The Ilocos Times

Inamin ni Ilocos Norte Gobernador Ma. Imelda “Imee” R. Marcos nga adda dagiti agkiddaw ti suporta  kenkuana a kandidato para iti masungad a barangay elections. Nupay kasta, impasingkedna a moral support laeng ti maipaayna kadagitoy gapu ta agpapada met a kakaduana amin dagitoy. Kunana a saan laeng nga iti Bacarra no di ket uray pay iti maikadua a distrito ti probinsiya ken iti siudad ti laoag. Naamad daytoy ken ni Marcos kabayatan iti  Manang Imee’s Capitol Express iti Barangay Pasiocan , Bacarra idi Oktubre 18. Kunana nga umiso laeng ti nailanad iti Local Government Code a non-partisan ti barangay elections. Kiniddawna met kadagiti  padana nga agtuturay ken dagiti dadduma  ti saan unay a pakibiangan iti masungad a panagpipili. ( PGIN-CMO )

Adda amin pategtayo iti tunggal banag. Kas tao, nayanak a nalupoy ken matnag iti biddut, ngem ammona ti mangbigbig ti biddut, maawatna met ti panangatur dayta a biddut. Nawada ti panggepna nga agsursuro ken dumngeg a mangpapigsa iti pagkapsutanna. Adda amin maitedtayo iti bukodtayo a gimong, komunidad ken pamilia. Adda bukodtayo a pagsiriban ken pagpigsaan nga inted kadatayo ti langit. Sagut kadatayo dagiti sirib ken talento. Yarigko ita iti maris ti bullalayaw no kasano ti kinapategtayo iti tunggal maysa, iti bukod a kolor wenno maris, no panagtutunos ken panagtitinnulong iti aramid kas gunglo wenno grupo, kas komunidad, iti pagsasaritaan. Iti nagan iti panagserbi iti ania man nga agpang, proyekto ken grupo. Adda bukodtayo a pagduyosan, ti interes, ti pagpigsaan ken linia ti propesion. Iti sabali a bangir, adda met dagiti nasken a papigsaen tapno lumtaw, tumibker ken mapasayaatda a mayataday iti pakasapulantayo. Adda met kabukbukodan a maris a pakaay-aywan, iti man

By Cherry Joy Discaya-Garma PIA   More movie producers are lining up to have Ilocos Norte as their next film location, thanks to the provincial government’s production assistance and incentives. June Arvin Gudoy, communications and media office (CMO) head, said producers keep on streaming in Ilocos Norte because of the hassle-free arrangements to the venue for the shooting. Ilocos Norte provides support to film producers through its Media Incentives Desk (MID) which was put up last year. “The desk works on the needed arrangements by a network. That way, it would be easier for them to do their work,” Gudoy said. Reports in the past few years have shown a steady increase in on-location shooting in the province which expands Ilocos Norte’s market for the arts and media production industry. “We had international Thai actor Mario Maurer for the film ‘Suddenly It’s Magic’ and the Metro Manila Film Festival Entry of actors Vic Sotto and Bong Revilla for the movie ‘

Laoag City Model Family 2013 winners: (from left) Mr. & Mrs. Romulo L. Antonio, for the non-professional category; Mr. & Mrs. Ricardo L. Quindara, for professional category; and Mr. & Mrs. Vicente C. Mamuad, for the OFW category. Awarding was held at the City Hall Auditorium on October 21 with Laoag Mayor Chevylle V. Fariñas serving as the guest of honor and speaker.   (Doms dela Cruz)

NOW THAT the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has largely met its goal of eliminating tariffs in preparation for economic integration by 2015, the focus should now shift to at-border and behind-the-border issues affecting the flow of goods across the region. The ASEAN is a “success story” in trade facilitation and liberalization, but there are still urgent items in the agenda, such as the implementation of the a National Single Window (NSW) aimed at speeding up the processing of licenses and permits for customs transactions, said Erlinda Medalla, senior research fellow at the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), in the September 12 seminar-workshop titled “AEC 2015: Development Challenges for the Philippines”. The Philippines is at 82-percent completion stage, and ranks fourth among ASEAN members in terms of implementation. The single-submission system is up and running for 38 government agencies and allows electronic submission of application for

Social business is the business of caring. This was the opening statement of Tony Meloto as he welcomed the participants of the Social Business Summit, the first of its kind held not at a fancy hotel or a posh convention center but on a sustainable community farm in Angat, Bulacan. The choice of venue is crucial in communicating the message that social businesses place a higher premium on human relationships and empowerment of the poor rather than mere profit. A total of 520 participants signed-up for the event, which included 50 foreign delegates from the United States, Australia, France, Singapore and the United Kingdom among others. Forty brilliant minds are set to share their thoughts and expertise about the summit's theme, which deals with the role of social business in harboring inclusive growth in emerging Asian markets. “Charity cannot sustain development, nor can it end poverty. Social businesses can,” Meloto, founder of Gawad Kalinga (GK), stated. He sou

By Reynaldo E. Andres Contributor BATAC CITY—The Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) will put up a Bonsai School where students will be taught and provided hands-on training on how to propagate and raise aesthetic tiny trees for commercial purposes. MMSU President Miriam E. Pascua said the school is the first of its kind in the country and will provide livelihood for home gardeners. She has ordered the renovation of the former Agromet Building located south of the university nursery to be used as classroom for 25 to 30 enrollees who will start their lessons next year. “We will just use our existing facilities so that we can start right away,” she said during an optical inspection of the site on October 17 with Ilocos Norte Gov. Ma. Imelda “Imee” R. Marcos. Ms. Marcos also expressed support to the project because of the bright prospects of bonsai plants in local and global markets. She said the province of Ilocos Norte through the office of the provincial agricultu