LAOAG CITY – The Vigan City government, through its Public Safety and Traffic Management Division, announced that starting July 1, the use of electric vehicles in the city will be strictly regulated. According to the new rules approved by City Ordinance No. 9, e-vehicle drivers need to be at...
SANTO DOMINGO, Ilocos Sur — A 70-year-old woman was gunned down before noon on Wednesday, June 24, in Barangay Puerta Real, this town. Police said the victim was a married resident of Barangay Pussuac here. Investigation said was standing on a road shoulder when two men on a motorcycle passed by....
SAN EMILIO, Ilocos Sur – A passenger was killed and six others, including the driver, were injured after their truck plunged into a 40-meter-deep ravine in Sitio Lidaoan, Barangay Matibuey here on Wednesday morning, June 17. The San Emilio Municipal Police Station (MPS) said the 50-year-old...
CABUGAO, Ilocos Sur – The chairman of Barangay Turod-Patac here was gunned down on Friday, June 12. Police said the victim, Leo Ronnel Tabaco Taverna, 39, was sitting in front of a neighbor’s house at around 1:45 p.m. when a pickup truck arrived. Two men disembarked and shot him. The suspects...
SUYO, Ilocos Sur – A man wanted for theft was killed during a shootout with police serving a warrant of arrest in Sitio Lipay, Barangay Urzadan, here on Thursday, June 4. Police Capt. Godofredo Ribuyaco, chief of the Suyo Municipal Police Station, identified the suspect as Jun. Ribuyaco said Jun...
LAOAG CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) bared Wednesday the opening of the Kaliwet Bridge in Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur, a project that had been under construction since June 9, 2025. Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon, who inspected the project last month, gave an...
MAGSINGAL, Ilocos Sur – A barangay councilor was shot dead in his home in Barangay Bungro here on Monday night, June 1. Police Capt. Melvin Trinidad, police chief here, said the 50-year-old victim was resting in the veranda at 10:15 p.m. when unidentified men arrived and shot him in the face. The...
CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – A 34-year-old man who was celebrating his birth anniversary and his companion were killed in a motorcycle crash in Barangay Tablac here before dawn on Friday, May 22. The victims were residents of Barangay Dan-ar, Santiago, Ilocos Sur. Police said the motorcycle driven...
SANTO DOMINGO, Ilocos Sur – Seven suspected “Salisi Gang” members were arrested in an entrapment and dragnet operation in Barangay Vacunero here on Saturday, May 16. Police intercepted the suspects’ maroon vehicle after an alert was issued following a reported theft incident in the capital...
SANTO DOMINGO, Ilocos Sur – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has committed to hasten the completion of Kaliwet Bridge in Barangay Nalasin here by the end of this month. After inspecting the ongoing construction of the replacement bridge on Friday, DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has mobilized teams to assess the collapsed Kaliwet Bailey detour bridge in Barangay Nalasin, Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur. The bridge collapsed Saturday when a 20-ton, 10-wheel truck crossed, exceeding the five-ton load limit. In a statement, the...
SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur – Two motorcycle riders were killed and nine others, including the driver of a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV), were injured in a multiple collision in Barangay Gongogong here on Easter Sunday, April 5. Initial investigation showed that a northbound Ford Everest driven by a...
