The City Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Council (CDRRMC) headed by Mayor Eva Medina put together various activities to celebrate this year’s Disaster Preparedness Consciousness Month. Anchored on the theme ‘Kahandaan at Kaligtasan ng Pamayanan, Pundasyon ng Kaunlaran’, the city government reached out to its constituents in the barrios. The month –long event started with a Motorcade of th...

Senator Loren Legarda today urged Filipinos to keep voting for Vigan City to make it one of the New7Wonders Cities of the world. Legarda said that Vigan City deserves to be included in the New7Wonders Cities not only to bring honor to the country but also to set a good example to other cities on how history and culture can stand out amidst modernity. "The carefully preserved centuries-old structur...

UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines conducted a workshop entitled “Moving Forward: World Heritage and Biosphere Reserve Nomination last July 1 - 4, 2014 at the Vigan Convention Center. The objectives of the 4-day seminar were to examine the viability of nominating the properties currently listed in the PH Tentative List for World Heritage Nomination; constitute a PH Tentative List for Bi...

August 11, 2014, the City Council approved Ordinance No. 23, amending section 85 (h), Article I of Chapter VI (Penalties for Colorum Tricycles for Hire) of Ordinance No. 27, Series of 2005 otherwise known as the Transportation and Traffic Code of Vigan City as amended. Authored by Councilor Juan Carlo S. Medina, this ordinance increased the penalties for apprehended colorum tricycles for hire to P...

Nagtitipon dagiti nadumaduma a grupo ti Person with Disability wenno PWD’s kas ti Vigan Differently Abled wenno VIDA, PDAO, Tahanang Walang Hagdanan, STAC Parents Assoc. Of Vigan Inc. ken children, ken dadduma pay. Babaen daytoy ti naisyangkat a closing program para ti makalawas a selebrasyon ti National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation. Nakipaset pay dagiti kameng ti City Social Welfare a...

Vice President Jejomar C. Binay called on the public to vote for Vigan City as one of the New 7 Wonders - Cities of the World. “Vigan reflects our country’s rich culture and history. As Filipinos proud of our own heritage, let us help make Vigan our very own world wonder,” urged Binay. Vigan is one of 28 finalists in the search. As the lone nominee from the Philippines, it aims to duplicate the su...

Three of the world’s leading cruise companies like Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian are eyeing Vigan as cruising destination to help develop the Philippines as a major destination. Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Cuisia said that these cruise giants have expressed interest and offered advice on how the country can be a destination for cruising tourists. Cuisia added that cru...

The Heritage City of Vigan has made it to the top 21 official finalists competing for a spot in the New 7 Wonders – Cities of the World. The announcement came last July 8, 2014 by Mr. Bernard Weber, Founder - President of the New 7 Wonders. Vigan is among the finalists which include Bangkok, Barcelona, Beirut, Chicago, Doha, Durban, Havana, Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur, La Paz, London, Mendoza, Mexico C...

The City Government of Vigan in partnership with the Balikatan sa Vigan Chapter and St. Paul Parish sponsored a Mass Wedding for unwed couples. Fifty five couples said “I Do” last June 20, 2014 in a ceremony held at the St. Paul Cathedral. The couples were given the chance to legitimize their union as husband and wife, some of whom were already living together and have children. Mayor Eva said tha...

The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Kuala Lumpur represented by Magdalena Skowyra - Jelonek, wife of Polish Ambassador Adam Jelonek, turn - over medical equipment to Mayor Eva Marie S. Medina for the Vigan City Rurak Health Unit on June 12, 2014. The equipment was donated as a part of the Development Aid of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Last year, the City Government of Vigan represe...