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==[[Ilocos Norte News]]==
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'''Indigenous women in Nueva Era trained to processed fruits'''
'''News feature: More reasons to visit Ilocos Norte this summer'''
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R01&article=1911334627893
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R01&article=341334886022
*By: Cherry Joy S. Discaya
*By: PIA
*''April 19, 2012''
*''April 20, 2012''


LAOAG CITY- At least 35 indigenous women from various rural women organizations were trained to process in-season ripe fruits in Nueva Era, Ilocos Norte.
LAOAG CITY- More culture. More glorious food. More street pageantry. More hospitality. More fun.


Packed in class and style, women in the said village introduced a food product they called "Salukag Food." Salukag is an Ilocano vernacular meaning strong and healthy.
There are more reasons to visit Ilocos Norte this summer as its towns celebrate festivals amidst eco-tourism wonders, historical pilgrimage sites, cultural treasures and sports-adventure playgrounds.


Venturing into processing fruits helps local farmers to at least return their capital when local market gives low prices to their crops during peak season.
Badoc, the province’s first town to welcome the wide-eyed traveler, will celebrate the Bado-Badoc Festival from April 19-26. The town is home to the pilgrimage site of the Diocesan Sanctuary of Our Lady Cause of Our Joy or La Virgen Milagrosa church. For this year’s festival, the town promotes its products made out of corn husks and Bado-Bado grass, which is indigenous in its riverbanks. These raw materials can be fashioned into baskets, table-runners and decorations. There will be parades, street dancing, pageantry and a trade fair showcasing the town’s beauty, talent and products.


Fruits like native mangoes are processed into mango pure concentrates, mango jam, and candies.
Pinili, the next town north of Badoc, celebrates Bawang Festival from April 16 to 20. The festival is a tribute to the town’s major product, Garlic. Street dancing, parades, an agro-industrial trade fair will meet locals and tourists alike to the town’s grand event.


A combination of local fruits are also being processed by the women, such as candies named "mangorind," a combination of mango and tamarind and "camorind’ which is a combination of camote and tamarind.
Not far from Badoc is the town of Currimao, famous for its ‘kakanin’ and beautiful beaches. A coastal town, it pays tribute to its fishermen and primary industry and gives homage to the Almighty for the rich marine life as it celebrates Dinaklisan Festival from April 29 to May 1. People come together for the float parade, street dancing, and the coronation of the town’s loveliest maiden, among others. And on May 1, there will be a grand fluvial parade where fishermen throw their nets into the sea to catch fish (daklis in Iluko) after which the catch will be grilled and shared by the townspeople along the shore.


All their home-made products are tastefully made with a dip of natural honey harvested from their forest with no preservatives.
In nearby Batac City, farmers and the bountiful harvest are the focus of the Farmers Festival of Rural Barangays. Beginning May 1 until May 6, there will be talent contests, an agro-industrial fair showcasing the various products from 30 rural barangays, a Farmers Ball where farmers and their families get together for a night of dancing, a cooking fest focusing on the taste of ‘old Batac’, a carabao-painting contest, a parade of carosas bearing lovely muses from the barangays, a street dancing contest interpreting the various agricultural products and the crowning of Balasang ti Away (Dalagang Bukid) or Farmers Festival Queen of Rural Barangays.


Nueva Era Vice Mayor Carolyn Garvida, who led the program, encouraged women in their village to venture into food processing for an additional family income.
For those who want to trek into the breathtaking mountains of Ilocos and witness the great tribal culture, the town of Adams celebrates Tadek-Bagat Festival until the 20th of April. Tadek is Yapayao word for ‘tribe’ and bagat means ‘celebration.’ The town is home to the Yapayaos and Kankana-eys.


“Mothers like us are not only concerned on how to take care of our home and family. We have also talents and skills to augment our family income”, she said.
The province of Ilocos Norte is among the top tourist destinations in the country. Tourism and the preservation of the rich culture and heritage of the province are among the priorities of Governor Imee Marcos. The provincial tourism office has recently unveiled its ‘Paoay Kumakaway’ tourism pitch in the local and international market to attract more tourists. Gov. Marcos is pushing for tourism as one of the province’s largest employer as it consistently generated more jobs and revenues and spawned industries.
 
Initially, the local government of Nueva Era shelled out P90,000 to finance the project. Their government aims to provide livelihood assistance to women using what is abundant in their area.
 
The local government of Nueva Era hopes to develop a market niche to promote their locally-made food products ready to compete in international market.


==Ilocos Norte Zip Codes==
==Ilocos Norte Zip Codes==
Jesz143
43,102

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