Laoag Mayor Michael Marcos Keon welcomes the officers of the Ilocos Norte United Muslim Association (INUMA) led by Ismael Ali, president; Benhar Depundato, P.I.O. and Johary Guro, adviser. Joining them are several zonal leaders led by Maswara Alim, Halim Pandao Molve, Solaiman Batowa Maulana and Arafat Bacarat. During the meeting, they discussed the preparations for the upcoming Zonal Maswara Ijtima scheduled on February 23-24, 2020 with an estiamted 3,000 Muslim religious leaders and scholars from Luzon and other parts of the country attending. After the meeting, they visited the Laoag City Central Terminal and conducted an ocular inspection. (Doms dela Cruz)
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...
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