the San Agustin Church in Ilocos Norte and the Santo Tomas de Villanueva Church in Iloilo. These Spanish era churches were classified under Baroque Churches of the Philippines.
We love the concept of family. Proof to this is the fact that most Pinoys even if they no longer live in the country still choose to live together as family in harmony making free calls to the Philippines to chit chat with relatives. Married siblings love to stay in the same house with...
The first European immigrants did not intend to settle permanently in the Philippines. Spanish settlement proved transitory during the 400 years of Spain's colonial occupation. The first contact between Spain and the Philippines occurred in March of 1521, when Ferdinand Magellan's fleet reached the ...
December 7 2014 Vigan in Ilocos Sur has been chosen as one of the New7Wonders Cities, organizers announced in Dubai. December 26 2014 Tropical Storm Seniang (international name Jangmi) crossed the Visayas and Mindanao region, leaving almost 55 people dead and more than 8 others missing December...
* 1865 - El Porvenir Filipino * 1884 - El Eco de Vigan was the first provincial newspaper which was issued in Ilocos. * April 1, 1887 - La Opinion - According to historians was the first paper to defy the friars and campaigned for the ouster of the religious. | * February 15, 1889...
transmitting stories filed by the first batch of 27 news correspondents and stringers picked from selected areas of the country - from Tuguegarao in Cagayan, Laoag City in Ilocos Norte, and Baguio City in the north, down to Cebu City, Iloilo City and Bacolod City in the Visayas, and Davao...
To the north of the latter, and between the two ranges, is the fertile Cagayan Valley. The narrow Ilocos, or Malayan, range, lying close along the west coast of northern Luzon, rises in places to elevations above 5,000 feet (1,500 metres) and is seldom below 3,500 feet (1,000 ...
of the latter, and between the two ranges, is the fertile Cagayan Valley. The narrowIlocos, or Malayan, range, lying close along the west coast of northern Luzon, rises in places to elevations above 5,000 feet (1,500 metres) and is seldom below 3,500 feet (1,000 metres); it is ...