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LA UNION PROVINCE

 

La Union (literally: The Union), (Ilokano: Probinsya ti La Union, Filipino: Lalawigan ng La Union, Pangasinan: Luyag na La Union), is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region or Region 1 in Luzon, whose capital is San Fernando City and borders Ilocos Sur to the north, Benguet to the east, and Pangasinan to the south. To the west of La Union is the South China Sea. – wikipedia.org

 

By Eugene Alvin Villar (seav) – English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=268396

 

La Union was carved from the nine towns of Pangasinan, three of Ilocos Sur and villages of the Eastern Pais del Igorotes in the Cordilleras. It was formally created by a Royal Decree issued by Queen Isabela of Spain on April 18, 1854. The name La Union indicates the union of towns from different provinces.

Spanish colonizers saw a thriving community when they arrived in La Union in 1572. The area was then a dynamic trading center especially for gold for Japanese and Chinese merchants.

The Augustinians were the first missionaries to build towns along the coast and converted the residents to Christians.  The region became a base for the Spanish colonizers to exploit the gold mines in the uplands. In 1661, Andres Malong of Pangasinan tried to snatch La Union from the Spaniards but was later defeated at Agoo.

In the late 1700s, Ilocano immigrants moved to the region to look for greener pastures thus becoming the majority.

 

Modern La Union

 

La Union welcome2Photo from:  lokalsoul.com

 

Presently, La Union is still “young” when compared to older provinces such as  Pangasinan, Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, Pampanga, Cebu and Cavite. It is a class –  A, progressive and developing province. Its 155 years of existence since 1850  testifies to reality of the original vision — a province geared towards peace,  prosperity, growth and development. The original “dozen” towns have grown to 19  municipalities and a city. The additional eight are: Santol, San Gabriel,  Bagulin, Burgos, Pugo, Tubao, Rosario and Sudipen. Although the rate of economic  progress has been noticeable faster in the coastal towns, the interior towns  have coped with the pace. The network of modern infrastructure has contributed  to the present progressive condition in agriculture, commerce and industry. In  the late 1990’s, the national leadership declared La Union as one of the  archipelago’s 12 regional industrial centers.

 

Beach Fever

 

La Union welcome
Photo from: dentistphilippines.webs.com

 

Since the advent of martial law in 1972, La Union has all the more progressed  markedly. In commerce, merchants visit and trade from neighboring provinces.  Every town has a “tienda” day. Aside from rice and tobacco, the inhabitants grow  cotton, silk coconuts, cacao, mangoes and vegetables. The prime commercial and  savings banks have their branches in San Fernando. The Central Bank of the  Philippines has built its regional office thereat. Tourists are lured by the  alluring beaches especially during the weekends. Thus, more new resort areas  have mushroomed along the sandy beaches between Bauang and San Fernando.  Filipinos have caught up the “beach fever”. Nestled in one of the  environment-friendly hills of the city of San Fernando is the home of the only  botanical gardens north of Metro Manila. The other tourist-getting spots is the  Pindangan ruins and Poro Point in the southern portion of the city. – Source:  launion.gov.ph

 

 

La Union as International Favorite

 

La Union favoritePhoto from:  ph.news.yahoo.com

 

You get consistent surf year-round in La Union, Philippines, but if you like the waves at their strongest and highest, pick anytime from July to February.

La Union is flanked by Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur in the North and Pangasinan in the south. Although La Union used to be mainly a jump off point to Vigan, Ilocos Sur or the Hundred Islands of Pangasinan, it is now getting its share of the tourist market, thanks to surfing.

La Union’s history told of Japanese, Chinese and Moro pirates invading its shore and leaving a trail of destruction. Pindangan Church Ruins in the City of San Fernando is testament to this. When the pirates came to Pindangan (Ilocano term that means a place where meats are salted and hung to dry) sometime in the 1800s, they pillaged the place and burned down the church, built in 1764. What remains of the church now are the brick walls, the flying buttresses and an old well made of corals and bricks right by the left wing of the church. – Source:  ph.news.yahoo.com

 

Photo from:  http://bernicefonte.com/a-chill-trip-to-la-union/

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

The “Beach Fever” Province of La Union

Where is La Union and How to Get There

Interesting Tourist Spots in La Union

Things To Do When in La Union

Colorful Festivals in La Unon

La Union Photo Gallery

 

 

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