Laoag marks 49th Charter Day
LAOAG CITY, June 19 – Laoag City celebrated its 49th charter day when Malacañang declared June 19 a special non-working holiday. The declaration was issued through Proclamation No. 780 signed […]
Month: June 2014
High costs of garlic enrich middlemen?
PASUQUIN, Ilocos Norte, June 22 – A top garlic trader said the prevailing garlic prices are driven by market forces and it may stabilize in the coming months. Wilfredo Valdez, […]
Two tourist aides are honest
Two of the 600 local tourist aides hired under the Paoay Kumakaway! Summer Program of Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte proved themselves to be honest when they found a P100,000 […]
Dinky lauds Ilocos Norte as model
LAOAG CITY— Social Welfare Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Juliano-Soliman has cited Ilocos Norte as model province in poverty reduction campaign. Of the 247,882 identified poor households in Region 1, it was […]
Mayor belittles rumor
Mayor Chevylle V. Fariñas has belittled a rumor that some city utility workers were doing household chores during office hours at their private residence in Brgy. Vira, of this city. […]
Repair of 2 Batac bridges till August, October?
BATAC CITY, June 18 – Public works officials have assured commuters and motorists that normal vehicular traffic flow along the national road here will be restored when the repair works […]
Pasuquin’s chess wizard wins ASEAN silver medal
PASUQUIN, Ilocos Norte–A school girl known as young chess wizard from Brgy. Binsang, this town won a silver medal in the 15th ASEAN Age-Group chess championship games held in Sands […]
Rang-ay ti Barangay resumes
The Laoag city government’s long-running pro-poor “Rang-ay ti Barangay” program has officially resumed this month of June. Mayor Chevylle V. Fariñas said the three barangays in the eastern part of […]
Black sand mining try nipped in the bud
An attempt to permit black sand mining (BSM) operation in Ilocos Norte was nipped in the bud, so to speak. Thanks to the vigilance of the multi-sectoral group most especially […]
“Abel-made” Ph flag lords it over at Freedom Day rites; Gov, Mayor extol our heroes’ deeds
LAOAG CITY, June 15 — The 116th Independence Day celebration in Ilocos Norte hoisted a Philippine flag made of inabel, the famous native handwoven fabric of the Ilocanos. The display […]
