INRSF : A Brief History

The school Ilocos Norte Regional School of Fisheries is currently located at Brgy. 32-B, La
Paz West, Laoag City with an enrolment of 666 learners from the five barangays of Metro La
Paz namely, Brgy. 32-A, 32-B, 32-C, 33-A, and 33-B. It is manned by the School Principal IV
Susan A. Mariano, Asst. Principal II Virgilio G. Negre, Jr., Head Teachers Efren D. Marcos and
Librada Levy J. Domingo, 20 teachers from the Junior High School, 5 teachers from the
Senior High School and and 21 support staff performing various works relative to
agrifishery.

It was established in 1969 as a Barangay High School housed at La Paz, Elementary School.
It offered secondary education until 1977. Mr. Rodrigo P. Allado, became the Officer-In-
Charge from June 14, 1977 to April 1, 1980 followed by Mr. Fernando C. Domingo,
Officer-In-Charge, from April 2, 1980 to August 6, 1980.

During the administration of Mr. Bonifacio P. Toribio, La Paz Barangay High

School became Ilocos Norte Regional School of Fisheries by virtue of Presidential
Decree No. 1060. The new school was then built at the lot located at Brgy. 32-B
which was donated by civic spirited individuals, Mr. and Mrs. Juan Patoc. The school
specializes in technical-vocational education offering fish capture, fish and food
processing and fish culture as major subjects.

Under the scorching heat of the sun, the learners continued to strive under the
leadership of the following administrators:

• MR. BONIFACIO P. TORIBIO

Secondary School Principal I- Aug. 7, 1980- October 17, 1991

• MR. RICARDO A. RAPACON

Secondary School Principal I- March 5, 1992- March 22, 1993

• DR. BERNARDO G. BACTING

Officer-in-charge- Oct. 18, 1991- March 4, 1992
Officer-in-charge- March 23, 1993- July 25, 1993
Secondary School Principal I- July 26, 1993- Dec. 3, 1993

 MR. LEONARDO B. AGPAOA

Officer-in-Charge
December 6, 1993-Dec. 11, 1994

• MR. OSCAR B. VILLANUEVA

Officer-in-Charge- December 12, 1994- March 6, 1995
 Secondary School Principal I- March 7, 1995
Secondary School Principal II
Secondary School Principal III
Secondary School Principal IV-July 1, 2017

 MRS. SHIRLEY P. AGSUNOD

Secondary School Principal II 2018-2019

Since 2016, INRSF had been offering Senior High School deepening the skills and
competencies of learners in Fish Culture and Fish/Food Processing. As of the current school
year, there are 161 SHS learners.

INRSF endeavors to develop individuals responsive to the challenges of the times. Be it in

the face to face modality of under the distance modality, INRSF will always be
accommodating to the people of La Paz.