The Ilocos Times

The newly elected officers of the Bad Circle Runners taking their oath of office at the Ilocos Norte Capitol Auditorium. (Rebs Velasco) The Bad Circle Runners (BCE) elected Aceyork P. Guerrero as their president in elections held at the Provincial Capitol Auditorium. Mr. Guerrero, a kagawad of Barangay San Agustin, Laoag City, he is active in different charitable undertakings like medical and dental missions, outreach projects, feeding programs and gift-giving activities. In the field of running, he is a finisher in various local and national ultra-marathons, full-marathons, half-marathons and short distance events. The complete list of the newly elected officers of Bad Circle Runners: President – Aceyork P. Guerrero; Vice President – Edison Reyes; Secretary – Noel Mateo; Assistant Secretary – Reena Danica Guillermo; Treasurer – Treasure Dane Guillermo; Assistant Treasurer – Nadine Kae Montano; Auditor – Grayson Austria; PIO – Jose Fadrilan, Jr.; Events Coordinato

By Dominic B. dela Cruz Staff reporter Laoag City – The Worldwide Marketing Organization (WMO) and Prestigious Marketing, Communication and Culture (PMCC) professionals from America and Europe has nominated Flowers and Crafts by Genevieve (FCG) for the Golden Medal for Quality and Service Award 2014. FCG owner and Laoag councilor Sonia B. Siazon received the official nomination letter from WMO-CEO Arturo Unda. The award is granted every year to companies and professionals that have achieved outstanding performance due to the quality of their products and services. This international recognition has been created to stimulate the growth of companies and professionals that in spite the difficulty of the world’s economic and financial processes have maintained high levels of quality in their products and professionalism in their services. Ms. Siazon, for her part, expressed her gratitude to all the board of directors and other people behind this prestigious award as

THE recent opening and subsequent full operation of the Burgos windmill farm firmly puts Ilocos Norte in the map as the foremost host of renewable sources of energy in the country. The Burgos windmill farm is the second of its kind in the province following the breakthrough of the Bangui windmill farm in the last decade. The national government’s thrust of refocusing from fossil fuel-powered energy sources to renewable ones is indeed a massive step towards environment protection and preservation. And with Ilocos Norte firmly in the forefront of these efforts, we may soon lessen our dependence on exported fuel for power. However, Ilocos Norte residents—especially those in towns hosting these wind turbines—are hoping for more benefits from these projects. In the years that the first windmill farm was established in the province, all it had been good for was a tourist attraction. The promised lower power rates never came to fruition; the steady supply of electricity from thi

Pamulinawen Festival of Laoag City,Tan-ok 2013 Champion By Grazielle Mae A. Sales PGIN-CMO With the Province of Ilocos Norte’s record-high number of overseas Filipino families, the Provincial Government plans to widen the reach of the Tan-ok ni Ilocano by targeting Ilocanos abroad who are coming home for the holiday season. “Tan-ok is a celebration of Ilocano pride. It is the gathering of all Ilocanos saan man sila galing ,” said Ilocos Norte Governor Ma. Imelda “Imee” R. Marcos adding that the provincial government is going on an all-out campaign to encourage several Ilocano associations abroad to grace the event. Dubbed as the “Festival of Festivals”, the Tan-ok ni Ilocano was established to bring together all the 21 municipalities and two cities of Ilocos Norte which are expected to come up with their own dance interpretations of their respective festivals. “Tan-ok” means “greatness”. Running successfully for four years now, it has successfully drawn thousand

By Leilanie G. Adriano Staff reporter Laoag City —Residents in Bangui, Ilocos Norte are protesting the installation of transmission lines across their property from a windmill farm, saying it was done without their consent. The 69-kilometer transmission lines will allow electricity generated by the 81-megawatt North Luzon Renewable Energy Corp. (NLREC) windmill farm in Pagudpud to be transmitted to the Luzon grid through Laoag City. NLREC is a joint venture of AC Energy Holdings Inc., UPC Renewables and Philippine Investment Alliance for Infrastructure. NLREC began implementing the first phase of the project in September along Brgys. Caparispisan and Balaoi. This aims to double the production of the 32 wind turbines of the Bangui wind power plant, also owned by Ayala Corp. Endorsed by the Department of Energy, the NLREC wind project was supposed to be online in June but has been delayed by accessibility issues. Several households in Brgys. Malasin, Abaca and

The NBI in Ilocos Norte held a press conference on October 24 in Laoag City regarding the evidence-planting case that Mr. Marwin Calina's lawyers have filed against SPO4 Rubimanuel Balonglong and other police officers belonging to the Laoag City police. The NBI announced that April Joy Idmilao, a 16 year-old resident of Brgy. 5 of Laoag, accompanied by her parents and her brother, voluntarily submitted herself to the NBI to confess that she was coaxed by SPO4 Balolong to make a conjured up testimony to the judge to justify the issuance of a search warrant on Calina's property last August. Idmilao presented herself to the judge that she was 19 years old when in fact she is only 16, a misrepresentation imposed on her by Balolong, so her written confession with the NBI stated. Among other things, she also stated that she was Balolong's girlfriend and that she would sometimes ride along with him and his colleagues at the Laoag police during police field operations. Id

Mobile teacher Jose B. Fadrilan, Jr. giving a lecture at BJMP Batac. Mr. Fadrilan is working under the Alternative Learning System of the Department of Education.  In his college days, the family of Jose B. Fadrilan, Jr. of Batac City was poverty stricken. Thus, the blades of impossibility proudly dangled over his dream to become a teacher. It was a time of pain, humiliation and desperation. But Jose kept on fighting for his ambition—an ambition which was too beautiful to abandon. He worked hard for it. He became a working student; appealed for help from friends and institutions; availed and maintained scholarship programs. In short, his college life was filled with the hardest lessons on survival. Yet he survived. Armed with the gifts of hard work, humility and honesty, he was able to win the battle. He was the star of their graduation program because almost all of the people present were aware of the sacrifices he has given just to be in that occasion. Truly,