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   The City of San Fernando is the first city created in the province of La Union by virtue of Republic Act 8509, sponsored by the Congressman Victor F. Ortega in the House of Representatives, signed by President Fidel V. Ramos on February 13, 1998 and was ratified by a plebiscite on March 20, 1998.

The City of San Fernando is situated in the mountainous area at almost the mid-section of La Union along the China Sea. It was founded in 1786 and made the “cabecera” or provincial capital on the same day that La Union became province in 1850.

During the Spanish times, a settlement was a place where there were about 200 families. Around this area, there were two settlements, San Vicente de Balanac and San Guillermo de Dalangdang, San Vicente de Balanac was along the coast and during summer, when the sea was calm and perfect for sailing, pirates would come and plunder the settlement, taking along with them the women and children leaving behind them a trail of blood. San Guillermo de Dalangdang, however, was at the foothills of the Cordillera mountains, and during summer, when the fire trees were in bloom, the populace was attacked by headhunters who saw in the red flowers of fire trees, a sign of the gods asking for human offerings.

In 1759, an Augustinian priest, Father Jose Torres, convinced the two settlements to come together to a place not so near the sea and not so near the mountains so they will not be plagued by their annual problems. They chose the area called Pindangan, meaning, a place where they dry fish and in this place, they built in a church with San Guillermo the Hermit as the patron saint. In 1765, the newly assigned priest, however, suggested to the inhabitants that they change the name of Pindangan to San Fernando, after the Catholic King of Spain, retaining San Guillermo as their patron saint. The name of the parish priest was Father Fernando Rey, Rey being the Spanish word for King. This was also the time of Diego Silang, and as we know, Silang would travel to and from Manila on his white horse and was killed on May 28, 1763. When an earthquake destroyed the church at Pindangan, renamed San Fernando, the parish priest decided not to rebuild in the same place because during the rainy season, the church was transferred until it found its present place, and it is now called the Cathedral of St. William the Hermit, of the Diocese of San Fernando, La Union.

On May 1786, the Ministerio de San Fernando was established. However, due to lack of priests during the period 1792 to 1831, San Fernando became a “visita” of Bauang and San Juan. In 1831, Father Juan Sorolla, the parish priest of Bauang in 1829, was assigned in San Fernando.

According to historical records, the construction of the present church started in 1817 by Father Simon Torrado with Father Sorolla as its first parish priest.

San Fernando has grown slowly from the time it was founded. This slow growth maybe attributed to the fact that travels during those days was long and tedious. Sectionalism was rampant because education was not widely diffused. Intermingling of the people was limited to neighboring towns. Only the well-to-do and the powerful obtained their education and this too, was limited as it was then the policy of the Spaniards to deny education to the masses. In spite of this backward policy, the people improved economically, educationally and spiritually. An offshoot of this improvement was the revolt of the people against the Spaniards which assumed in greater proportions when the Spaniards became abusive. Although the people were subservient to the ruling power, there were fateful prohibitions that cut deep into the private life of the people which found outlet in the form of uprisings and occasional revolts to give vent to their pent-up emotions. The climax came in 1896 when the country was swept by a widespread revolt. In 1898, the Spanish garrison in San Fernando was attacked by Filipino insurgents under the leadership of General Manuel Tinio and Mauro Ortiz. In theend, the Filipinos prevailed over the Spaniards.

Then the Americans came. Spain fell in ruins, victims of her own greed and ambition. San Fernando experienced naval bombardment of the Americans as well as actual fighting on land when General Gregorio del Pilar commanded the rearguard of General Emilio Aguinaldo to cover the latter’s retreat. In a short while, Aguinaldo and his officers and soldiers were captured by the Americans. Peace and order were restored. A democratic form of government took the place of that once proud despotic government of Spain. The people of San Fernando took advantage of all the Americans could teach politically and economically. San Fernando progressed with the rest of the towns in the province.

In 1941, the Japanese came. Japanese planes bombed San Fernando. The guerillas of the 21st Infantry became active and engaged a do or die battle against the Japanese Imperial Forces. A bloody fighting took place in Barrio Bacsil until the town was liberated in 1945.

The destruction of property in San Fernando was appalling. Only few houses remained standing in what was once a thriving town of beautiful houses. Thus, from the nibbles of war, San  Fernando rose until it became the administrative capital of Region I.

In May 14, 1996, the Sangguniang Bayan of San Fernando passed Resolution No. 20 requesting the House of Representatives, Congress of the Philippines for the conversion of the Municipality of San Fernando into a Component City. That time, the municipality of San Fernando had satisfactorily met the basic requirements for its conversion into Cityhood pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Code 1991. In a certification issued by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, the average annual income of San Fernando for calendar years 1994, and 1995 based on 1991 constant prices was P 44,351,821.66. Further, in a certification by the Land Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the land area of San Fernando is 10,526 hectares, well above the minimum requirement of 10,000 hectares.

The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of La Union, after a comprehensive study and judicious evaluation of the petition of the Sangguniang Bayan of San Fernando, adopted Resolution No. 425-96 endorsing its cityhood bid to the House of Representatives, Congress of the Philippines.

Upon the sponsorship of the Congressman Victor F. Ortega (1st District- La Union) at the House of Representatives, House Bill 7594 (Act Converting the Municipality of San Fernando, La Union into a Component City to be known as City of San Fernando) was approved.

The petition was likewise approved at the Upper House through the sponsorship of Senators Vicente Sotto III and Juan Flavier. On February 13, 1998, Republic Act 8509 was signed into law by President Fidel V. Ramos and finally on March 20, 1998, the residents of San Fernando manifested their resounding YES in the Plebiscite that ratified said law, thus, the fulfillment of the dream for San Fernando to become a city.

