PGIN brings local SMEs to Cagayan; sustain QC presence
QC Mayor Herbert Bautista and Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos taste the Ilocos Norte empanada (Alaric Yanos)By Jesus Antonio P. TacordaContributorLaoag City—The Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte...
View ArticleDSWD’s Php70.7M cash-for-work helps Ilocos Norte ‘green wall’, water tributaries
San Fernando City, La Union—Since 2016, the Cash for Work on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (CFW-CCAM) program has reforested and protected at least 4,500 hectares of forest lands in Ilocos...
View ArticleCA stays Paoay mayor’s dismissal
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterPaoay, Ilocos Norte—The Court of Appeals issued a 60-day temporary restraining order against the dismissal of Paoay Mayor Jessie Galano.Armed with the seven-page...
View ArticleDepEd secretary lauds Laoag City’s Baybayin use
Education Sec. Leonor M. Briones during her visit to Laoag City. (LCDepEd photo)By Jennifer T. PambidContributorLaoag City—Dept. of Education Secretary Leonor M. Briones lauded the Schools Division of...
View ArticleLaoag gov’t hires 300 students for SPES
By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterLaoag City—The city government here employed 300 students from different schools in the city for this year’s 20-day Special Program for Employment of Students...
View ArticleMMSU to host 2019 ‘summer Olympics’
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—The state-run Mariano Marcos State University in Batac City is set to host the Association of State Universities and Colleges-Solid North (ASCU-SN) summer...
View ArticleSB Corp to deliver quick P3 lending through fintech
Micro entrepreneurs will be able to access P3 loans from more credit delivery partners (CDP) nationwide as the Small Business Corporation (SB Corp) partners with fintech company CRIF Corporation to...
View ArticleIlocano youth takes lead vs ‘plastic pollution’
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—A group of young Ilocano volunteers is making waves in the coastlines of Ilocos Norte as they attempt to protect marine resources and combat “plastic...
View ArticleLaoag City charter day celebration turns emotional
Laoag Mayor Chevylle V. Farinñs administers the oath of the new barangay officials in the city. (Doms dela Cruz)By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterLaoag City—The city’s 53rd charter day celebration...
View ArticleThai rice arrives in Ilocos Norte
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—A once empty warehouse of the National Food Authority here now brims with sacks of rice imported from Thailand. NFA provincial manager Eleanor Andres said...
View ArticleSenior councilor assumes Laoag City vice mayoralty post
New Laoag City Vice Mayor Franklin Respicio (second from left) during a public hearing (Dom dela Cruz)By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterLaoag City—The most senior member of the Sangguniang...
View ArticleIlocos Norte students get over 50,000 books from US
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—A US-based humanitarian organization has been reaching out to school children in the province, giving more books and self-learning materials to nurture...
View ArticleLaoag City government donates patrol cars to police
REVEREND Metchell Valdepeña blesses the two patrol cars the city government gave to the Laoag City police to enhance the existing response procedures on peace and order. Laoag Mayor Chevylle V....
View ArticleBurgos eco-fashion show, product exhibit asks locals to go ‘green’
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterBurgos, Ilocos Norte—Local models in their creative attire sashayed along the runway before a crowd of spectators on the afternoon of June 22, 2018 in this...
View ArticleLC native tops ECE exam
Engr. Cyrus Peter Miguel Lim of Brgy. 2, Laoag City topped the recently concluded ECE ECT Examination. Cyrus is a fresh graduate of Mapua University. He is the proud son of Engr. Cesar Lim and Marissa...
View ArticleIlocos runners promote peace, wellness
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—Hundreds of local police and representatives both from public and private organizations in the entire province of Ilocos Norte and neighboring provinces...
View ArticlePGIN begins search for ‘next Teofilo Yldefonso’
(PGIN photo)Laoag City—With an eye out for discovering and developing the next Teofilo Yldefonso, the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte (PGIN) plans to enter into a memorandum of agreement (MOA)...
View ArticlePGIN strengthens emergency hotline
Laoag City—With Executive Order (E.O) No. 56, series of 2018, dated May 25, 2018, the provincial government of Ilocos Norte strengthened its existing emergency hotline services by making all calls to...
View ArticleIlocos Norte dad reminds dorm, boardinghouse operators of regulatory ordinance
Laoag City—Senior Sangguniang Panlalawigan member Matthew Joseph M. Manotoc reminded the public of Provincial Ordinance No. 017-2017, which regulates the operation of boardinghouses or dormitories in...
View ArticleINEC completes 44th AGMA series
INEC 44th AGMA. INEC general manager Engr. Felino Herbert P. Agdigos hands over the Certificate of Appreciation to NEA Board of Administrator member Agustin Maddato, who served as guest speaker during...
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