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	Candon City CDS Immersion Workshop
		The Officialdom of the City of Candon, Ilocos Sur made the trip to the island paradise of Boracay, together with representatives from the Congressional District and Provincial Government where it belongs, to consolidate all legislative and executive efforts in internalizing or implementing CDS-related programs and activities.
		In her speech, Candon City Mayor Grace Singson chided that the workshop was her own version of President Arroyo’s LEDAC meeting, which was just concluded two days prior to the opening of the Boracay workshop.
		She outlined her vision for the City of Candon to become the crux or hub of development for the Province of Ilocos Sur, particularly for the 2nd Congressional District.
	www.cdsea.org /Archives/Kcontrib/candon_immersion.htm (721 words)

	Infocity Marketplace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The City of Candon is an ideal test case for good urban management since it is strategically located in the 2nd district of Ilocos Sur as the center for commerce and industry, and also benefiting from a solid agricultural-based economy complete with mountains, hills, plains, and shoreline.
		Candon City enjoys a variety of natural resources, some of which are still left unspoiled like the coral reefs in Barangay Tamurong, or the tourism potential of a 16-kilometer stretch of beaches in its coastal barangays.
		Nevertheless, the city is considered bankable because of the increase in local revenues; presence of educated and skilled manpower; unspoiled and varied natural resources; generally peaceful environment; and the absence of any outstanding loans or budget deficits.
	infocity.org /marketplace_interface/generic5/editor/detail.asp?entcode=316&form=1&hdr= (386 words)

	ABS-CBN Interactive
		CANDON CITY - An estimated P120-million worth of Virginia tobacco plants were damaged in the province due to wilting caused by rains brought by typhoon Agaton, the local office of the National Tobacco Administration reported on Wednesday.
		Estrella de Peralta, administrative officer of the tobacco administrationâs Candon City branch, disclosed that an estimated 1,652.144 hectares of tobacco or 28.36 percent from the 5,825.6 hectares planted with tobacco as of January 27, were destroyed by heavy rainfalls last week.
		MALOLOS CITY - The water level at the Angat Dam is alarmingly low despite the recent passing of a typhoon, posing a possible threat of shortage in the coming months, officials of the reservoir said Thursday.
	www.abs-cbnnews.com /storypage.aspx?StoryId=28847 (437 words)

	Vigan City - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Vigan City is a 5th class city in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines.
		It is the capital city of Ilocos Sur.
		The city, located on the western coast of the large island of Luzon, facing the South China Sea.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Vigan (185 words)

	Cavite City, Philippines, The
		It is in Chabacano to emphasize the native dialect of the city.
		The City Hymn was composed by Kagawad Dominador D. Hugo in a hymn writing competition sponsored by the Cavite City Government together with the Division of City Schools on August 31, 1978.
		The early inhabitants of Cavite City were the Tagalogs ruled by the Kampilan and the bullhorn of a datu, the tribal form of government.
	creekin.net /c5573-n148-cavite-city-philippines-the.html (2168 words)

	Local Government Unit: CITY OF CANDON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Like other towns, Candon has its own bit of history and foremost among them is the Candon Uprising popularly known as the “IKKIS TI CANDON”, as a response to the institutionalized abuses and oppressions perpetrated by the Spaniards.
		True to the tradition of the “Kandong Tree” legend, Candon can submit for investigation two specimen of Acacia that have been measured to tower to as high as 15 feet and had grown to a 20 feet berth in their main trunks.
		Tomas, Candon, Ilocos Sur could remember that during the paving and pouring of cement to the now National Highway, the Library Tree was the largest among the other trees from where the workers took shade from time to time during the road construction.
	elgu2.ncc.gov.ph /cityofcandon/index.php?id1=2 (2480 words)