Located some 8 kilometers from the city proper, on a forest mountain is nestled the La Union Botanical Garden – a green spot on the map that is probably the only one of its kind in the country. The 10 hectare garden located at Barngay Cadaclan is a display of varied species of living plants and a sanctuary of varieties of wild animals. Clean and green are the bywords of the garden which provide the visitors maximum satisfaction and a healthful promenade.

The City of San Fernando is now the seat of national government agencies in Region I and center of trade, commerce, financial and educational institutions, among others. From a deep rooted potential of stable community governance to the best gift of Mother Nature- a seaport community governance to the best gift of Mother Nature- a seaport responsive to international shipping, an airport with viable capacity to accommodate international air traffic, natural terrain conducive to tourism development and a people endowed with cultural and virtuous heritage of industry, spirituality, nationalism and aspiration for growth, peace and prosperity, the City of San Fernando has emerged as the booming Metropolis of the North.

Sudipen is the northernmost town of the Province of La Union separated by the Amburayan river from the province of Ilocos Sur.
According to a story which happened during the Spanish period, the town got its name when a group of Spanish soldiers reached barrio Nagpanaoan, now called Old Central. These soldiers came upon old folks who were repairing the roof of the barrio hall. One of the soldiers asked the name of the place. Knowing no Spanish and thinking that the soldiers wanted to know what was going on, the eldest among the barrio folks answered: “suksukdipan mi toy abong apo,” meaning , “we are patching the roof, sir”. The soldiers noted the word “Sukdipan” and the word stayed on record for sometime. Subsequently, under the American regime, the word sukdipan was changed to Sudipen, hence the name of the town.
Originally, Sudipen was a barrio of Bangar, La Union. In 1906, a noted community leader from Pias, Salcedo, Ilocos Sur named Bartolome Laoagan Apusen succeeded in organizing it to a township of the sub-province of Lepanto, Amburayan. Ten years later in 1916, the township became a municipal district of the province of La Union. Finally, on August 17, 1947, Sudipen was reclassified as a regular sixth class municipality of the Province of La Union. Today, Sudipen is elevated into a fifth class municipality.
Early settlers of the municipality belonged to the cultural minorities from Mountain Province. Remnants of these groups, mostly belonging to the Kankaney and Bago tribes, can still be found in mountain barangays. But through intermarriages between highlanders and lowlanders, the tribes spread throughout the municipality. For this reason, younger generations can no longer speak the cultural minority dialects.
There are two principal rivers in this town, one is the Amburayan river, which stretches along its northern and eastern border and the Lalonga or Chico River that dissects barangays Bigbiga, Bulalaan and Maliclico. Both rivers provide water resources both for agricultural and domestic purposes in the municipality and the neighboring towns of Bangar, Luna and Balaoan. Also, the Mini Hydro Power Plant located at Barangay Turod drew its water supply from these rivers.

Land Area : 8,988 hectares

Population : 16,845 (2007 NSO Projection)

Number of Barangays   : 17

Classification : 4th Class Municipality

Ave. Annual Income : PhP 39,289,497.25

Town Fiesta : April 28-30

Patronal Fiesta  : December 30 (Holy Family)

Industries : Farming, Fishing, Basketry, Rice Wine Making, Quarrying
Resources : Forest, Sand and Gravel

Tourist Attractions : Left Foot Print of Angalo, Amburayan River, Mini-Hydro Power Plant Intake Tunnel

Products : rice, corn, tobacco, vegetables, tapuey (rice wine), root crops, baskets

Bamboo basket was one of the major industries in the area. Although production for the past few years declined, the LGU aimed to bring back the industry through the OTOP Program. An OTOP Council was created through Executive Order No. 28 - 2005 issued by Mayor Alexander O. Buquing. The OTOP Council is tasked to develop and promote their bamboo basket.

Santol, a Balaoan northeastern rancheria became a township in 1908 under the sub-province Amburayan, Mountain Province.  An Igorot named Lakay Camilot was its first municipal president.
In 1920, a new province out of the old Lepanto-Amburayan sub-province was planned to showcase the socio-cultural integration amongst lowlanders, mountaineers and the Bagos.  Three towns (San Gabriel, sudipen and Santol) were proposed for the planned province to be named Harrison, a former American Governor-General who championed filipinization and integration.
However, protest resolutions were filed by the leaders of these municipalities unanimously objecting to their inclusion because of historical, economical, cultural and geographical reasons.  The proposal did not push through hence it died a natural death.
In 1922, Mountain Province relinquished Santol which became a municipal district of La Union.  Santol was elevated into a regular municipality status in 1949 by virtue of Executive Order No. 214 issued by President Elpidio Quirino.
The town of Santol is considered a safe harbor for there had been no distinct destruction of lives or properties during the historic events regarding wars and calamities. Such was true during the Spanish regime and Japanese occupation. Evidence of this is that Barrio Mangan was set aside as the place of the military emergency hospital. It  was also here where the center of distribution of food supplies for army personnel was located while Barrio Banbanaba was site of message center directly in touch with all the barrios of Balaoan, Santol, San Gabriel and Sudipen.
Santol Central and Cadanglaan came to be the final ground for training volunteers during the days nearing the landing of the Liberation Forces while Sammauting was the hiding place for the guerillas.
There are two accounts as to how Santol derived its name. the first version states that the place was once a favorite hunting ground for people interested in sculpture of religious images. In one of their hunts for material sculpture, they saw a huge tree called Santol. The size of the tree was so remarkable that several images were carved out from a single trunk, thus made it their main material in wood carving. If this story is to be believed, then it would account for the scarcity of Santol trees in the municipality today.


