit 1 while P2.5...
LAUSANNE (AFP) -- Kamila Valieva's doping ban has resulted in Russia being demoted from gold to bronze in the team figure skating event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, the International Skating Union (ISU) said on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Russia's Kamila Valieva (AFP) The then 15-year-old's positive test in...
Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank), the banking unit of the Aboitiz Group, is planning to raise P10 billion from a stock rights offering even as it reported a 28 percent drop in net income last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the bank said its Board of Directors...
Surfers John Mark ``Marama’’ Tokong and Rogelio ``Jay-r’’ Esquievel Jr. conquered the three-to-four feet of swell lining the Urbiztondo Beach to rule the 2024 World Surf League-La Union International Pro. John Mark "Marama’’ Tokong (Pilipinas Surfing) Cheered on by the native crowd,...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Two sexagenarians were stabbed dead by their friend in Sitio Aludig, Barangay Poblacion, Burgos, Pangasinan on Monday, January 22. Police Major Conrado Norial, Burgos chief of police, identified the victims as Renato Nacional Nagal, 62, and Pedro Meneses Ritoya...
Teenage sensation John Andre Aguja is now the highest-ranked Asian rider after moving up from 11th to seventh in the Union Cycliste International (UCI) MTB junior world rankings. John Andre Aguja (Thai Cycling Association) After piling up 242 UCI points, Aguja has overtaken Spain’s...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – Two men drowned in the Ilocos region on Sunday, January 21. Police identified the victims as Mario Ila, 56, and Raymundo Inobaya Sr., 60. Ila, of Batac City, Ilocos Norte, drowned while swimming on a river in Barangay San Isidro, Dumalneg, Ilocos Norte following a...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – Seven persons, including a barangay councilor, were injured in a collision between two motorcycles on the Naguilian-Bagulin Road in Barangay Tuddingan, Naguilian, this province, on Wednesday night, January 17. NAGUILIAN municipal hall. Seven persons were injured in a...
SAN JUAN, La Union – This town is hosting the World Surfing League La Union International Pro for the second consecutive year. The Surfing Capital of the North is holding the event at the Urbiztondo Beach from January 22 to 28. La Union Gov. Raphaelle Veronica "Rafy" Ortega-David assured...
