A 43-year-old farmer was allegedly gunned down by his cousin on Wednesday morning, Jan. 29, in Barangay Patong, Magsingal, Ilocos Sur. Police identified the victim as Edmon Unciano Ronquillo. Initial investigation said the victim was on his way to feed his pigs when the suspect, Maynard Unciano...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – The Philippine Councilors League-Ilocos Sur Chapter strongly condemned the murder of Caoayan, Ilocos Sur Councilor Anthony F. Verzola in Barangay Tamag here on Saturday, Jan. 25. “We are seeking a thorough investigation for the immediate identification of the suspects...
A reelectionist municipal councilor from Caoayan, Ilocos Sur was gunned down in Barangay Tamag, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur on Saturday morning, Jan. 25. Police identified the victim as Anthony Verzola, a resident of Barangay Callaguip, Caoayan. Investigation said Verzola was sitting in front of a...
CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Bantay, Ilocos Sur – A driver and his passenger were killed after their truck crashed and turned on its side in Barangay Paltoc, San Emilio, Ilocos Sur on Saturday, Jan. 18. Police identified the victims as Ibrahim V. Cardenas, 26, driver, and his passenger, Fatima...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – The family of a Bureau of Fire Protection member shot dead in this city last Dec. 29 has offered a P100,000 reward for information leading to the identification of the suspect and mastermind. The offer came as police have yet to make progress in the case of...
The province of Ilocos Sur mourned the death of former Ilocos Sur first district Rep. and Gov. Deogracias Victor "DV" Savellano on Tuesday, Jan. 7. Savellano, an Agriculture Undersecretary at the time of his passing at the age of 65, died of an unspecified cause. The provincial government...
The coastal town of Santa Catalina in Ilocos Sur will conduct a tsunami drill this month. The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said this will enable the people to know what to do when a tsunami occurs after a magnitude-8 earthquake. The local government released a route to...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – The Ilocos Sur Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office recorded five fireworks-related injuries on New Year’s Eve in this province. ARQUELADA (FB) Ilocos Sur PDRRMO head Rhon Arquelada said the victims – four minors and one adult – sustained minor...
CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Ilocos Sur – A member of Bureau of Fire Protection was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen in front of his house in Barangay Pantay Daya here on Sunday, Dec. 29. Police identified the victim as Senior Fire Officer 1 Anthony T. Manuel, 40, assigned to the BFP-Vigan....
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – The Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices are closely monitoring the impact of the magnitude-5.6 earthquake that rocked Ilocos Norte on Monday, Dec. 30. READ:...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices in Region 1 (Ilocos) remain on heightened alert for the possible effects of the successive offshore earthquakes in Santa Catalina, Ilocos Sur in the past few days. PDRRMO-Ilocos Sur chief Rhon Arquelada said that...
CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Bantay, Ilocos Sur – A 24-year-old man allegedly hit and killed his 74-year-old mother after she scolded him in Sitio Banga-an, Barangay Dinwede West, Cervantes, Ilocos Sur on Friday afternoon, Dec. 20. Police Capt. Alden Isang, Cervantes chief of police, identified the...
