Japanese officials join farm festivities in Ilocos Norte
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterDingras, Ilocos Norte—At least 10 Japanese officials from the garlic capital of Takko in Aomori Prefecture, Japan joined farm festivities at Brgy. Madamba in...
View ArticleIlocos Norte gov’t intensifies ‘Capitol Express’ towards end of Bicentennial...
Laoag City—As the closing of Bicentennial Year draws near, the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte (PGIN) has intensified the Capitol Express (CapEx), bringing frontline services to the...
View ArticleMariano “Nonong” V. Marcos II, 62
By Bernard VerContributorLAOAG CITY – Ilocos Norte Board Member Mariano "Nonong" V. Marcos II, who was running for vice governor in the May 2019 midterm elections, passed away at the age of 62 after a...
View ArticleNew Laoag DILG exec eyes more special SK polls
By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterLaoag City—The city new local government operations officer Janet Duarte is eyeing the holding of additional special Sangguniang Kabataan elections for the city’s...
View ArticleLC senior citizens social pension
Laoag Mayor Chevylle V. Fariñas lead the distribution of social pension for the third quarter of 2018 to the city’s 1,125 senior citizen pensioners of after a regular flag raising ceremony at the city...
View ArticleDAR-Ilocos Norte, maysa kadagiti 2018 top performers ti DAR
Inrakurak ni Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer II Vic M. Ines a maysa ti DAR Ilocos Norte kadagiti nabigbig a 2018 Top Performers ti Department of Agrarian Reform iti intero a paguilian....
View Article3 Ilocos Norte centenarians receive cash gift
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—At least three senior citizens from Ilocos Norte received their centenarian gift on January 22, 2019 courtesy of the Provincial Government of Ilocos...
View ArticleEnvironment group lauds Ilocos Norte’s new anti-littering ordinance
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—The Sangguniang Panlalawigan approved an anti-littering ordinance on January 28, 2019, which penalizes violators with stiffer penalties. In view of this,...
View ArticleMisteryo dagiti sidecar
Saan a nakapapati ngem pudno! “Untouchable” dagiti traysikelan ditoy ciudad ti Laoag!“Nalabes kay unay nga agsarita”, mabalin a kunayo. Ngem padasenyo a sintiren ti garaw dagiti tricycle driver....
View ArticleChinese dominates foreign tourist arrivals in Ilocos Norte
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—Chinese nationals continue to dominate foreign tourist arrivals in this northern gateway of Luzon. Of the more than three million recorded day-visitors in...
View ArticleLaoag City begins construction of multi-million slaughterhouse
By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterLaoag City—The city government here has begun construction of a new multi-million computerized slaughterhouse.The said facility is located at Brgy. Camangaan, this...
View ArticleLaoag City residents join bazaar to fund autism awareness
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—In time for the annual celebration of National Autism Consciousness Week, the Autism Society of the Philippines-Laoag Chapter has prepared a series of...
View ArticleJapanese mayor in Batac
Mayor Harumi Yamamoto of Takko, Japan (right) with his fellow Japanese officials (not in photo) pays a courtesy call to Batac Mayor Albert D. Chua for a potential partnership between the city...
View ArticleLMP-Ilocos Norte appeals return of police escorts
By Bernard VerContributorDingras, Ilocos Norte—The League of the Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) Ilocos Norte chapter is appealing to the Commission on Election (Comelec) to reconsider...
View ArticleBatac among PH’s most improved LGUs
By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterBatac City—Mayor Albert D. Chua announced that the city government here was recently adjudged as Rank #8 for the Most Improved Local Government Unit (LGU)...
View ArticleRoyal Caribbean cruise ship soon to dock in Currimao seaport
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—The Royal Caribbean International, a cruise line brand founded in Norway and based in Miami, Florida, United States is expected to make its way to the...
View ArticleDPWH-INED2 is second most eco-friendly in PH
By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte – The Department of Public Works and Highways-Ilocos Norte Second Engineering District (DPWH-INED2) was named 1st runner-up in the...
View ArticleImee bids farewell in Tan-ok 2019
By Bernard VerContributorLaoag City—Ilocos Norte Governor Ma. Imelda Josefa “Imee” R. Marcos bid adieu on her last speech at the “Tan-ok ni Ilocano Festival of Festivals” as the province’s governor on...
View ArticleTi peggad nga itden ti aflatoxin
Ni Rey E. AndresAdda risgo nga itden ti saan nga umno a pannakaaramat dagiti kemikal a ganagan ken pestisidio iti panagtalon. No maabuso ti pannakaaramat kadagitoy a kemikal, apektaranna ti salun-at...
View ArticleSolsona mayor discloses missing funds
Solsona Mayor Alexander Calucag answers queries from the local media. (Berong Ver)By Bernard VerContributorSolsona, Ilocos Norte - Solsona Mayor Alexander Calucag disclosed that there are missing funds...
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