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Blessed
AS THE CITY celebrates the 20th Pamulinawen Festival, we can’t help but agree with its theme for this year: Blessed.Indeed, Laoag City has been blessed in the past few years. Progress and development...
View ArticleHealth system close to collapse in war-torn Azaz district, Syria—MSF
An escalation of fighting will trigger further massive displacement and deepen humanitarian crisisGaziantep, Turkey—As heavy fighting in Azaz district, northern Syria, displaces tens of thousands more...
View ArticleThe end of gloom and doom
"The end of the fossil fuel age."The enthusiasm came from a delegate after 195 nations agreed at the climate change summit in Paris to limit the rise of global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius...
View ArticleLGUs have but a cameo role in our youth’s education and development
By Alfredo C. Garvida, Jr.Contributor Education, so they say, "is the most conventional way to get out of poverty." The Philippine State thus recognizes this maxim as our Constitution provides on...
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Ilocos Norte candidates sign peace covenant
Ilocos Norte candidates for the May elections sign the covenant at the St. William Cathedral. (Lei Adriano)By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—A day before the official start of national...
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Forever
BEFORE this eminent word, Forever, is trivialized and corrupted by our ‘telenovela’ culture, we need to remind ourselves that the word is not simply a word but rather a sublime reality meant for us who...
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Miss Hawaii Filipina 2015 Chelsea Guzman
Miss Hawaii Filipina 2015 Chelsea GuzmanFebruary 7, 2016NAGASAT nga aldaw ita Sabado Pebrero 6, 2016, Miss Hawaii Filipina 2015 Chelsea with his father Romeo Guzman dropped by ditoy balay a kaduada ti...
View ArticleThe power of social enterprise
Social enterprises can help enhance the role of small and medium enterprises (SME) in sustainable economic development, claims a recent study released by the Philippine Institute for Development...
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Common sense
“Common sense lang. Makakakita ka ba ng any animals na lalaki sa lalaki, babae sa babae? Mas mabuti pa yung hayop. Marunong kumilala kung lalaki, lalaki, o babae, babae. Kung lalaki sa lalaki, babae sa...
View ArticleLegarda warns climate change’s adverse effect to public health
Alarmed by the imminent threat posed by the spread of the Zika virus, Senator Lorna Regina “Loren” B. Legarda raised concerns that climate change may have fueled the outbreak of the mosquito-borne...
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Ilocos Norte unites for gender equality thru first Miss Gay pageant
Miss Ilocoslovakla 2016.From left: Handy Lao, Gov. Marcos, comedian Raiven Diva, Miss Ilocoslovakla 2016 Romel Pascual of Laoag City, and RB Ablan. (Reu A. Flores)John Michael MugasPGIN-CMOLaoag...
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2 NLREC towers in Pasuquin bombed
ONE of the fallen NLREC towers in Pasuquin (Frances Kristy Alegre photo)By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterPASUQUIN, Ilocos Norte—Two transmission towers of the North Luzon Renewable Energy Corp. were...
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PGIN, PRCC eye national ‘rabies-free province’ declaration
A Laoag City Government worker vaccinating a dog at Brgy. Bengcag on July 14, 2015. (Alaric A. Yanos)Mizpah Grace G. CastroPGIN-CMOThe Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte (PGIN) through the...
View ArticleUNDP, FAO to scale up assistance to countries on addressing climate change...
Germany provides an additional €5 million to support to joint effortParis—A United Nation Programme working to help countries include climate-related risks in national planning and budgeting...
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‘Goodbye trees, hello solar power’
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterCURRIMAO, Ilocos Norte—Environment advocates in the province of Ilocos Norte failed to rescue hundreds of trees massacred at Brgy. Paguludan to give way to a...
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Filipino migrants help promote Ilokano culture in LC
Performers during the cultural show held at the MMSU-CTE Social Hall on Feb. 17, 2016. They are composed of officers and members of GUMIL Oahu namely: Gladys Mae Menor, Divina Menor, Mr. and Mrs. Rizal...
View ArticleInnovative IN products shine at ‘Tiendaan ni Gob’
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—Driftwood curtains, hydrophonics, fresh and organic upland and lowland vegetables and a wide selection of abel handwoven cloth, and quality processed food...
View ArticlePGIN to offer more than 1,000 summer jobs for students, OSY
By John Michael MugasPGIN-CMOThe Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte (PGIN) is opening more than a thousand slots for Ilocano out-of-school youth (OSY) and students through its two summer job...
View ArticleNotices for February 22, 2016
Republic of the PhilippinesOFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL AND CITY SHERIFFMarcos Hall of JusticeLaoag CityLAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES,Mortgagee,-versus-SPS. CAMILO RONDAL., JR. and LILIBETH (Elizabeth)...
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