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  3. Ilocos Norte Rep. Sandro Marcos

    STILL TOO SMALL: Sandro defends P4.74-B budget

    Rep. Sandro Marcos defends the P4.74-billion budget allocation for Ilocos Norte’s first district, emphasizing its necessity to address longstanding development…

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  8. Ilocos Norte neglected under Bongbong?

    Ilocos Norte neglected under Bongbong?

    Maybe the congressmen are getting nervous? We heard there’s a terrible drought coming in 2028. Not El Niño. A budget drought.

    3 MIN READ

  10. HOUSE Majority Leader Sandro Marcos

    Ayuda: Politics of dependency

    Unfortunately, these are not real investments in human capital, arguably the Philippines’ most valuable resource. They are simply a means to propagate the…

    3 MIN READ

  11. Much ado about insertions

    Much ado about insertions

    Just to be clear, this doesn’t mean Cong. Marcos automatically receives personal benefits from these revisions. But it wouldn’t be far-fetched to think he does.

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  12. THE Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development turns over around 190 housing units to the local government of Caoayan, Ilocos Sur, mostly for families displaced by the magnitude 7 earthquake and successive typhoons that battered the province in 2022.

    DHSUD turns over 190 Ilocos shelters

    After the powerful earthquake destroyed many homes, the DHSUD immediately planned the relocation of affected families, including those living in danger zones.

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  13. VISITORS ride 4x4 vehicles across the uneven terrain of the Paoay Sand Dunes, one of Ilocos Norte’s popular outdoor attractions.

    Sands of time

    Even with the mellower late afternoon sun no longer beating down and bleaching my skin with its blistering kiss, still, it was Sahara enough.

    2 MIN READ

  15. Palace: Harvest typhoon’s rain

    Palace: Harvest typhoon’s rain

    Malacañang urges drought-hit communities in Northern Luzon to collect and store rainwater as Super Typhoon Rosal approaches, while government agencies prepare…

    2 MIN READ

  17. TRAFFIC barriers secure the affected section of Quiom Bridge along Batac-Pinili Road, where only one lane remains passable. The lane at Abutment B is temporarily closed due to a depressed approach slab, with barriers guiding motorists safely through the open lane.

    DPWH shuts damaged P23.2-M bridge section

    The DPWH has closed a damaged section of Bridge No. 1 along the Batac-Pinili Road in Batac City, Ilocos Norte, after detecting a depressed approach slab and…

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