CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – Five former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels surrendered in Ilocos Sur and Pangasinan on Monday, May 15. MAP of the Philippines with the Ilocos region highlighted. Police identified one of them as “Ka Randy,” a former member of the Militia ng Bayan (MB) under the...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – Ilocos Norte Gov. Matthew Marcos Manotoc met Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian at his official residence in Makati City on Monday, May 16, to boost the province’s relations with China. GOV. Matthew Manotoc (right) and Chinese envoy Huang Xilian...
PAOAY, Ilocos Norte – The two-day Himala sa Buhangin Arts and Music Festival on May 13 and 14 drew a total of 30,000 tourists and residents, the Ilocos Norte Tourism Office (INTO) said. The first night featured the pop-rock band "The Juans" who sang iconic songs "Hindi Tayo Pwede," "Atin ang...
Toyota Motor Philippines has opened its 74th outlet in the country in Candon City to serve the mobility needs in the Ilocos Region. Toyota Ilocos Sur will be a ‘3S’ Facility that provides sales, service, and spare parts. Situated in a 2-hectare lot, the dealership will have a total floor area...
PAOAY, Ilocos Norte – Singer Gigi de Lana and her Gigi Vibes band performed at the Himala sa Buhangin Music and Arts Festival here a few hours after they figured in an accident in San Fernando City, La Union on Sunday, May 14. They headlined the second night of the festival and, according...
CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Ilocos Sur – A student died while one other was injured after the motorcycle they were riding in fell into a drainage canal in Barangay Nalvo in Sta. Maria town, this province, on Friday, May 12. Police said that Mark Lawrence Canezo, 18, a Grade 11 student, the...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The rice production in Region 1 for Calendar Year 2022 increased by 3.31 percent, according to the report of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Ilocos. Regional Executive Director Annie Q. Bares of the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 1 (DA...
SANTA LUCIA, Ilocos Sur – Four farm-to-market roads and a barangay health center under the 2022 Local Government Support Fund-Support to Barangay Development Program (LGSF-SBDP) projects of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) were formally opened on May 5,...
DAGUPAN CITY – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA)-Ilocos is preparing for the coming El Niño. A BACKYARD garden like this is feared to bear the brunt of the looming El Niño. (Liezle Basa-Inigo) NIA-Ilocos Manager Engr. Gaudencio de Vera said they have come up with several...
CAMP AQUINO, Tarlac City – The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the United States Armed Forces' 38th Balikatan Exercises 2023 have taken a significant step towards improving the lives of the residents of Barangay San Joaquin, Sarrat, Ilocos Norte. A newly constructed health care center opened...
BATAC CITY, Ilocos Norte – A tricycle driver died while his wife and two-year-old child were injured when the tricycle they were riding in crashed along the national highway in Barangay Dariwdiw, Batac City, Ilocos Norte on late Thursday evening, April 27. Police Lt. Col. Adrian Gayuchan,...
(Photo courtesy of DepEd) A teacher from the Ilocos Region is the Philippines’ fifth recipient of the prestigious 2023 Princess Maha Chakri Awards (PMCA), the Department of Education (DepEd) announced. Jerwin O. Valencia, Teacher III of Digras National High School in Ilocos Norte, is one of 11...
