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MANILA, Oct. 27 (PNA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) is rolling out its assistance program for northern Luzon workers affected by the wrath of typhoon Juan.

“While the Employers’ Confederation of the Philippines and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry had said that no business establishments in the four provinces of the region were affected either partially or totally, many workers in the informal sector, the fisher folk and farmers, were most heavily affected by the typhoon and, thus, the need to assist them,” DOLE region 1 director John Jalbuena said in his report to Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz.

The rehabilitation program, Jalbuena said, aims to provide emergency employment to those affected by typhoon Juan, restore the means of livelihood of affected workers and their families, provide them entrepreneurship and skills training; and, if applicable, provide them working capital.

The DOLE will implement three phases for the program: Phase 1 is an emergency employment assistance which shall commence immediately until November; Phase 2 is livelihood restoration assistance from November until the affected are fully restored; and Phase 3 is a follow through of Phase 2 and shall consist of the upgrading of skills and expansion of livelihood activities.

Jalbuena initially said the regional office targets 1,050 beneficiaries from the towns of Bolinao, Dasol, Infanta, Bugallon, Labrador, Calasiao, Dagupan, Manaoag, Bayambang, Umingan, Balungao and Tayug in Pangasinan; Bangar, San Fernando, Aringay, Bauang, and Tubao in La Union; Bangui and Burgos in Ilocos Norte; and Magsinggal and Sta. Cruz in Ilocos Sur.

For the first phase, the regional office shall provide 50 slots for workers from each targeted municipalities.

The workers shall be paid a minimum wage prevailing in the municipality for the repair and rehabilitation of small infrastructure projects, such as de-clogging and de-silting of canals and waterways and clearing of drainage. Each worker shall be entitled to work for 30 days.

For the second phase, the regional office will provide tools and jigs to workers and their families to enable them to recover their lost livelihood. There will also be skills and entrepreneurial training.

The follow-through program shall consist of skills upgrading and business development.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council and the Department of Agriculture have placed the damage wrought by typhoon Juan in Region 1 to rice and corn and other agricultural products at P1.46 billion and damage to infrastructure project at P46.6 million.

http://positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Main_News_1/DOLE_rolls_out_rehab_plan_for_workers_in_Region_1.shtml

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Mabuhay Dagupan City!
Mabuhay Pangasinan!

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See you at Leisure Coast, Dagupan City!
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La Union Surfing Break Sked:

October 29 (Friday)

7:30 am Commencement of Motorcade, Opening Ceremony

9:00 am Sala Ti Dalluyon Competition (Street Dance), Sand Castle Fun Building Contest, Photography Contest

1:00 pm Surf Clinic, Beach Volleyball, Frisbee

7:00 pm Search for Surfing Bodies 2010 (Bikini Contest)

Evening Bonfire Party

October 30 (Saturday)

9:00 am Beach Volleyball Tournament
Simultaneous with:
Surf Clinic, Frisbee, Fire Dance Clinic

3:00 pm Surfboard Design Contest
Simultaneous with:
Surf Clinic, Beach Volleyball, Frisbee

4:00 pm Fire Dance Clinic

Evening Oktoberfest

October 31 (Sunday)

9:00 am National Surfing Competition
Simultaneous with:
Beach Volleyball, Frisbee

1:00 pm Amazing Race Competition
Simultaneous with:
Surf Clinic, Beach Volleyball, Frisbee

4:00 pm Pinta Alon Contest (Tattoo Fest)

7:00 pm Awarding and Closing Ceremony

See you there!
Vous y voir!
Sehen Sie es!

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GUTOM NA GUTOM NA AKO!!!! WAAA i LOVE THEM ALL!!!:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

Namimiss ko na ang Ilocos

LA UNION SURFING BREAK 5

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Punong puno ang lahat ng mga resorts! :cheers:

GO LA UNION!!!

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^^wow La Union! nice pics Hugo! akala ko pics ng Hawaii ang mga iyan hehe! thanks for sharing:banana::banana::banana:

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GUTOM NA GUTOM NA AKO!!!! WAAA i LOVE THEM ALL!!!:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

Namimiss ko na ang Ilocos

nakakagutom talaga:cheers::cheers::cheers: salamat at dinala ni Ms. Carol Halili ang Ilocos Empanada (Laoag/Batac empanada) sa Kamaynilaan:banana::banana::banana:

PANGASINAN – The Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) has intensified its effort to resolve high-profile crimes involving government officials, media practitioners, foreign nationals, or other prominent individuals from different provinces in Region 1 including Pangasinan.

This was discussed during a coordinating conference attended by the heads of 7 Special Investigation Task Groups (SITGs) held at the Masigasig Center, La Union recently.

PRO1 director Chief Supt. Orlando M. Mabutas presided over the conference which was also attended by the PRO1 command group, chiefs of directorial staff, heads of concerned support units, and other key police officers.

The SITGs, composed of personnel from various investigating units, were formed to conduct in-depth probe of cases involving government officials, media practitioners, foreign nationals, or other prominent individuals.

SITGs are named after that of the victim, as in the case of SITG Lacasandile which was tasked to probe the shooting to death last October 4 of Vigan City Judge Reynaldo Lacasandile.

The SITG heads presented briefings on the latest updates of their respective cases. Some announced major breakthroughs, while others expressed optimism that they will soon get hold of crucial leads and evidence. All vowed to exert maximum efforts to solve the cases.

Mabutas urged the SITGs to to unearth more material evidence that will bolster the cases against the suspects. (Liezle Basa Inigo )

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20101031-300772/Newsbriefs

nakakagutom talaga:cheers::cheers::cheers: salamat at dinala ni Ms. Carol Halili ang Ilocos Empanada (Laoag/Batac empanada) sa Kamaynilaan:banana::banana::banana:

iyan ang babalik-balikan ko sa Ilocos hehehe. I have no idea kung kailan uli ako makakapunta, maybe after my graduation siguro next year.baka sa April. :banana::banana:

iyan ang babalik-balikan ko sa Ilocos hehehe. I have no idea kung kailan uli ako makakapunta, maybe after my graduation siguro next year.baka sa April. :banana::banana:

wala bang nagtitinda ng Ilocos empanada sa San Fernando? sa Dap-Ayan, Laoag ako lagi kumakain ng empanada nung bakasyon ko...tulo-laway naman ako hay:cheers: try mo din ang miki sa Christine's pag pumunta ka ulit ng Laoag:)

wow malapit ka nang grumaduate:banana::banana::banana: sana makapunta ka ulit ng Ilocos:cheers: don't forget to share your pics hehe

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Frm: PIA, reposted at tarabitab.com (http://www.tarabitab.com/news/2010/10/28/candon-city-wins-rp%E2%80%99s-2010-most-business-friendly-city-award/)

CANDON CITY (October 28, 2010) – - The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) had adjudged Candon City as 2010 Most Business Friendly of the Philippines(Level II – City Category), it was learned Wednesday here

President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III personally handed the plaque of recognition to Candon City Mayor Allen Singson and City Business Permits and Licensing Officer Mary Jean Abrero in a simple ceremony.

The awarding rite was part of the highlights of the 36th Philippine Business Conference and Expo held at Manila Hotel last October 15, 2010.

Mayor Singson expressed his appreciation to all concerned and stakeholders who helped the city in winning the prestigious award.

“We deserve the award as we worked hard for it since we attained our city hood last March 28, 2001,” Singson said

As a reward in winning the award, the Federation of Filipino- Chinese Chambers of Commerceand Industry, Inc. in support to the PCCI will donate school building to the city courtesy of Henry Lim Bon Liong of Sterling Paper Products Enterprises Inc.

During the final deliberation, Candon, in its first attempt to join the PCCI’s sponsored prestigious nationwide competition, bested the Alaminos City in Pangasinan and Balanga City in Bataan on investments and quality customer service. The city took pride of its 5,112 business applications for the period January 2009 to August 2010 with an accumulated P104 million investments poured – in based on their business capital submitted.

The city had also generated a local income amounting to P37.6 million in which the tax revenues collected had a total of P15.8 million (real property tax – P2.9 million, tax on business -P12.1 million and other taxes – P836 ,000); and the non-tax revenues reflected P21. 8 million (P5.2 million – regulatory fees on permits and licenses, P1.8 million – service user charges like clearance certificates, P13.4 million income from economic enterprise – market collection and P1.2 million from other receipts like violations/miscellaneous. The city has more than P220 million Internal Revenue Allotment for 2010.

In the quality customer service, the city government has its Business- One – Stop- Shop (BOSS) and the Citizens’ charter to show of.

The BOSS is set up to provide the most efficient way for securing and issuances of different permits and licenses including renewals.

The city’s Citizen Charter billboards are clearly and strategically located at the city hall’s main lobby and flow charts are displayed in all offices for customer’s guidance.

The city is also engaged in public- private partnership with its Nego viaje project launched in March 2008. Under the City Tourism Council, the project is the organization of the city’s food strip vendors along the portion of Marina Street. The city provided uniformly designed food carts and picnic tables.

In the investment promotions, the city’s One Town One Product (OTOP) glutinous rice cake (calamay) had inched to the tourism world map when the city produced the world’s biggest calamay in 2006.

Calamay remains the top delicacy in the city and its market continuous to grow with all out promotions done.

In the Micro Small Medium Enterprise area, the city has its Market Loan program and Self Employment Assistance (SEA) –Kaunlaran project. The SEA –kaunlaran aims to support interested Candonians who wanted to engage in business. It started in 2008 and it has now more than 150 recipients. (/PIA – Ilocos Sur)

By: Israel O. Rudio
Provincial Information & Tourism Office La Union

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) awarded the Province of La Union a Special Citation as one of this year’s Most Business-Friendly Local Government Units (LGU) in the country during the culmination of the 36th Philippine Business Conference and Expo on October 13, 2010 at the Manila Hotel, City of Manila.

The citation is in recognition to the province, led by Gov. Manuel C. Ortega, for its outstanding efforts in instituting good governance reforms to promote trade and investment in the localities; ensure efficiency, transparency, and accountability in the conduct of day-to-day operations; and elevate competitiveness, which will ultimately benefit the citizenry.

One of the fast-growing business hubs in the country, La Union was adjudged as the Most Business-Friendly Province under 1st-3rd Class Category in 2005, 2007 and 2009. Provincial Information and Tourism Officer Adamor L. Dagang received the award in behalf of the Provincial Government of La Union.

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Go Candon City, Ilocos Sur! Go La Union!:cheers2::cheers2::cheers2::cheers1::cheers1::cheers1::tyty::tyty::tyty::tyty::rock::rock::rock::rock::master::master::master::master::applause::applause::applause::applause::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::nocrook::nocrook::nocrook::carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::pepper::pepper::pepper::pepper:

Post ko lang beware sa mga naghahanap ng bahay malapit sa Robinsons Ilocos Norte.

June 2010, nalipat ako ng destino dito sa Ilocos Norte. Syempre kailangan kung maghanap ng matitirhan at ako'y pinalad (minalas pala) na napadpad malapit sa Robinsons Ilocos.

Unang tumambad sa akin, ang asawa ng lessor (naks, english, yun kasi ginamit sa kontrata ng apartment), si Kuya Adrian, payat, maitim, at mukhang isang bulate na lang ang hindi pumipirma at enrolled na siya sa purgatoryo (amen!).

Dahil mura, kinaha ko na yung unit (kahit na mukhang bodega). At saka mukhang mabait din naman yung may-ari. Kaya nga nag-down agad ako ng Php 5,000.00 para sa isang buwan na deposit at advance. Si kuya naglabas naman kaagad ng kontrata, for formality sake daw. Nilagay dun 6 months ko daw uupahan yung unit nila. Agad akong tumutol at ako'y nagpaliwanag na baka malipat din agad ako ng ibang destino, at hindi ko maconsume yung 6 months niyang kontrata. Agad nagpaliwanag naman si kuya, for formality reason lang daw, pwede naman daw agad akong umalis kung sakaling darating yun at ibabalik deposit ko. Kaya ako naman si tanga, pumirma na agad.

At lumipas ang apat na buwan, sa di inaasahang pagkakataon, kailangan kung umalis sa akin trabaho. Ako'y nagpaa-alam naman agad kay kuya at nagsabi naman siya na makukuha ko daw deposit ko.

Okey na sana ang lahat, kaya lang itong si kuya pagkalipas ng tatlong araw, nagsabi na hindi ko na daw makukuha yung deposit ko, kasi daw hindi ko tinupad yung kontrata na 6 months ako sa unit nila.

Ang ibang tao nga naman, para sa Php 2,500.00 lang magbabago na ugali nila. Bigla naging masungit na sina kuya.

Kunting halaga lang naman ang Php 2,500.00, limos ko na yung sa libing niya. Pero pakiramdam ko, may mali, dapat magkaroon sila ng leksyon.

Baka sakaling mapadpad kayo malapit Robinsons Ilocos Norte at maghanap din ng bahay, beware sa Apartment for Rent sa Likod ng New San Nicolas Glass Etching. May karatulang Robinsons Homes for Sales. May-ari Mr. Adrian Adriano at Jacqueline Adriano.

http://tarantadongpinoy.blogspot.com...robinsons.html

Post ko lang beware sa mga naghahanap ng bahay malapit sa Robinsons Ilocos Norte.

June 2010, nalipat ako ng destino dito sa Ilocos Norte. Syempre kailangan kung maghanap ng matitirhan at ako'y pinalad (minalas pala) na napadpad malapit sa Robinsons Ilocos.

Unang tumambad sa akin, ang asawa ng lessor (naks, english, yun kasi ginamit sa kontrata ng apartment), si Kuya Adrian, payat, maitim, at mukhang isang bulate na lang ang hindi pumipirma at enrolled na siya sa purgatoryo (amen!).

Dahil mura, kinaha ko na yung unit (kahit na mukhang bodega). At saka mukhang mabait din naman yung may-ari. Kaya nga nag-down agad ako ng Php 5,000.00 para sa isang buwan na deposit at advance. Si kuya naglabas naman kaagad ng kontrata, for formality sake daw. Nilagay dun 6 months ko daw uupahan yung unit nila. Agad akong tumutol at ako'y nagpaliwanag na baka malipat din agad ako ng ibang destino, at hindi ko maconsume yung 6 months niyang kontrata. Agad nagpaliwanag naman si kuya, for formality reason lang daw, pwede naman daw agad akong umalis kung sakaling darating yun at ibabalik deposit ko. Kaya ako naman si tanga, pumirma na agad.

At lumipas ang apat na buwan, sa di inaasahang pagkakataon, kailangan kung umalis sa akin trabaho. Ako'y nagpaa-alam naman agad kay kuya at nagsabi naman siya na makukuha ko daw deposit ko.

Okey na sana ang lahat, kaya lang itong si kuya pagkalipas ng tatlong araw, nagsabi na hindi ko na daw makukuha yung deposit ko, kasi daw hindi ko tinupad yung kontrata na 6 months ako sa unit nila.

Ang ibang tao nga naman, para sa Php 2,500.00 lang magbabago na ugali nila. Bigla naging masungit na sina kuya.

Kunting halaga lang naman ang Php 2,500.00, limos ko na yung sa libing niya. Pero pakiramdam ko, may mali, dapat magkaroon sila ng leksyon.

Baka sakaling mapadpad kayo malapit Robinsons Ilocos Norte at maghanap din ng bahay, beware sa Apartment for Rent sa Likod ng New San Nicolas Glass Etching. May karatulang Robinsons Homes for Sales. May-ari Mr. Adrian Adriano at Jacqueline Adriano.

http://tarantadongpinoy.blogspot.com...robinsons.html

naku ang Pilipino talaga, mahilig mag-take advantage. Ano pala yung P2,500?

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By Jennilyne C. Role

San Fernando City, La Union (08 November) -- In view of continuously providing policy-makers at the national level an update on the local development, the search for the best local government unit (LGU) best practices was initiated by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) sometime year 2000.

This year, the search covers five major criteria to include positive socio-economic impact (25 percent), promotion of people's empowerment (25 percent), transferability and sustainability (15 percent), effectiveness of service delivery (20 percent), and creative use of powers provided under the 1991 Local Government Code (15 percent) to come up with 100 percentage rating.

"We believed in the rich source of creative and innovative strategies among our local officials, hand in hand with the exemplary accomplishments of the local government units which are worth rewarding," Director Leonardo Quitos, Jr. of the NEDA Region 1 said.

Quitos added that the search aims to highlight and promote excellence and innovation in good governance among LGUs from where lessons can be drawn.

Local leaders will be provided with the basics in managing their respective local governments in order to effect development within their area.

Most importantly, the search was conceptualized to institutionalize a sharing of information and draw support of efforts to replicate the best practices by other LGUs.

In the region, 10 entries were validated by the Regional Search Committee (RSC) based on documents submitted that are operational for at least three (3) years and still on-going at the time of submission which were short-listed into five (5) top-most entries.

The top five (5) entries are scheduled for field validation and ocular inspection this month to vie for the champion, first runner-up and the second runner-up awards.

Top five entries include the local government units of Nueva Era and San Nicolas of the province of Ilocos Norte; city of Candon for Ilocos Sur; and the provincial government of Pangasinan and Rosales town for the province of Pangasinan.

Member-agencies of the RSC include the NEDA, Civil Service Commission, Philippine Information Agency, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Department of Interior and Local Government, Commission on Human Rights, Department of Social Welfare and Development and the RANGO which is a private sector representative. (PIA1/La Union)

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this one is nice. galing nung gumawa ng video. I give it :cheers: for the effort.

this one is nice. galing nung gumawa ng video. I give it :cheers: for the effort.

that's right!:cheers: let's give him the credit for doing an exemplary job:cheers::cheers:

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mas naiinggit ako sa Thunderbird promise;)

kaya madaming CCTV cams sa Laoag kasi maraming Abogado, Politiko ang namamatay sa downtown kahit tanghaling tapat:bash: ambush don, ambush dyan:nuts: mga matataas na tao ang puntirya:nuts:

sana nga matayo na ang Puregold para may bagong school ang mga bata at may pantapat na kami sa San Nicolas:lol: yung SM, sabi sa akin, next year na daw...hopefully:cheers:

sana may Rob at SM na rin sa La Union;)

=> Grabe naman ang arangkada ng mga kapitbahay nating probinsiya.. Dagupan will open it's own SM aside from rosales, then laoag, soon LU. Ilocos Sur? Pwede ung heritage charm nalang ang pansinin ninyo at isantabi ang modern living? hehehe... Congrats Region 1!

=> Grabe naman ang arangkada ng mga kapitbahay nating probinsiya.. Dagupan will open it's own SM aside from rosales, then laoag, soon LU. Ilocos Sur? Pwede ung heritage charm nalang ang pansinin ninyo at isantabi ang modern living? hehehe... Congrats Region 1!


I think with our growing population, parami na ng parami ang mga urban areas natin, that's why malls keep sprouting out, though ang mga developers na ito must also consider the identity of the place na pagtatayuan nila ng malls, commercial establishments, etc. para naman hindi makasira.

I think zoning ang kailangan, so that naaayon dapat sa architecure ng ibang buildings ang mga ipapatayong mga buildings, at para kung hindi rin saan saan ang mga ipinapatayong mga buildings

Trivia: Ano ang pangalan ng Ilocos Region noong Panahon ng mga Kastila? hmmmm

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I think with our growing population, parami na ng parami ang mga urban areas natin, that's why malls keep sprouting out, though ang mga developers na ito must also consider the identity of the place na pagtatayuan nila ng malls, commercial establishments, etc. para naman hindi makasira.

I think zoning ang kailangan, so that naaayon dapat sa architecure ng ibang buildings ang mga ipapatayong mga buildings, at para kung hindi rin saan saan ang mga ipinapatayong mga buildings


=> you've got the point. Most European cities which is rich in heritage ay outskirts of the city and CBD nila para di masira view ng heritage wonders nila, like Paris.. Peru may plan na dati ang Robinson's with partnership to BCS Holdings dito Vigan nang nagulat na lang akong sa Norte na pala mag-oopen. Hay sayang nman. Anyway I'm happy for I.N. considering ilang decades naring city ang Laoag, Vigan is young at 9 years old.

