Not just the The City Public Market touted as one of the biggest in the region

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offers a wide array of goods - freshly picked local vegetables and
fruits, handicrafts, tincrafts, pottery, native delicacies, chicharon,
longganisa, wet market treats and many others. Bargaining
during market days - Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays has
always been fun!
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The Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) is a
comprehensive institution of higher learning in the Ilocos Region.
MMSU’s root anchored deep, its foundation is strong, and its
beginnings all proven historical turning points as far back as the
early 1900’s. The Delicia Center, located adjacent to the City Public Market,
contains RTW shops, banks, appliance stores, farm supplies, a
The Mariano Marcos lottery outlet and many more.
Memorial Hospital and
Medical Center, founded The Delicia Center and the City
1968, is a 200–bed Public Market form part of the
Tertiary/Teaching Medical bustling commercial district of
Center. MMMH & MC is DOH the City of Batac.
designated Eye & Cancer
Center for Northwestern
Luzon.
The City of Batac houses several national research and training
centers, among them, the National Tobacco Administration,
Cotton Development Administration, Philippine Rice Research
Institute, Agricultural Training Institute, Philippine Carabao Center, The Plaza Maestro
With the presence of the Commercial Complex, one
Ilocos Integrated Agricultural Research Center and the Department
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas of the most modern shopping
of Science and Technology Field Office.
Cash Unit in the Government centers in the province caters
The Marcos Mausoleum and Museum lies Center, financial institutions to the needs of the new
in the heart of the City. The Mausoleum is continue to spawn - PNB, RCBC, generation, offering two of the
where the glass-entombed, preserved corpse Metrobank, Land Bank, BPI, country’s top fast food chains,
Bank of Commerce, BDO and several boutique shops, an
of Former President Ferdinand E. Marcos is
other local banks. Proof that the internet café and a photo
found. The Museum holds the memorabilia of shop, among others.
the late president, from his stint in the Armed City of Batac is offering a good
Forces down to his presidency. business climate to investors. A stone’s throw away from the

Other notable sons of Batac include Gen.

commercial complex are
City of
Emerging
bakeshops and a local pizza
Artemio Ricarte, the Father of Philippine Army

BATAC
house.
and Msgr. Gregorio Aglipay, the founder of the
Philippine Independent Church. Monuments
and shrines of these heroes had been erected
and named after them.
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Vibrant Festivities The Riverside
Empanadaan is a
showcase of the
most famous
IMPORTANT FACTS
By virtue of Republic Act 9407, the then Municipality of Batac is now
the second city in the Province of Ilocos Norte after it was
The Empanada Festival is product of Batac and overwhelmingly ratified by the people in a plebiscite conducted on
a festivity held on the 23rd of a hallmark of June 23, 2007.
June in celebration of the tourism promotion.
City’s Charter Day. The main The City of Batac is situated in the mid-southwestern portion of the
A home of Batac’s Province of Ilocos Norte. Its boundaries include the Municipality of
feature of the Festival is the array of products; San Nicolas on the north; Municipality of Sarrat on the northeast;
street dancing which gift shops; food Municipality of Marcos on the east-northeast; Municipality of Banna
chronicles the process of stalls offering mouth on the east; Municipality of Pinili on the southeast; Municipality of
preparing the delectable watering treats like Currimao on the southwest and the Municipality of Paoay on the west.
Batac Empanada. It is about 472 km. north of Metro Manila and about 18 km. south of
miki, longganisa, Laoag City.
pusit, barbecue and
others. Declared by Batac can be reached through air and land. Approximately 45 minutes
a feng shui flying time from Manila to the Laoag City International Airport, and
roughly 8 hours by car or bus from Metro Manila.
practitioner as a very
good location to do The climate of Batac is Type E Arid, characterized by more dry than
business in the area, wet months. There are at most 4 1/2 wet months with less than 2.4
now serves as a inches of rainfall per month. A very pronounced wet season takes
“mini pueblo” or a place during the months of June to October. The average annual
rainfall is 114.07 inches. Great seasonal temperature ranges befall
mini-mall where
the city. The highest temperature is in April and May. The area is
people converge, exposed to southeast monsoon and cyclotonic storms. It is frequent
eat, dine, shop and that 30% of these disturbances which hit the Philippines every year
while the time away. dash across the city. However, it is shielded from the northeast and
trade winds by the mountain ranges of the Cordilleras.
When it comes to Empanada,Batac
The City Fiesta, a month-long festivity commencing offers the best. With a distinct
on the 8th of December, taste truly its own, it is made
is the longest Fiesta in the of a savory filling of grated green
Province of Ilocos Norte. papaya, mongo, chopped Ilocano CITY OF BATAC
The Fiesta is celebrated in sausage (longganisa) and/or egg.
honor of the city ’s The dough that serves as its thin and
patroness, Our Lady of Land Area : 16,101 hectares
the Immaculate
crisp wrapper is made of rice Barangays: 14 Urban (211.50 has.); 29 Rural (15,889.53 has.)
Conception. flour. Batac Empanada is Total Population: 50,675 (2007 NSO Census)
deep-fried rather than Languages: Iloco (Ilocano), Filipino and English
Crime Rate Efficiency (CRE): 94%

Gastronomic baked.
CITY GOVERNMENT OF BATAC
Washington St., Brgy. 1-S Valdez
City of Batac, Ilocos Norte

Experience Tel No. (077) 792-3135 • Fax No. (077) 792-3441

@mail: admin@batac.gov.ph website: www.batac.gov.ph