Lal-Lo, Cagayan
Encyclopedia
Lal-lo is now a 1st class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines
. According to the latest census, it has a population of 39,607
people in 7,443 households.
During the Spanish colonization times, Lal-lo was known as the city of Nueva Segovia
and was the seat of the Nueva Segovia diocese before it was moved to Vigan
, Ilocos Sur
. There is a recent move in the congress to rename Lal-lo back to its former name and re-classify the municipality as a component city.
The current mayor of Lal-lo is Florante 'Anteng' Pascual, spouse of former Mayor Olivia Pascual, now a board member of the 1st district of Cagayan.
There is an ongoing project about building an airport in the Southern part of Lal-lo. It will be named as the Northern Cagayan International Airport which will be built to support the Cagayan Special Economic Zone in northern Cagayan and will also serve as a seaborne traffic through Port Irene.
The airport project will involve the construction of a 2,200-meter runway, with a width of 45 meters, following the standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization. Once completed, the planned international airport can accommodate large aircraft such as the Airbus A319-100 and Boeing regional jets of comparable size.
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Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. According to the latest census, it has a population of 39,607
people in 7,443 households.
During the Spanish colonization times, Lal-lo was known as the city of Nueva Segovia
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia
-Introduction:The Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. It covers the province of Ilocos Sur, on the island of Luzon. The see of the archdiocese is the city of Vigan....
and was the seat of the Nueva Segovia diocese before it was moved to Vigan
Vigan City
The City of Vigan is a 5th class city in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. It is the capital of the Province of Ilocos Sur...
, Ilocos Sur
Ilocos Sur
Ilocos Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Vigan City, located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the provincial capital...
. There is a recent move in the congress to rename Lal-lo back to its former name and re-classify the municipality as a component city.
The current mayor of Lal-lo is Florante 'Anteng' Pascual, spouse of former Mayor Olivia Pascual, now a board member of the 1st district of Cagayan.
There is an ongoing project about building an airport in the Southern part of Lal-lo. It will be named as the Northern Cagayan International Airport which will be built to support the Cagayan Special Economic Zone in northern Cagayan and will also serve as a seaborne traffic through Port Irene.
The airport project will involve the construction of a 2,200-meter runway, with a width of 45 meters, following the standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization. Once completed, the planned international airport can accommodate large aircraft such as the Airbus A319-100 and Boeing regional jets of comparable size.
Major Schools
- Lal-lo National High School
- Cagayan State University, Lal-lo
- Lyceum of Lal-lo
- Lal-lo National High School- Cabayabasan Annex
- Logac National High School
Barangays
Lal-lo is politically subdivided into 35 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
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