San Fernando City, La Union, Philippines

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San Fernando City, La Union, Philippines city profile, history, latest news, pictures, tourist attractions, historical landmarks and travel destinations.

La Union airport gets P.5b upgrade

2010-05-07T10:36:00.001+08:00

by Julito G. Rada The San Fernando Airport in La Union will resume domestic operations on April 14, the Bases Conversion and Development Authority said Thursday. The airport has just completed a P500 million upgrading financed by the Poro Point Management Corp., a BCDA subsidiary. For its inaugural flight using the newly refurbished airport, South East Asian Air flight DG0205 will leave the

Recent Trip to La Union Botanical Garden

2010-04-11T11:31:00.003+08:00

PGMA to lead inauguration of Poro Point Tourism Complex

2008-05-27T15:03:00.003+08:00

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo leads (27 May 2008 – Tuesday) inauguration rites for a luxury hotel and a world-class nine-hole golf course here meant to put San Fernando City, La Union at the world map of major tourist and recreation destinations. The President is expected to arrive at the Poro Point Freeport Zone in the morning and will be accompanied by members of her official family,

Gov't fast-tracks San Fernando Airport upgrade; PAL to fly starting August

2008-05-15T14:50:00.000+08:00

The rehabilitation project of the San Fernando Airport in La Union is on a high gear as the Poro Point Management Corporation (PPMC) set the resumption of the operations of the airport to August this year. The San Fernando Airport upgrade with an estimated cost of P500 million is being funded by the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA). The project is one of the major infrastructure

Arroyo Leads Groundbreaking Rites of Tarlac-La Union Highway

2008-04-21T10:54:00.001+08:00

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo led the groundbreaking ceremonies of the 84.5-kilometer, P11.5-billion Tarlac-La Union Toll Expressway (TLUTE), a Malacañang spokesperson said on radio Monday. The new highway, to be completed in 2013, is expected to cut travel time to Manila of farmers and traders carrying agricultural products from northern and central Luzon by an hour. "It will especially be

Thunderbird Ready To Open Golf Course And Hotel

2008-04-13T21:49:00.002+08:00

Panama-based Thunderbird Resorts Inc. has set for soft opening within the second quarter its golf course and hotel in Poro Point, La Union, as the firm pursues opportunities for the country to serve as its gaming hub in Southeast Asia. In a 2007 fourth-quarter report released last week, Thunderbird also said it plans to expand its casino at the former naval facility where it is undertaking

La Union Has Enough Rice Supply – NFA

2008-04-09T22:23:00.002+08:00

"There is no rice shortage in La Union", said National Food Authority (NFA) officials here. La Union has a stock of 196,070 rice bags in the NFA warehouse as of April 9, enough supply for 40 days according to NFA La Union Provincial Manager Renato Y. Sanedrin. Another 280,000 rice bags imported from Vietnam arrived last Monday at the San Fernando City Port, and that would be good for another

City Adopts Four-Day Workweek Scheme

2008-03-31T11:04:00.001+08:00

In line with its cost-cutting measures and climate change initiative, the city government of San Fernando has adopted the Four-Day Work Week for the months of April and May 2008. Executive Order No. 06-2008 of the City Government provides the adoption of the said scheme which was signed by Acting City Mayor Pancracio Q. Nisce on March 31, 2008. Starting April 1 to May 31, 2008, city employees

City of San Fernando Turns 10

2008-03-20T22:31:00.002+08:00

Mayor Pablo Otega headed the city Olympics On March 20, 2008, the City of San Fernando celebrated its 10th Cityhood Foundation Anniversary. The City Government lined up different activities to make the celebration more meaningful especially that it coincided with the holy week. On Saturday, March 15, the different schools and groups again participated in the Street Dancing Contest which

Pindangan Festival Opens CSF’s 10th Cityhood Celebration

2008-03-15T22:24:00.004+08:00

The annual street dancing competition among students and residents from various schools and barangays in the City of San Fernando marked the first day of the five-day celebration for the 10th cityhood foundation anniversary of the city. Known as the “Pindangan Festival”, students from the elementary, secondary and tertiary levels and including the different barangays and civic organizations