Land Area : 8,237 hectares

Population : 12,234 (2007 NSO Projection)

Number of Barangays   : 11

Classification : 4th Class Municipality

Ave. Annual Income : PhP 20,358,332.75

Town Fiesta : March 23-25

Patronal Fiesta  : Dec.r 19 (Our Lady of Victories)

Industries : farming, broom making, bonsai culture, furniture

Resources : forest
Tourist Attractions : Balay Anito, Cudotan Twin Falls, Simminublan Falls, Manggew Burial Cave

Products : rice, corn, tobacco, root crops, livestock, banana, soft brooms, vegetables, mango,   
               bonsai plants


Tiger grass (Thysanolaena maxima) is a minor forest product that thrives well in the mountainous areas of Santol. Matured grass flowers are the main raw material in softbroom making and used in the manufacture of various display items. Its flower stalks are also used as adornment of picture frames. It is also used as giveaways to visitors and tourists who drop by the town. Sales generated from tiger grass provide a source of extra income to families. It is the major non-food commodity crop of the municipality. A total of 130 hectares is planted with tiger grass benefiting 216 farmers distributed mainly in the upland barangays Puguil, Ramot, Tubaday, Sasaba and Sapdaan and some parts of Mangaan and Lettac Sur.

Legend stated that Tubao got its name when the Spaniards led by one Father Luis Gonzaga Y Espinosa, in their desire to spread Christianity, headed towards the eastern parts of Agoo. At that time, these parts of Agoo were hinterlands and heavily forested. While the Spaniards were resting under the full-grown trees, they distributed manuscripts of the cartilla and catecismo to the natives. Suddenly, they heard a loud chorus of sound “TUAO, TUAO,” emanating from the top of the trees. These sounds made by the birds locally known as kalaw attracted and bewildered the Spaniards. Even as the Father Espinosa returned from his journey, he reported an area called “TUAO.” However, due to inadvertent recordings made by the Spanish authorities, the word, “TUAO” was written as “TUBAO” hence the name of the place.




Land Area : 6,031 hectares

Population : 28,020 (2007 NSO Projection)

Numbers of Barangay   : 18

Classification : 4th Class Municipality

Ave. Annual Income : PhP 31,423,777.71

Town Fiesta : May 11-15

Patronal Fiesta  : May 14 (St. Isidore)
Industries : Farming

Tourist Attractions : Town Plaza, St. Isidore Church

Products: rice, tobacco, livestock, corn, vegetables, root crops


Green corn is being planted in the Municipality of Tubao as a cash crop after rice. Due to its maturity of 60-70 days after planting, the farmers can plant two crops of corn per year. Marketing of farmers produce is done thru “pakyaw” system whereby buyers come to see the area. The buyer will be responsible for harvesting and packaging. On the second crop where demand of green corn is lower, farmers will let their corn get matured. This will be processed into “cornik” and other recipes. Others will mill it, consumed as substitute to rice and processed into different kinds of cake.

San Juan is one municipality where these three friars differ in opinion on the dates of its foundation. Martin claimed San Juan was founded in 1806, Font recorded 1803 while Perez claimed it was established in 1585.

Whichever is the exact date of its founding, it is a fact that San Juan was already a town when La Union was created as a province in 1850 and one of the 12 original municipalities that comprised it.
The town of San Juan, formerly called Baratao or Baltao was formally accepted as a Ministerio de Baratao was composed of a federation of settlements of towns, namely the settlements of Bauang, Mapatnag, Allangigan and Dayawan; the settlements of San Miguel de Bacnotan, San Juan Bautista de Baltao, San Guillermo de Dalangdang, San Vicente de Balanac and the settlement named Bona or Boa.  The center of the Ministerio was at San Juan Bautista de Baltao, now San Juan.

In 1587, Baratao became the center of an encomienda that belonged to Captain Bernardo Sandi.  At that time, Father Agustin Niño arrived and transfered the Ministerio to Bauang.  The transfer of the Ministerio from San Juan Bautista de Baratao to Bauang made San Juan an alternative visita (a settlement without a parish priest) of Bauang and Bacnotan.  It was only in 1807 that a permanent parish priest was assigned to San Juan.

During the revolution of 1896, the whole town was razed to the ground.  After the Spanish-American War, Filipino priest took over the spiritual needs of the parish.  Reverend Mariano Gaerlan, a native of San Juan, was the first Filipino priest to be assigned in this town.  He supervised the reconstruction of the church that was burned during the revolution.  His successor Reverend Eustaquio Ocampo continued the construction of the church until it was finished.  At that time San Juan ceased to be a parish.  The parish priest assigned in San Fernando took over the spiritual needs of the people.  Later in 1918, San Juan became a parish again.

Land Area : 5,186 hectares

Population : 34,807 (2007 NSO Projection)

Number of Barangays: 41

Classification : 3rd Class Municipality

Ave. Annual Income : PhP 67,109,888.29

Town Fiesta : December 27-30

Patronal Fiesta  : June 24 (St. John the Baptist)

Industries : farming, fishing, pottery, bamboo craft

Resources : marine, forest, clay

Tourist Attractions : beaches, Spanish Watch Tower  Ruins, Candaroma, Hidden Spring,
 Urbiztondo Surfing Site

Products : rice, corn, tobacco, vegetables,  mango, livestock, bamboo furniture, marine fresh water fish, potteries

Yellow Corn is one of the most important crops in the Municipality of San Juan. It is used as a raw material for food and industrial products such as starch, corn oil, beverages gluten, snacks and the like. It also constitutes about 50% of the feeds for the local livestock and poultry industries.

