The Ilocos Times

Laoag City's controlled dumpsite By Dominic B. dela Cruz Staff reporter Laoag City—The city government here found Brgys. Salet-Bulangon and Balatong as possible sites for a sanitary landfill. This came after the planned partnership with the Government of Laoag Employees Development Cooperative (GLEDCO) to build and operate a sanitary landfill at Brgy. Lagui-Sail here was cancelled. City assessor Engr. Ruben Domingo said soil-testing was already conducted on the Brgy. Salet-Bulangon site. The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), however, has not issued the test result yet. Mr. Domingo added that during the MGB testing in the said barangay, they pointed out that the 3.3-hectare land area is small for a landfill. They also noticed that some residential houses are also near the site. The assessor disclosed further, that he, along with the MGB personnel, visited the ongoing construction of a sanitary landfill in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte. They then recommende

The United States of America’s State Department issued an official report on the country conditions in the Philippines in 2016 which states in part: “President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, elected in May, began the first year of his constitutionally limited six-year term on June 30…. Since July police and unknown vigilantes have killed more than 6,000 suspected drug dealers and users as the government pursued a policy aimed at eliminating illegal drug activity in the country by the end of the year. Extrajudicial killings have been the chief human rights concern in the country for many years and they increased sharply over the past year. https://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm#wrapper   There is at least one mother in Hawaii whose son, who was suspected of being a drug user, was reportedly the victim of an extrajudicial killing in Ilocos Norte, Philippines after President Duterte came to power. Can the mother sue the Republic of the Philippines for the extrajudic

By Bernard Ver Contributor Grace Leaño Arnaiz a native of Barangay 5, Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, a registered nurse in Yardley, Pennsylvania and currently the vice-president of the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA-Pennsylvania) was awarded the Outstanding Migrant Award for Community Service and Promoting Cultural Diversity in Pennsylvania, USA. Grace left the Philippines when she was only 21 years old. She petitioned her parents and sister Nenita Leaño Andres to USA so they could be together. She followed her sister Winda Leaño Almazan’s, a registered nurse, footsteps. She is the youngest in a brood of three; one is a teacher and she and her other sister are nurses. Grace is the daughter of Cecilia Sambrano and Nonito Leaño, both teachers by profession. She studied nursing at Philippine Women’s University in Manila. She has three kids: Richard Dengah, 35; Michael Dengah 34, with his wife Shery Dengah; and Fatima Dengah, 33 who helped her in a medical mission in the Ph

By Dominic B. dela Cruz Staff reporter Laoag City—The city government here honored and recognized four centenarians at the City Hall during two flag-raising ceremonies. They are:  Lucia Corpuz Colobong of Barangay 52-A (San Mateo) who turned 101 on August 16, 2017; has 11 children, 22 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Mrs. Colobong said she lives a healthy life by eating vegetables and rarely of meat. Narcisa Alonzo Corpuz of Barangay 43 (Cavit) was born on January 16, 1916. What is very interesting according to her is, she drinks soda and smokes tobacco which she believes makes her live longer. However, she emphasizes that despite of her vices, she eats lots of food for her to become stronger. Mrs. Corpuz said she enjoys her 101 years of existence with her 6 children, 14 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren.  Pedro Tangonan of Barangay 39 (Sta. Rosa) also believes that age is just a number. He is engaged in farming but found his “love” in public servi

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES FIRST JUDICIAL REGION REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCH 18 CITY OF BATAC, ILOCOS NORTE IN RE: PETITION FOR COMMISSION AS NOTARY PUBLIC FOR AND IN THE PROVINCE OF ILOCOS NORTE NOTARIAL COMMISSION NO. 17-04 LORETA FAIRIE ANN R. MILLARE, Petitioner, x--------------------------x ORDER           NOTICE is hereby given that the summary hearing on the Petition for Appointment as Notary Public of ATTY. LORETA FAIRIE ANN R. MILLARE shall be held on September 15, 2017 at the Session Hall of this Court at 1:30 o’clock in the afternoon. Any person who has any cause or reason against the grant of the petition may file a verified written opposition thereto received by the undersigned before the date of the summary hearing.           Let this Order be published at least once before the aforesaid hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Ilocos norte, Laoag City and City of Batac at the expense of the petitioner.    

LAOAG CITY—Public schools in the province of Ilocos Norte with idle lots may now apply what they have learned on organic farming systems. Aiming for a zero-waste garden in schools, the Department of Education Schools Division of Ilocos Norte wants its teachers and students to have their own organic garden in schools. To do so, at least 30 participants from the Ilocos Norte Schools Division Office (INSDO) recently visited an organic farm in Victorias City, Negros Oriental where they plan to adopt its best practices of producing organic foods at minimum production costs. Ilocos Norte Schools Division superintendent Vilma Eda said there are agricultural schools in the province which could facilitate the project. One of these identified is the Ilocos Norte Agricultural College in Pasuquin town with about 28 hectares ready for organic farming development. INAC’s main campus has a land area of 42 hectares. Majority of its land area can be planted with agricultural crops

San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte—As this municipality celebrates its quadricentennial anniversary as an independent town, the municipal government declared “lanuti” as its municipal tree. Lanuti is a tree with pink and white flowers and good wood to make furniture. San Nicolas councilor Norberto S. Dadiz Jr., main author of the ordinance, said it the municipal government’s policy to the preservation and promotion of the historical and cultural origin and resources of San Nicolas, and thereby constitute a “municipal treasure”. Mr. Dadiz explained further the declaration is based on two stories regarding the origin of this town’s name. He said the town’s first name was “Caluntian.” He based this in an article written by historian Atty. Manuel F. Aurelio. In the said article, it mentioned that the Augustinian missionaries founded a  “Visita” or Spanish settlement at the site now known as San Nicolas. The place was originally named as Visita Caluntian after a tree that