Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte logo LAOAG CITY - Ilocos Norte is set to recognize the public and the private sector's initiatives and exemplary achievements in promoting responsible mining. Provincial administrator Yvette Convento-Leynes confirmed this on Monday as she reported that the awarding of outstanding partners is set on July 27 in time for a provincial mining summit at the JLP Resort in Barangay Suba, Paoay, Ilocos Norte. "One of the highlights of the summit is to recognize and give special wards to our outstanding quarry permittees who adhere to our rules and regulations as well as those who help us in apprehending violators," she said, stressing the importance of the quarry industry as a major source of local revenue in the province. "This is the only way to thank them for the contributions they are giving to the province," she said. The provincial government, however, has yet to announce the awardees. To date, the Provincial Quarry Office repo
ONGOING CONSTRUCTION. Men are at work at the ongoing construction of the Ilocos Norte Capitol expansion building in this undated photo. Big construction projects such as this contribute to the high demand for sand in Ilocos Norte. (Photo by Leilanie Adriano) LAOAG CITY - Sustained infrastructure development in Ilocos Norte amid a pandemic has raised its quarry collections to PHP43.8 million in 2021 as compared to the PHP26.8 million figure in the previous year, the Provincial Quarry Office said Friday. In a phone interview, provincial administrator Yvette Convento-Leynes said the 40-percent increase in the 2021 quarry collections is attributed to the high demand for sand for various government and private projects. "We are thankful for the cooperation and high compliance of our quarry permittees in paying their dues to the government," she said. With this, the Commission on Audit has commended the Provincial Quarry Office under the provincial government for exceeding its quar
LAOAG CITY – The province of Ilocos Norte is bent on temporarily suspending pebble picking in the coastal village of Caruan in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte to ensure that not only a few benefits from it. With a recurring problem on illegal pebble picking in the area, Governor Matthew Joseph Manotoc has a
PEBBLES FOR SALE. Pebbles of seven different colors are available for sale along the national highway in Barangay Caruan, Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte. To avoid illegal pebble picking in the area, the Ilocos Norte government has ordered pebble pickers to sell all their stockpiles by Jan. 21, 2022, otherwise, these would be forfeited by the government. (File photo by Leilanie Adriano) LAOAG CITY - The province of Ilocos Norte is bent on temporarily suspending pebble picking in the coastal village of Caruan in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte to ensure that not only a few benefits from it. With a recurring problem on illegal pebble picking in the area, Governor Matthew Joseph Manotoc has announced that pebble pickers are given a month or until Jan. 21 next year to sell their remaining stockpile and stop operation for the meantime. On Saturday, provincial administrator Yvette Convento-Leynes said the Provincial Quarry Office has been conducting an inventory of the existing stockpile of pebbles since Dec.