Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1999, the historic city of Vigan in Ilocos Sur is noted to represent “a unique fusion of Asian building design and construction with
The heritage house in Vigan which was reportedly demolished in 2016 has now been restored and adaptively reused into an impressive restaurant. Located on the corner of V. de los
Kalesa ambling along cobblestone streets, ancestral homes standing as mute witnesses to history, garlic longganisa and hot empanada—these are the usual sights that make Vigan a popular tourist attraction.
Here’s something a bit out of the ordinary.
It’s one of those dishes that is immediately familiar, even if one did not grow up with it. That crisp shell reminiscent of a hard taco; the filling that is
“‘Raniag’ in the Ilocano language means ‘brightens,’ or to stretch it, may mean ‘light,’” a knowledgeable Ilocano friend says. As far as a City Government of Vigan is concerned, however,
What is ordinary for some is extraordinary for others. This is a story of how something ordinary was turned by its community into something extraordinary. For the resident community that
VIGAN CITY—Treated like movie stars, 20 candidates in the Miss Universe pageant walked down iconic Calle Crisologo here on Sunday night wearing the classic Filipino “terno” designed by local artists for a fashion show that drew up to 15,000 people.
Twenty Miss Universe candidates visited the UNESCO heritage city of Vigan in Ilocos Sur on Monday and graced a fashion show wearing traditional Filipino terno.
Four years after the Historic City of Vigan was cited by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) as a model of best practices in World Heritage
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