Marcos

I. Norte raises PHL flag made of ‘abel Iloko’ for Independence Day

LAOAG CITY, June 12 (CMO)—A Philippine flag that is made of the Ilocano heritage fabric, ‘abel Iloko’ (or inabel) became the main attraction of the Province of Ilocos Norte’s celebration of the 115th Philippine Independence day. Held this morning at the open-air Provincial Capitol grounds, the ceremony was joined by More »

Ilocos Norte reaps awards in International Bonsai show

Members of the Ilocos Norte Bonsai Society reaped awards for 12 out of the 22 bantigue and blue bell bonsai they brought to the Asia-Pacific Bonsai Friendship Federation Convention and Exhibit held May 30 to June 5 in Quezon City. Foreign Bonsai Masters determined the best of more than 200 More »

La Milagrosa Festival Provincial Fiesta

The Grand Procession for the Provincial Fiesta held May 25 concludes at the Ilocos Norte Centennial Arena where the reenactment of the arrival of La Virgen Milagrosa was staged. More »

Reinforcing media productions through MID

The Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte (PGIN) is observing a significant growth in the number of media productions taking place in Ilocos Norte since the establishment of its Media Incentives Desk (MID) last year. Reports in the past few years have shown that interest for on-location shooting in the province More »

PGIN restarts nutrition scholars’ operation, gears to eradicate malnutrition

The Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte (PGIN) has relaunched the Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) evaluation in municipalities in the Province. A BNS is a trained volunteer community worker who undergoes training on nutrition program management. The training enables them to acquire knowledge, attitudes and skills needed for them to identify More »

Gov. Marcos grants 3, 873 scholarships for March, in support of MDGs

The Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Office of the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte (PGIN) reveals that there are 3, 873 recipients of the scholarship grant from Governor Imee Marcos last March. This comes from the office’s accomplishment report on the sector of education. The project is better known as the Iskolar More »

“La Milagrosa Festival” I. Norte’s pride Provincial fiesta on its 2nd year

LAOAG CITY, I.N, CMO-MID – Ilocos Norte will celebrate La Virgen Milagrosa Provincial Fiesta on May 15-24, in honor of the province’s patron saint, La Virgen Milagrosa de Badoc. The ten-day event will include novena masses participated by province’s various municipalities, a grand procession in the streets of Laoag City More »

I. Norte’s “Himala sa Buhangin” on its second year

Event expected to draw thousands LAOAG CITY, I.N, CMO-MID – Governor Imee Marcos continued efforts to promote the province’s key tourist attractions and vibrant culture is definitely thriving, as we will be witnessing “Himala sa Buhangin” arts and music festival. Spearheaded by the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte (PGIN), in More »

Paoay Kumakaway! teams up with Petron in Lakbay Alalay motorist assistance program

Now on its second year, the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte’s (PGIN) tourism campaign Paoay Kumakaway! expands its reach and teams up with Petron in its motorist assistance program known as Lakbay Alalay. Displayed in key Petron stations along North Luzon Express Way (NLEX) southbound lane in Balagtas, Bulacan, northbound lane in Marilao, More »

PGIN dispenses livestock to Laoag City indigent recipients

A total of 54 cattle and 20 swine were awarded to indigent recipients from Laoag City through the Livestock Dispersal Program of the Provincial Veterinary Office last May 3 at the Laoag riverbank. Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos and Laoag City ABC President Chevylle Farinas personally awarded the animals to More »

Marine protection a PGIN priority this summer

Marine mammal conservation is now in the list of PGIN’s top priority efforts, given the occurrences in previous years concerning sea life. Last year’s reports have shown and proven that 12 to 16 meter humpback whales have been visiting the warmer Philippine waters to escape the colder parts of the More »

Summer trade fair promotes Ilocano enterprise

Unique and best-selling Ilocano goods and products are once again showcased in the 6th Summer Trade Fair and Garden Show situated in the Provincial Capitol grounds in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte. This year’s opening was graced by Governor Imee Marcos, Senators Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. and Alan Peter Cayetano, Director Jason More »

Marcos, Ilocos Norte About the Seal

Shield, derived from the Provincial seal of Ilocos Norte.

Circular Lines, represents the Provincial seal of Ilocos Norte embracing all the eastern towns of the province.

Blue Sky, represents the clear mind and open hearts of the townspeople for friends and foes, alike

Tree and Mountain, stand for the rich natural resources of the town

Farm Land, symbolizes the source of abundant staple food

House, represents the dwelling place of the people where discipline and love prevail

Rice Stalk, symbolizes farming as the chief occupation of the townspeople

Tobacco Leaf, symbolizes the golden product of the town, the Virginia tobacco

Yellow, represents the town’s initiative to march towards progress

Orange, color for international love

Brief History

Marcos is located almost midway between the Municipalities of Dingras and Banna, bounded by the town of Batac on the west; Barangays Biding and Rangay down to Caparian and Gabon on the northwest; Burnay River on the northeast; and the Padsan River on the south. It has a total land area of 226.38 square kilometers, with a population of 13,688 in 1995.

The town was created on June 22, 1963 under Republic Act 3753. The seven barangays of Dingras namely: Caparian, Biding, Escoda, Culao, Alabaan, Ragas, and Agunit were separated from the municipality and constituted into A new town called Marcos in honor of the late Don Mariano Marcos, the father of then President Ferdinand E. Marcos. The author of this act was former Congressman Simeon M. Valdez of the second district of Ilocos Norte. On March 6, 1976, a monument of Don Mariano Marcos, installed at the town plaza, was unveiled. And on August 23 of the same year, Proclamation No. 92-A was issued reserving for townsite purpose of the municipal government of Marcos, a parcel of land situated in Barangay Biding as the town’s seat of government.

Marcos is called Promise land by the inhabitants because of its vast expanse of contiguous and fertile delta areas. The town has lush vegetation and terrain which is suitable for rice faming- the main livelihood of the Ilocanos. Marcos is being groomed to become for bread basket of Ilocos Norte in the near future. To sustain this vision, various infrastructure projects have been developed. One of these ic the Boris-Kuripat Gravity Irrigation Dam. The dam is 6.2 meters high and 43 meters long with concrete slabs and slush ways. When fully operational, it will benefit not only the farmers of Marcos town but also the famers of the neighboring towns of Ilocos Norte.

The Municipality of Marcos aspires to rice to prominence as another important town in the Province of Ilocos Norte and this is not a remote possibility considering the town’s potential as a growth center.