Province in Ilocos Region, Philippines
Ilocos Norte
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Province of Ilocos Norte
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Clockwise from the top
:
Bangui Windfarm
,
Kapurpurawan Rock Formation
,
Bacarra Church Belltower
,
Patapat Viaduct
,
Cape Bojeador Lighthouse
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Flag
Seal
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Location in the Philippines
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Coordinates:
18°10′N
120°45′E
/
18.17°N 120.75°E
/
18.17; 120.75
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Country
| Philippines
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Region
| Ilocos Region
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Founded
| February 2, 1818
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Capital
and largest city
| Laoag
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?
Governor
| Matthew Manotoc
(
NP
)
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?
Vice Governor
| Cecilia Araneta (
NP
)
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Legislature
| Ilocos Norte Provincial Board
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? Total
| 3,467.89 km
2
(1,338.96 sq mi)
|
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? Rank
| 38th out of 81
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Highest elevation
| 2,361 m (7,746 ft)
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? Total
| 609,588
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? Rank
| 53rd out of 81
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? Density
| 180/km
2
(460/sq mi)
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? Rank
| 52nd out of 81
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Independent cities
| 0
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?
Component cities
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Municipalities
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Barangays
| 559
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Districts
| Legislative districts of Ilocos Norte
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Time zone
| UTC+8
(
PHT
)
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ZIP code
| 2900?2922
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IDD
:
area code
| +63 (0)77
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ISO 3166 code
| PH-ILN
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Spoken languages
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HDI
| 0.78 (
High
)
[3]
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HDI rank
| 6th
(2019)
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Website
| www
.ilocosnorte
.gov
.ph
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Ilocos Norte
, officially the
Province of Ilocos Norte
(
Ilocano
:
Probinsia ti Ilocos Norte
;
Tagalog
:
Lalawigan ng Ilocos Norte
), is a
province
of the Philippines located in the
Ilocos Region
. Its capital is
Laoag City
, located in the northwest corner of
Luzon Island
, bordering
Cagayan
and
Apayao
to the east, and
Abra
to the southeast, and
Ilocos Sur
to the southwest. Ilocos Norte faces the
West Philippine Sea
to the west and the
Luzon Strait
to the north.
Ilocos Norte is noted for its distinctive geography and culture.
[4]
[5]
This includes numerous examples of well-preserved Spanish colonial era architecture, particularly
Saint William's Cathedral in Laoag
with its sinking bell tower done in the
Earthquake Baroque
style,
[6]
the
St. Augustine Church in Paoay
which is one of UNESCO's
World Heritage Sites in the Philippines
[7]
and the
Cape Bojeador Lighthouse
. Famous geographical features include the
La Paz Sand Dunes
, the beaches of
Pagudpud
, and the eroded
calcarenite
Kapurpurawan rock formation
in
Burgos
.
[8]
It is the birthplace of several notable Philippine leaders including former President
Ferdinand E. Marcos
,
[9]
Philippine Revolutionary War general
Artemio Ricarte
and
Iglesia Filipina Independiente
co-founder
Gregorio Aglipay
.
[10]
Three
wind farms
are located in Ilocos Norte. They are located in
Burgos
,
Pagudpud
and
Bangui
with the latter being the first wind power generation plant in the Philippines.
[11]
History
[
edit
]
Early history
[
edit
]
Long before the arrival of the Spaniards, there existed an extensive region consisting of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra and La Union. Merchants from Japan and China would often visit the area to trade gold for beads, ceramics and silk. The
Austronesian
inhabitants of the region called their place
samtoy
, from
sao mi toy
, which literally meant "our language".
[
citation needed
]
Spanish colonial era
[
edit
]
In 1571, the Spanish conquistadors had Manila under their control and they began looking for new sites to conquer.
Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
's grandson
Juan de Salcedo
volunteered to lead one of these expeditions. Together with 8 armed boats and 45 men the 22-year-old voyager headed north. On June 13, 1572, Salcedo and his men landed in present-day
Vigan
then proceeded to
Laoag
,
Currimao
and
Badoc
. As they sailed along the coast they were surprised to see numerous sheltered coves (
looc
) where the locals lived in harmony. They named the region
Ylocos
and its people
Ylocanos
.
As the Christianization of the region grew so did the landscape of the area. Vast tracts of land were utilized for churches and bell towers in line with the Spanish mission of
bajo las campanas
.
[
citation needed
]
In the
town plaza
it was not uncommon to see garrisons under the church bells. Indigenous peoples living in the Ilocos Region, such as the Yapayao and Isneg, were slowly pushed into living in the sparsely populated but resource-rich mountains, which would expose them to conflicts with developers in later eras, such as during
Martial Law under Ferdinand Marcos
.
[12]
: 47
Spanish colonization of the region was not completely successful. Owing to the abusive practices of many
Augustinian
friars
a number of Ilocanos revolted. Noteworthy of these were the Dingras uprising (1589) and the Pedro Almasan revolt (San Nicolas, 1660). In 1762,
Diego Silang
led a series of battles aimed at freeing the Ilocano. When he died from his friendly fire his widow
Gabriela
continued his cause. She too was captured and executed.
In 1807 the sugar cane (
basi
) brewers of
Piddig
rose up in arms to protest the government's
monopoly
of the wine industry. In 1898, the church excommunicated
Gregorio Aglipay
for refusing to cut off ties with the revolutionary forces of Gen.
Emilio Aguinaldo
. Unperturbed, he helped established the
Iglesia Filipina Independiente
.
In an effort to gain political control and because of the increasing population of the region, a Royal Decree was signed on February 2, 1818, splitting Ilocos into two provinces: Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur. Soon thereafter,
La Union
and
Abra
became independent provinces.
Japanese occupation era
[
edit
]
After the fall of Corregidor and the subsequent occupation of the Philippines by the Empire of Japan, a number of small guerilla groups formed in the area of Ilocos Norte, some of which resorted to banditry.
[13]
Governor Roque Ablan Sr., with the help of Philippine Army Lt. Feliciano Madamba, was able to put together a guerilla unit to engage the Japanese forces and to rally the other guerilla groups into a common force. The leaders were assigned specific sectors using a system for distributing news and orders.
[13]
[14]
Philippine independence
[
edit
]
The decade after the recognition of Philippine independence marked a return of the
tobacco industry
to Ilocos Norte. Ever since the end of the tobacco monopoly, tobacco production had declined in the Ilocos as filipinos started shifting from locally made cigars to foreign made cigarettes.
[15]
But after reading a feature article series by
Maximo Soliven
which explained why Virginia tobacco would grow well on Ilocos soil, businessman
Harry Stonehill
was convinced to invest extensively in rebuilding the industry, establishing the Philippine Tobacco Flue-Curing and Redrying Corporation (PTFCRC) in 1951 and recruiting farmers from throughout Region 1 to produce tobacco.
[16]
[17]
The following year, La Union Congressman Manuel T. Cases filed a bill to "limit the importation of foreign leaf tobacco," which was eventually signed by President
Elpidio Quirino
as Republic Act 698.
[18]
This allowed Stonehill's investments to make a handsome profit,
[19]
and the newly-rebuilt local industry to bloom.
[16]
Stonehill was later deported a decade later, in the 1960s, for tax evasion and bribery of government officials, in what would later be called the
Stonehill scandal
,
[19]
but the tobacco industry continued to grow.
[17]
[19]
During the Marcos dictatorship
[
edit
]
Ilocos Norte gained additional prominence in December 1965 when
Ferdinand Marcos
became president, and again when he won a second term in 1969, boosted by debt-driven infrastructure spending that created
economic crises
and massive
social unrest
at the beginning of the 1970s.
