Laoag City and Ilocos Norte Province

[carl_vilches21]

Originally Posted by 808 state

MARCOS MAUSOLEUM - Batac
where the strongman's body lies


by aji.rokhadi


by goms


by big daddy toj


from yahoo


from yahoo


from Google



MARCOS' ANCESTRAL HOME - Batac


by KoolBeep


by KoolBeep

...Naka preserve pa pala labi ni Marcos diyan...

...Katakot naman...

[panganuron23]

Originally Posted by 808 state

ROBINSONS PLACE ILOCOS NORTE




Got these from Mr. Ablan's Blog!

can u please give me the exact url of the blog? please

[panganuron23]

salamat na dakulon....hehehehe
maraming salamat pala,

[venntro]

Originally Posted by 808 state

from flickr

The Philippines' Saud Beach is Among the Top Beaches in Asia
- Department of Tourism

The little–known northwest Philippine beach Saud Beach at Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte was recently named as one of the ten best beaches in Asia by Australia’s Melbourne Sunday Herald Sun newspaper. Through its veteran travel writer and photographer John Borthwick, the widely circulated publication listed the top beach destinations in Asia. Saud Beach was chosen on the basis of its pristine condition, rustic appeal, relative isolation from the usual tourist crowd, its “untouched by commercialism” quality, and the variety of water sports activities it offers.

Aside from Saud Beach, the other beaches that made the list are Ko Adang and Mae Nam of Thailand, Bentota of Sri Lanka, Yalong Bay of China, China Beach of Vietnam, Calangute of India, Dungun of Malaysia, Occheutel of Cambodia, and Kenting of Taiwan.

Located at the northwest coast of Luzon, Saud Beach is a 2-kilometer arc of pure sand bordered by the blue of the South China Sea. It is an uncluttered beach devoid of all commercialism and crowds that usually spoil the appeal of a quiet beach destination. It is a haven for swimmers, snorkelling enthusiasts and wind surfers, and it is fast becoming another surfers’ paradise in the Philippines. Roughly an hour away by land travel from Laoag International Airport, this picturesque beach is renowned for its crystal clear waters, fine white-cream sand and underwater sceneries of multi-colored corals and iridescent fish. Saud Beach is definitely one of Philippine tourism’s best-kept secrets.

Indeed. For us Ilocanos, Pagudpud is really a treasure.

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Southern Approach of Gilbert Bridge

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Bonifacio st. corner Nolasco st.

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Five (5) Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras of this kind were installed in all entry/exit points of Laoag City proper.

1. Bacarra Rd Police Stn (Near Java Hotel)
2. Rizal St Police Stn. corner Bacarra Rd (Infront of LCES)
3. La Paz Rd infront of Laoag Main Police Stn.
4. Rizal St.(going to Sarrat) corner Vintar Rd.
5. Southern Approach Gilbert Bridge Police Stn. corner Airport Avenue.

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So, if you want to visit China, the consular office here can process your VISA to Mainland China without going to their Embassy in Manila anymore and take the flight of China Southern Airlines via Laoag International Airport bound to Beijing and Shanghai.Hassle free di ba?Sad to say, due to unknown reasons,China Southern Airlines flight to China (Beijing and Shanghai) already stopped late last year. But i heard that there are plans to revive these flights especially Fort Ilocandia Resort Hotel who chartered this airline company.

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Originally Posted by 808 state

A Chinese consulate office in Ilocos Norte? since when? great! this could totally boost tourism not only in the province but in the country as well, especially ilocoslovakia!

Last last year (2007) yata kung di ako nagkamali

[guitarose]

Originally Posted by 808 state

iba na pala ang laoag ngayon, ang daming nagbago, kakagulat! hay nakakamiss...

good for laoag! matanong lang, bakit laging nakasabit ang traffic lights sa laoag at batac? di kaya delikado? nakakatakot pag may bagyo o kaya malakas ang hangin! parang babagsak

Magbakasyon ka kasi d2 sa ilocos 808 statehehe.D nman cguro.Look at the traffic light sa rizal st.marami ng pinagdaanang bagyo pero okey parinKung ano ang reason di ko rin alam eh.

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View of INCCH from the National Highway

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View of INCCH from Fort Ilocandia Golf and Country Club

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The Welcome Arc

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The Welcome Arc in background is the Chapel

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The Chapel (Landscaping still in progress)

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The Convention Center

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The Hotel



The P475 Million Ilocos Norte Convention Center and Hotel should have been 100% completed last December 2008.But due to some delays, it was re-scheduled until March 31, 2009 (bareng saan nga ma-delay manen ah).Landscaping is in progress, airconditioning systems, amenities(beds, utensils, etc.) and other equipment that are needed in a hotel bussiness has already arrived and ready to be installed.

