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Democracy
(Second of three parts)By Noralyn DudtNo, democracy has not died. While it's flawed and failing in many parts of the world, it has been going strong in places like Norway, Finland, Sweden, Denmark,...
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LC cockpit arena to reopen soon
By Dominic B. dela Cruz (Staff Reporter)Laoag City—The city-owned cockpit arena will soon to resume operations after the Sangguniang Panlungsod of here allowed its resumption for two years on its...
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Israel gov't vows support for Ilocos mangoes
Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss during his visit to Laoag CityBy Leilanie G. Adriano (Staff Reporter)LAOAG CITY—The Israel government has vowed to assist Ilocos farmers to boost their...
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Democracy, can it stay alive?
(First of a series)By Noralyn Dudt“DEMOCRACY is messy, and it's hard. It's never easy,” is a famous Kennedy quote. If you prefer that everything should be controlled and organized, democracy would...
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Ilocos Norte generates P4.4M from travel fair
By Leilanie G. Adriano (Staff Reporter)LAOAG CITY—A three-day travel fair in Manila has generated almost PHP4.5 million in sales for Ilocos Norte, contributing to the province's efforts to bounce back...
View ArticleLaoag City gov’t creates new positions
By Dominic B. dela Cruz (Staff Reporter)Laoag City—To keep up with the increasing demands of local governance, the city government here has created various positions in its different offices.Laoag...
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Other roads to Democracy
[Conclusion]By Noralyn DudtThe second part of this series on Democracy focused on the success of northern European countries with Lutheran backgrounds and homogenous populations (Norway, Denmark,...
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Dingras mayor is national mayor’s league VP for Luzon
NEWLY elected League of Mayors of the Philippines (LMP) Vice President for Luzon Dingras Mayor Joefrey Saguid (left) and LMP newly elected national president La Paz, Abra Mayor JB Bernos (right) pose...
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Kape de Ylocos Trade Fair, naangay
Indauluan da Gob. Jeremias “Jerry” Singson (Maikatlo manipus kanawan) ken Bise Gobernador Ryan Luis Singson (maikadua iti kanigid) ti pannakagetteng ti laso kas mangipasimudaag iti panaglukat ti Kape...
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Mosquito magnet
By Noralyn DudtA mosquito bites you while sitting outside in the yard and you wonder why the fellow sitting next to you does not get a bite? Have you ever thought that you might be one of those...
View ArticleLaoag City eyes cash incentives for 3-term brgy execs
By Dominic B. dela Cruz (Staff Reporter)Laoag City—Elected barangay officials in this city who had served for three consecutive terms in the same position will soon receive cash incentives from the...
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Brgy 11 (San Nicolas) holds 2nd Allawagi Festival
MISS GAY ALLAWAGI WINNERS. (Counterclockwise) Miss Kyle Ranada (1st runner-up); Miss Gay Allawagi 2022 Miss Joanne Garduque (center); Miss Shane Marva San Jose ( 2nd runner-up); Miss Allen Inigo Butay...
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The weighty issue of weight loss
By Noralyn DudtFor centuries, obesity has been viewed as a character flaw. Despite decades of research into the genetic and biological influences on body weight, people with obesity continue to be...
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The economic miracle that was Singapore
Singapore, a small country in Southeast Asia has been dubbed an economic "miracle." On what account they call it so, I am not so sure. I always thought a miracle was something that only a Divine...
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Pyrrhic victory: Winning the battle but losing the war
By Noralyn O. DudtIn 279 BC, King Pyrrhus of Epirus (an ancient state in Greece) defeated the Roman legions in the Battle of Asculum. Although he was the victor, he lost many of his Macedonian troops...
View ArticleOFW couple plead for DMW secretary’s help
The following is an open letter penned by Ofelia A. Laguardia addressed to Dept. of Migrant Workers Sec. Susan Ople pleading for her help in the case her husband, Manual P. Laguardia Sr., which has now...
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Laoag City expands CCTV ordinance coverage
By Dominic B. dela Cruz (Staff Reporter)Laoag City—As the closed-circuit television (CCTV) system has proven effective on both deterring and solving crimes, the Sangguniang Panlungsod here amended City...
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Sisyphus
By Noralyn DudtI'm writing this on board the Viking Jupiter cruise in the South Atlantic. To mitigate the effect of the tons of delicious foods that I am eating, I have been going to the gym to run...
View Article4 LGUs report reductions in their 2023 budgets
By Dominic B. dela Cruz (Staff Reporter)City of Batac—As the Christmas season goes into high gear the New Year beckons, four local government units in the province said they will have a reduction of...
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