The Ilocos Times

Piddig , Ilocos Norte—The Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) Region 1 of the Department of Agriculture (DA) inaugurated the community-based food factory school and agro-tourism farm on October 2, 2017 held at Brgy. Cabaroan in this town. ATI Region I director Rogelio C. Evangelista served as the launching guest. He told Piddig officials and residents the importance of transforming old methodology of farming from sowing to crop season. “We need to teach them modern techniques to improve their products and at the same time, certified to handle farm machineries,” Mr. Evangelista emphasized. The school will be a learning site assisted and funded by ATI and DA, guided by the Piddig municipal agriculture office. The project offers farming courses especially rice-machine operators with National Certificate-level II (NC-II). Gracing the occasion is former Piddig mayor, now Piddig consultant Engr. Eduardo “Eddie” G. Guillen who represented Piddig mayor Georgina Salazar-Guill

By Dominic B. dela Cruz Staff reporter Batac City —The Sangguniang Panlungsod here passed two ordinances that will help the environment. In support of Republic Act 9003, the solid waste management law, the council approved ordinances regulating the sale and use of non-biodegradable plastic bags and styrofoam food packaging. Batac councilor Mary Coleen Columbia Cajigal said the ordinances promote and protect the health, safety and the general welfare of the public through the reduction of litter and wastes. Ms. Cajigal, who authored the said ordinances, added that this measure will regulate the sale and use of non-biodegradable plastic bags as carry out bags in all commercial establishments in this. Another ordinance will also regulate the use and sale of Styrofoam food packaging in all food establishments here. Since Batac is now a center of education, trade and industry in the province’s second district, Ms. Cajigal said this creates large volume of food pac

LAOAG CITY—The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is rolling out free skills training for former drug dependents in Ilocos Norte as part of the government’s community-based rehabilitation program. In partnership with the Philippine National Police (PNP) and local government units, TESDA provincial director Charito Santos said the skills training aims to help drug surrenders cope up from their bad habits and reform themselves for the better. Based on the needs of the community and the capacity of learners, former drug users in various parts of the province may avail of the free courses offered by TESDA. Some of the most in demand skills training they availed include carpentry, motorcycle and small engine servicing for men and cookery and bread and pastry for women. Some chose mushroom production. In Batac City for example, they rained drug users who surrendered on large and small ruminants raising. They later gave successful trainees three goats ea

Ilocos Norte governor Imee R. Marcos By Leilanie G. Adriano Staff reporter LAOAG CITY—After 15 years of being insurgency-free, provincial officials are warning Ilocos Norte residents of possible extremist infiltration with President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s declaration of war against members of the New People’s Army (NPA). In a joint Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) and Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council meeting held at the Capitol auditorium, Ilocos Norte governor Ma. Imelda Josefa “Imee” R. Marcos who presided over the meeting urged concerned local authorities and residents here to report any suspicious activity happening in their respective area of jurisdiction. Citing the on-going war in Mindanao where the military sent a great number of soldiers in this northern part of Luzon to augment government troops there, Ms. Marcos cautioned that the NPA may take this opportunity to expand in the province. “We should never take this too lightly and let us not be

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Ilocos Norte Municipality of Paoay NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION           In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that FRINE V.VALENZUELA has filed with this office a petition for Change of First Name from VENANCIA NANCY to FRINE in the certificate of live birth of VENANCIA NANCY VERANO who was born on May 18, 1937 at Paoay, Ilocos Norte and whose parents are FEDERICO VERANO and ROSARIO QUEVEDO.           Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition to this office not later than October 30, 2017. (SGD) ROBERT M. GUIEB Municipal Civil Registrar Oct. 16-22, 23-29, 2017*IT ________________________________________________ R.A. 9048 Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Ilocos Norte Municipality: Pasuquin NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION           In compliance with Sec

By Leilanie G. Adriano Staff reporter LAOAG CITY—Farmers here welcomed the sharing of ideas and exchange of technologies with state colleges and universities (SUCs) in a national convention of the International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences held September 21-23, 2017.  For three days, agriculture technology experts and researchers from SUCs, small- and medium-industry entrepreneurs, farmers, policy makers and other local officials from various parts of the country gathered at the Teatro Ilocandia in Batac City to discuss and cultivate new ideas geared towards utilization of agriculture innovations for a better quality of life. For Romeo Ganiron, owner of Romaine Organics at Brgy. Ben-agan in Batac City, he said the convention is a great avenue for learning.  “This is a good opportunity for us to learn from the experts of SUCs. We are grateful they involved us in this forum so we could also share our own developed technologies and when combined wit

By Leilanie G. Adriano Staff reporter LAOAG CITY—4,773 drug users who surrendered to the police have completed their Community-Based Rehabilitation Program (CBRP). Community-based rehabilitation to a drug user is evidence-based interventions the community or local government unit provide to basic support system to them. The CBRP training consists of 13 modules, a drug user needs to complete. Of the total 6,277 individuals who surrendered to the Philippine National Police as of September 30, 2017, the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) recorded a total of 4,773 persons who already completed their CBRP training. Provincial social welfare and development officer Corazon Lillian Celia Rin confirmed this on following the October 2 joint Peace and Order Council and Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council meeting held at the Capitol auditorium where she provided updates on treatment programs conducted by local government units here from April to September,