MDG to End Hunger in Ilocos Norte
PROV’L CAPITOL, Laoag City (Jan.23) – The provincial government has started its commitment to end hunger in Ilocos Norte with a two-day caravan of the Millennium Development Goal council. Governor […]
Month: January 2011
INCLUDE ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOOD FOR AFFECTED FISHERFOLK IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN – CHIZ
With at least 20 typhoons expected to hit the Philippines this year, Senator Chiz Escudero called on government agencies to design a comprehensive plan that will address both disaster risk […]
DRILON, FILIPINO-CHINESE BUSINESS GROUP INK P50-M ACCORD TO BUILD MORE CLASSROOMS
Senator Franklin Drilon and the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc. (FFCCCII) forged ties by signing a memorandum of agreement to build more classrooms in the country. […]
Senate Moving to Okay Bill Regulating GOCCs
The Senate has been asked to approve a new proposed legislation seeking to end the reported abuses in government-owned or controlled corporations (GOCCs), advancing one of President Benigno Aquino III’s […]
OCHOA MULLS PRIVATIZATION OF SOME GOV’T SERVICES
Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr. is looking into the possibility of privatizing some services of the government and leaving these to experts in the private sector who can do […]
Ilocos Norte Judge Murdered
LAOAG CITY (Jan.19) – Ilocos Norte Judge Fredelito G. Pingao was found dead with a slash in his throat inside his residence in Brgy. San Simeon, Currimao town at about […]
Chiz Wants LGUs Audited for Compliance with Disaster Risk Management Plan
Senator Chiz Escudero wants an immediate audit of all local government units (LGUs) on their compliance with the mandated disaster risk management plan as the onslaught of La Niňa continues […]
P10 Million Road Project up in Sarrat
SARRAT, Ilocos Norte – Mayor Edito Balintona reported that the national government has recently released P10 million for a road project here. He disclosed that the fund will be used […]
Fiscal’s Husband Killed in Ambush
LAOAG CITY, Jan. 15 (PIA) – Unidentified gunmen shot and killed the husband of a city prosecutor along a national road in Brgy. Santiago, Solsona, Ilocos Norte early this morning. […]
Narra Logs Seized
PASUQUIN, Ilocos Norte (Jan. 15) – Three persons were arrested in a checkpoint here after they were caught of transporting suspected illegally cut narra log worth P50,000. The suspects identified […]
