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Security guard trainees will be on duty soon
DSWD-FO1 Regional Director Marcelo Nicomedes J. Castillo [in green polo] together with the security guard graduates in the Province of Ilocos Sur. (DSWD)By Jaymante Pearl B. ApiladoDSWDSalute!The...
View ArticleBatac eyes citywide CCTV coverage
Batac City—The city government here plans to put the whole city in closed circuit television (CCTV) coverage.The plan was given an initial ₱6-₱7 million budget for 2017.Mayor Albert D. Chua said there...
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The Trump Immigration Act—Let’s start with a clean slate
(The space below has been left intentionally blank. We respectfully suggest that Congress start with a clean slate in enacting THE TRUMP IMMIGRATION ACT that will serve the national interest and is...
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Burial timing a stroke of brilliance and humility
By Alfredo c. Garvida Jr.The Marcos family has pulled a fast one on the anti-Marcos loyalists last Friday, November 18th, when they buried the former president in his rightful place in simple, private...
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Laoag City cops nab alleged abortionist
A police officer interviews the suspect.Laoag City--The police here arrested a suspected abortionist in an entrapment operation.According to Laoag police chief P/Supt. Edwin Balles, intel-operations...
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Let the healing begin…
President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos’s remains is finally interred at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Now, the healing process of a fragmented nation can begin. Or so, claimed the former president’s family...
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Silent majority for Trump—and won
EMMANUEL S. Tipon with grandson Robbie at Kailua Beach in Hawaii.By Emmanuel Samonte Tipon “Oh God, please make Donald Trump win if you love America.” That was my prayer at the new Iglesia Ni Cristo...
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FM buried at Libingan ng mga Bayani
Finally, former President Ferdinand E. Marcos was buried—at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LMNB), no less.In a surprise move, the former president’s family decided to inter his remains on November 18,...
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‘We will never retire!’—DSWD to senior citizens
(Top row from left to right) DSWD-FO 1 ARD for Administration Nora D. Dela Paz, DSWD-FO 1 Senior Citizen Focal Person Edwina C. Masi, and DSWD-FO 1 Medical Officer III Mary Grace DV. Del...
View ArticlePDIC starts deposit insurance payment to depositors of the closed Community...
The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) announced that it has started mailing postal money orders (PMOs) for all valid deposit accounts with balances of ₱100,000 and below maintained with...
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Laoag cops step up coordination vs ‘acetylene gang’
Laoag City—Police Supt. Edwin Balles, Laoag police chief, said they are now in close coordination with various security agencies here to combat the possible entry of the ‘acetylene gang” in the...
View Article61 Laoag barangays drug-cleared
Laoag City—Police Supt. Edwin Balles said 8,000 of the 20,000 households in the city have been visited in their “Oplan Double Barrel”.“Double Barrel” is the nationwide police campaign against illegal...
View ArticleEqual sharing for Batac barangay hinges on projects—mayor
Batac City—Mayor Albert D. Chua said the equal sharing for all the barangays here will continue. However, it would not be the P1 million share for each barangay.He explained that the equal sharing in...
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Notices for November 28, 2016
RA Form No. 10.1 (LCRO)Republic of the PhilippinesLocal Civil Registry OfficeProvince: ILOCOS NORTECity/Municipality: VINTARNOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of RA Act No....
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Dead fetus found at St. Williams Chapel of Candles
By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterLaoag City—A dead fetus was found dead at the Chapel of Candles, just beside the St. Williams Parish this city on November 9 at about 11:00 am.Sampaguita vendor...
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Batac hopeful FM burial won’t affect tourism
The closed Marcos Mausoleum (Doms dela Cruz)By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterBatac City—Batac mayor Albert D. Chua is hopeful the recent burial of President Ferdinand E. Marcos at the Libingan ng...
View ArticleSweet rice cake to sweet success
Ways with tikoy No Chinese New Year is complete without “tikoy.” Every-body wants tikoy, the sweet, round, sticky rice cake that caps many new years, according to Chinese experts. The stickiness of the...
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