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Another Ilocos Norte town gets new sea ambulance

LAOAG CITY, May 24 -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday handed over a sea ambulance for coastal residents of Currimao town and nearby towns in the second district of Ilocos Norte. The sea ambu... Read More


Ilocos Norte sets distribution of P18.5-M stipend to scholars

LAOAG CITY, May 21 -- About 1,455 Ilocos Norte government scholars, from senior high school level up to those taking up medicine and law, will receive next week a total of PHP18.5 million worth of sti... Read More


New Ilocos PHO head cites need to hire more health professionals

LAOAG CITY, May 20 -- Ilocos Norte Provincial Health Officer Dr. Rickson Balalio on Monday cited the need to hire additional health professionals to provide more accessible and efficient public servic... Read More


P20-M farm-to-market road to benefit farmers in Batac City

LAOAG CITY, May 20 -- A PHP20-million farm-to-market road (FMR) in Batac City, Ilocos Norte will benefit rural households of Camandingan and Baoa East that depend on farming as a major source of livel... Read More


Pagudpud town gets first sea ambulance

PAGUDPUD, May 17 -- This town finally has its own sea ambulance for faster assistance during emergencies and calamities. Funded under the Department of Health's (DOH) Health Facilities Enhancement Pr... Read More


Police seize P1.7-M suspected shabu at Ilocos Norte checkpoint

LAOAG CITY, May 16 -- About 250 grams of suspected shabu, estimated at PHP1.7 million, was confiscated from a real estate broker at a police checkpoint in Barangay 8, Capangdanan, Pinili, Ilocos Norte... Read More


NFA-Ilocos Norte secures stockpile for rainy days

LAOAG CITY, May 15 -- The National Food Authority (NFA) in Ilocos Norte province has started to secure its stockpile for the rainy days, with around 43,177 sacks of rice purchased from local farmers a... Read More


Ilocos coop taps Landbank lending facility for affordable power rates

LAOAG CITY, May 14 -- Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC) has borrowed PHP100 million from the Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) to help cushion operational cost while allowing consumers to... Read More


Ilocos Norte town leads way in achieving cervical cancer-free PH

LAOAG CITY, May 10 -- Nine-year old Athena Ysabel Bonilla of Barangay 12, Banna, Ilocos Norte, received her human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine on Friday, shielding her against cervical cancer. Bonill... Read More


Batac revives traditional games, native 'kakanin' in farmers' festival

LAOAG CITY, May 2 -- The five-day farmers' festival in Batac City, Ilocos Norte, which has started, gets more playful this year with the revival of traditional games like trumpo (spinning top)-making ... Read More