=> you've got the point. Most European cities which is rich in heritage ay outskirts of the city and CBD nila para di masira view ng heritage wonders nila, like Paris.. Peru may plan na dati ang Robinson's with partnership to BCS Holdings dito Vigan nang nagulat na lang akong sa Norte na pala mag-oopen. Hay sayang nman. Anyway I'm happy for I.N. considering ilang decades naring city ang Laoag, Vigan is young at 9 years old.


Paris' cityscape for me is almost perfect. they've got almost uniform buildings. Skyscrapers were built far from the Eiffel Tower so as not to destroy the view of the tower. In Ottawa, Canada, there is a building height restriction so as not to destroy the view of the Peace Tower beside the Parliament Building. And in the Philippine setting, in Vigan for example, dapat may zoning for commercial establishments at hindi dapat i-allow ang erection ng building sa mga heritage areas

I think they considered putting up Robinsons at San Nicolas so as to attract shoppers not only from the Norte but also from the Sur. SM din sana noon ang ipapatayo sa La Union way back 2002, but due to some reasons sa Baguio nalang ipinatayo iyon

Another, when I showed my video of Laoag last Summer, my sister was shocked. She never thought that Laoag would now be as cosmopolitan as Baguio and Dagupan. Napakarami nang business establishments doon. The same through with Vigan and Candon. Napakarami nang business establishments. noong wala pang Jollibee noon sa Ilocos, ang nearest na Jollibee palang noon ay sa San Fernando.

Paris' cityscape for me is almost perfect. they've got almost uniform buildings. Skyscrapers were built far from the Eiffel Tower so as not to destroy the view of the tower. In Ottawa, Canada, there is a building height restriction so as not to destroy the view of the Peace Tower beside the Parliament Building.

I think they considered putting up Robinsons at San Nicolas so as to attract shoppers not only from the Norte but also from the Sur. SM din sana noon ang ipapatayo sa La Union way back 2002, but due to some reasons sa Baguio nalang ipinatayo iyon


=> oo nga, ang rami mo namang alam na info. Laoag, SFLU and Dagupan talagang urbanized na rin. Maingay, mainit, raming tao, mausok, and stressful na ang living, Cost of Living tumataas. A thing Vigan does not have, little/no traffic jam, no traffic lights, not so noisy [its peaceful esp in our pedestrian streets], stress free, simple living, simple ways, its peace and relaxation talaga. I've been
comparing these talaga and last week I've been to Dagupan, iba ung stress na nafeel on which expected talaga sa mga emerging cities! Do u think I am right? or maybe I'm just opinionated? hehehe..

=> oo nga, ang rami mo namang alam na info. Laoag, SFLU and Dagupan talagang urbanized na rin. Maingay, mainit, raming tao, mausok, and stressful na ang living, Cost of Living tumataas. A thing Vigan does not have, little/no traffic jam, no traffic lights, not so noisy [its peaceful esp in our pedestrian streets], stress free, simple living, simple ways, its peace and relaxation talaga. I've been
comparing these talaga and last week I've been to Dagupan, iba ung stress na nafeel on which expected talaga sa mga emerging cities! Do u think I am right? or maybe I'm just opinionated? hehehe..

hehehe sa Bantay naman usually nagbi-buildup ang traffic hehehe, lalo no idiay agpauneg diay arko ti Vigan

Dito sa San Fernando naman, ma-traffic parin kahit may by-pass road dahil karamihan din ng establishments na puntahan ng tao ay along the highway. Pag sa Pangasinan naman, lahat ng hindi pupunta sa Dagupan ay iniiwasan ang Dagupan na daanan sa sobrang traffic hehehe

Sa San Fernando? Kuryente lang ang mura dito. Pag basic commodity such as food, pinakamura sa La Union ang sa San Fernando. Pero pag bibili ka ng lupa at magpapatayo ka ng bahay dito, naku, much much money ang kelangan mo. Ginto ang lupa dito sa sobrang mahal hehehe.

Hindi naman gaano ang traffic sa Laoag sa akin. Buti nga smooth parin ang flow ng traffic doon. Pag cost of living, medyo mahal narin sa Laoag. Ang regular na pamasahe ng jeep nga doon is P8, compared sa Manila na P7.

=> Grabe naman ang arangkada ng mga kapitbahay nating probinsiya.. Dagupan will open it's own SM aside from rosales, then laoag, soon LU. Ilocos Sur? Pwede ung heritage charm nalang ang pansinin ninyo at isantabi ang modern living? hehehe... Congrats Region 1!

welcome to our regional thread @EDMARATION!:banana::banana::banana:

finally, a representative from the province of Ilocos Sur. feel free to post Ilocos Sur's pictures here! enjoy posting:cheers::cheers::cheers:

Trivia: Ano ang pangalan ng Ilocos Region noong Panahon ng mga Kastila? hmmmm

hmmmm Deppaar ti Ylocos? haha:D:D:D

The Tallest Building in Region 1!!!:banana::banana::banana::banana:

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parang mas mataas ang tingin ko dito:) isusunod na daw ang Tower 2 (20 storeys) next year:banana::banana::banana:

welcome to our regional thread @EDMARATION!:banana::banana::banana:

finally, a representative from the province of Ilocos Sur. feel free to post Ilocos Sur's pictures here! enjoy posting:cheers::cheers::cheers:

Oo nga! :banana::banana::banana::banana:

Former name pala ng Ilocos Region noon is Samtoy hehehe

Another, when I showed my video of Laoag last Summer, my sister was shocked. She never thought that Laoag would now be as cosmopolitan as Baguio and Dagupan. Napakarami nang business establishments doon. The same through with Vigan and Candon. Napakarami nang business establishments. noong wala pang Jollibee noon sa Ilocos, ang nearest na Jollibee palang noon ay sa San Fernando.

that's flattering...thanks;) dati kulelat talaga ang Laoag pero bumabawi na ngayon kaya lang inuungusan naman ng San Nicolas:lol::lol::lol:


=> oo nga, ang rami mo namang alam na info. Laoag, SFLU and Dagupan talagang urbanized na rin. Maingay, mainit, raming tao, mausok, and stressful na ang living, Cost of Living tumataas. A thing Vigan does not have, little/no traffic jam, no traffic lights, not so noisy [its peaceful esp in our pedestrian streets], stress free, simple living, simple ways, its peace and relaxation talaga. I've been
comparing these talaga and last week I've been to Dagupan, iba ung stress na nafeel on which expected talaga sa mga emerging cities! Do u think I am right? or maybe I'm just opinionated? hehehe..


matalino at well-informed si hugo:cheers:

agree, Laoag, San Fernando, and Dagupan are now facing rapid and widespread urbanization, but sadly urbanization has also posed major inevitable problems to our cities. hopefully, these emerging cities of our region could withstand the drastic impacts of urbanization. Vigan is as well catching up fast:cheers::cheers:

Oo nga! :banana::banana::banana::banana:

Former name pala ng Ilocos Region noon is Samtoy hehehe

haha I should've trusted my first instinct:nuts:

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that's flattering...thanks;) dati kulelat talaga ang Laoag pero bumabawi na ngayon kaya lang inuungusan naman ng San Nicolas:lol::lol::lol:





matalino at well-informed si hugo:cheers:

agree, Laoag, San Fernando, and Dagupan are now facing rapid and widespread urbanization, but sadly urbanization has also posed major inevitable problems that cities surely will have to face. hopefully, these emerging cities of our region could withstand the drastic impacts of urbanization. Vigan is as well catching up fast:cheers::cheers:

I don't think Vigan could catch up anymore, at kung mag-catch up man, malamang sa Bantay na un.. hehehe... Wala na kasing space dito... And although gusto ko ang highrise skyline to spare space, parang naiisip ko masisira lang and heritage ng Vigan... So pamigay nalang namin sa Bantay, actually mas malawak naman ng 4-5 times ang Bantay sa Vigan eh, most real estates are in Bantay na.. Baka maungusan pa ng Candon at Bangued and Vigan, Narvacan is on it's way na rin... Cabugao and Sinait are also attracting trade and commerce na..

VP Binay in Vigan for late President Quirino’s birthday rites


By US News Agency Las Vegas/ Asian

Vice President Jejomar Binay is set to be in Vigan on Tuesday to grace the 120th birth anniversary of the late President Elpidio Quirino, according to Ilocos Sur Govenor Luis Chavit Singson.

In a phone interview Monday, Singson said the provincial government is taking the lead in the commemoration of the 120th birth anniversary of the late President Quirino on November 16.

“This year’s celebration will be highlighted with a Holy Mass at the St. Paul Metropolitan Cathedral and will be followed by the unveiling and the turnover ceremonies of the Elpidio Quirino Historical Marker of the Quirino Monument with Vice President Binay as our guest of honor,” Singson said.

“A wreath-laying to be led by Vice President Binay will be held at the foot of the statue of late President Qurino, to be followed by a floral offering by local officials, employees and residents of the province,” Singson added.

The other highlights of the celebration are the awarding of the President Elpidio Quirino Medallion to selected outstanding people in the province and the soft launching of the President Elpidio R. Quirino Memorabilia Hall.

Singson said that other prominent personalities expected to attend one of the most significant celebrations in the province are Director Emelita V. Almosara of the National Historical Commision of the Philippines (NHCP), Vigan City Mayor Eva Marie S. Medina, NHCP Acting Deputy Director Carmida Arevalo and the surviving siblings of late President Quirino such as Cory Quirino, Ruby Gonzales Meyey, Luis Manuel Elpidio Quirino Gonzales and Eddie Quirino.

While here, Vice President Binay is expected to visit the birthplace of President Quirino in Caoayan town, coinciding with the town’s fiesta celebration.

Caoayan town Mayor Germelina Singson-Goulart said that Vice President Binay will also administer the oathtaking ceremony of the newly-elected barangay officials of the town.

It was learned that Binay, who is the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) national chairman, will also inspect Barangay Daclapan, Cabugao, Ilocos Sur, the venue of the BSP regional jamboree in Region 1 to be held in December.

The late President Quirino, who was the 5th President of the Philippine Republic, was born on November 16, 1890. He was a native of Caoayan, Ilocos Sur although born in Vigan City to Don Mariano Quirino of Caoayan, Ilocos Sur and Doña Gregoria Mendoza Rivera of Agoo, La Union.

However, Quirino spent his early years in Aringay, La Union. He studied and finished his elementary education in his native Caoayan, where he became a barrio teacher. He received secondary education at Vigan High School, then went to Manila where he worked as junior computer in the Bureau of Lands and as property clerk in the Manila police department. He graduated from Manila High School in 1911 and also passed the civil service examination, first-grade.

After obtaining a law degree from the University of the Philippines in 1915, Quirino practiced law until he was elected a member of the Philippine House of Representatives in 1919-25 and a senator in 1925-31.

In 1934, he was a member of the Philippine independence mission to Washington, D.C., headed by Manuel Quezon, which secured the passage in Congress of the Tydings-McDuffie Act, setting the date for Philippine Independence as July 4, 1946.

He was also elected to the convention that drafted a constitution for the new Philippine Commonwealth. Subsequently he served as secretary of finance and secretary of the interior in the Commonwealth government.

After World War II, Quirino served as secretary of state and vice president under the first president of the independent Philippines, Manuel Roxas. When Roxas died on April 15, 1948, Quirino succeeded to the presidency. The following year, he was elected president for a four-year term on the Liberal Party ticket, defeating the Nacionalista party candidate.

The Quirino administration was generally challenged by the Hukbalahaps, who ransacked towns and barrios. Quirino ran for president again in the 1953 presidential elections, but was defeated by Nacionalista bet Ramon Magsaysay.

After his term, he retired to his home in Novaliches, Quezon City, where he died of a heart attack on February 29, 1956.

I think they considered putting up Robinsons at San Nicolas so as to attract shoppers not only from the Norte but also from the Sur. SM din sana noon ang ipapatayo sa La Union way back 2002, but due to some reasons sa Baguio nalang ipinatayo iyon

According sa kapitbahay ko dati sa San Nicolas, who is a rank officer of Robinsons, Laoag talaga yung plano nila for Robinsons Mall, to compliment their 3 subdivision projects. Pero nakipag-tie-up kasi ang Rob sa Venvi kaya sa Valdez na siya nilagay.

Peru may plan na dati ang Robinson's with partnership to BCS Holdings dito Vigan nang nagulat na lang akong sa Norte na pala mag-oopen.

According pa sa kanya, they planned also for a Subdivision project sa Bantay, Ilocos Sur, in cooperation with a known company in Vigan, pero hindi na daw nila itutuloy kasi, masyado daw silang lugi sa hinihingi ng mga matataas ang tungkulin sa Ilocos Sur.

By the way, before ako umalis sa Ilocos, yung last project nila, they are looking for a possible land development ulit sa Barit, Laoag City. Pero medyo nagkagulo daw kasi SM offered a higher bid sa property na prospect nila. Ewan ko na kung ano yung mga sumunod na pangyayari.

According sa kapitbahay ko dati sa San Nicolas, who is a rank officer of Robinsons, Laoag talaga yung plano nila for Robinsons Mall, to compliment their 3 subdivision projects. Pero nakipag-tie-up kasi ang Rob sa Venvi kaya sa Valdez na siya nilagay.



According pa sa kanya, they planned also for a Subdivision project sa Bantay, Ilocos Sur, in cooperation with a known company in Vigan, pero hindi na daw nila itutuloy kasi, masyado daw silang lugi sa hinihingi ng mga matataas ang tungkulin sa Ilocos Sur.

By the way, before ako umalis sa Ilocos, yung last project nila, they are looking for a possible land development ulit sa Barit, Laoag City. Pero medyo nagkagulo daw kasi SM offered a higher bid sa property na prospect nila. Ewan ko na kung ano yung mga sumunod na pangyayari.

=> hindi nakapagtataka kung bakit hindi natutuloy ang mga big projects dito sa Metro Vigan Cluster kasi mostly sa mga big businesses, e.g. real estate, shopping centers, fastfood ay pag-aari rin ng mga high opisyals na yan. Yung site ng Rob's Subd ay malapit rin lang kasi sa site ng dinedevelop nilang subdivision. Things are clearer now.. Poor I.Sur

Proposed IRA for 2011, Pangasinan still Highest in the Philippines!

LINGAYEN–Governor Amado Espino Jr. has submitted a proposed provincial budget of P1.8 billion for 2011, a six to eight percent increase over this year’s budget.
The proposal was given last week to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan for review and approval.
Board Member Von Mark Mendoza said of the proposed amount, P519 million will go to the development fund, P91 million to the calamity fund; P928 million for current operating expenditure, and P928 million for non-office obligation.
For the first time, the provincial government is not proposing any appropriation for capital expenditures.
Of the proposed budget, P1.707 billion will be sourced from the province’s Internal Revenue Allotment.
Mendoza said the provincial board will hold a three-day budget hearing with all department heads before acting on the proposal in it’s next session. –LM

Mabuhay Pangasinan!

Dagupan's Proposed Budget More Than Half a Billion!

City gov’t proposes P568M budget for 2011

THE Dagupan local government has proposed a P568 million budget higher by P70 million over this year’s budget of P498 million.
In contrast to previous years, only 50% of the proposed budget will be derived from the city’s Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA).
The other half of the budget will be sourced from local taxes estimated to reach P232 million, and from operating and miscellaneous revenues.
City Treasurer Romelita Alcantara said the proposed 2011 budget, which will be subject to the approval of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, represents a marked improvement in Dagupan’s independence from the IRA, which comes from the national government.
“From a high revenue share of around 70% to 75% a few years ago, we have broken almost the 50% barrier, a result of our firm resolve to gradually break free from our heavy dependence on the IRA share for our budget,” Alcantara said.
Of the total budget, P242 million or 43% is allocated to general public services. This amount will be distributed to programs that will promote order and public safety and for the Judiciary, Register of Deeds, for Administrative Overhead and for the regulatory functions of the city.
Health, nutrition and population control get P30 million, of which P23.7 million will fund the operation of the city health office, P4.2 million for nutrition, and P2.3 million for population control.
For the delivery of social services and welfare, P113 million is allocated.
Economic services get P103 million, covering agricultural services, veterinary services, the operation and maintenance of the engineering office, and market and slaughterhouse operation. Alcantara said the allocation for this sector also includes P56.8 million or 20% of the IRA for completion of priority development projects.
The amount reserved for calamity is P28.4 million, representing 5% of the regular income sources, while the barangays will get P101,000 each.
The P183 million balance of an existing loan with the Land Bank of the Philippines will be allocated an amortization amount of P49 million, representing 9% of the total revenue from regular sources.
“This is well within the debt servicing cap of 20%,” Alcantara said.

(Dagupan City, Independent Component City, thus it doesnt share with the province budget)

Mabuhay Pangasinan!

I enjoyed this cozy Resto!

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Dagupan's Saint John the Evangelist Chapel

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The House where we stayed @ Dagupan

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Dagupan's Street Scenes

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=> hindi nakapagtataka kung bakit hindi natutuloy ang mga big projects dito sa Metro Vigan Cluster kasi mostly sa mga big businesses, e.g. real estate, shopping centers, fastfood ay pag-aari rin ng mga high opisyals na yan. Yung site ng Rob's Subd ay malapit rin lang kasi sa site ng dinedevelop nilang subdivision. Things are clearer now.. Poor I.Sur

takot pala sa kompetisyon ang mga negosyanteng opisyales ng Ilocos Sur:ohno::ohno::ohno: syempre malulugi ang Plaza Maestro ni Chavit pag dyan ipinatayo ang Robinsons. IMO, mahihirapan talagang makapasok ang mga big time investors sa I.S. kasi bawarte yan ni Chavit:D:D:D pag laging ganyan, mauunahan na kayo ng Abra:D

btw, ang laki na ng agwat ng dalawang Ilocos

Proposed IRA for 2011, Pangasinan still Highest in the Philippines!

LINGAYEN–Governor Amado Espino Jr. has submitted a proposed provincial budget of P1.8 billion for 2011, a six to eight percent increase over this year’s budget.
The proposal was given last week to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan for review and approval.
Board Member Von Mark Mendoza said of the proposed amount, P519 million will go to the development fund, P91 million to the calamity fund; P928 million for current operating expenditure, and P928 million for non-office obligation.
For the first time, the provincial government is not proposing any appropriation for capital expenditures.
Of the proposed budget, P1.707 billion will be sourced from the province’s Internal Revenue Allotment.
Mendoza said the provincial board will hold a three-day budget hearing with all department heads before acting on the proposal in it’s next session. –LM

Mabuhay Pangasinan!

wow! congrats:banana::banana::banana: pa-cheeseburger naman dyan:D

takot pala sa kompetisyon ang mga negosyanteng opisyales ng Ilocos Sur:ohno::ohno::ohno: syempre malulugi ang Plaza Maestro ni Chavit pag dyan ipinatayo ang Robinsons. IMO, mahihirapan talagang makapasok ang mga big time investors sa I.S. kasi bawarte yan ni Chavit:D:D:D pag laging ganyan, mauunahan na kayo ng Abra:D

btw, ang laki na ng agwat ng dalawang Ilocos

=> I agree, baka mas mauna pang maging Metropolitan ang Bangued at Candon hahaah..

=> I agree, baka mas mauna pang maging Metropolitan ang Bangued at Candon hahaah..

yup, hindi malayong mangyari yan lalo na kung may industrial monopolization sa isang lugar. mahihirapang pumasok ang mga investors niyan at hahanap na lang ng ibang lugar para don na sila mamuhunan:)

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Edmaration: taga Vigan ka? Nagbakasyon kayo dito Dagupan City?

Edmaration: taga Vigan ka? Nagbakasyon kayo dito Dagupan City?


@amigable: Yup! Not actually matatawag na vacation, parang ganun narin, about a day or a night lang naman, nagjoin lang kami ng isang family affair sa may tapuac.

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More budget airlines needed at Laoag airport
Thursday, 18 November 2010 21:01 Leilani G. Adriano / Correspondent


LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte—While preparing the blue prints of this province’s new face to the world, the Laoag International Airport eyes more budget airlines to provide passenger service to the growing number of tourists and visitors coming in.

With the holiday season fast approaching, more and more air passengers are expressing their wish for more budget airlines to service the Manila-Laoag routes since bookings made as early as November are already full.