	PIA News Releases
		CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur (21 March) -- Residents and officials of Candon City are aiming to surpass next week the world's Guinness Book of Record on heaviest calamay (Rice Cake) to gain world prestige highlighting Filipinos as the real makers of different but delicious native food delicacies.
		Candon City Mayor Allen G. Singson said on Monday that the objectives of the event are promotion on the demands of calamay not only in the country but in the whole world; promotion of tourism industry and creation of more investments and jobs opportunities in line with the agenda of the present administration.
		In the 2005 city festival, the city exhibited the world's biggest calamay covering an area of 56 square meters by 4.3 meters radius and 8.6 meters in diameter.
	www.pia.gov.ph /news.asp?fi=p060321.htm&no=53 (607 words)

	PIA News Releases
		CANDON CITY (3 April) -- At least 10,000 people including foreign and local tourists witnessed and tasted the giant calamay (rice cake) in the bid to break the Guinness Book of World Record for the biggest rice cake in the world currently held by Japan..
		Candon City officials, in coordination with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Tourism, will have to submit their bid to the Guinness Book of World Record, according to Mayor allen G. Singson
		But, this year's Candon calamay was made by 45 people in three days, mostly women in the village of Bagar utilizing 22 vats of calamay in six shifts or with a total of 132 vats.
	www.pia.gov.ph /news.asp?fi=p060403.htm&no=40 (674 words)

	The Official Website of the Province of Ilocos Sur
		he City of Candon, chartered in March 28, 2001 via RA 9018, plays a vital role in the development of Ilocos Sur.
		The city can boast of a supermarket and a shopping mall, banking and lending institutions, recreational facilities, tourism facilities, health and medical establishment which caters to the basic needs and demands of the locality and the neighboring towns.
		It is ardently hoped that with the innovation and survival instincts of the Candonians, the city shall continue to be a provider of goods and services to the whole province.
	www.santa.gov.ph /ilocossur/cmcandon.html (196 words)

	Muntinlupa City, Philippines, The
		Muntinlupa City (popuplation: 379,310 Census 2000) is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro Manila in the Philippines.
		Many companies from other crowded cities are planning to, or already have moved their base of operations into Muntinlupa City, in a transformation reminicent of Makati City's development boom 30 years ago -- the city's future is bright.
		While Barangays are the administrative divisions of the city, and are legally part of the addresses of establishments and homes, many residents indicate their subdivision (village) instead of their Barangay.
	creekin.net /c5616-n148-muntinlupa-city-philippines-the.html (1081 words)

	Local Government Unit: CITY OF CANDON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The City of Candon is the newest city to the Province of Ilocos Sur whose charter, RA 9018, was recently ratified by Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in May 5, 2001.
		As a center, Candon City is host to many educational, commercial, banking, medical, government, transportation and communication institutions and facilities.
		With a 10,328 hectares of land, the city is composed of 42 barangays that are mostly rural agricultural.
	elgu2.ncc.gov.ph /cityofcandon (333 words)

	Candon City - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Candon City is a 5th class city in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines.
		In its legends, the name of the city is derived from the legendary "kandong" tree which is now but extinct in the area.
		Candon City is politically subdivided into 42 barangays.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Candon_City (146 words)

	Manila Standard Today -- Candon makes biggest ‘calamay’ -- mar29_2006
		CANDON CITY—In a bid to make the world’s biggest ricecake, city officials presented to the public yesterday a ricecake weighing 2,547 kilos, beating the 2,097-kilo ricecake that the Kamaura Food Co. Ltd. baked in Niigata, Japan on March 1, 2002.
		The ricecake, locally known as calamay, was made from 200 gantas of glutinous rice, 2,000 coconuts and 1,200 kilos of brown sugar and cooked in 132 huge vats.
		Candon folk have been cooking calamay as a cottage industry since 1934.
	www.manilastandardtoday.com /?page=regions04_mar29_2006 (253 words)

	Ilocos Sur - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Ilocos Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon.
		Its capital is Vigan City and borders Ilocos Norte and Abra to the north, Mountain Province to the east, and La Union and Benguet to the south.
		Ilocos Sur is subdivided into 32 municipalities and 2 cities.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Ilocos_Sur (308 words)

