The Ilocos Times

Dexter Artienda, Amado Yoro, Ashley Galacgac, Romel Aquino, Glenda Duldulao November 11, 2014 Tuesday-Veterans Day. About 30 diehard Filipino advocates for social justice  community leaders and professionals in their own endeavor and fields of expertise and who  represent their respective group, civic, social, legal group such as the Oahu Filipino Community Council, Ilocos Surian Association of Hawaii, Hawaii Filipino Lawyers Association, Office of Language Access, United Visayan Community of Hawaii, Filipinos of Hawaii, Balaan Catalina, Annak Ti Sinait Iti Hawaii, Sinait Alumni Association of Hawaii,  United Group of Home Operators, Vigan Association of Hawaii, Catholic Charities of Hawaii, Knights of Rizal, Office of Community Services, State Department of Health assembled at the Susannah Wesley Community Center in Kalihi, also known as the “Filipino Town”. Filipino Coalition for Solidarity Reorganizational meeting. Theme: Social Justice for Filipinos: Bridging the G

By Leilanie G. Adriano Staff reporter Paoay , Ilocos Norte—The enormous potential of Ilocos Norte as a premiere tourist destination in this northern gateway of Luzon goes beyond its historical and cultural landscape as professional divers from the Philippine Scuba Divers Association (PSDA) will conduct an initial survey and explore this province’s rich marine environment. Set on November 30, a group of five diving professionals will visit Culili point, a majestic hill overlooking the West Philippine Sea at Brgy. Masintoc in Paoay, Ilocos Norte to explore its possibility to be included as part of the country’s scuba diving destinations.  Around the Culili point is a vast area of rolling hills and sand dunes, declared as a natural geological monument that expands from the boundary of Currimao and Paoay to Brgy. La Paz in Laoag City. The same site is now being frequented by local and foreign tourists for its tourism activities like 4x4 off-road challenge and sand boardi

By Dominic B. dela Cruz Staff reporter Laoag City —The city’s police arrested two employees of the Laoag City government detailed at the city engineering office on Nov. 22, 2014 for allegedly stealing fuel from a city government vehicle. The two employees were identified as Valentine Agcaoili, 29, single of Brgy. 30-B Sta. Maria and Devid Melchor, 35, single and also a resident of 30-A Suyo, both are operators of heavy equipment of the city government. City police chief P/Supt. Jeffrey T. Gorospe said that the employees were caught in the act of stealing diesel fuel intended for the heavy equipment at the city landfill. Mr. Gorospe said that elements of his station immediately conducted an intensified follow up investigation after they received numerous reports purportedly about stealing fuel and that the two were arrested at the secluded area particularly at the eastern portion of the sanitary landfill while in the act of stealing and at same time selling it to a ma

Panagsubli: Taldiap Dos  Amado I. Yoro Panagsubli itoy a dagidagi  Nabirokak man ken saan ti kinaasinok ungto ti panagbirok ken panagtawataw Adtoy: subliak ti ramutko iti kinasudi a  saan nga aglumen daydi indayon ken dagidagi ti duayya ken panagkansion ti tudo ken dagiti sabong. Adtoyak ita iti sabali a pannakainaw-pannakasikog Iti sabali a pannakaipasngay! Nagkupas kadi ti tugot Naugotan kadi ti ramut Ti ammok, magna latta daytoy a dapan Iti sabali a panagubing ken kinaagtutubo Dagiti agkabannuag a panagem Subliak a sirayen ti tumaytayab Ngatuen ti Pikkan kas iti sallapingaw agampayagda latta uray dagiti tuwato iti law-ang ti init a sumsumged.  Dayta kinaagtutubo nga isem Dagiti kasingin ti sutil Wenno sariwawek sirmata Ti panagbaniaga Iti isu met la nga init Riniwriw a darepdep Nailaga met latta ti karit A mangsuba ti allon Dagiti kumalatkat a sirmata A balangat ti balligi Adtoy: taliawek ti puon Dagiti ipapanaw ti inkur-it a binatog Ket dint

Panagsubli: Taldiap Uno Amado I. Yoro [Ket taliawek ita Tugot Ramut Dapan ti ubing a tumaytayab kas iti sallapingaw agampayagda met a kas iti tuwato iti law-ang ti init a sumsumged.] Dayta kinaagtutubo Nga isem Dagiti kasingin ti sutil Wenno sariwawek sirmata Ti panagbaniaga Iti isu met la nga init Riniwriw a darepdep Nailaga met latta ti dismaya Wenno karit A mangsuba ti allon Dagiti kumalatkat  A sirmata A balangat ti balligi Adtoy: taliawek ti puon Dagiti ipapanaw ti inkur-it A binatog Iti ungto ti panagbirok Ti ramutko Ti kinasudi a saan nga aglumen Daydi indayon Ken duayya Umayakto manen Iti sabali a pannakainaw-pannakasikog Iti maysa a pannakaipasngay!

By Dominic B. dela Cruz Staff reporter Laoag City —Citing the need to step up efforts to prevent crime and to keep peace and order in the city, Laoag mayor Chevylle V. Fariñas has thrown her support for the proposal to have barangays in Laoag install their own closed-circuit television (CCTV) system. This move, she said, would also prod technological advancement for the barangays in looking over the growing population here. Primarily, the CCTV system would help the police in monitoring illegal activities in the province as well as fast response to accidents. Ms. Fariñas disclosed that several barangay officials have already signified their intention to put up their own CCTV system through their equal sharing account for next year. The neophyte mayor stressed that the CCTV system is most applicable for urban barangays in the city since these are the areas where crowds and motorists flock to every day. She added that this project would also either prevent

By Leilanie G. Adriano Staff reporter Pagudpud , Ilocos Norte—Firmly establishing Ilocos Norte as the renewable energy capital of the country, the 81-megawatt Pagudpud wind farm, the first and largest investment so far of the North Luzon Renewable Energy Corporation opened on Nov. 19 in the coastal and windy Brgy. Caparispisan in this town. Attended by Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and his sister, Ilocos Norte Governor Ma. Imelda “Imee” R. Marcos along with other guests and visitors, a ceremonial ribbon cutting ceremony and blessing of one of the 27 wind turbines was led by St. Jude Parish priest Fr. Franklin Gorospe. The Pagudpud wind farm is a joint venture of three giant companies composed of UPC Renewables, Philippine Investment Alliance for Infrastructure (PINAI) and Ayala Corporation Energy Holdings Inc. These three companies joined together to develop wind projects here through the NLREC as their joint venture company. Since November 11, Joh