“Win or lose, I will be okay, for I know that I gave my best.” -Bea Tamag Grounds, Vigan – Zeline Bea A. Rafanan proudly represented Vigan City seizing the title and glory in the most prestigious showcase of beauty and wit among young girls in Ilocos Sur – the Saniata ti Agtutubo 2017. Bea, 10, a sweet charming girl from Pantay Laud, was eyeing to achieve a back-to back win in the Saniata ti...

                    Former Mayor Eva Marie S. Medina, the Most Outstanding Bigueño of the Year is a distinguished woman who has devoted so much of her time, talent, resources and most especially her wisdom in making our Vigan City to what it is now. In her term as the Chief Executive of Vigan, she sparked and steered ...

For 11 years, the City of Vigan has been celebrating the Torch and Lantern Parade which came to be known as “Artes ita Paskua”, as the start of the Christmas festivities in the City. This year, several competitions were added such as the Barangay Christmas Decoration Making, On-the-Spot Christmas Card Making, and On-the-Spot Street Painting to strengthen and showcase the artistry of the Bigueñ...

The City Government of Vigan headed by Mayor Juan Carlo Medina has proved once again that the City is geared towards supporting and initiating children’s rights promotion and protection as it was conferred with the Seal of Community of Practice on Child Friendly Local Governance (Cop CFLG) on November 25 by Regional Council for the Welfare of Children (RCWC) Director Marcelo Nicomedes Castillo...

In celebration of the Elderly Filipino Week and International Day of Older Persons, the Sampung Ulirang Nakatatanda Awards is held annually on first Sunday of October to recognize the outstanding Filipino older people who have made exemplary contributions to the country. Ms. Agatona Cachero or Nana Agatona to many, 97, one of the Sampung Ulirang Nakatatanda Awardee is a native of Barangay Pon...

The City Government of Vigan once again celebrated the UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE CITIES SOLIDARITY CULTURAL FESTIVAL 2016 last September 5 to 10, 2016. Vigan City joins the entire heritage cities of the world in this celebration every year, celebrating its being a cultural property of the world since December 1999. Kicking off this year’s festival was the Opening of the Solidarity Festival Food...

In line with the National Immunization Month for Adolescents, the Department of Health (DOH) Region 1, in collaboration with the Department of Education (DEPED), launched the first free school-based adolescent immunization held in the Vigan Culture and Trade Center last August 12, 2016. The school-based adolescent immunization is for all Grade seven to ten students in public schools. Each student...

Mayor Juan Carlo Medina was formally installed as the new mayor of the well–known world’s heritage city in a fiesta themed event at the Vigan Convention Center last June 29, 2016. The event started with a Thanksgiving Mass officiated by Msgr. Vicente Avila, parish priest of St. Paul Cathedral, together with Rev. Fr. Roque Reyes, afterwhich, a spiritual oath was administered to the new set of ci...

The Department of Trade and Industry or DTI has named Vigan the Most Competitive Component City in the Ilocos region. This yearly competiveness ranking of Philippine cities, municipalities, was developed by the National Competitiveness Council through the Regional Competitiveness Committees (RCCs) with the help of  the United States Agency for International Development . The ranking is based ...

Annually the City Government of Vigan recognizes the achievement of Bigueñas in all sectors of the society. According to Mayor Eva Marie S. Medina, the program is part of the Women’s Month celebration to  pay tribute to outstanding Bigueña in various fields of concern. It also aimed to inspire the women of Vigan The City Government of VIgan lined-up activities for the month long celebration o...