Architect Jun Palafox in his capacity as principal architect and urban planner of Ilocos Norte’s major tourism master plan said these problems have to be addressed soon by inviting more passenger airlines to service this northern gateway of Luzon.

At present, daily flights are offered by at least two airlines servicing the Laoag airport round the clock. Several chartered flights to Hong Kong and Kaohsiung have been temporarily stopped on account of the hostage-taking incident in Manila in August.

Citing the tourism market potential of Ilocos Norte, Palafox said this province has everything to make things happen from its vast natural resources, heritage sites, staff and competent visionary leaders to implement Metro Ilocos Norte’s master plan, a major vision of Gov. Imee R. Marcos’s administration.

Part of the project phase I of Metro Ilocos Norte’s master plan is to improve the Laoag airport’s facility and to have added-value services to airport passengers like the establishment of shopping centers, restaurants and other amenities.  

Marcos reported that the province is expecting about P50 million from the national government to improve the airport.


http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/home/regions/3918-more-budget-airlines-needed-at-laoag-airport


:cheers::cheers::cheers:

:cheers::cheers::cheers:

WOW GREAT JOB LIA!!!! Mabuhay ang ILOCOS !!!!!!!!!:banana:

RONDARIS BUILDING WILL NO LONGER HOLD THE RECORD AS REGION 1's TALLEST

Rondaris Building [image below], a 10-storey [includes roof deck] commercial, residential and office building along Quezon Avenue cor Mabini St. in Vigan City will no longer be the tallest building in the Ilocandia. The said building has been dominating the Ilocandia skyline for more than a decade. It's reign will be put to an end upon the completion of BALAI Condominium Towers in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte.

Rondaris Building has been standing more than 10 years ago when Vigan was not yet a city. Likewise, San Nicolas shall hold the new record now that it is still on is township. Who will soon break the record of San Nicolas? Will history repeat itself? Who knows, will another town in Region 1 will break the record, and probably not a city?

Will Ilocos Norte will break it's own record? OR will Ilocos Sur regain the title? Or will La Union and Pangasinan surprise us with a high rise? Let's see soon!

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^^ohh I thought the Golden Building at Baluarte is the tallest in Ilocos Sur...I didn't know there's a taller one:D:D:D

btw, here are the tallest buildings in Metro Laoag
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credits to the owners

let's get ready for the 2 20-storey towers to be built in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte...these towers will definitely change the skyline of San Nicolas and will change the image of Ilocandia:D

@ 808: Yes, it will soon be the tallest building in Ilocos Sur, but it is not yet finished so it is not yet official! 'yong roof deck niya according to some sources' ay kung saan pwedeng mag-land ang chopper/helicoper.

Anyway, may I know what's the building on the left of La ellana? Anu po ba 'yan? Commercial, or residential, hotel or any?

Vigan's Humble CBD

I'll be posting more soon guys para updated naman kayo sa Vigan.

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SEVERAL VIGAN ESTABLISHMENTS INSPIRED BY OUR HERITAGE CONSERVATION

In Vigan, Prosperity should blend with our heritage, culture and environment. Before you put up your business, officials here will review first the architectural components of the building and make sure it will comply to the Vigan Heritage standards. Mahirap magpatayo ng Big business dito kasi hindi pwedeng magdemolish ng buildings at magpatayo ng mall ng basta-basta. Mart One actually ay dumaan pa sa hearing before na-push through 'yong project on the grounds of heritage conservation. In Vigan, our heritage is our success. It's not about the big malls, not about the high rise, but it's all about the conservation of our culture and heritage that made our city glowing! That's why the United Nations and Cooperacion Internacional de Espana give us money all the way!!! And there's no fully-enclosed mall inside Vigan, if you want, go to Bantay, Candon City and Narvacan either. Nakapanghihinayang 'yong mga tax na papasok from the investors pero ganyan talaga. Buti nalang may limos from those agencies hahaha!!:lol::lol::lol::lol:

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CONSTRUCTION UPDATES FOR THE ILOCOS SUR'S THIRD BRANCH OF MANG INASAL
:cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

This will be located along Calle Crisologo, I think this will have Night Street Dining too along the Romantic Cobblestone Street with the European ambiance of the location and compete with Max's and Cafe Leona maybe?

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pinakamaunlad pa rin naman ng ilocos sur ang vigan,, maliit nga lang hehe...

RONDARIS BUILDING WILL NO LONGER HOLD THE RECORD AS REGION 1's TALLEST

Rondaris Building [image below], a 10-storey [includes roof deck] commercial, residential and office building along Quezon Avenue cor Mabini St. in Vigan City will no longer be the tallest building in the Ilocandia. The said building has been dominating the Ilocandia skyline for more than a decade. It's reign will be put to an end upon the completion of BALAI Condominium Towers in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte.

Rondaris Building has been standing more than 10 years ago when Vigan was not yet a city. Likewise, San Nicolas shall hold the new record now that it is still on is township. Who will soon break the record of San Nicolas? Will history repeat itself? Who knows, will another town in Region 1 will break the record, and probably not a city?

Will Ilocos Norte will break it's own record? OR will Ilocos Sur regain the title? Or will La Union and Pangasinan surprise us with a high rise? Let's see soon!

http://i1093.photobucket.com/albums/i426/EDMARATION-/VIGAN%20CITY/PICT5315.jpg


Kung ako ang tatanungin, kung may ipapatayo mang highrise building sa La union, huwag dapat ipatayo sa CBD or sa Poro Point, para hindi masira ang view ng city mula sa Capitol, Christ the Redeemer at Pagoda. San Nicolas in IN can host skyscrapers, while neighboring Laoag naman retain some of its old but beautiful buildings. Vigan naman can be the Paris of the North, basta huwag lang papatayuan ng mga matataas na buildings na katabi ang nga Spanish Houses. Sa Pangasinan naman, they can utilize large lots and construct malls dahil sa population density nito. bagay ang magpatayo ng mga malls doon.

pinakamaunlad pa rin naman ng ilocos sur ang vigan,, maliit nga lang hehe...

I think mas malaki po income ng Candon compared to Vigan. May nakita ako dati sa isang website Region 1 cities, pinakamababa ang Vigan. Vigan is not qualified to become a cities kung ang pagbabasehan yung income nya, (naging city siya kasi dahil ang hinabol nila is yung status nya dati during spanish time) while Candon, naging city talaga siya kasi they were able to fulfill the requirement.

I think mas malaki po income ng Candon compared to Vigan. May nakita ako dati sa isang website Region 1 cities, pinakamababa ang Vigan. Vigan is not qualified to become a cities kung ang pagbabasehan yung income nya, (naging city siya kasi dahil ang hinabol nila is yung status nya dati during spanish time) while Candon, naging city talaga siya kasi they were able to fulfill the requirement.

=> hello there eee7. Yes you are right in some points. Since I'm from Vigan, I will tell the real story. Vigan actually met all the requirements for its cityhood. Vigan actually met the income requirements. That time, Vigan is already gaining more than 100 million pesos annual income as a municipality and has hosted the highest building in Region 1 considering it was not yet a city before. When it was still a town, it already had 10 hospitals, more than 15 banking institutions, more than 10 hotels and inns and 5 colleges/universities. So the economy then was already vibrant for a population of only 30,000 then. Alam mo naman ung mga existing cities, ayaw nila madagdagan ng cities pa kasi bumababa ung IRA nila kasi may ka-share na naman sila [like the case of Batac and Tabuk and other 20+ cities who lost their cityhood yet regained ulit because of a petition ng League of Philippine Cities]. So, ang ibinato sa Vigan is 'yong area. Note: Vigan is the smallest city in the Philippines outside Metro Manila [1/5 of Candon, 1/8 of Batac, 1/7 of Laoag, 1/5 of San Fernando, 1/8 of Alaminos, 2/3 of Dagupan, 1/5 of Urdaneta]. All those cities mentioned except Dagupan is more than 10, 000 hectares in area, Vigan is only more than 2,000. But, sa latest political laws ng Pilipinas, exempted sa area ang isang town vying for cityhood kung island siya. And in history, the map of Vigan is actually an island city surrounded by great rivers, parang Venice ba. Peru kung ung area niya talaga hindi qualified but the law exempts it for being an island. Then, ni-ratify 'yong status niya as a city by a Royal Decree in Spain making it the 3rd oldest city in the Philippines after Cebu and Manila. 'Yan po ung history ng Vigan.

Regards naman po sa income, as of sa latest data ng NSCB, Vigan has more than 200 million income. The lead in Region 1 is Urdaneta with 481 million. Sa income po naming 'yon dito sa Vigan, it is already enough for the 40,000+ people. Maliit lang naman ang Vigan eh, at kukunti ang tao, almost lahat naman ng roads na dito sementado na [except sa daan sa may UNP], sa infrastructure, ok na rin. So 'yong income na yon napupunta lahat sa social services, kaya we have the largest Public Market in Region1 [probably northern luzon pa] with 4 modules, taz dito mga day care workers does not only receive honorarium, they are regular employees at ang yayaman nila, all Vigan scholars only pay 15 pesos regardless of the amount of tuition fee [i was a scholar kaya alam ko], isang barangay nga rito nag lakbay aral pa sa Hong KOng, We have Women's and Children's Rights seat, Isang brgy rin dito provide scholarship to ALL their high school students in their brgy, another brgy has School Van for all their Elementary students, We purchased Mechanical Street sweeper, we have the largest Biomass reactor facility in the Philippines kasi we value Solid Waste Management, at marami pang social projects. Dun na talaga naka-focus 'yong income namin kasi we already have enough schools, roads, bridges, etc. Nakabili na rin pala ng property ang Vigan sa Taguig at doon nagpatayo ng facility para doon pwedeng matulog ng Libre ang mga taga-Vigan na aattend ng mga affairs.


Based on Per Capita income, Vigan is the richest city in Region 1. "Yong per Capita income ay isa sa mga ginagamit ng mga economists para i-measure 'yong quality of living ng mga tao at kung gaano kayaman ang mga tao nila. Sa buong mundo, Lichtenstein is the richest country in the world based sa per Capita income.

Here is the latest Data from NSCB of Region 1's richest cities based on TOTAL Per Capita income.


1. VIGAN 4,255
2. URDANETA 3,986
3. LAOAG 3,529.4
4. ALAMINOS 3,318
5. DAGUPAN 3,058
6. SAN FERNANDO 2,742
7. SAN CARLOS 2088.4

Note: NO data from Batac and Candon is available.
Candon might take the second place, because it has also more than 200M income with 56,000 population. Kung mas mababa ang population ng Batac sa Candon, Batac might take the second or third slot.

Top 10 cities in the Philppines Per Capita Receipts from Economic Enterprises

1. Olongapo City- 3789
2. Tagaytay City - 1500
3. Urdaneta City- 1151
4. Vigan City - 500
5. San Carlos City [Negros Occ] - 475
6. Tagum City - 455
7. Tanauan City - 454
8. Muntinlupa City - 401
9. Marikina City - 387
10. Makati City - 330

Note: Laoag City entered Top 9 last 2007.

Top 10 Cities in the Philippines Per Capita Expenditure on Economic Services

1. Olongapo - 4003
2. Muntinlupa - 1789
3. Pasig - 1650
4. Makati - 1287
5. Palayan - 1253
6. Tagaytay - 1124
7. VIGAN - 1124
8. Mandaue - 1068
9. Oroquieta - 1017
10. URDANETA - 989

Top 10 Cities in the Philippines Ratio of Receipts From Economic Enterprises to Total Income

1. Olongapo City - 0.5294
2. Urdaneta City - 0.3252
3. Tagaytay City - 0.1727
4. Tagum City - 0.1528
5. San Carlos City [Negros Occ] - 0.1453
6. Vigan City - 0.1285
7. Danao City - 0.1238
8. Tanauan City - 0.1127
9. Marikina City - 0.1104
10. Toledao City - 0.9999

ILOCANDIA RULES 2 out of 10!
:banana::banana::banana::banana:

Pangasinan is Region 1’s Best NSM Province in 2010

The Province of Pangasinan was chosen as the Best National Statistics Month (NSM) Province in 2010 by the Regional Statistical Coordination Committee (RSCC), the over-all coordinator of the NSM celebration in the region.

Pangasinan bested the other provinces of Region 1 based on the following criteria : 1) diversity of activities (35%); 2) extent of participation of cooperating agencies and local government units (30%); 3) conveys favorable image of the province (20%); and 4) economy and ingenious use of resources (15%). The RSCC Regional NSM Technical Working Group composing of representatives from the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB), National Statistics Office (NSO), Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS), and Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) served as evaluators of the participating provinces. Pangasinan received a Plaque of Recognition and a P 5,000 cash prize during the NSM Regional Closing Ceremony on October 28, 2010 at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Regional Office in San Fernando City, La Union.

The Search for Best NSM Province, patterned after the NSCB national level contest, was implemented by the RSCC as an incentive and award system to provinces for implementing various statistical activities at the provincial, city and municipal levels during the month-long celebration of the NSM in October.

The winners in the different NSM regional contests were also recognized and awarded Certificates of Recognition and cash prizes during the Regional Closing Ceremony, namely : 1) Regional Jingle Making Contest (sponsored by NEDA); 2) Regional Oratorical Contest, Secondary and Tertiary Levels (sponsored by NSO); 3) Regional Slogan-Poster Making Contest, Secondary and Tertiary Levels (sponsored by NEDA); and 4) Regional Statistics Quiz, Secondary and Tertiary Levels (sponsored by Philippine Statistical Association, Region 1 Chapter).

Meanwhile, Region 1 was awarded the Hall of Fame for winning the Best NSM Region for three consecutive years in 2006, 2007 and 2008 :banana::banana::banana::banana:during the closing ceremonies of the 11th National Convention on Statistics (NCS) on October 5, 2010 at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel in Mandaluyong City.

The NSCB Regional Division 1 serves as the secretariat of the RSCC and the Regional NSM TWG.



IRENEA B. UBUNGEN
Regional Head, NSCB and Chair, Regional NSM TWG

^^congrats Vigan, Urdaneta, and Pangasinan;););)
there's no doubt our region is simply the best performing region in northern luzon:banana::banana::banana: way to go Region 1!

Vigan's Humble CBD

I'll be posting more soon guys para updated naman kayo sa Vigan.

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it's great to see Vigan's humble CBD:banana: Vigan just keeps getting better!:cheers: thanks for sharing;) would love to see more, if it's isn't too much to ask:D

CONSTRUCTION UPDATES FOR THE ILOCOS SUR'S THIRD BRANCH OF MANG INASAL
:cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

This will be located along Calle Crisologo, I think this will have Night Street Dining too along the Romantic Cobblestone Street with the European ambiance of the location and compete with Max's and Cafe Leona maybe?

http://i1093.photobucket.com/albums/i426/EDMARATION-/PICT5306.jpg

at may Mang Inasal na naman sa Ilocos Sur:banana: kakainggit naman... sana may Mang Inasal na din sa Batac para tatlo na rin sa Norte:D:D:D

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Ilocos-grown tobacco remains one of the world’s best (http://loqal.ph/business-and-finance/2010/11/19/ilocos-grown-tobacco-remains-one-of-the-world%E2%80%99s-best/)


SAN FERNANDO, ILOCOS NORTE:lol::lol::lol: – Aside from being an enduring symbol of Filipino-Hispanic relations, the Philippine tobacco is also considered one of the best and healthiest by connoisseurs all over the world.

Manila Cigars Inc. continues to produce world class cigar, particularly “Flor de Filipinas”, which can be comparable to the best Cuban cigars.

This tobacco blend, grown and produced from tobacco plantations in the northern part of Ilocos, also defines a large part of Filipino tradition and culture, according to Filipina Asido, sales executive of Manila Cigars.

“Tobacco symbolizes Filipino triumphs. Even the process of making it is characteristic of our Inang Bayan,” she says. Flor de Filipinas is also handmade giving its blend superior quality.

The arduous process or peeling, rolling, binding and wrapping the finished product requires enormous discipline, this in turn determines the quality of how every stick of tobacco would taste, she explains.

Manila Cigars has been exporting these local tobaccos to international markets since 1996. Its steady demand does not bother local producers and in fact, this proves the competitiveness of local products in the global market.

“Our tobacco is highly comparable to Cuban cigars. It is at par with international brands, because even Filipinos abroad patronize it,” says Asido, adding that though the seeds come from Cuba, how it is grown locally is what gives it its world-class quality.

Unlike the mass produced and nicotine enriched cigarettes in the market today, she says local tobacco doesn’t contain the harmful nicotine and is proven to be an effective medicinal relaxant.

“Once you start smoking the regular cigar, it’s hard to quit. That’s why even doctors recommend local tobacco as alternative to regular cigars as this aids a chain smoker to gradually quit smoking,” says Filipina.

From the more affordable Flora de Filipinas, which costs 160 pesos to the most expensive “Antonio Jimenez” tobacco that costs more than 200 pesos, Asido says the tobacco industry is still seeking support from the local market despite its stable following abroad.

“Like any other local product, our local tobacco also needs the support of the Philippine market,” she adds.

She points out that competition is “tight” internationally, but Philippine tobacco will remain one of the country’s best export products.

Experience Ilocos pride from products at trade fair (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/baguio/feature/experience-ilocos-pride-products-trade-fair)


LAOAG City, Ilocos Norte - Mouth-watering longganiza from Batac. Crispy-licious Chicharon or Bagnet from San Nicolas. Bibingka, puto and other native kakanin from Currimao and Calasiao of Pangasinan. Abel fabric from the loomweavers of Paoay and shellcraft from the artisans of Pagudpud.

These are just some of the products showcasing Ilocano pride being sold at the 15th Partuat ti Kailokuan Trade Fair and Garden Show at the Ilocano Heroes Memorial Hall in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte.

The trade fair is being conducted by the Department of Trade and Industry provincial office in partnership with the Partuat ti Kailokuan Association and the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte under Gov. Imee Marcos. A manufacturer's fair, it aims to promote the One-Town-One-Product (OTOP) of the various local government units of the province. The OTOP is a government program aimed to support local entrepreneurs and LGUs develop markets for their products and help push the local and national economy.

Aside from the many OTOPs of the province, there are other products from other provinces of Region 1 and the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) at the trade fair. Some of these are puto Calasiao and kutsinta from Calasiao, Pangasinan; wood carvings and furniture from the CAR and Vigan, Ilocos Sur; gift items, hand-crafted products and novelties; fashion accessories; potted- poinsettias for the holidays, plants and other flowers.

The trade fair will run from November 11 to 22, 2009.

:cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

Pangasinan hosts World Statistics Day in Region 1 (http://pia-ilocos.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4121&Itemid=2)


Dagupan City (29 October) -- The National Statistics Office has conducted Wednesday a seminar on Statistics and its Crucial Role in Governance at the agency's office in Calasiao town in celebration of the World Statistics Day and the 21st National Statistics Month. NSO Pangasinan was the host of the celebration in the Ilocos Region.
The seminar aimed to inform stakeholders, planning officers on the available data from NSO and to demonstrate the use of "public-use-file".
All over the country, 20 provinces held simultaneous seminars.
It was supposed to be held on October 20 as per United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/64/267 but it was postponed due to typhoon Juan, according to Provincial Statistics Officer Dante Pescador.
"Pwede pa itong ipagdiwang dahil October pa naman, he said.
Overview of industry-based statistics, employment statistics, population statistics, vital statistics, NSO website and the demonstration on the use of "Public-Use-File" were presented.
Some agencies and LGUs representatives were the participants of said seminar.

Coast Guard says no more oil spill on Pagudpud Bay (http://pia-ilocos.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4193&Itemid=1)


LAOAG CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard said the oil spill on Pagudpud Bay is now under control after the new salvor of the North Korean vessel completed siphoning the remaining oil in its tank.

Capt. George Ursabia, Jr., PCG District Commander in North Luzon, said no new leakage was observed the previous days after ship salvor Harbor Star completed siphoning the remaining oil on board the MV Nam Yang 8.

“There is no more oil spill and the shoreline is clean,” he said.

Ursabia noted that what remained in the vessel’s tank was hardened oil deposits that can be cleaned by manually scooping the residue.

He said it may take another seven days to complete scraping the oil deposit of some 2,000 liters in two separate tanks.