Previously, Gov. MMK admitted that the Provincial Government do not have the capability to manage such kind of business.But now, he (Gov. MMK) informed that they (Provincial Government) are currently negotiating with a private company/firm (Manila based yata?!) who has the expertise to manage and run the Ilocos Norte Convention Center and Hotel.

[hadjirieta]

Summer is once again coming! Got plans to spend it? what about these...

The Heritage Paoay Church




Free white beach! at the Municipal beach of Pagudpud



The Light house in Burgos



The Windmill of Bangui



or just a relax in Currimao beach



Photos by Princess Villalobos

[gr8-one]

Wow! So Ilocos should be able to host ASEAN soon then? Or is that just wishful thinking?

[carl_vilches21]

Originally Posted by 808 state

I've been there numerous times. matter of fact, kahit mag-isa ka sa loob parang wala lang... nakakakilabot lang yung music hehehe!

...Is Imelda visiting their everyday?
...How much is the entrance fee?
...Aircon din ba?hehe

[BoNduRanT]

She's not. I think a couple of times lang in a year. During Marcos' birthday, death anniversary and some political events that require her attendance.

No entrance fee

Its airconditioned, oo naman, maaagnas si apo pag hindi

I just wish they could spruce up his presidential museum. Too plain.

[BoNduRanT]

MVF: LCES might not be demolished

BY DOMINIC B. DELA CRUZ
STAFF REPORTER-Ilocostimes.com

IN A SURPRISING MOVE, Laoag Mayor Michael V. Fariñas stated that the Laoag Central Elementary School (LCES) might not be demolished anymore. “Not because we are admitting that it is a Gabaldon type elementary
school. We are still maintaining our stand that it is not a Gabaldon elementary
school as per documents presented to us by the DepEd,” Fariñas said.
He explained that there is a law called the “best evidence rule,” which means documents have the strongest weigh as evidence in court and that a testimonial evidence cannot outweigh a documentary evidence. Testimonial evidence can only be resorted to when there is no documentary evidence and Fariñas stressed that the city government has these documentary
evidences. “Isu ngarud nga anyaman nalalaing nga arkitekto nga aggapu iti NHI, it has no value. Probably for propaganda, yes, but in court it will not hold,” Fariñas pointed out. He added that the city government maintains that the LCES building is not a heritage site as also certified earlier by the National Historical Institute (NHI).



But to stop the controversy on the issue, Fariñas said he is now exploring the possibility of not demolishing the LCES main building as he stressed that the only issue is the preservation of this one building. In view of this, he said he hopes to be able to present the design of the site together with the proposed new site of the LCES building. However, he added that he will need to sit down again with Laoag Bishop Sergio L. Utleg and Bellagio Holdings, Inc. for the new plan. The mayor also belied rumors that Utleg has withdrawn his signature from the memorandum of agreement on the lease contract of the LCES lot. “There is not truth to that. The good bishop is firm on his
decision and made already a lot of statements regarding his stand on the matter. On his recent meeting with Utleg, Fariñas said the bishop told him to put the school on the side of the lot and on how to go about the surroundings of the belltower. Fariñas also disclosed that someone approached the bishop and asked him to postpone the LCES project until after the 2010 elections. “So you can just imagine that the concern for the conservation as they say is not a genuine one. It is more of a political rather
than a genuine concern and sincere concern for conservation,
etc.,” Fariñas said. Burn LCES plot MEANWHILE, Fariñas also divulged that he has received a text message which said there are plans to burn down LCES.
The text message said: “Alert starting tomorrow bring home valuables in your rooms including records of your pupils there is report (you know who)
desperate people will burn Central.”The said text message was received on February 18. Fariñas said it is only proper to let the people of Laoag of
such plot as he stressed that he might end up being blamed should this materialize as he is the prime mover of the LCES relocation project. In response to this, Fariñas asked that Laoag City police chief Sterling Blanco and fire marshal William Ralleca be present during his announcement. He then ordered Blanco to keep police visibility high in the LCES area and Ralleca to station one fire truck inside the school premises. “No maiwar-waragawag ti kastoy, appo, kayat na nga sawen nga dagiti dadduma nga tattao nga sabalit panpanunot na, pardon me for saying this, dakes pay ketdi iti
pan-panunuten dan no ubraen da,” noted Fariñas. He also reiterated that the
city government is not that desperate as to plot the burning down of the school. “We are not that desperate to do it. So whoever is thinking about it, he is the one desperate in destroying me,” the mayor stated. Fariñas said they are still verifying the text message with the help of Blanco as to where it
was from but the mayor said he already has an idea where it came from buhe is not yet at liberty to divulge it.
He also assured LCES teachers, pupils and pupils’ parents that they are safe and that there is no need for alarm. For his part, Blanco said they would heighten police visibility in the area as her added that the police already conducts foot patrolinside and outside the LCES premises. He also said that they have coordinated with the telecommunication company for help to trace the origin of the said text message.

