Tuklasin ang ganda ng Ilocos Norte! Panayam kasama ang Provincial Tourism Officer Aian Raquel

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00:00The live Giants, Batac, Ilocos Norte, Dianne, good morning!

00:06Thanks, Profi!

00:07Good morning to our Correspondents!

00:09We're live here in Batac, Ilocos Norte

00:12and we're here with Ayan Raquel.

00:15He's the Provincial Tourism Officer here in Ilocos Norte.

00:18Good morning, Ayan!

00:20Good morning, Dianne, and to all our viewers.

00:23Alright, you know when we have foreign visitors,

00:27even locals, Ilocos Norte is on their checklist.

00:31What are the main tourist destinations

00:35that they should visit to enjoy here in your area?

00:38They say we're the true north.

00:40If you come to the Philippines,

00:43the best place to start is Tuktok ng Pilipinas North, Ilocos Norte.

00:50Of course, we have our UNESCO sites,

00:54Pawai Church,

00:56and our national landmarks.

00:58We have our towers, many churches,

01:01about 10 colonial churches in the province.

01:03We have Cape Boedor, all our built heritage.

01:07But we have a lot of natural sites.

01:09We have a very long coastline.

01:11Of course, the headline there is Saud Beach in Pagudpud,

01:18one of the top 25 beach destinations.

01:23by World Traveler of Condé Nast.

01:26It's a very unique area where we have a beach park.

01:31This is the only beach in the Philippines

01:35that has public access to a large, spacious white beach.

01:39It's directly on the beach.

01:41We have surfing in Pagudpud.

01:43We have two kinds of surfing that's popular.

01:48The regular surfing, and we have kite surfing and windsurfing.

01:52in Kingfisher.

01:53Of course, when you go down south,

01:57we have the windmills, our wind farms.

02:00Of course, all of our food is popular here,

02:03especially since we're here in Batacayon,

02:05in Empanadaan.

02:07We have a lot to offer.

02:09Recently, we have reactivated our cruise arrivals.

02:14Yesterday, we had a cruise line docked in Curimau Port.

02:20It will continue through the season of February to March.

02:25Wow, there's a lot to visit and do.

02:28If I were to go here, what would be the ideal day

02:34for me to stay here

02:36so that I can go around all of what you said, Ayan?

02:40Of course, we're accessible via land and by air.

02:45We highly recommend flying to Ilocos Norte.

02:47We have regular flights daily, twice daily,

02:51by our two major airlines, Cebpac and PAL.

02:54But you can also come by land,

02:56depending on how you travel.

02:58We highly recommend spending at least two nights.

03:02If you're flying, three nights is ideal.

03:05We can see everything.

03:08Three nights should be the perfect timing

03:13to go to the beach, to other towns in the province,

03:19and also to connect with other provinces.

03:24Actually, I came here in a 45-minute flight.

03:29It's fast, right?

03:30But when you travel, it will take around 10 hours from Manila, right?

03:34Land travel, about eight hours.

03:37If you're traveling at night, it's faster.

03:40Our highways are well-built going north from Manila.

03:45It's much shorter.

03:46Now, before, there's this misconception

03:49that it takes forever to travel by land to Ilocos,

03:52but if you take NLEX and TPLEX, it's really fast.

03:57And it's very convenient to come here.

04:00Beautiful sights and food along the way.

04:02Okay. How are our tourist arrivals?

04:05We're steady.

04:08We've had challenges.

04:10Of course, that's common in all destinations,

04:13but we're steady.

04:15Of course, gas is expensive recently,

04:18but we're giving value to the travel to Ilocos

04:24by, of course, offering the best of the best of the north,

04:29especially here in Ilocos.

04:31How can we help local businesses

04:34and those operating other businesses related to tourism?

04:38So, last year, we had about four typhoons

04:44that hit the province.

04:48Of course, we provided quick aid

04:52to the affected workers.

04:56But for our businesses,

04:58we're giving them assistance for reconstruction,

05:04like labig, the roofing material,

05:07for damaged buildings, especially up north.

05:12Our tourism providers are very supported

05:17by the provincial government,

05:20Sen. Gov. Matt Manotoc,

05:23Vice Gov. Cecil Marcos.

05:24They're very supportive

05:26and very in touch with our tourism network in the province.

05:31And last, please do invite our viewers to visit Ilocos Norte.

05:37It's the best time to come to Ilocos Norte.

05:39It's our coolest month this February,

05:43and it's our provincial fiesta.

05:45It's the anniversary of the province.

05:47We're inviting you to come see

05:49Tanok Ni Ilocano Festival of Festivals.

05:52It's a unique festival happening on February 15

05:55at the Marcos Stadium in Lawag.

05:57It's the best venue.

05:59It's a great, great festival.

06:01And it's the start of summer for us.

06:05It will continue until the province

06:09of Palarong Pambansa hosts the festival in May.

06:12So, let's meet up in Ilocos Norte.

06:15I'm in. I hope, Diane, you're in.

06:17Yes, Feb. 15, so a day after Valentine's.

06:20That's right. You should be here in Ilocos Norte.

06:24It's a beautiful place.

06:26I told you I had a food trip yesterday.

06:28I'll continue today.

06:30I'll try the empanada.

06:32We're just in Batac Plaza.

06:34Well, thank you very much, Ian Rafael.

06:38And to our co-RSPs,

06:40please visit the province of Ilocos Norte.

06:42For now, back to the studio.

06:44Thank you so much, Diane.

06:46Take care and enjoy Ilocos Norte.

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