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Topic: Dingras, Ilocos Norte


In the News (Fri 1 Jun 12)

  
  Ilocos Norte Philippines Online
Ilocos Norte faces the South China Sea to the west and the Luzon Strait to the north.
Ilocos Norte is noted for being the birthplace of former President Ferdinand E. Marcos, who led an authoritarian rule over the country during the latter half of his incumbency.
Ilocos Norte is also known as a northern tourist destination, being the location of Fort Ilocandia, an upper class beach resort famous among expatriates, and Pagudpud.
www.pasyalan.net /ilocos_norte   (507 words)

  
 Dingras Ilocos Norte Philippines Online
As in other communities, the town of Dingras has an interesting legend as to how its name evolved.
The legend, as handed down from generation to generation, was classically romantic, a gallant heir - warrior fighting for a lady’s love.
Thereafter, the people named the two barangays Dingras, after Ras, their valiant warrior ruler, and Ding, his beautiful wife.
pasyalan.net /ilocos_norte/dingras   (296 words)

  
  Revolutionary War in the Ilocos
The Ilocos is a long, narrow strip of land-- a rugged region that nestles between the South China Sea on the west and the great Cordillera ranges on the east.
This regional army was formally integrated as an armed unit of the republic on the occasion of Gen. Tinio's appointment as military governor of the Ilocos provinces and commanding general of all Filipino forces in Northern Luzon.
Ochosa, Orlino A. The Tinio Brigade: Anti-American resistance in the Ilocos provinces, 1899-1901.
www.bibingka.com /phg/ilocos/default.htm   (1744 words)

  
  Ilocos Norte - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ilocos Norte faces the South China Sea to the west and the Luzon Strait to the north.
Ilocos Norte is noted for being the birthplace of former President Ferdinand E. Marcos, who led an authoritarian rule over the country during the latter half of his incumbency.
Ilocos Norte is also known as a northern tourist destination, being the location of Fort Ilocandia, an upper class beach resort famous among expatriates, and Pagudpud.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ilocos_Norte   (170 words)

  
 The Provincial Profile of Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Norte is the northernmost province on the western side of Luzon Island.
Ilocos Norte and Sur used to comprise one province of Ilocos under the early Spanish regime.
Ilocos Norte was previously considered the center of tobacco growing in the Philippines.
www.geocities.com /lppsec/pp/ilocosnor.htm   (1335 words)

  
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Born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Iluminada A., sons Felix and George E., daughters Edith N. Ramis cal and Geraldine R. Hackney, brothers Eulogio and Remigio, sisters Eugenia Dacuycuy and Genara Galacinao, and seven grandchildren.
Born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Maura V.; son Virgilio A.; daughters Feliza Daoang, Eusebia Bonilla, Clarisa Gonzales and Ralna Ramos; brothers Flor and Lorenzo; sister Cresencia Damaso; 18 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, she is survived by children Fred, Rodolfo and Loreto Raquel and Carmen Ildefonso; 21 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.
w3.byuh.edu /library/obituaries/1998/R.htm   (8975 words)

  
 Ilocos Times - Online
Marcos first met with the first district mayors on April 9 and second district mayors on April 10 at the Malacañang of the North in Paoay, Ilocos Norte in an effort to firm up their group and to finalize their plans and strategies to ensure their coalition’s electoral victory in the May 14 midterm elections.
(1st district, Ilocos Norte) who also attended the April 9 meeting, that their group has remained solid and the twin meetings served as a political caucus to finalize campaign details for the coming elections.
With Marcos’ endorsement of Keon, who is the governor’s cousin and who is running against former Ilocos Norte Governor Rodolfo C. Fariñas, the municipal mayors expressed their unanimous support by signing the manifesto which said: “Maawatanmi nga ti mangituloy iti programa ti panagdur-as ken kappia nga kalikagumtay amin ket ni apo Michael Marcos-Keon.
ilocostimes.com /mar19-apr15-07/topnews_1.htm   (581 words)

  
 Sprakling Gems of Ilocandia
An agricultural community, Dingras has long been known as the rice granary of the province, even as early as the Augustinian missions in 1883 who reported that a superior quality of rice from the town was then exported to China and Europe.
Dingras has much to offer besides the bounties of nature with which it has been blessed in terms of history, culture and human resources.
Above all, Dingras is a place warmed by the blessings of the sun and rain and by smiles of beautiful women which are its pride.
members.fortunecity.com /ritchie_gay/ilocos/dingras.html   (860 words)

  
 Ilocos Norte --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The province comprises a narrow coastal agricultural plain and the Ilocos (Malaya) Range paralleling the shore, which is bordered by the South China Sea (west) and the Luzon Strait (north).
Juàzeiro do Norte and the nearby city of Crato are the main urban areas of northern Brazil's interior.
The population of the Philippines is unevenly distributed, with major concentrations on the Central Plain and the Ilocos coast of Luzon, and on the Visayan islands of Cebu, Negros, Panay, and Bohol.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9042154?tocId=9042154   (650 words)

