Ilocano youth makes presence felt in Ilocos Norte

By Leilanie G. Adriano

Staff reporter

Laoag City—The Ilocano youth are making their presence felt in Ilocos Norte, using the influence of social media as a tool to engage youth volunteerism and participation in the next Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections in 2015.

In Ilocos Norte, the provincial Commission on Elections (Comelec) reported at least 6,731 Ilocanos aged 15 to 17 went in droves during the 10-day SK registration from September 20 to 29, 2014.

Amidst super typhoon “Mario” [Fung Wong] that battered Northern Luzon and later put Ilocos Norte under a state of calamity, the SIRIB youth office of the Ilocos provincial government Norte manned by the Sirib Ilokano Kabataan Association (SIKA) were able to encourage and inspire qualified SK voters to go to their nearest Comelec office and beat the September 29 deadline for registration.

Comelec Region I election director Noli Pipo 1 said in an interview that the SK registration will not be extended in the province.

The successful turnout of SK registration in Ilocos Norte may have been attributed to SIKA’s initiative challenging all qualified SK voters in Facebook to say “Yes to youth participation” by posting their photos online with their duly accomplished registration form.

Similar to the ice bucket challenge, every registered SK will identify and challenge at least three of his friends to do the same in support of the SK 2015 elections.

Aside from social media challenge, posters and streamers about the SK registration period were also posted in strategic places such as in schools and government buildings.

As of July 2013, there are about 9,391 who registered for the SK elections.

Comments

Empanada festival: A celebration of good taste and good life

By Dominic B. dela Cruz & Leilanie G. Adriano Staff reporters BATAC CITY—If there is one thing Batac is truly proud of, it would be its famous empanada-making business that has nurtured its people over the years. Embracing a century-old culture and culinary tradition, Batac’s empanada claims to be the best and tastiest in the country with its distinctive Ilokano taste courtesy of its local ingredients: fresh grated papaya, mongo, chopped longganisa, and egg. The crispy orange wrapper and is made of rice flour that is deep-fried. The celebration of this city’s famous traditional fast food attracting locals and tourists elsewhere comes with the City Charter Day of Batac every 23 rd of June. Every year, the City Government of Batac led by Mayor Jeffrey Jubal Nalupta commemorate the city’s charter day celebration to further promote its famous One-Town, One Product, the Batac empanada. Empanada City The Batac empanada festival has already become...

Free dormitories eyed for Nueva Era students in LC, Batac

Nueva Era mayor Aldrin Garvida By Dominic B. dela Cruz ( Staff Reporter) Nueva Era , Ilocos Norte—The municipal government here, headed by Nueva Era mayor Aldrin Garvida is planning to establish dormitories in the cities of Laoag and Batac that will exclusively cater to college students from the said cities. “Sapay la kuma ta maituloyen iti mabiit tay ar-arapaapen tayo ken iti munisipyo a maipatakderan kuma dagiti annak tayo a college students nga agbasbasa idiay siyudad iti Batac ken Laoag iti libre a dormitoryo a bukod da ngem inggana nga awan pay ket an-anusan mi paylaeng nga ibaklay kenni apo bise mayor iti pagbayad da iti kasera aggapu iti bukod mi a suweldo malaksid dagitay it-ited iti munisipyo ken iti barangay nga stipend da kada semester, ” Garvida said. Garvida added that the proposed establishment of dormitories would be a big help to the students’ parents as this would shoulder the expenses of their children for rent and likewise they would feel...

P29 per kilo rice sold to vulnerable groups in Ilocos region

BBM RICE. Residents buy rice for only PHP29 per kilo at the NIA compound in San Nicolas town, Ilocos Norte province on Sept. 13, 2024. The activity was under a nationwide pilot program of the government to sell quality and affordable rice initially to the vulnerable sectors. (Lei Adriano) San Nicolas , Ilocos Norte —Senior citizens, persons with disability, and solo parents availed of cheap rice sold at PHP29 per kilogram during the grand launching of the Bagong Bayaning Magsasaka (BBM) Rice held at the National Irrigation Administration compound in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte province on Sept. 13, 2024. “ Maraming salamat Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. sa inyong pagmamahal sa Region 1 lalong-lalo na sa bayan namin sa San Nicolas,” said Violeta Pasion, a resident Brgy. 18 Bingao in this town. The low-priced grains were sourced from the National Irrigation Administration’s (NIA) contract farming with irrigators' association members in the province. Along with Pasion, Epi...

The Ilocos Times

Search This Blog