[20]
[21]
Facing the end of his constitutionally allowed presidential terms, he declared martial law in 1972
[22]
and became
dictator
under a system of
constitutional authoritarianism
for fourteen more years.
[23]
His
family
and
cronies
were accused of
stealing an estimated US$5 billion to US$10 billion
during the 1980s,
[24]
[25]
when the Philippine economy sharply declined
[26]
until Marcos was deposed by the civilian-led
People Power Revolution
of February 1986.
[27]
[28]
Various
human rights violations
were documented in the Ilocos Norte region during the
Marcos martial law era
, despite
public perception that the region was supportive
of Marcos' administration.
[12]
[29]
Various farmers from the towns of Vintar, Dumalneg, Solsona, Marcos, and Piddig were documented to have been tortured,
[12]
: 47?48
[29]
and eight farmers in Bangui and three indigenous community members in Vintar were "
salvaged
" in 1984.
[29]
There were also various protests against the Marcos administration at the time, with Aurora Park in the Laoag Plaza being one of the favored places to stage protests.
[30]
One of the prominent victims of the Martial Law era who came from Laoag was Catholic layperson and social worker
Purificacion Pedro
, who volunteered in organizations protesting the
Chico River Dam Project
in the nearby Cordillera Central mountains.
[31]
Wounded while visiting activist friends in Bataan, she was later killed by Marcos administration soldiers while recuperating in the hospital.
[32]
[33]
Another prominent opponent of the martial law regime was human rights advocate and Bombo Radyo Laoag program host
David Bueno
, who worked with the
Free Legal Assistance Group
in Ilocos Norte during the later part of the Marcos administration and the early part of the succeeding Aquino administration. He would later be assassinated by motorcycle-riding men in fatigue uniforms on October 22, 1987 ? part of a wave of assassinations that coincided with the
1986-87 coup d'etat
that tried to unseat the democratic government set up after the
1986 People Power Revolution
.
[34]
Both Bueno and Pedro were later honored among the first 65 people to have their names inscribed on the Wall of Remembrance of the Philippines'
Bantayog ng mga Bayani
, which honors the martyrs and heroes who fought the dictatorship,
[35]
and Pedro was listed among Filipino Catholics nominated to be named
Servant of God
.
[36]
Contemporary
[
edit
]
Ilocos Norte was among the provinces affected by the
COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
, reporting its first three cases of COVID-19 on March 31, 2020, including a male patient each from Batac and Paoay, and former senator
Bongbong Marcos
, who had arrived from travel to Spain.
[37]
[38]
Ilocos Norte experienced surges in cases in 2021,
[39]
with the spike reported in August 2021 being attributed to the Delta variant of the virus.
[40]
Geography
[
edit
]
Ilocos Norte covers a total area of 3,467.89 square kilometres (1,338.96 sq mi)
[41]
occupying the northern tip of the
Ilocos Region
in
Luzon
. The province is bordered by
Cagayan
to the extreme northeast,
Apayao
to the east, and
Abra
to the southeast,
Ilocos Sur
to the southwest, the
South China Sea
to the west, and the
Luzon Strait
to the north.
Administrative divisions
[
edit
]
Ilocos Norte comprises 21
municipalities
and 2
component cities
, further subdivided into 559
barangays
. There are two
legislative districts
in the province. Updated classification of municipalities in Ilocos Norte.
Updated Income Class of Ilocos Norte Municipalities
- †
Provincial capital and component city
- ?