  
 Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines - Banco Dingras (CRB of Dingras)
BANCO DINGRAS (Community Rural Bank of Dingras, Inc.) established and commenced operation on October 12, 1974 in the progressive town of Dingras, Ilocos Norte.
Hand to hand from the Puruganan clan in Dingras, Ilocos Norte to the Villa and Unciano supremacy of Batac, Ilocos Norte surely make-stand its stability in banking industry to continue its dedicated service in the community.
BANCO DINGRAS (Community Rural Bank of Dingras (IN) Inc.) is an active correspondent of the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) and member of the Philippine Deposit Insurance Company (PDIC) and Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines (RBAP).
www.rbap.org /article/view/148/1/60   (294 words)

  
 Ilocos Norte Tourism & Travel Information   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Long before the coming of the Spaniards, there already existed an extensive region (consisting of the present provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra and La Union) renowned for its gold mines.
Noteworthy of these were the Dingras uprising (1589) and Pedro Almasan revolt (San Nicolas, 1660).
In an effort to gain more political control and because of the increasing population of the region, a Royal Decree was signed on February 2, 1818 splitting Ilocos into two provinces: Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur.
www.ilocosnorte.gov.ph /index.php   (409 words)

  
 Region I (Ilocos Region)
September 24, 1972: Region I (Ilocos Region) created from Abra, Benguet, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, the Mountain Province and Pangasinan with San Fernando, City of, as the regional centre, by Presidential Decree No. 1 as part of the Integrated Reorganisation Plan.
February 2, 1818: Ilocos Norte province created from Ilocos by Royal Decree.
February 2, 1818: Ilocos Sur province created from Ilocos by Royal Decree.
philippines-archipelago.com /politics/map/region1/ilocos_region.html   (140 words)

  
 War for Independence: The View From a Small Town
Ilocos was again free of foreign domination for the first time in the 136 years since Diego Silang took over for a brief period.
On December 26, the Dingras garrison was ordered to shoot hostage Mariano Pacis (parhaps from Cabugao?) in the public plaza if kidnapped interpreter Dionisio Tali was not delivered safe and sound by nine o'clock in the morning.
The Tinio Brigade: Anti-American resistance in the Ilocos provinces, 1899-1901.
www.bibingka.com /phg/cabugao   (2918 words)

  
 Ilocos Norte Province
Located on the north-west tip of Luzon, bordering Ilocos Sur to the south.
General Artemio Ricarte was born in Batac, Ilocos Norte.
One of the centers of guerrillas activities in Ilocos Norte.
www.pacificwrecks.com /provinces/philippines_ilocos_norte.html   (761 words)

  
 :: Welcome to Manila Bulletin Online ::
The mourners, composed of relatives, friends, local officials and fans, walked and drove a distance of two kilometers from the St. Joseph church to the cemetery in barangay Peralta, Dingras, birthplace of Mariano, 48th of the 50 journalists killed since 1986.
Dingras parish priest Father Polly Albano blessed the remains during the church rites.
Monday, the bullet-riddled body of the murdered radioman was laid to rest as his widow Alma and eight children, aged eight to 26, sobbed and cried for swift justice for Mariano.
www.mb.com.ph /issues/2004/08/12/PROV2004081216102.html   (583 words)

  
 Ilocos Times - Online
Dingras, Ilocos Norte—Local farmer-beneficiaries of a water-impounding project with a capacity of supplying an estimated 100 hectares of agricultural land in this town are locked in a bitter dispute following the construction of an additional four-inch permanent structure that controls the flow of water passing through the irrigation canal.
The Ilocos Times learned that the water problem started in 2003 following the construction of the permanent structure replacing the dam’s flashboard.
Local residents in the area also admitted that the water problem has ignited several misunderstandings between families concerned, going to the extent of the parties threatening each others’ lives.
www.ilocostimes.com /mar06-mar26-06/news_1.htm   (476 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News - Obituaries
She was born in Bangui, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines.
She was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines.
She is survived by sons Carlos, Mariano and Alejandor Vea and Bert, Alfredo, Juan and Francisco Ramos; daughters Julia Aque, Florencia Pedro and Gloria Ramos; 28 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren.
starbulletin.com /2003/09/07/news/obits.html   (1254 words)

  
 All he wanted was to go ... - Jun. 30, 2003
DINGRAS, Ilocos Norte -- All that Cadet Fourth Class Jomel Ariel Valencia wanted was to go home.
Against the advice of his parents for him to stay further at the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio City, Valencia followed his will but ended up dead.
PMA cadets earlier raised 300,000 pesos from their allowances to send Valencia home to Dingras.
www.inq7.net /reg/2003/jun/30/text/reg_3-1-p.htm   (734 words)