	Ilocos Times - Online
		Cities like Quezon City, Cebu, Candon, Bacolod, Gen San, San Fernando and many others, were enrolled during the first and second batches of the CDS Program.
		Realizing that the city could not avail huge financial assistance without being included in the CDS (this being a requirement of international as well as local financial institutions) decided to enroll in the CDSph (3rd series) program.
		Somehow a warning was still accorded to the city for the failure to comply and occurrence of the same could jeopardize the city’s position.
	ilocostimes.com /aug07-aug13-06/opinion_sands.htm (1817 words)

	The Official Website of the Province of Ilocos Sur
		Among the municipalities and component cities of the province, Candon City is the most thickly populated with 50,487 persons.
		Over the same period, Candon City registered a growth rate of 2.47 percent, a figure higher than the provincial growth rate, while Vigan City posted an average growth rate of 1.81 percent.
		Population density in the province in 2000 was 230 persons per square kilometer, 97 persons lower than the region’s population density (327 persons/square kilometer) for the same year and 19 persons higher than the province’s population density level of 211 in 1995.
	www.santa.gov.ph /ilocossur/gihuman.html (496 words)

	Cigar Advisor - Candon City parades 50-ft tobacco in festival
		Candon Mayor Allen Singson said the city would go for the Guinness World Record for the longest cigar made by a single cigar maker.
		Candon is also vying for the Guinness nod for the largest calamay or rice cake which the residents presented last week.
		Grace Lapastora, Department of Trade and Industry provincial director, said the giant calamay weighed 2,547 kilos, and was made from 200 gantas of ground glutinous rice or diket, 1,200 kilograms of brown sugar, and meat from 2,000 coconuts.
	www.cigaradvisor.com /news.cfm?id=48 (654 words)

	:: Malaya - The National Newspaper :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Rhealyn Pascua of Candon City emerged as the favorite to become the meet’s most bemedalled female athlete after collecting her second gold medal in the girls’ 12-under century dash.
		Pascua, who captured her first gold in shot put, is favored to win two more golds as she leads the finalists in the 200-m and 50-m events set today, the final day of the athletics action with 33 gold medals at stake.
		Candon City already has four golds, the latest coming from Sarah Jane Pascua who won the girls’ 13-15 shot put with a heave of 7.12-m.
	www.malaya.com.ph /oct26/spor4.htm (425 words)

	:: Welcome to Manila Bulletin Online :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		By FREDDIE G. CANDON CITY — Some 5,000 residents and visitors here witnessed the "biggest calamay (rice cake) in the world" during the celebration yesterday of the fourth cityhood anniversary of this second component city of Ilocos Sur.
		At that time, some 3,000 visitors and residents of Candon City tasted what was thought then as the "largest calamay" that had been made in the Philippines.
		But this year’s calamay, Candon City Mayor Allen G. Singson said, measured 56 square meters with 8.6 meters in diameter.
	www.mb.com.ph /issues/2005/03/29/PROV2005032931573.html (440 words)

	Infocity - Asian City Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The cities of Calapan, Muñoz, Panabo, Ligao and Candon submitted proposals for the development of a sanitary landfill, while the cities of Bayawan and Samal are pursuing the development of a new water source to supply the increasing needs of the city’s residents.
		Sorsogon City’s proposal is for the construction of a new slaughterhouse, while Naga would like to build wastewater treatment facilities for their slaughterhouse and public market.
		A City Economic Housing project was submitted by the City of San Fernando, LU, and last but not least, is Tuguegarao City with their proposal for the development of a new commercial center in the city.
	www.infocity.org /default_xml.asp (606 words)

