Mountain Province suspends work as Covid-19 cases double
The provincial government of Mountain Province has suspended work for five days from Jan. 18 to 22 due to the surge of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases, which doubled in just a week.
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Ilocos Norte converts La Tabacalera as ‘food park’
The province of Ilocos Norte continues to develop green outdoor spaces and interactive parks to promote a new ambiance amid the ongoing threat of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
Laoag village placed under lockdown on New Year’s Day
LAOAG CITY – Residents of Barangay 1 San Lorenzo in this city is greeting the New Year trapped in their homes as lockdown in the village took effect on Friday, due to the surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases.
Pangasinan’s firecracker-related injuries decrease by 56%
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) recorded only 15 injuries related to firecracker incidents from Dec. 16, 2020 to Jan. 1, 2021, 56 percent lower than 34 total cases logged last year. Based on the report of PPPO, some of the firecracker-related incidents happened in Barangay Inamotan in Manaoag town, Barangay Pantal in … Read More
Bus ops to Baguio, Mountain Province to start this week
BAGUIO CITY – Bus operations to and from this city and the Mountain Province is expected to resume as the approval of Mayor Benjamin Magalong is expected to come out as early as today. Januario Borillo, chief of the city’s Traffic, Transport Management division of the City Engineering Office said in an interview on Monday … Read More
Ilocos Norte city, 7 towns keep drug-cleared status
LAOAG CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has lauded local authorities representing at least seven towns and one city of Ilocos Norte for sustaining their drug-cleared status. During a joint meeting of the Provincial Peace and Order Council and Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council held at the Laoag City Centennial Arena on Monday, Agent … Read More
Seniors, MDG families in Ilocos Norte to get Christmas packs
LAOAG CITY – Christmas is going to be merry for Ilocos Norte’s selected senior citizens and Millennium Development Goal (MDG) family-beneficiaries who are set to receive gift packs from the provincial government.
Scrap holiday clan reunions, Benguet residents urged
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – With just 11 days to go before Christmas, the provincial government has appealed to residents to cancel family reunions and other gatherings to curb the spike in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases.
Pangasinan barangay workers to get P2K amelioration
The provincial government of Pangasinan will give PHP2,000 as amelioration benefit to barangay health workers, nurses, service point officers, and daycare center personnel in the province.
Ilocos Norte records 3rd Covid-19 death
LAOAG CITY – The province of Ilocos Norte on Thursday registered its third death from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). According to Sarrat town mayor Remigio Medrano, the fatality is a 92-year-old male from Barangay 17, Sarrat, Ilocos Norte. The patient who died on Thursday had symptoms consistent with Covid-19 and was earlier diagnosed with acute … Read More
Cops destroy P10.74-M marijuana plants in Benguet
BAGUIO CITY – Police officers in Benguet have destroyed PHP10.74 million worth of marijuana in Bakun town.
Laoag public market closes for disinfection
The operation at the Laoag public market and commercial complex has been temporarily closed for three days after three fish vendors were confirmed positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
Magalong orders to further curb Covid-19 cases
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong on Wednesday directed members of the city’s management committee (ManCom) to come up with more measures to further lower the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases in the city.
Fur rescuers join search for missing person in Ifugao
CAMP DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet – Over a hundred rescuers from the government and volunteers, including family and friends, are digging on tons of mud, scouring the rivers, look on anything familiar such as clothes that float at the Magat reservoir, while dogs smell the surroundings to locate the remaining missing person in Ifugao.
DA-CAR disperses 10 cattle each for Benguet, Abra
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Agriculture in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-CAR) continues to disperse cattle for milk and meat supply in the region.
Laoag to open online portal for biz licensing
LAOAG CITY – Business owners may soon be able to apply or renew their business licenses online through an internet-based program developed by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to prevent direct contact and possible coronavirus transmissions.