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Gov. Imee renews oath: ‘Pagsaknapen ti narugian ken naaramid’

“Adu dagiti maragrag-sakan iti lugarmi gapu ti kinaayat ni gobernador Imee Marcos a tumultulong”. Daytoy ti siraragsak nga inbatad ni Barangay kagawad Conchita Gerardo ti barangay Tabtabagan, Banna Ilocos Norte bayat ti panna-kairibuat ti “Manang Imee’s Capitol Express” idi Hulyo 25, 2013. Naisayangkat daytoy iti mismo a kaaldawan ti tienda iti mismo a lauden ti tiendaan.

Kunana a napintas daytoy a tignay ti gobernador gapu ta isuna payen ti dumanon kadua na dagit i mangibagbagi k adag i t i n agduduma a departamento iti kapitolio probinsial a mangipaay ti kangrunaan a serbisio kadagiti u m i l i k a s t i t r a b a h o , pamastrekan, tulong ken pakaseknan dagiti dukduko-mento.

Maysa ni Mrs. Eusebia Calamaan iti Brgy. 15 Valdez, Banna kadagiti adu nga

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Manang Imee Capitol Express nairubuat:Ti pannakaisaknap dagiti kangrunaan a serbisio kadagiti umili

Siraragsak ni Manang Imee a nakidanggay kadagiti nagpailista iti livestock dispersal kabayatan ti

pannakairubuat ti 'Manang Imee's Capitol Express' idiay Banna, Ilocos Norte. Uray dagiti umili nga

agkasapulan ti serbisio ti salun-at ken sab-sabali a parikut ket nataming.

Incoming Ilocos Norte

officials have formally taken

oath for their respective

positions, with Governor

Imee R. Marcos expressing

her keenness to accomplish a

more progressive agenda on

her second term last June

28, 2013.Delivering an inspiring 5-

minute speech after her public

swearing-in officiated by Judge

Benjamin Turgano and her

brother, senator Ferdinand

“Bongbong” Marcos Jr., Gov.

Imee started by conveying her

gratitude before a crowd of

hundreds of spectators for

supporting her and her party

during the May elections.“Saanyo nga inpalubos

nga adda ti kinasupangil ko a

gobernadoryo,” she said,

pertaining to her unopposed

gubernatorial bid. Reflected on her speech

was the persistence of her

administrat ion 's batt le

against poverty, particularly

the continuation of all the

programs covering the needs

of Ilocano farmers, women,

and the elderly and the

s e r v i c e s c a t e r i n g t o

education, health, security,

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GOVERNOR IMEE R. MARCOS takes her second oath of office at

the Provincial Inauguration of Elected Officials held June 28 at

the Ilocos Norte Centennial Arena.

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Ilocos Norte among Top Ten Best Provinces in the Philippines

ments with certification of ISO,

the international standard on

management,” she said, pin-

pointing to PGIN's feat on

becoming the first 'fully' ISO-

certified provincial govern-

ment unit in the country after

its months of toil to success-

fully pass the ISO auditing

process. “The entire province will be

certain that once more in the

next 200 years, we will lead the

vanguard in governance, in

development and truly in

compassion,” Gov. Marcos

added.Today's anniversary activi-

ties also includes a job fair at

Ilocos Norte Centennial Arena

in cooperation with the Laoag

City Government and the 'Open

Capitol Market', a trade fair

showcasing each munici-

pality's major products at the

Capitol parking area.¢

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employment, livelihood and

tourism.“Narugian ken naaramid

tayon ti amin nga imposible…

Agsaknap, agtultuloy ken na-

pinpintas a masakbayan para

kadagiti amin a mangmangged

ken pamilia,” Gov. Imee said

be-fore Ilocos Norte's leaders,

using her inaugural speech to

issue a powerful call to action. A former representative of

the 2nd District of Ilocos Norte

in the Philippine House of

Representatives from 1998 to

2007, Imee's first sworn-in as

Governor was on June 30,

2010.During her first 100 days

in the office, Gov. Imee who

was then hesitant to make a

political comeback reported

that she was welcomed by

several challenges such as a

“dire” provincial economic

status, political violence,

health-related problems like

dengue, and unrepaired

facilities including the Capitol

Ilocos Norte launches countdown tobicentennial celebration

The Provincial Govern-

ment of Ilocos Norte (PGIN)

marks the province's 195th

founding anniversary with

Governor Imee R. Marcos

l e a d i n g t h e o p e n i n g

program, February 2.Among the highlights of

the celebration is the come-

back of the 'Open Capitol'

program which a l lowed

hundreds of people, mainly

school children, to raise their

awareness of the services

offered by each Capitol depart-

ment by personally visiting

each and experiencing its 'in-

teractive exhibit'. Heightening the excite-

ment during the 'Open Capitol'

are the Junior Officials—young

look-alikes of mayors, provin-

cial board members, and the

governor herself—who graced

the event, some even had

actively played roles during the

program.Meanwhile, on her remarks

Gov. Marcos had cited reasons

for the Ilocanocelebration, one

of which is the launching of the

“bicentennial movement” to

begin the long countdown to

the 2018 event.“Happily, it will also be the

100th birthday of the late

President Ferdinand E. Marcos.

September 11 of 2017 until

February 2 of 2018, we shall be

celebrating a number of

different occasions and events

in all the different towns,” she

added, signaling also the

unveiling of the bicentennial

seal.The planning of the bicen-

tennial celebration can be

traced back as early as

November 2012 during Gov.

Marcos' birthday celebration

when she established the Tan-

ok Bicentennial Committee

which shall start bicentennial

projects for Ilocos Norte towns

and cities.Gov. Marcos also proudly

announced PGIN's certification

from the International Organi-

zation for Standardization

(ISO) conferred yesterday,

Feb. 1.“Today, we remain true,

strong and One Great Ilocos.

Yesterday, the provincial

capitol became the first

province with over 33 depart-

School children role-playing as politicians lead other kids on a

tour inside the Office of the Governor during Open Capitol held

on the occasion of the 195th Founding Anniversary of Ilocos

Norte.

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which she called “dysfunctional

and antiquated”. In her first State of the

Province Address which was

held June 29, 2011, issues on

unemployment and the

“laidback” nature of Ilocanos

were raised, giving rise to her

three IN pillars—INnovate,

INvest, and INspire—which aim

to “make the Ilocano great

again”.With the following months

studded with innovative

programs, Gov. Imee's State of

the Province Address last July

9, 2012 boasted several

achievements, wi th her

declaring an economic “mini-

boom” in Ilocos Norte. She also

launched her advocacy to make

the province pro-job and

business-friendly.Ilocos Norte remains at the

list of top 10 high performing

provinces in terms of local

governance and development

according to the Department of

Interior and Local Government

since 2011. February 1 this year when

the International Organization

for Standardization (ISO) also

labeled Ilocos Norte as the first

fully ISO-certified province in

the country after gauging its

local government's excellence

on professional and quality

public service.“Awan t i impos ib le ;

nakasagana tayon. Narugian

tayon ti panagbalbaliw iti

Ilocos Norte. Isaknap tayo

dagiti pagimbagan nga intayo

narugian,” Gov. Imee said.¢

Governor Imee delivers her inaugural speech in Iluko. @manangimee

facebook.com/ImeeMarcos

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Capitol Express nairubuat

insigida a naserbian iti nasao a programa. Kunana a dakkel a banag day toy gapu t a maipaayan ti taraknen a burias babaen ti MDG. Inbatadna nga iti agdama ket awan a pulos ti tarakenna gapu ta awan ti maigatangna. Kunana a no mabalin ket kaykayatna ti agtaraken iti baboy ngem ti sumrek a katulong iti uneg ti pagtaengan.

