TOURISM BOOST. Ilocos Sur Governor Jeremias Singson presides over a meeting with tourism stakeholders on Feb. 8, 2023 in preparation for the maiden voyage of the Silver Spirit cruise ship. The cruise ship is expected to dock at the Salomague Port in Cabugao, Ilocos Sur on Feb. 14, 2023. (Photo courtesy of the Provincial Government of Ilocos Sur) LAOAG CITY - A luxury cruise ship is set to dock at the Salomague Port in Cabugao, Ilocos Sur with about 500 passengers from the United States and Europe. To prepare for the arrival of Silversea Cruises's Silver Spirit, the first international cruise ship to dock at the Salomague port in three years since the pandemic began, Ilocos Sur Governor Jeremias "Jerry" Singson pledged to ensure the safety and security of the tourists by enhancing police visibility where the visitors would go. "Ilocos Sur is a safe destination for tourists," Singson said as he thanked the ground handler Travel Ilocandia for bringing the tourists
CAMP BGEN OSCAR M FLORENDO, La Union Police operatives arrested a national level most wanted person in a checkpoint along the National Highway, Barangay Poblacion Sur, Lidlidda, Ilocos Sur on Monday, Jan. 16.
Brigadier General John C. Chua, director of Police Regional Office Region 1, identifi
ARCHERS Adrian Jessie Magbojos of Sta. Rosa City, Miguel Adrian Carlos of Puerto Princesa City, Pangasinan and Art Joe Cabatan of Davao de Oro and Hailey Bolico of Pasig City both six years old received the Milo Batang Pinoy Pursigido Awards for their outstanding performances in the recent Philippine Sports Commission (PSC)-Batang…
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A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Abra and neighboring areas on Monday afternoon, Dec. 19, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
Phivolcs said the quake struck 3 kilometers southeast of Pilar, Abra around 5:05 p.m.
It said the earthquake was felt a
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) will be mounting a mobile outreach program in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur on Dec. 8, 2022.
The initiative, which aims to bring PRC’s services closer to Filipinos, will be conducted in Vigan City Provincial Farmers Livelihood Training Development Center in I