LAOAG CITY: Rehabilitation of a seawall and a flood control project in Vigan City damaged by a magnitude 7 earthquake in 2022 will now proceed following the release of P200 million funding from the national government.
Vigan is the capital of Ilocos Sur and a Spanish colonial town founded in the 16th century. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its strong cultural.
Editor’s note: As The Daily World reports on the front page of today’s edition on the preparations for the sailing season for the Lady Washington, Harbor History takes a look back at the original ship’s background.
A visit to Vigan is the next best thing to traveling back in time. It was definitely an exciting experience for me as I reveled in the Spanish Colonial surroundings. The sounds of horses trotting as the carriages passed by reminded me of how people used to get around town…
The Lady Washington began her maritime tenure during the American Revolutionary War. She was a 90-ton brig (A brig was a two-masted, square-rigged, saili.