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Abolition of Tobacco Monopoly Monument Built in 1881 as a way of thanking King Alfonso XII of Spain by the people of Laoag for abolishing the tobacco monopoly. [1] Ilocos Norte: Laoag: Aurora Park, Brgy. 14, Poblacion
Historical Marker for the Abolition of Tobacco Monopoly Laoag City, Ilocos Norte. In 1780, the tobacco monopoly was established, and the Filipinos, especially in the Ilocos and Cagayan Valley were forced to plant tobaccos and were given a specific quota to produce. Initially, tobacco farmers were treated fairly, but in the end, they abhorred ...
Diego Silang monument and historical marker, Caba, La Union. This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in Ilocos Region is an annotated list of people, places, or events in the region that have been commemorated by cast-iron plaques issued by the said commission.
Laoag (), officially the City of Laoag (Ilocano: Siudad ti Laoag; Filipino: Lungsod ng Laoag), is a component city and capital of the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 111,651 people.
The Compañía General de Tabacos de Filipinas, S.A. (General Tobacco Company of the Philippines, abbreviated CdF), [1] also known as the Compañía Española de Tabacos de Filipinas, [2] was a Spanish multinational joint-stock company, one of the world's most important enterprises in the late 19th and early 20th century, and the Philippines' first private tobacco company.
The tobacco monopoly made the colony self-sustaining and profit-earning. [10] In 1808, the government realized a net profit of P500,000.00. These profits increased in subsequent years, reaching $3,000,000 in 1881. As a consequence of the monopoly, the Philippines became the biggest tobacco-producing country in Asia.
Poverty incidence of Nueva Ecija 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 26.51 2009 29.88 2012 25.20 2015 20.70 2018 8.55 2021 10.00 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Nueva Ecija is the biggest rice producer in Central Luzon and in the Philippines, thus, often referred to as the Rice Bowl of the Philippines. Rice fields in Guimba Nueva Ecija is considered the main rice growing province of the Philippines ...
Poverty incidence of Ilagan 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 21.60 2009 15.33 2012 17.86 2015 13.27 2018 13.85 2021 14.00 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority At present, Ilagan has been one of the fastest-growing economies in the province of Isabela as well as in the whole Cagayan Valley over the past years. The city is the primary growth center and investment hub of the region due to the rapid ...