He said Harbor Star’s methods in cleaning up the tanks were swift and systematic.

The ship’s previous salvor Royal Jessan finished its contract with the PCG early this month.

Ursabia said removal of the wreckage will only begin sometime in March next year due to rough sea weather conditions.

Rough waters normally prevail on Pagudpud Bay during the last quarter of the year until March of next year.

Ursabia said once sea conditions normalize, it would be safer for the salvor to pull out the vessel from the shore.

The vessel was carrying a shipment of 3,000 metric tons of magnetite ore or black sand extracted from Cagayan when it sailed through rough waters in Pagudpud in early January. It later ran aground after developing engine trouble.

The vessel no longer contains any cargo because all the magnetite ore have been gradually washed out each time the holes were hit by big waves.

The Coast Guard said the vessel was carrying 160,000 liters of bunker oil its main tank. (PIA Ilocos Norte)

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=> hello there eee7. Yes you are right in some points. Since I'm from Vigan, I will tell the real story. Vigan actually met all the requirements for its cityhood. Vigan actually met the income requirements. That time, Vigan is already gaining more than 100 million pesos annual income as a municipality and has hosted the highest building in Region 1 considering it was not yet a city before. When it was still a town, it already had 10 hospitals, more than 15 banking institutions, more than 10 hotels and inns and 5 colleges/universities. So the economy then was already vibrant for a population of only 30,000 then. Alam mo naman ung mga existing cities, ayaw nila madagdagan ng cities pa kasi bumababa ung IRA nila kasi may ka-share na naman sila [like the case of Batac and Tabuk and other 20+ cities who lost their cityhood yet regained ulit because of a petition ng League of Philippine Cities]. So, ang ibinato sa Vigan is 'yong area. Note: Vigan is the smallest city in the Philippines outside Metro Manila [1/5 of Candon, 1/8 of Batac, 1/7 of Laoag, 1/5 of San Fernando, 1/8 of Alaminos, 2/3 of Dagupan, 1/5 of Urdaneta]. All those cities mentioned except Dagupan is more than 10, 000 hectares in area, Vigan is only more than 2,000. But, sa latest political laws ng Pilipinas, exempted sa area ang isang town vying for cityhood kung island siya. And in history, the map of Vigan is actually an island city surrounded by great rivers, parang Venice ba. Peru kung ung area niya talaga hindi qualified but the law exempts it for being an island. Then, ni-ratify 'yong status niya as a city by a Royal Decree in Spain making it the 3rd oldest city in the Philippines after Cebu and Manila. 'Yan po ung history ng Vigan.

Regards naman po sa income, as of sa latest data ng NSCB, Vigan has more than 200 million income. The lead in Region 1 is Urdaneta with 481 million. Sa income po naming 'yon dito sa Vigan, it is already enough for the 40,000+ people. Maliit lang naman ang Vigan eh, at kukunti ang tao, almost lahat naman ng roads na dito sementado na [except sa daan sa may UNP], sa infrastructure, ok na rin. So 'yong income na yon napupunta lahat sa social services, kaya we have the largest Public Market in Region1 [probably northern luzon pa] with 4 modules, taz dito mga day care workers does not only receive honorarium, they are regular employees at ang yayaman nila, all Vigan scholars only pay 15 pesos regardless of the amount of tuition fee [i was a scholar kaya alam ko], isang barangay nga rito nag lakbay aral pa sa Hong KOng, We have Women's and Children's Rights seat, Isang brgy rin dito provide scholarship to ALL their high school students in their brgy, another brgy has School Van for all their Elementary students, We purchased Mechanical Street sweeper, we have the largest Biomass reactor facility in the Philippines kasi we value Solid Waste Management, at marami pang social projects. Dun na talaga naka-focus 'yong income namin kasi we already have enough schools, roads, bridges, etc. Nakabili na rin pala ng property ang Vigan sa Taguig at doon nagpatayo ng facility para doon pwedeng matulog ng Libre ang mga taga-Vigan na aattend ng mga affairs.


Based on Per Capita income, Vigan is the richest city in Region 1. "Yong per Capita income ay isa sa mga ginagamit ng mga economists para i-measure 'yong quality of living ng mga tao at kung gaano kayaman ang mga tao nila. Sa buong mundo, Lichtenstein is the richest country in the world based sa per Capita income.

Here is the latest Data from NSCB of Region 1's richest cities based on TOTAL Per Capita income.


1. VIGAN 4,255
2. URDANETA 3,986
3. LAOAG 3,529.4
4. ALAMINOS 3,318
5. DAGUPAN 3,058
6. SAN FERNANDO 2,742
7. SAN CARLOS 2088.4

Note: NO data from Batac and Candon is available.
Candon might take the second place, because it has also more than 200M income with 56,000 population. Kung mas mababa ang population ng Batac sa Candon, Batac might take the second or third slot.

wheeeewww:cheers::cheers::cheers:

VIGAN CITY
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METRO LAOAG
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THREAD 5 NA!:banana::banana::banana:

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SAN FERNANDO CITY
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DAGUPAN CITY
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bagong thread..nyc1 r1
post q lang po yung mga pic sa pangasinan thread.


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aerial view of Downtown Dagupan

Photo Reposts from Past Threads



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CHED Region 1

Region 1 was awarded the Hall of Fame for winning the Best NSM Region for three consecutive years in 2006, 2007 and 2008

AGBIAG ITI ILOCANDIA! AGBIAG!

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SM CITY VIGAN PROPOSAL

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IF ever matuloy 'to, ayoko nang design. Dapat Old Vigan Architecture ang design to change the trend, parang Museum o Cathedral type peru sa loob pala ay mall, para naman Vigan Style parin diba? For sure, gagawa na naman ang pangalan ang Vigan Tourism industry in terms of shopping kung Vigan Architecture ang panama sa mga shoppers all around the Philippines!

Cheers for the new thread! :)

any news regarding the rumored construction of SM Laoag? I'm clueless since I've been here in Manila for 3 weeks now.

BTW, I also heard that Laoag already has a Krispy Kreme Doughnut branch :)

URDANETA CITY HALL

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Candon City bags the 2010 Most Business Friendly City of the Philippines award
Posted on November 4, 2010 by candoncity

Candon City bags the 2010 Most Business Friendly City of the Philippines award

Candon City was recently adjudged as 2010 Most Business Friendly of
the Philippines(City- Level II Category) by the Philippine Chamber of
Commerce and Induscty ( PCCI).

President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III personally handed the plaque of
recognition to Candon City Mayor Allen Singson and City Business
Permits and Licensing Officer Mary Jean Abrero.

The awarding rites was part of the highlights of the 36th Philippine
Business Conference and Expo held at Manila Hotel on Oct 15.

“We deserved the award. We worked hard for it ever since we attain
city hood,” Singson said

He expressed his appreciation to all concern and stakeholders who help
in winning the prestigious award.

As reward, the Federation of Filipino- Chinese Chambers of Commerce
and Industry, Inc. in support to the PCCI is giving school building to
the City.

It will be donated by Henry Lim Bon Liong of Sterling Paper Products
Enterprises Inc.

During the final deliberation, Candon competed against Alaminos City
Pangasinan and Balanga City, Bataan.

Former Senator Aquilino Pimentel was the head of the panelists who
came from different public and private sectors.

Singson said that records will show how Candon had blossomed through
nearly a decade as a city.

Candon City has 5,112 business applications in the span of January
2009 to August 2010 with an accumulated P104 million investments
poured in based on their business capital submitted.

The city has nearly P40 million locally generated income.

The tax revenues totalling to P15.8 million broken down to real
property tax at P2.9 million, tax on business (P12.1 million) and
other taxes (P836 ,000). The Non-tax revenues reflects is at P21. 8
million with P5.2 million coming from regulatory fees ( permits and
licenses), service user charges ( clearance certificates) (P1.8
million), income from economic enterprise (market collection) (P13.4
million and other receipts ( violations/miscellaneous) (P1.2 million).

The city has more than P220 million Internal Revenue Allotment for 2010.

The city government had put premium efforts to be the top business
friendly city in the country.

In the quality customer service, the city government has its Business-
One – Stop- Shop and the Citizens’ charter to show of.

The BOSS is set up for the most efficient way for securing and
issuances of different permits and licenses including renewals.

The city’s Citizen Charter billboards are clearly and strategically
located at the main lobby and flow charts are displayed in all offices
for customers guidance.

The city is also engaged in public- private partnership with its Nego
viaje project launched in March 2008. Under the City Tourism Council,
the project is the organization of the city’s food strip vendors along
the portion of Marina Street.

The city provided uniformly designed food carts and picnic tables.

In the investment promotions, the city’s One Town One Product (OTOP)
glutinous rice cake ( calamay) had inched to the tourism world map
when the city produced the world’s biggest calamay in 2006.

Calamay remains the top delicacy in the city and its market continuous
to grow with all out promotions done.

In the Micro Small Medium Enterprise area, it has its Market Loan
program and Self Employment Assistance ( SEA) –Kaunlaran project.

The market started in 1995 after the old super market was gutted by
fire in 1994.

The SEA –kaunlaran aims to support interested Candonians who wanted to
engage in business. It started in 2008. It has now more than 150
recipients.

Singson said that the city aims to boost further its current status.

He said that Candonians and the other concern stakeholders deserved
the best possible set up for their businesses and other needs in the
city.

It is the city’s first try to join the PCCI’s sponsored prestigious
nationwide competition.

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PANGASINAN CAPITOL

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PROPOSED PANGASINAN PUBLIC MARKET

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i think this is the proposed new public market in Mangaldan town.

Hundred Islands Tourism Masterplan

THE ALAMINOS MASTERPLAN IS A DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK THAT COMPLEMENTS THE REGIONAL AND PROVINCIAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY. PART OF THE LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT IS THE LIGHTHOUSE, AND WHARF AREA, BEACH DEVELOPMENT, HOTEL AND RECREATIONAL AREA, ESPANADES, CITY PARKS AND PLAZAS, CITY LANDSMARKS, AND VARIOUS LANDMARKS FRO RETIREMENT VILLAGE, CONVENTION CENTER AND WELLNESS CENTER, AND THE HUNDRED ISLAND NATIONAL PARK.
-PALAFOX ASSOCIATES

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METRO DAGUPAN IN THE MAKING

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^^wow I'm amazed!;) thanks guys for posting those very nice pictures! rapid economic growth has drastically transformed and developed our region through the years. those photos above show that our dear region is kicking:cheers::cheers::cheers:no wonder our region is the best performing region up north:):):)
Go REGION 1!

@zeekrom, hello and welcome to our regional thread!:hug: thanks for posting Pangasinan's wonderful pics...would love to see more:banana::banana::banana: enjoy posting:cheers:

Cheers for the new thread! :)

any news regarding the rumored construction of SM Laoag? I'm clueless since I've been here in Manila for 3 weeks now.

BTW, I also heard that Laoag already has a Krispy Kreme Doughnut branch :)

welcome back @true north:cheers:

I too am clueless about SM Laoag, still hoping SM would put up its mall in Laoag perhaps next year

I am not really sure if there's a branch of Krispy Kreme in Laoag, how I wish, but I do know there's a store in Laoag selling Krispy Kreme donuts...it's called FRONTROW, the newest cafe in town:banana:

FRONTROW FASHION CAFE (SELLS KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS) - LAOAG
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^^wow I'm amazed!;) thanks guys for posting those very nice pictures! rapid economic growth has drastically transformed and developed our region through the years. those photos above show that our dear region is kicking:cheers::cheers::cheers:no wonder our region is the best performing region up north:):):)
Go REGION 1!

@zeekrom, hello and welcome to our regional thread!:hug: thanks for posting Pangasinan's wonderful pics...would love to see more:banana::banana::banana: enjoy posting:cheers:

yeah!no one can deny that! a first class region in the country!we have Bustling Metropolis and cities, fine beaches and tourist destinations, old churches and pilgrimages, class AAA hotels, well paved roads highways and bridges, historical sites, beautiful architectures, Big Malls, and many MORE! REGION 1 GOT'EM ALL!
From Rosales to Pagudpud! all visitors will enjoy exploring our beloved Region.:cheers:

SM CITY VIGAN PROPOSAL

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IF ever matuloy 'to, ayoko nang design. Dapat Old Vigan Architecture ang design to change the trend, parang Museum o Cathedral type peru sa loob pala ay mall, para naman Vigan Style parin diba? For sure, gagawa na naman ang pangalan ang Vigan Tourism industry in terms of shopping kung Vigan Architecture ang panama sa mga shoppers all around the Philippines!

sorry to say this...I find it boring actually:D I agree, Vigan deserves a better rendition that could complement the city's atmosphere...Plazuela de IloIlo, for instance, would be a perfect fit for the city:cheers:

yeah!no one can deny that! a first class region in the country!we have Bustling Metropolis and cities, fine beaches and tourist destinations, old churches and pilgrimages, class AAA hotels, well paved roads highways and bridges, historical sites, beautiful architectures, Big Malls, and many MORE! REGION 1 GOT'EM ALL!
From Rosales to Pagudpud! all visitors will enjoy exploring our beloved Region.:cheers:

I couldn't have said it any better!:cheers: In Region 1, you name it, we have it:D more than you can imagine:cheers:

Dagupan COP optimistic about recognition


POLICE Superintendent Romeo Caramat Jr. is “90% confident” that the Dagupan City police station will again win the Best City Police Station award in the region.
Caramat said his confidence is premised on knowing how the local government of Dagupan under Mayor Benjamin Lim and the different non-government organizations in the city has been very supportive in their operation to maintain peace and order in the community.
The selection of the Best City Police Station nationwide, the awarding of which will be done during the PNP Anniversary sometime in January of next year.
Dagupan City PNP has received the regional award in previous years, and has snatched the national award five times.
“The award will surely bring honor to the city and our police station which will surely increase the morale of our men in performing their public duty,” he said.
The criteria for the selection is the Annual General Inspection / Operational Readiness Survey Inspection Test and Evaluation (AGI/ORSITE) being conducted by the Philippine National Police (PNP) simultaneously around the country.
Other award categories include the selection of the Best Police Provincial Office, Best Municipal Police Station and Police Provincial Mobile Group and individual awards and recognition.

Dagupan City, top 3 City outside Metro Manila. (w/ Cagayan de Oro and Cebu)

'New mayors should learn from most competitive cities'
Written by JESUS F. LLANTO, Newsbreak
WEDNESDAY, 21 JULY 2010

MANILA, Philippines--The cities of Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, and Dagupan have been named as the most competitive cities outside Metro Manila in the Philippine Cities Competitiveness Ranking Project 2009 (PCCRP) of the Asian Institute of Management Policy Center. The study, which was launched Monday in Pasay City, used six criteria in ranking the 29 cities: dynamism of local economy, responsiveness of the LGUs to business, infrastructure, quality of life, and cost of doing business and human resource and training.

It is based on official government data, perception survey among businessmen, and interviews with local chief executives and local business group’s representative The PCCRP also classified the cities into three groups: metropolitan growth centers, growth centers and emergent cities.

Cebu City bested Davao in the metro growth center category, which refers to cities with an average of P3.05 billion total income and average population of 1.08 million. Cagayan de Oro, meanwhile, topped in the growth centers category, which included the cities of General Santos, Baguio, Lapu-Lapu, Zamboanga, Olongapo, Batangas, Iloilo, Bacolod, and Mandaue. These cities have an average income of P1.2 billion and population 421,165.

Dagupan City is the most competitive among the emergent cities. It bested the cities of Angeles, Butuan, Cotabato, Lucena, Naga, Legaspi, Pagadian, Puerto Princesa, Ormoc, Iligan, Tagum, and San Fernando in La Union, Surigao, Tuguegarao, Tacloban and Santiago.

Ma. Lourdes Sereno Diokno, executive director of the AIM Policy Center, said that they decided to group the cities into three brackets because it would be unfair to compare the metropolitan and highly-urbanized cities like Cebu and Davao to new and emerging young cities.

“Cebu City and Davao City outpaced the rest in many indicators,” added Ana Maria Tabunda, chief research fellow at Pulse Asia and consultant for the PCCRP 2009. Roger Carlson, acting mission director of the USAID, one of the sponsors of the PCCRP, said that the findings of the study can guide the local officials in introducing policy changes in their localities.

“Newly-elected mayors can base their reform efforts on information that comes from business operators themselves,” Carlson said. The PCCRP 2009 also recognized the cities that topped in each of the criteria used in the study. Below is a complete list of the winners:

Awards
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Mayors of the winning cities said that the recognition they received should inspire their cities to do better and to sustain the reforms and policies they have started. “This will serve as an impetus to us,” said Zamboanga City Mayor Celso Lobregat, whose city received three awards. He added that he is hoping that the awards can help them attracting investors who are afraid to invest in Zamboanga City because if the perception that it is not safe.

San Fernando City Mayor Pablo Ortega, meanwhile, said that his city’s efforts to address pollution and to simplify the process in applying and reviewing business permits helped them win four awards. “We put up a one-stop shop for those who want to do business with us,” Ortega said. “The system is very transparent and because it is fast we are able to curb bribery. (Newsbreak)

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Aliguas Dagupan City!
Mabuhay Pangasinan!

PANGASINAN CAPITOL

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No province can still beat our Capitol! Not bragging. just stating a fact.

Mabuhay! Philippine's Best Capitol!
Mabuhay Pangasinan!

San Carlos is Ilocandia’s Most Populated City
Vigan is the least Populated

RANK CITY POPULATION
1 San Carlos [Pangasinan] 161, 884
2 Dagupan [Pangasinan] 149, 554
3 Urdaneta [Pangasinan] 120, 785
4 San Fernando [La Union] 114, 813
5 Laoag [Ilocos Norte] 102, 457
6 Alaminos [Pangasinan] 79, 788
7 Candon [Ilocos Sur] 56, 270
8 Batac [Ilocos Norte] 50, 675
9 Vigan [Ilocos Sur] 47, 246

Urdaneta is Ilocandia’s Largest Economy

RANK CITY GROSS INCOME
1 Urdaneta [Pangasinan] 481, 510, 000
2 Dagupan [Pangasinan] 457, 465, 000
3 Laoag [Ilocos Norte] 361, 170, 000
4 San Carlos [Pangasinan] 338, 085, 000
5 San Fernando [La Union] 314, 851, 000
6 Alaminos [Pangasinan] 264, 800, 000
7 Vigan [Ilocos Sur] 201, 625, 000
8 Candon [Ilocos Sur] N/A
9 Batac [Ilocos Norte] N/A


Vigan is Ilocandia’s Richest City based on Per Capita Income


RANK CITY Per Capita Income
1 Vigan [Ilocos Sur] 4, 267
2 Urdaneta [Pangasinan] 3, 986
3 Candon [Ilocos Sur] 3, 859
4 Laoag [Ilocos Norte] 3, 525
5 Alaminos [Pangasinan] 3, 308
6 Dagupan [Pangasinan] 3, 058
7 San Fernando [La Union] 2, 742
8 San Carlos [Pangasinan] 2, 088
9 Batac [Ilocos Norte] N/A


San Carlos is Ilocandia’s Largest City by Land Area
Vigan is the Smallest

RANK CITY Area
1 San Carlos [Pangasinan] 16, 903 hectares
2 Alaminos [Pangasinan] 16, 426
3 Batac [Ilocos Norte] 16, 106
4 Laoag [Ilocos Norte] 11, 608
5 Candon [Ilocos Sur] 10, 328
6 San Fernando [La Union] 10, 272
7 Urdaneta [Pangasinan] 10, 026
8 Dagupan [Pangasinan] 3, 723
9 Vigan [Ilocos Sur] 2, 512


Dagupan is Ilocandia’s Most Thickly/Densely Populated City
Batac is Ilocandia’s Most Sparsely Populated City


RANK CITY Density/square hectare
1 Dagupan [Pangasinan] 40.17 per sq. hectare
2 Vigan [Ilocos Sur] 18.80
3 Urdaneta [Pangasinan] 12.05
4 San Fernando [La Union] 11.18
5 San Carlos [Pangasinan] 9.58
6 Laoag [Ilocos Norte] 8.83
7 Candon [Ilocos Sur] 5.54
8 Alaminos [Pangasinan] 4.86
9 Batac [Ilocos Norte] 3.15

[U]RURAL/URBAN CLASSIFICATION

RANK CITY Rural/Urban
1 Dagupan [Pangasinan] URBAN
2 Vigan [Ilocos Sur] URBAN
3 Urdaneta [Pangasinan] URBAN
4 San Fernando [La Union] Partially Urban
5 San Carlos [Pangasinan] Partially Urban
6 Laoag [Ilocos Norte] Partially Urban
7 Candon [Ilocos Sur] Partially Urban
8 Alaminos [Pangasinan] Partially Urban
9 Batac [Ilocos Norte] Partially Urban

Note: All barangays of Dagupan, Vigan and Urdaneta are classified as URBAN.

