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Sarrat is an agricultural town, located 485 km north of Manila. Themain source of livelihood of farmers are rice, tobacco and garlic. Thetown houses a tomato paste industry owned by the Northern FoodCorporation.Sarrat is known as the birth place of the former President, FerdinandMarcos. And their ancestral home located at the town proper is one ofthe tourist attractions of the town.The Santa Monica Parish Church or otherwise called Sarrat church wasdeclared as an Important Cultural Property of...

The coastal town of Currimao celebrates Dinaklisan Festival on thelast week of April til the first of May. Dinaklisan is an Iloko wordmeans caught with a fish net. The festival showcases the traditionallivelihood of the locals which is fishing.This annual event is a thanksgiving celebration of the residents andfishermen with the bountiful harvest and safe voyage.The highlight of the celebration is the Fluvial Parade held on May1st. This is a tribute and thanksgiving to the town's patron saint,Nuestra...

Gameng is an Iloco word which means treasure. And the treasure ofIlocanos are showcased during the Gameng Festival which is held inSolsona, Ilocos Norte on the last week of January. The celebrationlasts for four to five days.A series of activities which includes Elementary Day and Secondary Dayincludes playground demonstration featuring folk dances.Another important events are the Community Day and the Balikbayan Day.And the highlight for these events is the coronation of the Ms.Balikbayan.There...

Ani Festival is the most anticipated event in the town of Dingras. Itis a thanksgiving celebration of the local farmers for the bountifulharvest within the year.Dingras is the rice granary of Ilocos Norte. Farmers cultivate otheragricultural products such as garlic, corn, coffee, banana andvegetables. According to the Augustinian friars during the SpanishEra, Dingras has the most fertile and most productive soil in theprovince.Ani Festival is celebrated on the last week of March and is a weeklong...

The Empanada Festival is celebrated along with the City Charter Day ofBatac which is every 23rd of June. The festival features the processof making Empanada which is the most popular product of the City.Batac Empanada characterizes the locals ingenuity, industry,resourcefulness and creativity. The Empanada Festival promotes theagricultural products of the City which is the main source of incomeby the people.The colorful empanada is reflected on how the festivities arecelebrated. Activities on this...

In Paoay, Guling-guling Festival started during the Spanish Regimewhere friars introduce this celebration since the 16th Century. Theevent is held on Tuesdays, the day before the Ash Wednesday. Thelocals believe that it's the last day of merrymaking before theobservance of the Lenten Season.Guling is an Iloko word which means to mark or to smear. The highlightof this festival is the marking of the locals forehead with a sign ofthe cross, using a mix of water and rice flour, and this is done bythe...

In San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte December is a month of thanksgiving forall the blessing received for the whole year celebrated throughfestivities. The Damili Festival is an annual event and a month longcelebration of dances, parades, concerts, beauty pageant, popularitycontest, agri-industrial trade fair and exhibits, and sportscompetition. The highlights of the celebration is held on the lastweek of the month.The main event of the festival is the Dance Pageantry, wherein astreet dance showdown about...

In Laoag City, February is indeed the most colorful month as itcelebrates the Feast of St. William the Hermit, which is the patronsaint of the city.The festivity is carried out on the streets through Civic MilitaryParade, Street Pageantry or Street Dance, and float competition whichincludes Kalesa Festival.Beauty pageants and popularity contests are regularly held as well.And other competitions include Sports Festival and Cook Fests. Thereare free concerts and shows like Zarsuela.The highlights...

Ingredients for the base:250g graham crackers, crumbled100g butter, meltedIngredients for the filling:340g cream cheese1 cup whipping cream1 1/2 cup mango pulp1 cup mango, chopped in bite size10g gelatin1/2 cup hot water3 tbsp icing sugar1/2 cup sugarIngredients for glaze topping:1 cup mango pulp1 tbsp gelatin1/2 cup hot waterProcedure for the Base:Combine the crumbled biscuits and melted butter. Press the mixture tothe dish you are using. Refrigerate it while you make the rest of thecheesecake.Procedure...

Dingras is known as the rice bowl of Ilocos Norte. It's an expansiveplain surrounded by mountains.The Dingras Valley which is drained bythe Padsan River and its tributaries, starts about 20km southeast ofLaoag City. And it includes the towns of Banna, Nueva Era and Piddig.Dingras is an agricultural town wherein the basic occupation of peopleis farming. Being the rice granary of Ilocos Norte, rice is the majorcrop of the town. Tobacco comes next. They are growing vegetables,banana, coffee, garlic...

Badoc is one of the coastal towns of Ilocos Norte. It is located 446kmnorth of Manila and 38km south of Laoag City.Aside from fishing and farming, the locals earn a living from cottageindustries like weaving, sugarcane wine (basi-making) and salt-making.The principal crops of the town are garlic, onion and tobacco.Being the town bordering the province of Ilocos Sur, it's easy to dropby its town proper which is just about 2 km away from the highway.Though it's just a quiet town its nonetheless interesting...