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Poverty incidence of San Juan 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 25.60 2009 22.68 2012 7.14 2015 5.51 2018 1.82 2021 7.31 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Tourism San Juan is considered to be the Surfing Capital of the Northern Philippines and is known for its consistent intermediate quality surf and two surfing seasons from July to October and November to March. There is also a local museum, Museo ...
Watchtowers were built for sentry purposes against Moro and Chinese pirates as well as other European colonial powers. [1] The fortifications are mostly built using coral blocks held together by lime and egg whites. In the contemporary period, the fortifications fell into disuse and many are in a neglected and damaged state.
La Union is the union of lands, people, cultures and resources. On April 18, 1854, Queen Isabella II of Spain issued the royal decree (real orden) from Madrid confirming Blanco's Superior Decreto. By 1860, there was a dramatic progress in commerce and agriculture in the province primarily because of Tobacco.
Poverty incidence of Aringay 10 20 30 40 2006 32.90 2009 26.01 2012 11.74 2015 8.59 2018 4.39 2021 10.75 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Government Local government Main article: Sangguniang Bayan Aringay, belonging to the second congressional district of the province of La Union, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its ...
Property Address Size Property value Personality Date acquired Notes Coordinates San Juan Residence [20] [21] 204 Mariano Marcos Street, Maytunas, San Juan, Metro Manila: 1,993 m 2 (21,450 sq ft) [22] PhP 111 million (2003) [22] Ferdinand Marcos August 1951 [22] Acquired during Ferdinand Marcos's term as congressman.
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 ...
Tubao, officially the Municipality of Tubao (Ilocano: Ili ti Tubao; Filipino: Bayan ng Tubao), is a 4th class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,763 people. [3] Formerly known as the "Home of the Native Tobacco", Tubao was famous for its tobacco leaf and cigars.
San Fernando, officially the City of San Fernando (Ilocano: Siudad ti San Fernando; Filipino: Lungsod ng San Fernando), is a 3rd class 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.