Karaman pay ni Mr. Ruperto Tumbaga iti Brgy. Bumitog, Banna, ti nangidanon iti kalikagumna a pannakai-raman koma tay maysa nga anakna iti “Iskolar ni Manang Imee” gapu ta awan ti kabaelan da a mangpabasa iti kolehiyo. Kunana a narigat ti panag-biagda gapu ta saan metten a makatulong ti asawana gapu ta maysan daytoy a paralyzed. Ni Mr. Tumbaga ket addaan iti uppat nga annak ngem nagasawan ti ina-una a balasangna. Nagsar-deng met tay maikadua ken dagitay laeng dua ti agbasbasan. Malaksid iti daytoy, kinid-dawna pay ti pannakaipaay koma ti taraknenna a baka tapno adda nayon ti masap-sapulanna.

Karaman pay da Ms. Mar-celina Rupisan ken Ms. Lilia Naporo, agpada a taga Brgy. Tabtabagen, Banna kadagiti adu pay a naserbian ti Manang Imee Capitol Express. Imma-sideg met dagitoy kadagiti kameng t i Gender and

Development Office a nangkid-dawanda ti sangkabassit a puonan para iti livelihood program. Kunada a daytoy ti kiniddawda gapu ta adda daydi gundaway a panag-trainingda iti kayatda met nga iyubra ti nasursuroda nga agdait. Maipaayanto met dagitoy ti sagsasangpulo ribu a pisos a puonan. Mamati dagiti dua a dakkel ti maitulongna daytoy k a d a k u a d a a p a m a n a maparuk-atan ti pundo.

Kalikaguman ni Mrs. Rupisan, Federated President ti Women in Development idiay Banna a matulungan koma met dag i t i dadduma pay a k a m e n g d a b a b a e n t i panagtaraken it i baboy, kalding ken dadduma pay

K a a d d u a n k a d a g i t i natulongan ken insigida a naipaayan ti serbisio ket dagiti umili a nagpacheck up babaen kadagiti kameng ti Provincial Health Office. Sumagmamano kadagitoy ket natataengan ken ubbing.

Naipaayan met dagitoy iti libre nga agas.

Karamanen ditoy da Mrs. Florida Baltazar agtawen iti 71 a taga brgy. Catagtagen, Ms.Ofelia Guzman iti brgy. 3, Mrs. Susana Sunga iti brgy. 20, Crispina, Banna ken adu a sabsabali pay.

Saan laeng a dagiti taga Banna ti naserbian gapu ta adda pay dagiti taga sabsabali nga ili a nairana a napan

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Nabistian a kas Kapitolio ti tent ti 'Manang Imee's Capitol Express' tapno alisto a malasin ti

pakaangayanna, kas kadagiti tiendaan ken dadduma pay a pagdadapunan dagiti tattao.

nakitienda ken uray dagiti a g l a k l a k o k e t g i n u n -dawayanda ti Capitol Express. Immasideg ken nagpatulong dagitoy a nangidanon met ti kalikagumda.

Kaaduan a kiddaw dagiti umili ket ti pannakaipaay ti puonan dagitoy para iti sangkabassit a negosio, panagtaraken iti dinguen, Iskolar ni Manang Imee ken pannakaipaay kadakuada ti philhealth cards.

Iti bitla ni Gobernador Marcos, kunana a daytoy ket maysa laeng nga eksperimento gapu ta kal ikagumna a maidanon ti naan-anay a s e r b i s i o k a d a g i t i t a o . Inlawlawagna nga inranada iti aldaw ti tienda tapno agbalin a konbiniete ken saanen nga agplete pay dagiti umili. Dinakamat ti gobernador a presente ditoy dagiti kameng ti PSWDO, PESO, Tourism, MDG, GAD, PVET, PAO, Provincial Education, PHO, DPS legal Office Assessors ken ti Treasury a mabalin nga asitgan dagiti umili a makasapul kadagiti serbisio. Kayat ti gobernador nga amin nga ili ditoy Ilocos Norte ket makunos a pakaisayangkatan ti nasao a programa tapno sapasap a maserbian dagiti umili iti aniaman a tulong a mabalin a maipaay kadakuada.

Kabayatanna, naragsakan ken inapresiar met ni Banna Mayor Carlito Abadilla ni Governor Marcos gapu ta inda-nonna ti capitol express iti ili da. Kunana a napintas unay daytoy a programa ti ina ti probinsia gapu ta saan pay a napadasan dagiti kailianna. Ibilang na met a nagasat ti ilida gapu ta iti Banna Ilocos Norte ti immuna a nakaiyusuatan ti baro a programa ni Gober-nador Marcos iti maikadua a terminona.¢


I. Norte: first fully ISO-Certified province in PHA day before its 195th

founding anniversary, the

Provincial Government of

Ilocos Norte (PGIN) received a

positive verdict from an

international certifying body,

International Organization

for Standardization (ISO),

labeling Ilocos Norte as the

first fully ISO-certified

province in the Philippines,

February 1.Luisito Arada, head of the

ISO audit team, made the

announcement before the

officials and employees of

PGIN, including Ilocos Norte

Governor Imee R. Marcos and

Atty. Windell Chua, the

designated Quality Manage-

ment Representative and

provincial administrator. With all Capitol offices

successfully passing the ISO

certification process, the

certifying body conferred the

ISO 9001: 2008 certification to

the Provincial Government

after finding no single major

non-conformity during the

second stage of the external

audit.“ISO requirements are

measurable. If your action is

better than what is required

then you'll qualify,” Arada said. Arada also pointed out

how good practices by the PGIN

such as the constant imple-

mentation of a document

tracking system to efficiently

manage al l documented

transactions and the major

facelifting of government

buildings including the Ilocos

Norte Provincial Jail con-

tributed to the positive

outcome of the process.“The province has many

room for improvements with

many good practices…we have

learned so much,” Arada

added.The move to get the ISO-

certification for Ilocos Norte

had started last September25,

2012 with all the provincial

office heads and employees

undergoing ISO orientation

and training with the help of

MacroVision Consultancy, a

Philippine-based group which

offers in-company training on

management systems inclu-

ding those which are ISO-

related.Now, Ilocos Norte is the

first province in the country

which had successfully made

all its Capitol offices ISO-

certified, bidding to improve

further its excellence on pro-

fessional and quality public

service and achieve the highest

standard in governance and

economic development. In a statement, Gov.

Marcos said: “It's something

that we can really be proud

of dahil international standard

yan…German pa yung temp-

late na ginagamit natin at 'yung

mga auditors natin ay talaga

namang mababagsik.”Gov. Marcos also pointed

out how Ilocos Norte's achieve-

ment in ISO can serve as a

template to other provinces in

the country and how it can

contribute to the province's

efforts towards sustainable

development.“I think this is a real advan-

tage to the investors… and

hopefully the other people who

will be coming to Ilocos Norte

entirely transparent, predicta-

ble and reliable ang transakyon

sa probinsya,” she added.ISO which is another term

for International Organization

for Standardization was

derived from the Greek word

“isos” which means “equal.” It is

a group which oversees service

procedures and gives state of

the art specifications for

products, services and good

practice, helping to make

industry more efficient and

effective.Before ISO, Ilocos Norte

PGIN has already achieved

va r ious fea ts on good

governance, including its

being listed as one of the

consistent top performing

provinces in the country by the

Department of the Interior and

Local Government last August

2012.¢

One Stop Shop Program, dinayaw dagiti OFWDinayaw dagiti Balik

Manggagawa Overseas Filipino Workers ti One Stop Shop Kabayanihan Program ni Gobernador Imee R. Marcos. Kuna ni Ms. Nelinda E r i c e i t i G e n d e r a n d Development Office iti pro-vincial Capitol a 54 a taga Ilocos Norte ken maysa a taga Roxas City, Capiz ti naserbian itay kallabes a panna-kaisayangkat ti programa iti provincial Capitol. Malaksid pay kadagiti 36 a klienteda a taga Ilocos Norte nga immay n a n g a l a t i O v e r s e a s Employment Certification iti panagsublida iti trabaho idiay ballasiw taaw. Kunada a napintas ti nadakamat a programa ti probinisia gapu ta saandan a kasapulan ti mapan idiay La Union a pangalaan ti OEC.

