Olongapo native serves aboard US Navy’s newest carrier
Airman Regine GarciaBy Nathan McDonaldUSN Mass Communication Specialist 2nd ClassNORFOLK—A 2004 Aura De Laurentus graduate and Olongapo, Philippines native is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the...
View ArticleI had fun in VP debate—BBM
Vice presidential candidate Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. bared that he had fun in the vice presidential debate sponsored by the Commission on Elections at the University of Santo Tomas in...
View ArticleIntegrity and competence
THESE are what we have to look for in choosing our public officials. Of course, to be realistic, we have to put these qualities in the context of the candidates’ popularity and electability. But for...
View ArticleNotices for April 18, 2016
R.A 9048 Form No. 10.1 (LCRO)Republic of the PhilippinesLocal Civil Registry OfficeProvince: Ilocos NorteMunicipality: PasuquinNOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act...
View ArticleAccenture conducts coastal clean-up drive in Currimao
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterCURRIMAO, Ilocos Norte—Over a hundred employees of the new delivery center of Accenture in this northern part of Luzon participated in a coastal clean-up drive on...
View ArticleA vow to remember
By Demetrio T. UbayContributor“Education is something you can’t lose and it is only the wealth that we can give you.” This line was often times reiterated by my tatang and inang over dinner when we...
View ArticleThat great generation
(Keynote Speech of Senator Loren Legarda during the Forum on Making Renewable Energy a Vehicle for Inclusive Growth on 26 February 2016 at the IFC Headquarters in Bonifacio Global City)We toil today to...
View ArticleGloria, Oriental Mindoro Lakbay Aral in Laoag City
Gloria, Oriental Mindoro Lakbay Aral. Laoag Mayor Chevylle V. Fariñas welcomes the employees and officials of the municipality of Gloria (Oriental Mindoro) headed by Gloria Vice Mayor Ramon G. Solas....
View ArticleUnpresidential
DAVAO CITY Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte’s “rape joke” is not only tasteless and insensitive; it is more so unpresidential.His excuse that it was just “gutter language” and was speaking the language of the...
View ArticleAni dance
Thousands of local and foreign visitors flocked to Dingras, Ilocos Norte for the 2016 Ani Festival. The festival features a colorful dance parade followed by a dance showdown. Six contingents from...
View ArticleDOST, Comelec train teachers for 2016 elections
Around 168 teachers from the different municipalities of La Union have been assessed and trained on March 7 and 8 by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and Commission on Elections...
View ArticleNotices for April 25, 2016
RA Form No. 10.1 (LCRO)Republic of the PhilippinesLocal Civil Registry OfficeProvince of Ilocos NorteMunicipality of SarratNOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No....
View ArticleDPWH completes road widening project in Ilocos Norte’s 2nd district
By Dominic B. Dela CruzStaff reporterSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte—The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) 2nd district engineering district said they have completed all the road-widening...
View ArticleSiak ni Ilokano ken igpilko a saluyot iti Kailokuan ditoy Hawaii
(Fourth part of a series)Iti Lions Club InternationalNakipagbangonak iti Honolulu Fil-Am Lions Club, nagpaayak a Lions Tamer, Secretary, Vice President, Honolulu Fil-Am Lions & Leeward Lions Club....
View ArticlePNB Centennial Torch
As a part of the centennial celebration of Philippine National Bank (PNB), Mrs. Metty Guerrero, PNB Laoag branch manager, receives the centennial torch from Mr. Leo Farinas, PNB Laoag-Castro branch...
View ArticleOWWA Region I scholars now registered pharmacists
OWWA Scholar Nathalia Jann Biluan (left) takes pride at being a registered pharmacist, after passing the licensure examination on January 2016. Sharing her pride is her family, especially his father,...
View ArticleGift is another name for love
IT’S now becoming a standard practice that during birthday celebrations, the celebrants would profusely thank God for the “gift of life.” This expression has become so common it is getting to be a...
View ArticleLaoag City to implement new salary increase for City Hall workers
By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterLaoag City—The city government here is set to implement a compensation adjustment this year for City Hall employees.The adjustment is based on the Local Budget...
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