The Ilocos Times

FOR DEVELOPMENT practitioners, it’s important to find out what programs work and what don’t.  This is where impact evaluation comes in. Doing impact evaluation is crucial to assessing the effectiveness of antipoverty or development interventions and determining whether such efforts should be scaled up or expanded. Effective ways of evaluating impact were discussed in a seminar hosted by PIDS and international nonprofit organization, Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) – Philippines, last Sept. 10 at the Romulo Hall of NEDA sa Makati Building, as part of the observance of the 11th Development Policy Research Month. Nassreena Sampaco-Baddiri, IPA country director, said impact evaluation has gained new importance amid questions over the government’s use of development funds. Jessica Kiessel, IPA director for country programs, said impact evaluations “tell us if we are on the right track and how we can improve.” Impact evaluation is also necessary for accountability and f

By Grazielle Mae A. Sales PGIN-CMO Only found in the town of Paoay in Ilocos Norte is the “Tumba”, a cultural tradition that shows the residents’ distinct way of honoring the spirits of the dead.             Usually practiced every All Souls’ Day or first day of November, it is currently adapted as one of the highlights of the provincial Halloween event of Ilocos Norte named as the Semana ti Ar-Aria (Ghost Week).          There are various speculations as to where the festival got its name. Some residents presume that “tumba” literally means to fall eternally while others say that it refers to the feast they prepare for the dead.     “Tumba” can also refer to the catafalque or the elevated, movable platform which supports the coffin during a funeral service. Residents prepare for the festival and setup their “tumba” and mock burial grounds immediately at twilight, right after arriving from their visit in cemeteries. The “tumba” or platform is usual

By Leilanie G. Adriano Staff Reporter For a more efficient, faster and secured filling of your liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), at least eight units of digital auto filler, the first in northwest Luzon was launched on October 16 by Northland Gas Corporation, exclusive dealer of Fiesta Gas here. Imported from Seoul, South Korea, DS 200S manufactured by Dae Sung Mechaton Co. Ltd. is a computerized program machine that configures exact refill of gas tank in less than a minute. Engr. John Pelaez of FARR Tierra Autogaz said each unit cost P280,000 and has a rated capacity of 800 kilograms per hour. Compared to the conventional way of refilling LPG, the digital auto filler features a user-friendly, easy to calibrate and explosion-proof machine that doubles the efficiency of a traditional refilling machine. “The refilling process of the machine is more efficient, you can easily configure it with a computer and it is very transparent to clients because of our zero t

Alisto a pinatgan ti gobierno probinsial babaen ni Gobernador Ma. Imelda “Imee” R. Marcos iti pannakaipabulod ti grader ken dua a dump truck ti probinsia iti  Sitio Corari, Barangay Pasiocan, Bacarra, Ilocos Norte. Segun ken ni Engr. Florentino Sadiri iti Provincial Engineering Office, daytoy ti kiniddaw  dagiti pannakabagi ti Zanjera iti nasao a sitio kalpasan a nagturong ti Manang Imee’s Capitol Express idiay Bacarra. Kunana a maiyeskedyul dagiti nadakamat a ramit apaman nga available-dan. Inlawlawagna a mausar dagitoy para iti pannakaituloy ti pannakagabor ti kalsada a farm to market road nga agatiddog iti lima gasut a metro. Kabayatan na, inpakpakauna metten ti nagyaman dagiti maseknan a bumarangay iti gobernador gapu iti insigida a panangaprubar ti gobernador iti nagbalin a kiddawda. (PGIN-CMO)

Laoag City Mayor Chevylle V. Fariñas makes the ceremonial toss to officially start Palarong Pamasko 2013 at the city basketball court on October 18, 2013.   Doms dela Cruz

Ni amado I. Yoro Agdindinamag ti ili a Paoay gapu kadagiti adu a banag iti sakupna. Adda dagiti daan a pasdek. Nauneg ken napateg ti pakasaritaanna, mabasa man iti internet ket iti historia. Iti panagbakasionmi idiay ilimi a Sinait iti nagbaetan ti Oktubre 24 ken Nobiembre 20, maysa ti Paoay a pinasiarmi idi Nobiembre 15, 2012. Kaduami da kasinsin Letty, Allan, Isagani ken Lucia. Ni Jim nga asawa ni Mercy ti nagmaneho. Impasiarnakami ti security officer A. F. Antonio. Segun ken ni Antonio: Nabangon ti Malacanang of the North idi 1976; limned a barangay ti dan-aw. Paoay was derived from the phrase, “ makapaway kami ”, which literally means, “We can live alone”. When the early settlers were frequently attacked by the “tirongs” , they were forced to move eastward. In their new settlement site, they discovered that they have neighbors, now Batac town. Believing that the tirongs are still a threat to them, their neighbors convinced them to seek refuge in their place. The s

Maiyim-implementaren dagiti proyekto a pinunduan ti gobierno municipal ti Vintar kadagiti nagduduma a barangay. Segun ken ni Mayor Jose G. Foronda, madaman iti pannakaideliver dagiti materiales kas iti darat ken semento a mausar kadagiti maipatakder a proyekto. Inlawlawagna a nupay adda manen ti election ban, saan a maapektaran dagitoy gapu ta nabayagen a na-bid ken madaman iti implementasionna. Dagitoy a proyekto ket napunduan iti P150,000 tunggal barangay malaksid  kadagiti daddadakkel a sitio a naipayan met iti P225,000. Mangnamnama ti mayor a babaen iti municipal aid a naibunong kadagiti amin a barangay idiay Vintar ket dakkel ti maitulongna kangrunaanna iti panagdalyasat dagiti kabarangayanda ken panagrang-ay ti sibubukel nga ili iti Vintar. Ti pannakapadur-as dagiti barbarangay idiay Vintar ket maysa pay kadagiti kalikagum ni Ilocos Norte Governor Ma. Imelda “Imee” R. Marcos tapno agsayaat met iti estado ti panagbiag dagiti umili. (PGIN-CMO)