DA fêtes 10 Ilocos Norte farmers, fisherfolks
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—The Dept. of Agriculture is set to recognize 10 outstanding performers in agriculture and fisheries on October 12, 2018 on the Regional Gawad Saka...
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Laoag City lawyer survives slay attempt
By Bernard VerContributorLAOAG CITY—Attorney Jason Bader Ll. Perera, a Laoag City lawyer, survived an ambush attempt on September 29, 2018.Two unidentified motorcycle-riding malefactors shot the lawyer...
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Dingras mayor says line-up ready for 2019 polls
By Bernard VerContributorDingras, Ilocos Norte--The League of the Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP)-Ilocos Norte President and Dingras Mayor Erdio Valenzuela his political line-up is ready for...
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Ilocos Norte typhoon victims get shelter assistance
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—Around 2,000 houses damaged by typhoon Mangkhut (Ompong) will be replaced with new GI sheets courtesy of the national government.Funded by the National...
View ArticleIlocos Norte donates P300K for landslide victims in Itogon
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—The Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte is donated PHP300,000 for the victims of landslide in Itogon, Benguet.In a special session held at the...
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Law enforcers destroy P4.3M worth of marijuana in Kalinga
(NBI Laoag photoBy Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—Law enforcers from different units uprooted and later burned PHP4.3 million worth of marijuana during an anti-illegal drugs operation at...
View ArticleLaoag City earmarks P867M budget for 2019
By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterLaoag City—The city government here proposed PHP867,463,160.63 as its annual budget for 2019.The proposed budget increased by PHP88 million compared to this year’s...
View ArticleBatac eyes posting of deceased persons’ names
By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterBatac City—The Sangguniang Panlungsod here passed a measure that calls for the posting of deceased persons’ full names on a billboard in front of the City...
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Ilocos Norte execs report millions more in damages from Mangkhut
Ilocos Norte-Apayao RoadBy Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte—The Dept. of Public Works and Highways 2nd Engineering District and local government units reported more damages...
View ArticleTeachers take center stage in Ilocos Norte
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—In time for the World Teacher’s Month celebration, around 5,000 teachers from the 21 towns and two cities of the province were gathered Tuesday at the...
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Piddig pensioners get cash incentives
Piddig, Ilocos Norte—The municipal government here of Piddig led by Mayor Georgina Salazar-Guillen in cooperation with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) distributed cash...
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Chinese consulate donates rice, food for ‘Mangkhut’ relief
Laoag City—The Consulate of the People’s Republic of China in Laoag City has issued a donation through the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte (PGIN) for relief of victims of typhoon “Mangkhut”.The...
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Ilocos Norte wins PH’s best tourism-oriented province
By Bernard VerContributorLaoag City—After finishing as runners-up in the last two years, the Ilocos Norte government finally won the “Pearl Award” as the best tourism-oriented province in the...
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DAR holds lecture on mediation
Atty. Leilani Carmelita R. Magbanua (3rd from left), Provincial Adjudicator for La Union and Abra, gave a lecture on mediation and alternative dispute resolution to the legal division staff of DAR...
View ArticleLaoag City gov’t partners with Fil-Am group
By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterLaoag City—The Sangguniang Panlungsod here unanimously approved a resolution adopting the Filipino American Maharlika Association (FAMAS) as partner organization of...
View ArticleLaoag City dad proposes monthly allowance for SK officials
By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterLaoag City—In a bid to encourage more Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) involvement and participation in their barangays’, as well as the city’s affairs, Laoag councilor...
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OWWA gives calamity assistance to members in Ilocos Norte, Sur
OWWA officials process the calamity assistance for Ilocos Norte members at the Provincial Capitol cafeteria. (OWWA)San Fernando City, La Union—After typhoon Mangkhut [Ompong] hit Ilocos Region last...
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Incumbent Laoag City mayor, son files COC for Laoag City’s top 2 posts
City elections officer Atty. Julius Balbas assists Laoag Mayor Chevylle V. Farinas and city administrator John Michael V. Fariñas in filing their respective COCs for mayor and vice mayor, respectively....
View ArticleIlocos Norte board eyes amendment of consignment ordinance
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—Members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan proposed amendments to an existing ordinance on the consignment of drugs and medicines in government-run...
View ArticleRegion I IP leaders, elders back federalism
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—In a gathering of Indigenous Peoples here, various IP organizations and tribal councils in Region 1 crafted and signed a manifesto of support to the...
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