Component city
-
Municipality
City
or
municipality
|
District
[41]
|
Population
|
±% p.a.
|
Area
[41]
|
Density
|
Barangay
|
Coordinates
[A]
|
|
|
(2020)
[2]
|
(2015)
[42]
|
|
km
2
|
sq mi
|
/km
2
|
/sq mi
|
|
|
Adams
|
1st
|
0.4%
|
2,189
|
1,792
|
+3.88%
|
159.31
|
61.51
|
14
|
36
|
1
|
18°27′41″N
120°54′13″E
/
18.4613°N 120.9035°E
/
18.4613; 120.9035
(
Adams
)
|
Bacarra
|
1st
|
5.5%
|
33,496
|
32,215
|
+0.75%
|
65.32
|
25.22
|
510
|
1,300
|
43
|
18°15′10″N
120°36′42″E
/
18.2528°N 120.6118°E
/
18.2528; 120.6118
(
Bacarra
)
|
Badoc
|
2nd
|
5.3%
|
32,530
|
31,616
|
+0.54%
|
76.68
|
29.61
|
420
|
1,100
|
31
|
17°55′36″N
120°28′26″E
/
17.9267°N 120.4740°E
/
17.9267; 120.4740
(
Badoc
)
|
Bangui
|
1st
|
2.5%
|
15,019
|
14,672
|
+0.45%
|
112.98
|
43.62
|
130
|
340
|
14
|
18°32′12″N
120°45′57″E
/
18.5367°N 120.7657°E
/
18.5367; 120.7657
(
Bangui
)
|
Banna
|
2nd
|
3.2%
|
19,297
|
19,438
|
?0.14%
|
92.73
|
35.80
|
210
|
540
|
20
|
17°58′48″N
120°39′18″E
/
17.9799°N 120.6549°E
/
17.9799; 120.6549
(
Banna
)
|
Batac
|
?
|
2nd
|
9.1%
|
55,484
|
55,201
|
+0.10%
|
161.06
|
62.19
|
340
|
880
|
43
|
18°03′24″N
120°33′50″E
/
18.0566°N 120.5639°E
/
18.0566; 120.5639
(
Batac
)
|
Burgos
|
1st
|
1.8%
|
10,759
|
9,777
|
+1.84%
|
128.90
|
49.77
|
83
|
210
|
11
|
18°30′40″N
120°38′37″E
/
18.5110°N 120.6436°E
/
18.5110; 120.6436
(
Burgos
)
|
Carasi
|
1st
|
0.3%
|
1,607
|
1,567
|
+0.48%
|
82.97
|
32.03
|
19
|
49
|
3
|
18°08′27″N
120°49′17″E
/
18.1407°N 120.8215°E
/
18.1407; 120.8215
(
Carasi
)
|
Currimao
|
2nd
|
2.0%
|
12,215
|
12,184
|
+0.05%
|
34.08
|
13.16
|
360
|
930
|
23
|
18°01′10″N
120°29′12″E
/
18.0194°N 120.4868°E
/
18.0194; 120.4868
(
Currimao
)
|
Dingras
|
2nd
|
6.6%
|
40,127
|
38,562
|
+0.76%
|
96.00
|
37.07
|
420
|
1,100
|
31
|
18°06′09″N
120°42′05″E
/
18.1024°N 120.7014°E
/
18.1024; 120.7014
(
Dingras
)
|
Dumalneg
|
1st
|
0.5%
|
3,087
|
2,947
|
+0.89%
|
88.48
|
34.16
|
35
|
91
|
4
|
18°31′19″N
120°48′35″E
/
18.5220°N 120.8096°E
/
18.5220; 120.8096
(
Dumalneg
)
|
Laoag City
|
†
|
1st
|
18.3%
|
111,651
|
111,125
|
+0.09%
|
116.08
|
44.82
|
960
|
2,500
|
80
|
18°11′50″N
120°35′37″E
/
18.1973°N 120.5935°E
/
18.1973; 120.5935
(
Laoag
)
|
Marcos
|
2nd
|
3.0%
|
18,010
|
17,777
|
+0.25%
|
72.77
|
28.10
|
250
|
650
|
13
|
18°02′38″N
