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Oct 13, 2024 | 
rappler.com | John Michael Mugas
ILOCOS NORTE, Philippines – La Union’s flagship tourism event has been inducted into the Hall of Fame at the just-concluded Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) Pearl Awards. The La Union Surfing Break (LUSB) triumphed again, winning the Best Sports Tourism title at the 2024 ATOP Pearl Awards, the provincial government said on Sunday, October 13. It has claimed this award for the past five years.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
rappler.com | John Michael Mugas
ILOCOS NORTE, Philippines – It’s official. Laoag City Councilor Bryan Alcid is the Marcoses’ bet against reelectionist Michael Keon, and they showed this by attending and witnessing the mayoral aspirant submit his candidacy papers to the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Backed by the Marcoses, first-term councilor and businessman, filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) on Monday, October 7, challenging Keon, a relative of the First Family.
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
rappler.com | John Michael Mugas
ILOCOS NORTE, Philippines – In what appears to be a repeat of the 2022 elections, the Marcos family is once again backing a different candidate for Laoag City mayor, sidelining incumbent Mayor Michael Marcos Keon, a cousin of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Senator Imee Marcos.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
rappler.com | Sherwin De Vera |John Michael Mugas
BAGUIO, Philippines – The Ilocos Norte provincial government has declared a state of calamity, reeling from the devastation wrought by Typhoon Julian (Krathon), which tore through the province, leaving homes shattered, livelihoods in ruins, and entire communities submerged.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
rappler.com | Sherwin De Vera |John Michael Mugas
BAGUIO, Philippines – The Ilocos Norte provincial government has declared a state of calamity, reeling from the devastation wrought by Typhoon Julian (Krathon), which tore through the province, leaving homes shattered, livelihoods in ruins, and entire communities submerged.
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Aug 13, 2024 | 
rappler.com | John Michael Mugas
ILOCOS NORTE, Philippines – Banners were displayed across Ilocos Norte on Tuesday, August 13, as Ilocanos celebrated the 100th birth anniversary of national living treasure and Ilocano master weaver Magdalena Gamayo.
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Jun 9, 2024 | 
newsinfo.inquirer.net | John Michael Mugas
LAOAG CITY, ILOCOS NORTE, Philippines — Giant trash bins, shaped like a fish, have been installed in key areas across La Union province as part of a creative initiative to instill environmental consciousness among tourists and locals. The provincial government announced on Sunday that these bins are part of their efforts to keep the province free from trash.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
newsinfo.inquirer.net | John Michael Mugas
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte — A group of former Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials in Ilocos Sur province has been calling for justice for their colleague who was shot dead in the capital city of Vigan in broad daylight on his birthday on Monday, April 8. In a social media post, the group sought help from the public for any information that would lead to the identities of the suspects who shot the victim identified by the police as Marion Tugade, 27.
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Feb 28, 2024 | 
rappler.com | Uriel Quilinguing |John Michael Mugas
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – One region in Southern Philippines and another in the north share a common challenge: Both are wrestling with the alarming rise in teenage pregnancies. In the Northern Mindanao and Ilocos regions, officials cited disturbing statistics, which underscore the nationwide concern over the escalating rates of teenage motherhood, to push for legislative action and intensified efforts to safeguard the well-being of young Filipinos.
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Feb 24, 2024 | 
newsinfo.inquirer.net | John Michael Mugas
LAOAG CITY, ILOCOS NORTE — The legal community in Ilocos provinces is mourning the death of a lady lawyer who drowned on Saturday, Feb. 24, during a picnic in Abra province. In a report on Sunday, the Abra police identified the victim as Princess Caroline Nichole Ibarra, 31, from Sinait town in Ilocos Sur. Police said that while at a picnic in Calm Spring in Peñarrubia town, the victim asked her driver Voltaire Salvador to accompany her at around 5 p.m. in a nearby spring to take photographs.
