Agoo to Vigan sasabihin nila 2 hrs lang? asus! siguro kumapit sila noon sa mga hawakan sa pinagsakyan nila dahil masyadong mabilis ang byahe pag ganoon. 4 hrs pag daytime at 3hrs pag nighttime. super heavy traffic pa sa san fernandohaha. i also remember, may pinagtanungan kami sa agoo la union kung gano pa kalayo ang vigan. two hours din ang sabi sa amin. after more than two hours drive and we figured na malayo pa kami vigan, we stopped and ate dinner somewhere in ilocos sur. we asked the people there gano pa kalayo ang vigan at sabi sa amin, two hours pa. natawa at naiyak na lang kami, malayo pa pala. haha. sorry sa OT. share ko lang.
ndi kasi planado yung trip. yung map nga nabili lang sa nlex. pero we had fun.
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Vigan celebrates weeklong UNESCO world heritage cities festival
PIA Press Release
Saturday, September 03, 2011
by Fredie G .Lazaro
VIGAN CITY, Sept. 3 (PIA) -- The world heritage city of Vigan joins this year’s weeklong celebration of the United Nations Educational and Scientific Cultural Organization (UNESCO’s) Word Heritage Cities Solidarity Day and Cultural Festival on September 3 - 10 2011 here, according to Mayor Eva Marie S. Medina.
On Sept.3 will be the food and trade fair at Plaza Burgos, opening of the fotografias y recuerdos at Vigan Culture and Trade Center (VCTC), and the conduct of repazzo de Vigan and solidarity parade around the city’s streets.
On September 4 activities include folk dance and dance sports contests; September 5 – Sabayang Pagbigkas, daniw, dallot and Zarsuela presentations; September 6 – hisotoria oral; September 7 – vocal solo, vocal duet, kinnantaran and vocal chorus; September 8 – Eucharistic celebration, solidarity breakfast, solidarity medical and dental mission, and awarding and cultural show; September 10 – stage play of “Babae ng Digmaan” at Meralco Theater in Pasay City; September 5 – 10 – wayang puppet exhibit; and September 5 -7 – heritage youth assembly.
Most of the cultural presentations and contests during the festival will be held at the historic Plaza Burgos and at the VCTC except for the historia oral which will be held at Donato’s Ancestral House while the stage play of “Babae ng Digmaan” will be held at Meralco Theater in Pasay City.
The lady mayor said these activities were done to continuously attract local and foreign tourists to visit the city with its well–preserved Spanish ancestral houses in the city’s heritage village.
In September 8, 1993 the Organization of World Heritage Cities was formed by the UNESCO in Fez, Morocco.
The group is an umbrella organization of all heritage towns and cities. Vigan is a member of the organization being one of the Philippines’ UNESCO world heritage sites.
“The week-long festivities aim to continuously strengthen Vigan’s history and culture “in keeping with the long-term goal of preserving our centuries 'old heritage structures,'” she said.
It is noted that Vigan’s well-preserved Spanish trading town environ has survived the test of time, including bombings during World War II which leveled the major Philippine cities of Baguio, Cebu, and Manila. (ANL/FGL-PIA 1 Ilocos Sur)
source link: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r01&id=52250
PIA Press Release
Saturday, September 03, 2011
by Fredie G .Lazaro
VIGAN CITY, Sept. 3 (PIA) -- The world heritage city of Vigan joins this year’s weeklong celebration of the United Nations Educational and Scientific Cultural Organization (UNESCO’s) Word Heritage Cities Solidarity Day and Cultural Festival on September 3 - 10 2011 here, according to Mayor Eva Marie S. Medina.
On Sept.3 will be the food and trade fair at Plaza Burgos, opening of the fotografias y recuerdos at Vigan Culture and Trade Center (VCTC), and the conduct of repazzo de Vigan and solidarity parade around the city’s streets.
On September 4 activities include folk dance and dance sports contests; September 5 – Sabayang Pagbigkas, daniw, dallot and Zarsuela presentations; September 6 – hisotoria oral; September 7 – vocal solo, vocal duet, kinnantaran and vocal chorus; September 8 – Eucharistic celebration, solidarity breakfast, solidarity medical and dental mission, and awarding and cultural show; September 10 – stage play of “Babae ng Digmaan” at Meralco Theater in Pasay City; September 5 – 10 – wayang puppet exhibit; and September 5 -7 – heritage youth assembly.
Most of the cultural presentations and contests during the festival will be held at the historic Plaza Burgos and at the VCTC except for the historia oral which will be held at Donato’s Ancestral House while the stage play of “Babae ng Digmaan” will be held at Meralco Theater in Pasay City.
