Laoag City, Batac, Dingras 2017 annual budgets approved
By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterLaoag City—City budget officer Carlina Cumigad said Laoag’s total budget for 2017 is P747,625,399.00.She said this covers the city’s estimated annual general fund...
View ArticleBatac DepEd unveils ‘Teacher’s Lounge’
Batac City—The Department of Education (DepEd) local office here formally unveiled the Teacher’s Lounge before 2016 ended.City schools’ division superintendent Vilma Eda said the projects were...
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Ilocos Norte launches ‘House of Inabel’ to strengthen local textile industry
PINILI, Ilocos Norte—To further strengthen the Ilocano weaving tradition called “pinagabel”, locals here established the ‘House of Inabel’ by Magdalena Gamayo on December 26, 2016.A Spanish-style brick...
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Batac DepEd inaugurates new senior HS building
Batac City—Representatives from the Dept. of Public Works and Highways personally turned over to Batac city schools’ division superintendent Vilma Eda the Ferdinand Edralin Marcos Building intended for...
View Article‘ALS E-skwela’ in Batac
Batac City—“Ang e-Skwela and kwelang Eskwela ng ALS”. City division education program specialist II Mrs. Dolores Ubina said the ALS E-skwela is a community based e-learning center where...
View ArticlePaoay eyes own embalming facility
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterPAOAY, Ilocos Norte—The local government unit here is planning to establish a centralized embalming facility located at the town’s public cemetery. With the...
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Duterte ouster plot won’t succeed
By Alfredo C. Garvida, Jr.ContributorThe grapevine is ripe with a circulating news that a conspiracy to oust President Rodrigo Duterte from office by the “Yellows” and a Fil-Am woman named, Loida...
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Prosthesis donation
The Peter Bertelout and Fernando (PBF) Prosthesis and Braces Center and the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) turn over to the Laoag City mayor Chevylle V. Fariñas through the Office of the...
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PDIC welcomes new director
Atty. Eduardo M. Pangan (right) takes his oath of office before Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III as the newest member of the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Board of Directors....
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Laoag City runners’ group implements new projects
ACEYORK P. Guerrero, president of Bad Circle Runners, leads the group’s annual outreach program at West Riverside, Laoag City. (Jopo Guerrero)Laoag City—Around 300 residents of West Riverside in this...
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PDIC continues processing of Claveria bank depositors’ claims
The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) announced that deposit insurance claims from depositors of the closed Rural Bank of Claveria (Cagayan), Inc. who have not filed their claims may be...
View ArticleTingguian tribe celebrates Tadek festival
By Leilanie G, AdrianoStaff reporterNUEVA ERA, Ilocos Norte—A decade-long celebration of merriment showcasing this town’s rich culture and traditions has come earlier this year as local residents...
View ArticleOnline petition asks DepEd to recall all “sick” books in Ilokano MTB-MLE
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—An online petition is currently making waves again over the internet expressing disappointment and disgust on the continuing circulation of some erroneous...
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Ilocos Norte prov’l board declares Fariñas ‘persona non grata’
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—Eight Sangguniang Panlalawigan members declared on June 27, 2017 Rep. Rodolfo C. Fariñas (Ilocos Norte, 1st district) as “persona non-grata.”Officially...
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Batac City turns 10
Batac mayor Albert D. Chua leads the distribution of farm equipment and machineries including 40 shallow tube well units, 40 electric pump units, 160 pcs irrigation hose, 40 pcs threshers and 40 units...
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