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Extract from the Laoag and Batac Travel Guides:
In 1818, the province of Ilocos was divided into two and the city of
LAOAG
, two hours' drive north from Vigan, became the capital of Ilocos Norte. In more recent years, Ilocos Norte has become associated in most Filipino minds with former President Ferdinand Marcos. This was very much his patch, and his son, Bong-Bong, and daughter, Imee, both of whom have entered politics, are still popular in these parts. Marcos was born south of Laoag in Sarrat, while the family seat was 15km southeast of the city in Batac. There's little to see in Laoag itself, though it's worth making time for St William's Cathedral, on FR Castro Avenue, which dat...
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