The Ilocos Times

Laoag City Liga ng mga Barangay president Mikee Farinas and Laoag councilor Franklin Respicio light the torch opening the Laoag City Athletic Meet for 2014 at the Marcos Stadium. (Doms dela Cruz)

Ilocos Norte Vice Governor Angelo M. Barba, standing in for Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee R. Marcos, leads the distribution of relief packs to typhoon Mario victims. The packs included construction materials, vegetable and corn seeds, fertilizers and livestock among others. The distribution was held on Sept. 30 at the Imelda Cultural Center. Batac mayor Jeff Nalupta thanked the provincial government for their help to his constituents. Also in the event are other Batac officials led by Batac vice mayor Allan M. Nalupta. (Doms dela Cruz)

By Leilanie G. Adriano Staff reporter Laoag City —If the People’s Republic of China has its famous great wall, the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte also wants to have its own wall—green wall—to secure the future against flash floods and soil erosion. Estrella Sacro, head of the re-greening program of the Ilocos Norte provincial government said they are now on the process of identifying an ideal public lot where they could set up a bigger a provincial nursery for the said purpose. Backed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) provincial environment and natural resources officer Juan delos Reyes has already initiated at least 7,000 hectares worth P60 million as counterpart for the green wall project. Mapping out the green wall project of Ilocos Norte covering major sources of water in Ilocos Norte particularly in the municipalities of Solsona, Marcos, Nueva Era, Dingras, Vintar and the cities of Batac and Laoag City, Mr. Delos Reyes said at

Ni Ma. Idelia G. Glorioso FNRI-DOST S&T Media Service Ang pag-inom ng alak ay nakaugalian ng mga Pinoy tuwing may pagdiriwang ng iba’t-ibang okasyon. Magarbo o simpleng okasyon man ay kakikitaan ng alak sa mesa. Mahirap iwasan ang pag-inom ng alak sa ganitong mga okasyon, lalo na kung ang kasama ay ang mga kabarkada, kaopisina o katrabaho. Ngunit maaaring  mabawasan ang pag-inom ng alak. Narito ang ilang payo: ·         Uminom ng mas maraming tubig habang umiinom ng alak. ·         Lumipat sa low alcohol beer o low alcohol wine . ·         Uminom sa mas maliit na baso ng alak kaysa dati. ·         Magdagdag ng mas maraming non-alcoholic mixers tulad ng juice o kalamansi. ·         Uminom ng fruit juice o non-alcoholic wine . Ayon sa 2012 Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos (NGF), maging physically active , pumili ng masustansyang pagkain, i- manage ang stress, iwasan ang sobrang pag-inom ng alak at huwag manigarilyo para maiwasan ang mga lifesty

By Reynaldo E. Andres Contributor             Batac City —Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) has distributed more than 26 tons of high quality garlic planting materials to 521 farmers from the seven garlic-producing towns of Ilocos Norte in a simple program held at the MMSU Bodega on October 9. The seed loan was part of the project “Revitalizing the garlic industry through a sustainable seed support system” which is being jointly implemented by MMSU, Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte (PGIN), DA Regional Field Unit 1(DA RFU-1), Ilocos Agriculture, Aquatic, and Resources Research and Development Consortium (ILAARRDEC), the Garlic Growers Association of Ilocos Norte, Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice-Batac), Agricultural Training Institute (ATI), and the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI). Ilocos Norte Governor Ma. Imelda “Imee” R. Marcos, who graced the ceremonial activity, said this project is the result of the proposed national garlic industry improve

By Dominic B. dela Cruz Staff reporter San Nicolas , Ilocos Norte—After receiving reports that the ongoing construction of bridges in Ilocos Norte’s second district has slowed down, Engr. Mathias Malenab said they will now be closely monitoring the bridges’ construction in this town as well as in Batac City. Mr. Malenab, the Dept. of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) second district engineer, said in an interview that there were reports that reached them wherein only few workers have been working on the bridges. The report, he disclosed, specifically mentioned the Nagbibingcaan Bridge in Batac. In view of this, Mr. Malenab said they have reminded the contractors of the scheduled completion of the project. The district engineer however stressed that in terms of accomplishments, the bridge construction in on track with the completion date. But he also urged the contractors to speed up the construction since it is now the rainy season and an overflow of the river wou

Bangui mayor Diosdado Garvida By Leilanie G. Adriano Staff reporter Laoag City —The Sangguniang Panlalawigan recommended the suspension of Bangui mayor Diosdado Garvida for gross misconduct, disloyalty, grave abuse of authority and oppression. The suspension is for six months. In a 19-page decision unanimously approved by members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan on October 9 and was received by the Office of the Bangui Mayor on October 14, the board said Mr. Garvida failed to prove his innocence when witnesses accused him of firing his gun while trying to stop a quarry operator from extracting gravel and sand without any permit. Based on the decision, the SP believes the allegations of illegal quarrying activities on the part of the complainant, Kremlin Alupay of Barangay Masikil, Bangui, Ilocos Norte “could not justify the manner by which the mayor responded to the situation. The respondent mayor cannot put the law into his own hands. We live in a society under t