Batac mulls BSP proposed expansion
By Domini B. dela CruzStaff reporterBatac City—City mayor Albert D. Chua confirmed that Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)-Batac officials visited him to present their proposed expansion.Mr. Chua said...
View ArticleNotices for November 7, 2016
Publication NoticeR.A. 10172 Republic of the PhilippinesLocal Civil Registry OfficeProvince of Ilocos NorteMunicipality of BanguiOffice of the Municipal Civil RegistrarCCE-0049-2016 RA 10172...
View ArticleThe drug war
THE WAR against illegal drugs in the country became serious when President Rodrigo R. Duterte assumed office. Since then, it has escalated in both rhetoric and lethalness; soon enough thousands lay...
View ArticleDTI-Ilocos Norte joins 2016 Consumer Welfare Month celebration
By Imelda A. CabelloContributorThe Department of Trade and Industry in Ilocos Norte joined the National Consumer Affairs Council (NCAC) and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, as host agency, in the...
View ArticleContinuing cash-for-work program to boost livelihood of typhoon victims
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—The Ilocos Norte provincial government’s cash-for-work (CFC) program being implemented to generate more employment among Ilocanos will continue to stay...
View ArticleHow to obtain administrative closure of deportation proceedings without...
During the course of removal proceedings, an Immigration Judge or the Board of Immigration Appeals may find it necessary or, in the interests of justice and fairness to the parties, prudent to defer...
View ArticleLaoag City names 2016 model families
Model Families 2016. The Families of Mr. & Mrs. Eusebio T. Maximo of Barangay 57 Pila and Mr. & Mrs. Fabian L. Felix of Barangay 51-B Nangalisan West are the Model families of Laoag for 2016....
View ArticleLa Union’s SFU, Naguilian pilot-rest social tech project for OFW families
ONE of the modular sessions among left-behind OFW family in Santiago, of San Fernando City in La Union. (DSWD)By Iryn D. CubangbangDSWDOne hundred left-behind family members of Overseas Filipino...
View ArticleLagui residents hits planned Laoag City dumpsite expansion
The Laoag dumpsite before the massive cleanup (Alwin Formantes)The Laoag dumpsite after the massive cleanup (Alwin Formantes) By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporter Laoag City—Brgy. Lagui residents...
View ArticleNew BWD, CPO sites at Batac Government Center
Batac City—The Sangguniang Panlungsod in this city passed two resolutions authorizing Batac mayor Albert D. Chua to enter into contracts with two government agencies regarding lots at the Batac...
View ArticleLaoag Comelec resumes voters’ registration
By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterLaoag City—City election officer Atty. Julius Harvey Balbas said the local Commission on Elections (Comelec) office has resumed the continuing registration of...
View ArticleNotices for November 14, 2016
Publication NoticeR.A. 10172 NOTICE TO THE PUBLICCCCE – 96-2016 R.A. 10172November 7, 2016 In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1...
View ArticleIlocos Norte mango growers to start all over again
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—Supertyphoon “Lawin” [international name Haima] barreled through Ilocos region last month, and among those battered were mango trees that were due for...
View ArticlePGIN gives P5,000 financial assistance to students affected by ‘Lawin’
Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee R. Marcos greets students and their parents after her SOPA. (Alaric Yanos)In order to provide immediate recovery to families affected by super typhoon ‘Lawin,’ the Provincial...
View ArticleUS state secretary swears in new ambassador-designate to PH
United States Secretary of State John Kerry swore in Ambassador-designate to the Philippines Sung Y. Kim in a ceremony attended by Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken, former U.S. Ambassadors to the...
View Article#ilibing na
The Supreme Court has spoken.And even if there are others who do not agree with the High Tribunal’s decision, it will remain so—unless the SC reverses itself. Finally, after 27 years, the late...
View ArticleHow long should homilies be?
By Abraham V. Llera“Eight minutes, with 15 minutes as maximum,” according to Abp. Malcom Ranjith who used to be the Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship (CDW) of the Vatican. “Eight...
View ArticleNotices for November 21, 2016
Publication NoticeR.A. 10172NOTICE TO THE PUBLICCCE-0068-2016November 18, 2016. In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines on...
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