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Gift giving project

  THE  Laoag, Laoag-Castro, Batac and Pasuquin branches of Philippine National Bank (PNB) hold a gift giving activity for the patients of the maternity and paediatrics wards of the Gov. Roque B. Ablan, Sr. Memorial Hospital. (Photo courtesy of Aceyork P. Guerrero) More than 40 patients of Gov. Roque B. Ablan, Sr. Memorial Hospital (GRBASMH) received gifts from the different branches of Philippine National Bank (PNB) in Ilocos Norte. As part of their annual gift giving project, the Laoag, Laoag-Castro, Batac and Pasuquin branches of PNB distributed packages containing baby soaps, baby powder, baby oil, diapers, tissue papers and health products. The beneficiaries were charity patients of the maternity and pediatrics wards recommended by Dr. Roger Braceros, chief of hospital, and the social welfare representative of GRBASMH. The annual gift giving, which is now in its 11th year, was led by Ms. Christine Marie M. Rillera, senior assistant vice president of PNB. Mea

DTI calls for Singapore-based Filipinos to join the Philippine startup ecosystem

The Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) represented by Philippine Trade and Investment Center Commercial Counsellor Glenn Peñaranda urged Filipinos in Singapore to join the country’s emerging startup community in a recent seminar organized by FilTreps, a group of Filipino entrepreneurs in Singapore that holds networking and information sessions for Filipinos on setting up business, prospects for joint venture and collaborations. “Find inspiration in events like this to get that idea off the ground.  Think about a solution that is original and differentiated.  There is a new breed of businesses that thrive in the innovation economy.  Do your research,” said Mr. Peñaranda. Mr. Peñaranda also shared the strategies and policies of the Philippine government, particularly of the DTI and the recently formed Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), in promoting innovation and entrepreneurship and enabling the development of startup businesses to s

Notices for January 9, 2017

DEED OF ADJUDICATION Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late PABLITO C. PAÑARES consisting of six (6) parcels of land designated as Lot Nos. 20894, 20920, 20891 all of Cad-398, 19 Blk. 24 of the consolidation-subdivision plan Pcs-4790 being a portion of Lot 731 of the Davao Cadastre, ½ undivided share of Lot Nos. 3644-C of Cad-6563-D and 184-B-2-A-2-D, Psd-11-006224, being a portion of Lot 184-B-2-A-2, (LRC) Psd-125695 under OCT/TCT Nos. P-42548, P-42549, P-42878, T-154515, T-130498 and T-118074 containing an area of 897 sq.m., 811 sq.m., 945 sq.m., 608 sq.m., 150,000 sq. and 115 sq.m situated at Brgy. Tabug, Batac, Ilocos Norte, Dist. of Toril, Brgy. Catigan and Barrio of Torril all of City of Davao, Island of Mindanao respectively has been adjudicated by his heir ratified and acknowledged before Notary Public DA VINCI M. CRISOSTOMO as per Doc. No. 103; Page No. 22; Bk. No. CCCXXVIII; S. of 2017. Jan. 9, 16, 23, 2017*IT _____________________________________

Ilocos Norte farmers revive cotton industry

By Leilanie G. Adriano Staff reporter PINILI, Ilocos Norte—In the small barangay of Lumbaan, this town, at least 25 farmers have seen a great opportunity to increase their income and at the same time to rekindle their sense of pride through reviving a dying cotton industry. Elders recall Lumbaan used to have cotton fields, an important raw material in the making of inabel loom-weaving products. But as tobacco industry grew robust in this part of Luzon, farmers shifted to tobacco farming, leaving behind cotton. Cotton, a natural fiber used to be the fiber of choice among traditional weavers but with the scarcity of the material in the last decades, weavers have switched to synthetic threads imported from China. Due to lack of raw materials, the local loom-weaving industry here also suffered almost a natural death until   two years ago , Dr. Joven Cuanang, a well-known patron of the arts and neurologist who just retired as Medical Director of St. Luke’s Hospital, was a

The Ilocos Times February 20-26, 2017

Pamulinawen Festival 2017: Achieve

The Ilocos Times February 13-19, 2017