NEDA to life rice price cap ‘very soon’
NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan announced that the decision to remove the price ceiling on commonly purchased rice varieties will be made shortly. He mentioned that the government is closely monitoring …
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Tropical Storm Falcon enters PAR
Tropical Storm Khanun has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) was named Falcon, Pagasa reported on its latest severe weather bulletin. The center of the eye was estimated based …
Typhoon Egay steadily intensifies
The center of the eye of Typhoon Egay was estimated based on all available data including Daet Doppler Weather Radar at 500 km East of Baler, Aurora. It is moving …
Tropical Depression Dodong maintains strength
Tropical Depression Dodong maintains its strength as it moves north-northwestward over the northwestern Cagayan area. The center of Tropical Depression DODONG was estimated based on all available data in the …
2 arrested for illegally selling gasoline, diesel in Ilocos Norte
The owner of a mini-grocery store and its staff were arrested in an entrapment operation for allegedly selling gasoline and diesel in Pagudpud town, Ilocos Norte, without the permission of …
Supporters celebrate Ferdinand Marcos birthday in Ilocos Norte
Supporters started a weeklong celebration of the late President Ferdinand Marcos birthday in Ilocos Norte, with Ilocanos using the internet to honor “Apo Lakay.” The 103rd birthday celebration of the …
Dog saves owner from heart attack in Ilocos Norte
A dog in Ilocos Norte proved that they are indeed a man’s best friend after rescuing his owner from a fatal heart attack. The 67-year-old dog owner Pio Abrenica was …
Currimao: The ‘black-sand’ beach town that’s so often overlooked
It was about seven years ago that I first arrived in the small town of Currimao, in Ilocos Norte… more by accident than by design. I had been on a …
Digging up the past: How the Marcos years can’t be laid to rest
PROTESTS and legal challenges show no signs of abating following the controversial burial of former president Ferdinand Marcos. The preserved body of the former leader was recently taken from his …
My Quest for Marcos: The long trek to his Ilocos Norte mausoleum
There are two things I really like, visiting the Philippines and an embalmed former dictator, so when I discovered that these two hobbies could be combined into one trip you …