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Outstanding Ilocanos for 2019
Most of them come from the private sector and civil society, and four from government service. Six are men, two women, one a volunteer group led by a young woman, and a class of workers.Different...
View ArticleBRICS: The guilt-free ice cream
Imagine luscious ice cream made from fresh buffalo’s milk sandwiched in crackers made from brown rice flour. Healthy and mouth-watering at the same time, BRICS is definitely a better alternative to...
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Piddig distributes water pumps, hose to farmers
By Bernard VerContributorPiddig, Ilocos Norte—The municipal government here distributed water pumps and hoses to Brgy. Sucsuquen farmers in this town.Piddig Mayor Georgina Salazar-Guillen and Piddig...
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DepEd-Ilocos Norte pushes for convergence initiative on education
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—To address various issues confronting education today, Ilocos Norte education officials are looking into the power of partnerships or a collective action...
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54 farmers graduate from DAR farm business school
Fifty-four farmers recently graduated from the Farm Business School (FBS) conducted by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Ilocos Norte.Twenty-five of the graduates are members of the Zanjera...
View Article‘The Great Cormorant’ returns to Paoay
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterPaoay, Ilocos Norte—On November 19, 2018 birdwatchers from various parts of the country witnessed the return of the great cormorant, a migratory bird known for its...
View ArticleOWWA Region 1 scholars pass LET, NLE
San Fernando City, La Union—Once again, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Regional Welfare Office I (OWWA RWOI) scholars proved that they are now ready to face the professional world as they...
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Residents laud temporary opening of Laoag City bypass road
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—Motorists trying to avoid everyday traffic in the city proper can now smile with relief as the Laoag City bypass road is now officially open.The bypass...
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Laoag mayor welcomes navy officer
Laoag Mayor Chevylle V. Farinas welcomes Naval Task Force 11 commander and Naval Force for Northern Luzon deputy commander Capt. Karl A. Decapia PN (GSC) during his courtesy to the mayor. (Alwin...
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Badoc mayor vows clean, peaceful elections
By Reynaldo E. AndresContributorBADOC, Ilocos Norte—Mayor Maximo D. Cajigal of this town has promised his constituents that he will pursue a clean, honest and peaceful elections this year amid...
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The new Badoc
In the not-so-distant past, Badoc was infamous for a lot of things—all of them violent.Recently, however, the province’s southernmost town has undergone a complete makeover: it is now the newest...
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Simbaan ti Badoc, naan-anayen a Basilica Minore
Naimbag a damag para kadagiti deboto ni Apo Santa Maria.Naaprobaranen ti panagbalin ti St. John the Baptist Church iti ili a Badoc a kas basilica minore.Inbunannag mismo daytoy ni Bishop Renato Mayugba...
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Baro a Badoc
Babaen ti pinangidaulo ni Mayor Maximo Cajigal, nagbalin a natalna, napintas ken naragsak ti ili iti Badoc. Daytoy a panagdur-as ket nagun-od babaen ti panangibabaet ni Apo Sta. Maria, La Virgen...
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The budget nooses
Conflicts arise when personal interests collide.This is now front and center at the Laoag City Sangguniang Panlungsod as two warring factions are duking it out for the city government's 2019 annual...
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West Riverside outreach
More than 300 residents of West Riverside, Laoag City received rice and grocery items during an outreach program held recently by the Bad Circle Runners (BCR). Aside from gift-giving, the group also...
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Laoag native wins Mister Model Worldwide 2018 Grand Winner
By Bernard VerContributorLaoag City—A few days before Christmas, another Filipino bagged an international crown next to Miss Universe Catriona Gray, as Carlo Pasion of this city became the Mister Model...
View ArticleIlocos Norte English language teachers to train students in China
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—The People’s Republic of China is bent on improving its English proficiency level as it continues to invite English-trained professionals from the...
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Mr. Laoag is Mister Model Worldwide 2018
By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterMister of Filipinas Ocean 2017Prior to his international title, the 22-year-old Laoagueño was crowned as Mister of Filipinas Ocean 2017 on September 30, 2017 at...
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Piddig barangay spawns flower farm
By Bernard VerContributorPiddig, Ilocos Norte—It feels and looks like a flower farm in Baguio; but the farm is located in the heart of this town.Located at Brgy. 15 Maruaya in this town, 22 kilometers...
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New majority rejects 2019 LC proposed budget
By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterLaoag City—The new majority in the Sangguniang Panlungsod here has disapproved the proposed Laoag City 2019 budget during a special session on January 3, 2019 with...
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