X-Nico

26 unusual facts about La Union


Albert Schaufelberger

Schaufelberger had responsibility, among other duties, for naval operations in the Gulf of Fonseca which were run out of the La Union naval base.

Alfredo Flores Tadiar

He was appointed as trial judge at the first level court of San Juan, La Union (1959–1968) and later promoted to the Provincial Capital Court of San Fernando, La Union (1968–1976).

Constitutional reform in the Philippines

Meanwhile, Representative Victor Ortega of La Union, chairman of the House committee on constitutional amendments said, the results of his survey showed that 115 (94.26%) of the 123 solons were in favor of amending the Constitution.

Controversies in the Philippine general election, 2010

In La Union, four were hurt when a homemade bomb exploded in a corridor of the Saint Nicholas Academy.

El Carmen, El Salvador

El Carmen, La Unión, a municipality in the La Unión department of El Salvador

Ernesto Ochoa

José Ernesto Ochoa Fuentes (born June 21, 1986 in La Unión, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who most recently played for Aspirante in the Salvadoran second division.

Francisco Osorto

Francisco Salvador Osorto Guardado (born 20 March 1957 in Santa Rosa de Lima) is a former football player from El Salvador.

Ilocos Sur

In 1854, the province of La Unión was created out of the towns that had heretofore belonged to Ilocos Sur and Pangasinan.

JB Magsaysay

Joseph Benedict Aquino Magsaysay, also known as JB Magsaysay (born on July 6, 1980 in San Juan, La Union), is a Filipino actor, a public servant, a businessman and was one of the 13 housemates of ABS-CBN's Pinoy Big Brother, Season 1.

Kennon Road

The other roads are Marcos Highway (also known as Ben Palispis Highway in Benguet and as the Jose Aspiras Highway in La Union) from Agoo town, and Naguilian Road from Bauang both in La Union province.

Kristhian Ramón Reyes

Kristhian Ramón Reyes Prudencio (Born February 25, 1982 in Santa Rosa de Lima) is a Salvadoran footballer, who most recently played for Pasaquina in the Salvadoran second division.

La Unión, Honduras

La Unión, Copán - a municipality in the department of Copán in Honduras

La Unión, Olancho - a municipality in the department of Olancho in Honduras

La Unión, Lempira

There is Abundant Life Christian School a bilingual school in La Unión, as well as public elementaries.

La Unión, Olancho

As early as 1852, there was a village called San Francisco de Yocon, which was burned by guerrillas under the command of General José María Medina, who became President of Honduras in 1868.

Between the years 1876-1883 La Unión was reestablished by decree from President Marco Aurelio Soto.

When the government of President Roberto Suazo Córdova with guidance from the deputy for Olancho, Mr. Alejandro Carcamo, formalized its operation they renamed it Instituto Superacion Franciscana.

Our Lady of Charity

In the Philippines, The chapel of Our Lady of Charity was also known as Apo Caridad in Ilocano is now in Church of Our Lady of Charity of Agoo or Apo Caridad de Agoo in Agoo, La Union and the Church of Our Lady of Charity of Bantay or Apo Caridad de Bantay in Bantay, Ilocos Sur in Northern Luzon.

Sacred Heart School – Bauang La Union

Sacred Heart School Bauang La Union or SHS is a Private Catholic School located in Nera Street, Brgy Central East, Bauang, La Union.

Tangla

It was a prominent businessplace (Jute, Bua (Beetlenuts), Rice etc. and a host of small scale industries) and centre of culture in Darrang district but due to violent agitation by Bodos and Bodo insurgency since past 20 years, its glory had suffered badly.

Tapuacan River

Tapuacan River (also known as Pugo - Cleanest Inland River of the North, Region I) is located in Barangay Cares, municipality of Pugo, La Union, Philippines (the smallest/inlet town which is sited in the foot Santo Tomas mountains range and about an hour away from Baguio City passing through the Aspiras, formerly Marcos Highway leading to the Ilocandia Region).

Víctor Velásquez

Víctor Manuel Velásquez Molina (born April 12, 1976 in La Unión) is a retired Salvadoran football player.

Wenceslao National High School

Eventually Mapalo was assigned to Tubao, La Union, Josefina T. Samy take her post as principal from 2009–present.

The first to become an OIC of the school from 1996-1999 was Jovita Bascos, a head teacher of Don Eulogio de Guzman Memorial National High School, Bauang, La Union.

Will Espero

Originally from Bacnotan, La Union, Philippines, Victor served in the United States Navy for 21 years while his wife, Paulina, originally from Santiago, Ilocus Sur, Philippines, retires as a licensed practical nurse.

Zapato 3

By 1995 the band had already gone all over Venezuela, have had over five concerts in Mexico and by 1997 had played in cities like Miami with bands like Soda Stereo, La Unión and other Venezuelan bands, such as, Desorden Público, Sentimiento Muerto, La Misma Gente, Seguridad Nacional, Aditus, Radio Clip, and Feedback.


Alejo Mabanag

Alejo R. Mabanag (born July 14, 1886 – ?) was a Filipino politician born in San Fernando, La Union, to Liberato Mabanag of Calamanugan, Cagayan and Manuela Ragojo of Bangar, La Union.

Ch'orti' people

Currently, the majority of the Ch'orti are located in Guatemala (in Chiquimula, Jocotan, Esquipulas, Quezaltenango and La Union).

DWGD-TV

It was only 2008 when the station was converted to an originating GMA station in Pangasinan, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, Zambales, Benguet, La Union, Ifugao, Mountain Province and Northern Parts of Ilocos Sur are Tagudin, Suyo, Alilem, Sugpon and Cervantes.

DZVV

Bombo Radyo Vigan provides news, public service, drama and music for radio listeners in Vigan City, and the province of Abra (in the Cordilleras) and Ilocos Sur, though its signal can be received as far as San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte to the north and the northernmost portion of province of La Union, even Sual, Pangasinan, to the south.

Estadio Municipal de La Unión

Estadio Municipal de La Unión is a multi-use stadium in La Unión, Piura, Peru.

Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar

The bahay na bato (Tagalog, literally meaning great houses made of stone) which have stone foundations on the first floor and are made of wood on the second floor(constructed thus to withstand earthquakes), were transplanted from Manila (Tondo, Binondo and Quiapo), Quezon City, Pampanga, La Union, the Ilocos and Cagayan