The Ilocos Times

Laoag mayor Chevylle V. Fariñas delivers her message during the groundbreaking ceremony for a new deep well at Brgy. 29, Laoag City. By Dominic B. dela Cruz Staff reporter LAOAG CITY—In pursuit of providing the most number of Laoagueños with standard-based and sustainable water supply and services, the partnership between the Ilocos Norte Water District (INWD) and PrimeWater Infrastructure Corp. (PrimeWater) took another huge step as it celebrated on January 30, 2018 the groundbreaking of its new source development project at Brgy. 29. The partnership will soon construct a new deep well (PS11) with a capacity of 2,000 cubic meters per, which will benefit 6,000 concessionaires of the Laoag City proper through increased water pressure and water availability, especially in preparation for the upcoming summer season. “ Water is very essential to everyday life, from the needs of a household up to the operations of different businesses,” Laoag

By Leilanie G. Adriano Staff reporter Paoay, Ilocos Norte—Police raided the farm house of former Paoay mayor Dolores Clemente at Brgy. San Roque village in this town on February 8, 2018. Armed with a search warrant operation, personnel of the Ilocos Norte Police Provincial Office and the Paoay police led by P/Insp. Grandeur Tangonan found various firearms in some cottages within the compound. In a radio interview, the 68-year old widow of Bonifacio Clemente, also a long time Paoay mayor, she explained that her late husband was the name registered for the recovered firearms and she was about to transfer them under her name. “ Nagulat po ako dahil bigla na lamang silang pumunta. Walang problema kasi lisensiado naman ,” said Mrs. Clemente, citing she has license to carry and possess firearms. But while on the process of searching all the cottages made up of light materials, the police further recovered several loose firearms. In view

By Leilanie G. Adriano Staff reporter LAOAG CITY—Ilocos netizens here are eagerly awaiting the entry of a third telecom player, which they expect to break duopoly of communication firms in the country. This is one of the good news Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque shared in his recent visit to Laoag as he reported that they have discussed in a cabinet meeting the improvement of the country’s internet connectivity. Like in most parts of the country, residents here have been complaining a lot about the poor internet service provided by the two telecom firms. “I hope the new telco challenger will compete against the two big players in the industry and ensure no consolidation,” said Roger dela Cruz, an information technology graduate from San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte. In social networking sites, rants about crawling internet connectivity both from private and public consumers are a common status posts in the Philippines, having the lowest