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PhilRice launches new farmers’ helpline
ThePhilippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) launched the new number of its Text Center to make rice information more accessible to farmers.Farmers can now reach the PhilRice Text Center (PTC)...
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DepEd Region 1 earmarks P315-M for school improvement
The Ilocos Norte DepEd officeBy Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—The Department of Education (DepEd) earmarked a total amount of PHP315 million for the improvement of schools in Region...
View ArticleThe makers of the Badoc pontifical crown
By Bernard VerContributorThe pontifical crown of La Virgen Milagrosa de Badoc features an immaculate depiction of cascading ocean waves—a tribute to the waters that brought the image of the Blessed...
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Badoc is now center of Marian devotion
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterBADOC, Ilocos Norte—Residents here sang and danced in joy as they chanted, “Viva La Virgen Milagrosa” following the crowning of the image of the Blessed Virgin Mary...
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Ilocos Norte remains malaria-free
Laoag City—The Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte (PGIN) through the Provincial Health Office (PHO) has successfully maintained the province’s “malaria-free” status since 2012.The Department of...
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PICE-IN hosts 18th technical regional confab
The Officers and Board of Directors of the Lead Chapter after the Closing Remarks of Engr. Gil B. Lorenzo, the Chapter President and the PICE Region I Coordinator last May 26, 2018 at Plaza del Norte...
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Ilocos Norte education summit eyes schools’ transformation for millennials
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—The Department of Education in Ilocos Norte hosted the first of a kind education transformation summit here urging education stakeholders to adopt new...
View ArticlePHO reminds Ilocos Norte residents to stay vigilant vs dengue
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—The Provincial Health Office reminded all residents in the province to keep their surroundings clean to allow no room for Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.Over...
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Batac lowers scholarship grade threshold to 85
By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterBatac City—Good news for students here.The city government here lowered the weighted average rating to 85 for its scholarship program.Sangguniang Panlungsod...
View ArticleA new Philippine future beside the exodus?
By Jeremaiah M. OpinianoEVERY seventh of June, a Southeast Asian archipelago commemorates the "heroism" of compatriots who have been a visible reason for the steady growth of their motherland's...
View ArticleLaoag City gov’t cracks down on streetlights wiretappers
By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterLaoag City—The city government here is cracking down on those who are illegally tapping into the city’s streetlights. Laoag mayor Chevylle V. Farinas warned that...
View ArticlePhilRice promotes the use of quality seeds
The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) urges farmers to use quality seeds to boost their yield by 5-10%, as confirmed by both research and actual farming.Experts attribute the achievement of...
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PNB Brigada Eskwela
The Philippine National Bank (PNB) NOL2 conducted a simultaneous Brigada Eskwela in Abra, Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte and Batanes.The Philippine National Bank (PNB) once again showed the bayanihan spirit...
View ArticleIlocos Norte officials seize Dumalneg vice mayor’s heavy equipment
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—Ilocos Norte government officials impounded at least 11 heavy equipment bearing the markings “FVEspiritu Builders” at the Solsona police station for...
View ArticlePanagsubli Ditoy a Dagidagi: Tapao
Ni Amado I. YoroNabirokaK man [wenno saan] ti kinaasinokIti ngalay ti panagbirok ken panagtawatawAdtoy: subliak ti ramutko iti kinasudi a Saan nga aglumen daydi indayon kenDagidagi ti duayya ken...
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LC, GSP sign MOA on lot
Girl Scouts of the Philippines (GSP) Ilocos Norte-Laoag Council president Atty. Corazon J. Ruiz-Abad, signs the memorandum of agreement with the Laoag City government. The MOA gives the GSP...
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DSWD FO 1 braces for ICS
By Iryn D. CubangbangCotributorSan Fernando City, La Union—The Dept. of Social Work and Development (DSWD) Region I, as the lead agency on response, early recovery, and rehabilitation of disaster...
View ArticlePagudpud closes 20 homestays temporarily
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterPagudpud, Ilocos Norte—The municipal government here shuttered at least 20 homestays for allegedly violating the Clean Water Act. Pagudpud mayor Marlon Sales...
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Monsoon rain still beneficial to Ilocos Norte farmers
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—Ilocos Norte farmers have long been praying for rain and with the prolonged rainfall brought about the southwest monsoon, or “habagat”, Fiel Camacho’s...
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Ilocos Norte native tops chemical engineer board exams
Add captionBy Bernard VerContributorLaoag City—Peter Matthew Toribio Fowler of Mapua Institute of Technology-Manila and a resident of Brgy. Darasdas in Solsona, Ilocos Norte topped the recent chemical...
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