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	Ilocos Norte Philippines Online
		Ilocos Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon.
		Ilocos Norte faces the South China Sea to the west and the Luzon Strait to the north.
		Ilocos Norte is noted for being the birthplace of former President Ferdinand E. Marcos, who led an authoritarian rule over the country during the latter half of his incumbency.
	www.pasyalan.net /ilocos_norte (507 words)

	Ilocos Norte - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ilocos Norte faces the South China Sea to the west and the Luzon Strait to the north.
		Ilocos Norte is noted for being the birthplace of President Ferdinand Marcos, who led an authoritarian rule over the country during the latter half of his incumbency.
		Ilocos Norte is also known as a northern tourist destination, being the location of Fort Ilocandia, an upper class beach resort famous among expatriates, and Pagudpud.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ilocos_Norte (169 words)

	Ilocos Sur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		It is bounded by Ilocos Norte on the north, Abra on the northeast, Mt. Province on the east, Benguet on the southeast, La Union on the south, and the China Sea on the west.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ilocos_Sur (181 words)

	Encyclopedia: Ilocos Norte (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Cagayan is a province of the Philippines in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon.
		Abra is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon.
		Mountain Province is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ilocos-Norte (2066 words)

	Ilocos Sur, Philippines
		The Ilocos Region is one of the five regions affected by the dry spell, along with Central and Southern Luzon, Bicol and Cagayan Valley.
		At least three provinces in Northern Luzon are considering declaring their areas under a state of calamity due to the devastation wrought by the ongoing dry spell on agriculture there.
		As of Wednesday, the provinces of Pangasinan, Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur were considering the possibility of declaring their areas under a state of calamity, Glen Rabonza, chief of the Office of Civil Defense, said on Thursday.
	luzon.wowphilippines.com /ilocossur (1502 words)

	NSCB RU I - Ilocos Norte Facts and Figures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Ilocos Norte was created as a separate province by the King Ferdinand VII of Spain through a Royal Decree on February 2, 1818 and Republic Act
		the province is bounded in the East by Cagayan and Kalinga-Apayao, in the Southeast by Abra, in the South by Ilocos Sur and in the West by the South China Sea.
		The province's booming tourism industry is due to its various scenic spots and the presence of an international airport in the City of Laoag.
	www.sflu.com /nscbru1/ILNORTE.HTM (290 words)

	Ilocos, Region I, Philippines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Ilocos Norte was made a separate province in 1818, and comprises 3,400 sq.km.
		The province's population is 514,000 by the census of 2000, and its governor (as of 1999) is Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.
		The Philippine Province of La Union was formed in the 1850s of towns taken from Ilocos Sur and Pangasinan--hence the name, and probably the handshake on the shield.
	flagspot.net /flags/ph-i.html (931 words)

	Ilocos Norte (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Ilocos Norte is the northernmost province on the western side of Luzon island.
		Ilocos Norte and Sur used to comprise one province of Ilocos under the early Spanish regime.
		Ilocos Norte was separated from the south in 1818.
	r1.denr.gov.ph /inorte.htm (880 words)

	PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, or THE PHILIPPINES - Online Information article about PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, or THE PHILIPPINES
		About two-thirds of the sugar is produced in Negros, but it is an important crop in the provinces of Pampanga and Tarlac, within the lowland basin of Luzon, also in the province of Batangas on the south coast of Luzon, in the south and east of Panay, and in Cebu.
		Cotton, the cultivation of which was discouraged by the Spanish government as a means of increasing the cultivation of tobacco, is a very small crop, except in the provinces of Ilocos Norte, and Ilocos Sur on the west coast of north Luzon; in 1902 there were in these provinces about 5525 acres of cotton.
		They are the principal inhabitants of the provinces of Lepanto-Bontoc and Benguet in north Luzon and are numerous in the mountain districts of neighbouring provinces.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /PER_PIG/PHILIPPINE_ISLANDS_or_THE_PHIL.html (11250 words)

	ilocos norte province info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		It is bounded on the north and west by the South China Sea, on the east by Cagayan and Kalinga-Apayao, on the southeast by Abra, and on the southwest by Ilocos Sur.
		The province is basically level along its coastal areas, with mountainous and hilly portions inland near and along the Cordillera Mountain Range on its eastern flank.
		Ilocos Norte is the home province of former President Ferdinand Marcos, the great painter Juan Luna and the founder of the Philippine Independent Church, Gregorio Aglipay.
	home.online.no /~erfalch/ilocosnortea.htm (425 words)

	Ilocos Times - Online
		Laoag City is the center of tourism in the Province of Ilocos Norte as gleaned from the influx of tourists.
		It was erected in 1882 to commemorate the gratitude of the people of the Province of Ilocos Norte to his Majesty King Alfonso XIIL Q. D.G., for having lifted the tobacco monopoly that had been enforced in Northern Luzon since 1782 to 1882.
		Rizal Park - At the park, the statue of Jose Rizal was erected in 1957 by the Ilocos Norte Teachers Club with the cooperation of civic spirited citizens of the Province of Ilocos Norte.
	www.ilocostimes.com /laoag-city/l_tourism.htm (709 words)

