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100 PERCENT. The Mariano Marcos State University has posted a 100-percent passing rate in the Bar exam, according to results released by the Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 12, 2022). Two of the school's 12 new passers got an exemplary performance with a rating of 85 percent to 90 percent. (Photo courtesy of MMSU Stratcom) LAOAG CITY - Keeping its tradition as one of the best law schools in the country, the state-run Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) in Batac City has posted a 100-percent passing rate in the Bar examination, according to results released by the Supreme Court on Tuesda...

DEED OF DONATION.Members of the Ilocos Norte Board deliberate on a proposed resolution granting authority to Gov. Matthew Joseph Manotoc to enter into a deed of donation with Magdalena Gamayo. The lot will be used to construct a weaving center in Pinili, Ilocos Norte.(PNA photo by Leilanie G. Adriano) LAOAG CITY -Ninety-seven-year-old Magdalena Gamayo, an Ilocano master weaver in a rural village of Lumbaan, Pinili town, is donating a portion of her family lot in her hometown just to make sure the "inabel" weaving tradition will stay through the years, even when she is gone. Through a...

ILOCANO BIKERS. Residents resort to biking in Laoag, Ilocos Norte on Tuesday (March 15, 2022) amid the surging cost of fuel. They said they now prefer biking to work or for leisure since it keeps them fit. (Photo by Leilanie G. Adriano) LAOAG CITY - In light of the rising cost of fuel, Ilocanos here shared some practical tips on how to cope with it. In Burgos town, Julius Managad Castillo, 38, of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, has shifted gears from commuting via motorcycle to bicycle to save on fuel. Managad said he has saved PHP200 in gas allowance per week sinc...

SOLAR-POWERED IRRIGATION.DAR Secretary Bernie Cruz visits Nagpatayan village in Banna, Ilocos Norte to lead the formal turnover of a solar-powered irrigation system to the Nagpatayan Agrarian Cooperative on Wednesday (March 9, 2022). With a total cost of PHP856,204, the project can irrigate five hectares of farmlands during the dry season.(Photo courtesy of Jorge Richard P. Guerrero) LAOAG CITY-With the rising cost of fuel, the government is harnessing solar power to help farmers irrigate their farmlands. In a remote village of Nagpatayan in Banna, Ilocos Norte, some 26 agrarian reform benefic...

AGRO-TOURISM SITE. Photo of Barangay Maruaya in Piddig, Ilocos Norte in this undated photo. Soon, an Agro-Industrial Economic Zone is expected to rise in Piddig to promote business and livelihood development initiatives, Mayor Eduardo Guillen said on Wednesday (Feb. 2, 2022).(File photo by Leilanie G. Adriano) LAOAG CITY - The municipal government of Piddig in Ilocos Norte is ready to host an Agro-Industrial Economic Zone to facilitate business opportunities and generate jobs for the locals. Through a public and private partnership agreement with the business sector, local government unit, and...