Dynasty? So what, Ilocos votes show
By Cristina ArzadonThe results of elections in Ilocos Norte merely proved that political dynasty is a nonissue among Ilocanos.
The results of elections in Ilocos Norte merely proved that political dynasty is a nonissue among Ilocanos.
A firefight between supporters of mayoral candidates in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, erupted in that town on Tuesday afternoon, the police said.
At least 10 bottles of improvised explosives planted under two passenger buses parked in a motor pool in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte were recovered by a police team on Sunday.
The political landscape in Ilocos Norte is no stranger to wrangling between members of a political clan or to a circus of former allies becoming fierce enemies.
A preacher of the Church of Christ was shot and killed by a gunman in front of his house in Barangay 9 here early on Thursday.
A pastor of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines was shot and killed by at least two men outside his house in Barangay (village) 9 here on Thursday.
Residents of Ilocos Norte won’t hear a distinct tune from the barrage of political jingles that comes with the start of the campaign season for local candidates on March 30. Once named by a local radio station as the “King of Ilocano Songs,” the late Ernesto “Erning” Olarte used to dominate the campaign airwaves [...]
Another mayoral candidate in Marcos town was shot dead by two motorcycle-riding men on Saturday in front of the Iglesia ni Cristo church there, police said.
The dean of the College of Law of the Mariano Marcos State University was declared in stable condition after he was shot by two men on Thursday night on the school’s parking lot here, police said.
Unknown to many, the serene Paoay Lake, known for its legendary past, had been blighted by wastes coming from fish cages resulting in high E. coli bacteria contamination for years.
A bucolic town north of Laoag City, Bacarra, has been largely ignored by tourists on their way to to the more popular attractions in the province’s northern section because its town center is out of the usual road map.
A solar power farm that will feed the Luzon grid has broken ground in the sunniest corner of this province—the fishing and farming village of Paguludan.
Residents here have been mounting two kinds of feasts for the dead: One for their late relatives at daytime, the other for the town’s dead after dark.
