Ilocos Norte, officially the Province of Ilocos Norte, is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region. It is located in the northwest corner of Luzon Island, bordering Cagayan and Apayao to the east, and Abra to the southeast, and Ilocos Sur to the southwest. Ilocos Norte faces the South China Sea to the west and the Luzon Strait to the north. Its capital is Laoag City, which is the most populous in the province.
The Ilocos Region, designated as Region I, is an administrative region of the Philippines. Located in the northwestern section of Luzon, it is bordered by the Cordillera Administrative Region to the east, the Cagayan Valley to the northeast and southeast, Central Luzon to the south, and the South China Sea to the west.
Laoag, officially the City of Laoag, is a 3rd class component city and capital of the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 111,651 people.
Negros Oriental State University is a public/state nonsectarian higher education institution in Dumaguete, Philippines. It was founded in 2004 by virtue of RA 9299. It is the only state university in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. Its Main Campus is located in Dumaguete and has the most number of academic programs and student organizations. It also has 6 satellite campuses all over the province. Formerly Central Visayas Polytechnic College, it was converted into a state university for students from Visayas and Mindanao.
The Divine Word College of Bangued is a private, Catholic higher education institution run by the Philippine Northern Province of the Society of the Divine Word in Bangued, Abra, Philippines. It was founded by a Divine Word Missionary priest in 1920 and given the name Colegio del Sagrado Corazon. In 1964 it was renamed the Divine Word College of Bangued. The college is the most famous in the province.
The Divine Word College of Calapan, also referred to by its acronym DWCC, is a private Catholic basic and higher education institution in Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. It is run by the Philippine Central Province of the Society of the Divine Word. It was established by the Divine Word Missionaries in April 1946 and was then called Mindoro Junior College until January 1981. The academic programs offered on its first year of operation were normal education, liberal arts, pre-law, including short term courses in typing and stenography.
The Divine Word College of Legazpi (DWCL) is a private Catholic coeducational basic and higher education institution run by the Philippine Central Province of the Society of the Divine Word in Legazpi, Albay, Philippines. It was founded by Rev. Fr. Juan Carullo, a retired Army Chaplain in 1947.
Bohol Island State University is a public institution of higher learning in Bohol, Philippines. It was formerly called the Central Visayas State College of Agriculture, Forestry and Technology (CVSCAFT). The institution operates campuses spread throughout the province, with the main campus in Tagbilaran, Bohol.
Mariano Marcos State University is a higher education institution with campuses and facilities throughout Ilocos Norte province in the Philippines. Its main campus is in Batac.
The Philippine Normal University is a public coeducational teacher education and research university in the Philippines. It was established in 1901 through Act No. 74 of the Philippine Commission "for the education of natives of the Islands in the science of teaching". It has campuses in Manila, North Luzon, South Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Pursuant to Republic Act No. 9647, it is the country's National Center for Teacher Education.
The University of Northern Philippines is a university in Barangay Tamag, in the City of Vigan in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. It is the first and oldest state university in Northern Luzon which offers low tuition fee, tracing its roots to 1906, which is older than the University of the Philippines by two years. It is the only state university in the province aimed for less-fortunate people and one of three state-owned educational institutions of higher learning operating in Ilocos Sur.
Northern Christian College is a private Christian higher education institution in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. It was founded in 1933. It is associated with the Christian Church and the United Church of Christ in the Philippines. Baccalaureate programs are offered in the fields of liberal arts, ministry, nursing, teacher education, accountancy, and commerce-secretarial. The school also offers a master's degree program in education. There are 80 members on the faculty, and student enrollment is approximately 2000.
Asian College of Technology, officially the Asian College of Technology - International Educational Foundation, is a private college in the Philippines, located in Cebu City and Talisay City, in the Cebu province.
The University of Ilocos Philippines(UIP) (Filipino: Pampamahalaang Pamantasang Politekniko ng Ilokos Sur) formerly known as (Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State University or ISPSU) is a public college in the Philippines. It was founded in 1998 by the Philippine Congress. Its main campus is located in Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur.
Ilocos Norte National High School is a public school located in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte
Saint Augustine Parish Church, commonly known as Paoay Church, is a Roman Catholic church in the municipality of Paoay, Ilocos Norte in the Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Laoag. Completed in 1710, the church is famous for its distinctive architecture, a highlight of which is the enormous buttresses on the sides and back of the building. It is declared as a National Cultural Treasure by the Philippine government in 1973 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the collective group of Baroque Churches of the Philippines in 1993.
Pangasinan School of Arts and Trades, also referred to as PSAT, is a government institution of technical vocational education and training higher learning located in Alvear Street, Lingayen, Pangasinan, Philippines. PSAT is duly registered by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority. All PSAT programs are accredited by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).
Tagum National Trade School (TNTS) is the only vocational of the five main public high schools in Tagum City, under the jurisdiction of the DepEd Division of Tagum City and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority. It was founded on August 1, 1972. The institution cater students from Tagum City and the province of Davao del Norte.
Rodolfo "Rudy" Castro Fariñas, Sr. is a Filipino politician and the former Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines and represents the 1st District of Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. Fariñas was the last person to serve as governor of Ilocos Norte who was not related to the Marcos family. Fariñas has been described as a "henchman of the [Marcos] regime".
Pedro Tamesis Orata was a Filipino educator known as the Father of Barrio High Schools. He is also the founder of the Urdaneta Community College, the country's first community college, and a recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1971.