Malaksid a saandan a mabannog nga agturong idiay La Union, makasali-metmetda pay ti kuarta a busbusen. Maangay ti One

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Governor Imee Marcos thanks the ISO audit team, led by Luisito Arada (far left), and MacroVision

Consultancy after the announcement of the ISO 9001:2008 certification of the Provincial

Government last Feb. 1 at the Session Hall of the Capitol.

Stop Shop Kabayanihan kada maika-dua ken maudi a Martes kada bulan iti mismo nga Audi tor ium t i Kapi to l io Probinsial. Atendaran daytoy dagiti pannakabagi manipud iti Overseas Workers Welfare Ad-ministration, Philippine Over-seas Employment Adminis-tration, Social Security System, National Bureau of Investiga-tion, Pag-IBIG ken ti PhilHealth.

Ti nasao a programa ket babaen met laeng ti inisiatibo

ni Gobernador Imee Marcos tapno matulongan dagiti OFWs nga agsubli manen iti pagilian a pangpanggedan a saandan a kasapulan ti aggastos a mapan idiay La Union tapno mapan mangala ti Overseas Employment Certification wenno OEC .¢

ngan ti konseho iti programa ti

gobierno probinsial kontra iti

“loose firearms” “Kasapulan ti natibtibker a

b i leg tapno mapugipog

dagitoy a napeklan a kriminal”

kinuna ni Atty. Windell D. ChuaTi PAPAG-TF ket nabuan-

gay kalpasan a nagtakem ni

gobernador Imee R. Marcos idi

Hulyo, 2010 kalpasan a nadla-

wanna nga adu dagiti napeklan

a kriminal ditoy Ilocos Norte

ngem nawaya nga agdakda-

kiwas. Adda pay dagit i

sumagmamano nga ar-arama-

ten dagiti politiko a kas

“goons”.¢

5JANUARY - JUNE 2013 EACEPEACEP RDERORDEROANDAND

PAPAG-TF nailungalong amapagbalin a konseho

Kalpasan ti pannakatiliw

ti 25 nga Most Wanted

Criminals ditoy Ilocos Norte

iti umuna a panagtakem ni

Gobernador Imee R. Marcos,

nailungalong ti naan-anay a

panagbalin ti Provincial

Anti-Private Armed Group

Task Force (PAPAG-TF) a kas

maysa nga Council.Ti lungalong ket naidatag

kabayatan ti pannakaisayang-

kat ti taripnong dagiti kameng

ti Peace and Order Council iti

kapitolio probinsial idi Hulyo

16, 2013. Insigida met a

nasangal ti maysa nga 'draft

resolution' nga indatag ti

pangulo ti nasao a konseho,

Atty. Windell D. Chua, iti Hunta

probinsial. Ti draft ket addan

iti saklang ti Sangguniang

Panlalawigan tapno daytoy ket

mapagbalin a naan-anay a

linteg.Naisaguday iti draft resolu-

tion ti pannakaipalawa ti sakup

ti PAPAG-TF tapno awan ti

agbalin a lapped iti pannaka-

anup ken pannakatiliw dagiti

saan pay a nakemmeg ken

aglemlemmeng a kriminal.Nailanad iti 'draft' ti nayon

a pundo tapno awan ti parikut

dagiti kameng ti konseho a

mangnganup kadagiti nabat-

bati pay a kriminal. Maaramat

pay daytoy a gatad kas

insentibo kadagiti gagangay

nga umili a tumulong para iti

pannakaukkon kadagiti nasisi-

ta nga impormasion kontra

kadagitoy a managdak-dakes. Malaksid iti pannakaanup

dagiti kriminal, patien pay ni

Atty. Chua a dakkel a kabada-

Pormal a rinugian ni Gobernador Imee ti Provincial Peace and

Order Council meeting idi July 16. Ditoy a nailungalong a

mapagbalin a konseho ti PAPAG-TF.

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Impanamnama ni Gover-

nor Imee R. Marcos kadagiti

amin nga day care workers

ditoy probinsia nga agtultuloy

ti inna panangipaay ti cash

incentives.Immuna iti daytoy, impaa-

yan ni Manang ti dua a ribu a

pisos ti tunggal maysa a day

care worker gapu iti napanek-

nekanna a kinaanus dagitoy a

mangisuro kadagiti ubbing.

Babaen iti kastoy a wagas,

namnamaen ti gobernador a

napintas ti pannakatarabay

dagiti ubbing.490 ti bilang dagiti day

care workers a naipaayan iti

kastoy nga incentive. Iti

pakasaritaan ti probinsia ita

pay laeng a maipaayan ti cash

incentives dagiti day care

workers. Gapu iti daytoy, impeksa

Cash Incentives kadagiti amin a day careworkers agtultuloy

13,122 a Philhealth cards,naibunong

Awanen parikut iti inda

panagpa-ospital!Kastoy ti panangiladawan

ni Gobernador Imee R. Marcos

kadagiti 13,122 nga recipients

ti Philhealth ditoy probinsia.Kalpasan a nakumpleto ti

pannakaibunong dagitoy a

Philheatlh Cards ita a tawen,

namnamaen ti gobernador a

natalgeden ti salun-at dagiti

umili gapu ta ania man nga

oras ket mabalinda nga

aramaten dagitoy.Kangrunaan a nakaibu-

nongan dagitoy nga Philhealth

Cards ket dagiti nakurapay nga

umili nga agnaed kadagiti

nalengleng a lugar, opisial ken

sab-sabali pay nga addaaan iti

akem iti barangay.Impeksa met dagiti reci-

pients ti Philheath Cards ti

nalaus a panagyamanda ken ni

Naruay a Daycare Workers ti probinsia ti nagturong idiay Ilocos Norte Centennial Arena tapno

awatenda ti cash incentives manipud ken ni Manang Imee idi Marso 27.

Panaglako ti yellow corn kenbagas karamanen iti Manang Imee

Capitol Express Napintas a presio ti

yellow corn ken bagas!Daytoy ti kabaruan a

nainayon iti baro a programa

ni Gobernador Imee R.

