The Ilocos Times

Idauluan ni Eddie Bueno,  tubo iti San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, dati a kameng ti hunta direktiba iti Oahu Filipino Community Council (OFCC)  dagiti baro nga opisiales ti Gumil Oahu 2019-2022 babaen iti pannakaannong ti eleksion a naangay idi Agosto 8, 2019 kas panangipakaammo da Silvino V. Bermisa, Jr., immediate past presesident ken ni Ric Agnes, mamagbaga, iti Jessie's Restaurant iti Honolulu, Hawaii. Nagpapaay ni Mr. Bueno a bise presidente sakbay a nabotosan a president. Maysa kadagiti kaaktibun nga opisial ti GO, dakkel ti akemna iti sarsuela, drama ken cultural presentation. Nagadal ni Mr. Bueno iti Divine Word College of Laoag, Laoag City.   Kadua ni Mr. Bueno a nabotosan da: Celerina Fernandez internal vice president; Gladys Mae Menor, external vice president; Dolores Saddo, recording secretary; Emelyn Damo, corresponding secretary; Nana Bueno, treasurer; Divina Menor, assistant treasurer; Myrna Villegas, auditor; Delia Nartatez, assistant auditor; Eddie Agp...

By Leilanie G. Adriano Staff reporter LAOAG CITY—A Hawaii-based school is set to visit the province of Ilocos Norte next month for a possible education exchange program. Matilde Neri, head of the Provincial Education Office under the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte confirmed this as representatives from the Farrington High School in Hawaii, United States will be flying to Manila and Ilocos Norte for the proposed Hawaii Philippines Education Exchange Program. Ms. Neri said Manila and the province of Ilocos Norte maintain sisterhood ties in view of the presence of many Filipinos or mostly Ilocanos based in Hawaii. She reported that the Philippine Consulate of Hawaii through Jeffrey de Mesa has sent a letter to Ilocos Norte Governor Ma. Imelda Josefa “Imee” R. Marcos for proper coordination. In view of this, the Schools Division of Ilocos Norte has recommended at least four schools where the Farrington High School will be initially visiting. The pre-visit wil...

  A Damilian , born in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, aka “Siudad Ti Banga” or paglakuan ti daga nga awan ti titulona; a St. Paulian as an active member of St. Paul’s Church of Honolulu under the stewardship of Rev. Canon Randolph VN Albano, vicar, a native of Bacarra, Ilocos Norte.   Solah won the title of Mrs. St. Paul’s Church as part of the 59 th anniversary celebration of the church organized in August 1959. “My goal is to win the title; and to help the church,” Solah said this before and during the canvassing on July 7, 2018. And it was done; her dream came true. Solah with her Royal Court Princess Trinity Gabriel Cabigon and Princess Jannette Agustin were crowned during the coronation was held at the Hawaii Okinawa Center on August 26, 2018. Also part of the program was the awarding of the 5 Bishop’s Awardees 2018: Carlos Viernes, Nenita Agbayani, Phyllis Miller, Paul Cyrus Adapon and Danilo Duldulao. The well attended program with about 500 guests w...

Ni Loida Alimboyoguen Yamamoto ti nagkaykaysaan Ilocos Surian Association of Hawaii [ISAH]  a baro a presidente para iti 2018-2020 babaen iti napalabas nga eleksion idi Hunio 5, 2018 iti Susannah Wesley Community Center. Ni Yamamoto ti umuna a babai a mangidaulo ti ISAH kalpasan dagiti immuna a nagpresidente   sipud pay nabangon idi Pebrero 27, 1977, kas kada: Atty Peter Aduja [Vigan]; John Quiocho [Caoayan-Narvacan]; Mario Albalos [Vigan]; Dr. Sid Villafuerte [Sto Domingo]; Peping Billena [Caoayan-Santa]; Rey Custodio [Candon]; Ben Cabreros [Narvacan], Julio Quiocho, Jr. [Caoayan]; Danny Villaruz [Santa] kapautan a president 2001-2018. Agdama a bise presidente ti Vigan Assn of Hawaii & Associates ni Yamamoto; nag-OFCC ken secretary; nag-runner-up iti Mrs. ISAH 2008, ken aktibo iti komunidad. Tubo iti Vigan City, maikatlo a tubo ti Vigan a mangidaulo iti ISAH. Dagiti dadduma a nabotosan iti nasao nga eleksion nga inturong ni Amado Yoro, ken kakaduana, isu da...

And God said: “Let there be light”. And there was light. Martin Luther King said: “I have a dream”. And his dream came true. This reality of light, and the memory of the heroic act of dreaming are the ingredients of the President Elpidio R. Quirino Leadership and Humanitarian Award.   It is history at its best. It is history making at its first and finest. And it is our salute to our community leaders who, time and again, have made us remember that light must be there, and that a living dream must orient our lives even if we have traversed distances from home found a new home over here in the United States—in the State of Hawaii, in particular. As one of the ISAH advisers and as often as we do meet with Ilocos Surian Association of Hawaii president Danny Villaruz, in putting together the rationale of the award, the first for the association, said: an award of distinction, prestigious and eminent, ought to recognize the extraordinary work of those who came f...