San Fernando City, La Union —The Naval Forces North Luzon (NFNL) is conducting search and rescue operation after receiving information of two missing fishermen from Burgos town Ilocos Norte. According…
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Ilocos Norte gov’t scholars to get stipend hike
LAOAG CITY—Starting the second semester of this school year, the 560 academic and technical and vocational scholars of the Ilocos Norte provincial government will get stipend increase of PHP2,500 to…
NHCP to restore historic Paoay Church, Bacarra Tower in Ilocos
LAOAG CITY — Two of Ilocos Norte’s most important heritage icons will be restored, courtesy of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP). These are the famous Saint Augustine Church…
Ilocos Norte needs 200 tourism ambassadors this Xmas
LAOAG CITY — The provincial government of Ilocos Norte is again hiring tourism ambassadors, including senior citizens, in preparation for the expected influx of tourists this Christmas season. Ilocos Norte Provincial…
Ilocanos await opening of Laoag bypass bridge
LAOAG CITY—In time for the Christmas season where heavy traffic is expected along the Gilbert bridge in this city, Ilocanos here are hoping the alternative bridge along the bypass road…
Deped-Ilocos Norte to netizens: Stop sharing old kidnapping issue
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – The head of the Department of Education (DepEd) in Ilocos Norte here continues to remind locals to refrain from sharing old statements from her regarding…
Ilocos Norte bags best tourism-oriented LGU award
LAOAG CITY — Ilocos Norte finally won the prestigious Pearl Award for Best Tourism-Oriented Province in the Philippines from the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) and the Department…
Power restored in 465 Ilocos villages
LAOAG CITY—Electricity has been restored in 465 villages in Ilocos Norte, or about 95 percent of the 557 total number, after Super Typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut) hit the province two weeks…
Typhoon victims in Ilocos Norte to get shelter assistance
LAOAG CITY -The provincial government of Ilocos Norte has partnered with the National Housing Authority (NHA) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in rehabilitating housing units in the…
Imee calls for special home fund for ‘Ompong’ victims in Ilocos
LAOAG CITY — Governor Ma. Imelda Josefa “Imee” Marcos on Sunday called on the National Housing Authority to provide a special fund for some Ilocano families whose houses were blown away…
Power, telco lines still down in Ilocos Norte
LAOAG CITY – Typhoon Ompong’s fierce winds brought down electric posts and communication lines, leaving most residents groping in the dark and out of reach since Saturday. As of posting, the…
Thousands of relief packs ready for dispatch in Ilocos Norte
LAOAG CITY —The Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) distributed to northern towns of Ilocos Norte, which are projected to be the hardest-hit by Typhoon “Ompong”, a total of…
Classes, work suspended on Thursday, Friday in Ilocos Norte
LAOAG CITY — As the province of Ilocos Norte is now on red alert status due to Typhoon Ompong, Governor Ma. Imelda Josefa “Imee” Marcos announced Wednesday the suspension of work…
‘Harvest early,’ farmers told as super typhoon nears
LAOAG CITY—While expecting for a super typhoon, Lyndon Madrid woke up early on Wednesday and harvested green papayas and squash flowers from his farm in the farming village of Bungcag,…
Ilocos Norte mulls buyback scheme for rice
LAOAG CITY — To ensure food security in the province, the provincial government of Ilocos Norte plans to implement a buyback scheme for rice, which is almost similar to a scheme…
Mild quake jolts parts of Ilocos Norte
LAOAG CITY — A magnitude 2.1 earthquake was felt in some parts of the province at 11:17 a.m. Thursday, state seismologists said. With epicenter located at 11 kilometers southwest of Dumalneg…
Ilocos Norte fisherfolk get P3.7-M fishing gears, paraphernalia
LAOAG CITY —The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region I distributed various fishing gears and paraphernalia and motorized bancas to 197 registered fisherfolk and 20 fisherfolk associations in…
Ilocos Norte LGU to acquire fiber glass boat
LAOAG CITY — The local government unit of Banna, Ilocos Norte is set to purchase a fiber glass boat, which can be readily used in case of emergency. Worth PHP300,000, town…
Calamity workers, volunteers lauded on Nat’l Heroes Day
LAOAG CITY — As the country celebrates National Heroes Day, the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) in Region 1 has lauded frontline workers in risk reduction and management and volunteers…