The Ilocos Times

Indauluan da Gob. Jeremias “Jerry” Singson (Maikatlo manipus kanawan) ken Bise Gobernador Ryan Luis Singson (maikadua iti kanigid) ti pannakagetteng ti laso kas mangipasimudaag iti panaglukat ti Kape de Ylocos Trade Fair idi Octobre 24, 2022. Karaman kadagiti sangaili da Vigan City Mayor Bonito Singson, sigud a Mayor Chavit Singson ken LMP pres. Germelina Goulart. Vigan City— Tapno masustiner ti kinangato ti kalidad ti Rubosta a kape a patanor ti Ilocos Sur, inyusuat ti Gobierno Probinsial ti Ilocos Sur ti Kape de Ylocos Trade Fair manipud Octobre 24-28, 2022 iti Provincial Farmers Livelihood Development Center, iti Siudad ti Vigan. Sangapulo ken lima a coffee shops/establishments ken lima nga coffee producing upland municipalities ti nangipatakder iti booth -da. Inarak dagiti managkape nga Ilocano dagiti booth tapno ramananda ti templa dagiti propessional a barista a nagusar kadagiti local a binukel ti kape ( coffee beans ) a produkto dagiti ili ti Sigay, Sugpon, Salcedo ken S

Amidst the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia, Ilocos Sur Governor Ryan Luis V. Singson expressed through the Chinese Consulate in Laoag to Hubei Province that, they are with Hubei Province in this difficult time. Earlier, the provinces of Ilocos Sur and Hubei entered into a sisterhood agreement where they promised to promote mutual understanding and friendship with each other and to actively carry out exchanges and cooperation in various fields. Now that Hubei Province is facing the challenge of the novel coronavirus, the province of Ilocos Sur headed by Governor Singson, quickly showed their support and sympathy for their sister province. As sisters, the governor stated they are standing together with Hubei Province in this battle of combating the outbreak of novel coronavirus. He emphasized that they fully support all the means being employed by the government of Hubei Province in assuring that all affected are being provided proper care as well as their

Security forces burn the confiscated marijuana plants in Ilocos Sur. (Photos courtesy of Sugpon PNP) By Leilanie G. Adriano Staff Reporter LAOAG CITY— The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the local police have destroyed over PHP4 million worth of marijuana plants uprooted in the mountainous areas of Kibungan in Benguet and Sugpon in Ilocos Sur in a three-day operation. Lt. Jerry Arazabal, Sugpon police chief confirmed this as he reported they have uprooted more or less 17,550 fully-grown marijuana plants and recovered at least 7 kilos of dried marijuana stalks in different plantation sites located in the borders of Sitio Culiang, Tacadang, Kibungan and in the mountains of Wasan and Bila, Sitio Sawangan, Barangay Danac in Sugpon, Ilocos Sur. He said, “personnel of the PDEA and police operatives reached the target on Tuesday [November 26, 2019] morning and found fully-grown marijuana plants in different sites with a total value of PHP4,465,000 based on

  OWWA officials process the calamity assistance for Ilocos Norte members at the Provincial Capitol cafeteria. (OWWA ) San Fernando City, La Union—After typhoon Mangkhut [Ompong] hit Ilocos Region last month, the Overseas Worker Welfare Administration Regional Welfare Office I (OWWA RWOI) gave Calamity Assistance to OFW-OWWA members and their qualified dependents who were severely affected by the typhoon. OWWA, through its Welfare Assistance Program (WAP), gave assistance amounting to PHP3,000 for active OWWA members and PHP1,500 for inactive members. Since the whole region was placed under a state of calamity during the typhoon, OWWA RWOI together with the local government of each provinces has to identify the top municipalities and cities that were hardly hit by the typhoon thus giving priority with the calamity assistance. In Ilocos Norte, the processing for the calamity assistance was held on September 25-28 and October 4-6, 2018 at Provincial Capitol Cafet

By Leilanie G. Adriano Staff reporter Santiago , Ilocos Sur—Some residents living in a poor village in Dan-ar, Santiago, Ilocos Sur had always wanted to break away from poverty—until an opportunity knocks on their door sooner than expected. Under the Sustainable Livelihood Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Office, the 23 Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries of Dan-ar organized themselves into an organization as they underwent a skills training on chicken egg production. Carpenters, farmers and housewives populate the association. One year later, the egg farming facility of Dan-ar Poultry Sustainable Livelihood Program Association (SLPA) is now supplying quality eggs for the whole village consumption. Every day, the poultry can produce 4-10 trays of eggs. They sell them at PHP140.00 to PHP170.00 per tray depending on the eggs’ size. Makers of miki [rice noodles], which is a favorite Ilocano snack, school canteen mangers and store owner

Lidlidda medical mission. (From left) Ben Cabreros, Lidlidda Mayor Benilda Tawali, ISAH president Danny Villaruz, Ilocos Sur vice governor Jerry Singson, Amado Yoro, ISAH co-organizer/adviser . No awan padas; awan saritaen. Kunatayo pay: Aramid ti pakakitaan. Saan a gapu ta maysakami kadagiti President Elpidio R. Quirino Awardee 2018, adda man ken awan ti kastoy a pammadayaw, kaniak kas community organizer ken volunteer, aramidek latta kas nayon ti panagserbi, pannangted ken pannakitinnulong. Adda napatpateg nga immayanmi iti Filipinas. Ti 200 Years Ilocos Sur Bicentennial Celebration- Ilocos Sur Experience. Nabayagen a nairugi ti Ilocos Surian Association of Hawaii (ISAH) medical mission and Homecoming nanipud pay kadagiti tawen ti 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015. Disiembre 2017 koma ngem agsipud iti pannakaangay ti “INTAYON 2018 Sure Ilocos Sur” mainaig iti Ilocos Surian global reunion ken ti Ilocos Sur Experience, a pann