The Ilocos Times

Wait. Isn’t he that chap who blurs into the backdrop of the Nativity scene? In a Christmas crèche, our eyes focus on the Child and His Mother. That’s understandable. They’re the central figures in this drama. But are we not missing what the person and presence of Joseph signals? Yes, says theologian Catalino Arevalo, SJ of Loyola House of Studies. Thus, many Catholics were surprised to read an earlier Time magazine eight-page feature: “Joseph, Husband of Mary and ‘Adoptive’ Father of Jesus.”  It is anchored to the book that Presbyterian minister Howard Edington, wrote after the death of his 22-year-old, son titled: “The Forgotten Man of Christmas.”  And its theme is a father’s love for his son: “Edington’s book ends with a meditation on the power of love to ennoble the lover, especially if the beloved is God, Time says. “A model of Joseph, as believer, would pass muster in almost any Christian church.” The French theologian Fr. Marie Dominique highlights Joseph’s ac

By Cherry Joy D. Garma Ilocos Norte got fresh pages in a European tourist guide book which now features a locator to the province’s finest destinations including hotels, restaurants and transportation facilities. The book “Guide to the Philippines,” written by British writer Kiki Deere, is used by the European tourists travelling around the world. Department of Tourism head for Ilocos Norte Milagros R. Gonzales said the book’s authors fly to the Philippines yearly to update its data. “The book of Ms Deere is widely used by Europeans who are travelling around the world which includes our ten anchor destinations in the Philippines,” Gonzales said. The book has 15,000 existing copies in Europe and has more than a million viewers on their online account. It also provides information on the ten anchor destinations in the Philippines namely, Baler in Aurora, Boracay, Cebu City, Bohol, Palawan, Baguio City, Banaue in Benguet, Subic in Clark Pampanga, Vigan City and I

Private-Public Partnership . Father Ian Rabago blesses the ambulance donated by the Government of Laoag Employees Development Cooperative (GLEDCO) to the city government of Laoag.  (Doms dela Cruz)

By Dominic B. dela Cruz Staff Reporter Batac City —For the third time, measures sponsored by Batac councilor Gwynet Quidang were “killed” anew at the Sangguniang Panlungsod. This time, six similar resolutions directed to Sangguniang Panlalawigan members Albert Chua, Da Vinci Crisostomo, Ramon Gaoat, James Paul Nalupta, Joel Garcia and ABC president Domingo Ambrocio were all disapproved by the city council. These resolutions are requests for donation of movable sheds for tricycle terminals in Batac. Quidang explained that several tricycle drivers and operators from the different terminals approached her requesting for movable sheds and since she has no barangay development fund (BDF) yet, she opted to make these resolutions for the said requests. But during the discussions, some of the city councilors questioned the resolution saying there are more priorities that need to be requested and not these movable sheds most especially that the city government has the pla

President Benigno S. Aquino III had expressed support in biotechnology research including Golden Rice, a new type of rice that produces beta carotene. In a speech delivered by Department of Agriculture Sec. Proceso J. Alcala during the recent 7 th International Rice Genetics Symposium in Makati, Aquino said that scientific research is needed to ensure stable food and enough rice for Filipinos. “From developing healthier, more cost effective varieties of rice like Golden Rice and Submarino Rice, to improving best practices and technologies for rice production, to diversifying our agricultural output through biotechnological research as seen in the high quality corn we produce, indeed, you are not only contributing to the advancement of agricultural and scientific research; more importantly, you are all working to build a more sustainable future for all our peoples,” the President said. Addressing more than 700 scientists and researchers in plant breeding and genetics, Aqu

Naruay a fruit-bearing trees manipud iti Environment and Natural Resources Office ti inbunong ni Gob. Ma. Imelda “Imee” R. Marcos idiay Burgos, Ilocos Norte kabayatan iti Manang Imee’s Capitol Express idi Disyembre 2. Karaman kadagitoy ket 70 a pinuon a lanzones, 70 a kalamansi ken 20 a tamarind  ken 50 a malubed. Dagitoy ket naibunong iti Barangay Bubon, Tanap, Buduan, Nagsurot, Poblacion, Bayog ken iti Barangay Ablan, Burgos, Ilocos Norte. Segun ken ni Leonard Mayubay iti Bubon, maysa kadagiti recipients, imulana dagitoy iti arubayanda a panglawaen bassit dagiti naited kenkuana a patubo a kalamansi, tamarind ken lansones. Mamati a napintas iti lugarda a pakaimulaan dagitoy nga agbunga a kayo gapu ta nalamiis iti daga ken maiyannatop kadagitoy a mula. Dagitoy ket kiniddawda kabayatan iti immuna a panagturong ti Manang Imee’s Capitol Express idiay Burgos, Ilocos Norte itay kallabes a bulan. Mangnamnama ni Mayubay a dua agingga iti tallo a tawen laeng ket ag