Santo Tomas was created in 1764 through a Spanish Royal Decree. Spanish authorities named the town of Santo Tomas in honor of their first patron saint, Santo Tomas de Aquinas. The town was formerly part of Mangaldan, Pangasinan before it became independent in 1764.  
The first appointed gobernadorcillo was Don Lorenzo delos Reyes, a prominent native of the place. The Spanish authorities were, however, displeased of hid administration, thus, it was merged with the municipality of Agoo. After almost 21 years of merging, the dynamic leadership of Don Domingo Carpio was also a native of this town and courageously initiated the secession movement of Santo Tomas from Agoo. His sincerity and dedication won the overwhelming support of his townmates that forced the Spanish authorities to surrender the town in 1785, regaining her independence.
Under the administration of Don Domingo Carpio, Santo Tomas marked its marvelous growth and existence as independent municipality. Don Carpio was appointed Gobernadorcillo because of his excellent performance.
In 1843, the title gobernadorcillo given to a head of a town by Spanish authorities was changed to “Captain.” Don Antonio Bernal was appointed the first Capitan in 1889 when the Spanish Colonization came to an end. The last captain was Don Sixto Zandueta.
The American regime began to rule over the country in 1899. The local administration under American authorities asserted the designation of Municipal Presidentes in place of the Capitanes. Don Bruno Pacho was the first “Presidente Municipal” of Santo Tomas. He served until 1901. Several successors were appointed and the last was Don Eusebio Tabora.
When World War II broke out in 1941, the Japanese soldiers landed along the shores of Santo Tomas three days before Christmas. This temporarily relieved the town from American rule.  


Land Area : 3,242 hectares

Population : 33,598

Number of Barangays   : 24

Classification    : 4th Class Municipality

Ave. Annual Income     : Php 30,529,397.28

Town Fiesta : April 24-27

Patronal Fiesta  : Oct. 2 (St. Mary of the Sea)

Industries : farming, fishing, dried fish processing

Resources : marine, aqua-culture

Tourist Attractions : Municipal Hall, fish ponds

Products : rice, corn, tobacco, marine and brackish water fish, vegetables, mango,
 livestock, dried fish

Dried fish, locally known as daing is abundantly found along the streets of Barangay Damortis. Various kinds of dried fish such as pingka, dalag baybay, sapsap, ipusan, monamon, tuyo and the like are sold to locals and tourists alike. Daing is not only served as a viand but also considered as a finger food or pulutan.

Rosario used to be sitio and then a barrio of Santo Tomas, La Union. It was converted into a municipality in 1869.
The earliest people of Rosario were immigrants from Sto. Tomas, La Union and Magsingal, Ilocos Sur. Later, more immigrants arrived from the towns of Agoo, Tubao, Aringay and still later from San Fernando and Bacnotan.
Those coming from Santo Tomas, Agoo and Magsingal occupied the Poblacion, those from Bacnotan occupied barrio from Tubao settled in barrios Parasapas and Carunuan and those from San Fernando settled in barrio Amlang.

As more immigrants arrived which resulted to the increase of its population, the people agreed it was about time that Rosario be converted into a town.
Don Mariano Posadas along with Don Mariano Narcelles and Don Gavino Ordoña, who had the best command spoken and written Spanish at that time, petitioned with the national and provincial authorities for barrio Rosario to become a regular municipality.

In 1869, the Spanish Provincial Governor granted their petition and appointed Don Agustin Isidro de Guzman as its first Captain Municipal.

There are two stories on how Rosario got its name.
In the early days, there were sense forests not only on the hills but also on the narrow valleys. There were many wild animals and birds. The rivers and brooks were deep where all kinds of edible fishes and snails abound

Land Area : 7,000 hectares

Population : 47,184 (2007 NSO Projection)

Number of Barangays   : 33

Classification : 2nd Class Municipality

Ave. Annual Income : PhP 52,780,238.69

Town Fiesta : April 17-19

Patronal Fiesta  : December 8
(Immaculate Conception)

Industries : farming, fishing, antique furniture making, quarrying, manufacturing

Resources : marine, forest

Tourist Attractions : Diego Silang Monument, Queen of Priory, CONDURA, World War II Vintage Cannons, Rosario Nature Park, Tree House

Products : rice, corn, tobacco, peanut, mango, vegetables, marine fish, livestock, poultry, root crops


Home furnishing sector was identified since 2000 as one of the priority sectors of the province. As such, the DTI-La Union Provincial Office has been focusing its assistance to this sector. Already flourishing, the woodworking products and furniture of Rosario, which are mainly from old woods of houses, posts and other structures, have found their way to the international market, which is a remarkable development of the sector today

San Gabriel was made into a township in 1906 under the sub-province Amburayan, Mountain Province with Don Pablo Waggay as the first “presidente”.

In 1920, it became a municipal district of Amburayan. It was in 1922 after the settlement of the boundary dispute between La Union and Mountain Province that San Gabriel became a municipality.

Finally in 1947, San Gabriel was converted into a regular municipality by virtue of Executive Order No. 72 issued by President Manuel Roxas through the sponsorship of the former Speaker Pro-Tempore Francisco Ortega at the House of Representatives.

Dr. Adriel Obar Meimban writes in his book “La Union, The Making of a Province (1850-1921) Page 85, “Three friar chroniclers in 1848, 1892 and 1901 furnish different dates of pueblo foundations.  They commonly agree over some cases while in others they have variant dates.”  These three friars were Julian Martin, Salvador Font and Elviro Perez.

Land Area : 15,500 hectares

Population : 16,271 (2007 NSO Projection)

Number of Barangays   : 15

Classification : 4th Class Municipality

Ave. Annual Income : PhP 30,213,368.56

Town Fiesta : April 19-21

Patronal Fiesta  : March 25 (St. Gabriel the Archangel)

Industries : farming, broom making, basketry

Resources : forest

Tourist Attractions : Catebbegan Falls, Lon-Oy  Spring

Products: rice, corn, tobacco, vegetables, mango, livestock, soft broom, root crops, banana, and fresh water fish

The broom making industry is the alternative source of livelihood next to farming in this upland municipality, Tiger grass, the main raw material for brooms, grows abundantly in this town. Towards the development of the industry, the LGU of San Gabriel has allotted a space in the farmer’s center as a bulk-buying center for brooms and has made available funds for micro-lending to tiger grass farmers.