  
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 Ilocos Norte Province, Philippines
Ilocos Norte Province, Region I, Luzon Islands, Philippines
Noteworthy of these were the Dingras uprising (1589) and Pedro Almasan revolt (San Nicolas, 1660).
In an effort to gain more political control and because of the increasing population of the region, a Royal Decree was signed on February 2, 1818 splitting Ilocos into two provinces: Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur.
home.comcast.net /~maesteban/island_groups/luzon/region1/ilocosnorte/ilocosnorprofile.htm   (421 words)

  
 Ilocos Times - Online   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Raguirag was shot inside his house on May 4, 2000 in Barangay Root, Dingras, Ilocos Norte.
In his defense, Agcanas mentioned that he was on the house of his brother in Barangay San Miguel, Sarrat, Ilocos Norte at the time of the crime allegedly celebrating his brother, Alejandro’s birthday.
But this alibi had been debunked when members of the Dingras Philippine National Police (PNP) went to fetch Agcanas as the law enforcers noticed that there had been no celebration going on at the place as the lights had been turned off when they arrive at around 10:00 p.m.
www.ilocostimes.com /oct04-oct10-04/news_2.htm   (599 words)

  
 Ilocos Times - Online
DINGRAS, Ilocos Norte—The Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC) has started collecting almost P.40 per kilowatt hour in power rate increase in the September billing of its consumers after the National Power Corporation imposed the pass-on charge on all distribution utilities in Luzon.
Hosting the first-ever windmill farm in the country and in Southeast Asia has its perks as the municipality of Bangui received almost P4 million in real estate property taxes from the Northwind Power Development Corporation (NPDC), which is also acclaimed as the biggest private investor in Ilocos Norte.
Marcos welcomes representatives of the National Historical Institute led by Emma Mula, supervising history researcher, during the 144th birth anniversary celebration of national hero Juan Luna at the Luna Shrine compound in Badoc town October 24.
www.ilocostimes.com /oct09-oct22-06/main.htm   (827 words)

  
 Online Edition: PhilippineTIME News & People Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Duldulao was a past president of the Annac ti Batac (Children of Batac in Ilocos Norte) Association of Northern California.
A few scholarships here and there, limited monetary assistance to farmers' co-ops and handouts to fix a few hundred street potholes in the barangays in the Northern Ilocos region are but negligible contributions to their continuous struggle to free themselves of poverty and misery." Well, the input and even the capital contributions of Mr.
Perhaps the OFW-PP co-ops in the Ilocos Region may be able to replace the planting of tobacco with the raising of mushrooms and asparagus.
www.philtime-usa.com /reinvent7.html   (4949 words)

  
 Philippines   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Philippines Age: 19 Email: janeal@bgo.cyberspace.com.ph Homepage: http://iln.cyberspace.com.ph Interests: romantic music, movies, correspondence with penpals.
Address: 40 Buyon Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines Age: 20 Email: janeal@bgo.cyberspace.com.ph Homepage: http://iln.cyberspace.com.ph Interests: romantic music, movies, correspondence with penpals.
Address: Barangay 2 Anai 2912 Piddig, Ilocos Norte Philippines Age: 23 Email Address: janeal@bgo.cyberspace.com.ph Home Page: http://iln.cyberspace.com.ph I am interested in romantic music, movies, tv, and sports, especially basketball.
www.angelfire.com /ca/cavin/ppph.html   (276 words)

  
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Ruguian and V. Alpueto of the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) in Batac, Ilocos Norte, evaluated the field performance of tomato hybrids and open-pollinated cultivars for five seasons from 1992 to 1997.
Ilocos farmers have expressed interest in acquiring a mechanical rice reaper that uses high-speed rotary disc blades for cutting.
Ballesteros, A. ignacio and D. Sadumiano, of the Department of agriculture-Ilocos Integrated Agricultural Research Center-Research Outreach Station I (DA-ILIARC ROS I) based in Cali, Dingras, Ilocos Norte, evaluated the performance of six tomato varieties in three different planting seasons: regular (Nov-Jan.), dry (March-May) and wet (July-September), to select varieties that could be grown year-round.
www.pcarrd.dost.gov.ph /division/ACD/Mar1999prezrelease.html   (6221 words)

  
 PMA plebe found dead ... - Jun. 28, 2003
His badly decomposing body was half buried in mud on a Kennon Road slope 500 meters from the Camp 6 tollbooth, said Captain Eugenio Osias, a member of the search team.
What remained of his face was just the skull; his skin had peeled off,'' Arevalo said in a second interview.
Valencia, of Dingras, Ilocos Norte, was clad in a camouflage uniform, the same clothes he was wearing when last seen at about 5:30 a.m.
www.inq7.net /nat/2003/jun/28/text/nat_5-1-p.htm   (740 words)

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