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Ilocos Norte gains ground as fave sports tourism destination
Last year's triathlon in Ilocos Niorte (Alaric Yanos)By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—Over the years, Ilocos Norte’s picture-perfect landscape and excellent road conditions away from...
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Partas offers online reservations to/from Ilocos
By Mirra ReyesContributorLaoagna ma-stress! Partas Transport now offers online reservations for its daily trips to Vigan, Laoag, Abra, and Pagudpud. Drop-offs are also accommodated online as well as...
View ArticleImproving IPP coverage a must in achieving universal health care for PH—PIDS...
Improving the enrollment rate for the individually paying program (IPP) of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is an important component of the government’s goal of achieving universal...
View ArticleSoil guide book to increase farm productivity
Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija – The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) has produced a guide book titled Simplified Keys to Soil Series to provide farmers accurate soil identification...
View ArticleBIR-Ilocos Norte kicks off tax awareness campaign
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—The Bureau of Internal Revenue here launched its tax awareness campaign on March 8 with a motorcade from Batac to Currimao to drumbeat attention it’s...
View ArticlePiddig, DENR sign MOA to develop, protect forests
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Ilocos Norte recently signed a memorandum of agreement with the Piddig municipal government...
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The real qualification
THE FUROR over the Supreme Court decision that declared Mary Grace Natividad Poe-Llamanzares eligible to run for the country’s highest post has not died down. And it may not until after the elections;...
View ArticleEx-MMDA chief delivers traffic plan for Laoag, Batac
By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterLaoag City—Former Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairperson and senatorial candidate Francis Tolentino personally handed over the Traffic Management...
View ArticlePiddig, Carasi unite to prevent grass fires
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterPIDDIG, Ilocos Norte—The local government units of Piddig and Carasi located in this northeastern part of the province teamed up to prevent grass fires which usually...
View ArticleLaoag has a new DepEd superintendent
By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterLaoag City—The city schools’ division here has new superintendent following the retirement of Dr. Cecilia P. Aribuabo on March 3, 2016. Though still in an acting...
View ArticlePVet, GARC urge Ilocanos to be rabies educators
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—Sustaining its effort to make rabies-free Ilocos Norte, the Provincial Veterinary Office in partnership with the Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC)...
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Imee highlights Ilocos Norte's improved maternal health, VAWC awareness,...
WOMEN of Ilocos Norte clad in pink, the signature color for International Women's Month, doing their best "kinni-kinni" during the parade on March 8. (Reu A. Flores)Mizpah Grace G. CastroPGIN-CMOThe...
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Internet addiction
THERE’S a new addiction in the block. It’s called internet addiction. And it’s on the rise, with frightening speed, especially affecting young people, like kids, students and young professionals.They...
View ArticleDOST opens oneSTore hub to public, private entity
By Monette H. HerreraDOSTThe Department of Science and Technology is now seeking for oneSTore hubs regionwide as it opened the door to public and private entities who are willing to engage in the...
View ArticleAtheism sits on hot air, nothing else
(First of a series)By Abraham V. LleraContributorGod is something man cannot see, touch, hear, feel, nor taste, yet isn’t it simply amazing that not a single nation on earth is without religion? Isn’t...
View ArticleBatac is LLA national finalist anew
By Dominic B. dela CruzStaff reporterBatac City—For the second time, the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) here has won the regional Local Legislative Awards (LLA), thus would again represent the Ilocos...
View ArticleNotices for March 21, 2016
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESRegional Trial CourtFIRST JUDICIAL REGIONBRANCH 19Bangui, Ilocos NorteJAYSON R. BATUYONG,Petitioner,SPEC. PROC. CASE No. 2802-19-versus-THE CITY REGISTRAR OF QUEZON CITY,...
View ArticleTask force ‘Operation Baklas’ to candidates: Save trees
By Leilanie G. AdrianoStaff reporterLAOAG CITY—Over the past three election periods, Ilocos Norte’s major thoroughfares and highways remained free from eye sores of election paraphernalia illegally...
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Siak ni Ilokano ken igpilko a saluyot iti Kailokuan ditoy Hawaii
Pakauna:Adda idi naituyang a pasalip a kastoy: Ti tema para ti salaysay iti Iloko ket “Ti Pagsasaom, Ti Pagsasao a Filipino, Ti Pagsasao Ti Lubong, Napateg!” (Wika Mo, Wikang Filipino, Wika ng Mundo,...
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Poe decision: Is it unconstitutional?
(First of a series)“A person who aspires to occupy the highest position in the land must obey the highest law of the land.” Elamparo v. Poe, SPA No. 15-001 (DC) Comelec, Second Division, Resolution,...
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