The locals of Luna, La Union are puzzled why their town’s shorelines are covered, not with fine sand, but with stones of various colors and sizes. This mystery has long baffled the community, and some believe these stones are gifts from heaven. The stones also seem to replenish year by year, and thus the unending […]
Archives for March 2015
DOST partners with communities in Pangasinan for anti-poverty program
AGUILAR, Pangasinan, Mar. 27 (PIA) – Communities in Aguilar town are the latest recipients of the anti-poverty assistance program of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in partnership with the province’s state university. The tripartite partnership among DOST, Pangasinan State University and Aguilar town was sealed by the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement […]
Ilocos Norte welcomes Black Nazarene, thousands expected to pay homage
As the Province of Ilocos Norte prepares for the Lenten season, thousands of Ilocano devotees are expected to join the procession of the revered Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno of Quiapo or Black Nazarene at 3 p.m. on March 27, Friday around the city of Laoag. “Considered by many Filipinos as miraculous, with the ability to […]
Ilocos Norte to host APEC meeting, to develop a road map in ‘doubling goal of generating renewable energy’
At least 70 international delegates and members of the Expert Group on New and Renewable Energy Technologies (EGNRET), a subcommittee of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), will converge on April 13-16 in Ilocos Norte to discuss and conduct workshops in ‘doubling the APEC region’s goal of generating renewable energy.’ Governor Imee R. Marcos said that […]
