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SOLID NORTH BATS FOR NORTH-FOCUSED TOURISM DEV’T

Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos has filed House Bill No. 3109, seeking the creation of the Northern Luzon Development Authority (NLDA) to serve as a long-term, inter-regional body that will harmonize development in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Ilocos Region, and Cagayan Valley and play up the area’s tourism potential. In her explanatory note, […]

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DPWH CONVERTS 7 NORTHERN LUZON ROADS INTO HIGHWAYS

Some seven provincial roads in Northern Luzon have been converted into national highways to spur productivity in the area, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). The conversion project is contained in a department order signed by DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado and covers various roads in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Ilocos Region, […]

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DAANG KALIKASAN TO BE A TOURIST ATTRACTION IN NORTHERN LUZON – VILLAR

Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar recently inspected the Mangatarem-Sta. Cruz Road or “Daang Kalikasan,” a mountain road project linking the Provinces of Pangasinan and Zambales dubbed to ensure that its construction is on track. Villar said that “Daang Kalikasan” which passes through rolling hills and mountains will soon be an emerging tourist attraction […]