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Ilocos Norte posts 6% increase in Holy Week tourist arrivals, 103% in two years

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Ilocos Norte welcomed a total of 472,989 day visitors last Holy Week, April 10-16, posting a 6% increase compared to the same period last year with a record of 444,980. The 2017 figure also shows a 103% increase in just two years, with 232,678 arrivals recorded in 2015. Categorized as people who visit the Ilocos … Read more

Ilocos Norte yields 295 tech-voc scholar grads

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Accomplished through the “Iskolar ni Manang Imee” technical-vocational scholarship program, the “tech-voc roadmap” of the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte (PGIN) produced a total of 295 graduates for this quarter of 2017. Though launched in 2012 by Governor Imee R. Marcos, the “Iskolar” program only began including tech-voc courses in 2015. As of the second … Read more

Job experience awaits Ilocano nurses, students this summer

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Registered nurses and students in Ilocos Norte have the opportunity to gain work experience and earn an income through the Provincial Government’s “Saguip Nars” and summer job programs. Both programs are headed by the Public Employment and Service Office (PESO) at the western wing of the Provincial Capitol, Laoag City. “Saguip Nars,” launched in November … Read more

Prov’l gov’ts of Ilocos Norte, Shandong sign action plan for friendly coop

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Ilocos Norte Governor Imee R. Marcos and Shandong Vice Governor Wang Junmin signed the Action Plan for Friendly Cooperation between their provinces on April 3, ensuring continuity of partnership for developmental growth. Shandong is a province on the west coast of China, known for being a top food producer, and an industry leader in food, … Read more

Medina is RDC-1’s new Chairperson

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After six years of having no RDC Chairperson for Region 1, finally the Office of the President, with Pres. Rodrigo Duterte appointed Mayor Juan Carlos Sison Medina of Vigan, Ilocos Sur as the RDC-1 Chairperson. Mayor Medina was among the nominees for the position submitted to the office of the President during the RDC Reorganization … Read more

PGIN to partner with nat’l agencies, upgrade Currimao port for cruise ship industry  

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Governor Imee R. Marcos said that the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte (PGIN), the Department of Tourism (DOT), and the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) will be partnering to improve the Port of Currimao, Ilocos Norte, at the onset of cruise ship arrivals. She shared this in a press conference inside Star Cruises’ Superstar Virgo, which … Read more

Luxury cruise line to boost Ilocos Norte’s tourism economy

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Governor Imee R. Marcos welcomed last March 20 the maiden arrival of Star Cruises’ Superstar Virgo, a Hong Kong-owned luxury cruise ship, to the Port of Currimao, Ilocos Norte. “We are honored by this auspicious occasion,” she said, “I’m thrilled to have this opportunity and certainly hopeful that you will be open and patient with … Read more

“Taray ni Ayat” to raise funds for future youth development programs

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The Ilocos Norte Youth and Development Office (INYDO), formerly SIRIB, will be holding the “Taray ni Ayat” fun run on February 18 to promote community involvement and participation among the youth. Mr. Weenter Ventura, Executive Director of INYDO and communications manager of the Sirib Ilokano Kabataan Association (SIKA) said that the activity came from Sirib … Read more