Marcos a naawagan iti “Ma-

nang Imee Capitol Express”.Babaen iti pannakimam-

mayet ti goberino probinsial

iti National Food Authority,

adda kompania a sindadaan a

manggatang kadagiti pro-

dukto ti mannalon nga yellow

corn iti presio a 13.50 pesos

iti kada kilo.Iti agdama, ti agay-ayam

a presio ti kada kilo nga

yellow corn iti merkado ket

12.30 pesos laeng. Gapu iti daytoy, kaba-

elanen ti gobierno probinsial

ken NFA ti agangkat iti

agbalor innem a million a

pisos nga yellow corn iti

sumaruno a panagga-apit.Iti met benneg ti panag-

lako iti bagas, manarimaan ti

gobierno probinsial ken NFA

nga ag-accredit kadagiti

retailers a mayat nga aglako

iti bagas.Dagitoy nga retailers ket

mabalin nga agangkat iti 25

pesos iti kada kilo ngem

mabalinda nga aglakjo iti 27

pesos kada kilo. Tapno maipasigurado ti

balligi daytoy a programa,

impanamnama ti NFA a dagiti

laeng kabarbaro nga regular

milled a bagas ti mailako

kadagitoy nga retailers. Babaen iti kastoy a

wagas, patien ni Gobernador

Imee R. Marcos nga al-alisto

ken maipasigurado ti napin-

tas a sapul dagiti retailers. Impanamnama pay ni

Gov. Marcos nga add umdas

a bagas a nakapenpen iti b

odega ti NFA a sindadan nga

aramaten dagiti naduma-

duma nga LGU's iti panawen

ti didigra.¢

dagiti day care workers ti

napalaus a panagyaman ken ni

Manang Imee.¢

Lacasa Loan Program ti GAD, nailatangan iti 2 a million a pisosNailatangan ti Gender and

Development Office ti dua a

million a pisos iti daytoy a

tawen 2013. Kuna ni Ms.

Nelinda Erice, mangida-daulo ti

GAD iti kapitolio probinsial a

dakkel manen ti nailatang a

Insigida a nakastrek iti pagtrabahuanSiyam a pulo ket dua dagiti

insigida a nakastrek iti

pagtrabahuan manipud kada-

giti naruay a naggundaway iti

Independence Day Jobs Fair iti

La Tabacalera Function Hall.

Naala nga insigida dagitoy

babaen kadagiti nagduduma a

kompania ken ahensia ditoy

siudad ti Laoag. Maibasar iti

listaan manipud iti Dept. of

Labor and Employment, 1,673

dagiti bakante a pagtrabahuan

iti lokal ken 361 para idiay ab-

road. Umabut met iti 726

dagiti dimmalan iti interviews

para idiay abroad ngem

sangapulo ket innem laeng

dagiti kualipikado. Segun pay


Provincial Agriculture Office

770-4237

770-3422

Gender and Development



Philhealth Service Office

(077) 771-2222

Manang Imee gapu ta malaksid

a nasolbaren ti parikutda iti

pannakatagiben ti salun-at

naipalawa pay ti coverage ti

hospitalization.¢

pundo para ti nasao a progra-

ma gapu ta napintas ti

annayasna ken dakkel daytoy a

badang kadagiti umili a mayat

a manggundaway. Inlawlawag

na a regular ti panagbayad

dagitoy ken awan ti problema

it i panagsingir ken pa-

nagukkon t i op is inada.

Sangapulo a ribu a pisos ti

masansan a maipapaay iti

tunggal maysa a manggun-

daway i t i nadakamat a

programa para iti aniaman a

kayatda a negosio nga irugi.

Mainaig iti daytoy, gutguti-

goten ti mangidadaulo iti GAD

nga agturong laeng dagiti

mayat a manggundaway iti

nadakamat a programa iti

opisinada.¢

Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office

772-0464


iti DOLE, pitopulo ket dua

dagiti dimmalan iti interviews

para idiay abroad ngem bassit

laeng dagiti qualified. Mamati met ni Gobernador

Imee Marcos a dakkel ti

naitulong ti nasao a job fair a

nagkammayetan ti gobyerno

probinsial ken ti DOLE tapno

maisapulan ken maipaayan iti

pagtrabahuan dagiti awanan

pagsapulan.¢

771-5631

Ilocos Norte Public Employment Services

Office


Career services set out tosupport Ilocanos

The Resumé C l in i c ,

Personality Development and

Job Interview Workshop was

conducted on April 11, 2013 at

the iHUB, Centennial Arena,

Laoag City. The workshop was aimed

to help applicants improve

their resumé-writing and

interview skills. Personality

development was also dis-

cussed to boost confidence

and to prepare jobseekers in

the business world.Ms. Shey Pia Abaya, Ms.

Kristy Fleur Salvador and Mr.

Gerry Abad graced the event as

the resource speakers for

resumé making, personality

development and job interview

coaching, respectively. By

providing one computer per

person, the participants were

given the opportunity to

construct and re-construct

their resumé according to the

suggestions of the speakers. For the jobseekers to

create professional-looking

resumés, free pictorial for the

resumé photo was availed by

the participants. Aside from

this, the office also offered

unlimited resumé printing.

The Department of Labor and Employment, in partnership with the PGIN, conduct a Job Fair on Independence Day at the La

Tabacalera Lifestyle Center Function Hall. Around 100 applicants were immediately hired in local and overseas employment.

In addition, to facilitate the

registration of current and

aspiring professionals, and in

line with the Task Force

Trabaho of Governor Imee R.

Marcos, the Provincial Govern-

ment of Ilocos Norte and

Professional Regulation Com-

mission (PRC) - Region 2

conducted a mobile outreach

service on April 17, 2013 at the

Tabacalera Function Hall.

Participants sought various

PRC services such as issuance

/renewal of PRC ID, appli-

cation/registration for board

exams, and issuance of

certificates. PRC also pro-

cessed the initial registration

of new board passers and the

renewal of Professional Identi-

fication Cards and the release

of certificates. The Ilocos Norte Provincial

PESO facilitated the event. Mr.

Rodrigo F. Balaqui Jr., PRC

Region 2 Director, led the PRC

service team.A total of 165 registrants

availed the outreach service.

For ease and convenience, the

new PRC identification cards

were claimed by the applicants

after one week at the Provincial

PESO.¢

PGIN, DOLE:Overseas

job huntingmade easierThe Provincial Govern-


thru the Ilocos Norte Provincial

PESO, and Philippine Overseas

Employment Administration

(POEA) conducted the POEA E –

Registration on May 3, 2013 at

the Provincial Auditorium. The

activity aimed to help over-

seas applicants to register on

POEA's online database, with

the possibility of placement

through the administration's

government to government

hiring service.Once registered, the ap-

plicants' profiles are included

in POEA's database. The

database is currently utilized

to generate referrals for

foreign employers like the

Ministry of Health in Saudi

Arabia, HRD South Korea, and

countries like Germany and

Japan. Director Jocelyn T. San-

chez of POEA's Employment

Branch and Corazon D. Ortizo,

OIC-Chief of Manpower Regis-

try Division were present

during the event. The PGIN

provided computers, internet

connection, and a photo booth

for the ID picture-taking.Although the e-Registra-

tion activity is over, applicants

can still register at the

Provincial PESO.¢

Skills, livelihood trainings conducted thruTask Force Trabaho and TESDA

Residents of Barangay 18 in Vintar learn how to give a manicure

and pedicure during a 9-day training facilitated by the Marcos

Agro-Industrial School.



