TOKEN OF GRATITUDE.Ilocos Norte officials led by Governor Matthew Joseph Manotoc (right), award plaques of appreciation to JICA chief representative Azukizawa Eigo (2nd right), and H.E. Ambassador Koshikawa Kazuhiko of the Embassy of Japan (3rd right) on Wednesday (Nov. 24, 2021). The token of appreciation was given during the blessing and unveiling of markers of the completed rehabilitation and improvements of the Madongan and Solsona river irrigation systems in Ilocos Norte. (PNA photo by Leilanie G. Adriano) LAOAG CITY-Around 8,000 farmers covering the towns of Solsona, Dingras and Marcos in Ilocos Norte province look forward to a bountiful palay harvest and other high-value commercial crops as the repair and rehabilitation of the Madongan and Solsona River Irrigation Systems (RIS) have finally been completed. The PHP318-million rehabilitation and improvement projects under the National Irrigation Sector Rehabilitation and Improvement Project are among the big-ticket infrastructure