DAGUPAN is Ilocandia’s oldest City

RANK CITY Year Created Age
1 Dagupan [Pangasinan] 1947, 63
2 Laoag {Ilocos Norte] 1965, 45
3 San Carlos [Pangasinan] 1966, 44
4 San Fernando [La Union] 1998, 12
5 Urdaneta [Pangasinan] 1998, 12
6 Candon [Ilocos Sur] 2001, 9
7 Vigan City [Ilocos Sur] 2001, 9
8 Alaminos [Pangasinan] 2001, 9
9 Batac [Ilocos Norte] Previously a City 0

Note: Batac, was recently a city but lost its cityhood. A petition was made reviving it’s cityhood including 15 other cities. Batac regained it’s cityhood. On August 17, 2010, The Supreme Court reinstated its former decision declaring the cityhood of those 16 cities unconstitutional. So, Region 1 has only 8 cities again after our very own Batac and 15 other cities lost their cityhood ONCE AGAIN.

Data Courtesy of National Statistical Coordinating Board [NSCB]

Dagupan City Profile

Age: 63
Area: 14.4 sq mi
Income Classification: 1st Class Independent Component City
Barangays: 31
Population: more or less 200,000 (as of 2010)
Province: Pangasinan
District: 4th
Region: 1
Country: Philippines

Universities: 3
Colleges & Vocationals: 35
Secondary Schools: 19
Elementary: 53

Hospitals: 12
Banks: 60+
Financial Institution: 44

Regional Networks: 2 (ABS-CBN & GMA)
Radio Stations: 16
Newspapers: 17+
Cyber Café: 30+

Public Market: 5
Malls, Super Markets & Department Stores: 10+
Gymnasium: 6+
Hotels & Resorts: 23+
Cemetery: 6

SANTA'S UNSPOILED BEAUTY!

SANTA, ILOCOS SUR IS NOW A SECOND CLASS MUNICIPALITY

SANTA IS ILOCANDIA'S ECO-TOURISM HAVEN
FROM GREAT RIVERS, TO VIRGIN BEACHES, PROTECTED NATIONAL PARKS AND THE RENDEZVOUS OF THE MOUNTAIN FOREST AND THE SEA!

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2010 Search for LGU Best Practices starts (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p101108.htm&no=72)


San Fernando City, La Union (08 November) -- In view of continuously providing policy-makers at the national level an update on the local development, the search for the best local government unit (LGU) best practices was initiated by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) sometime year 2000.

This year, the search covers five major criteria to include positive socio-economic impact (25 percent), promotion of people's empowerment (25 percent), transferability and sustainability (15 percent), effectiveness of service delivery (20 percent), and creative use of powers provided under the 1991 Local Government Code (15 percent) to come up with 100 percentage rating.

"We believed in the rich source of creative and innovative strategies among our local officials, hand in hand with the exemplary accomplishments of the local government units which are worth rewarding," Director Leonardo Quitos, Jr. of the NEDA Region 1 said.

Quitos added that the search aims to highlight and promote excellence and innovation in good governance among LGUs from where lessons can be drawn.
Local leaders will be provided with the basics in managing their respective local governments in order to effect development within their area.
Most importantly, the search was conceptualized to institutionalize a sharing of information and draw support of efforts to replicate the best practices by other LGUs.

In the region, 10 entries were validated by the Regional Search Committee (RSC) based on documents submitted that are operational for at least three (3) years and still on-going at the time of submission which were short-listed into five (5) top-most entries.

The top five (5) entries are scheduled for field validation and ocular inspection this month to vie for the champion, first runner-up and the second runner-up awards.

Top five entries include the local government units of Nueva Era and San Nicolas of the province of Ilocos Norte; city of Candon for Ilocos Sur; and the provincial government of Pangasinan and Rosales town for the province of Pangasinan.

Member-agencies of the RSC include the NEDA, Civil Service Commission, Philippine Information Agency, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Department of Interior and Local Government, Commission on Human Rights, Department of Social Welfare and Development and the RANGO which is a private sector representative. (PIA1/La Union)

GEORGINA WILSON AND BORGY MANOTOC AT LA PAZ SAND DUNES IN LAOAG
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VALDEZ CENTER - SAN NICOLAS, ILOCOS NORTE
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FORT ILOCANDIA - LAOAG
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BATAC, ILOCOS NORTE
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CSI STADIA, Dagupan City

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MABINI STREET, VIGAN CITY
Buildings here should comply with the Vigan Architecture! Like this new building at the background [Yellow Orange], the windows have arch and old style window.

KAPULUAN VISTA - PAGUDPUD, ILOCOS NORTE
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The Stadia
Dagupan City

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Biggest in Northern Luzon!

Mabuhay Pangasinan!

PLAZA MAESTRO, VIGAN CITY

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IN FRONT OF PROVINCIAL CAPITOL

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wow my first ever post after reading through ssc for a year haha.. will be posting a lot of pix of Ilocos soon :)

hi to all by the way... true blooded ilocano here

wow my first ever post after reading through ssc for a year haha.. will be posting a lot of pix of Ilocos soon :)

hi to all by the way... true blooded ilocano here

Wow! Welcome to SSC! Are you in New Zealand now? From where in Ilocos ar e you po? Keep on posting!:banana::banana::banana:

hi hugo, yes i am in NZ. i'm from the sunshine city and my family is there. how do i upload photos could you tell me? do i need to upload first in another website like flickr or photobucket? am having trouble uploading

hi hugo, yes i am in NZ. i'm from the sunshine city and my family is there. how do i upload photos could you tell me? do i need to upload first in another website like flickr or photobucket? am having trouble uploading

welcome to ssc @deckyjoe!:cheers::hug::grouphug: i'm so happy that there's another forumer from Laoag...the sunshine city:banana::banana::banana:

you could upload your pics at TINYPIC.COM and copy/paste the IMG Code and post it here...can't wait to see your photos;)

enjoy posting;)

SM CITY ROSALES
PANGASINAN
The Biggest Shopping Mall in Region 1(soon to be biggest in norther luzon>>>annex bldg :D) and 2nd in Northern Luzon after SM City Baguio

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Chess: Dagupan to host Nat'l rapid tourney on Dec. 18-19

MANILA, Nov. 23 (PNA) -- Dagupan, the 'bangus' capital of the Philippines, will host the much-awaited 2010 National Inter-Cities and Municipalities rapid chess team championship set December 18-19 at the People’s Astrodome.

A joint undertaking of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) in cooperation with the Dagupan City government, the two-day competition is expected to attract the country's top players representing select cities and municipalities.

NCFP president/chairman Prospero “Butch” Pichay and NCFP secretary-general and Tagaytay City Mayor Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino have been invited to personally attend the formal opening ceremony of the prestigious team tournament.

Pichay is expected to make the ceremonial moves along with Dagupan City Mayor Benjamin S. Lim and city administrator Vladimir Mata.

“This is another major chess competition in the NCFP calendar in the the year about to end,” said Pichay, who tapped NCFP executive/events director Willie Abalos to coordinate the preparations for the prestigious event.

”It will also be a good opportunity for Manila-based players to come and visit Dagupan, which is known as the regional market center of the entire province of Pangasinan,” added Pichay.

Trophies and cash prizes are at stake in the unique, nine-round Swiss tournament, with the winning team getting the lion’s share of P70,000 and trophy.

The runner-up and the third placer will receive P50,000 and P30,000, respectively.

The fourth up to the 10th placers will get P25,000, P20,000, P10,000, P8,000, P7,000, P6,000 and P5,000, respectively.

Individual gold medalist from boards one to five will bring home P2,000 each.

The participating teams must have an average rating of 2050 per team, with only one titled player (GM, IM, FM and NM) allowed per team. All 1800 and below rating will be computed for 1800 for rating purposes.

Registration fee is P3,500 per team. Local government units ,may enter a maximum of three teams.

For inquiries, call NCFP secretariat at tel. 02-3817224 or call or text Abalos at cell. 0929-2266210 or Ilann Perez at cell 0905-3269576 or Ms. Ana Mendoza of Dagupan City Maypr’s Office at cell . 0923-5127886 or 0939-3617282. (PNA)

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^^gf mo?:D nice pic!:)

McDonald's taken from Archbishop Palace Window

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ILOCOS NORTE
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^^gf mo?:D nice pic!:)

=> Hindi, kasama ko lang 'yan sa pamamasyal,:nuts::nuts::):):):lol::lol:

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PLAZA MAESTRO SHOPPING CENTER, Vigan City [Below]

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hi hugo, yes i am in NZ. i'm from the sunshine city and my family is there. how do i upload photos could you tell me? do i need to upload first in another website like flickr or photobucket? am having trouble uploading

Are you in Auckland now? hehehe Wow Laoag!

Well you can upload your photos at flickr.com, photobucket or even at facebook. After uploading your photos, you may copy the link location of the photo, then press the "Insert Image" icon in this site then Paste the Photo url

=> Hindi, kasama ko lang 'yan sa pamamasyal,:nuts::nuts::):):):lol::lol:

hmmm kunwari ka pa:D ba't parang may tampo yata sa iyo hehe? anyway, ang ganda ng setting...parang bumalik kayo sa nakaraan:cheers::cheers::cheers:

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burgos light house

The Mall-like Vigan Public Market: It has 4 enclosed modules connected by foot bridges and turn in one as Vigan Public Market.

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San Carlos is Ilocandia’s Most Populated City
Vigan is the least Populated

RANK CITY POPULATION
1 San Carlos [Pangasinan] 161, 884
2 Dagupan [Pangasinan] 149, 554
3 Urdaneta [Pangasinan] 120, 785
4 San Fernando [La Union] 114, 813
5 Laoag [Ilocos Norte] 102, 457
6 Alaminos [Pangasinan] 79, 788
7 Candon [Ilocos Sur] 56, 270
8 Batac [Ilocos Norte] 50, 675
9 Vigan [Ilocos Sur] 47, 246

Urdaneta is Ilocandia’s Largest Economy

RANK CITY GROSS INCOME
1 Urdaneta [Pangasinan] 481, 510, 000
2 Dagupan [Pangasinan] 457, 465, 000
3 Laoag [Ilocos Norte] 361, 170, 000
4 San Carlos [Pangasinan] 338, 085, 000
5 San Fernando [La Union] 314, 851, 000
6 Alaminos [Pangasinan] 264, 800, 000
7 Vigan [Ilocos Sur] 201, 625, 000
8 Candon [Ilocos Sur] N/A
9 Batac [Ilocos Norte] N/A


Vigan is Ilocandia’s Richest City based on Per Capita Income


RANK CITY Per Capita Income
1 Vigan [Ilocos Sur] 4, 267
2 Urdaneta [Pangasinan] 3, 986
3 Candon [Ilocos Sur] 3, 859
4 Laoag [Ilocos Norte] 3, 525
5 Alaminos [Pangasinan] 3, 308
6 Dagupan [Pangasinan] 3, 058
7 San Fernando [La Union] 2, 742
8 San Carlos [Pangasinan] 2, 088
9 Batac [Ilocos Norte] N/A


San Carlos is Ilocandia’s Largest City by Land Area
Vigan is the Smallest

RANK CITY Area
1 San Carlos [Pangasinan] 16, 903 hectares
2 Alaminos [Pangasinan] 16, 426
3 Batac [Ilocos Norte] 16, 106
4 Laoag [Ilocos Norte] 11, 608
5 Candon [Ilocos Sur] 10, 328
6 San Fernando [La Union] 10, 272
7 Urdaneta [Pangasinan] 10, 026
8 Dagupan [Pangasinan] 3, 723
9 Vigan [Ilocos Sur] 2, 512


Dagupan is Ilocandia’s Most Thickly/Densely Populated City
Batac is Ilocandia’s Most Sparsely Populated City


RANK CITY Density/square hectare
1 Dagupan [Pangasinan] 40.17 per sq. hectare
2 Vigan [Ilocos Sur] 18.80
3 Urdaneta [Pangasinan] 12.05
4 San Fernando [La Union] 11.18
5 San Carlos [Pangasinan] 9.58
6 Laoag [Ilocos Norte] 8.83
7 Candon [Ilocos Sur] 5.54
8 Alaminos [Pangasinan] 4.86
9 Batac [Ilocos Norte] 3.15

[U]RURAL/URBAN CLASSIFICATION

RANK CITY Rural/Urban
1 Dagupan [Pangasinan] URBAN
2 Vigan [Ilocos Sur] URBAN
3 Urdaneta [Pangasinan] URBAN
4 San Fernando [La Union] Partially Urban
5 San Carlos [Pangasinan] Partially Urban
6 Laoag [Ilocos Norte] Partially Urban
7 Candon [Ilocos Sur] Partially Urban
8 Alaminos [Pangasinan] Partially Urban
9 Batac [Ilocos Norte] Partially Urban

Note: All barangays of Dagupan, Vigan and Urdaneta are classified as URBAN.

DAGUPAN is Ilocandia’s oldest City

RANK CITY Year Created Age
1 Dagupan [Pangasinan] 1947, 63
2 Laoag {Ilocos Norte] 1965, 45
3 San Carlos [Pangasinan] 1966, 44
4 San Fernando [La Union] 1998, 12
5 Urdaneta [Pangasinan] 1998, 12
6 Candon [Ilocos Sur] 2001, 9
7 Vigan City [Ilocos Sur] 2001, 9
8 Alaminos [Pangasinan] 2001, 9
9 Batac [Ilocos Norte] Previously a City 0

Note: Batac, was recently a city but lost its cityhood. A petition was made reviving it’s cityhood including 15 other cities. Batac regained it’s cityhood. On August 17, 2010, The Supreme Court reinstated its former decision declaring the cityhood of those 16 cities unconstitutional. So, Region 1 has only 8 cities again after our very own Batac and 15 other cities lost their cityhood ONCE AGAIN.

Data Courtesy of National Statistical Coordinating Board [NSCB]

Hi. how did you get all these data? I could not find Region V's data in the NSCB site...

Dagupan City
TOKYO TOKYO

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Mabuhay Pangasinan!

Dagupan City at Night


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Mabuhay Pangasinan!

LAOAG: THE SUNSHINE CITY, THE NORTHERN GATEWAY, & THE SPARKLING GEM OF ILOCANDIA
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hlPcESsf4iU

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^^ aw! I miss Thunderbird Resort :)

Hi. how did you get all these data? I could not find Region V's data in the NSCB site...

Follow this link:
http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/regview.asp?region=05

Dagupan City
TOKYO TOKYO

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Mabuhay Pangasinan!

=> Hi there? San banda 'tong Tokyo2? Is it @ CSI Lucao?

VIDEO CITY now on NARVACAN, ILOCOS SUR

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REGION 1 BRANCHES

ILOCOS NORTE

Laoag
077-770-3800
JP Rizal ave., cor. Nolasco st., Laoag City

Batac
077-617-1704
Batac, Ilocos Sur

ILOCOS SUR

Vigan
077-632-0019
Florentino St., Corner Governor A. Reyes St., Vigan, Ilocos Sur

Candon
077-644-0211
National Highway Cor. Liquete, Candon City, Ilocos Sur

Narvacan
Near Narvacan Public Market

LA UNION

Agoo
072-522-1088
Nat'l h-way Sta. Barbara La Union

SFC
072-888-5527
Plaza Hotel, San Fernando City, La Union

PANGASINAN

Alaminos
075-654-1755
Quezon Ave., Alaminos, Pangasinan

Burgos
075-522-8828
Espino Bldg. Burgos Street, Dagupan City

Lingayen
075-662-1577
Rizal Ave. Lingayen, Pangasinan

Malasiqui
075-635-1263
Magsaysay Blvd, Poblacion, Malasiqui, Pangasinan

Mangaldan
075-522-8817
Rizal Ave. Mangaldan Pangasinan

San Carlos
075-634-1775
#1 Bugallon Street corner Roxas Boulevard, San Carlos City, Pangasinan

Urdaneta
075-624-2055
Alexander st. Urdaneta City, Pangasinan

Did I omit something? Baka may kulan? hehe

CERVANTES, ILOCOS SUR
Region 1's Summer Gateway!
Gambang Falls [and other dozens of falls to choose from]
Yamashita Cave
Bessang Pass
The scenic Tagudin-Cervantes-Sabangan Highway
Villa Maria


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BALAI CONDOMINIUMS TOWER 1 UPDATE - SAN NICOLAS, ILOCOS NORTE
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:cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

GET READY FOR TOWERS 2 & 3
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HANNAH'S PLACE - PAGUDPUD, ILOCOS NORTE
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VALDEZ CENTER (FINISHED PROJECTS) - SAN NICOLAS, ILOCOS NORTE
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:)=> Hi there? San banda 'tong Tokyo2? Is it @ CSI Lucao?

:)Yes..It's located at the ground floor CSI The Citymall, Lucao dist.Dagupan City...:)

=> Hi there? San banda 'tong Tokyo2? Is it @ CSI Lucao?
yeap, sa CSI Lucao nga po yan

VALDEZ CENTER (FINISHED PROJECTS) - SAN NICOLAS, ILOCOS NORTE
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woooooooow!!:banana: kakainggit naman, sana magkaroon din sa amin nyan.. :)

=> Hi there? San banda 'tong Tokyo2? Is it @ CSI Lucao?

hmmmm ang Tokyo Tokyo sa City Mall Dagupan ay nasa left side ng mall tabi ng photoline. before goldilocks.

NBI Dagupan, analo bilang "Best District Office" diad buong Pilipinas


Wednesday, 24 November 2010 22:15
Pangasinan News

DAGUPAN CITY- Nailastog na say buon luyag na Pangasinan so inkapanalo na say opisina na say National Bureau of Investigation o NBI Dagupan bilan best Distirict Office daid buon bansa.

Onong ed say Hepe na NBI Dagupan na si Atty. Rogelio Mamawag sayan panalo na say opisina da et karangalan na buon luyag tan agga labat para ed sikada.

Bunga kuno iya na say pantatrabaho dan amin diad opisina tan suporta na say nanduruman grupo tan organisasyon.

Baleg na tulong met kuno dia so inpaka-resolba da nasaray kason idinudulog ed sikada.

Kalegenan ton nia nala met lawari na sakey NBI Agent da so sakey atagey na parangal para ed say ahente balet lapod probleman teknikal kanian agto iya nala.

Mangbalet manpapasalamat ni ran sansia lapod nala na say tanggapan da so pinaka atagey na parangal.

-BOMBO RADYO DAGUPAN-

Aliguas Dagupan!
Mabuhay Pangasinan!
Queen Province of The North!

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The only 1st Class Independent Component City in Region 1
Premier City North of Manila
Bangus Capital of The Philippines
Charter City of Region 1
Oldest City of Region 1
Best Emergent City Outside Metro Manila

woooooooow!!:banana: kakainggit naman, sana magkaroon din sa amin nyan.. :)

thanks...watch out for more:cheers::cheers::cheers:

METRO LAOAG
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808state..wow.there are a lot of skyscraper and high/mid-rises in your metro..very impressive. :okay:

Aliguas Dagupan!
Mabuhay Pangasinan!
Queen Province of The North!

singa nu aliwa tay slogan mo ah, say twa kasi ya slogan na dagupan et SIGUE tan say pangasinan et ALIGUAS..say maong: Sigue Dagupan --- Aliguas Balon Pangasinan...hehehe :lol:

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Ilocos Norte (17)
Ilocos Sur (11)
La Union (18)
Pangasinan (16)

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http://www.dbm.gov.ph/irapdf08/pcm/I.pdf

yeap, sa CSI Lucao nga po yan


woooooooow!!:banana: kakainggit naman, sana magkaroon din sa amin nyan.. :)

DON'T WORRY, ONCE ROBINSON place calasiao construct possible some magkakaroon din yan doon,siguro 10 years pa ang lilipas.hehhe

Sister province ties eyed for Cebu, Ilocos Norte (http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/news/view/20101123-304771/Sister-province--ties-eyed--for-Cebu-Ilocos-Norte)
By Dale G. Israel


Ilocos Norte and Cebu provinces will soon forge sisterhood ties to boost tourism, education and renewable energy.:banana::banana::banana:

“We are not here for competition but cooperation. We want to create a circuit (of what we can offer) along with Camsur,” said Marcos in an interview during her visit to Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia yesterday.