The lady mayor said these activities were done to continuously attract local and foreign tourists to visit the city with its well–preserved Spanish ancestral houses in the city’s heritage village.
In September 8, 1993 the Organization of World Heritage Cities was formed by the UNESCO in Fez, Morocco.
The group is an umbrella organization of all heritage towns and cities. Vigan is a member of the organization being one of the Philippines’ UNESCO world heritage sites.
“The week-long festivities aim to continuously strengthen Vigan’s history and culture “in keeping with the long-term goal of preserving our centuries 'old heritage structures,'” she said.
It is noted that Vigan’s well-preserved Spanish trading town environ has survived the test of time, including bombings during World War II which leveled the major Philippine cities of Baguio, Cebu, and Manila. (ANL/FGL-PIA 1 Ilocos Sur)
source link: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r01&id=52250
Tagalog news: Vigan Heritage Village, apektado ng ‘climate change’
http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r01&id=59071ni Ben P. Pacris
VIGAN CITY, Oct. 13 (PIA) -- Dahil sa di na mapigil ng epekto ng ‘climate change’ na kasalukuyang problema sa buong mundo, ang Vigan Heritage Village na pangunahing tourist attraction sa Ilocos Sur at napabilang sa World Heritage List ng UNESCO ay nangangambang sisirain ng storm surge o malakas na lindol
Ito ang babala ni provincial board member Jeremias “Jerry” Singson sa session ng Sangguniang Panlalawigan sa Kapitolio noong Martes nang inilahad niya sa pamamagitan ng power point presentation ang “Joint Community Services for the Future of Ilocos Sur.”
Ayon kay bokal Singson, ang Vigan na nasa pagitan ng coastal towns ng Sta. Catalina, Caoayan at Santa ang unang matatamaan ng storm surge kung hahagupit ang malakas na bagyo sa lalawigan.
Iniulat ng chairman ng Committee on Health na ang pagpapahalaga sa kalikasan ang dapat prioridad ng bawat bayan at siyudad sa probinsiya dahil nakaka-alarma ang bangis ng climate change at global warming na dinadanas na ng sanlibutan. “Hindi na lang programa tungkol sa kalusugan ang inaatupag ng Joint Community Services (JCS) Medical Mission kundi pati na rin ang climate change,” sabi ni Singson.
Batay sa assessment ng Mines and Geo-sciences Bureau ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) sa lalawigan, idiniin ng dating Vice-Governor na delikado ang Santa, na nasa fault line, Vigan, Sta. Catalina at Caoayan sa epekto ng storm surge lalo na kung mangyari ang malakas na lindol na magdudulot ng tsunami . “Bale 18 towns, kabilang ang siyudad ng Vigan at Candon ay apektado ng storm surge,” aniya.
Hinikayat ni bokal Jerry na makiisa ang lahat ng sector ng komunidad, kabilang na ang mga Sangguniang Kabataan at NGO’s para magtanim ng mangrove sa mga coastal areas na pangdepensa sa storm surge sa mga coastal areas.
Sa pamamagitan ng JCS, sinabi niya na dapat ding maipatupad ang mga reforestation program sa mga upland towns sa ikalawang distrito na pinangyarihan ng mga landslides sa mga nakaraang bagyo tulad ni ‘Pedring’.
Ayon naman kay bokal Robert Tudayan, chairman ng Committee on Environment, makikipagtulungan ang Tanim Kalikasan sa JCS para sa pangangalaga ng kalikasan sa pakikipag-ugnayan ng DENR at mga Local Government Units. (JCR/BPP-PIA 1 Ilocos Sur)
Vigan Heritage Village threatened by storm surges, earthquakes
http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r01&id=64476by Ben P. Pacris
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur, Nov. 17 (PIA) -- The Vigan Heritage Village, which is included in the UNESCO's World Heritage List and the main tourist attraction of Ilocos Sur, is threatened by storm surges and earthquakes due to the impact of climate change.
The alarm was issued by provincial board member Jeremias “Jerry” Singson during the weekly provincial board session at the Capitol here presided by vice-governor Deogracias Victor “ DV” Savellano as he presented the JCS Foundation for the Future of Ilocos Sur project.
“Vigan which is surrounded by the coastal towns of Santa, Caoyan and Sta. Catalina, is in danger in case of deadly storm surge and big quakes,” Singson stressed. “Strong earthquakes will trigger tsunami in these typhoon-prone areas,” he added.
The member of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan said that the wrath of the recent Typhoon Pedring that hit the province created storm surges in Fuerte , Caoayan; Mindoro, Vigan; and Tabucolan and Bucalag in Santa.
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