through the Ilocos Norte Public

Employment Service Office has

conducted several skills and

livelihood trainings in coopera-

tion with various organiza-

tions.Last May 8 to 17, PGIN in

cooperation with the Sama-

hang Kababaihan sa Barangay

(SKB) and Marcos Agro-Indus-

trial School (MAIS), conducted

a Manicure-Pedicure Training

at Brgy. 18, Vintar, Ilocos

Norte.In line with the skills and

livelihood training mandate of

Governor Imee R. Marcos' Task

Force Trabaho (TFT), the

activity was conducted to

develop the participants' skills

that could be utilized as a

source of income. With this

training, the participants

learned manicure-pedicure

techniques and procedures,

thus making them more

employable to salons and other

establishments offering the

same service. The training culminated

with the awarding of manicure-

pedicure kit and certificate of

achievement to 22 graduates. On the other hand, twenty-

one (21) high school educators

successfully complete the

Technical Education and Skills

Development Authority (TES

DA) Language Skills Institute's

“English Literacy Enhance-

ment” last May 20.The activity was aimed at

producing teachers who have

mastery over the English

language, with the objective of

cascading this skill to their

students. As a way to train

students in the official

business language and to

prepare them in future careers

in ICT-BPO/contact centers. turn to page 8

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ANANGMANANGM IIMEEMEE == TTRABAHORABAHO8 JANUARY - JUNE 2013

This is one of the many

programs actively supported

by the PGIN through the Ilocos

Norte Provincial PESO &

Provincial Education Office, in

partnership with TESDA and

Marcos Agro-Industrial School.Another collaboration

between TESDA and PGIN is the

alignment of TESDA's Techni-

ca l -Vocat ional (Tec-Voc)

training manual to the curricu-

lum of pilot high schools in

Ilocos Norte. TESDA's training

manuals, which are developed

in consultation with industry

leaders, produce Tec-Voc

graduates who are more

attuned to the industry

requirements, thus, allowing

them higher chances of em-

ployability. Four (4) general

high schools, namely Bacarra

National Comprehensive High

School, Sarrat National High

School, San Nicolas National

High School, and Ilocos Norte

National High School will be

the pilots for the alignment.

These schools will be offering

welding, dressmaking, furni-

turemaking, and call center

training, respectively, to high

school students. To facilitate the alignment

of curriculum, representatives

from the pilot schools under-

went TESDA's Training Metho-

dology Course (Trainer's

Training) at the Marcos Agro-

Industrial School from April 22

to May 14, 2013. The course

trained the high school Tec-

Voc trainers on how to

integrate TESDA's training

techniques and procedures to

the stu-dents.As a follow up, last June

26, 2013, the PGIN through the

Ilocos Norte Provincial PESO

and Provincial Education

Department, turned over

several pieces of equipment.

As the pilot school for welding,

Bacarra National Compre-

hensive High School received

heavy-duty welding equip-

ment, a high-capacity com-

pressor and welding gears.

Sarrat National High School,

which will pilot dressmaking,

received five (5) units high

speed sewing machines.¢

Skills, livelihoodtrainings From Page 7

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Ilocos Norte Public Employment Services Office

771-5631

9JANUARY - JUNE 2013

Johnny Moon Workshop

Juan Luna Day

Himala sa Buhangin

Marcos Fiesta

Tumba Festival

International Day of Indigenous People

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

August

07-10 Johnny Moon Workshop – Production Designand Production ManagementA favorite film setting, Ilocos Norte brings back Johnny Moon thru a four-day workshopthat covers the creative development of production.(www.facebook.com/JohnnyMoonCreative) CMO - (077) 771-3769

08 Global Alliance for Rabies Control MediaAdvocacy WorkshopGARC partners with PGIN and various local media outfits on improving informationdissemination to raise the society's awareness about the impact of rabies.(www.facebook.com/GlobalAllianceforRabiesControl) PVET - (077) 771-4931

09 Ablan DayInternational Day of Indigenous People

SEPTEMBER

01 Aglipay Day, Batac City

07-11 Marcos FiestaThe annual celebration to rekindle and give a portrait of the life of Ilocos Norte'sfavorite son, the former president Ferdinand E. Marcos.

(www.facebook.com/OneIlocosNorte) TOURISM OFFICE - 772-1211 loc. 113/119

Himala sa BuhanginThe second year of the acclaimed biggest party up north that shall feature anew set of art installations and music performances.(www.facebook.com/PaoayKumakaway) TOURISM OFFICE - 772-1211 loc.113/119

20 Escoda Day

OCTOBER

25 Juan Luna in Ilocos

26 – Nov. 02 Semana ti Ar-AriaJoin the unique Halloween celebration of Ilocos Norte by participatinginto various activities, ranging from a Short Horror Film Fest up tothe old-world tradition in Paoay town's Tumba Festival('tumba' refers to a raised bier to support coffin).(www.facebook.com/IlocosNorteHalloween)TOURISM OFFICE - 772-1211 loc.113/119

01 All Saints DayTumba Festival, PaoayA unique tradition showing Paoayeños reverence for the dead,sentimentalism, tradition, realism and humor that features tumba,a raised bier to support coffin.(www.paoay.gov.ph) TOURISM OFFICE - 772-1211 loc.113/119

02 All Souls Day

NOVEMBER

13-16 Johnny Moon Workshop – Script WritingA set of discussions and other activities to introduce the basicfilmmaking language and the overall anatomy of a screenplay.(www.facebook.com/JohnnyMoonCreative) CMO - (077) 771-3769

23 – Dec. 01 Bac-Bacarra Festival, BacarraThe festival to recount the town's roots—the legendary word“bac-bacarra” is specie of freshwater fish abundant in the riverduring the 15th century where town got its name.(www.facebook.com/lgubacarraadmin)TOURISM OFFICE - 772-1211 loc.113/119

6 State of the Province Address 2013Plaza Del Norte, Laoag CityGovernor Imee R. Marcos reports on the achievements and current condition of theProvince of Ilocos Norte and outlines her administration's agenda and priorities.(www.inorte.org) (www.facebook.com/IlocosNorteOfficial) CMO - (077) 771-3769

10 JANUARY - JUNE 2013

PGIN: Reinforcing media productions through MIDThe Provincial Govern-

ment of Ilocos Norte (PGIN) is

observing a significant growth

in the number of media

productions taking place in the

p r o v i n c e s i n c e t h e

establishment of its Media

Incentives Desk (MID) last year.“Basically, the function of

the MID is to set the needed

arrangements by a network, a

certain company or a team who

wants to make productions

here in the province,” said

Elaine Lubguban, head of MID –

PGIN.“For example, if a produc-

tion team wants to shoot a film

in different locations, say

Burgos and Pagudpud, MID will

be the one to make arrange-

ments with those municipa-

lities for we have direct con-

tacts with them. We are tasked

to cover this aspect for the

team ,” she added.Segments of Hollywood

films such as those of Born on

the Fourth of July and Mad Max

were also both shot on location

in La Paz Sand Dunes in Laoag

City. Recent local films such as

“Si Agimat, si Enteng Kabisote,

at si Ako” and “Suddenly It's

Magic” which starred Thai

celebrity Mario Maurer were

also filmed on location in the

province.“We have lots of cinematic

views here in the province,

such as Paoay Church and the

windmills in Bangui – perfect

sites for tapings and photo-

shoots. These sites can prove

as effective advertisements for

the promotion of our province

as a quality place for such

purposes” added Lubguban. Favorite locations for

productions are Paoay Church,

Paoay Sand Dunes, Bangui

Windmills, Patapat Viaduct in

Pagudpud, the Kapurpurawan

Rock Formation in Burgos, and

Sitio Remedios in Currimao.“Year 2012 had the most

number of productions since

the establishment of MID.

Hopefully, there will be more

productions this year,” said

Lubguban.Local TV shows such as

ABS-CBN's “Kabuhayang Swak

na Swak” and GMA Network's

“Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho” have

as well featured Ilocos Norte in

one or more of their episodes. “Norte, Hangganan ng

Kasaysayan”, an indie film shot

entirely in the province, made

it in this year's Cannes Film

Festival held in Paris, France.

