
Paoay Church circa 1710Paoay Lake from the View DeckOpen Road en route to the Malacanang of the NorthOne of the many receiving areas in the PalaceThe Presidential OfficePaoay Lake from the Palace's VerandaIlocos Capitol, Laoag CityLa Preciosa's infam...

St. Augustine Church commonly ca as Paoay church built in 1694 and was completed in 1710. This church is well known of its age and unique architectural design combining Gothic, Baroque and Oriental accents, a prime example of Earthquake Baroque archi...

Who would have thought that there’s a lost town here in the Philippines just like the Lost City of Atlantis? Of course it’s just a legend but it’s fun to think we have one. It was said that it used to be a site of a prosperous villa...

GULING GULING FESTIVAL 2013 FEBRUARY 8 - 12 PAOAY, ILOCOS NORTE CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES FEBRUARY 8, 2013 OPENING OF THE TRADE FAIR FEBRUARY 9, 2013 GULING GULING FESTIVAL 2013 STREET DANCE & SHOWDOWN DRY RUN FEBRUARY 10, 2...
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Ilocos Norte is on the north western corner of Luzon Island, 463 kilometers north of Manila, and approximately a 12-hour drive on an easy pace with limited stopovers. Yes, Ilocos Norte is quite a long haul, especially, when traveling by land. That is...
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Have you heard of Plato’s Atlantis? The legendary city ahead of its time? Swallowed by ocean? Well, Ilocos Norte also had a local version of its own with the famous lake in Paoay as the folklore’s geographical location. According to the l...

We headed first to Paoay around 1:00 PM via Laoag-Batac-Paoay jeep (fare-34 php). It took 40 minutes to get there.We got off at the famous Paoay Church, St. Augustine Church, also known as Earthquake Baroque church as noted for its 24...