Senator. Chiz Escudero Adopted Son Of La Union

2008-03-02T17:36:00.005+08:00

Honorable Senator Francis Joseph “Chiz” G. Escudero, the Guest of Honor and Speaker during the 158th La Union Foundation Anniversary Celebration last March 2, was adopted as son of the Province of La Union by virtue of Resolution No. 009-2008. The plaque was presented to the Honorable Senator by Governor Manuel C. Ortega, Vice-Governor Eulogio Clarence Martin P. De Guzman III and the Members of

Casino Prospers In La Union

2008-03-01T22:44:00.004+08:00

The casino war in Baguio City may have been won by the city government, which had opposed its operation, but the casino's owners may be laughing all the way to the bank. Cheryl Ann Ruiz Arnold, corporate communications officer of Thunderbird Resorts Inc., said 60 percent of customers of their casino in San Fernando City in La Union come from Baguio. She adds that the casino attracts from

Airport Upgrading

2008-02-23T16:32:00.001+08:00

Foreign investors and tourists are expected to multiply with the rehabilitation of the San Fernando Airport , which is most likely to be completed on July 8, according to Mayor Pablo Ortega. The airport, located at Barangay Canaoay has been widened to accommodate international flights, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region such as China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam,

New Miss City Of San Fernando Crowned

2008-02-20T19:00:00.001+08:00

Karina Jane F. Purugganan, a 15-year old graduating high school student of Brain and Heart of a Christian Educational Institution, Inc. was crowned Miss City of San Fernando 2008 during the highlight of the celebration of the City Fiesta on February 10. Born on April 11, 1992, Karina, as she wants to be called, a five feet seven and a half inches tall morena-beauty, is the eldest

Tourist Spots

2008-02-17T23:35:00.013+08:00

La Union Science Centrum and Museum A project of: * Senator Francis N. Pangilinan * The City Government of San Fernando * The Provincial Government of La Union * Office of Congressman Manuel C. Ortega * Department of Science and Technology * Philippine Foundation for Science and Technology * National Museum of the Philippines LUSCM is composed of 5 Galleries 1.

2 More Historical Landmarks To Be Preserved

2008-02-07T18:50:00.000+08:00

Mayor Pablo C. Ortega said that he had asked the City Council to pass an ordinance which declares the Pindangan Ruins and a Spanish watchtower, which are located in Barangays Parian and Carlatan respectively, as historical landmarks. “It (resolution) will be similar to the one I authored when I was still a councilor,” he said. Two old lighthouses, which were

In Naguillian, La Union

2008-01-05T15:31:00.011+08:00

At The Vegetable Farm picking eggplants posing among bitter gourd vines, "ampalaya" in Filipino

Transportation

2008-01-04T19:58:00.003+08:00

Air and Sea Transport Land Transportation Public Utility Jeepneys (PUJs) Public Tricycles Of The City

Maps

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Beach Area Map

Beach Views

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Canaoay Beach Poro Point Beach Catbangen Beach Overlooking Wallace Air Station Overlooking The Sea Port At Sunset At Dawn

La Union Botanical Garden

2008-01-02T23:31:00.009+08:00

Satellite Views

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City Proper Airport Seaport Poro Point

San Fernando Attractions

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Beaches Splendid beaches adorn the city’s coastline. It can be found in eleven of the coastal barangays of the city supplementing these are resorts and wide row picnic sheds. La Union Botanical Garden Location: Barangay Cadaclan, San Fernando City The Garden is situated on a hilly twenty-hectare land, eight kilometers east form the city proper of San

La Union Tourist Attractions and Activities

2008-01-01T20:59:00.002+08:00

Historical Sites Bacsil Ridge Located 9 kilometers northeast of San Fernando town proper through the San Fernando-Bagulin Road, Bacsil Ridge was the last bastion of the retreating Japanese Imperial Army in the province. Later, the Ridge constituted the East Flank of the 121st Infantry of the United States Armed Forces in the Philippines, Northern Luzon (USAFIP, NL) during the Liberation in 1945

History

2008-01-01T19:09:00.002+08:00

The City of San Fernando is situated in the mountainous area at almost the mid-section of La Union along the China Sea. It was founded in 1786 and made the “cabecera” or provincial capital on the same day that La Union became province in 1850. During the Spanish times, a settlement was a place where there were about 200 families. Around this area, there were two settlements, San Vicente de

City Profile

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POLITICAL BOUNDARIES North Municipality of San Juan South Municipality of Bauang East Municipalities of Bagulin and Naguilian West

Around The City

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San Fernando Cityscape City PlazaOverlooking Quezon Avenue CSI Mall in Biday