The municipality of Pugo lies in the southeastern part of La Union. It is bounded on the North by the municipality of Aringay; East by the municipality of Tuba, Benguet; South by the Municipality of Sison, Pangasinan and West by the municipalities of Rosario and Tubao. Pugo has an areaof more or less 5,585 hectares. It has a projected population of 15,560 for the current year. Pugo has fourteen barangays, classified as fifth class municipality with an average income of P 10,029,419.40 as of Fiscal Year 1998.

Pugo was organized as a townshipo on January 1, 1912 from the sub-province of Benguet, Mountain Province in accordance with Executive Order No.77 dated December 11, 1911, approved by Governor General S. Cameron Forbes. It is originally consisted of the territories comprising of eight barrios (Pugo, Ambangonan, Dagupan, Maoasoas, Enmistampa, San Luis, Cuenca and Saytan) with barrio Pugo as the seat of government. In 1919, Pugo became a municipal district in the sub-province of Benguet. On July 30, 1947, Pugo, together with Sudipen and San Gabriel, became regular municipalities of the Province of La Union, in accordance with Executive Order No. 72 issued by President Manuel A. Roxas.

About fifty years before the end of the Spanish regime, the eight original barrios were then settled, cleared up and improved by emigrants mostly from the eastern part of Ilocos Sur. Pugo used to be part of Tubao while the southern barrios were then part of Rosario. Barangay Cares, Poblacion East, Poblacion West and Tavora East were then a wilderness called Rancheria Tulosa. It was the hunting ground for hunters and bird trappers from the town of Agoo. According to folktales, when a high-ranking Spanish official saw swarms of quails when he visited the place and asked his guide the name of the birds. His guide replied, POGO (Iloko word for quail). Since then, Rancheria Tulosa was named POGO and subsequently PUGO.

Land Area : 5,585 hectares

Population : 16,249 (2007 NSO Projection)

Number of Barangays   : 14

Classification : 5th Class Municipality

Ave. Annual Income : PhP 22,529,829.78

Town Fiesta : January 21,22-23

Patronal Fiesta  : Sunday after Christmas (Holy Family)

Industries : farming, ube powder making, basketry, woodcarving

Resources : forest

Tourist Attractions : Dacanay  Project (Tree Park), Tapuakan River

Products : rice, tobacco, livestock, root crops, vegetables, woodcraft

Home furnishing sector was identified since 2000 as one of the priority sectors of the province. As such, the DTI-La Union Provincial Office has been focusing its assistance to this sector. Already flourishing, the woodworking products and furniture of Pugo, which are mainly from old woods of houses, posts and other structures, have found their way to the international market, which is a remarkable development of the sector today.

Originally part of Pangasinan, Naguilian derived its name from the Iloko words nag-ili-an which means a place where people from other places came to stay. It is formed from the Iloko root word ili, means town. This was later modified as Naguilian.

The Catholic Church of Naguilian was constructed in 1739. The centennial of the Catholic Church in 1839 coincided with the separation of Naguilian from the town of Bauang. When La Union was created as a province in 1850, Naguilian was one of the 12 towns that formed the province.

It’s fertile valleys are suited to the planting of a variety of crops, but forests still dominate a large portion of the land area. Barangay Casilagan was declared by the bureau of forestry as a potential area  


Land Area : 8,740 hectares
Population : 50,004 (2007 NSO Projection)
Number of Barangays   : 37
Classification : 1st Class Municipality
Ave. Annual  Income    : PhP 84,830,501.56
Town Fiesta : May 1-8
Patronal Fiesta  : May 5 (St. Agustine)
Industries : farming, basi and vinegar making, silver craft, quarrying
Resources : forest, sand and gravel
Tourist Attractions : Tuddingan Falls, Naguilian Agricultural Complex
Products : rice, corn, tobacco, sugar cane, livestock, root crops, mango, vegetables, basi, vinegar, woodcraft, silver craft
 

Basi is a noted Ilocos wine fermented from selected sugar cane extract with a mixture of “bubod” (specially formulated yeast) and “duhat” bark. The bark is used to enhance the deep color of the wine. Naguilian has always been home of the smooth-tasting “basi”. The research and development towards a standardized and mechanized “basi” process is being done at the 2.3-hectare Naguilian Agri-Complex. The Municipal Basi Development Committee was tasked to coordinate with other project stakeholders. “Basi” was chosen a few years back by the Naguilian River Basin Development Program (NRBDP) as its main industry for development.

Namacpacan (an Ilocano word meaning “ one who had given food”) grew from a settlement (established in 1578) and was founded as town with Saint Catherine of Alexandria as patron saint on Nov. 25, 1690. The original site of the town was in Darigayos and in 1741, the parish was transferred to its present site.

 

Since the creation of La Union, the first town to have its name changed was Namacpacan---renamed Luna In honor of the famous Luna Brothers. This was during the incumbency of La Union governor Joauquin Luna and namacpacan Mayor primitive Resurreccion Novicio by virtue of Philippine commission act. No. 1543, dated October 18, 1906.

 

Catholic devotes attribute to our lady of nacpacan. In 1871, a galleon from mexico which was to deliver a statue of the blessed Virgin Mary to the immaculate Conception Seminary in Vigan, Ilocos Sur had dok in Darigayos to seek vover from the storm. Subsequent events were interpreted by fray Camilo Neves, an Augustinian priest, as a wish of the blessed Virgin Mary for her statue to remain there. Thus, the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, our lady of Nmacpacan had been there since then.

