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San Fernando, officially the City of San Fernando (Ilocano: Siudad ti San Fernando; Pangasinan: Syudad na San Fernando; Filipino: Lungsod ng San Fernando), is a component city and the capital of the province of La Union, Philippines. It is a coastal city consisting of fifty-nine (59) barangays and covers an area of 105.26 square kilometers.
Poro Point, also known historically as San Fernando Point (Spanish: Punta San Fernando), is a headland and peninsula located in the city of San Fernando, La Union, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It projects northwesterly about 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) into the South China Sea. [1]
Poverty incidence of La Union 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 25.99 2009 29.29 2012 18.50 2015 17.53 2018 4.43 2021 6.60 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority La Union’s economy is driven by three primary sectors: agriculture, industry, and services. The service sector plays a dominant role, comprising 81.28% of all business establishments, while industry contributes 17.21% and agriculture makes up ...
Naval Station Ernesto Ogbinar, previously Naval Station Poro Point, is an installation of the Philippine Navy, located at Poro Point, in San Fernando, La Union, Philippines. It was previously a U.S. installation known as Wallace Air Station; transfer of ownership took place in 1991.
The highway in San Fernando, La Union, locally known as Quezon Avenue Manila North Road's section from Caloocan to Urdaneta, Pangasinan is officially recognized as MacArthur Highway , [ 5 ] although it is also known as such in La Union and Ilocos Sur. [ 3 ] Its section that forms part of N1/AH26 from Laoag to Aparri is also known as Maharlika ...
On 22 December 1941, the Japanese 14th Army under Lieutenant General Masaharu Homma landed on the eastern part of the gulf at San Fernando City, Bauang, Santiago, Caba, Aringay, Agoo, and Santo Tomas, where they engaged in a number of relatively minor skirmishes [3] with the defenders, a poorly equipped contingent of predominantly Filipino and ...
In 1765, under its parish priest, Fernando Rey, Pindangan was renamed San Fernando after the Catholic King of Spain. It was in May 1786 that the Ministerio de San Fernando was created. But due to the shortage of priests during the period of 1792 to 1831, San Fernando became a visita of Bauang and San Juan, La Union. In 1831, Juan Sorolla, the ...
Christ the King College also referred to by its acronym CKC is a basic education institution run by the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in San Fernando City, La Union, Philippines. Founded in 1931 by the ICM Sisters, it is one of the oldest Catholic institutions in La Union and the Ilocos Region.