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  2. La Union - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. San Fernando, La Union - Wikipedia

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    Poverty incidence of San Fernando 2.5 5 7.5 10 12.5 15 2006 14.40 2009 14.96 2012 3.81 2015 3.82 2018 1.27 2021 5.09 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority The City of San Fernando maintains a primarily a gricultural economy, with key crops including rice, legumes, leafy vegetables, root crops, fruit trees, corn, and tobacco. Fishing activities along the coastline provide an additional source ...

  4. La Union Watchtowers - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Balaoan - Wikipedia

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    Balaoan is situated north of Bacnotan, south of Bangar, east of Luna and west of Santol. Located 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of San Fernando City, the provincial capital of La Union and the regional capital of Region I. Balaoan is 299 kilometres (186 mi) north of Metro Manila. Barangay Paraoir is Balaoan's pristine coastal community on the ...

  6. Aringay - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Tubao - Wikipedia

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    Poverty incidence of Tubao 10 20 30 40 2006 31.40 2009 26.22 2012 17.00 2015 8.56 2018 3.69 2021 10.75 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Government Local government Main article: Sangguniang Bayan Just as the national government, the municipal government of Tubao, is divided into three branches: executive, legislative and judiciary. The judicial branch is administered solely by the ...

  8. San Gabriel, La Union - Wikipedia

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    San Gabriel is the largest municipality by land area in the province of La Union.One of the landlocked towns of the province, San Gabriel is bounded on the north by Santol with an imaginary line from a point in Ticor following the Malanas River; on the east by the Province of Benguet with an imaginary line from the Bacawayan River Junction going south following a creek to Cabassitan River up ...

  9. San Fernando Airport (Philippines) - Wikipedia

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    ft. 01/19. 2,120. 6,955. Concrete. San Fernando Airport (Ilocano: Pagtayaban ti San Fernando; Filipino: Paliparan ng San Fernando; IATA: SFE, ICAO: RPUS) is an airport serving the general area of San Fernando, located in the province of La Union in the Philippines. The airport is classified as a community airport by the Civil Aviation Authority ...