She said that tourist attractions in Cebu would complement those in Ilocos and even in Camarines Sur, a rising player in the tourism industry.

Governor Garcia said that Cebu province can learn from Ilocos Norte about renewable energy resources.

“We have our budget for 2011 which included our direction to use renewable energy resources,” said Garcia, referrring to solar-powered street lamps to be installed next year.

Marcos said that their province started tapping solar energy after successfully tapping wind energy a few years ago. The windmills in Bagui, Ilocos Norte have become a tourist attraction too.

Education would also be a mutual field of interest since Cebu is the center of education in the Visayas while Ilocos Norte is the education center in Northern Luzon, Marcos said.

The governors expressed hope that frequent commercial flights between Cebu and Ilocos would be established.:cheers::cheers::cheers:

Marcos said that these would create a tourism “circuit” amid the booming domestic tourism.

“We welcome all Cebuanos to visit Ilocos Norte,” Marcos said.

She said that Cebu and Ilocos Norte can share knowledge in targetting Chinese tourist markets.

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CONSULATE OFFICE OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN LAOAG - SAN NICOLAS, ILOCOS NORTE
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808state..wow.there are a lot of skyscraper and high/mid-rises in your metro..very impressive. :okay:

thanks again @zeekrom;) I'm so happy that skyscrapers have sprung up like mushrooms in Metro Laoag:cheers: a sign of Ilocos Norte's very healthy economy:cheers: I think Laoag won't allow itself to be overshadowed by San Nicolas, therefore, let's expect more high-rise buildings to pop up in the metro:D the battle has just begun between the two:lol: joke:D

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ang daming turistang dumadayo sa Ilocos Norte:cheers::cheers::cheers::banana::banana::banana:
summer ang peak season kasi mainit ang panahon, marami ang gustong magpa-electric fan sa Bangui:D

CLIMB ILOCOS! - LAOAG
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CONSULATE OFFICE OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN LAOAG - SAN NICOLAS, ILOCOS NORTE
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i think its about time we should make it clear that san nicolas, ilocos norte is distinct from laoag city ilocos norte. we dont want to make confusion that san nicolas ilocos norte is part or within laoag city, ilocos norte. all the structures should be properly identified to which municipality / city to give credits properly. no offense meant.

i think its about time we should make it clear that san nicolas, ilocos norte is distinct from laoag city ilocos norte. we dont want to make confusion that san nicolas ilocos norte is part or within laoag city, ilocos norte. all the structures should be properly identified to which municipality / city to give credits properly. no offense meant.

don't put the blame on me...just to clear things out, the government of China is responsible for naming its consulate offices:)
so, if you have a problem about the name of its office in the province, well, its office in SAN NICOLAS is open 24/7... you can simply knock the door there:)

http://laoag.china-consulate.org/eng/

btw, there are two consulate offices of China in the country:

1) Consulate of the People's Republic of China in Cebu
2) Consulate of the People's Republic of China in Laoag

I wonder why the Chinese government didn't choose "CPRC in San Nicolas" as its official name....perhaps San Nicolas is unknown to the world or may not be in the league just yet:D

^^and if you didn't notice, I put the "NAME OF THE PLACE" where the consulate is located just so you know;) I think I gave the credit where credit was due:)

ang daming turistang dumadayo sa Ilocos Norte:cheers::cheers::cheers::banana::banana::banana:
summer ang peak season kasi mainit ang panahon, marami ang gustong magpa-electric fan sa Bangui:D

Laoag International Airport is IN's greatest asset in boosting tourism. I really appreciate the efforts for IN's tourism. Sa mga nasa likod ng LIA, that project is truly a blessing.

VALDEZ CENTER (FINISHED PROJECTS) - SAN NICOLAS, ILOCOS NORTE
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=> Ang laki ng inggit ko dito. Kung pwede lang sanang bombahin ang area na 'to, hahaha .. Joke lang. @admin/moderator, just a hyberbole/exxageration.

ILOCOS REGION!!! THE NEWEST PILLAR OF PHILIPPINE ECONOMY!!!!

=> Ang laki ng inggit ko dito. Kung pwede lang sanang bombahin ang area na 'to, hahaha .. Joke lang. @admin/moderator, just a hyberbole/exxageration.

ILOCOS REGION!!! THE NEWEST PILLAR OF PHILIPPINE ECONOMY!!!!

bow! bow! :master::master:

VALDEZ CENTER (FINISHED PROJECTS) - SAN NICOLAS, ILOCOS NORTE
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Kung ang Laoag ay parang Manila, ang San Nicolas naman, magiging Makati of the north hehehe ganda ng development niya

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The Point Residencies Development Plan

http://www.philhomes.net/real-estate/La_Union/San_Fernando/The_Point_Residences.php

^^^^^^ Dito sa Vigan walang ganitong mga modern development plan kasi 'yong development plan ng Vigan ay nangyari na hundred years ago, hahaha.. Talagang na-stuck na kami sa kasaysayan.. heheh:nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts:

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:ohno: wtf..very big difference between ilocos norte and pangasinan :bash: more than half ang lamang :bash: by the way, congrats ilocos norte :cheers: ang galing niyo naman manghatak ng turista:) :okay:

Laoag International Airport is IN's greatest asset in boosting tourism. I really appreciate the efforts for IN's tourism. Sa mga nasa likod ng LIA, that project is truly a blessing.

indeed:banana::banana::banana:

btw, I created a thread dedicated solely for LIA's news and updates:cheers:

please do visit the thread too;)

here it is (LIA) (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1058089)

:ohno: wtf..very big difference between ilocos norte and pangasinan :bash: more than half ang lamang :bash: by the way, congrats ilocos norte :cheers: ang galing niyo naman manghatak ng turista:) :okay:

thanks:cheers: with the help of God and the zealous participation of the leaders of Ilocos Norte, tourists are coming to explore the wonders of the province:cheers::cheers::cheers:

=> Ang laki ng inggit ko dito. Kung pwede lang sanang bombahin ang area na 'to, hahaha .. Joke lang. @admin/moderator, just a hyberbole/exxageration.

ILOCOS REGION!!! THE NEWEST PILLAR OF PHILIPPINE ECONOMY!!!!

wag ka ng mainggit, kunting lambing lang kay tatang Chavit, may ganyan na kayo hehe:D:D:D


bow! bow! :master::master:

:rock::rock::rock::rock::rock: MABUHAY ANG ILOCOS REGION!

THE 4TH MOST PROGRESSIVE REGION IN THE NATION
THE PREMIER REGION IN NORTHERN LUZON
THE FASTEST GROWING REGION IN NORTHERN LUZON
:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

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The Point Residencies Development Plan

http://www.philhomes.net/real-estate/La_Union/San_Fernando/The_Point_Residences.php

very nice! Go SFC!:cheers:


btw

INVESTORS CONTINUE TO VISIT ILOCOS NORTE (http://ilocosnorte.ph/):cheers::cheers::cheers:
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IS COMING TO

ILOCOS NORTE
:dance::dance::dance:

CALLE CRISOLOGO - VIGAN CITY
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ST. PAUL METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL - VIGAN CITY
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IS COMING TO

ILOCOS NORTE
:dance::dance::dance:



Wow! Congrats Ilocos Norte! Una sa Rizal, tapos sa amin, tapos ngayon sa inyo na! :cheers::cheers::cheers:

Hindi ba tuloy yung casino project sa Urdaneta?

^^thanks @hugo!:banana: sana kasing ganda ng Thunderbird Poro:cheers::cheers::cheers: hala, delikado ngayon ang Fort Ilocandia:D

I've no idea about the casino in Urdaneta:) sana matuloy iyon:banana:

BANGUI WIND FARM - BANGUI, ILOCOS NORTE
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ST. AUGUSTINE CHURCH - PAOAY, ILOCOS NORTE
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CAPE BOJEADOR - BURGOS, ILOCOS NORTE
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PAOAY LAKE - PAOAY, ILOCOS NORTE
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IS COMING TO

ILOCOS NORTE
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Wow galing! Delikado ang FIR niyan. Dito Vigan ugong-ugong ang Baluarte tower ni Tatang Chavit na may casino. Pero kahit ugong palang iyon, umaa-alma na ang mga religious sectors ng todo, hay naku. Sabagay heritage city nga naman. Bawal ang mall, bawal ang high-rise, bawal ang maingay na sasakyan, bawal ang helmet, hay naku ang weird. Parang sa Vigan bawal ang mag-shopping, bawal ang kumain sa fastfood, bawal ang may sasakyan, at bawal ang magpatayo ng business for the preservation of a world heritage city. Pati mga teachers pa nga nag-uuniform ng Maria Clara old school gown. Hay naku, OA talaga ang United Nations na 'yan. Joke! Sabagay, ang future, pwedeng gaan ng urban planning, peru ang urban planning ng Past, hindi na maibabalik pa kung mawala na. So the choices are, Demolish our heritage and allow the contemporary urban to sprawl. Aalma naman ang UN niyan, hay naku.. Sige na nga, our heritage is our wealth [hmmm?]

Wow galing! Delikado ang FIR niyan. Dito Vigan ugong-ugong ang Baluarte tower ni Tatang Chavit na may casino. Pero kahit ugong palang iyon, umaa-alma na ang mga religious sectors ng todo, hay naku. Sabagay heritage city nga naman. Bawal ang mall, bawal ang high-rise, bawal ang maingay na sasakyan, bawal ang helmet, hay naku ang weird. Parang sa Vigan bawal ang mag-shopping, bawal ang kumain sa fastfood, bawal ang may sasakyan, at bawal ang magpatayo ng business for the preservation of a world heritage city. Pati mga teachers pa nga nag-uuniform ng Maria Clara old school gown. Hay naku, OA talaga ang United Nations na 'yan. Joke! Sabagay, ang future, pwedeng gaan ng urban planning, peru ang urban planning ng Past, hindi na maibabalik pa kung mawala na. So the choices are, Demolish our heritage and allow the contemporary urban to sprawl. Aalma naman ang UN niyan, hay naku.. Sige na nga, our heritage is our wealth [hmmm?]

natawa naman ako sa mga teachers niyo:lol: anyway, true, dapat nakahanda palagi ang FIR sa anumang kompetisyon:cheers: sa Laoag naman ay kabaligtaran ng Vigan:lol::lol::lol: yung bishop namin sa Laoag ay payag patayuan ng mall ang eskwelahan na heritage school daw...suportado niya ang city government:banana::banana::banana:

Sa Bantay na lang kaya or sa Candon patayuan ng mga skyscrapers at malls para mapanatili pa rin ng Vigan ang pagiging heritage city niya.:cheers: hayaan niyo na lang ang UNESCO na magdesisyon, after all, may sustento naman yata kayo na galing sa kanila:banana::banana::banana: napakaganda ng Vigan, dapat i-preserve ang city na ito:banana:

tourism = jobs:cheers:

Dagupan City, Pangasinan
The Financial, Commercial, Economic, Media and Communication Center North of Manila
The Industrial, Cultural and Educational Center of Pangasinan

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The only 1st Class Independent Component City in Region 1
Premier City North of Manila
Bangus Capital of The Philippines
Charter City of Region 1
Oldest City of Region 1
Best Emergent City Outside Metro Manila

Universities and Colleges in Pangasinan


1. University of Luzon (Dagupan)
2. University of Pangasinan (Dagupan)
3. Lyceum Northwestern University (Dagupan)

4. Lyceum Northern Luzon (Urdaneta)
5. Panpacific University Northern Philippines(Urdaneta)
6. Urdaneta City University(Urdaneta)

7. University Of Perpetual Help (Malasiqui)

8. Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation (San Carlos)

9. Centro Escolar University (Natividad)

Pangasinan State University(Lingayen)
Pangasinan State University(Urdaneta)
Pangasinan State University(Alaminos)
Pangasinan State University(San Carlos)
Pangasinan State University(Bayambang)
Pangasinan State University(Sta.Maria)
Pangasinan State University(Asingan)
Pangasinan State University(Binmaley)
Pangasinan State University(Tayug)
Pangasinan State University(Infanta)


Colleges and Intitutes

1. Oakridge International School of Young Leaders (Dagupan)
2. Adelphi College (Lingayen)
3. Agno Valley College (Malasiqui)
4 .AMA Computer College (Dagupan)
5. AMA Computer College (Alaminos)
6. Asbury College (Anda)
7. Asia Career College Foundation v(Dagupan)
8. Asia Pacific Colleges (Alaminos)
9. Asian Institute Of E-Commerce (Dagupan)
10. Asian Institute Of E-Commerce (Calasiao)
11. Baylon Institute of Technology (San Carlos)
12. Colegio de Dagupan (Dagupan)
13. Colegio San Jose De Alaminos (Alaminos)
14. College of Saint Michael the Archangel (Binalonan)
15. College of St. Michael the Archangel (Dagupan City)
16. Dagupan Colleges Foundation (Dagupan)
17. Dagupan City College of Science and Technology (Dagupan)
18. Divine Word College of Urdaneta (Urdaneta)
19. Escuela De Nuestra Sra. Dela Salette (Dagupan)
20. Golden West Colleges (Alaminos)
21. Great Plebeian College (Alaminos)
22. International Maritime &Technological Institute (Dagupan)
23. Kingfisher School of Business and Finance (Dagupan)
24. Luna College (Tayug)
25. Luzon Colleges (Dagupan)
26. Luzon Colleges of Science and Technology (Urdaneta)
28. Marian Computer Institute (San Carlos)
29. Mary Help of Christians College Seminary (Dagupan)
30. Metro Dagupan Colleges (Mangaldan)
31. National Radio School Inst.of Tech. (Dagupan)
32. Nazareth School of Nursing (Calasiao)
33. Northern College Foundation (Dagupan)
34. Northern Luzon Adventist College (Sison)
35. Orient College (Dagupan)
36. Palaris College (San Carlos)
37. Pangasinan Merchant Marine Academy (Dagupan)
38. Philippine College of Science and Technology (Calasiao)
39. Philippine Accountacy & Science School (Bolinao)
40. Pimsat Colleges (Dagupan)
41. P. M. M. C. Cabansag Foundation (Urdaneta)
42. Pozorrubio College (Pozurrubio)
43. Pyramid Computer School (Urdaneta)
44. Saint Columban's College (Lingayen)
45. San Carlos College (San Carlos)
46. Saint Therese of the Child Jesus College Foundation (San Carlos)
47. Saragoza College (Tayug)
48. STI College (Dagupan)
49. Urdaneta College of Technology (Urdaneta)
50. Vmie Institute of Medical Foundation (San Carlos)

Mabuhay Pangasinan!

natawa naman ako sa mga teachers niyo:lol: anyway, true, dapat nakahanda palagi ang FIR sa anumang kompetisyon:cheers: sa Laoag naman ay kabaligtaran ng Vigan:lol::lol::lol: yung bishop namin sa Laoag ay payag patayuan ng mall ang eskwelahan na heritage school daw...suportado niya ang city government:banana::banana::banana:

Sa Bantay na lang kaya or sa Candon patayuan ng mga skyscrapers at malls para mapanatili pa rin ng Vigan ang pagiging heritage city niya.:cheers: hayaan niyo na lang ang UNESCO na magdesisyon, after all, may sustento naman yata kayo na galing sa kanila:banana::banana::banana: napakaganda ng Vigan, dapat i-preserve ang city na ito:banana:

tourism = jobs:cheers:

Oo, gaya ng San Nicolas, hinahatak ng Bantay ang mga business na papunta sana ng Vigan, lahat ng 24 hour stores nasa Bantay na rin, mga mega subdivision, ilang shopping centers, bangko, gasoline station, pati mga fine dining restaurant kung saan talagang marami sa Vigan lahat ng kanto merun nakukuha narin nila. At lahat ng motor stores like motortrade, SYM, Motorkee etc lahat based sa Bantay. Dalawa na ang outlet ng Motortrade sa Bantay, Lumipat ang Motortrade Vigan kasi gusto nila along the highway. . Pati STI, Abs-cbn, Studio 23, naka-based narin sa Bantay. 'yong Fm station ng Solar Sports/Tv buti nalang hindi natuloy sa Bantay kasi maxado mahal upa kaya punta sila ng Vigan. Mga hotels nalang ang rumarami sa Vigan at restaurants. Mga ancestral houses are converted na sa mga hotels. So 'yong Bantay ang nakikinabang sa mga opportunities na sana ay nasa Vigan dahil lang kasi wala nang space sa Vigan at sa mga restrictions ng Heritage Rules which I think as parang unfair kasi hindi naman nakikinabang ang Vigan sa Bantay, but ang Bantay ay nakikinabang sa volume ng market at turista ng Vigan... Unlike Candon, malayo ang urban center nila sa urban center sa ibang towns kaya sa kanila lahat ng opportunities, mall, bangko, gasoline station, at mga motor stores.

Kaya ang solution ng Vigan ay 'yong isinusulong nila na Metro Vigan Coordinating Council comprising 7 LGUs, kasi ang mga taga Bantay, Sta Catalina, San Vicente, Caoayan consider themselves as part of Vigan. Kaya ang Shakeys namin is Shakey's Metro Vigan, ung JTC Mall ay JTC Mall Metro Vigan at never ginamit ang Bantay. Ang STI ay STI Vigan [although based at Bantay], peru walang nagrereklamo kasi they consider themselves part of Vigan. :):):)

natawa naman ako sa mga teachers niyo:lol: anyway, true, dapat nakahanda palagi ang FIR sa anumang kompetisyon:cheers: sa Laoag naman ay kabaligtaran ng Vigan:lol::lol::lol: yung bishop namin sa Laoag ay payag patayuan ng mall ang eskwelahan na heritage school daw...suportado niya ang city government:banana::banana::banana:

Sa Bantay na lang kaya or sa Candon patayuan ng mga skyscrapers at malls para mapanatili pa rin ng Vigan ang pagiging heritage city niya.:cheers: hayaan niyo na lang ang UNESCO na magdesisyon, after all, may sustento naman yata kayo na galing sa kanila:banana::banana::banana: napakaganda ng Vigan, dapat i-preserve ang city na ito:banana:

tourism = jobs:cheers:

Oo, gaya ng San Nicolas, hinahatak ng Bantay ang mga business na papunta sana ng Vigan, lahat ng 24 hour stores nasa Bantay na rin, mga mega subdivision, ilang shopping centers, bangko, gasoline station, pati mga fine dining restaurant kung saan talagang marami sa Vigan lahat ng kanto merun nakukuha narin nila. At lahat ng motor stores like motortrade, SYM, Motorkee etc lahat based sa Bantay. Dalawa na ang outlet ng Motortrade sa Bantay, Lumipat ang Motortrade Vigan kasi gusto nila along the highway. . Pati STI, Abs-cbn, Studio 23, naka-based narin sa Bantay. 'yong Fm station ng Solar Sports/Tv buti nalang hindi natuloy sa Bantay kasi maxado mahal upa kaya punta sila ng Vigan. Mga hotels nalang ang rumarami sa Vigan at restaurants. Mga ancestral houses are converted na sa mga hotels. So 'yong Bantay ang nakikinabang sa mga opportunities na sana ay nasa Vigan dahil lang kasi wala nang space sa Vigan at sa mga restrictions ng Heritage Rules which I think as parang unfair kasi hindi naman nakikinabang ang Vigan sa Bantay, but ang Bantay ay nakikinabang sa volume ng market at turista ng Vigan... Unlike Candon, malayo ang urban center nila sa urban center sa ibang towns kaya sa kanila lahat ng opportunities, mall, bangko, gasoline station, at mga motor stores.