120°40′38″E
/
18.0439°N 120.6771°E
/
18.0439; 120.6771
(
Marcos
)
|
Nueva Era
|
2nd
|
2.0%
|
11,968
|
9,506
|
+4.48%
|
515.02
|
198.85
|
23
|
60
|
11
|
17°54′55″N
120°39′58″E
/
17.9153°N 120.6660°E
/
17.9153; 120.6660
(
Nueva Era
)
|
Pagudpud
|
1st
|
4.1%
|
25,098
|
23,770
|
+1.04%
|
194.90
|
75.25
|
130
|
340
|
16
|
18°33′36″N
120°47′19″E
/
18.5601°N 120.7887°E
/
18.5601; 120.7887
(
Pagudpud
)
|
Paoay
|
2nd
|
4.1%
|
25,001
|
24,866
|
+0.10%
|
76.24
|
29.44
|
330
|
850
|
31
|
18°03′42″N
120°31′10″E
/
18.0617°N 120.5195°E
/
18.0617; 120.5195
(
Paoay
)
|
Pasuquin
|
1st
|
4.9%
|
29,678
|
28,980
|
+0.45%
|
210.54
|
81.29
|
140
|
360
|
33
|
18°20′02″N
120°37′10″E
/
18.3339°N 120.6194°E
/
18.3339; 120.6194
(
Pasuquin
)
|
Piddig
|
1st
|
3.7%
|
22,475
|
21,497
|
+0.85%
|
216.20
|
83.48
|
100
|
260
|
23
|
18°09′49″N
120°42′59″E
/
18.1635°N 120.7165°E
/
18.1635; 120.7165
(
Piddig
)
|
Pinili
|
2nd
|
2.9%
|
17,626
|
17,300
|
+0.36%
|
89.48
|
34.55
|
200
|
520
|
25
|
17°57′07″N
120°31′33″E
/
17.9519°N 120.5257°E
/
17.9519; 120.5257
(
Pinili
)
|
San Nicolas
|
2nd
|
6.4%
|
38,895
|
36,736
|
+1.09%
|
40.18
|
15.51
|
970
|
2,500
|
24
|
18°10′30″N
120°35′39″E
/
18.1749°N 120.5943°E
/
18.1749; 120.5943
(
San Nicolas
)
|
Sarrat
|
1st
|
4.1%
|
25,186
|
25,212
|
?0.02%
|
57.39
|
22.16
|
440
|
1,100
|
24
|
18°09′24″N
120°38′48″E
/
18.1568°N 120.6467°E
/
18.1568; 120.6467
(
Sarrat
)
|
Solsona
|
2nd
|
4.1%
|
24,851
|
24,121
|
+0.57%
|
166.23
|
64.18
|
150
|
390
|
22
|
18°05′43″N
120°46′24″E
/
18.0953°N 120.7732°E
/
18.0953; 120.7732
(
Solsona
)
|
Vintar
|
1st
|
5.5%
|
33,339
|
32,220
|
+0.65%
|
614.35
|
237.20
|
54
|
140
|
33
|
18°13′47″N
120°38′57″E
/
18.2298°N 120.6491°E
/
18.2298; 120.6491
(
Vintar
)
|
Total
|
609,588
|
593,081
|
+0.52%
|
3,467.89
|
1,338.96
|
180
|
440
|
559
|
(see
GeoGroup box
)
|
|
|
Barangays
[
edit
]
Ilocos Norte has 559
barangays
comprising its 21 municipalities and 2 cities.
[43]
The most populous barangay in the province is Barangay No. 1, San Lorenzo
(Poblacion)
in the
City of Laoag
with a population of 4,391 in the 2010 census. If cities are excluded, Davila in the municipality of
Pasuquin
has the highest population, at 3,900. The least populous is Sapat in the municipality of
Pasuquin
, with only 32.
