The Ilocos Times

Kinumpirmaran ni Ilocos Norte Gobernador Ma. Imelda “Imee” R. Marcos nga adda ti maysa manen nga Amerikano nga investor ti simmangpet ditoy Ilocos Norte itay nabiit. Kuna ti gobernador nga iti mismo a sand dunes ti kitkitaen iti nasao nga investor a mabalin a pangibukbukan  iti puunan na. Naragsakan ti gobernador gapu ta naidumduma daytoy nga investor a namnamaen a makatulong ditoy probinsia gapu ta isuna pay ti kimmita kadagiti dadduma nga investors. Naammuan a pursigido ti American investor a mang-develop wenno mapadur-as  iti sand dunes. Daytoy ket gapu iti mabalin a naidumduma a naimatangan na a kinapintas ti lugar no idilig na kadagiti sabsabali a lugar a nagtutrungan na. Gapu iti daytoy, inbatad  ti gobernador a  napintas daytoy a pangrugian ti Ilocos Norte iti itatapog  ti tawen 2014 para iti agtultuloy a panagdur-as ti turismo iti probinsia. ( PGIN-CMO ) Herbert Kohler Jr. gleefully accepts the gift of Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee R. Marcos, the tradi

FIRST BONSAI SCHOOL IN PH. Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos ( fourth from right ), with Prof. Amy Liang ( fourth from left ), President of the Asia-Pacific Bonsai Friendship Federation, MMSU Pres. Dr. Miriam Pascua ( third from right ), and members of the Philippine Bonsai Society, cut the ribbon signifying the opening of the Bonsai School in Batac City January on 6. The school was established by MMSU in cooperation with the Provincial Government. (PGIN-CMO) By Leilanie G. Adriano Staff Reporter Batac City —Ilocanos love for plants go beyond planting agricultural crops in sprawling farm lots and backyard gardening. This time, they are now ready to ascend to the next level and learn the art and science of bonsai making. To make this possible, the country’s first bonsai school formally opened on January 6 at the Mariano Marcos State University here with not more than 30 expected enrolees to land a promising career as bonsai technicians here and abroad, after graduat

CHARITY is, of course, a necessity for us. It is what makes us who and what we are in our fullness. It is the essence of our humanity , since we are the image and likeness of God, and God is love, “Deus caritas est.” In fact, Christ commanded us to be charitable. When asked what the greatest commandment was, he simply said, to love God with all our might and to love our neighbor as ourselves. Charity is not something optional for us, to be lived only from time to time, depending on favorable circumstances. We have to live it all the time and to extend it to all, friend or foe, at home and in the fields and offices, in schools and in sports, in business and in politics. Especially politics, since that is where we usually find ourselves to leave charity behind. In the aftermath of the calamities we just had, for example, rabidly partisan politics rears its ugly head, and charity is simply shredded to pieces. It’s true that we unavoidably have different views and op

CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija - The Alalay sa Kaunlaran Inc. (ASKI), a non-government organization specializing in microfinance was chosen as one of the organizations to receive a grant from US Agency for International Development (USAID) and NetHope on the Electronic and Mobile Payment Implementation and Evaluation Grants Program. ASKI is the only organization in Southeast Asia to receive and implement the said project. Other recipients were Concern Worldwide in Malawi and Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) in Tanzania. The initiative from USAID and NetHope is aimed at supporting the leading development organizations committed to testing electronic payments, compare and document the costs, challenges and benefits of using cash versus electronic payments. A grant of $42,000 is awarded by USAID and NetHope to the selected organizations to demonstrate the potential uses of electronic payments in relief and development programs, provide insights into procedures f

Ni Bernard Ver Contributor Dakkel iti pammadayaw a nagun-od saan laeng iti ili a Sarrat nu diket iti sibubukel a probinsya ti Ilocos Norte. Napili kas umun-una nga Ilocano cardinal iti intero amiananen a Luzon  kalpasan a nangipaulog ni Pope Francis ti pammilin kenni Most Rev. Orlando Beltran Quevedo , OMI, tubo ti Sarrat, Ilocos Norte ken Archbishop iti Cotabato ket nagbalin itan a kas cardinal iti Roman Catholic Church. Mapasamak iti pormal a pannakaiyawat iti nasao nga akkem kenkuana baben iti eminent ranking a maangay iti Consistory sadiay Vatican intuno Pebrero 22 ita a tawen, 2014. “Te Deum Laudamus” ti ikkis daguiti papadi wenu kayat na saw-en We praise Thee, O God, wenu dayaw ti maipaay kenni Apo Dios. Ni Cotabato Archbishop Quevedo ket karaman kadaguiti 16  a kabbaro a cardinal segun kenni Pope Francis idi laeng Enero 12, 2014 para iti 12 a pagilian iti lima a continento. Daguiti sumaganad iti makipagpasset iti College of Cardinals sadiay Consistory int

Naituding a maisayangkat  inton Enero 31 agingga iti Pebrero 2 iti daytoy a tawen ti Regatta International iti mismo a Paoay Lake a daytoy ton ti maikadua a tawen a pannakaisayangkatna ditoy probinsia. Ti Regatta ket maysa a water sports a panaggaod ti bilog no sadinno nga aglalaban dagiti makisalip iti mismo a Paoay Lake. Kuna ni Ilocos Norte Gobernador Ma. Imelda “Imee” R. Marcos nga addan to met dagiti agsangpet a contingents  manipud idiay Hongkong ken dadduma pay a kaparanget a pagilian. Nupay kasta, kuna ti gobernador a basbassit a Regatta ti maisayangkat iti daytoy a tawen gapu ta awan iti tiempo ken maibilang laeng daytoy a “Winter Regatta.” Iti laksid daytoy, inbatad ti gobernador nga adu pay laeng dagiti ag-interes iti Paoay Lake a pakaisayangkatan dagiti nagduduma a water sports. Kunana nga adda payen dagiti temporario a nangbukel iti Club House-da a kas iti Rowing Club House. Gapu iti daytoy, kuna ti gobernador nga itultuloy met ti probinsia ti

Sangagasut amin ti kasapulan iti maysa a kompania ti call center nga Expert Global Solutions (EGS) nga adda iti agdama ditoy probinsia a mangal-ala kadagiti empleado da. Segun ken ni (Public Employment Services Office) PESO manager Nicole Rudio iti kapitolio probinsial, sangagasut pay a tao ti kasapulan ti nasao a kompania agingga nga agtapos daytoy a bulan ti Enero. Iti agdama, madama pay laeng ti hiring ken interview kadagiti aplikante nga interesado a sumrek ken agbalin a call center agent iti mismo nga Ilocos Norte Provincial Library wenno I –hub ti probinsia. Impasingked ni Rudio nga itugot laeng ti resume ken dadduma pay a kasapulan iti panagapply ti trabaho tapno alisto iti idadalan ti proseso. Ti suweldo wenno ganaren iti binulan ket nangatngato ngem P12,000, malaksid pay dagiti dadduma a benepisio nga awaten dagitoy. Ti panangigagaed iti PESO ti kapitolio probinsial a maiserrek ti pagtrabahuan dagiti  nakadap-aw ken nagturpos  iti kolehio  ket gapu pay