The Ilocos Times

RA Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Ilocos Norte Municipality of Sarrat NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION           In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that REMEDIOS GANUT LLAPITAN has filed with this Office a petition for change of first name from REMEDIOS ESTRELITA to REMEDIOS in the birth certificate of REMEDIOS ESTRELITA GANUT who was born on 25 January 1965 at Sarrat, Ilocos Norte and whose parents are NICOMEDES GANUT and NICOLASA TAGAMA.           Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than September 12, 2016. (SGD) JOAN A. DUQUE Municipal Civil Registrar Aug. 29-Sept 4, Sept. 5-11, 2016*IT ______________________________________________________ REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Regional Trial Court FIRST JUDICIAL REGION Branch 19 Bangui, Ilocos Norte IN RE: PETITION FOR THE ADOPT

By John Michael Mugas PGIN-CMO Veteran actress Lilia Cuntapay who was dubbed as the country’s “Horror Queen” died at 81 years old on August 20, 2016 at her son’s home in Pinili, Ilocos Norte. Ms. Cuntapay, who died due to a spinal cord illness, was the icon of Ilocos Norte’s annual horror festival ‘Semana ti Ar-aria’ and a mainstay of the ‘Parada Iloca-locana’ [Ghost Parade] which has been drawing thousands of local and foreign tourists to the province since 2010. Governor Imee R. Marcos and actress Lilia Cuntapay ride together a make-shift horse carriage during the Parada Iloca-locana (Ghost Parade) as part of the province-wide annual Semana ti Ar-aria Horror Festival last October 31, 2013. (Alaric Yanos) Ilocos Norte Governor Ma. Imelda “Imee” R. Marcos mourns the passing of the great actress whom she described as “a vibrant and gracious Ilocana.” “We have forever been given an unforgettable icon, whose talent enlivened the screen and brought magic to o

  LIA WI-FI LAUNCH .  Understanding the need for virtual connectivity, LIA and PLDT-Smart officials launched the 200 mbps public Wi-Fi at the Laoag Airport. On hand during the launch are (from left) are PLDT AVP for Network Engineering Roberto Pascual; PLDT Head of Alpha Enterprise- Regional Dick Perez; PLDT/Smart VP for Enterprise Customer Operations Management Finina Gorres; Civil Aviation Authority (CAAP) Terminal Manager for LAO Ronald Estabillo; Laoag City Councilor Handy Lao; and PLDT AVP for Enterprise Fulfillment Management Kim Orbase. (Contributed photo) By Leilanie G. Adriano Staff reporter LAOAG CITY—As the Laoag International Airport (LIA) gears up for modernization, it has not forgotten everyone’s need to be connected to the internet while at the airport. With this in mind, the LIA officials officially launched an ultra-fast public Wi-Fi on August 26, 2016. Attended by airport personnel, local government units’ officials and representatives of the P

By Dominic B. dela Cruz Staff reporter Batac City— City schools division superintendent Vilma Eda hailed the successful start of the senior high school program in this city. Speaking at the “Kapihan sa DepEd,” Ms. Eda added that a groundbreaking ceremony was recently held for the construction of a four-storey building for the Batac National High School Bungon Campus. The said building will have 12 classrooms in addition to the six classrooms in its two-storey building. Ms. Eda also announced the formal opening of bids for the construction of the Crispina National High School. The Dept. of Public Works and Highways opened the bids. On top of these, the Batac DepEd head also announced that two item for principal for senior high school and administrative staff have been released. Meanwhile, Ms. Eda also disclosed that students from Billoca who were temporarily allowed to use the Mariano Marcos State University College of Business Economics and Accountancy building

Batac City —Mayor Albert D. Chua disclosed that members of the local finance committee have started the preparation for the 2017 annual budget. He said the early preparation is to check how much they can increase the annual budget compared to this year’s budget. Mr. Chua said he has started meeting with the city government’s department heads to ascertain their respective proposed budgets for next year. He stressed that the proposed budget will be submitted on or before October 16 to the Sangguniang Panlungsod. ( Dominic B. dela Cruz )

By Leilanie G. Adriano Staff reporter BATAC CITY—Responding to the needs for more professionals in the field of renewable energy sector, the state-run Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) launched another specialized course program to advance professional training and managerial capability building of engineers and other concerned stakeholders here.  Dr. Prima Fe Franco, MMSU acting president said the Professional Science Master’s in Renewable Energy Engineering is a pioneering two-year program of MMSU in partnership with the Energy Development Corporation (EDC) and the Science, Technology, Research and Innovation for Development (STRIDE) project funded under the United States Agency for International Development. Being the first in the country and Southeast Asia to offer such program, Ms. Franco said this would open a lot of opportunities for Ilocanos who may want to pursue this course, which is more of a hands-on training with partners from the renewable energy i