The Ilocos Times

Laoag  mayor Michael Keon along with several members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod headed by Laoag vice mayor Rey Carlos Fariñas lead the distribution of the PHP12 million worth of agricultural inputs to all the 1,500 combined farmers and fisher folks associations in the city. (Doms Dela Cruz ) By Dominic B. dela Cruz,  Staff Reporter Laoag City —The city government here, by mayor Michael M. Keon, distributed   PHP12 million worth of agricultural inputs to farmers and fishermen in the city. According to Keon, he said he considers the agricultural sector as the most important sector in the city considering that it “provides food on the table”. This is the reason, he said he strongly supports the agricultural sector to ensure the constant food supply here in the city. The mayor believes that food will be one of the main issues in the future and he wanted Laoag to be a self-sufficient and the people to buy local and not imported food products. The mayor congratulated the city

National policy changes, coupled with training, advocacy, and incentives, can empower women-led micro, small, and medium enterprises (WMSMEs) in Metro Manila to adopt circular economy principles. This shift can unlock significant economic opportunities, driving sustainable growth and environmental progress. These were highlighted at a webinar conducted by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) in support of the celebration of National Women’s Month. The webinar featured the study “Assessing the Adoption of Circular Economy among Women-Led MSMEs in Metro Manila: A Pilot Study” by Foreign Service Institute of the Philippines-Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies former chief research officer Jovito Jose P. Katigbak and senior foreign affairs research specialist Jemimah Joanne C. Villaruel. Despite the increasing prominence of circular economy or CE as a strategy for achieving sustainable development, the study reveals a concerning knowledge gap am

THEY often go together and we are very much prone to them. Thus, we have to be properly guarded, training ourselves to practice restraint and to be quick to rectify once we fall into them. We are reminded of this phenomenon in that gospel episode where the usual critics of Christ were observing closely whether Christ would cure a man with a withered hand. (cfr. Mk 6,6-11) They really did not know who Christ really was, and thus branded Christ as a violator of their man-made beliefs, laws and traditions. Rash judgment is when one assumes as true without sufficient foundation, the moral fault of another person. Detraction is the unjust violation of the good reputation of another person by revealing something true but confidential about him. While calumny or slander is when what is imputed about a person is not true. These moral anomalies usually come about when people indulge in what may be considered as a popular pastime, which is gossiping. To gossip is at least bad manners. If

Does anyone know what the term "food poor" means? As far as I know, a person is considered poor if he or she is part of a household whose income falls below the poverty line. And if he or she is considered poor, then he is most likely not to have enough money to buy food, meaning that he or she is most likely to experience hunger. Not just him or her, but his or her entire household. In reality, the government measures only the "poverty rate", and not the "hunger rate", because there is really no such thing as a "hunger rate". Perhaps the closest data that is closest data sets that are closest to the concept of a "hunger rate" are the results of a "perceived hunger" survey, a survey that does not really collect statistical data about who actually experience hunger, but instead, it measures who believe that they have experienced hunger within a given period. In a manner of speaking, I am familiar with quantitative measures

LMB-IN Chapter President and Sangguniang Panlalawigan Ryan John Pascua ex-officio member (top left) leads the Ilocos Norte delegation in the 2024 National Congress held at SMX Convention in Pasay City with the LGU San Nicolas delegates (bottom). Special guest Senator Imee Marcos (top right) discussed and personally presented her proposed Senate Bill 2629 extending the term of barangay and SK Officials from 3 years to 6 years. (Photo by Jenalyn Bumanglag) By Dominic B. dela Cruz.,  Staff Reporter Pasay City—A total of 492 members of the Liga Ng Mga Barangay (LMB) Ilocos Norte Chapter headed by Brgy.   Badio, Pinili punong barangay (PB)   and Sangguniang Panlalawigan   Ryan John Pascua attended the 2024 National Congress held in SMX Convention Center, Pasay City from Aug. 30 to Sept. 1, 2024. The national congress with the theme “Liga ng Mga Barangay: Powering up in our service for others”, focused on crucial topics which aim to eradicate gender-based violence under Republic Act 92

Paolo Bediones By Dominic B. dela Cruz, Staff Reporter San Nicolas , Ilocos Norte—A member of the Marcos clan and a television personality has announced his intention to run for this town’s mayoralty post. Paolo Barba Bediones, a popular television host face the local media in this town saying he returned to San Nicolas to reactive his voter’s registration at the local Commission on Elections office as he has failed to vote the past two elections due to his work and to announce his plan to enter politics. The Ilocos Times learned that there was a time when the name “Bediones” was floated to run for office but it did not push through because, according to him he was not yet ready then. ‘ ’Kailangan po handa tayo hindi lamang po sa mental kundi ang buong pagkatao at kinailangan ko din ayusin at iyong mga puwedeng tapusin sa showbusiness dahil more than two decades din iyun at sa pagka broadcast journalist din. Nag aral din ako ng Masteral on Entrepreneurship at Asian Institu

Ilocos Norte Governor Matthew Manotoc speaks during the “INvest: Ilocos Norte Investment Conference” at Ascott Bonifacio Global City in Metro Manila. Taguig City —"Consider me your partner and your advocate, I will be here personally to make sure that your business is also our business, and we take care of our investors in Ilocos Norte. Make it happen in the Philippines, make it happen in Ilocos Norte,” remarked Ilocos Norte Governor Matthew Joseph M. Manotoc as he delivered his welcome message at an investment conference hosted by the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte (PGIN) on Aug. 27, 2024 Government officials, foreign ambassadors, and representa tives from private businesses participated in a one-day event titled “INvest: Ilocos Norte Investment Conference” at Ascott Bonifacio Global City in Metro Manila. Organized by the Ilocos Norte Trade and Investment Center, the event featured experts in the field of investment promotions who shared experiences and valuable guidan