 

 Land Area : 4,489 hectares.
Population : 33,805 (2007 NSO Projection)
Number of Barangays   : 40
Classification : 4th Class Municipality
Ave. Annual Income : PhP 56,941,366.71
Town Fiesta : November 22-25
Patronal Fiesta  : November 25 (St. Catherine of Alexandria)
Resources : marine, clay
Tourist Attractions : Our Lady of Namacpacan Shrine, Baluarte (Watch Tower), Darigayos Cove, beaches,
Camp Spencer
Products : rice, corn, tobacco, peanut, vegetables, native delicacies, saltwater and fresh water fish
 
Varying in colors, sizes and shapes, the famous Luna pebbles reflect magnificently during sunset. These are sold in Metro Manila and exported abroad. Since time immemorial their abundance has become a wonder --- with the stones coming endlessly from the sea.

    Caba was founded as a settlement by Augustinian Fathers in 1598 and it developed into a barangay in 1692 and became a town in 1783 with Don Domingo Aragon as gobernadorcillo.
However, Father Jose Braganza, SVD, claims that it was in 1745 that caba was founded while another historian, Julian Martin, asserts that Caba was founded in 1844.

    By virtue of the Philippine commission act. No. 935, dated oct. 9, 1903, Caba and Aringay were integrated into one municipality and the seat of government was in Aringay. In 1907, executive order no. 41 separated caba from aringay and it became a regular municipality with Francisco sobredillo as chief Executive.
Caba is the birthplace of Diego Silang. During Spanish period, he established an independent rebel government in Northern Luzon and agitated for reforms in the government. Spanish authorities mananged to have him assassinated with the help of one of his followers who betrayed him with a treacherous shot at his back on may 28, 1763. His wife gabriella took the torch of leadership and continued the rebellion heroiclally. Four months later, she was captured and executed publicky in Vigan on September 20, 1763, ending not only the life of “Ilocandia’s Joan of Arc” but also Silang’s revolt.

Caba is this years champion of the department of interior and Local Government’s provincial search for the cleanest and greenest municipality under the 4th class-6th class municipality category.


Land Area : 4,862 hectares.

Population : 21,943 (2007 NSO Projection)

Number of Barangays: 17

Classification : 4th Class Municipality

Ave. Annual Income : PhP 31,888,118.68

Town Fiesta : April 15-18

Patronal Fiesta  : June 24 (St. John the Baptist)

Industries : farming, fishing, bamboo craft

Resources : forest, marine

Tourist Attractions : beaches, Diego Silang Monument

Products : rice, corn, livestock, tobacco, vegetables, marine products, bamboo furniture, saltwater fish


Pride of Caba


    With the abundance of bamboo in the community whether at the upland, midland or coastal barangays, the people developed and learned the skills in utilizing the heaven-sent resource. Many farmers have engaged in the local cottage industry making furniture’s, beds, decorations, lamp shades during off-season

   
    Burgos, lies in an area crossed by numerous creeks and two big rivers. During the Spanish period, the northwestern part of the the area called “Rancheria Disdis” and the southern part “Rancheria Galiano”
   
    The first settlers of the place were the ibalois (mangatibebek) and kankanaeys (mangalkali) of atok and kapangan, benguet and pongpong of Tiw-angan of Bagulin.

    Philipiine commission act. No. 662 passed on marche 5, 1903, placed Rancheria Disdis under La Union and Rancheri Galiano under benguet. In 1909, with the drawing up of the la union-benguet boundary was modified and Disdis, once again, became part of La Union.

    Executive Order No. 54, dated November 27, 1925 created the municipal District of Burgos, La Union. Formerly, called Disdis, it was renamed Burgos to honor the late martyr Fr. Jose Burgos who, while fleeing from the Spaniards, stopped and officiated mass at Sitio Domingo in Barrio Agpay.


Land Area : 4,516 hectares

Population : 28,020 (2007 NSO Projection)

Number of Barangays   : 12

Classification : 5th Class Municipality

Average Annual LGU Income : PhP 22,011,010.92

Town Fiesta : February 21-23

Patronal Fiesta  : Easter Sunday (Our Lady of Fatima)

Industries : farming, broom-making

Resources: forest

Tourist Attractions : Libtong Lake, Bolikewkew Mini-Rice Terraces

Products: rice, livestock, tobacco, tiger grass, pineapple, banana, mango, root crops, vegetables

Pride of Burgos

    The broom making industry is the alternative source of livelihood next to farming in this upland municipality, Tiger grass, the main raw material for brooms, grows abundantly in this town. For years, soft broom, produced from this upland municipality, is sold popularly in the City of Pines as a Baguio product. It can be that the kind of soil and just the right climate makes tiger grass adopt well only in the area. Towards the development of the industry, the LGU of Burgos has constructed a trading post in front of the Municipal Hall where the brightly colored soft brooms are traded.

    Bauang was officially recognized as a town of Pangasinan in 1765 with Don Francisco de los reyes as its firs gobernadorcillo, although it was established as a settlement in 1590 with Fray Agustin Mino as its first minister. It is one of the 12 original towns of La Union in 1850.

    In the early days, bauang had its share of the devastating invasions by moro pirates (tirong)
Gobernadorcillo Don Juan Mallare ordered the construction of watch towers, or baluartes, along the coast and at the mouth of the bauang river, these served as fortress as well as refuge for the inhabitants who had no timeto flee to the hills whenever the pirates were sighted.
In 1913, the following barrios of Bauang- pagugpud, pagdalagan, sevilla, became part of San Fernando.

    During the second world war, many sons of bauang fought galantlly and spilled their blood in defense of freeom. Among those executed by the Japanese were Manuel Arguilla, an acclaimed poet and journalist, Major Albert O. Fenix and mayor Ambrosio Rimando.
In the early 70’s, it’s earned the appellation as the “beach capital of the Philippines" because of its calm waters, fine sand and languidly swaying coconut trees along its shorelines.