	Ilocos Sur (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Ilocos Norte's Roman Catholic Church About Roman Catholic Churches of Northern Philippines, particularly the Ilocos Norte.
		Ilocos Norte With the province's profile, history, tourist spots, towns, industries, culture, and news.
		Terra Rika Beach Resorts Beach front accomodations located in the famous white beach of Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, north of the Philippines.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Ilocos_Sur.html (285 words)

	About Laoag City, Ilocos Norte Province, Philippines
		Because of its difficult terrain and arid temperature, the Ilocos was once described as a "God-forsaken land" and one was well-advised to have the "patience of a spider" in order to survive it.
		Ilocos has many churches of distinction which include two that are inscribed in the World Heritage List.
		In Ilocos Sur is the salmon-bricked Santa Maria Church.
	www.islandsaccommodations.com /places/laoag.htm (1012 words)

	NSCB RU I - Ilocos Sur Facts and Figures
		Ilocos Sur then included its present territory, plus the northeastern part of modern La Union and all of Abra (which was then called Abra de Vigan).
		The province of Ilocos Sur is located along the western coast of Northern Luzon.
		It is bounded by Ilocos Norte in the North, Abra in the Northeast, Mountain Province in the east, Benguet in the Southeast, La Union in the South and the Luzon Sea and the Lingayen Gulf in the West.
	www.nscb.gov.ph /ru1/ILSUR.HTM (373 words)

	Ilocos Norte, Philippines
		She noted, however, that lesser birds flocked to Ilocos Norte from June 2006 to June this year compared to the migration season during the same period beginning 2005.
		Senior Superintendent Roman Felix, Ilocos police director, said Florante Rigonan, a parish priest of Isadore Parish Chruch in Pinili town, Ilocos Norte was about to board his van parked near a house he visited when armed men shot him several times with an M-16 Armalite rifle.
		Rigonan, 48, a native of Barangay Aglipay, Batac was the first Catholic priest in Ilocos Norte who was a victim of a brutal killing in recent church history.
	luzon.wowphilippines.com /ilocosnorte (1877 words)

	:: Welcome to Manila Bulletin Online ::
		When in Ilocos Norte, I later learned, that it is impossible not to associate the province with the late President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos and his family.
		A brainchild of provincial tourism council chair Irene Marcos-Araneta, the Museo Ilocos Norte was built in 1999 to instill a sense of pride among the young Ilocanos and ethnic groups of the province such as the Yapayaos, Itnegs and Igorots, and deepen their feelings of belonging.
		Aside from the museum, a trip to Ilocos Norte would not be complete without a visit to the Marcos tomb, museum and residence in Batac, the hometown of the former president.
	www.mb.com.ph /issues/2004/07/18/TOUR2004071814327.html (1152 words)

	Ilocos Norte: Least Populated Province in Ilocos Region (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Ilocos Norte had the lowest population among the four provinces in the Ilocos Region with only 12.24 percent of the 4.2 million persons of the region.
		Ilocos Norte had a median age of 24 years, slightly higher than the 1995 median age of 23.
		Ilocos Norte is the northernmost province on the western side of Luzon.
	www.census.gov.ph /data/pressrelease/2002/pr0219tx.html (1284 words)

	Abra - a fascinating place
		It is a landlocked area surrounded by the Cordillera Mountain Ranges in the north, east and south, and the Ilocos Mountain Ranges in the north and west.
		Although the province has three access roads, the Abra-Ilocos Sur Highway, the Abra-Ilocos Norte Road, and the Abra-Kalinga Road, only the first is well-paved while the others are narrow gravel and dirt roads passing through zig-zag and rugged terrains.
		The Ilocos province was composed of the present-day northern La Union, some towns of Ilocos Sur, Abra, and Ilocos Norte, while the mountain province included the present-day Apayao, Kalinga, Mt. Province, Benguet, some towns of Ilocos Sur, and Ifugao.
	www.angelfire.com /il/ocoabra/abraa.html (2356 words)

	Ilocos Times - Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		This development came following reports Ilocos Norte is entitled to a share from some P1.9 billion in tobacco excise taxes intended for the country’s tobacco producing provinces all in the Ilocos Region.
		While the board resolution did not indicate Ilocos Norte’s exact share from the P1.9 billion arrears from the national government, Vice Governor Windell Chua said the windfall would go a long way to ease the woes especially among the tobacco farmers who incurred losses during the last tobacco harvest.
		Chua said 75 percent of the province’s share would be distributed to beneficiary towns while the remaining 25 percent would go to financial companies who helped realize the monetization of this huge excise tax.
	www.ilocostimes.com /sep04-sep10-03/topnews_1.htm (451 words)

