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Ilocos Norte local officials undergo ICS training to strengthen executive...
Laoag City—The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC), in cooperation with the Department of National Defense (DND) and National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management...
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Ilocos Norte board seeks clarification on NGCP’s pass-on costs to consumers
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—Ilocos Norte Officials and residents want clarification on the recovery of more than PHP327 million which the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines...
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Piddig, DTI boost market vendors entrepreneur skills
By Bernard VerContributorPiddig, Ilocos Norte—The local government unit here, led by Piddig Mayor Georgina Salazar-Guillen, in partnership with the Dept. of Trade and Industry (DTI) held an...
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Ilocos Norte gov’t, DepEd partner for more public playgrounds
SP member Matthew Manotoc attends the inauguration of another public playground and turnover of school materials at Filipinas East Elementary School in the Town of San Nicolas. (Alaric Yanos)Laoag...
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Ilocos Norte board mulls tax holiday for new investors; MSME fusion
Laoag City—The Ilocos Norte Sangguniang Panlalawigan is considering a tax holiday on real property tax for companies or businesses looking to invest in the province, Senior SP member Matthew Joseph M....
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Pagudpud’s tourism transformer passes away
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—Retired Philippine Air Force Col. Ricardo Nolasco Jr., owner of Hannah’s Beach Resort and Convention Center in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte passed away on...
View ArticleIlocos Norte gov’t brings local SMEs to Cagayan; sustain QC presence
Laoag City—The Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte (PGIN), through its Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEi Office brought local products to an open trade fair in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan on June 24 to...
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Distribution of housing materials for typhoon ‘Lawin’ victims
Better late than never. Laoag Mayor Chevylle V. Fariñas and Sangguniang Panlalawigan member Ria Fariñas lead the distribution of housing materials of typhoon Lawin (international name: Haima) victims...
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PNP conducts surprise earthquake drill in Pinili school
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterPinili, Ilocos Norte—The Philippine National Police conducted a surprise earthquake drill at the Badio Elementary School in this Pinili town on the morning of July...
View ArticleTobacco company eyes partnership with Ilocos Norte farmers
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—Amidst the implementation of the sin tax law, a multi-national tobacco company is ready to expand to a bigger market and partner with Ilocos Norte farmers...
View ArticlePhilRice museum, a repository of rice culture in PH
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—The mecca of rice in Ilocos Norte has been attracting farmers and students as well.Ask a 10-year-old Gian Abad, a Grade V pupil of Shamrock Elementary...
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Laoag City dad proposes renaming hospital after late vice mayor
By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterLaoag City—A city councilor proposed the renaming of the Laoag City General Hospital (LCGH) into the Michael V. Fariñas Memorial Hospital (MVFMH).The council...
View ArticleBatac turns public schools to evacuation centers for disasters
By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterBatac City—All public elementary and secondary schools in this city are now also evacuation centers for calamities and disasters.This was the result of a recent...
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Batac allots P15M for public market improvement
Batac mayor Albert D. Chua presents the proposed PHP15 million series of improvement for the Batac Public Market to the members of the local media during a press interview. (Doms dela Cruz)By Dominic...
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‘Shoes to go’ for students in Ilocos Norte
By Bernard Ver & Leilanie G. AdrianoLaoag City—The National Movement of Young Legislators-Ilocos Norte, in cooperation with the Children International Philippines foundation distributed shoes for...
View ArticleLaoag City execs ok new landfill location
By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterLaoag City—City government officials here favored the new location of the sanitary landfill at Brgy. Balatong, this city.The LGU eyes a six-hectare lot for the...
View ArticleDengue puts Dingras in ‘state of calamity’
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterDingras, Ilocos Norte—Officials of this town has placed the “rice granary of Ilocos Norte” under a state of calamity due to the increase of Dengue cases here.Dingras...
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Lawyer says witness in Marcos mayor’s slay recants
Detained Marcos Mayor Jessie Ermitanio's lawyer Jason Perrera. By Bernard VerContributorLaoag City—Bernie Lazo, also known as Alex Vergara, star witness in the murder case of the late Marcos Mayor...
View ArticleDepEd usec addresses Ilocos Norte ALS graduates
By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterBatac City— Education Undersecretary Atty. Nepomuceno A. Malaluan addressed of 429 pupils and students of the Alternative Learning System (ALS) from the entire...
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Raps vs Laoag City DepEd chief reaches reg’l office
By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterLaoag City—The complaint letter against Laoag City schools division superintendent Dr. Joel B. Lopez has reached the Dept. of Education’s Region I office.The...
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