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ILOCOS INFLATABLE ISLAND. An inflatable island is being set up at Paoay Lake which is expected to open this December. The province of Ilocos Norte continues to invest in outdoor tourism as part of its economic recovery amid the pandemic.(Photo courtesy of Ilocos Norte Tourism) LAOAG CITY - The province of Ilocos Norte keeps on innovating outdoor sites as tourism stakeholders find ways to bounce back in the "new normal" amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. As 2021 ends, the Department of Tourism (DOT) along with the 21 towns and two cities of Ilocos Norte are rebooting the province's tourism development framework focusing on promoting more outdoor sites to attract tourists with no more testing required at the provincial borders for fully vaccinated individuals. As of Dec. 22, 2021, the Pinili tourist triage has registered a total of 15,741 tourists since Oct. 1, 2020, with more tourists arriving when Ilocos Norte started to relax its travel protocols amon
BIRDING. Local birdwatchers and photographers visit Paoay Lake for the yearly Asian bird census in this undated photo. a birdwatching tour circuit was launched on Friday (Dec. 17, 2021) at the Paoay Lake Natural Park in Nanguyudan village, Paoay town, considered as one of the migratory bird sites in the country.(Photo courtesy of Ilocos Norte Tourism) LAOAG CITY - The province of Ilocos Norte, which is working on the development of new tourism attractions under the new normal, has birdwatching or "avitourism" for its latest offering. Meant to boost local employment and livelihood in communities, a birdwatching tour circuit was launched on Friday at the Paoay Lake Natural Park in Nanguyudan village, Paoay town, considered as one of the migratory bird sites in the country. Evangeline Dadat, officer-in-charge of the Department of Tourism in Ilocos (Region 1), said during the launching on Friday that "this newly develop roadmap promises a safer eco-tourism in the province th