PGIN unveils 41 i-hub centers
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—At least 41 information hubs (i-hubs) in the province are now ready to embark on a new level of technology-infused education program to empower more...
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Comelec designates LC common poster areas
By Dominic B. Dela CruzStaff reporterLaoag City—The city election officer here announced the common poster areas in Laoag for the May 9 general elections.Atty. Julius Harvey Balbas said the designated...
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Ilocos Norte’s agriculture program prioritizes climate change mitigation
Ilocos Norte Governor Imee R. Marcos during the second Water Summit. (Alaric Yanos)Jennifer T. PambidPGIN-CMOLAOAG CITY—With the expected adverse impact of climate change in Ilocos Norte, the...
View ArticlePhilRice adapts a simplified virus detection tool for rice
Scientists at the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) have adapted a simplified method to detect viruses in plant and insect vectors using the loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP)...
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Amputee considers wheelchair from PGIN her most valuable gift
Ermelina Asuncion with Ilocos Norte Governor Imee R. Marcos. (Alaric Yanos)By Jennifer T. PambidPGIN-CMO“My words are not enough to express my gratitude to Governor Imee Marcos for giving me this most...
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DOST tabs Ilocos Norte as alternative hub of IT-BPM
Ilocos Norte Governor Imee R. Marcos with her fellow awardees. (Photo courtesy of DOST-ICTO)By John Michael MugasPGIN-CMOThe Department of Science and Technology–Information and Communication...
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Sarrat
ONCE THE capital of Ilocos Norte, Sarrat was last thrust to national prominence during the wedding of Irene R. Marcos—daughter of the late former President Ferdinand E. Marcos. Since then, it has...
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Miss Ani Festival 2016
Search for Miss Ani Festival 2016 winners (from left) 1st Runner-Up Regina Calong; Miss Ani Festival 2016 Princess Erica Badanguio; Movie Actor and Judge Carlos Agassi; Miss ABC 2016 Janverly Balais;...
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Notices for April 11, 2016
EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late LEONARDO B. DIÑO who died on 21 July 2015 in Laoag City consisting of parcels of land covered by...
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A turning point for a young mom-entrepreneur
Nicole Rudio and baby KaiBy Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—It took a new mom to realize the huge market potential for babies’ products when she gave birth to a cute baby boy, who is...
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Barangay-based resiliency index
A battery of scientific researches concluded that climate change impacts, natural disruption for that matter, are increasing in frequency and scale.The social, environmental, economic and political...
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Kidapawan Senate probe rushed for political mileage
By Alfredo C. Garvida, Jr.ContributorPeople treat the first day of April as April Fool’s Day—where you are empowered by tradition to pull somebody's leg with some untruthful news or story on a friend...
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Charity perfects connectivity
IT´S good that there is a growing sense of connectivity that is now palpable these days. One just has to look around and realize how the steady crawl of linkages among persons and entities in different...
View ArticleIlocos Norte is least poor province in Region 1
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterWith aggressive programs focusing on poverty alleviation, the province of Ilocos Norte reached the lowest poverty incidence rate in Region 1 at 15% in 2015, the...
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DPWH to rehabilitate Gilbert Bridge
Laoag's Gilbert Bridge. (Doms dela Cruz)By Dominic B. Dela CruzStaff reporterLaoag City—The famous Gilbert Bridge is scheduled for major repairs and rehabilitation, the Department of Public Works and...
View ArticleLC police nabs suspected top drug pushers
By Dominic B. Dela CruzStaff reporterLaoag City—The police here have turned up the heat in its battle against illegal drugs as the two ranked drug personalities were arrested.First to fall was Aileen...
View ArticleDENR, Comelec, DPWH ink MOA to remove illegally posted election paraphernalia...
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—Election campaign paraphernalia nailed on trees and posted on non-designated campaign poster areas such as along national road is a no-no in the province...
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Iskolar ni Manang Imee’s magna cum laude: My parents are my inspiration
Marck Anthony Ranga of Marcos, Ilocos Norte, beneficiary of Iskolar ni Manang Imee and a magna cum laude of the Mariano Marcos State University, faces his next hurdle of passing the Certified Public...
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Animal dispersal program beneficiary thanks PGIN for fulfilled wish
Rheena Agpaoa. (PGIN photo)By Jennifer T. PambidPGIN-CMOThe Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte’s (PGIN) animal dispersal program helped a resident of Brgy. San Ramon, Vintar fulfill her wish of...
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