Land area: 7, 160 hectares

Population: 69, 305 (2007 NSO projections)

Numbers of barangays: 39

Classification: 1st class municipality

Average annual LGU income: Php 85,851,070.32

Town fiesta: april 21-28

Parochial fiesta: april 26 (Sts. Peter and Paul)

Industries: farming, fishing, power plant, quarrying

Resources: marine

Tourist attractions: beaches, research reef

Products: corn, rice, livestock, tobacco, vegetables, marine products, guapples, grapes, mango, saltwater fish

Pride of Bauang

The guapple, unlike the common guavas found almost anywhere in the country, is a large fruit with a very thick and crispy flesh a tangy sweet taste. It is round to pear-shaped fruit rich in Vitamins A, B and C. A guapple fruit weights 300-500 g. Bauang has 50 farms with a total land area of 50-hectare plantation of guapple. The aim of the LGU is to come up with other products made from guapple such as pies, candles, jam and others, making guapple not only a table top fruit.

           The town bangar got its name from the bangar tree ehich, during the Spanish regime, was growing abundantly in the place. It is known for the foul odor of its fruit and excellent wood for the interior of the houses. Its fruits when soaked in oil are used as a deep red dye ideal hand woven products.
            On the northern side of the town flowed the amburayan river, the setting of the Ilocano epic, biag ni lam-ang penned by the prince of Ilocano poets, Pedro Bucaneg.
It was founded in 1700 as a ministry under the patronageof Saint Cristopher. Christianity however, was still a visita in Tagudin. Originally, of ilocos sur, it becamepart of La union on March 2, 1850.
During the world war II, underground movement was very strong in Bangar. Many residents joined guirillas led by Col. Volkman and Major Agtarap. They put up camps in Barangay San Cristobal which were later raided and burned by agressors.
Bangar is famous for its loom-weaving industry using traditional technology that has been passed on from generation, especially among women. Farming and fishing are the main source of income.


Landarea: 3,604 hectares


Population: 33,474 (2007 NSO projections)

Number of barangays: 33

Classification: 3rd class municipality

Average annual LGU income: Php 55, 587,349.15

Town festa: December 26-28

Patronal fiesta: july 25 (St. Christopher)

Industries: farming, ishing, loom weaving, blacksmithing, quarrying

Resources: sand and gravel, marine

Tourist attractions: amburayan river, st. Christopher church, beaches

Products: rice, corn, livestock, tobacco, abel, metal ware, marine and fresh water fishes

Pride Of Bangar

Handloom weaving is a process where thread that makes up the warp and weft are interwoven in an upright loom by one or two weavers. Handloom woven products are blankets, pillowcases and towels. Handloom woven products are widely accepted in the Philippines. Wholesalers from other regions come to the place to buy products. Handloom weaving had been the main pre-occupation of the people of Bangar for a long time. It is here where the exquisitely hand-woven blankets, towels and pillow cases emanate. Bangar has been known to be the weaving center of Ilocandia.

Balaoan was founded in 1704 with ignaco Duldulao as its first capitan. Originally a part of Ilocos Sur, its former name was “Puraw”. It got its name from the syncopation of “Bala-aoan” the answer of a Spanish soldier when natives asked their group if their guns are loaded or not, “Aoan Bala?”

Corruption in government and tyrannical abuses of the cuadrilleros or rural police, guardia Civiles and parochial priests caused the establishment of a secret society called the Insurectos. Its aim is armed revolt against Spanish tyranny. Seven martyrs were brought before a firing squad inside the catholic cemeteryon suspicion of being sympathetic to the revolutionary movement. Led by luciano resurrection, they werepatricio lopez, rufino zambrano, mariano peralta, primo ostrea, artemio ostrea and Fernando ostrea.
Miraculously, last survived wit oly leg wound. He was the living witness who spread the news about the tragedy suffered by the siete martires of Balaoan. A day after, the revolution exploded and it took seven days for the Filipino revolutionaries to subdue the Spaniards in the town.

Land Area: 6,870 hectares

Population: 36,483 (2007 NSO projection)

Number or barangays: 36

Classifications: 2nd class municipality

Average annual LGU income: Php 85,442,191.15

Town fiesta: December 16-23

Patronal fiesta: may 9 (St. Nicolas)

Industries: fishing, farming, basketry
Resource: marine

Tourist attractions: San Nicolas de Tolentino Church, Apaleng Park, Plaza tree house

Products: rice, corn, livestock, tobacco, fruits and vegetables, sea water fish

PRIDE OF BALAOAN

Sea urchin may just be a local delicacy and an exotic fare for food lovers but to the Balaoan fisher folks along its coastal waters here, this edible marine resource now housed in fish cages along the coastal areas of Barangays Paraoir and Almeida are now a veritable treasure trove more precious than gold because its growing commercial production now assures regular added income for the residents here who rely mainly on limited marine catches and seasonal farm produce for their existence

The town bangar got its name from the bangar tree ehich, during the Spanish regime, was growing abundantly in the place. It is known for the foul odor of its fruit and excellent wood for the interior of the houses. Its fruits when soaked in oil are used as a deep red dye ideal hand woven products.
On the northern side of the town flowed the amburayan river, the setting of the Ilocano epic, biag ni lam-ang penned by the prince of Ilocano poets, Pedro Bucaneg.
It was founded in 1700 as a ministry under the patronageof Saint Cristopher. Christianity however, was still a visita in Tagudin. Originally, of ilocos sur, it becamepart of La union on March 2, 1850.
During the world war II, underground movement was very strong in Bangar. Many residents joined guirillas led by Col. Volkman and Major Agtarap. They put up camps in Barangay San Cristobal which were later raided and burned by agressors.
Bangar is famous for its loom-weaving industry using traditional technology that has been passed on from generation, especially among women. Farming and fishing are the main source of income.

