“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 Agtutubo after Sam Peñaflorida won the crown in 2016. She opportunely succeeded in her quest to sho...

                    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 the efforts to inscribe the City in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites and Monuments as well as...

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 Bigueños. On December 15, the City Government of Vigan headed by Mayor Carlo Medina, the City Council and...

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 at the Vigan Convention Center., It was in 2006 when Vigan was first recognized as the Most Chil...

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 Pong-ol, Vigan City. She was born on December 26, 1919. To this day, she continually upholds the preser...

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 and Trade Fair situated for the first time at the Vigan Convention Center Parking Area and the “Mon...

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 will be injected with two vaccines on each arm, particularly Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) and Tetanu...

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 city officials. The Members of the 6th City Council which include SPM Janina Carine Singson-Fariñas, ...

Vigan City Mayor Eva Marie S. Medina and Pateros Mayor Jaime Medina signed a Sisterhood Agreement on February 17, 2016 at the Vigan Convention Center. Under the agreement,  Vigan and Pateros are to adopt programs and establish an enduring link through the exchange of initiatives and experiences in the following areas such as Commerce particularly in the exchange of business missions and participation in expositions, fairs, business fora that would promote and enhance the trading of goods an...

Vigan is home to different festivals, and the Longganisa Festival is the kick off of these cultural celebrations in the city. As it jumpstarts other celebrations in the region, the city government of Vigan usually makes sure that the locals and tourists will experience nothing but the best. The Longganisa Festival is held every 22nd day of January, the commemoration of the cityhood anniversary and the Vigan City Fiesta is on January 25th, the feast day of St. Paul, our Patron St. These double ce...