Archives for 2011

Solar Power plant MOU signing

Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Mr. Bae Jongsoo, CEO of Mirae Energy Corp. based in Korea and the Philippines, for the construction of a 20 megawatt solar energy power plant in the town of Currimao. The signing held October 20 at the Ilocos Norte Capitol was witnessed by officials […]

Local treasurers and assessors nationwide share best practices and join sportsfest in Pangasinan

Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. welcomed the delegates of the 1st National Sportsfest of the Philippine Association of Local Treasurers and Assessors (PHALTRA), Inc. which formally opened recently at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center here. The sportsfest dubbed, “1st National Sharing of Best Practices on Treasury and Assessment Operations and Wellness Program” and […]

Dagupan vies for productivity awards

DAGUPAN CITY- The city government has been accredited as one of the local government units (LGUs) in Region I qualified to vie for the Productivity and Quality Awards program launched by the Regional Development Council (RDC) to improve the quality of public service’ The city’s department heads were briefed by the RDC accrediting team last […]

IN prepares for ‘2011 Semana ti Ar-aria Festival’, grand Halloween bash seen

To highlight the customs, traditions, and superstitions of the Ilocanos in remembering their departed ones, the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte holds the Semana ti Ar-aria Festival 2011 come October 25- October 31 this year. The week- long celebration is eyed to be participated in by various Local Government Units in Ilocos Norte while students […]

PGIN, FDCP inks agreement: IN to host 1st film fest

In a three- page agreement between the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte (PGIN) and the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) both has committed to launch a local film fest dubbed as “Ilocos Norte Film Festival” which will promote local films and Ilocos Norte, as a location for foreign and locally produced films. Entered […]

La Union Surfing Bodies 2011

The Search for La Union Surfing Bodies, one of the major events of La Union Surfing Break 2011 is a personality and modeling search for young men and women that aims to discover the most beautiful and most refreshing faces that have the best potential to penetrate the advertising and fashion industry and eventually crossover […]

Bauang calls for No Use of Plastic Bags

The Municipality of Bauang is implementing an approved ordinance prohibiting the use of plastic bags on dry goods and regulating its use on wet goods. This is a part of a global environmental campaign on the reduction of non-biodegradable waste such as plastic bags. The objective of the ordinance (Resolution No. 194, Series of 2011) […]

La Union Surfing Bodies 2010

The Search for La Union Surfing Bodies, one of the major events of La Union Surfing Break 2010 is a personality and modeling search for young men and women that aims to discover the most beautiful and most refreshing faces that have the best potential to penetrate the advertising and fashion industry and eventually crossover […]

Ilocos Sur’s Upland Municipalities to be connected on the worldwide web

Despite their distance to the province’s capital city, the barangays of all the fourteen upland municipalities will soon be connected to the worldwide web. This will be realized if the provincial government’s project of structuring the municipal halls of the eastern municipalities as wi-fi zones will do well making it accessible to internet connection. According […]