	Worldisround - ILOCOS NORTE: Pegeantry of the Past - Sightseeing in Philippines photos
		Sightseeing in Philippines - travel photos - The province of Ilocos Norte is part of the Ilocos and Pangasinan region in Luzon.
		The province of Ilocos Norte is part of the Ilocos and Pangasinan region in Luzon.
		Ilocos Norte is best known as the home province of former president Ferdinand Marcos.
	www.worldisround.com /articles/37430 (355 words)

	PHNO: Travel and Leisure
		This year, with a new governor at the helm of the capitol, Ilocos Norte residents are witnessing a revitalized effort to fully develop and exploit the tourism potentials of the province.
		Ilocos Norte Gov. Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, elected last May by an unprecedented 90% of the voters, is concentrating on the economic recovery of Ilocos Norte as well as the whole region, and has revealed his master plan for the area's development as one of the country's major tourist destinations.
		Ilocos Norte offers the traveller a trip to the country's colorful past, via centuries- old churches, belfries, watch towers, ancient houses, artifacts and vestiges of old Hispanic grandeur.
	www.newsflash.org /199810/tl/tl000479.htm (542 words)

	The Provincial Profile of Apayao
		Apayao is bounded in the north and east by the province of Cagayan.
		To the west of the province lie Ilocos Norte and Abra while the province of Kalinga lies to the south.
		The climate of the province is perceptively drier in the months between November and April and wet the rest of the year.
	www.geocities.com /lppsec/pp/apayao.htm (1039 words)

	Ilocos Norte -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		province occupying the northwestern corner of Luzon, Philippines.
		The province comprises a narrow coastal agricultural plain and the Ilocos (Malaya) Range paralleling the shore, which is bordered by the South China Sea (west) and the Luzon Strait (north).
		The population of the Philippines is unevenly distributed, with major concentrations on the Central Plain and the Ilocos coast of Luzon, and on the Visayan islands of Cebu, Negros, Panay, and Bohol.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9042154 (700 words)

	Ilocos Norte Province
		The province was the source of vicious fighting between guerilla forces and the Japanese as the war progress.
		By late February 1945, it was the first province in northern Luzon to be liberated by guerilla forces.
		One of the centers of guerrillas activities in Ilocos Norte.
	www.pacificwrecks.com /provinces/philippines_ilocos_norte.html (761 words)

	Ilocos Norte - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Its capital is Laoag_City and is located at the northwest corner of Luzon island, bordering Cagayan and Apayao to the west, and Abra and Ilocos_Sur to the south.
		Ilocos Norte faces the South_China_Sea to the west and the Luzon_Strait to the north.
		REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Ilocos Norte ''' (Region I) Capital: Laoag_City Founded: Population: ''2000 census''—514,241 (48th largest).
	www.indexsuche.com /Ilocos_Norte.html (143 words)

	Ilocos Norte town yields first Bt corn trial harvest - May 30, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		LAOAG CITY-At least five hectares of farmland have yielded the first genetically modified (GMO) corn in Dingras town, the rice granary of Ilocos Norte province.
		The province imports close to 88,000 kilogram of livestock feeds from Bulacan, Pangasinan, and Batangas provinces.
		Ilocos Norte grows corn varieties mainly for the "cornick" (roasted corn) industry and feeds production.
	www.inq7.net /reg/2003/may/30/reg_2-1.htm (494 words)

	Bambooweb: Camiling Tarlac
		It was then still a part of the province of Pangasinan from which it was separated in the late 19th century to form part of the new province of Tarlac.
		Other districts are Capaoayan (Paoay, Ilocos Norte) of which the Abad and Vigilia families are part of; Caviganan (Vigan, Ilocos Sur); Cabatacan (Batac, Ilocos Norte); Casarratan (Sarrat, Ilocos Norte); Cacabugaoan (Cabugao, Ilocos Sur), now Cayaoan; among others.
		When the new province of Tarlac was created, Camiling was the town with the biggest land area and population among the towns that composed it.
	www.bambooweb.com /articles/c/a/Camiling__Tarlac.html (887 words)

	Adams Ilocos Norte,Philippines Online
		It was the year 1900 that American Governor William Taft was fascinated by Baguio’s gentle weather especially during the smeltering summer heat of Manila that many American adventurers and missionaries alike choose to stay north of Manila, each for his own reason.
		This frontier town was placed under the administrative supervision of the Municipality of Bangui, Province of Ilocos Norte.
		The administrative supervision over Adams was later transferred to the new town of Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte during the early 1950’s.
	pasyalan.net /ilocos_norte/adams (374 words)

	The Manila Times Internet Edition \| REGIONS > 4.6 magnitude tremor rocks Ilocos province (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		An earthquake jolted five towns in Ilocos province on Tuesday, scaring residents but not causing any damage, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Philvocs) said.
		It was intensity two in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, and Cabugao, Sinait and Santo Domingo in Ilocos Sur.
		Coastal areas of Baler in Aurora, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union and Manila Bay are tsunami-prone because of the Manila Trench; Palawan is susceptible to killer waves because of the Manila and Negros trenches.
	www.manilatimes.net /national/2004/dec/30/yehey/prov/20041230pro1.html (839 words)

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