Tsunami Alert Stirs Ilocos Norte Folks
LAOAG CITY, March 12 –-No emergency siren sounded or bell tower ring but an afternoon tsunami alert has spread like a wildfire causing panic among many people in this city […]
Month: March 2011
BFP Inspection Teams Deployed
LAOAG CITY – In light of the government’s program highlighting the month of March as Fire Prevention Month, elements of the Laoag City’s Bureau of Fire Protection of Laoag City […]
PIA Focuses on Women’s Right
LAOAG CITY, March 11 – The Philippine Information Agency (PIA) will hold a series of radio forums to mark the celebration of National Women’s Month focusing on Republic Act 9710 […]
Flashback on Ilocos Region’s Economy
COMING FROM A NEGATIVE GROWTH IN 2009, Ilocos region met head-on the challenge of steering its economy to the positive territory in 2010. This was the assessment made by the […]
5.2 Tremor Jolts Ilocos Norte
LAOAG CITY, March 10 – A moderate quake with a magnitude of 5.2 hit the Ilocos province early Thursday, the Philippine Instituteof Volcanology and Siesmology (Phivolcs) said. Ernesto Agnir, Sr. […]
ES Ochoa Tells Gov’t Agencies to Save and Conserve Energy
Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr. on Wednesday urged government agencies to put in place power conservation measures and cut down fuel consumption of government vehicles in the wake of […]
Chiz Welcomes David as new BI Head
Senator Chiz Escudero welcomed the appointment of recently retired Armed Forces chief of staff Ricardo David as head of the Bureau of Immigration (BI), as he challenged the new immigration […]
Paoayeneos Resuscitate a Dying Industry
PAOAY, Ilocos Norte, March 9 – The annual mardi gras that signals the end of earthly pleasures for Catholics in this town is also an occasion to breath life to […]
Centuries-old Paoay Church to Get Facelift Soon
PAOAY, Ilocos Norte, March 9 –The provincial government’s Metro Ilocos tourism plan will revolve around the town’s tourism centerpiece, the centuries-old St. Augustine Church or Paoay Church as it is […]
COA Asked to Review Confirmation Process
The bicameral Commission on Appointments should revisit the rules of confirmation of government officials in the light of the apparent failure of the body to check the fitness and integrity […]
