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Ilocos Norte

Location and boundaries

• Ilocos Norte is located off the northwestern coast of the Philippines, between Luzon Strait on the north and Region III on the south. The China Sea and the Cordillera region border its western and eastern limits, respectively.
  
• The capital is Laoag City, which is 463 kilometers away from Manila, 8 hours by land. Travel time by air is 1 hour from Manila, Taiwan and Hong Kong, and less than 2 hours from Singapore, Thailand, Japan and South Korea.

• 1 international airport: Laoag International Airport
  
• 1 internal seaport
  
• 2 economic zones
  
• Laoag Special Economic Zone
  
• Currimao Agri-Industrial Zone

• Office Space Rental: Laoag City
  
  • 1st Floor: $7.00 - $10.00
    
  • 2nd Floor: $4.00 - $6.00
    
  • 3rd Floor: $2.00 - $3.60
• Power: (US$/kwh)
  
  • Residential: $0.068
    
  • Commercial
    small: $0.071
    big: $0.072
  • Industrial
    small: $0.069
    big: $0.070
• Water
  
  • Residential: $3.10
    
  • Commercial A: $5.42
    
  • Commercial B: $4.65
    
  • Commercial C: $3.875

• Food processing
  
• Furniture making
  
• Handicrafts
  
• Holiday decors
  
• Tourism

• Exempt from: permit fees, business taxes, fees and other charges
  
  • 3 years from start of commercial operation: capitalization of $800,000 - $1,200,000
    
  • 5 years from start of commercial operation: capitalization of above $1,200,000
• Exempt from: Basic Realty Tax, Special Education Fund Tax
  
  • 3 years from the date of approval of registration by the IIocos Norte Investment Incentive Board: capitalization of $800,000 - $1,200,000
    
  • 5 years from the date of approval of registration by the IIocos Norte Investment Incentive Board: capitalization of above $1,200,000

• Marcos Museum and Mausoleum
  
• Malacanang of the North
  
• Sinking Bell Tower
  
• Fort Ilocandia