The City of Batac celebrated mayor Albert Chua’s birthday with the distribution of farm machineries and equipment for select farmer beneficiaries held at the Imelda Cultural Center. Witnessing the blessing are Chua, members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod headed by Batac vice mayor Windell Chua and the city’s department heads. The farm machineries and equipment distributed were 1,000 units of water pump; 1,800 rolls of irrigation hose; 500 units of 2-in-1 knapsack sprayer; six units walk-behind transplanter; 30 units of riding type hand-tractor; 30 units of multi-cultivator; 40 units rice reaper; 40 units hold-on thresher; two units of amphibious vehicle; one water tanker; three garbage compactor; one manlift and two dump trucks. Chua said the funding for these came from the city’s RA 7171 share. ( Doms dela Cruz)
The procession of Christ the King 2024 Photos by John Lei Medrano By Dominic B. dela Cruz ( Staff Reporter) Nueva Era , Ilocos Norte—Thousands of Catholic devotees from the entire province of Ilocos Norte joined and participated in this year’s Diocesan Christ The King 2024 held at Mary Mother of the Church Mission Station in Brgy. Uguis, in this town on Nov. 24, 2024 with the theme: “Iti Daytoy a Tawen Iti Kararag, Kibinen Natayo Ni Maria, Ina Iti Simbaan A Mangnamnama Iti Kaasi Ni Kristo Rey Nga Ari”. “Napalaos iti pinagyaman mi kadakayo amin nga immay nagatendar iti daytoy nainsantoan a Kristo Rey ditoy a nanumo nga ili mi kangrunaan na ditoy nain-gasatan a Brgy. Uguis, Nueva Era numan pay adayo a kuna tayo ken kangrunaan na man ti Apo tayo a Namarsua ta inikkan natayo iti gundaway a nangsangaili kaniyana ditoy lugar tayo ket aglaplapunusan ti ayat ken ragsak iti marikrikna mi ita gapu iti kaadu yo nga immay nagatendar ken iti kumpleto a parokya ken padi iti probinsiy...