Kaya ang solution ng Vigan ay 'yong isinusulong nila na Metro Vigan Coordinating Council comprising 7 LGUs, kasi ang mga taga Bantay, Sta Catalina, San Vicente, Caoayan consider themselves as part of Vigan. Kaya ang Shakeys namin is Shakey's Metro Vigan, ung JTC Mall ay JTC Mall Metro Vigan at never ginamit ang Bantay. Ang STI ay STI Vigan [although based at Bantay], peru walang nagrereklamo kasi they consider themselves part of Vigan. :):):)

LAOAG, ILOCOS NORTE
Address :Gen. Segundo Ave., Laoag City, Ilocos Norte
Tel. No : Tel. No1: (077)607-0233*772-1302

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CANDON, ILOCOS SUR
Address :Stern Mall, Brgy. San Nicolas, Candon City, Ilocos Sur
Tel. No : Tel. No1: (077) 742-5095

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VIGAN, ILOCOS SUR
The Heritage Village, Mena Crisologo st. Vigan City, Ilocos Sur
Tel. No : Tel. No1: (077) 722-5000

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SFC, LA UNION
Address :TFC Bldg. National Hi-way Barangay Parian, San Fernando City La Union
Tel. No : Tel. No1: (072)6076433*6076434

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URDANETA, PANGASINAN
Address :Nangcayasan, Urdaneta, Pangasinan
Tel. No : Tel. No1: (075) 568-5782*568-5827

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^^maganda naman lahat... Vigan ang pinakamaganda para sa akin kasi kakaiba ito at malawak pa:)

Max's San Fernando at Urdaneta ay parang mga restaurants sa America:cheers:

hindi clear ang pic ng Max's Laoag:D
heto ang mas magandang pic
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Oo, gaya ng San Nicolas, hinahatak ng Bantay ang mga business na papunta sana ng Vigan, lahat ng 24 hour stores nasa Bantay na rin, mga mega subdivision, ilang shopping centers, bangko, gasoline station, pati mga fine dining restaurant kung saan talagang marami sa Vigan lahat ng kanto merun nakukuha narin nila. At lahat ng motor stores like motortrade, SYM, Motorkee etc lahat based sa Bantay. Dalawa na ang outlet ng Motortrade sa Bantay, Lumipat ang Motortrade Vigan kasi gusto nila along the highway. . Pati STI, Abs-cbn, Studio 23, naka-based narin sa Bantay. 'yong Fm station ng Solar Sports/Tv buti nalang hindi natuloy sa Bantay kasi maxado mahal upa kaya punta sila ng Vigan. Mga hotels nalang ang rumarami sa Vigan at restaurants. Mga ancestral houses are converted na sa mga hotels. So 'yong Bantay ang nakikinabang sa mga opportunities na sana ay nasa Vigan dahil lang kasi wala nang space sa Vigan at sa mga restrictions ng Heritage Rules which I think as parang unfair kasi hindi naman nakikinabang ang Vigan sa Bantay, but ang Bantay ay nakikinabang sa volume ng market at turista ng Vigan... Unlike Candon, malayo ang urban center nila sa urban center sa ibang towns kaya sa kanila lahat ng opportunities, mall, bangko, gasoline station, at mga motor stores.

Kaya ang solution ng Vigan ay 'yong isinusulong nila na Metro Vigan Coordinating Council comprising 7 LGUs, kasi ang mga taga Bantay, Sta Catalina, San Vicente, Caoayan consider themselves as part of Vigan. Kaya ang Shakeys namin is Shakey's Metro Vigan, ung JTC Mall ay JTC Mall Metro Vigan at never ginamit ang Bantay. Ang STI ay STI Vigan [although based at Bantay], peru walang nagrereklamo kasi they consider themselves part of Vigan. :):):)

baka mga lumang bahay na lang ang matitira sa Vigan pagdating ng panahon kasi nag-aalsabalutan na ang mga businesses dyan at sa Bantay na lang sila.:nuts::nuts::nuts: Vigan surely will face an urban decay problem.

since maliit ang area ng Vigan, ba't di na lang ukupahan ang Bantay at iba pang mga bayan sa Metro Vigan at gawin na lang na isang lungsod...just my two cents:D pero malabo yatang mangyari iyan kasi baka di papayag ang mga mayors diyan sa metro Vigan. buti pa sa Candon, sulong-solo ang downtown area nito. sa Laoag naman, kakumpetensya na niya ang San Nicolas...mas marami na sigurong mamumuhunan sa San Nicolas kasi mas mura ang tax kasi nga town pa lang ito...syempre malaki ang mawawala sa income ng Laoag:(

Ilocos lawmen urged to join the 2011 search for outstanding cops (http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/stock-alert/phpsf_ilocos-lawmen-urged-to-join-the-2011-search-for-outstanding-cops-1333321.html)


CAMP BGEN OSCAR M FLORENDO, La Union, Nov. 28 (PNA) -- Ilocos region police director Chief Orlando M. Mabutas has encouraged all deserving policemen in the region to join the annual search for 2011 outstanding policemen to help showcase the best practices and accomplishments of Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1).

The search for ther Country's Outstanding Policemen in Service (COPS) is being jointly sponsored by the Metrobank Foundation Inc., the Rotary Club of New Manila East, the Philippine Savings Bank and the Philippine National Police (PNP).

It was formally launched last October 27, 2010 with the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) between and among the sponsors.
The search aims to honor members of the PNP who significantly contributed outstanding police service in crime prevention and solution, and who had actively implemented programs that motivate the community to become partners in ensuring peace and order.

The COPS award is now a career service award given annually to 10 winners consisting of four Police Commissioned Officers (from Police Inspector to Police Superintendent) and six Police Non-Commissioned Officers (from Police Officer 1 to Senior Police Officer 4).

For 2011, each winner will receive a COPS trophy, a PNP Outstanding Achievement Medal and a cash prize of P300,000.
In the Ilocos region police office, several PRO1 personnel already won the COPS award in previous years. These include Police Supt. Eric Noble and PO3 Arthur Melchor, Jr. (now a Police Inspector) in 2009, and SPO2 Hermie S. Raymundo in 2010. (PNA)

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HAPPY 13TH ANNIVERSARY TV PATROL ILOCOS

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METRO ILOCOS NORTE: MASTERPLAN FOR TOURISM
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BRP DAGUPAN CITY
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MCDONALD'S - VIGAN CITY
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MAX'S VIGAN - VIGAN CITY
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baka mga lumang bahay na lang ang matitira sa Vigan pagdating ng panahon kasi nag-aalsabalutan na ang mga businesses dyan at sa Bantay na lang sila.:nuts::nuts::nuts: Vigan surely will face an urban decay problem.

since maliit ang area ng Vigan, ba't di na lang ukupahan ang Bantay at iba pang mga bayan sa Metro Vigan at gawin na lang na isang lungsod...just my two cents:D pero malabo yatang mangyari iyan kasi baka di papayag ang mga mayors diyan sa metro Vigan. buti pa sa Candon, sulong-solo ang downtown area nito. sa Laoag naman, kakumpetensya na niya ang San Nicolas...mas marami na sigurong mamumuhunan sa San Nicolas kasi mas mura ang tax kasi nga town pa lang ito...syempre malaki ang mawawala sa income ng Laoag:

=> Actually cooperative naman ang mga taga Metro Vigan kasi nag-forge na ang mga 7 LGU mayors comprising METRO vigan ng agreement about this Metro Vigan Coordinating Council, di ko pa nakilkita ang by-laws ng agreement na ito peru ang nasasagap kung balita ay mag-memerge ang income ng 7 LGUs nato, kelangan nalang ng isang congressman na magsusulong ng bill para formally maging Vigan City as one na to, unfortunately, si Ronald ay nakakulong sa HK ngayon, hehehe..:nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts::ohno::ohno::ohno:


Actually, originally, nang-kwi-nestion ang legality ng cityhood ng Vigan dahil sa area, ang Bantay, San Vicente, Caoayan, at Sta. Catalina, ay ma-memerge sana sa Vigan, kaso nga, nakalusot naman ang Vigan kasi island city ito kaya hindi natuloy..:bash::bash::bash::bash:

By Jennilyne C. Role

San Fernando City, La Union (30 November) -- Convergence of public services will be showcased in a one-day Biyaheng Pinoy: Capacity Development Expo (CEDx) 2010 at the Oasis Country Resort, this city on December 2, 2010.

"The event, in coordination with the Local Government Academy, is an ideal opportunity to map out the service and program capacity of national government agencies (NGAs), local resource institutions and other capacity development providers to effectively respond to the capacity development requirements of the local government units (LGUs), Director Manuel Biason of the Department of Interior and Local Government said.

Further, he stressed that the event will go hand in hand with the launching of the "Biyaheng Pinoy, Tapat na Palakad, Bayang Maunlad" Project, covering a series of activities to celebrate 20 years of Local Autonomy of the Philippines.

Pedro Gonzales, Chief of the Local Government Capability Development Division of the DILG added that LGU Best Practices in the region will also be presented to draw inspiration for the other LGUs to work more for their respective constituents.

Spearheaded by DILG, the event will be participated in by LGUs, NGAs, academe, civil society organizations, people's organizations, youth organizations, development partners, private institutions and other stakeholders.

The Biyaheng Pinoy aims to commemorate the 20th anniversary of local autonomy in the Philippines through a year-long series of activities at the local and national levels.

Also, it contributes in the broader valuation of local autonomy towards national development and increase awareness of the general public on local governance issues through conducting different activities involving various stakeholders. (PIA1-La Union)

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HAPPY 13TH ANNIVERSARY TV PATROL ILOCOS

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siya pala yung napag0kukwentuhan natin dito ahh! galing galing naman! :cheers::cheers::cheers:

ang cute naman nung MCDO at MAX'S VIGAN! :D^^
lalo na yung max! haha! nailagay pa talaga nila yung 'the house that fried chicken built' nila ang cute cute... :lol:

WOOOOOOW! very classic Mcdonals and Max's VIGAN! they adapted Vigan's type of architecture :) heritage lover din pala tong mCdo at MaX's :D

METRO DAGUPAN

Source: Manila Bulletin
Author: Mita Q. Sison-Duque
Date: 2002-11-30



Unlike many countries which have many metropolis or big cities as United States which has not only New York City, but also Chicago, Los Angeles and more than 20 metropolitan areas, or France, which not only has Paris, but also Nice, Marseilles and others or Germany, which has not only Berlin, but Frankfurt, Cologne and more, our country has alas, only one well-developed metropolis, Metro Manila and perhaps Cebu. But today, north of Manila, at a leisurely 4 hr. drive, 70 kms. north of Tarlac, 60 kms south of Baguio, midway Ilocos cities of Vigan and Laoag, lies the sprawling Metro Dagupan City, a rapidly growing corridor, our nation’s new pride.

If further developed, she may help and provide equilibrium and complement congested, overdeveloped Metro Manila. Devastated by powerful earthquake in 1990, many believed it would take a miracle for the city to regain her status. Twelve years after leaning tilted buildings were jacklifted, roads, bridges, homes and houses rebuilt, with business perking up, voila, a miracle of the greatest urban comeback brought her to where and what she is today, a source of great national pride and a living proof of the spirit of people. Home of entrepreneurs, where common livelihoods are trading, commerce, retail sales and food production, Metro Dagupan has low jobless rate, many overseas workers and many folks are mid and upper income, own homes in Metro Manila or elsewhere. Metro Dagupan today is like old Manila in the late 50’s and 60’s prior to the age of skyscrapers and flyovers. The center of the city are two busy traffic laden avenues, AB Fernandez and Perez blvd., similar to Quiapo or Rizal ave. As Manila of the 50’s was surrounded by small vibrant rural towns of Pasig, Pasay and others that comprise Metro Manila today, Metro Dagupan is linked closely to 9 nearby towns on the up, that form the new metropolis.

Along nine towns and Dagupan City, most routes are busy. To her north lies San Fabian, boasting of fine beaches, resort hotels with PTA tourism facilities, fine summer houses built along a scenic highway by the sea and up the hills of overlooking the gulf, with industrial facilities as oil depots and warehouses. To her east, lies the bustling town of Mangaldan, site of many warehouses as Nestle, Zuellig, Unilab and others, the old town of San Jacinto with a new town center built at an old plaza and the tourist town of Manaoag, where an old Dominican church, known as Shrine of the Miraculous Mother of the Holy Rosary, devotees and the sick from across the country go to pray and be healed. Nearby is a natural spring called the Virgin’s well, where water reportedly healed many sick and afflicted. Pyramid of Asia, built by faith healer Mr. Orbito, attracts many visitors and foreigners, with ailments for psychic healings. Camp Abat, sprawling army base, has been spruced up with newer facilities and buildings and renovated as possible transfer area for personnel displaced by sale of Fort Bonifacio. South of Metro Dagupan lies the bustling town of Calasiao where Sr. Divino Tesoro devotees make pilgrimages and pray. Multi-storey buildings have sprouted, as new car sales, service centers as Honda, Mitsubishi, Toyota and others do brisk business. Jollibee, the 6-storey Regency hotel, fine inns, eateries, new buildings, and stores line the junction of the new de Venecia bypass highway. Santa Barbara, home of La Tondena, is abuzz with young executives in Sen. Villar’s Palmeras and Wedgewood plush subdivisions, and low cost housing, as the Villa Sta. Barbara, fronts the provincial nursery, frequent site of the old LP and NP political conventions.

Towards Binmaley is a scenic drive through concrete highway, along cool views of fishponds, with quaint restaurants, oyster stalls, and colorful cottages built on banks of fishponds, and where two bridges, old and new, span a deep river with scenes of fishermen quietly casting nets from bancas. Mary Help of Christians seminary next to a 17th century Spanish church, an old town hall and a renovated busy town plaza and public market, carry the image of this parochial town. The road from Binmaley to Lingayen are many nice homes and furniture shops of fine crafted narra and tangile, crafted by local artisans. Lingayen, birthplace of former Pres. Ramos and many famous persons, rich in history, where once, Japanese Gen. Homma and Gen. McArthur landed their armies, is now busy with commerce. Rizal plaza, setting of many fiestas and balls is now crowded with shops, and a new Centromart mall on the way up. Fronting the centuries-old Lingayen Cathedral are many market stalls, Chow King, Jollibee, donut shops, mom and pop stores, popcorn, fruit stands and buildings. Stewart Church and other buildings are refurbished and built from old houses. Lingayen is known for exported tasty anchovies bagoong, or the pink shrimp fry alamang. The Capitol, the Princess Urduja house, the campus of Pang. State Univ., Malong and Justice Hall bldgs., century-old Sison auditorium, a small airport, and the sprawling Narciso Ramos sports complex frame the new Capitol park expanse by the gulf. Hotels, 24-hr. diners, schools facing the Capitol now line Maramba blvd. At Maniboc, bagoong magnates built plush homes. At Sucone, a new highway bridge, started by Pres. Ramos and inaugurated by Pres. Arroyo, crosses a huge new manmade river that effectively drain shoulder-deep flood waters to the Limahong channel, a landmark flood control project. Many other works are on-going with determined efforts to reduce floods that seasonally hurt Metro Dagupan.

Dagupan City, center of metropolis, home district of two great Speakers, Perez and de Venecia, has two major avenues, connected by busy streets filled with fine restaurants, stores, modern hotels, banks, many private and gov’t buildings. Magic mall and two CSI malls are built, one on the old public market, and another on earth-filled fishponds in Lucao, has along her streets, rows of stores and hardwares. Diners as Dagupena, Pedritos, Star Plaza, McDonalds, KFC, Shakeys, Goldilocks, video centers, new gas stations do brisk business. The 2-hectare plaza is bounded by a new church and an old Cathedral rebuilt by Archbishop Cruz, a renovated city hall and a park with a new museum built by former Mayor Fernandez. Mayor Lim has brick tiled a sidewalk and planted tall areca palm trees fronting CSI mall and the city hall, built a fountain, adding greenery and landscape. Communications are modern with TV, radio stations with PLDT and Digitel services and many local newspapers. Transport is easy with air-conditioned buses plying all points of Luzon and every 15 min. to Metro Manila by Dagupan, Victory Liner, Santrans, 5 Star, Mina’s buses and others. Many foreign and local students attend the three universities, many fine colleges and schools here, add to the population mix and lend cosmopolitan flair that make the city a busy educational center.Known for exquisite bangus, prawns, fresh seafoods, and fruits sold to many parts of the country and the world, the new metropolis combines modern living with rural rustic setting. F Cory Aquino once declared in 1994 that the metropolis is “like a Phoenix, rising from the rubble”. Barely 12 years after, Metro Dagupan has risen to greater heights with work, good and nice people and the charm of country living’s fresh air, wide open spaces and opportunities as an upscale urban center. Come and visit the city, to further know and relish a vibrant part of your country that rose and returned from the ruins and the rubble, by the power of the many modern miracles of our Lord.

http://www.travelsmart.net/article/105014/

Economic uptrend in Metro Dagupan area seen
Posted on October 3, 2010 - Filed Under Business, News | Leave a Comment

TWO of the country’s biggest shopping mall and real estate developers and the linking of San Fabian town to the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX) could result in unprecedented economic boom in the area, particularly the Calasiao-Dagupan-San Fabian triangle.
Dr. Gonzalo Duque, president of the Lyceum-Northwestern University (LNU), made this forecast after his family offered SM a part of their land in the Tambac-Mayombo section in Dagupan for a planned shopping mall.
The area, which was considered in the 1990s by another mall operator, Gotesco, for a P1.2-billion project, is adjacent to the site in Calasiao where Robinsons is already developing housing and mall projects.
Hans Sy of SM, accompanied by Duque and his brother Cesar, recently met with Mayor Benjamin S. Lim to sound off the proposed mall in the city.
Some 5,000 jobs are projected to be created if the SM mall is built, Duque said, quoting Sy.
Duque also pointed out the city is expected to benefit from the planned diversion road connecting San Fabian and San Jacinto as part of the new Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX).
“Alam nyo ang lapit ng Dagupan sa San Fabian kaya mag-benefit tayo dyan sa bagong expressway,” he said.

http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/2010/10/03/economic-uptrend-in-metro-dagupan-area-seen/

METRO DAGUPAN

Source: Manila Bulletin
Author: Mita Q. Sison-Duque
Date: 2002-11-30



Unlike many countries which have many metropolis or big cities as United States which has not only New York City, but also Chicago, Los Angeles and more than 20 metropolitan areas, or France, which not only has Paris, but also Nice, Marseilles and others or Germany, which has not only Berlin, but Frankfurt, Cologne and more, our country has alas, only one well-developed metropolis, Metro Manila and perhaps Cebu. But today, north of Manila, at a leisurely 4 hr. drive, 70 kms. north of Tarlac, 60 kms south of Baguio, midway Ilocos cities of Vigan and Laoag, lies the sprawling Metro Dagupan City, a rapidly growing corridor, our nation’s new pride.

If further developed, she may help and provide equilibrium and complement congested, overdeveloped Metro Manila. Devastated by powerful earthquake in 1990, many believed it would take a miracle for the city to regain her status. Twelve years after leaning tilted buildings were jacklifted, roads, bridges, homes and houses rebuilt, with business perking up, voila, a miracle of the greatest urban comeback brought her to where and what she is today, a source of great national pride and a living proof of the spirit of people. Home of entrepreneurs, where common livelihoods are trading, commerce, retail sales and food production, Metro Dagupan has low jobless rate, many overseas workers and many folks are mid and upper income, own homes in Metro Manila or elsewhere. Metro Dagupan today is like old Manila in the late 50’s and 60’s prior to the age of skyscrapers and flyovers. The center of the city are two busy traffic laden avenues, AB Fernandez and Perez blvd., similar to Quiapo or Rizal ave. As Manila of the 50’s was surrounded by small vibrant rural towns of Pasig, Pasay and others that comprise Metro Manila today, Metro Dagupan is linked closely to 9 nearby towns on the up, that form the new metropolis.

