MANILA, Philippines – Four men were arrested in Laoag City on Thursday after they were allegedly caught gambling during a wake.

By Leilani Adriano,VERA Files LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte — After 10 years, the unsolved case of Judge Ariston Rubio, known as the first judge killed in the chronicles of extrajudicial killings in the country, has been declared "probationary closed" by … Continue reading →

This year’s Dulang (food) fair, a major activity in the annual Pamulinawen Festival, did not just bring back the Ilocanos’ comfort food. It also reinvented beans (bukbukel) to remind the young of their elders’ practical culinary skills.

DAGUPAN CITY -- The Nacionalista Party (NP) is in the process of formulating policies that it plans to propose to the Aquino administration. The policies will cover poverty reduction, peace and order, and education program.

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MAYOR Celso Lobregat was named by President Benigno Aquino III as chairman of the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) in Zamboanga Peninsula. The RPOC is the body that ensures a more comprehensive and effective coordination of government efforts and the active participation of citizenry in the campaign against criminality and insurgency. /taxonomy/term/0 read more

An environment official said the devastating floods that struck Northern Mindanao last month could happen in this city and outlying towns because of their topography.

A magnitude 5 earthquake jolted the town of Calayan, Cagayan Saturday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs said that the earthquake, which is tectonic in origin, occurred at 12:46 p.m.

MANILA, Philippines — A moderately strong earthquake measuring 5.5-magnitude on the Richter scale jolted parts of Bicol Region Saturday morning. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded the 5.5-magnitude earthquake at 8:17 a.m. Saturday that originated 62 kilometers southeast of Virac, Catanduanes. Phivolcs science research specialist Linda Amin said the that ...

The RPOC is the body that ensures a more comprehensive and effective coordination of government efforts and the active participation of citizenry in the campaign against criminality and insurgency.