An international reality show is

also set to film in the province

this year.The MID was formed under

Provincial Ordinance No. 065-

2012. It aims to establish a

media hub in the province,

making the necessary arrange-

ments for those who wish to

create their productions in the

province through the provision

of technical information and

aid in logistics.¢

Immuna a Triathlon ditoy IlocosNorte balligi

Communications and Media Office/

Media Incentives Desk

771-3769


Agarup pitupulo nga

triathletes manipud idiay

Manila ken kabangibang a

probinsia kas iti Baguio, La

Union ken IlocosSur ti

nakipagpaset iti immuna a

triathlon a naangay ditoy

Ilocos Norte. Ti 1.5 kilometer

swim leg ti Olympic distance

triathlon ket nangrugi iti igid

ti baybay idiay Currimao

Ilocos Norte idinto a ti 40

kilometer nga bike leg ket

nagdallasat iti national

hignway iti Currimao ken

Paoay. Ti met 10 kilometer

run leg ket dimmalan iti

Malacanang of the North idiay

barangay Suba, Paoay. Patien ni Gov. Imee R.

Marcos a ti pannakaisa-

yangkat ti triathlon ditoy

Ilocos Norte ket maamammo

pay ti probinsia iti benneg ti

turismo ket sports.

Agdardaras dagiti atleta a tumapog iti baybay ti Currimao

kabayatan ti umuna nga Ilocos Norte triathlon a naangay

idiay Paoay ken Laoag idi Marso 30.

Malaksid ti Rowing, napintas pay ti Dragon boat racing iti Paoay Lake

Plano ni Gobernador Imee

R. Marcos nga itultuloy a

padur-asen ti Paoay Lake para

iti rowing nga immuna a

nakaisayangkatan ti First

International Paoay Regatta.

Paset iti plano ket tapno

maipaayan ti pagsapulan dagiti

agindeg kangrunaanna iti

lawlaw ti nasao a dan-aw.

Makita ti gobernador ti rigat

dagiti “marginal fishermen” a

maysa a sakripisio kadakuada

ti saan a pannakaipalubos ti

panagipan ti fish cages. Nupay

kasta, kunana a nasken met a

m a i p - a a y a n d a g i t o y t i

alternatibo a pagsapulan iti

benneg ti turismo uray

agbalinda a rowers wenno tour

guide iti lake. Inlawlawagna

nga adu met dagiti napipintas a

buya iti lawlaw ti Paoay Lake

kas iti DENR agroforest area,

BFAR fishing zone, bird

watching zone iti abagatan a

paset ti brgy. Sungadan ken ti

Nagba-calan view deck iti paset

ti brgy. Nagbacalan ken ti

Malacanang of the North.

Impasingkedna a maysa daytoy

kadagiti ipangpangrunana a

padur-asen. Kabayatanna, dinaydayaw

met ni Mr. Quentin Pastrana,

secretary general ti Phil.

Rowing Association a napintas

pay ti Paoay Lake a para iti

dragon boat racing a kas idiay

Cebu. Kalikaguman pay ni

Pastrana a maitandudo dagiti

nagduduma pay a klase ti ay-

ayam kas i t i Kayaking.

Inlawlawagna a napintas

dagitoy nga ay-ayam gapu ta

awan ti maited na a polyusion

iti aglawlaw. Mamati ni

Pastrana nga alisto laeng nga

ipromote dagitoy nga sports

babaen iti napintas a liderato ni

governador Marcos ken ti

gobierno lokal ti Paoay. ¢

Maysa ti Team Karachi iti Pakistan kadagiti grupo ti rowers a naggapu pay iti sabali a pagilian nga

immay nakisalip iti 1st International Paoay Regatta.




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Provincial Capitol

Ilocano Heroes Hall

Plaza del Norte Hotel & Convention Center

Badoc Gateway

2010 2013

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Gov. Imee inaugurates S-Mile projectIn line with Ilocos Norte

Governor Imee R. Marcos' commitment to education, Sirib Mile project was finally kicked off with its gateway inaugurated and master plan unveiled, February 8.

The event which began at 3:30 Friday afternoon was graced by Gov. Marcos, Vice Governor Angelo Marcos-Barba, Bishop Renato Mayug-ba, Schools Division Super-intendent of Laoag City Aracelli Pastor, Ilocos Norte Depart-ment of Education (DepEd) Su-perintendent Dr. Cecilia Aribuabo, Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) Presi-dent Dr. Miriam Pascua, other Capitol officials and emplo-yees, municipal mayors, heads of schools, and hundreds of elementary and secondary students.

Introduced by Gov. Marcos in her speech during the 47th charter day celebration of Laoag City last July 2012, Sirib (Ilocano term for 'knowledge') Mile project or S-Mile is a part of the provincewide compre-hensive development master p l an o f the P rov inc i a l Government of Ilocos Norte (PGIN) with acclaimed architect and urban planner Felino Palafox, Jr.

Situated between public schools Ilocos Norte National High School (INNHS) and Ilocos Norte College of Arts and Trade (INCAT), the gateway or 'arch' was designed by interna-tionallyacclaimed artist Leeroy New who took the inspiration for the arch posts from the main characters of the Ilocano epic, Biag ni Lam-ang (Life of Lam-ang).

Gov. Marcos who arrived in her famous shirt imprinted

with the logo of the 'Kabataang Barangay', which she chaired after its creation in 1975, led the ribbon-cutting and the unveiling of S-Mile's master plan.

On her remarks, she highlighted that the project is a way for Ilocanos to “look to the future” in celebration of the upcoming bicentennial fete of the province.

“We're talking about the bicentennial and the heritage zone of the Capitol…But actually, what's more impor-tant is what we will be 200 years from now; it's about the youth,” Gov. Marcos said.

The project which shall traverse parts of Ablan Avenue and roads connecting sur-rounding public schools such as INCAT, INNHS, MMSU— Laoag campus, Divine Word College of Laoag, and other roads connecting the Ilocos Norte Centennial Arena, Marcos Stadium and the pro-vincial Department of Edu-cation building, aims to develop the university belt into a “learning community” which shall set the common ground for various schools in the province.

Succeeding infrastructure projects after the S-Mile arch include the refurbishing of Centennial Arena which shall “serve as the center or the hub of our student activities”, a transport hub, the construc-tion of educational and com-mercial areas, and covered walkways from the arch towards the transport hub.

A free shuttle will also be provided for students who would want to go around the educational stops within the hub.

“I am hopeful that together we will establish educational centers not merely in Laoag but in all the key areas of Ilocos Norte,” Gov. Marcos said.

Meanwhile, fol lowing shortly this event was the

The Sirib Mile Masterplan. Key structures include covered walkways, Pag-IBIG housing, and

commercial buildings.

inauguration of the expansion of the main I-Hub located beside the Centennial Arena.

I-Hub, short for 'Infor-mation Hub', is an all-inclusive multimedia library concep-tualized under Gov. Marcos' administration.

The expansion is a compu-ter learning center consisting of 200 desktop computer units offering low-cost internet services for students.

16 students who were actively using I-Hub services for the past months personally received free membership cards from Gov. Marcos.

Students who attended the event also got the chance to use the computers for the first time for free.

“It's a sign that we make known to the world the excellence and scholarship that has characterized every I locano both here and overseas. Certainly, this is a dream come true,” Gov. Marcos said.¢

SPES program,dakkel a

tulong kadagitiestudiante

Adu nga agtutubo ti tinulongan ti Task Force Trabaho iti napalabas a bakasion. Sueldo ken benepisio ti ginanar dagitoy nga estudiante a nagtrabaho ken nangtagiben kadagiti tourist spots ditoy probinsia iti napalabas a bakasion. Dagitoy ket nagtrabaho iti las-ud ti maysa a bulan kas paset ti programa ni Gober-nador Imee R. Marcos a Task Force Trabaho. Segun ken ni Mr. Edwin Carino, panna-kangiwat ti programa, kinasapulan ti panagserbi dagitoy nga estudiante gapu ti kaadu dagiti bisita iti dayta a panawen. Gapu iti daytoy, inpeksa met dagitoy nga ag-tutubo ti panagyamanda ken ni Gobernador Marcos iti gundaway a naipaay kada-kuada. Ti Task force Trabaho ket paset ti Millenium Deve-lopment Goals a programa ti administrasion ni Goberna-dor Marcos.

