BACOLOD CITY: Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Friday ordered the reduction of administrative tasks of public school teachers in the country from 56 to only 11, which she said are the only ones with legal bases.
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PUBLIC INQUIRY. Members of the Ilocos Norte board, on July 25, 2022, call on the management of the Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC) to explain the exorbitant electric rates affecting consumers. On Wednesday (Aug. 10), INEC announced a power rate reduction of PHP1.11 per kWh for August. (File photo by Leilanie Adriano) LAOAG CITY - The Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC) announced a power rate cut by over PHP1 peso per kilowatt hour (kWh) this August following a successful renegotiation with the Masinloc Power Plant. The lone electric distribution utility in the province has an active power supply agreement with the coal energy producer. INEC general manager Felino Herbert Agdigos confirmed this on Wednesday as he reported they were able to reduce their contract capacity to 25 megawatts from 51 megawatts so that the other power requirements can be sourced out to the wholesale electricity spot market (WESM) which offers cheaper electricity rates as of the moment. "Nobod
HERITAGE GEM. The famous Sinking Bell Tower of Laoag, Ilocos Norte, located at the heart of the city, sustained minor damage, with some bricks falling off, from the magnitude 7 earthquake that hit Abra and other parts of Luzon on Wednesday (July 27, 2022). A new retrofit is needed to preserve the national treasure, according to authorities. (Photo courtesy of Alaric Yanos) LAOAG CITY - Surviving Wednesday's magnitude 7 earthquake, the iconic Sinking Bell Tower here continues to stand the test of time as a national treasure since it was built by the Augustinians in 1612. The 45-meter tower, which provides a birds' eye view of downtown Laoag, however, continues to deteriorate and badly needs a new retrofit to save it from the next major quake. On Friday, Bishop Renato Mayugba and Laoag Mayor Michael Keon jointly conducted an ocular inspection of the site, finding severe cracks inside the bell tower. The tower was believed to have been built with bricks on a sandy foundation, caus