Tag: Ilocos Norte

Proper Solid Waste Management Training and Demonstration, isinagawa sa Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte

Napag-alaman na ang bayan ng Pagudpud ay isa sa mga bayan ng Ilocos Norte na pinakamakilos at dinarayo kung turismo ang pag-uusapan. Kilala ito sa kagandahan ng kanyang mumunting paraisong mga bundok at kapaligiran at malinis na tubig dagat kung kayat ito ay binalik-balikan. Ngunit kasabay nang pag-unlad nito ay naging problema sa nasabing lugar ang pagdami ng basura. Dahil dito ang pagsulong ng Republic Act No. 9003 o Ecological Solidwaste Management Act Law at […]

Mass Training Seminar para sa K-to-12 Program isinagawa sa Ilocos Norte

MAYO 8 — Nagsagawa ang Department of Education (DepEd) ng isang Mass Training Seminar para sa mga Guro ng Grade 10 sa lalawigan ng Ilocos Norte upang lubos pang lalong mapaghandaan ang pagsisimula ng K-to-12 Basic Education Program. Ang seminar na ito ay nagsimula noong Abril 29 na inaasahang matatapos sa Mayo 16. Ito ay isinasagawa sa Mariano Marcos State University ng Laoag City at inaasahang lalahukan ng lahat ng secondary teachers ng tatlong school […]

The North has so much to offer!

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News Service, April 28) – Summer is the time when most of us grab the opportunity to explore, to travel to various locales, to appreciate the beauty of our country. Steadily garnering attention as one of the top tourist destination in the Philippines, Ilocos Norte has so much to offer for those who venture up north. Ilocos Norte has a little bit of everything, from cultural and historical immersion to thrill […]

APEC forum on energy begins in Southeast Asia’s renewable energy capital

THE 44th Meeting of the Expert Group on New and Renewable Energy Technologies (EGNRET44), a sub-working group of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), began on Monday at the Fort Ilocandia Resort Hotel in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, considered as an emerging renewable energy capital in Southeast Asia. “As an emerging renewable energy capital in the country, and even in Southeast Asia, we are proud that the province had been chosen to host the meeting to be […]

Ilocos Norte, handa na para sa summer season

Hindi pa man nadedeklara ng Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) ang umpisa ng summer season ay naghahanda na ang mga taga-Ilocos Norte para dito sa pamamagitan ng pagtatayo ng cottages sa tabi ng mga ilog.

There’s no onion crisis – Alcala

QUEZON CITY, PIA – Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala allayed fears of a possible onion crisis in Central Luzon, saying the prevailing low prices of the commodity could be the result of bumper harvests as more farmers were encouraged to plant, and not the alleged stockpiling of imported onions. Alcala nonetheless called on the industry to work with the Department of Agriculture (DA) in formulating strategies to address the situation and help farmers avoid further losses as oversupply […]

Ilocos Norte’s wind farm developer bags safety award

LAOAG CITY, January 8 (PIA) – The Safety and Health Association of the Philippine Energy Sector conferred the 2014 Shapes Safety Awards to the North Luzon Renewable Energy Corp. (NLREC), the developer and operator of the newly-opened 81-MW wind farm in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte. NLREC Chief Operating Officer Miguel de Jesus said the award recognizes energy companies and safety and health professionals for their exceptional performance in the workplace health and safety. The award is […]

“Mario” threatens Northern Luzon, Ilocos Norte residents on full alert

LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte, Sept 19 (PNA) –As typhoon Mario threatens Northern Luzon, Ilocanos in this province are on full alert status while the Provincial, City and Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils had been activated since Thursday midnight. As of this posting, tropical storm Mario has intensified and maintained its course towards Northern Luzon with maximum winds of 85 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 100kph, said a weather bulletin […]