LaoagCity
LaoagCity
As the provincial capital of Ilocos Norte, Laoag lives up to its name as “The Sunshine City” with its clear atmosphere and bright, blue skyline. Derived from the native Ilocano language of the Ilocos Region, Laoag means brightness or light which best describes your experience in visiting this refreshing place. Now’s the time to discover the endless ways that Laoag radiates its hidden provincial charm!
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Laoag City is also famous for its "Sinking Bell Tower", which sinks into the ground at a rate of an inch a year.It has survived several minor earthquakes since its construction, causing scholars to label it an Earthquake Baroque style structure. The tower, built presumably after the 1707 earthquake, has a foundation of 90 metres (300 ft)....
Read MoreMost famous for its sand dunes, the Sand Dunes is one of the most visited tourist spots in Laoag. This area is estimated to be 85 square kilometers long coastal beach and desert area. Locally, the Laoag Sand Dunes goes by the name of Bantay Bimmaboy because of its shape which resembles that of pigs. Aside from that, it is also called the Desert of the North because of its popularity when it comes to shooting locations for famous films both inside and outside the country. The sand dunes are found in the coastal village of Barangay La Paz, which lends the site its name.
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Laoag Cathedral, canonically known as Saint William Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral de San Guillermo) is a church in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. The current church was built in 1612 by Augustinian friars to replace a wooden chapel. It also serves as the seat or central church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Laoag.
Read MoreThe Palacio del Gobernador is where the Civil Governors of Ilocos Norte resided and held office. An imposing edifice, it is located at the northern side of the plaza. It has two wings on its western and eastern sides with a kiosk overlooking towards the north.
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is situated at the center surrounded by the St. William Cathedral Church, Laoag City Hall, Marcos Hall of Justice, Ilocos Norte Provincial Capitol and the Sinking Bell Tower. The plaza was called Plaza de Alfonso XII after the King of Spain. In the same plaza, there is a multi-tiered obelisk erected in 1881, dedicated to the Spanish King Alfonso XII for terminating the Tobacco Monopoly. Today, the Obelisk still stands and had defied deterioration through the passing of the time. The plaza is now called Aurora Park, on the center is where the Statue of Maiden Pamulinawen is strategically placed on top of the fountain.
Read MoreThe building was a former Tabacalera Building or tobacco factory, a historical landmark standing within the museum. The old building was the Administration Center of the Tobacco Monopoly in Ilocos Norte during the Spanish times. One highlight of the museum is tobacco, the main product of the province.
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The City Hall, once known as the The Casa Tribunal, is located on the western side of the town Aurora Park. It is made of bricks with roof of tiles. It houses the Executive and Legislative division of the city, as well the Treasury and other departments.
Read Moreis located at the southeastern part of Laoag City. Even before the coming of the Spaniards, the hill was already the dwelling of early people of Laoag, where they built their houses compactly arranged around it. The natives must have chosen this spot for the location of their community not only for its proximity to the river which is indespensable to them as the source of food and water for drinking. Before the end of the 16th century, the missionaries, in their desire to improve the living conditions of the natives, resettled the big center of Laoag from Ermita Hill to its present location, the site of now the Aurora Park.
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The Abolition of Tobacco Monopoly Monument, along A. Bonifacio St., at the foot of Marcos Bridge, is an obelisk of clay and brick built erected in 1882 by alcalde mayor (provincial governor) Don Jose Moreno Lacalle as a gesture of thanksgiving to King Alfonso XII of Spain for abolishing the hated tobacco monopoly.
Read MoreLocated at the heart of of Laoag's business district, the commercial complex houses diffrent business stalls for dry-goods, kitchenwares, glasswares and more. The 3-storey building's basement is dedicated to local handicrafts, native products such as garlic, sukang-iloko, coconuts, ilocos sibuyas (onions), and others.
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The Ilocanos are hardworking, determined, simple and as well appreciative, but the are also known for being stingy, “kuripot” in their tounge. Yet, for them being called this is just a joke among all Filipinos, not as a negative description of their kind. It is their characteristics that that our nationality have grown to understand.
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