Along nine towns and Dagupan City, most routes are busy. To her north lies San Fabian, boasting of fine beaches, resort hotels with PTA tourism facilities, fine summer houses built along a scenic highway by the sea and up the hills of overlooking the gulf, with industrial facilities as oil depots and warehouses. To her east, lies the bustling town of Mangaldan, site of many warehouses as Nestle, Zuellig, Unilab and others, the old town of San Jacinto with a new town center built at an old plaza and the tourist town of Manaoag, where an old Dominican church, known as Shrine of the Miraculous Mother of the Holy Rosary, devotees and the sick from across the country go to pray and be healed. Nearby is a natural spring called the Virgin’s well, where water reportedly healed many sick and afflicted. Pyramid of Asia, built by faith healer Mr. Orbito, attracts many visitors and foreigners, with ailments for psychic healings. Camp Abat, sprawling army base, has been spruced up with newer facilities and buildings and renovated as possible transfer area for personnel displaced by sale of Fort Bonifacio. South of Metro Dagupan lies the bustling town of Calasiao where Sr. Divino Tesoro devotees make pilgrimages and pray. Multi-storey buildings have sprouted, as new car sales, service centers as Honda, Mitsubishi, Toyota and others do brisk business. Jollibee, the 6-storey Regency hotel, fine inns, eateries, new buildings, and stores line the junction of the new de Venecia bypass highway. Santa Barbara, home of La Tondena, is abuzz with young executives in Sen. Villar’s Palmeras and Wedgewood plush subdivisions, and low cost housing, as the Villa Sta. Barbara, fronts the provincial nursery, frequent site of the old LP and NP political conventions.

Towards Binmaley is a scenic drive through concrete highway, along cool views of fishponds, with quaint restaurants, oyster stalls, and colorful cottages built on banks of fishponds, and where two bridges, old and new, span a deep river with scenes of fishermen quietly casting nets from bancas. Mary Help of Christians seminary next to a 17th century Spanish church, an old town hall and a renovated busy town plaza and public market, carry the image of this parochial town. The road from Binmaley to Lingayen are many nice homes and furniture shops of fine crafted narra and tangile, crafted by local artisans. Lingayen, birthplace of former Pres. Ramos and many famous persons, rich in history, where once, Japanese Gen. Homma and Gen. McArthur landed their armies, is now busy with commerce. Rizal plaza, setting of many fiestas and balls is now crowded with shops, and a new Centromart mall on the way up. Fronting the centuries-old Lingayen Cathedral are many market stalls, Chow King, Jollibee, donut shops, mom and pop stores, popcorn, fruit stands and buildings. Stewart Church and other buildings are refurbished and built from old houses. Lingayen is known for exported tasty anchovies bagoong, or the pink shrimp fry alamang. The Capitol, the Princess Urduja house, the campus of Pang. State Univ., Malong and Justice Hall bldgs., century-old Sison auditorium, a small airport, and the sprawling Narciso Ramos sports complex frame the new Capitol park expanse by the gulf. Hotels, 24-hr. diners, schools facing the Capitol now line Maramba blvd. At Maniboc, bagoong magnates built plush homes. At Sucone, a new highway bridge, started by Pres. Ramos and inaugurated by Pres. Arroyo, crosses a huge new manmade river that effectively drain shoulder-deep flood waters to the Limahong channel, a landmark flood control project. Many other works are on-going with determined efforts to reduce floods that seasonally hurt Metro Dagupan.

Dagupan City, center of metropolis, home district of two great Speakers, Perez and de Venecia, has two major avenues, connected by busy streets filled with fine restaurants, stores, modern hotels, banks, many private and gov’t buildings. Magic mall and two CSI malls are built, one on the old public market, and another on earth-filled fishponds in Lucao, has along her streets, rows of stores and hardwares. Diners as Dagupena, Pedritos, Star Plaza, McDonalds, KFC, Shakeys, Goldilocks, video centers, new gas stations do brisk business. The 2-hectare plaza is bounded by a new church and an old Cathedral rebuilt by Archbishop Cruz, a renovated city hall and a park with a new museum built by former Mayor Fernandez. Mayor Lim has brick tiled a sidewalk and planted tall areca palm trees fronting CSI mall and the city hall, built a fountain, adding greenery and landscape. Communications are modern with TV, radio stations with PLDT and Digitel services and many local newspapers. Transport is easy with air-conditioned buses plying all points of Luzon and every 15 min. to Metro Manila by Dagupan, Victory Liner, Santrans, 5 Star, Mina’s buses and others. Many foreign and local students attend the three universities, many fine colleges and schools here, add to the population mix and lend cosmopolitan flair that make the city a busy educational center.Known for exquisite bangus, prawns, fresh seafoods, and fruits sold to many parts of the country and the world, the new metropolis combines modern living with rural rustic setting. F Cory Aquino once declared in 1994 that the metropolis is “like a Phoenix, rising from the rubble”. Barely 12 years after, Metro Dagupan has risen to greater heights with work, good and nice people and the charm of country living’s fresh air, wide open spaces and opportunities as an upscale urban center. Come and visit the city, to further know and relish a vibrant part of your country that rose and returned from the ruins and the rubble, by the power of the many modern miracles of our Lord.

http://www.travelsmart.net/article/105014/

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Aliguas Dagupan!
Mabuhay Pangasinan!

Pangasinan haven for statistics in Region 1 :cheers:
November 23, 2010

SAN FERNANDO CITY, Nov. 23 — Pangasinan has truly earned its place as haven for statistics after being adjudged as the best province in the Ilocos Region while celebrating the National Statistics Month (NSM) last October, its third in a row since 2008.

That was another feather in the cap to the biggest province in the Ilocos Region in terms of area and population which, based on statistics, is the most visited province by tourists in the region this year.

Under Governor Amado Espino Jr., Pangasinan is now also becoming one of the most peaceful provinces in the Ilocos Region, one of the only few provinces that had licked out the problem of insurgency.

The Regional Development Council (RDC) said Pangasinan earned its accolade as the Best NSM Province this year, its third in a row, thus easily making it to the coveted Hall of Fame in Region 1.

First adjudged as the best in the region in 2008, the province of Pangasinan captured its latest plum as Best NSM Province during the awarding rite, coinciding with the NSM closing ceremony at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, San Fernando City, La Union last October 28.

The Hall of Famer province observed the NSM this year with the full support from the local government headed by Gov. Espino.

This was implemented through the efforts of the Provincial Statistics Steering Committee headed by Senior Board Member Von Mark Mendoza and the Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO).

For its month-long celebration, the province conducted various fund-filled and educational-oriented activities, especially during the opening program held at the capitol grounds, attended by more than 2,000 delegates from across the province.

The provincial government encouraged mass participation of the people from the academe, line agencies, local government units and even private individuals, stressing on them the value of statistics.

Despite the havoc wrought by Typhoon Juan in the province at that time, all activities were pushed through as scheduled, making the province indeed worthy of emulation.

It was observed that the province did not merely celebrate NSM during the month but also took time out in clearing illegal fish pens in rivers that had aggravated flooding many times in some low-lying areas.
The province likewise advocated environmental protection by conducting symposiums on the use of modern technology in planning and mitigating the effects of catastrophes.

Aside from these, the province also conducted various activities such as the holding of the Provincial Statistical Exhibit (museum style), film showing on environment, Lakbay (Kalikasan) Aral at San Roque Power Corporation, seminar on backyard vegetable production and urban gardening, training on disaster risk management for Local Government Unit personnel, backyard tilapia farming seminar and many others.

On top of its Hall of Fame award, the province also bagged first places in the regional NSM-Jingle Making Contest, Poster Slogan Making Contest (secondary and tertiary level), Oratorical Contest (tertiary level) and Statistical Quiz (tertiary level).

“Pangalatok” is Insulting and Derogatory! (http://pangasinanhub.blogspot.com/2010/11/pangalatok-is-insulting-and-derogatory.html)

Many have confused the terms Pangasinan, Pagasinense and “Pangalatok”

People of Pangasinan are called Pangasinenses regardless of the language or dialect they speak. The main language is Pangasinan which primarily spoken in central area that includes the cities of Dagupan and SanCarlos, and big towns like Lingayen (the capital) Mangaldan, Calasiao, Sta. Barbara, Binmaley, Malasiqui & Bayambang. Iloko is also widely spoken primarily in eastern part that includes Urdaneta City, Tayug, Binalonan, Umingan, etch and the western area that includes Alaminos City, Mabini, Infanta, Bolinao, Anda, Bani, etc.. Some people in the western part of the province also wide speak Bolinao. Others speak Kapampangan, Zambal, Bisaya, Ibaloi, Kankanaey, etc. But majority of Pangsinenses speak both Pangasinan and Iloko.

The term “Pangalatok” is insulting and derogatory. So too is “Ilokogtot”.

Hereunder is what I wrote in a comment regarding a discussion of this issue in the Pangasinan Page in Facebook on March 15, 2009, as follows:

“Saray totoo ya manaayam ed Pangasinan, sikara so Pangasinense anggan antoy salita ra: Pangasinan, Iloko, Bolinao, Zambal, Kapampangan, Bisaya, Ibaloi, Kan-kaney tanaromni. Aman so "Pangalatok" et "deragatory" tan "insulting". Nalapo tan ya termino nen saman nen mangkokolkol iray Ilokano tan Pangasinense lapor ag natalusan na saray Ilocano so salitan Pangasinan.

Say intawag da ed saray Pangasinenese ya mansalitay Pangasinan et "Kasla kayo nga agtogkik nga manok no agsasao" (You are like chicken with a bad flu when talking)= Pangasinan +kasla+ togkik +manok= Panga-la-tok!"

Say imbales na saray Pangasinense ed saray Ilokano met et: "Sicayo ya Ilokano agyo amtay mampuniti no milaban, kapara kayoy asilok ya otot, mangkogtokogtot" (Ilocanos don't know how to box; they jump like frightened rats)= Ilokano +kogtot + otot = Ilokogtot!"

Both words are insulting and derogatory. Sikato komon no narengel yo may salita ya "Pangalatok", please correct it at once.”

In summation: “Pangasinan” is the name of the province and also the primary language of the province; “Pangasinense/s” is/are the people of Pangasinan regardless of language they speak; and “Pangalatok” is derogatory and insulting word.

By U.S. News Agency / Asian

Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Alberto Lim said on Tuesday that the water sport of surfing is one of the Philippines’ most important market for local and foreign tourists.

Lim made the statement during the recent Philippine National Surfing Convention held last November 26 to 28 at the Club Manila East Resort in Taytay, conducted by the DOT and the Academy of Surfing Instructors Philippines, Inc. (ASIP).

The convention which is the first of its kind in Southeast Asia engaged the main stakeholders in the country’s surfing tourism industry in dialogues and other participative activities to attain clearly defined objectives for the advancement of this fast-growing water sports in the Philippines and the fastest growing personal sports in the world.

“The Philippines is now globally recognized as having some of the most exciting surfing sites in the world.

“This convention paved the way for the introduction and subsequent development of surfing as a potent niche tourism product and a vital engine for socioeconomic growth while responsibly considering the sustainable preservation of the environment and the complete well-being of the local people in the host communities,” said Lim.

According to Director Elizabeth Nelle of DOT’s Office of Product Research and Development, the convention gave a total picture of surfing as a tourism niche market in the country vis-à-vis the rest of the surfing world.

It combined with the DOT’s overall thrust of optimizing positive as well as minimizing, if not totally preventing, negative sociocultural, economic and ecological impacts of tourism programs and projects on the local environment and the host communities.

Some of the local surfing spots currently popular with both local and foreign surfers are the islands of Siargao in Surigao del Norte and Calicoan in Eastern Samar as well as the beaches of San Juan in La Union:banana::banana::banana::cheers:; San Antonio, San Narciso, San Felipe and Iba in Zambales; Baler in Aurora; Real in Quezon; Puraran in Catanduanes; and Lanuza in Surigao del Sur, among others.

With more than 7,107 tropical islands in the Philippine archipelago, there are still several sites yet to be explored for their surfing potential.

“During the convention, impressive revelations about surfing were presented which came as a surprise to many. A sample of these revelations included the fact that in the last two years alone, no less than 7,000 surfing enthusiasts finished their individual surfing lessons — given by only three of several local surf schools – and are now active surfers.

“Surfing maybe undisputedly the fastest growing personal sport in the world. With this scenario, we have started with the establishment of rules and regulations as well as the mechanism to rationalize and monitor the surfing industry,” Paolo Soler, ASIP chairman said.

Based on data supplied by ASIP, the convention’s main proponent, there are over 10 million surfers in 50 countries worldwide.

Of these total number, a conservative estimate of 350,000 surfers are cash-rich professionals who regularly travel mainly to surf and are always looking for more exciting surfing sites to challenge themselves.

From being worth slightly over US$ 2.5 billion in the 1990s, surfing tourism is growing at an astonishing rate of 12 percent to 16 percent annually.

In 2009, neighboring Bali attracted some 1.7 million surfers who contributed about US$ 2.4 million or a staggering 37 percent of Indonesia’s total tourism revenue.

http://www.usnewslasvegas.com/national/lim-says-surfing-is-philippine-tourism-niche-market/

Pangasinan haven for statistics in Region 1
November 23, 2010

SAN FERNANDO CITY, Nov. 23 — Pangasinan has truly earned its place as haven for statistics after being adjudged as the best province in the Ilocos Region while celebrating the National Statistics Month (NSM) last October, its third in a row since 2008.

That was another feather in the cap to the biggest province in the Ilocos Region in terms of area and population which, based on statistics, is the most visited province by tourists in the region this year.

Under Governor Amado Espino Jr., Pangasinan is now also becoming one of the most peaceful provinces in the Ilocos Region, one of the only few provinces that had licked out the problem of insurgency.

The Regional Development Council (RDC) said Pangasinan earned its accolade as the Best NSM Province this year, its third in a row, thus easily making it to the coveted Hall of Fame in Region 1.

First adjudged as the best in the region in 2008, the province of Pangasinan captured its latest plum as Best NSM Province during the awarding rite, coinciding with the NSM closing ceremony at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, San Fernando City, La Union last October 28.

The Hall of Famer province observed the NSM this year with the full support from the local government headed by Gov. Espino.

This was implemented through the efforts of the Provincial Statistics Steering Committee headed by Senior Board Member Von Mark Mendoza and the Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO).

For its month-long celebration, the province conducted various fund-filled and educational-oriented activities, especially during the opening program held at the capitol grounds, attended by more than 2,000 delegates from across the province.

The provincial government encouraged mass participation of the people from the academe, line agencies, local government units and even private individuals, stressing on them the value of statistics.

Despite the havoc wrought by Typhoon Juan in the province at that time, all activities were pushed through as scheduled, making the province indeed worthy of emulation.

It was observed that the province did not merely celebrate NSM during the month but also took time out in clearing illegal fish pens in rivers that had aggravated flooding many times in some low-lying areas.
The province likewise advocated environmental protection by conducting symposiums on the use of modern technology in planning and mitigating the effects of catastrophes.

Aside from these, the province also conducted various activities such as the holding of the Provincial Statistical Exhibit (museum style), film showing on environment, Lakbay (Kalikasan) Aral at San Roque Power Corporation, seminar on backyard vegetable production and urban gardening, training on disaster risk management for Local Government Unit personnel, backyard tilapia farming seminar and many others.

On top of its Hall of Fame award, the province also bagged first places in the regional NSM-Jingle Making Contest, Poster Slogan Making Contest (secondary and tertiary level), Oratorical Contest (tertiary level) and Statistical Quiz (tertiary level).

Mabuhay Pangasinan!

Dagupan's state-of-the-art seafood processing plant now operational

The city of Dagupan again holds its head up high not only for its tasty bangus but now also for its brand new state-of-the-art Korea-Philippines Seafood Processing Plant in Barangay Bonuan Binloc here, which was inaugurated on Monday by Filipino and Korean officials.

Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala, Korean Embassy Minister Yong Ho Kim, Rep. Gina de Venecia, former House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. and Dagupan City Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez found workers inside sanitized chambers in sub-zero temperature now doing fish processing after inaugurating the facility Monday morning.

In entering the chamber, they had to pass through an air shower room, the only one of its kind in the Philippines, before they were allowed to enter the chamber.

But before that, they were first made to wear sanitized aprons, booths and head gears as a clinical requirement for such facility.

The plant, considered as a new land mark in Dagupan City, seeks to process and put added value to products of local fish farmers to be sold in the domestic and foreign markets and earn much-needed foreign exchange for the country.

Secretary Alcala, whose agency, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), was given the task to initially operate the facility, said the modern processing plant is a boon to fish farmers in Dagupan City and Pangasinan, especially those who produce milkfish (bangus).

Confirming that the processing plant is the most sophisticated of its kind in the country today, Alcala said this will surely fail if the needed raw materials will not be sufficient to meet its needs.

He called on the fish farmers and local government units to unite and help so that the needed raw materials to fill up the 75 percent to 100 percent required capacity of the plant can be met daily.

The plant is now operating with an initial 100 trained work force which would be increased to 150 when it will be operating full blast sometime next year, said Dr. Westly Rosario, interim plant manager, who is also chief of the adjacent National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center (NIFTDC).

Among those who attended the inauguration are traditional fish farmers from Dagupan, Western Pangasinan and La Union from where the bulk of raw materials will come from.

Alcala said there is a need to conduct progressive method of growing fish in place of the traditional to ensure that not all fish farmers harvest at the same time, advising that fish-farmers to maintain a year-round calendar, indicating when is the time for them to seed their fishponds and harvest fish.

The project could set off gradual and systematic modernization of fish culture in Dagupan City and Pangasinan to ensure that the plant can fill up its needed capacity, thus ensuring better income for fish-farmers

Offhand, the Agriculture Secretary suggested that priority to be processed are the aquaculture products of Dagupan before the products from other parts of Pangasinan and adjacent provinces can be serviced.

Alcala is confident that the high-tech seafood processing plant will not only provide jobs and shore up family incomes but will surely put Dagupan in the map of the Philippines and the world through its export of processed fish, especially bangus.

He said he has no doubt that with the cooperation of everybody, including LGUs, the facility could make the Philippines one of the biggest suppliers of processed fish in Asia and the Pacific.

On the other hand, Minister Yong said the project, put up by a $ 2 million (approximately P100 million) grant from his government through the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), is a symbol of their undying love and friendship to the Filipinos which have grown over the years.

Minister Yong was accompanied by Kim Jinoh, resident manager of KOICA and his deputy, Ms. Miyon Kim.

Moreover, Yong said in donating the facility, the Korean people are just doing their turn to repay the sacrifices made by the Filipinos who shed their blood, sweat and tears when they rose to the challenge in defense of freedom and democracy in their homeland some 60 years ago.

On the other hand, former Speaker de Venecia, who negotiated for the financial grant with the Korean government through his then counterpart in the Korean parliament, said though South Korea has a problem of its own due to the tension posed by its neighbor, yet some of their officials are in Dagupan City to fulfill their commitment to help the Filipinos in their battle against poverty.

Saying that the battle against poverty, not war, is the real solution to the problems of the world, De Venecia thanked the Korean government for giving the processing plant that will produce exportable processed marine and aquaculture products to supply the needs of Filipinos in the east and west coasts of the United States, Hawaii, Guam, Canada, Europe, Australia and Middle East.

At the same time, he asked the BFAR to build a mini-port as one of the ancillary facilities of the processing plant, where fish producers from western Pangasinan and La Union can land their fish catch to be brought to the plant for processing.

On the other hand, Rep. Gina de Venecia said the fish processing plant seeks to give direct benefit to about 100 families and some 1,000 fishpond owners, the latter of whom need no longer worry for the next flood because there is a processing plant that can preserve their products.

She said fish farmers do not have to worry even when they harvest their young bangus prematurely as the processing plant has the technology to make bangus sardines.

She added bottled and canned bangus sardines, which would be coming out from the processing plant, are a cinch and much in demand among Filipinos all over the world.

At the same time, Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez said she is happy that the processing plant is now finally operating to give jobs and income to the people of Dagupan who gave way to the construction of the facility in sitio Russia, Barangay Bonuan Binloc Dagupan City.

With its processed fish products hitting the foreign markets soon, there is no doubt that the famous and tasty Dagupan bangus will create greater sensation all over the world, Fernandez added.

Aliguas Dagupan!
Mabuhay Pangasinan!