The Ilocos Times

Daytoy ti impanamnama ni Gobenador Ma. Imelda “Imee” R. Marcos kadagiti nagduduma nga ili  a pagturturungan ti MDG Christmas Caravan a pagibunbunungan na kadagiti pangnuche Buena package ken daduma pay a kiniddaw dagiti MDG families. Kuna na nga adu dagiti proyekto infrastractura a mabalin a panggedan dagiti kaprobinsiaan kangrunaan na dagiti saan a nakangato iti adal na. Dinakamat na nga adu pay dagiti kalsada a saan a nasemento a rebbeng na a matarimaan dagitoy tapno alisto ti panagdalyasat kangrunaan na  dagiti  aggapu iti away. Inlawlawag ti gobernador a nasken a matarimaan ken masemento amin dagitoy tapno alisto pay iti pannakaibiahe dagiti produkto dagiti agtaltalon a maiturong iti sentro. Nupay kasta, imparipirip ti gobernador a napatpateg a maipaayan ti importansya iti isyu ti danum ken pannakatarimaan dagiti irigasyon ken kanal para iti agtikultura. ( PGIN-CMO )

Dr. Rogelio Florete Coming out of a disaster-filled 2013, Bombo Radyo Philippines, the number one radio network in the country schedules a week-long strategic planning sessions from January 6 to 10, 2014 in Iloilo City for its yearly Top Level Management Conference 2014 to reinforce its status as the top choice of radio listeners all over the country. This year’s conference theme “BOMBO RADYO…BOSES AT PUSO NG PILIPINO” places squarely the responsibility and commitment of the network as it continues to impact the lives of the Filipino. The week-long Top Level Management Conference 2014 will identify the network’s best practices obtained through years of interaction with listeners as well as various creative innovations that will map out and ensure further enhancement of the services the Network is bringing to its listeners. Lead by media mogul and multi-business leader Dr. Rogelio M. Florete, Bombo Radyo Philippines has continued to dominate ratings, remain as the radio of

Tunggal madanonan ti maika-tallopulo nga aldaw iti bulan ti Disiembre, lagipen ti pagilian ti kaaldawan dagiti nagbalin a banuar. Ngem iti Ilocos Norte, naidumduma ti pananglagip kadagiti bukod a banuar ti probinsia. Daytoy a pananglagip kadagiti bukod a banuar ket nairubuat babaen ken ni Gob. Ma. Imelda “Imee” R. Marcos itay napan a bulan. Maysa a lugar iti paset ti “Sirib Mile” ti naituding ken napagbalin a “Heroes Walk” no sadinno a ti lamina dagiti siam a mabigbig nga Ilokano ket maimatangan. Iti Heroes Walk, naintar ti “busts” da Juan ken Antonio Luna iti Badoc, Severino Montano ken Anastacia Giron Tupaz iti Siudad ti Laoag, Gregorio Aglipay, Artemio Ricarte ken Ferdinand E. Marcos iti Siudad ti Batac, Teofilo Yldefonso iti Piddig ken Josefa Llanes Escoda iti Dingras. Ti lugar a nakaipasdekan ti Heroes Walk ket mismo a pinili ni Marcos gapu ta daytoy ti daladal dagiti naruay nga agad-adal a sumrek kadagiti pitu nga agga-abay a pagadalan iti Siudad ti Laoag a napagbal

BALITANG ILOCANO AND BAD CIRCLE OUTREACH PROGRAM. Dr. Miramar Bumanglag of Batac Puericulture and Family Planning Center joined the outreach program of Balitang Ilokano and Bad Circle Runners in Laoag City. In the said activity, at least 200 families were given free rice, noodles, canned goods, milk and medical attention. (Aceyork P. Guerrero)

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Twenty-five typhoons have already visited the country this year, with the strongest, typhoon Yolanda, revealing the gravity of disaster risk that Philippine communities are facing. Senator Loren Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committees on Climate Change and Environment and Natural Resources, said that Yolanda is the new benchmark for disaster prevention and preparedness, stressing that “like all natural hazards, Yolanda was inevitable but its disastrous effects could have been prevented or mitigated if we were more prepared.” As UN Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation for Asia-Pacific, Legarda shares wise pointers on making communities resilient, drawn in five steps to save lives and prevent massive destruction of property. 1. Manage risks rather than manage disasters In the lingo of disaster reduction experts, this is simply called “risk governance.” Local government units (LGUs) must determine if certain risks are prevalent in a community