PAMB eyes development of Region I’s protected areas
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—The magnificent landscape of natural parks showcasing the best in Region 1 took the center stage in a photo exhibit set up by the Protected Area...
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US-supported scholars graduate with new skills to address future calamities
Manila— President Benigno Aquino III and Ambassador Philip Goldberg led the commencement exercises on March 29 for the 148 scholars supported by the U.S. Embassy Manila’s United States Agency for...
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A step closer to carbon reduction
(Keynote speech of Senator Lorna Regina “Loren” B. Legarda during the breakfast meeting of Climate Vulnerable Forum Members on 20 April 2016 at the UN Headquarters, New York)We come together this...
View ArticlePhilHealth must improve enrollment in the formal economy to achieve full...
Gauging the efficacy of enrollment in PhilHealth’s Employed Program will help policymakers in the health sector determine a more effective approach in achieving the goal of universal coverage.Last...
View ArticleIlocos Norte board to update provincial codes, ordinances
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—The Ilocos Norte board is set to upgrade its antiquated provincial codes and ordinances to ensure these are updated and relevant to today’s ever changing...
View ArticleAtheism sits on hot air, nothing else
(Second part of a series)By Abraham V. LleraContributorGod is something man cannot see, touch, hear, feel, nor taste, yet isn’t it simply amazing that not a single nation on earth is without religion?...
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The elections and the climate
ALL ISSUES imaginable have been tackled by presidential and vice presidential candidates. From peace and order, to job generation, even up to hidden and stolen wealth. No one among them, however, gave...
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Ilocos Norte gears for La Virgen Milagrosa Festival
Ilocanos as well as tourists enjoy different sand sport activities as part of the Himala sa Buhangin! Arts and Music Festival. (Alaric Yanos)By John Michael MugasPGIN-CMOPreparations are now in full...
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EGS launches new facility in San Nicolas
The new EGS facility in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte (Alaric Yanos)By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte—Another Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) facility was inaugurated on...
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Regional Development Council recognizes Ilocos Norte LGUs
SAN Nicolas Mayor Melanie Grace P. Valdez receives the award from RDC vice chairman Nestor Rillon as Champion and Hall of Famer for the LGU Best Practices for their project "Catching Rain". San Nicolas...
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A vote for the future
AS THE MAY general elections creeps in, the Filipino peoples are once again faced with the decision that could make or break the future. From the President down to sanggunian members, we all stare down...
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Health expert warns farmers against heat stroke
With the onslaught of El Niño and the summer season fast approaching, an expert advises farmers to take necessary precautions against heat stroke.Dr. Raul V. Destura, an internal medicine and...
View ArticleDagiti birbirokek adda kenka
Birbirokek ti pusokAdda gayam kenkaAdda gayam kenkaBirbirokek ti kararuakAdda gayam kenkaBirbirokek ti kinataokAdda gayam kenkaAdda gayam kenkaBirbirokek ti kinasiakSika gayam ti kinasiak Birbirokek ti...
View ArticleDENR, PAMB help integrate eco-tourism development in Ilocos Norte protected...
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—Exploring the wonders of eco-tourism as a way of generating livelihood and alleviating poverty in rural areas, the Department of Environment and Natural...
View ArticleBatac barangay takes up pottery-making
By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterBatac City—Following the example of San Nicolas town, a barangay here will soon become a pottery-making center.This will soon be realized following the passage of...
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It’s gettin’ hot in here!
It is getting hotter and hotter day. Climate models and predictions suggest that the Philippines may experience more dry days and will experience lesser rainfall this year. This means that the summer...
View ArticleNGCP commits an election-ready power grid
Before the coming national and local elections, grid operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) started to implement its contingency plan to ensure that the country’s power...
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Laoag City General Hospital to offer MRI soon
By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterLaoag City—Good news. The Laoag City General Hospital (LCGH) will have its own magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine, a first in Ilocos Norte.LCGH chief Dr....
View ArticleSirib scholarships application opens this summer season
By Mizpah Grace G. CastroPGIN-CMOThe provincial government of Ilocos Norte (PGIN) began accepting application for it Sirib scholarship program.The implementing office is the Ilocos Norte Youth Office...
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