Difference between revisions of "Ilocos Norte Province, Philippines"

Updated: November 6, 2021

'''Mall’s Christmas Village enlivens mood amid pandemic'''.<br>CAUAYAN CITY – In a bid to boost the spirit and hope of residents, a mall here lighted its Christmas Village centerpiece on Friday night. The Village features nutcrackers and Christmas trees in various sizes while gift items and sweet treats are available from vendors’ carts. Mallgoers may also opt to dine in the gazebos near the attraction. “As this year’s Christmas centerpiece gets illuminated, the mall is hopeful that it’s the start of brighter and joyous days for everyone. It is also the mall’s way of bringing hope and love for the mallgoers,” mall public relations manager Krystal Gayle Agbulig said in an interview. Completing the holiday vibe are Christmas songs played until closing time since the start of the ‘Ber’ months.<br>

'''591 GenSan fire-hit families get aid from gov’t agencies'''<br>

GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Various government agencies released financial and relief assistance on Saturday afternoon to some 591 families displaced by a huge fire in a coastal community here on November 3. Senator Christopher Lawrence Go personally led the distribution of the assistance to the affected residents of Purok Saeg, Barangay Calumpang in a convergence activity at the Pacific Southbay College Institute covered court. Each household received family food packs and PHP12,000 cash assistance from the Office of Senator Go and the Department of Social Welfare and Development, as well as hygiene kits and face masks from the Department of Health. The senator also gave out bicycles, shoes, vitamin packs, and computer tablets to selected recipients.