Barangay 14 Chair Felix Ayson has also instructed all of his barangay tanods to be more alert around the LCES area in response to the said text message.
Ayson, who is also the LCES Parent-Teacher-Community Association
(PTCA) president, said he has also coordinated with the Bureau of Fire Protection on the matter.

[BoNduRanT]

Originally Posted by guitarose

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Southern Approach of Gilbert Bridge

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Bonifacio st. corner Nolasco st.

2 more traffic lights installed in LC
BY DOMINIC B. DELA CRUZ
STAFF REPORTER

Fariñas thanked Metro ManilaDevelopment Authority (MMDA) Chair Bayani
Fernando for giving the said traffic lights. Fernando was in the city on February 2 as he served as the guest of honor and speaker during the opening of the Agro Industrial Fair.

The mayor said a traffic light costs about P1.5 million and the city government could not afford to acquire one which is why he sought the assistance of Fernando regarding the installation of additional traffic lights in
the city. One of the two newly installed traffic lights is at the
southern approach of Gilbert Bridge while the other is at the intersection of Bonifacio and Nolasco Sts. Fariñas said he has again requested additional traffic lights to ease the traffic congestion in the city as there are only a few
traffic aides in the city.

Meanwhile, Fernando, during his speech on February 2, also thanked the city
government for inviting him to grace occasions here in Laoag. The MMDchair vowed to make Laoag City one of his priorities should he be given the chance to serve as President of the country. Fernando during his recent visit again announced his intention to run for the highest political position in the land.
Though clarifying that his purpose of visiting the city was not to campaign, Fernando nevertheless enumerated his plans and programs should he become President of the republic during his speech.

[BoNduRanT]

Post mo din yung Ilocos times article titled " Ilocos Norte from A to Z". Hehehehe

[venntro]

Ilocos Norte IRAA champ anew
Updated March 02, 2009 12:00 AM


DAGUPAN CITY, Philippines – For the 10th year, Ilocos Norte dominated the week-long Ilocos Region Athletic Association (IRAA) meet which ended here Friday.

Ilocos Norte, whose sports program is supervised by former Project: Gintong Alay executive director Michael Keon, garnered 660.17 points to take the overall title.

Pangasinan II placed second with 395 points while Pangasinan I was third with 378.

Dagupan, notching 150 points, landed seventh among 14 divisions, mainly driven by the gold haul ushered in by the secondary division events in basketball and taekwondo – teams made up of female athletes.

The Department of Education gave Dagupan a rousing approval of the city’s over-all planning, management and organization of the IRAA Meet.

In his remarks before local officials, regional education executives, division superintendents and sports officials during the welcome fellowship night, Education Secretary Jesli Lapus lauded host Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. and the people of Dagupan City for organizing “the best IRAA meet worth remembering in the coming years”.

Dr. Ligaya Soledad Miguel, regional director of the Department of Education, and thirteen division superintendents also rated Dagupan’s over-all preparation as “superb” – Eva Vesperas

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Originally Posted by venntro

Ilocos Norte IRAA champ anew
Updated March 02, 2009 12:00 AM


DAGUPAN CITY, Philippines – For the 10th year, Ilocos Norte dominated the week-long Ilocos Region Athletic Association (IRAA) meet which ended here Friday.

Ilocos Norte, whose sports program is supervised by former Project: Gintong Alay executive director Michael Keon, garnered 660.17 points to take the overall title.

Pangasinan II placed second with 395 points while Pangasinan I was third with 378.

Dagupan, notching 150 points, landed seventh among 14 divisions, mainly driven by the gold haul ushered in by the secondary division events in basketball and taekwondo – teams made up of female athletes.

The Department of Education gave Dagupan a rousing approval of the city’s over-all planning, management and organization of the IRAA Meet.

In his remarks before local officials, regional education executives, division superintendents and sports officials during the welcome fellowship night, Education Secretary Jesli Lapus lauded host Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. and the people of Dagupan City for organizing “the best IRAA meet worth remembering in the coming years”.

Dr. Ligaya Soledad Miguel, regional director of the Department of Education, and thirteen division superintendents also rated Dagupan’s over-all preparation as “superb” – Eva Vesperas

In politics we call it DYNASTY
Bug Thumbs Up to all our athletes!!!!
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