[43]
Demographics
[
edit
]
Population census of Ilocos Norte
Year
| Pop.
| ±% p.a.
|
---|
1903
| 178,995
| ?
|
---|
1918
| 219,129
| +1.36%
|
---|
1939
| 237,586
| +0.39%
|
---|
1948
| 251,455
| +0.63%
|
---|
1960
| 287,333
| +1.12%
|
---|
1970
| 343,427
| +1.80%
|
---|
1975
| 371,724
| +1.60%
|
---|
1980
| 390,666
| +1.00%
|
---|
1990
| 461,661
| +1.68%
|
---|
1995
| 482,651
| +0.84%
|
---|
2000
| 514,241
| +1.37%
|
---|
2007
| 547,284
| +0.86%
|
---|
2010
| 568,017
| +1.36%
|
---|
2015
| 593,081
| +0.83%
|
---|
2020
| 609,588
| +0.54%
|
---|
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority
[42]
[43]
[44]
|
The population of Ilocos Norte in the 2020 census was 609,588 people,
[2]
with a density of 180 inhabitants per square kilometre or 470 inhabitants per square mile.
Religion
[
edit
]
Roman Catholicism
and the
Aglipayan Church
are the two major religions in the province.
[
citation needed
]
Among the major
Roman Catholic churches
in Ilocos Norte include:
Ilocos Norte is the home of two Aglipay Shrines (
Aglipayan Church
) in which one of it is where the church's first supreme leader,
Gregorio Aglipay
, was buried. There are also increasing numbers of Jehovah's Witnesses. There are also minor but steadily increasing members of
Iglesia ni Cristo
(INC). It has 2 Ecclesiastical Districts (Batac and Laoag). Each district includes 60 plus locales with barangay chapels. INC has 5-6% adherents.
Islam
is also practiced by Mindanaoan traders and immigrants.
Languages
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Ilocano
is the main language of the native majority in the province, with
La Union
recognized it as an official language since 2012.
[46]
It became widespread in neighboring regions of
Cagayan Valley (Region II)
,
Cordillera Administrative Region
and major parts of
Central Luzon (Region III)
?where Ilocanos settled?as a lingua franca among respective Ilocano and non-Ilocano residents. Ilocano is also recognized as a minority language in
Mindoro
,
Palawan
and
Mindanao
(particularly in some areas in
Soccsksargen
), where Ilocanos had have been significant residents since the early 20th century. It is a third most widely spoken language in the Philippines, estimating 11 million speakers as of 2022. The language has many speakers overseas, including the American states of
California
and
Hawaii
.
[47]
Filipino/Tagalog
and English are also spoken and understood in the region, utilized in business, education and media.
Aside from Ilocano, Filipino (the national language) and English, there are other two indigenous languages in Ilocos Norte. There are the Isnag language of the east, and the Apnutam language in Currimao.
Apnutam is listed as one of the 15 endangered languages of the Philippines according to the
UNESCO
Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages
. The Apnutam language is listed as
Severely Endangered
, with less than 300 speakers remaining. All remaining speakers of the language are part of the community's elders. Without a municipality-wide teaching mechanism of the Faire Atta language for the youth, the language may be extinct within 3-5 decades, making it a language in grave peril unless a teaching-mechanism is established by either the government or an educational institution in Currimao and nearby municipalities.
[48]
Economy
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Poverty incidence of Ilocos Norte
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Products and industries
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The province specializes in the following products and industries:
- Agriculture
? rice, corn, garlic, legumes, root crops, tobacco, and other fruits and vegetables
- Fishery
?
tilapia
and assorted fishes
- Livestock
? swine and cattle
- Cottage industries
?
loom
weaving
, furniture, ceramics, iron works
- Manufacturing
and
food processing
? salt, empanada,
bagoong
, patis, basi (native Ilocano wine), vinegar, longganisa, chicharon, bagnet, chichacorn (cornick), jewelry, garments, cereal processing, packaging, mechanized processing equipment
- Wind Power
? Ilocos Norte's position on the northwest corner of Luzon makes it ideal for wind power generation. There is currently a 25
Megawatt
wind farm in Ilocos Norte, and several more wind energy projects are being planned
- Tourism
- Pottery
Bangui Wind Farm
[
edit
]
In 2005, NorthWind Power Development Corp. began commercial operation of the
Bangui Wind Farm
in the Municipality of Bangui, having initiated and developed the project in response to a 1996 study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) which identified Bangui as one of the viable sites for wind energy sites in the Philippines.
