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Retired music instructor shares talent to children

(From left) Miguel Valdez, Hannah Ambrocio and Rocky Rico with their mobile entertainment showcase. (Lei Adriano) By Leilanie G. Adriano Staff Reporter Paoay, Ilocos Norte —His set of musical instruments may be older than 74-year old retired musician Miguel Valdez but these are still working and he wants to share it with children in the barrios who could not afford to enter the music school or buy any musical instrument so they could learn to play them. In front of the picturesque St. Augustine church of Paoay where local and foreign tourists converge, Valdez and several children who are on holiday break this Christmas season play Christmas carols and other musical pieces for them for free, using a  kurong-kurong (motorbike with a side car) where a set of drums, piano and amplifier operating on rechargeable batteries are in place.  Playing his guitar at the open grounds of the church with the children makes his retirement years more fun. “I tr

Batac accepts ‘Tan-ok’ decision

By Dominic B. dela Cruz Staff Reporter Batac City —Mayor Jeffrey Jubal Nalupta has accepted the decision during the third Tan-ok Festival held on December 6, 2013 at the Marcos Stadium. Nalupta stressed that he does not blame anyone after they placed third as he said as long as they did their best. He opined that maybe their presentation was not the type of presentation the board of judges has wanted and appreciated. The mayor however added that the first persons that were dismayed were the dancers and performers because they trained for at least two months. He said he personally saw the rigid training and the hard work they gave that they even no longer took their semestral break just to undergo the daily training. Nalupta emphasized that he respects and abides by the decision made by the members of the board of judges as the competition is finished. Nalupta took light in his personal fulfilment after people praised and made positive comments on their Empana

The Ilocos Times Dec. 30, 2013-Jan. 5, 2014

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Capitol Express, nagsubli manen idiay Sarrat

Maysa nga aldaw kalpasan a nagibunong ni Gob. Ma. Imelda “Imee” R. Marcos ti Noche Buena packages kadagiti nakurapay nga umili idiay Sarrat, nagsubli manen ti Manang Imee’s Capitol Express iti nasao nga ili idi Disyembre 19, 2013. Kinuna ni Marcos a nasisita nga agsubli ti sibubukel a bunggoy ti Manang Imee’s Capitol Express kadagiti munisipio nga indan nagturongan tapno agtultuloy ti pannakaidanon dagiti kangrunaan a kasapulan dagiti umili. Nupay naipatungpalen dagiti dagiti immun-unan a kiniddaw dagiti umili nasken latta ti panagsubli ti Capitol Express tapno maammuan no adda pay dagiti dadduma a kasapulan dagiti umili. Mainaig iti daytoy, naruay met nga umili ti nanggundaway iti daytoy a ganuat gapu kadagiti pagsayaatan nga inda lak-amen. Babaen iti Capitol Express, mismon a ti kapitolio ti dumanon a mangipaay ti serbisio kadakuada. ( PGIN-CMO )

San Nicolas Damili Festival 2013

Luna’s first art gallery opens in Paoay town

By Leilanie G. Adriano Staff Reporter Paoay, Ilocos Norte —Hailed as the Philippines’ master of art, famous painter Juan Luna has inspired Ilocanos here to put up the first art gallery in the province in a condemned Gabaldon-type school building just beside the centuries-old St. Augustine Church of this town. Dubbed as “Arte Luna”, the gallery was officially launched on December 22 with a theme:  Paskuami ditoy  (This is our Christmas), showcasing the old Ilocanos’ way of life when celebrating the season with family and love ones. Inside the gallery were several paintings of local artists hanged on wall, some were borrowed art collections of former first lady and now Rep. Imelda R. Marcos (2 nd district, Ilocos Norte), a nativity scene in old Bethlehem with an Angel looking at a man and woman holding an infant serves as the focal point of the stage made of recycled old bricks. Local and foreign tourists may get in and take photos free of charge—for now. Also,

MDG Program ti gobierno probinsial, agtultuloy

Impasingked ni Ilocos Norte Gobernador Ma. Imelda “Imee” R. Marcos nga agtultuloy dagiti programa ti Millenium Development Goals (MDG) iti ili a Marcos. Nupay madlawan ni Gobernador Marcos a makiskissayanen ti listaan ti bilang dagiti marigrigat iti ili, adu pay laeng dagiti maibilang a nakurapay. Gapu iti daytoy, kuna ti gobernador a masapul ti naiget a pagnagtitinnulong tapno maitag-ay ken maiya-on iti estado ti kabibiag dagiti marigrigat, kangrunaanna kadagiti agindeg iti  nalengleng a barangay. Inlawlawagna a dagiti saan a karaman iti 4 P’s wenno Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program ti gobierno nasional, masapul a mairamanda iti MDG wenno matulongan met dagitoy babaen iti gobierno probinsial. Kuna pay ti gobernador a dagitoy ti maipangruna a tulongan ti Capitol Express ken ti Noche Buena Express. Karaman kadagiti maibunbunong kadagiti MDG recepients ket ham, chicken, grocery items kas iti sabon, tootpaste ken dadduma pay. Idi Disiembre 16, 2013, batang ti