The Bangui Windmills

The Bangui Windmills are located in Bangui, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. The windmills, officially referred to as the NorthWind Bangui Bay Project, were a project by the NorthWind Development Corporation as a practice renewable energy sources and to help reduce the greenhouse gases that cause global warming. The project is the first “Wind Farm” in the Philippines consisting of wind turbines on-shore facing the South China Sea and considered to be the biggest in Southeast Asia. The project sells electricity to the Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC) and provides 40% of the power requirements of Ilocos Norte via Transco Laoag.

Iglesia Filipina Independencia

Marcos Ancestral House

Bangui Windmills in Ilocos Norte

Batac: Home of Great Leaders

Batac is a 4th class city in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Batac is known as the "Home of Great Leaders", as it is the hometown of many significant figures in the history of the Philippines. Among them is the former Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos. It is also the birthplace of Gregorio Aglipay, the founder of the Philippine Independent Church, better known as the Aglipayan Church, and Gen. Artemio Ricarte, the "Father of the Philippine Army".

The Windmills of Bangui, Ilocos Norte

The Bangui Windmills are located in Bangui, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. The windmills, officially referred to as the NorthWind Bangui Bay Project, were a project by the NorthWind Development Corporation as a practice renewable energy sources and to help reduce the greenhouse gases that cause global warming. The project is the first “Wind Farm” in the Philippines consisting of wind turbines on-shore facing the South China Sea and considered to be the biggest in Southeast Asia. The project sells electricity to the Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC) and provides 40% of the power requirements of Ilocos Norte via Transco Laoag.

View from Cape Bojeador

Pagudpud, Boracay of the North

The town is located at the northern tip of the province of Ilocos Norte and it has a land area of 21 hectares. It has a coastline of 39.60 km. In the north is the forest of Cagayan Valley and in the east, are the tall trees of the Cordillera Mountain. In the south is Bulu River and in the west is the China Sea.

Pagudpud was formerly a barrio of Bangui but because of the change of time, it is now independent from its mother town through an Executive Order No. 13 of the late President Ramon Magsaysay. Its name was taken from a tale handed down by the leaders to the younger generations which relates thus; a group of Tagalog speaking peddlers selling the wares rested under a shady tree. They said that they were already tired. One of them said, “Pagud na pagud na ako. Pudpud na rin ang sapatos ko.” It happened that a farmer nearby overheard the conversation between the two of them. Deducing from what they heard they thought that the name of the place was Pagudpud. Since then the place carried on its name as Pagudpud.

Pagudpud: Boracay of the North

Pagudpud: Boracay of the North