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Laoag

American  
[lah-wahg] / lɑˈwɑg /

noun

  1. a seaport on NW Luzon, in the N Philippines.


Laoag British  
/ lɑːˈwɑːɡ /

noun

  1. a city in the N Philippines, on NW Luzon: trade centre for an agricultural region. Pop: 94 466 (2000)

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The plane had received clearance to take off from Laoag city in Ilocos Norte province after weather there had cleared.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2023

Agency spokesman Eric Apolonio told The Associated Press the plane received clearance to take off from Laoag, where the weather cleared after a typhoon passed through mountainous northern region last week.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2023

A month after the cable was written, China opened a consulate in Laoag City, the capital of the family's fiefdom in the province of Ilocos Norte, where Marcos was governor.

From Reuters • May 10, 2022

Laoag City has a population of just 102,000 in a country of almost 110 million people and is one of two consulates outside the capital Manila.

From Reuters • May 10, 2022

Colassit skinned his dead animal, and took the hide to Laoag to sell it, but could find no purchaser.

From Filipino Popular Tales by Fansler, Dean Spruill