Apart from being the provincial capital, Laoag City is also the center of
the fast developing North Luzon Growth Quadrangle http://www.northquad.gov.ph/.
The city is situated in a strategic area close to the economic centers of East
Asia and is reachable in 45 minutes by plane from Manila. Having critical
infrastructure such as the Laoag International Airport at Gabu and the Currimao
Port makes Laoag the port of entry of goods and services complemented by an
extensive road and highway system that connects it to other cities. An
extensive banking system is also found in the city with an impressive number of
twenty-five
