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Ilocos farmers negotiate for higher floor prices of tobacco leaves

Manila, Oct. 7 -- Farmers from tobacco-producing provinces in the Ilocos Region on Tuesday took part in a two-day conference in Quezon City to negotiate tobacco floor prices for the next two cropping ... Read More


Mango growers in Ilocos Norte town get gov't aid

Manila, Oct. 6 -- A total of 223 mango growers in Vintar, Ilocos Norte have received various agricultural inputs from the Department of Agriculture and the local government to boost their livelihood. ... Read More


Magnitude 5.0 quake rocks Ilocos Norte

Manila, Oct. 5 -- A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Ilocos Norte Sunday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The quake, tectonic in origin, was recorded at... Read More


Cagayan River reaches critical level

LAOAG CITY, Oct. 4 -- The Cagayan River's water level continued to rise on Saturday, submerging more villages in floodwater due to inclement weather. As of 3 p.m., the water level at the Tuguegarao C... Read More


Ilocos Norte partners with MECO to lure Taiwanese tourists

Manila, Oct. 1 -- The Ilocos Norte government is collaborating with the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) in Taiwan to lure more tourists and investors to the province. In an interview on We... Read More


Ilocos Norte pushes for direct Laoag-Kaohsiung flights

Manila, Oct. 1 -- The Ilocos Norte provincial government is pushing for the establishment of direct flights from Laoag City to Kaohsiung, Taiwan for tourism and economic purposes. In a media intervie... Read More


PBBM visits Batac hospital, checks zero billing implementation

LAOAG CITY, Sept. 28 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Sunday made a quick visit to the Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center (MMMH&MC) in Batac City, Ilocos Norte to check on the ... Read More


800 family food packs airlifted to typhoon-hit Calayan Island

Manila, Sept. 25 -- Some 800 family food packs have been delivered to Calayan Island, the farthest and only island town in Cagayan province hit hard by Super Typhoon Nando, the Department of Social We... Read More


Region 1 coops unite to help restore power in typhoon-hit Ilocos Norte

Manila, Sept. 25 -- Electric cooperatives from Region 1 on Thursday sent five teams to Ilocos Norte to help restore electricity in areas left without power in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Nando. Co... Read More


'Nando' prompts evacuation, causes power outages in Ilocos Norte

India, Sept. 23 -- A total of 677 families composed of 1,257 individuals in Ilocos Norte were affected by Super Typhoon Nando, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) sai... Read More