The demand for electronic gadgets in the Ilocos Region rose by a whopping 200 percent as some workers shift to working from home and online classes have started, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
The city and the province of Benguet will host the Miss Universe Philippines 2020 on Oct. 25, but without an audience.
A man from Cavite pedaled for 21 hours amid bad weather to Anda town in Pangasinan province to personally meet his long-distance girlfriend.
Residents in Ilocos Norte can now have more time to do economic activities as curfew hours have been reduced in the province.
BAGUIO CITY – The city government is urging residents to visit their dead in public and private cemeteries from October 17 to 28 or earlier and on limited hours to avoid overcrowding.
LAOAG CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard search and rescue team continues its search operation in the coastal waters of Ilocos Norte on Wednesday for three fishermen who have gone missing last Tuesday afternoon. Dr. Melvin Manuel, head of the Laoag City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, confirmed this on Wednesday as he reported “the search … Read More
The ongoing health crisis has taken its toll on three giant projects in the province of Ilocos Norte due to delays in the delivery of equipment and construction materials, including skilled laborers, sourced by contractors from as far as Manila and Pampanga.
The municipality of Sagada in Mountain Province further tightened security protocols on the entry of people to the town.
Resort owners in coastal Pagudpud town are ready to host tourists with great optimism they can recover from their losses due to coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
Some parents in the province of Ilocos Norte took a pause from work early Monday to ensure their children are able to attend the official opening of classes at home.
BAGUIO CITY – This city would be the first local government unit (LGU) in the country to use the services of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)-hired contact tracers whose salaries would be sourced from funds provided in the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act.
The tourism office here said a total of 1,249 prospective tourists have registered at the Baguio VISITA (visitor information and travel assistance) online portal.
DAGUPAN CITY – Dawn Criselle Handig, one of the teacher-broadcaster pioneers in the country, sees teaching under the new normal as both a challenge and opportunity to grow as a teacher. Handig, 30, and a resident of Barangay Salisay, said teaching via television is far too different from the usual face-to-face classes. “It’s like from … Read More
BAGUIO CITY – Six teenage drug suspects were arrested in a buy-bust operation and yielded PHP51,000 worth of shabu early Tuesday morning here.
BAGUIO CITY – City Health Services Office (CHSO) chief Dr. Rowena Galpo on Tuesday said 96 more isolation beds were added for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients.
BALUNGAO, Pangasinan – Various handmade products made by persons deprived of liberty (PDL) at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) District Jail here can now be bought through an online store.