Laoag
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- Introduction
- Sights and Activities
- Events and Festivals
- Getting There
- Getting Around
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Introduction
The city of Laoag is the center of commerce, industry and trade in the province of Ilocos Norte in the northwestern coast of the Luzon island. It is a city that is rich with historical sites that dates back the Spanish period. Also the city serves as the main jump of point for other tourist destination in the province of Ilocos Norte.
Sights and Activities
- Bacarra Bell Tower. Dates back to the 15th century, it is dubbed as the bowing acrobat tower of Southeast Asia
- Sinking Bell Tower. The notable bell tower of the St. Williams Cathedral that sinks to the ground about an inch a year.
- Tobacco Monopoly Monument. A monument built for tribute to King Alfonso XIII of Spain who terminated the Tobacco Monopoly in the 19th century. To date, tobacco is still the major industry in the province.
- Paoay Church. Formally the St. Augustine Church, it is among the four baroque churches in the Philippines that has been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
- Cape Bojeador Lighthouse. Located north of Laoag, this is one of the oldest and tallest lighthouses in the country.
- Bangui Wind Farm. Also located north of Laoag, it features 15 wind turbines, each more than 200 feet that line up the shores of the town of Bangui.
- Pagudpod. Located near Bangui, this boasts beautiful white sand beaches fronting the South China Sea. It is being packaged as the Boracay of the north.
- La Paz Sand Dunes. Located near Fort Ilocandia, this is a vast track of sand dune that is desert like but meets the sea.
Events and Festivals
Like any other cities and town in the Philippines, Laoag has its own share of festivals in celebration on the feast of their patron saint.
- Pamulinawen Festival. Held yearly between February 4 to 10 in celebration for their patron saint, Saint William whom was believed to have helped in sparing the city from calamities. Pamulinawen came from the name of a legendary bird that once found in the province.
Other major Philippine festivals are listed in the Events and Festivals in the Philippines section.
Getting There
By Plane
Laoag is accessible through the Laoag International Airport, though only Mandarin Airlines serve direct flights to the city from Kaohsiung. While, Cebu Pacific Air and Philippine Airlines serve domestic flights into the city connecting it to other major cities in the Philippines.
By Bus
The city may also be reached by a 10 hour bus ride from Manila through the following Bus companies:
- Auto Bus
- Fariñas Transit
- F. Franco Transit Co.
- Partas Transit
- Philippine Rabbit
- RCJ Transit
Getting Around
By Public Transport
Like any other cities and towns across the Philippine islands, Laoag has a range of public transport to get you from one point to another and even to neighboring towns. The most common would be the jeepneys that ply on a route that is commonly traversed by commuters. Tricycles also provide transport to smaller communities that are not usually traversed by jeepneys.
Horse drawn carriages, called calesa are also a mode of transport that has still remained in the city even with the arrival of motorized modes of transport.
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