Kabayatanna, dakkel met a tulong ti Special Prog-ram for the Employment of the S tudents wenno SPES Program ti gobierno probin-sial. Kuna ni Mr. Eric Pascua ti INVEST-PESO nga uray apag-biit laeng ti panagtrabaho wenno pannakaala dagitoy nga estudiante kangrunaan na dagiti OSY bayat iti bakasion ket dakkel a badang daytoy kadakuada. Inlawlawagna a ti sueldo dagitoy ket pagbadangan nga ibaklay ti gobierno probinsial ken ti Dept. of Labor and Employ-ment.

Gutgutiguten met ni Gobernador Marcos kangru-naanna ken ni Pascua dagi-toy nga ubbing iti pannakira-manto manen iti SPES program iti umay a bakasion.¢

Governor Imee Marcos addresses a crowd of schoolchildren and

teachers during the unveiling of the Sirib Mile arc and

masterplan last Feb. 8 in Laoag City.

Ilocos Norte Public EmploymentServices Office

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Education Department

0905 324 1077

The Millennium Develop-

ment Goals (MDG) Office of the

Provincial Government of

Ilocos Norte (PGIN) reveals that

there are 3, 873 recipients of

the scholarship grant from

Governor Imee Marcos last

Gov. Imee grants 3, 873 scholarships last March, in support of MDGs

March. This comes from the

off ice’s accomplishment

report on the sector of edu-

cation.The project is better

known as the Iskolar ni Manang

Imee and School Repairs

program.According to Mr. Edwin

Cariño Project Manager of the

MDG Office, the objective of

the said program is to provide

f inanc ia l ass i s tance o f

miscellaneous to attain the

MDG goal number two which is

to “Achieve Universal Primary

Education.”All of the recipients come

from MDG schools located in

246 barangays in the province.

The elementary schools


DUCATIONEDUCATIONE 13JANUARY - JUNE 2013

scholars will receive 250 pesos

per month while high school

scholars will receive 450

pesos.The 3, 873 scholars came

from the municipalities of

Bacarra, Bangui/Dumalneg,

Pagudpud, Pasuquin, Piddig/

Carasi, Vintar, Paoay and Pinili.Governor Imee personally

awards every scholarship

grant.“The fund comes from the

MDG budget of the province

during the month,” says

Cariño.Last February, the 779

recipients came from two MDG

schools from the Municipality

of Burgos, six from Pasuquin

and e igh t f rom Sa r ra t

respectively.¢

DepEd Sec. Luistro, dinayawna ti education programs ti I. NorteNaragsakan ken nag-

yamanan ni Gobernador Imee

Marcos iti umay panagbisita

ken panang inagura r n i

Department of Education

Secretary Armin Luistro iti 24

classroom building iti Paoay

National High School.Kuna ti gobernador a saan

laeng nga isuna ti maiday-

dayaw no adda dagiti agbisita a

nangangato nga opisial no di

ket iti sapasap a probinsia.Ti naipatakder a 24 a

classroom building iti nasao a

pagadalan ket napunduan iti

25 a million a pisos manipud iti

DepEd ken tinutopan met ti

gobierno probinsial iti 25 a

million a pisos.Maipalagip a mismo a ti

gobernador ti nangkiddaw ken

ni Luistro ti pannakaipasdek

dagiti baro a classrooms dagiti

agad-adal iti sekondaria tapno

adda nayon a pagklasian.Malaksid ti pannaka-

inagurar ti 24 classroom a

pasdek, pormal met a naidonar

ti lote iti DepEd babaen ti

pannakiballaet ni Gobernador

Marcos.Gapu iti daytoy, narag-

sakan met dagiti mangisur-

suro, kangrunanna ken ni Mr.

Rogelio Lagadon, Principal ti

Paoay National High School,

dagiti nagannak ken dagiti

agad-adal gapu iti naipaay

kadakuada a pagimbagan. Adda met n i DepEd

Regional Director Teresita

Velasco ken dagiti nangangato

nga opisiales ti DepEd ti Ilocos

Norte iti pannakaisayangkat ti

inagurasion ti baro a 24

classroom building ti nasao a

pagadalan. ¢

Governor Imee Marcos and Education Secretary Armin Luistro visit a classroom at Paoay Central

Elementary School last July 15. The school, along with Paoay National High School, recently

occupied two new school buildings each in their compound, built using counterpart funds from

the Department of Education and the Provincial Government.

School children in Barangay Ab-abut, Piddig receive their stipend from the Provincial Government thru the “Iskolar ni Manang Imee”

program last March 19.


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NVIRONMENTENVIRONMENTE

I. Norte—home to spotted imperial pigeons;conservation measures up

Ilocos Norte is now set to

enforce protective actions for

reported flocks of rare bird

spec ies named Spot ted

Imperial Pigeons in the town of

Pasuquin.Categorized as 'vulnera-

ble' in the International Union

for Conservation of Nature's

Red List of Threatened Species,

the Spotted Imperial Pigeon

(SIP) or Ducula carola is a

species of bird endemic in the

Philippines. The decline is

owed to forest loss and its

congregatory habits which

facilitated widespread hunting,

with large numbers caught

during the 1950s in Luzon. Records since 1980s show

12 congregation sites in

Luzon, Mindoro and Mindanao

b u t a l l h a d d e c l i n e d

subsequently. By the 1990s, it

had become rare and local in

the Sierra Madre mountains

with utmost 20 in a flock.“This is why we're planning

to get support for a research as

to where are these groups of

birds coming from so that we

can learn more about its life

cycle and can plan better for its

protection,” added Calope. The Provincial Government

of Ilocos Norte (PGIN) through

its Tourism Office and the local

government units involved

were tapped to devise on

conservation inventory for the

SIP which includes the security

for its congregation sites. Manuals will also be

distributed to the locals to urge

them to avoid bird trapping or

capturing and to help authori-

ties in protecting SIP's natural

habitat. “Bird watching' is already

an attraction in Ilocos Norte,

particularly with the Paoay

Lake being a sanctuary to

various bird species including

the migratory Great Cormo-

rant.“But unlike the Great

Cormorant, this bird (SIP) is not

common. Th is i s what

international bird watchers are

looking for that's why we are

anticipating more arrivals by

next year,” Calope said.Calope also believes that

capitalizing on the bird's “rarity

and singular presence” in the

province can have a “very

positive effect” on the tourism

industry of Ilocos Norte. “This is a big opportunity

for the province since it attests

to Ilocos Norte's uniqueness,

not only in terms of culture but

also on biodiversity,” Calope

added.With Ilocos Norte being a

'refuge' to diverse species such

as the migratory birds in Paoay

Lake and the humpback whales

visiting the town of Pagudpud,

PGIN is now taking actions to

promote 'greening' and

biodiversity conservation.

Governor Imee Marcos

lauded the local birders' efforts

and agreed to support the

advocacy.¢


BRO, tumulongda iti pannakasaluaddagiti kabanbantayan


Tumulong iti panna-

kaproteher dagiti mula iti

kabanbantayan ken dagiti

rekursus naturales ti maysa

kadagiti kangrunaan nga akem

ti nabukel a Barangay Ranger

Officers wenno BRO. Daytoy ti

naipagunamgunam kadagiti

kameng ti BRO idiay Sta Ana,

Solsona, Ilocos Norte iti

naisayangkat nga orientation

itay nabiit. Segun ken ni Mr.

