Before it was restored from a state of 'severe deterioration,' the first floor of the building was rented out to local food entrepreneurs for years LAOAG ... old ancestral house in San Nicolas ...

LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte ... prompting the city to evacuate some of its residents. At least two ancestral homes on Calle Crisologo and Gov. Reyes Street also sustained damage, the Ilocos Sur ...

LAOAG CITY, Philippines—As Typhoon Mina pounded northern Luzon on Saturday, whirlwinds swept through parts of Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, and this capital city, uprooting trees and destroying houses.