SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – A driver and his 16 passengers were injured in a jeepney crash in Barangay Nagyubuyuban here on Saturday night, May 24. Police identified the injured as Chiquito Alisen, 45, driver, and passengers Edgar Vecino, Daisy Espinueva, Fred Pena, Emily Dingwas, Lourdes...
DAGUPAN CITY – Vice Gov. Mario Eduardo C. Ortega defeated niece, incumbent Rafy Ortega-David, in Monday’s elections to become the new governor of La Union. Aringay Vice Mayor Eric O. Sibuma was elected vice governor. LA Union provincial capitol in San Fernando City. First district Rep. Paolo...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Three individuals allegedly engaged in vote-buying were apprehended through citizen’s arrest in Barangay Cuenca, Pugo, La Union, on May 12. Police Major Lester Tannagan, Pugo chief of police, said concerned citizens informed them that the suspects were holding...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has entered a partnership with the European Union (EU) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to launch a $6-million public finance facility over three years. In a joint statement released on Wednesday, April 30, the DBM said the program...
EU EOM Chief Observer Marta Temido (center) of the EU Election Observation Mission with Press Officer Michela Sechi, and Deputy Chief Observer Manuel Sanchez de Nogues European Parliament member and European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to...
The provincial government pledged assistance to all victims of a bus accident on Thursday, April 24, in Burgos, La Union. ORTEGA (center). (FB) Gov. Raphaelle Veronica “Rafy” Ortega-David visited the victims, most of them La Union residents, recovering in hospitals in the province on...
Observation, not interference, is the European Union (EU) election observation team's mission in the Philippines with the aim to "improve democracy." European Union Election Observation Mission Chief Observer Marta Temido (Photo courtesy of EU EOM to the Philippines) This was stated by Chief...
Debt watcher Moody’s Ratings has downgraded Union Bank of the Philippines’ (UnionBank) credit ratings, citing deteriorating asset quality following rapid growth in retail lending and rising problem loan ratios. In its latest rating action issued on Monday night, April 21, Moody’s cut the...
Amid the deployment of an election observers mission to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), the European Union’s Election Observation Mission (EU-EOM) assured that it is ready for even the “most challenging” situations to fulfill its goal of assessing the election...
The European Union (EU) for the first time has deployed 72 long-term election observers under its Election Observation Mission (EOM) to the Philippines to monitor and assess the process of the May 2025 midterm elections, EU-EOM Deputy Chief Observer Manuel Sanchez de Nogues said on Wednesday, April...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – This province is ready for thousands of devotees visiting historical churches and pilgrimage sites during Visita Iglesia this Holy Week. ORTEGA (FB) “These religious sites are not only places for prayer and reflection but also cultural landmarks that represent our...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Ever since he was a child, fur parent Xavier Mercado, 43, has dreamed of a pet cemetery where he could visit his furry babies when they are gone. Mercado’s dream came true on Friday in time for the celebration of National Pet Day as the first pet cemetery here was...