Landarea: 3,604 hectares


Population: 33,474 (2007 NSO projections)

Number of barangays: 33

Classification: 3rd class municipality

Average annual LGU income: Php 55, 587,349.15

Town festa: December 26-28

Patronal fiesta: july 25 (St. Christopher)

Industries: farming, ishing, loom weaving, blacksmithing, quarrying

Resources: sand and gravel, marine

Tourist attractions: amburayan river, st. Christopher church, beaches

Products: rice, corn, livestock, tobacco, abel, metal ware, marine and fresh water fishes

PRIDE OF BANGAR

Handloom weaving is a process where thread that makes up the warp and weft are interwoven in an upright loom by one or two weavers. Handloom woven products are blankets, pillowcases and towels. Handloom woven products are widely accepted in the Philippines. Wholesalers from other regions come to the place to buy products. Handloom weaving had been the main pre-occupation of the people of Bangar for a long time. It is here where the exquisitely hand-woven blankets, towels and pillow cases emanate. Bangar has been known to be the weaving center of Ilocandia.

Bagulin was created as a regular municipality of mountain province by then Governor Pack in 1903. In 1922, Bagulin became a municipal district of La Union. It became regular municipality by virtue of executive order No. 42 of President Diosdado Macapagal in 1963.
    The town was named after Bagulin, a love child of a young and daring highlander named Bagu and Ulin, a beautiful lass –who grew up to become the first best chieftain that ever ruled the community.
    The highest point of the town in Barangay Cardiz is 1,113 meters above sea-level and the town lowest point at Barangay Dagup near the municipal limits of San Juan is 115 meters above sea-level or a drop of almost one kilometer.
    Bagulin is home to various potential tourist spots such as the Bagulin River, Loslosi Falls and Cardiz Cool Spring. In 1977, “Allabok” was declared a National Cultural Treasure for its burial caves and hanging coffins.

            Bacnotan was founded in 1599 as part of Ilocos Sur. In 1785, during the administration of Governor-General Jose Basco, Bacnotan became part of Pangasinan, When La Union was created in 1850, and Bacnotan was one of the original 12 towns that formed the province.

            The town history is replete with heroic deeds of people who fought and died for the native and. For example, during the Spanish-American war, Dumarang (now Quirino) was a scene of carnage and plunder. The first organize resistance against Japanese a invader that landed in the north during their advance southward to Manila in December 1941, was Barrios Baroro and Bacsil.

            With San Fernando in ruins, Bacnotan became the provisional seat of the provincial government in 1945. One result of this was the establishment of the North Provincial High School.

            In the early fifties, a cement plant operated by the government owned Cebu Portland Cement Co. was put up in Dumarang (later named Quirino after the Ilocano President when the plant was established). Transferred to privately-owned Bacnotan Cement Industries, the plant is now run by Holcim Cement Corporation. On June 18 1960, by vitue of Republic Act 2692 sponsored by then Congressman Francisco I, Ortega, the La Union Agricultural School (forerunner of the Don Mariano Marcos State University) was established in Barrio Sapilang.

Land Area:                   6,507 hectares

Population:                   38,904 (2007 NSO Projection)

Number of Barangays:  47

Classification:                2^nd Class Municipality

Ave. Annual Income:     PhP: 62,613,672.12

Town Fiesta:                 December 27-30

Patronal Fiesta:             September 29

                                (St. Michael the Archangel)

Industries:                                 cement, farming, fishing, quarrying, tobacco redrying

Resources:                                Limestone, marine

Tourist Attraction:                     bambana natural Cove formation, Beaches, Guinabang Falls, La Union Centennial Tree

    Aringay was created as a municipality in 1741 under the jurisdiction of the province of Pangasinan and the Bishop of Nueva Segovia. Don Pablo Vergara was its first Gobernadorcillo. Aringay became part of the Province of La Union when the latter was founded in 1850.

     Under the Philippine Commission on Administrative and Territorial Reorganization of Municipalities in 1903, Aringay and Caba were integrated into one municipality. Caba was weaned from Aringay in 1907.

     The early settlers of Aringay came from Ilocos Norte. They were fishermen who settled along the seashore near the mouth of Carayan  Lucsin (now Aringay River). the settlers then extended settlements eastward, making the valleys behind the hills grow into flourishing villages.

     Aringay Boast in many hectaes of fishponds for the culture of milkfish, prawn and oyster. Its fertile valley produce rice, tobacco, vegetables and root crops.

   Agoo, founded in 1578 by juan De Salcedo, was once a part of Pangasinan. It was named after the river, along which banks it was built and which at that time teemed with pine-like trees locally called "agoo" or "aroo". The toen became the center for pacification and conquest of the mountain tribes in the Cordilleras. Agoo was one of the 12 original towns when La Union was founded in 1850.

   Agoo is now a picture of economic, religious, cultural, educational political development, literally becaoming the center of the provionce's 2nd district. it was received numrous awards from the national goverment for its effective Clean and Green and Literacy Program.

   The Basilica of Our Lady of Charity was originally a 16th century Parish Church which was restored and refurbished until it was elevated to the rank of Basilica Minore by Pope John Paul II in 1981, one of the very few in the country today.

On January 4, 1945, the tides of war changed in La Union as Filipino-American soldiers captured Baroro Bridge in Bacnotan, a strategic bridge that connects the rest of Northern Luzon to San Fernando. The victory ensured the liberation of La Union. It was followed by the historic Battle of San Fernando and Bacsil Ridge. Defeated, the Japanese Imperial Army retreated to Baguio City where they joined their comrades and made their last stand. From the ashes of war, La Union underwent massive reconstruction and rehabilitation. Patient and hardworking, the people of La Union marched on to progress and development led by a new breed of innovative, highly competent and down to earth governors.

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            8:00 - 11:00 - Sea Orchin Festival. Demonstration of most innovative ways in sea orchin processing

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