Badoc school celebrates 87th foundation day
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterBadoc, IlocosNorte—Juan Luna Memorial Academy recently celebrated its 87th Foundation Day with Atty. Ameurfina A. Respicio, consultant on Women of the Provincial...
View ArticleLaoag mayor wins 3rd straight best mayor award
By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterLaoag City—For the third consecutive time, the SuperBrand Marketing International Incorporated (SMMI) awarded Laoag mayor Chevylle V. Fariñas with the Most...
View ArticlePPCRV prepares volunteers for BSKE
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting is calling on volunteers to assist voters, particularly millennials who are voting for the first time...
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The drugged war
What was supposedly a six-month job has spectacularly failed as it continues to this day. But as the man who made the vow has proven, talk is cheap; and promises are mere words that his minions can...
View ArticleBadoc ex-mayor’s son is 9th in bar exam
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterBadoc, Ilocos Norte—Former Badoc mayor Tomas Torralba jumped for joy upon hearing the news at the Supreme Court on April 27, 2018 that his son, Klinton is one of the...
View ArticleSoroptimist club adopts Vintar barangay
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterVintar, Ilocos Norte—The SoroptimistInternational of Ilocos Norte, with Atty. Atty. Amuerfina A. Respicio leading it, adopted Brgy. Mabanbanag in this town for its...
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Piddig execs break ground for new RHU building
By Bernard VerContributorPiddig, Ilocos Norte—Town mayor Georgina Salazar-Guillen led other local officials here in breaking ground for the new site of their rural health unit (RHU).The new RHU site is...
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U.S. Homeland Security Investigations trains PNP officers in US
Clockwise from top left: The newly-trained Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit (TCIU) poses at graduation with Chief Superintendent Eric Serafin Reyes of the Philippine National Police. During...
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Fair hike
AS PRICES of basic commodities continually increase, courtesy of the TRAIN law, local tricycle operators and drivers have petitioned the Laoag Sangguniang Panlungsod for a PHP2 fare hike.Though this...
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Solsona-Apayao road becoming ‘highway tourism’ area
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterSolsona, Ilocos Norte—Missing the old Baguio City when almost every corner still smelled of fresh pine trees?Adventure-seekers found a similar spot on a trip to the...
View ArticleIlocos Norte declares 9 towns, 518 brgys ‘drug-free’
Laoag City—The Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) meeting on March 14, 2018 confirmed the declaration of nine towns and 518 barangays in Ilocos Norte as “drug-free,” as per evaluation of the...
View ArticleMMSU: Moving closer to becoming a ‘dream university’
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterBATAC CITY—Mariano Marcos State University president Shirley C. Agrupis in this city has asked the help of members of the National Panel of Technical Experts (NPTE)...
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Laoag gov’t names top 2017 taxpayers
Laoag councilor Justine Clarence Chua (second from right) receives a plaque of recognition from mayor Chevylle V. Farinas (third from right) for being one of the top 10 taxpayers under the local-owned...
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Ilocos Norte’s massive rabies vaccination drive starts
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—Vaccinators from the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) are reaching to Ilocos Norte’s rural barangays to ensure all dogs get an anti-rabies shot. Amid...
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Senior citizen lauds PGIN summer tourism program
Laoag City—Young and still active, Mrs. Myrla Pilar C. Ambanta, a 63-year-old resident from Dingras is one of the nine senior citizen tourism ambassadors the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte...
View ArticleTeenage pregnancy in Region 1 escalates
The recently released 2017 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority revealed that roughly one in ten Region 1 women aged 15-19 have begun...
View ArticleDPWH sets up motorists’ assistance stations
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—Motorists’ assistance stations in Ilocos Norte are now in place along the national highway starting March 28, 2018 to ensure smooth travel and provide...
View ArticleDPWH sets relocation of electric posts on MNR
By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte—The Dept. of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Ilocos Norte 2nd Engineering District allocated PHP44 million to relocate electric posts...
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Suzuki Philippines concludes Q1 2018 with solid growth
Successful back-to-back marketing efforts position Suzuki Philippines higher on sales charts MANILA—Suzuki Philippines (SPH), the country’s pioneer compact car distributor, finishes the first quarter...
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Former Piddig mayor shares ‘best practices’ in DSWD forum
By Bernard VerContributorPiddig, Ilocos Norte—Former Piddig mayor, now consultant to the local government unit Engr. Eduardo “Eddie” G. Guillen shared his town’s best practices during the Department of...
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