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Solsona council junks 2021 AIP
Solsona Sangguniang Bayan member Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino (standing right) speaks during the deliberation of the annual investment plan (AIP) disapproval, which was moved by SB member Mark Dennis Del...
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NSWMC commends Laoag City’s 10-year SWM plan
Laoag City recently won as the cleanest and greenest city in the province. (File photo)By Dominic B. dela Cruz (Staff Reporter)Laoag City—The National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC)...
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Batac inaugurates new projects
Mayor Albert D. Chua leads the blessing and inauguration of various projects in the city of Batac. (CMO Batac photo)By Dominic B. dela Cruz (Staff Reporter)City of Batac—Delivering on its commitment to...
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Batac hospital bags international award for heroic COVID-19 response
By John Michael Mugas(Contributor)LAOAG CITY—The biggest public hospital in the province of Ilocos Norte was recognized on December 16, 2020 by an international health association for its commitment on...
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Marcos town eyes new municipal hall
By Dominic B. dela Cruz (Staff Reporter)Marcos, Ilocos Norte—The municipal government here proposed three-storey town hall from the existing 50-year-old two-storey old building.Marcos town mayor...
View ArticlePH Army urges LGUs’ support to end CPP-NPA ‘virus’
By Leilanie G. Adriano (Staff Reporter)LAOAG CITY-- Philippine Army has called on the support of local government units (LGUs) here to help them in eradicating a “long-time virus that is deadlier than...
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Ilocos Norte rides pandemic: Resilience thrives among Ilocanos
By Leilanie G. Adriano (Staff Reporter)LAOAG CITY—The pandemic has hit the world hard and without remorse including a small province up north. While many businesses have closed, other business...
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Livestock supply in Ilocos Norte sufficient
By Leilanie G. Adriano (Staff Reporter)LAOAG CITY—The province’s livestock sector including other agricultural commodities is not swayed by the pandemic nor the threat of African swine fever in this...
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Currimao gives cash, household supplies to quadriplegic kids
Currimao Mayor Edward Quilala on Jan. 25, 2021 gives cash and household goods to a parent of a quadriplegic kid lying in a side car. (Rey Andres)By Reynaldo E. Andres (Contributor)CURRIMAO, Ilocos...
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DOT oks P7M for PCR tests for tourism workers
By Leilanie G. Adriano (Staff Reporter)LAOAG CITY—To boost the confidence of tourists to travel again, the Tourism Promotions Board of the Philippines, the marketing and promotions arm of the...
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Laoag City council appeals to COA to open padlocked CTO office
By Dominic B. dela Cruz (Staff Reporter)Laoag City—In line with the PHP85.4 missing money form the city government’s coffers, the Sangguniang Panlungsod here appealed to the Commission on Audit (COA)...
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DepEd fetes Ilocos Norte dad
By Bernardo B. Ver II(Contributor)LAOAG CITY—Sangguniang Panlalawigan member Saul Paulo A. Lazo received a plaque of appreciation for his “invaluable assistance and generous support” from the...
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Pagudpud villagers find, release another green sea turtle
By Leilanie G. Adriano (Staff Reporter)Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte—Coastal villagers at Brgy. Caparispisan, this town, cheered with glee as they watched a female green sea turtle measuring 102 centimeters...
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Imee: Importation may kill local pork industry faster than ASF
By Bernardo B. Ver II (Contributor)Senator Ma. Imelda Josefa “Imee” R. Marcos has called on the government to prevent pork importers from taking over local market supply and pushing Filipino producers...
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Vintar still has no 2021 annual budget
Vintar municipal health officer Dr. Heidi Albano (standing, right) speaks to the members of the Sangguniang Bayan presided over by Vintar vice mayor Amado Victor Racimo (seated, left) on the Jan. 18,...
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First youth fellowship program for democracy in PH opens
Young Filipinos intending to have a positive impact in their communities are invited to applyBy Bernardo B. Ver II (Contributor)Applications are now being accepted for the Youth Leadership for...
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MMMHMC welcomes moms, babies to new milk bank
HUMAN MILK BANK. The medical personnel of the human milk bank of Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center processes a 10-liter donated human milk on Dec. 28, 2020. The first of its kind in...
View ArticleLANDBANK opens new Agri-Hub in Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur
STA. MARIA, Ilocos Sur—State-run Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) opened its first “Agri-Hub” in this province, the LANDBANK Sta. Maria Agri-Hub, on January 15, 2021.The LANDBANK Sta. Maria...
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Red Cross lauds Laoag resort’s blood-letting initiative
Zyrill Ianna Pauline D. Pe Benito, Ph.D., Ed.D. (Contributor)Saving lives amid the pandemic.A mobile bloodletting activity was held recently at Brgy 38-A Mangato East in Laoag City upon the initiative...
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USAID, RMN partner to promote marine conservation in the Visayan Sea
(From left) Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region 6 Regional Director and Lead Convenor for Fisheries Management Area 11 Remia Aparri, Acting USAID Environment Office Director Paul Seong,...
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