	The Manila Times Internet Edition \| REGIONS
		COTABATO CITY: Members of the Task Force Bird Flu in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao are closely monitoring a village in Maguindanao following the successive deaths of poultry animals in the area since last week.
		CANDON CITY: Residents and officials of Candon City, Ilocos Sur, will attempt on March 28 to create the world’s heaviest calamay (rice cake) and have it registered in the Guinness Book of World Records.
		CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur: Liberal Party stalwart and House Deputy Speaker Eric D. Singson on Monday said that majority of the party members support President Arroyo despite the intramurals between Senate President Franklin Drilon and Mayor Lito Atienza of Manila.
	www.manilatimes.net /national/2006/mar/21/yehey/prov/mainpro.html (481 words)

	Baguio City Election 2004 - News Archives
		In Baguio City, Rep. Mauricio Domogan, who is also a member of the NLA said admitted that FPJ’s rating is up by a small percentage during the month of January to February and March, however, when the Commission on Elections opened the gate for local candidates on March 25 Ms.
		This shall be chaired by the city or municipal election officer, with the city or municipal police director or chief as co-chairman, and a third member who belongs to any of the deputized agencies of the Comelec.
		Under Domogan’s watch, the City was also awarded consistently in 1996, 1997 and 1998 the Presidential Award for Community Development as the Most Outstanding City in the Philippines, the Presidential Arm for Community Development Award in1997 and 1998 and number one awardee of the Search of Child-Friendly Cities in the country.
	www.baguiocity.com /sp_bcelection2004n.php (11710 words)

	WOW Philippines :: About the Philippines :: Calendar of Events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This town is a purely agricultural area dominated by farmers and farming is their main occupation.
		This is participated in by mountaineers and nature trekkers, which is to be held every summer season in Dipolog City.
		A re-enactment of Magellan's landing and planting of the cross on March 21, 1521 at Mazaua, Butuan City.
	www.tourism.gov.ph /events/events_calendar.asp?date=March&page=5 (371 words)

	YEHEY!News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		CANDON CITY: To celebrate the 107th foundation and 4th cityhood anniversaries, residents of this city made the largest rice cake in the world and fed the more than 5,000 people who came to the opening of the city trade fair at the Don Isabelo Abaya monument here.
		Candon first made the claim to have made the largest native rice cake, or kalamay, in the world in March 2003 when 3,000 people partook of a two-inch thick rice cake that measured five meters in diameter.
		He said the city officials are now arranging to have the feat recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records by next year.
	news.yehey.com /news3.asp?c=10&i=83708 (435 words)

	Ilocos Times - Online
		Earlier, the city engineering office, the office tasked to collect garbage around the city, signed off the alarm that the fuel budget for city’s garbage trucks would only last until October 15.
		During the deliberation on the measure, Laoag City Councilor Vicentito M. Lazo, finance committee chair, emphasized that the approved budget was only for the gas, oil, and lubricants of the city’s garbage trucks and not for anything else.
		He also explained that the P577,000 proposed budget for the sanitary landfill maintenance had not yet been acted upon as the city engineering office, which is also tasked to look after the dumpsite’s maintenance, has not yet submitted the council committee’s request for the itemized expenditures on the landfill maintenance.
	ilocostimes.com /oct10-oct16-05/topnews_2.htm (606 words)

	ABS-CBN Interactive
		CANDON CITY - The tobacco industry in Ilocos Sur has been strengthened by the creation of a tobacco farmersâ assistance program that will provide them with capital to produce globally competitive tobacco.
		The program is a project of House deputy speaker, Rep. Eric D. Singson of Ilocos Sur, the Land Bank of the Philippines and the National Tobacco Administration (NTA).
		Last week Singson, Simeona Guevarra, senior vice president of LandBank Central and Northern Luzon Branches Group, and Nestor Casila, deputy administrator for operations, signed a memorandum of agreement in a ceremony in Candon City with all the mayors of the Second District of Ilocos Sur.
	www.abs-cbnnews.com /storyPage.aspx?storyId=35241 (461 words)

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