Welcometo

Ilocos Norte

Population - 568,017

Growth Rate - 1.04%

Labor Force - 363,000

Employment Rate - 91.70%

Fast Facts

2 Congressional Districts2 Cities21 Municipalities557 Barangays

Political Subdivision

Wet Season: May to October

Average temperature:

23-30oC

Dry Season: November to April

Geography & Climate

Located at the northwestern tip of Luzon

Land Area - 3,622.91km2

• Alienable & Disposable - 1,458.37 km2

40.25%

• Forest Land - 2,164.54 km2

59.75%5 times the area of Singapore3 times the area of Hongkong120 times the area of Macau

Agricultural Land Area - 1,054.18 sq.kms. (29.10%) suitable for rice, tobacco, garlic, onions,tomatoes and High-Value Commercial Crops (HVCCs)

Coastline - 150 kilometers for fish and other marine production

and for Tourism

EDUCATIONBasic Literacy Rate

- 97.80%Functional Literacy Rate

- 88.20%Colleges/Universities

- 9Technical Vocational

- 17Secondary schools

- 73Elementary schools

- 354

What makes Ilocos Norte a better choice for

investment

• Our proximity to Asian Tiger economies like China, Hong Kong, Macau, Korea and Japan makes us geographically desirable

• 450 kilometers north of Manila

BY AIR:

• 80 minutes from Hongkong• 45 minutes from Manila• 40 minutes from Kaoshiung• 80 minutes from Guangzhou

BY LAND:

• 8 hours drive from Manila • 5 hours drive from Baguio

Natural Advantage

Endowed with high wind intensity suitable for windmill sites.

Endowed with metallic and non-metallic minerals

Metallic (copper ore, iron lump ore, iron magnetite, gold)

Non-metallic (cement raw materials i.e. limestone, shale, feldspar, silica, pebbles, gravel and sand)

Natural Advantage

Presence of an International Airport which could be further upgraded and expanded

DAILY FLIGHTS TO MANILA

Manmade Advantages

The Currimao Seaport which is among the principal port of entries in Ilocos Region designed to be further upgraded to accommodate large vessels.

Manmade Advantage

Manmade Advantages

• The presence of a number of hotels including a 5 Star hotel

• Proposed site of Special Economic Zone (SEZ)

• Laoag City • Currimao

High-end Telecommunications

Equipped with Digital Fiber Optic Network

(DFON)

Manmade Advantages

PLDT DFON BACKBONE

CEBU

VALENCIA

OZAMISCAGAYAN

DAVAO

SAMPAGAR RLY

TAGUM

BUTUAN

LA PAZ TACLOBAN

ORMOC

COTABATO

MAASIN

MARAMAG LOOP 6

LOOP 5

CALBAYOG

PINAMALAYAN

BACOLOD

ROXAS

LEGASPI

PASACAOLUCENA

BATANGAS

LOOP 4

NASUGBU

DAAN BANTAYAN

CALAMBASAMPALOC MAKATI

QUEZON

CABANATUAN

SAN FERNANDO LA UNIONDAGUPAN

TARLACSAN FERNANDO PAMPANGA

MALOLOS

LOOP 3

LOOP 1

LOOP 2

CAUAYANILAGAN

BALLESTEROSTUGUEGARAO

SOLANO

SANCHEZ MIRAVIGAN

CANDON

BAGUIO

LOOP 0

BAYUGAN

PLDT Redundancy:1. Ilocos Norte to Manila via

WESTERN route2. Ilocos Norte to Manila via

EASTERN route3. FORTIFICATION along

EASTERN route

CURIMAOLAOAG

ISO 9001:2008 Certified 1st Province to be fully top-to-bottom ISO-Certified in the Philippines

12% provincial economic growth in 2012

No. 1 in Human Development Index (Region 1)

Top 10 Best Performing Province(Department of Interior and Local Government)

ONE of only two provinces in Northern Philippines to be included among the least poor provinces in the country (9.2% Poverty Incidence Rate)

Outstanding Province Rice Achievers Awards, 285% Rice Sufficiency

Best in Infrastructure Award 2012

Achievements & Awards

81mw-Wind

ASIA ENERGY20mw-Solar

87 mw - Wind33 mw – WindFirst Windmill in Southeast Asia

Real Estate

600kms National Roads 600kms Provincial Roads Access to the province from different points of the country20% growth in transport sector

Roads and Transportation

• 92% Crime Solution Efficiency

• 15 years 100% insurgency-free

General Situation

Minimum wage rate for services and manufacturing at PhP253.00 per day (US$5.6/day @ $1=PhP 45.00)

100% Electrification

Lowest power rate among neighboring provinces

Low-Cost Investment

Industrious, Well-educated, Skilled andGlobally Competitive

Human Resources

ILOCANOS are

• Strong provincial leadership

• Trade and Investment Promotions Center

• Investment Incentives

• One-stop Shop Business Processing Center

Government Support

Thank you and Mabuha

y !