Roger Fariñas-Kris Ablan tandem emerges
LAOAG CITY (Dec. 18) – As the Dec. 21 deadline for substitution gets nearer, political maneuvering too in this city gets interesting as lawyer Kris Ablan joined the vice mayoral […]
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Solar power pump for Tabug zanjera
BATAC CITY, Dec. 13 — The Batac city government has turned over another solar-fed water pump to a beneficiary village to help farmers cope with the rising cost of fuel […]
Tobacco growers to get P6 billion windfall from sin tax reform bill
LAOAG CITY – Contrary to tobacco farmers’ perception, the sin tax reform bill will provide additional P6 billion in tobacco excise tax funds to the four tobacco-growing provinces in Northern […]
PGIN launches Robotics Camp 2012, exposes young students to engineering challenges
Fourteen teams from various secondary schools across Ilocos Norte are gaining experience in putting science, engineering and programming into practice in Robotics Camp 2012 sponsored by the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte (PGIN), December 5 to 7.
CARLOS ‘IN’ IN VM RACE
LAOAG CITY, Dec. 8– Carlos Farinas, son of Congressman Rudy Farinas, has availed of substitution before the Dec. 21 deadline and filed his certificate of candidacy for vice mayor of […]
Bird watchers start monitoring migratory birds in Ilocos Norte’s wetlands
PAOAY, Ilocos Norte, Dec. 3 (PIA) – A team of bird watchers started monitoring the presence of migratory birds escaping the cold front of temperate regions into the wetland of […]
MMSU coed wins statistics quiz
BATAC CITY (Nov. 28) – A first-year accounting student at the Mariano Marcos State University topped the recently concluded Philippine Statistics Quiz (PSQ) held at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas […]
CJ Sereno inspects bldg of Marcos Hall of Justice
LAOAG CITY (Nov. 23) – Visiting Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno has conducted an ocular inspection of the old Marcos Hall of Justice building, seat of various Regional Trial Court […]
Names of blacklisted ‘Balikbayan boxes’ forwarders bared
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has warned the public especially Filipinos working abroad to be vigilant in sending their balikbayan boxes to the Philippines and check the reliability of […]
Laoag’s crime rates dip, thanks to mounted CCTV cameras
LAOAG CITY (Nov. 21)– – Long before the demand for CCTV (closed-circuit television) system got the media hype, this city has been successful, albeit quietly, in imposing its own “no […]
