A trip to Ilocos Norte (or anywhere for that matter) wouldn’t be complete without visiting heritage and historical sites. Sometimes these means nothing but statue installations to mark historical moments like the blood compact monument in Tagbilaran Bohol, or the Leyte Landing Memorial in Palo Leyte. Other times this means being awed by natural and man-made sites like the Chocolate Hills in Bohol and the Banawe Rice Terraces in the Mountain Province.
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) provide us with a list of these places of interest. I’ve always wondered why these heritage and historical sites are not necessarily considered as tourist spots, but that is the Department of Tourism (DOT) missing out on an opportunity.
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