The Ilocos Times

Newest member businesswoman Espie Badua, member of the Filipino Chamber of Commerce, now also a new member of Special Action Group-Make Things Done with Chairman Amado Yoro. What a wonderful morning this February 7, 2015, Saturday in Hawaii nei. I, being the Chairman of the OFCC Special Projects Committee under the OFCC in order to tackle special tasks including but not limited to feeding the homeless, adopt a highway, food-banking, census, rapid response, walk for fun in relations with the raising funds for calamity and natural disasters victims, weed and seed, graffiti buster paint up, earth day A’ina Day, others.   For many years now that I am involved in this type of volunteerism: raising funds for calamity and natural disasters victims, weed and seed, graffiti buster paint up, earth day A’ina Day, others. For many years now since my arrival from the Philippines as a son of an ordinary watercress worker and a grandson of a 1926 sakada sugar plantation worker, and I la

DISTINGUISHED LAWYERS: Senate President Franklin M. Drilon is joined in a souvenir photo by current Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno (extreme left) and retired Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban (extreme right) taken during the 12th ALA General Assembly held at the Makati-Shangri-la Hotel on February 27, 2015, Friday. Drilon, a former Secretary of Justice, was a guest of the event, which was attended by justices, judges, law teachers, law practitioners and government lawyers from all over the ASEAN region. Also in photo is ASEAN Law Association (ALA) Vice President and ALA Philippine Chairman Atty. Avelino Cruz (2nd from left.) (Photo by Joseph Vidal) Senate President Franklin M. Drilon underscored the need to liberalize the Philippine legal profession to permit foreign lawyers to practice in the country, and help Filipino law practitioners to keep pace with the market and policy shifts as a result of the ASEAN integration. At the ASEAN Law Association Assembl

RA Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Ilocos Norte Municipality of Vintar NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION             In compliance with Section 5 of RA Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that JOSE ANDRADA VIERNES has filed with this Office a petition for change of first name from “SANY” to “JOSE” in the birth certificate of JOSE ANDRADA VIERNES who was born on August 27, 1961 at Vintar, Ilocos Norte and whose parents are Soriano Viernes and Felicisima Andrada.             Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than March 30, 2015. (SGD) MENELEO JOEY J. LEAÑO Municipal Civil Registrar March 16-22, 23-29, 2015*IT _______________________________________ RA Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Ilocos Norte Municipality of Vintar NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION             I

By Dominic B. dela Cruz Staff reporter San Nicolas , Ilocos Norte—The Dept. of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) second engineering district chief Engr. Mathias Malenab strongly denied the allegations that his office cut century-old trees along national roads in Currimao and Badoc. In a press conference at the DPWH 2 nd district engineering office recently, Mr. Malenab vehemently denied the said allegations spread through text messages, and which has even reached Ilocos Norte Gov. Ma. Imelda “Imee” R. Marcos. Mr. Malenab stressed that DPWH 2 nd engineering district personnel are environment-friendly and as of that time have not cut any tree along the national roads in Currimao and Badoc. However, he also admitted that they have requested for a permit as well as information from the mayors of Currimao and Badoc, Ms. Marcos and the Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources for the trees that may be affected by the road-widening project. He disclosed that the comm

By Apple Buenaventura PRIB The Senate passed on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 2436 or the Philippine Pharmacy Act of 2014 which aims to regulate the practice of pharmacy, integrate the pharmacy profession, and enhance professional competence through mandatory continuing development and research. Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, sponsor of the measure, said the proposed measure will replace the outdated Pharmacy Law (Republic Act No. 5921) to standardize pharmacy education, and regulate the registration and licensing of pharmacy graduates. “Advances in science and technology, particularly changes in the health sector platform, coupled with the rapid expansion of the global economy, have made the 45-year old Pharmacy Law outdated, if not obsolete,” Mr. Trillanes said. “It is imperative that we update this law to keep the practice of the profession abreast with these developments and to make it relevant to how it is practiced in the country,” he added. Senat

SPO1 Allan Lampitoc Franco of Banna, Ilocos Norte and PO2 Jovalyn D. Lozano of Adams, Ilocos Norte receive a resolution of commendation, a certificate of college scholarship grant to their family members and a P20,000 cash incentive each from the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte represented by Governor Imee R. Marcos and Vice Governor Angelo M. Barba in recognition of their bravery and heroic acts in the Mamasapano clash in Maguindanao on January 25. Mr. Franco and Mr. Lozano were recognized on March 10 in time for the unveiling of the second batch of Ilocano heroes at the Heroes Walk located along the Sirib Mile in Laoag City.  (Lei Adriano) By Jennifer T. Pambid PGIN-CMO In honor of the heroes who brought freedom, fame and glory to the province as well as to the country in the past century, the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte (PGIN) through the Education Department and Sirib Youth Office launched the second batch of Ilocano Heroes Walk on March 10, 2015.

LET’S give due attention to this need of raising and training leaders. We cannot and should not take this for granted. We should not think that leaders would just come out of the blue, whether we like or not, whether we do something about it or not. We have to look for them, those with potentials, and train and form them to be such.   While it’s true that God’s grace can make leaders out of the commonest of persons, it’s also true that grace requires human cooperation not only from those directly called to be leaders but also from all of us who in varying degrees are involved in raising and training leaders. Yes, St. Paul once said that God often chooses the weak, the foolish and base things of the world to confound the strong, the wise and the proud. Or if we want to be more graphic, God can, as the Bible says, lift up the poor from the dunghill so he can sit with princes. (cfr 1 Sam 2,8) Just the same, these divine affirmations do not preclude the necessity for some lead