Catalina G. Madarang vda. de Peralta passed away on Friday, Feb. 10, at the age of 96 in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte. Mrs. Peralta is survived by her son, former Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta, a Manila Hotel independent director, and his wife Court of Appeals Justice Fernanda Peralta, daughter Vissia...
Laoag Bishop Renato Mayugba, chairperson of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on Biblical Apostolate reminded the faithful of the importance of the Word of God in their lives. Bishop Renato Mayugba (CBCP) As the nation observes National Bible Month, the...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) announced Wednesday, Dec. 21, that it will build a regional training center in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte to expand its reach and presence in northwestern Luzon and produce aspirants who will help keep watch of the province's vast coast. (L-R) Philippine Coast Guard...
LAOAG, Ilocos Norte--Twenty-eight-year-old Sandro Marcos, an aspiring congressman of the province in the upcoming May 2022 polls, relies on his family to help make his political dreams come true. Sandro Marcos waves to fans and supporters in Laoag, Ilocos Norte (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) It...
LAOAG, Ilocos Norte--If there's one thing that Sandro Marcos has learned from his father Bongbong Marcos, it's the meaning of the Filipino saying "Ang pikon, talo (He who is sensitive, loses)." Sandro Marcos grants a series of ambush interviews on the sidelines of the campaign launch of local...
LAOAG, Ilocos Norte--The country’s national language "will go back to Ilocano". Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos greets his fellow Ilocanos in Laoag, Ilocos Norte on March 25, 2022 (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) This was UniTeam presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos's tongue-in-cheek...
For Education Secretary Leonor Briones, the strengthening of the program for learners that are outside formal education is among the “best news on education” especially under her term. (Photo from DepEd) The Alternative Learning System (ALS), a parallel learning system under DepEd, provides...
Staff members and volunteers of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) from the Ilocos Norte Chapter vaccinated over 1,000 individuals against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) “Mabisa ang lahat ng bakuna at nakakaligtas ito ng buhay (All vaccines are effective and they...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has provided ready-to-apply Carrageenan Plant Growth Promoter (PGP) products worth more than P200,000 to farmers in Ilocos Norte to help them increase their harvests. (Photo from DOST-PNRI) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said DOST-I...
Twenty-three units of modern public utility jeepneys (PUJs) were launched on over the weekend by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) in Ilocos Norte to ply the Laoag City–Bacarra–Pasuquin route. (Photo from DOTr Secretary Art Tugade's Facebook) Transportation Secretary Arthur P....
Officials from the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) have inaugurated the newly-constructed CAAP admin building at Laoag International Airport (LIA). (Photo from Travelblog.org) DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade and CAAP Director General Jim...
College basketball star Eric Farinas’s Java Hotel in Laoag is why you should go on a trip to Ilocos now, if you can Last week, we arrived from a 10-day culinary tour of Northern Luzon. It was the longest yet most fun work I had done ever for our food show "Foodprints." The surprises of new food...