[57]
Connected to the Luzon
Grid
, the project was
the first wind farm in Southeast Asia,
[58]
supplying 40% of Ilocos Norte's electricity needs,
[59]
and becoming a major tourist site for Bangui.
[60]
AC Energy
, the listed energy platform of the
Ayala Group
, acquired the controlling shares of Northwind and of the Bangui Wind Farm in 2017.
[61]
Culture and the arts
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edit
]
Prominent artists
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edit
]
Ilocos Norte has given birth to numerous artists that have received national acclaim - perhaps the most notable being
Philippine Revolution
era activist and leader
Juan Luna
, who was born in
Badoc
. The province is also home to at least one
National Artists of the Philippines
- National Artist for Theater
Severino Montano
who was conferred the honor in 2001.
[62]
Another influential artist was
Ricarte Puruganan
, one of the Philippines' influential "Thirteen Moderns," who broke away from the painting style of Conservatives, led by
Fernando Amorsolo
, during the first half of the 20th century.
[63]
In the folk arts, the Philippines also recognizes
Magdalena Gamayo
of
Pinili
. Ilocos Norte as one of its National Living Treasures for textile weaving, preserving the
inabel
weaving tradition of the Ilocos region.
[64]
Damili
[
edit
]
The town of
San Nicolas
is known for its terracotta pottery, called
damili
after the Ilocano language word for pottery.
[65]
San Nicolas' pottery tradition has been declared part of the Philippine National Commission for Culture and the Arts' School of Living Traditions program.
[66]
Inabel
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edit
]
Ilocos Norte is a center of the
inabel
weaving tradition, whose cloths are well known for being soft but sturdy, with a wide range of pattern designs drawn from Ilocano culture and experience
[67]
[68]
Cuisine
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edit
]
Filipino culinary historian
Doreen Fernandez
notes that bitterness as a flavor principle is a uniquely prominent in Ilocano cuisine, quoting fellow food critic Edilberto Alegre saying the bitter "Ilocos Norte mystique" is best represented in
papaitan
, a meat variant of
kilawin
characterized by its bitter flavors.
[4]
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Government
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]
Term of Office:
June 30, 2022 - June 30, 2025
Governor
|
Matthew Manotoc
|
Vice Governor
|
Cecilia Araneta-Marcos
|
Representatives
|
|
Provincial Board Members
|
1st District:
- Rodolfo Christian G. Farinas
- Saul A. Lazo
- Franklin Dante A. Respicio
- Donald G. Nicolas
- Portia Pamela R. Salenda
2nd District:
- Rafael Salvador C. Medina
- Medeldorf M. Gaoat
- Aladine T. Santos
- Giancarlo Angelo S. Crisostomo
- Jonathan O. Torralba
|
PCL President
|
Handy T. Lao
|
ABC President
|
Elmer C. Faylogna
|
SK Federated President
|
Ma. Prila Razelle G. Saymo
|
Tourism
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edit
]
Ilocos Norte is a tourist destination, being the location of Fort Ilocandia, hotel, resort and casino. Built between 1981 and 1983 by the
Philippine Tourism Authority
, the Spanish-Moroccan Villa was designed by Architect Jeorge Ramos.
[
undue weight?
–
discuss
]
The golf course on Paoay Lake was built by Marcos in 1977 and was designed by
Gary Player
.
[69]
[
undue weight?
–
discuss
]
Also of note are the
La Paz Sand Dunes
,
Malacanang of the North
,
Cape Bojeador Lighthouse
,
Bangui Wind Farm
, Saud Beach in
Pagudpud
and the
Early Pliocene
calcarenite
Kapurpurawan
Burgos Formation
which was sculpted by wind and waves.
[70]
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