Romeo Angay iti Environment

and Natural Resources Office

iti Ilocos Norte, malaksid ti

panangsaluad ken panang-

tagiben kadagiti naimula a

patubo a kayo, kitaenda pay ti

aniaman a panag-dadael iti

kabanbantayan ken kabakiran.

Daytoy ti maysa kadagiti

naipalaon a binulan nga

accomplishement report ti

ENRO ken ni Gobernador Imee

Marcos. Kuna pay ni Angay nga

agtultuloy daytoy a trabaho

wenno akem dagiti kameng ti

BRO. Ti proyekto ket pinun-

duan ti Millenium Development

Goals a programa ni Gober-

nador Marcos. Daytoy ket

wagas a panangtulong kada-

kuada ti gobierno tapno

maipaayanda ti panggedan.

Sabali pay ti binulan nga insen-

tibo dagitoy nga ipapaay ti

gobierno probinsial.¢

A flock of Spotted Imperial Pigeons (SIP) perch on a coral rock in Barangay Davila, Pasuquin.

Personal nga inyawat ni Manang Imee ti umuna nga honoraria dagiti Barangay Ranger Officers

manipud Solsona iti Kapitolio idi Marso 4.

Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office

770-4278



772-1211 loc. 113/119670-0004

LIMATECLIMATEC HANGECHANGEC

Gov. Imee inks EO to create task force on climate change; conference-workshop held



held, March 13, the first

conference-workshop on

climate change to formally

kick-off Ilocos Norte climate

change task force organized in

line with Executive Order (EO)

149-13 signed by Governor

Imee R. Marcos, February 27.The event theme “Rise to

the Challenge of Climate

Change” now also the slogan of

the task force gathered

government officials and

employees, and represen-

tatives from various sectors

and agencies to La Tabacalera

Lifestyle Center-Function Hall,

Laoag City. Highlights were presen-

tations by resource speakers

who tackled the hazards and

triggers relevant to specific

“danger zones” in Ilocos Norte. In her speech, Gov. Marcos

underlined the different

“climate change disasters” that

Ilocos Norte is prone to like

typhoons, flooding, landslides,

droughts, and earthquakes,

citing the province as having 7

to 9 fault lines.She also cited the reasons

behind the establishment of

such all-out effort against

climate change, arguing that

more than one-third of the

provincial budget for engi-

neering and infrastructure are

used to “repair damages by

climate change disasters”

instead of using it to “take

steps towards development.”“Most of all, it is important

that people also know what to

do and they are in fact in the

ring of fire,” Gov. Marcos

added.Another part of the event

was to enjoin municipalities to

formulate their own disaster

management plans and climate

change calendars which shall

chronologically note Ilocos

Norte's year-round localized

adaptation activities.“This exercise is based on

the old Ilocano habit of

preparing for the rainy season

and not merely from the

government to come, search

and rescue and give out

emergency supplies,” Gov.

Marcos said.Following the event, the

task force shall start perfor-

ming its other functions such

as immediate assessment on

the impact of climate change,

ensure strict standards against

deforestation and environment

degradation, initiate measures

to reduce greenhouse gas

emissions, conduct province-

wide awareness campaign on

climate change issues, and

cause the mainstreaming of

climate risk management into

development policies and

programs of the Provincial

Government.With Provincial Adminis-

trator Atty. Windell D. Chua as

the chairman, the task force

also includes representatives

from various Capitol depart-

ments, National Irrigation

Administration-Ilocos Norte,

Philippine National Police-

I locos Nor te , PAG-ASA,

Department of Education,

Philippine Coast Guard, and

the Research Development and

Directorate of Mariano Marcos

State University.“This is the first effort to

adapt and concretize what we

know about climate change. To

make i t s impl i s t i c but

operational so that we can act

on it,” Gov. Marcos said.The Provincial Government

of Ilocos Norte (PGIN) started

its innovations to improve its

climate change and disaster

r i s k m a n a g e m e n t l a s t

November 2012.Among its initial strategies

was to partner with the

Environment and Natural

Resources Office on a greening

program which gave rise to

500 'Barangay Ranger Officers'

who had successfully refo-

rested 225 hectares in less

than four months after its

inception. PGIN has also furthered its

strides to become a renewable

energy center when a 20-

megawatt solar farm broke

ground November 15, 2012 in

Currimao, Ilocos Norte.Consequently, foreign

delegates of the Poverty-

Environment Initiative (PEI)

under the United Nations

Development Programme

(UNDP) in turn lauded these

strategies and projects by the

PGIN, tagging them as ideal

blueprints for other provinces

to follow.¢

15JANUARY - JUNE 2013

Governor Imee Marcos encourages the participants to “rise to the challenge of climate change”

during the first conference-workshop about the global issue held March 13 at Tabacalera Lifestyle

Center, Laoag City.

The Provincial Planning and Development Office is producing a pamphlet (right) on disaster

preparedness as well as geo-hazard maps for distribution in all barangays in the province in order

to familiarize residents on basic safety rules and locations of evacuation centers.

I. Norte among Top 10 BestProvinces in PH

T h r o u g h i t s l o c a l

governance and business

development p lan the

Province of Ilocos Norte

made it to the prestigious list

of 10 Best Provinces in the

Philippines During Governor Imee

Marcos’ second State of the

Province (SOPA) address she

disclosed Ilocos Norte’s

impressive rank, stating that,

“The province’s growth rate

improved from 8.4 percent last

year to 12 percent this year.” The province’s revenue

was more than P1 billion in

2012, a significant increase

from the province’s previous

income level of P707 million in

2010.Key to this increase is the

efficient collection and belt-

tightening measures, and new

business investments in the

province. Among the major

sources of income cited are La

Tabacalera Lifestyle Center in

Laoag City, and Badoc Gateway

Tourist Center in the town of

Badoc.


Economic activities such

as the leasing public buildings

to commercial developers,

building of more commercial

belts away from the downtown

district to schools and to

tourist stops paved the way for

amplified economic activity. The rising number of

business establishments in

Ilocos Norte such as SaveMore,

PureGold and HyperMart in

Laoag, Camella Homes and

Robinson’s Homes further

manifests the confidence that

investors have in the Province’s

economic viability. The Provincial Govern-

ment has also aligned with

Pag-IBIG Fund to construct the

first public housing project for

government employees. The

low-cost housing project, aptly

named Adigi Homes, built in

Batac City, is now available for

interested buyers. Also part of

this housing project is the

Ayuyang Condominium Project

in Laoag City. Also with the increase in

tourist arrivals, Marcos urges

rural folks to open up their

homes to tourists and provide

home stays in order to meet

the demands of tourist

accommodations during peak

seasons. In the summer of

2012 alone, nearly 700,000

tourists arrived in Ilocos Norte. The boom experienced in

the different sectors has

contributed to the improved

i n c o m e a n d e c o n o m i c

potential further justifying the

recognition garnered by the

Province as one of the

country’s 10 best provinces.Through the Department

of Local and Interior Govern-

ment 's web-based se l f -

assessment tool, Local Gover-

nance Performance Manage-

ment System (LGPMS), Ilocos

Norte ranked among the top

high performing provinces in

the Philippines.The LGPMS measures “LGU

performance in key gover-

nance areas and provides

information on the condition of

LGUs in terms of local gover-

nance and development”. ¢

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