THE Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) will hold three regional legs of the Indigenous Peoples (IP) Games this year beginning with the Luzon games in Salcedo, Ilocos Sur, on April 19 and 20. “We want to hold the Games in regions where there are several tribes,” PSC commissioner Matthew “Fritz” Gaston…
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
MULTI-SPORT competitions are back with Ilocos Sur hosting the return of the Batang Pinoy National Championships in December. The Batang Pinoy nationals were last held in August 2019 in Puerto Princesa City, but were shuttered for two years because of the Covid-19 pandemic. But the Philippine Sports Commission’s (PSC) flagship…
Around 27 thousand families affected by the recent 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Northern Luzon received financial assistance today (August 11) amounting to P270 million from the National Housing Authority (NHA) through its Emergency Housing Assistance Program.