The Ilocos Times

By Dominic B. dela Cruz Staff Reporter Laoag City —Mayor Michael M. Keon presented his first 100 days accomplishment report as the city’s chief executive in a simple program held at the Laoag City Multi-Purpose Hall on October 14, 2019. In his report, Mr. Keon said he is presenting what he has done in his first 100 days as mayor, with focus on his personal initiatives, plans and programs for the city. Ineng and Laoagueños resiliency With severe tropical storm “Ineng” ravaging the city and Ilocos Norte, it resulted in widespread destruction. To cope with the devastation, the Sangguniang Panlungsod immediately declared a “state of calamity” in the city. The declaration allowed the city government to mobilize the calamity fund to provide assistance to those severely affected by the severe storm. Ineng left one casualty, identified as Ricky Manglal-lan, a resident of Brgy. Salet Bulangon, who drowned due to the strong current of the flood. Mr. Manglal-lan was h

Laoag City —1,000 senior high school (SHS) scholars, accompanied by their parents and guardians, filled the Ilocos Norte Centennial Arena in this city as they received their three-month’s worth of stipend from the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte, on September 16, 2019.   Ilocos Norte Governor Matthew Marcos-Manotoc led the distribution and was facilitated by the Provincial Education Department. Alongside Mr. Marcos-Manotoc were Sangguniang Panlalawigan members Atty. Saul Lazo, Atty. Donald Nicolas, and Sangguniang Kabataan Federated President Rafael Medina. “ Alam po natin kung gaano ka-importante ang support system sa isang estudyante . Rest assured that along with our Chairman on Committee on Education, pag-aaralan po namin nang mabuti kung paano pa i -expand ang provincial scholarship na ito . For now, I like to congratulate all our scholars as well as their parents and guardians for being part of this program,” Mr. Marcos-Manotoc remarked.   Now on its second

Admitirenda man wenno saan, adu dagiti pulitiko ti mabutbuteng la unay iti makunkuna a “tricycle power” wenno “tricycle vote”. Dakkel ti bilang dagiti tricycle-fo- hire iti agdama. Ket no i- multiply mo pay dayta iti bilang dagiti kamkameng ti pamilyada, posible a dakkel ti epektona iti botos ti kada kandidato.   Isu a saan a nakaskasdaaw a manmano dagiti opisial a mangayat a mangsagid iti issue ti traysikelan—lisianda wenno agpamemmemda iti dayta a topiko. Madlawan nga uray nagadun dagiti reklamo seknan kadagiti abusado a tricycle driver , dandani awan ti mangngegam manipud kadagiti agpanpanday-linteg. Masansan, dagiti laeng “playing safe statement” ti maituredda nga iyebkas. Isu a dagiti pada a pasahero ti kakaasi. Piman ta uray inaldawda nga agreklamo iti traffic division ken agikkis iti social media , awan ti pagbalbaliwan dagiti bulok a traysikelan, fuera delos buenos. Ngamin, tapno madisiplinaan dagitoy, masapul nga ikkan koma dagiti local legislators t

By Leilanie G. Adriano Staff Reporter LAOAG CITY—Ilocos Norte residents who were heavily devastated by typhoon Ineng will get rice aid courtesy of the Japanese government. On October 4, 2019, a portion of the 16,667 bags of emergency rice assistance was distributed to typhoon victims in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte. “The rice assistance is being extended to victims of typhoon Ineng covering two (2) cities and five (5) towns of the province,” said Corazon Lilian Celia Rin, head of the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office in an interview. According to Ms. Rin, the emergency rice assistance came from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries-Japan through the ASEAN Plus Three Rice Reserve which were coursed through to the Philippine government’s National Food Authority and Department of Social Welfare and Development. APTERR is a regional cooperation established in 2004 to ensure food security in an emergency caused by temporary and large-scale cal

While pharmaceutical drugs are taken in when common illnesses strike, indigenous knowledge in three provinces comprised traditional rice varieties (TVRs) as home remedies. In the “Ethnoguided Survey and Collection of Philippine Medicinal Traditional Rice Varieties,” 18 rice varieties were identified as medicinal in Palawan, North Cotabato, and Zamboanga del Norte. Across three sites, TRVs are used to treat fever, cough, measles, stomach ache, and diarrhea. Floper Gershwin Manuel, research lead, said that in Rizal, Palawan, the community herbalist who is regularly consulted for various illnesses, identified munahan , minandiris , and pindinga as medicinal. “The roots of Munahan is used to treat urinary tract infection; the grains and leaves of Minandiris or Binaritos are believed to regain men’s virility and treat herpes; while the roots, leaves, and grains of Pindinga are supposed to cure allergy, itchiness, and bloating,” Mr. Manuel explained. Mr. Manuel, an an

By Leilanie G. Adriano & Bernardo B. Ver II LAOAG CITY—A huge electronic billboard showing the smiling face of newly appointed Supreme Court Chief Justice Diosdado Madarang Peralta was strategically displayed at the northern approach of the Gilbert bridge here to express how Ilocanos take pride in another son from the north who is now the head of the judiciary. “Congratulations to the newly appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. A true Ilokano magistrate, Chief Justice Diosdado Madarang Peralta!” Ilocos Norte Governor Matthew Joseph M. Manotoc posted in his social media account after President Rodrigo Duterte officially appointed him on October 23, 2019. “So blessed are the Ilocanos who stand so proud and extremely happy on your appointment,” said provincial government treasurer Josephine Calajate as she congratulated him in social media. Mr. Peralta, who hails from Laoag City, has been with the judiciary for more than three decades

Export stakeholders have included processed food and beverages and other food products among the focus export targets owing to their bright prospects. These food goods, along with electronics products and information technology-business process outsourcing (IT-BPO), "are already part of the array of goods and services seen to contribute to realizing the overall targets for 2022", according to the Philippine Export Development Plan (PEDP) 2018-2022. "If processed food and beverages, and other food products in general, are to be focused exports targets, the path to hitting it big is arduous though promising," it noted. The Plan said the country has comparative advantages in tropical-resource based products into different forms, such as fresh, canned, dried, processed and semi-processed, among others. To gain greater market foothold, it said the country should exploit consumer changes from product differentiation to catering to packaging, safety, nut