Day: May 6, 2025

Ilocos Norte: Ilocos Norte province has maintained its “green” classification for the May 12 elections, indicating that there are no election-related security concerns in its 21 towns and two cities. Joel Gines, Commission on Elections-Ilocos Norte election supervisor, confirmed this on Tuesday, expressing hope that the current status will remain until the end of the election period on June 11. According to Philippines News Agency, the classification was based on the parameters outlined in Section 108 of Comelec Resolution 11067. This resolution indicates that all towns and cities of Ilocos Norte are considered relatively peaceful and orderly. The Comelec assessment,

Zamboanga City: Police are searching for motorcycle-riding assailants who wounded a Pepsi plant executive and killed his driver in an attack Monday evening, authorities reported Tuesday. Che Stalin Rodriguez, general manager of the local Pepsi plant, survived the shooting while his driver, identified only as Jun-Jun, died during treatment, according to Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director Col. Fidel Fortaleza Jr. According to Philippines News Agency, the victims had just arrived home when they were repeatedly shot by one of two men riding tandem on a motorcycle that tailed them. The attack occurred around 7 p.m. on San Isidro Street,

Maguindanao del Norte: Security forces killed a wanted criminal gang leader during a law enforcement operation in Maguindanao del Norte on Monday, military officials reported Tuesday. Kamlon Manardas Ragundo, 34, died in a firefight when Marine Battalion Landing Team-2 (MBLT-2) assisted the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (CIDG-BARMM) and local police serving arrest warrants for his brother and seven others in Barangay Panggao, Barira town. According to Philippines News Agency, MBLT-2 commander Lt. Col. John Dela Cruz stated, “Our role was to provide augmentation to the CIDG, but we were fired upon, so we returned

Rome: After a hard-fought campaign in the Madrid Open, Filipina rising tennis star Alex Eala now shifts her focus to the next big challenge on the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) calendar-the 2025 Italian Open, set to take place from May 6 to 18 at the iconic Foro Italico here. According to Philippines News Agency, the Italian Open is one of the premier stops on the WTA Tour and serves as a critical stepping stone for players preparing for the French Open. For Eala, it offers a golden opportunity to fine-tune her clay-court skills against the best in the world, just

Batac City: The Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) in Batac City, Ilocos Norte has initiated the distribution of free certified inbred seeds as part of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) program, targeting registered farmers in the region. According to Philippines News Agency, DA-PhilRice Batac has allocated 99,008 20-kilo bags of seeds for rice farmers across the provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan to prepare for the upcoming wet cropping season. The distribution process has been streamlined through the “Binhi e-Padala” digital system in the towns of Sarrat and Piddig, Ilocos Norte, where qualified