Saturday, May 31, 2008

Loyal Laoag

I know. I am lousy in titling my post. I just can't think of a better description of Laoag than its political loyalty to the Marcoses. The clan of the former president are prominently elected here lead by Governor Bong-bong and Congresswoman Imee.

Although there are some wonderful churches and good beaches not far from the city, there really ain't a whole lot to do in the place. In fact, after just visiting few places around the city, we just decided to proceed our trip.

Here are some photos I have taken from the city:


St. William's Cathedral (Laoag Church)



Top Portion of St. William's Cathedral


The St. William's Cathedral, more popularly known as Laoag Church is an Italian Renaissance-style church built in the 1870s. Its weathered bell tower (see top photo) is gradually sinking into the soft riverside loam. These structures sit prominently in Laoag's busy central district.


The old red-bricked Government Center



Tobacco Marker on the City Plaza



Memorial Marker for Tobacco Industries


Watermelons, melons and honey dew peddlers abound the area and I just can't help myself clicking away on these juicy fruits. These fruits are homegrown in Ilocos area and I got myself a bargain considering how expensive these fruits are in our place.

By the way, tourists often flock to Laoag to visit Fort Ilocandia. A separate post will be made on the beautiful place.

Happy weekend everyone!!!

44 comments:

  1. Maganda talaga ang places sa Ilocos. Halos historical landmarks. Thanks for sharing them.

    Am looking forward to see more photos and that of Fort Ilocandia.

    Keep sharing!

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  2. Hi Norman! Sorry for the speedy visit! I’ve been busy the whole last week and will be out in the next, so this is far less than your blog deserves… ;(( But I promise I’ll come back with more time after June 10th, at least…
    Anyhow, loved to see the William's cathedral pictures!
    To avoid leaving you empty hands, I published a last post on Marrakesh 2006 at Blogtrotter. ;))
    Enjoy!
    Gil

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  3. sarap nung prutas ah!
    salamat sa mga pics kuya!

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  4. I'm really amazed w/the churches architecture; they are often magnificent!

    [:

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  5. Pwede rin "Marcos Republic" ang title ng post mo.:D The sinking bell tower amazed me during my visit.

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  6. I can tell that Ilocos has its share of Spanish-era churches.

    Love those fresh looking melons :)

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  7. now i miss melons! they are so outrageously expensive here you'd think they're made of gold. imagine about P 500 for a medium-sized one!!

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  8. another nice journey lawstude. keep it up.

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  9. yan yung lumulobog na tore, di ba?
    may plano kami sa office to travel there pero dahil may plano sila di sila natutuloy hehe

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  10. Another set of lovely and beautiful churches with nice architectural designs. Thanks for sharing.

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  11. thanks for the pics. We'll try to go there sometime.

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  12. i like structures covered with bricks. so far i have not yet set plans to visit laoag but i will surely be there.

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  13. What camera are you using? I have a Nikon D40, and I'm also planning to start a photo blog soon. *grin*

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  14. para nakapasyal na din ako ng ilocos dahil sa mga pics mo a, he he




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  15. @Lawstude : The Top Portion of St. William's Cathedral photo is really nice.....

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  16. @ redlan - i agree. almost every town there meron magagandang simbahan plus nasa gilid kasi sila ng pinas kaya meron din magagandang beaches.

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  17. @ gmg - don't worry sir, you can always check my posts anytime. i really enjoyed your marrakesh post. really amazing.

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  18. @ my-so-called-quests - ang tamis cedeuz lalo na yung pakwan na kulay dilaw ang laman.

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  19. @ kyels - really magnificent. i really hope that they can preserve these landmarks.

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  20. @ luna miranda - oo nga maganda nga marcos republic, talagang loyalist dating. the only thing i didnt like about the sinking tower is that it is surrounded by so many commercial establishments.

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  21. @ bw - indeed, and what makes it great is that there is a very fine road network to visit them all.

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  22. @ r-yo - ang mahal nga panyero, i bought 3 melons for 200 kaya sulit.

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  23. @ tutubi - yup ito nga yun. bilisan nila kamo kasi baka lumubog na.

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  24. @ alicesg - you are welcome.

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  25. @ belen - welcome po, maganda lang daanan yung lugar pag pupunta sa fort ilocandia or other ilocos places.

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  26. @ the dong - kakaiba talaga, parang bumalik sa lumang panahon. ingat sa cebu bro.

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  27. @ the gasoline dude - canon user ako bro. eos 400 at ixus 75 gamit ko. il look forward sa photoblog mo.

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  28. excellent photos and info again

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  29. @ abou - tnx. pero iba pa rin pag andun ka lalo na sa paoay.

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  30. @ selerines - thanks, fine statues really.

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  31. Beautiful pictures and I liked reading the history behind them.
    The buildings are quite lovely and in wonderful condition. And the melon picture makes my mouth water!

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  32. @ evlahos - thanks for appreciating.

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  33. @ alyssa - welcome to my blog and thank you for those nice remarks. ilocos really has great history supported by wonderful landmarks.

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  34. These are some really cool pics. Where exactly is Laoag?

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  35. i was in laoag last year and i enjoyed their empanada. you saw the sinking bell tower?

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  36. nice churches! those melons look yummy, too!

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  37. atty,

    i need to make a confession: i grabbed most of your photos, made a digital album, and immersed/inspired myself on how beautiful philippines and photography really is..!

    more of these!..hope to see u again :)

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  38. @ rochelle - laoag is in ilocos norte and they have an airport there so you can also reach it by air.

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  39. @ random rambling - i missed the empanada but i enjoyed their juicy watermelons and honey due. yup, i've seen the sinking bell tower.

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  40. @ acey - quite yummy acey. thanks for dropping by.

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  41. @ josh of arabia - it's ok, i share them for everyone to see. di pa naman ako expert sa phorography kaya di pa copyrighted yan. enjoy.

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