The Ilocos Times

Results of a PDEA Ilocos Norte drug raid. ( Alaric A. Yanos) By Edison Justin Deus PGIN-CMO Laoag City —The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Ilocos Norte declared the towns of Carasi and Marcos, and 80 other barangays in Ilocos Norte as “completely drug-free.” The Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) considers a local community as “drug-free” if supply of illegal drugs, transit and trade, drug laboratories and warehouses, drug dens, marijuana cultivation sites, users and pushers, protectors, and financiers are absent. Lanibel Ancheta, PDEA Ilocos Norte provincial officer, said the most effective method to eradicate illegal drugs in the province is through the implementation of barangay clearings and community-based rehabilitation programs. Earlier this month, President Rodrigo R. Duterte issued a memorandum directing PDEA to lead anti-drug operations after initially mandating the Philippine National Police (PNP) to spearhead the said campaign at the beginnin

By Leilanie G. Adriano Staff reporter English: Map of Ilocos Norte showing the location of Piddig (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) San Nicolas , Ilocos Norte—Every month, members of the senior citizens association of Piddig, Ilocos Norte queue at a mall’s movie house in this town. They receive free movie passes by presenting their senior citizen’s identification card. Republic Act 9994 or, the “Expanded Senior Citizen’s Act of 2010,” gives elders aged 60 and above additional recreational benefits such as free movie passes in cinemas. In recognition of the important contribution of senior citizens in nation-building, Piddig mayor Georgina S. Guillen accompanied 150 seniors to the movie cinema this month; after the movie the mayor treated them to a fast food restaurant. Mrs. Guillen said this is just one way of expressing their gratitude to Piddig senior citizens for their great contribution to the development of the community. In 1994, then President Fidel V. Ramos

English: Map of Ilocos Norte showing the location of Sarrat (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Sarrat, Ilocos Norte—Town mayor Remigio Medrano guaranteed the distribution of loyalty cash award (LCA) for all municipal government employees here. Mr. Medrano said all Sarrat government employees will receive the cash award before the end of October. The municipal government allocated at least PHP 400,000 for the said award. This is based on Commission on Audit (COA) Circular No. 2013-003. As per the circular order the cash award is dependent on the years of service rendered in a local government unit (LGU) and detailed as follows: 10th year from P5,000.00 to P10,000.00; 15th year from P2,500.00 to P5,000.00; 20th year - from P2,500.00 to P5,000.00; 25th year - from P2,500.00 to P5,000.00; 30th year - from P2,500.00 to P5,000.00; 35th year - from P2,500.00 to P5,000.00; 40th year - from P2,500.00to P5,000.00 “This is good enough in acknowledging their [government employ

Publication Notice R.A. 10172 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC October 19, 2017 CFN-0223-2017 CCE-0074-2017 R.A. 10172           In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that JUANITA I. UDAUNDO has filed with this Office, a petition for change of First Name from AQUILENIA to JUANITA and a petition for Correction of Entry in the child’s date of birth from JUNE 25, 1957 to JUNE 24, 1957 and the mother’s first name from ALICIA to ELICIA in the Certificate of Live Birth of AQUILENIA I. UDAUNDO at Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte and whose parents are LOPE UDAUNDO and ALICIA IBALE.           Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than November 7, 2017. (SGD) FELIZA C. RATUITA Municipal Civil Registrar Oct. 23-29, Oct. 30-N

English: Map of Ilocos Norte showing the location of Batac (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) By Dominic B. dela Cruz Staff reporter Batac City —City mayor Albert D. Chua announced the impending rehabilitation of the road connecting this city and Sarrat town. The project forms part of the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) dubbed “Rehabilitation of Billoca-San Juan Farm-To-Market Road and 8 Bridges”. The PRDP under the Department of Agriculture aims to establish a modern, value-chain oriented and climate resilient agriculture and fisheries sector. Mr. Chua said the Batac government has allocated PHP7,036,607.00 from the city’s 2017 annual budget as i’s counterpart to augment the share of the Ilocos Norte provincial government, a requirement for f the project. The Sangguniang Panlungsod here also earlier approved a resolution authorizing Mr. Chua, as mayor, and for and in behalf of the city government to enter into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the p

THE DEPARTMENT  of Agriculture (DA) thru regional director Lucrecio Alviar assists Rep. Rodolfo “Rudy” C. Fariñas (Ilocos Norte, 1 st  district) in the distribution of farm machineries/equipment worth PHP27 million to Zanjeras of all towns of the 1st district of Ilocos Norte including Laoag City. Funding of said equipment comes from the DA in coordination with the Congressman. The equipment distributed are four-wheel tractor, combine harvester, rice/corn transplanter, water pumps, and hand tractors among others. Doms dela Cruz 

SAN NICOLAS  Mayor Alfredo Valdez Jr. (5 th  from right) poses with the other LGU chief executives as one of the top ten Galing Pook Awardee ( Photo Courtesy of SN Municipality.) By Dominic B. dela Cruz Staff reporter San Nicolas , Ilocos Norte—The municipal government here barged into the top 10 local government units recognized as Galing Pook awardee in the entire country. In the awarding ceremony held October 12, 2017 in Manila, San Nicolas mayor Alfredo “Boying” P. Valdez Jr. thanked all the people behind the prestigious award in their contributions to innovate practices in local governance of the municipality. The San Nicolas entry “Catching Rain” seeks to adopt viable and responsive measures to shifting weather patterns brought about by climate change through safe, indigenous and environment friendly means. Mr. Valdez said that without a natural body of water to irrigate its agricultural lands, this municipality found its solution in an indigenous technique by