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Candon City

Candon City is a component city in Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Region, Philippines. Its population was 61,315 in the 2024 census, and it has 42 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Candon City by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BanayoyoGalimuyodLidliddaSalcedoSan EmilioSanta LuciaSantiagoAllangigan Primero: 1,232 people, 868 per km², 0.59% a yearAllangigan Segundo: 1,161 people, 699 per km², −0.19% a yearAmguid: 641 people, 251 per km², −1.61% a yearAyudante: 1,122 people, 753 per km², −0.02% a yearBagani Camposanto: 2,262 people, 1,154 per km², 1.16% a yearBagani Gabor: 518 people, 862 per km², −0.90% a yearBagani Tocgo: 592 people, 846 per km², 1.39% a yearBagani Ubbog: 1,655 people, 1,157 per km², −0.75% a yearBagar: 1,325 people, 1,142 per km², 1.21% a yearBalingaoan: 1,845 people, 523 per km², 2.46% a yearBugnay: 731 people, 93 per km², −0.90% a yearCalaoaan: 2,553 people, 1,493 per km², −0.51% a yearCalongbuyan: 2,927 people, 2,360 per km², 0.31% a yearCaterman: 2,595 people, 506 per km², −0.52% a yearCubcubbuot: 510 people, 246 per km², 2.35% a yearDarapidap: 3,363 people, 1,227 per km², 0.26% a yearLanglangca Primero: 659 people, 458 per km², 0.89% a yearLanglangca Segundo: 1,192 people, 587 per km², −0.67% a yearOaig-Daya: 1,971 people, 670 per km², −0.83% a yearPalacapac: 783 people, 320 per km², −1.07% a yearParas: 1,453 people, 1,863 per km², −0.29% a yearParioc Primero: 1,319 people, 415 per km², −1.13% a yearParioc Segundo: 1,785 people, 450 per km², 1.23% a yearPatpata Primero: 1,136 people, 1,932 per km², −1.31% a yearPatpata Segundo: 1,752 people, 2,113 per km², −0.04% a yearPaypayad: 2,366 people, 1,488 per km², −0.20% a yearSalvador Primero: 950 people, 492 per km², −0.15% a yearSalvador Segundo: 785 people, 470 per km², −0.42% a yearSan Agustin: 1,839 people, 1,075 per km², −0.46% a yearSan Andres: 582 people, 375 per km², −3.04% a yearSan Antonio: 978 people, 7,353 per km², −0.67% a yearSan Isidro: 1,755 people, 10,203 per km², −1.04% a yearSan Jose: 1,776 people, 6,320 per km², −0.47% a yearSan Juan: 678 people, 4,520 per km², −1.79% a yearSan Nicolas: 2,813 people, 2,009 per km², 1.08% a yearSan Pedro: 632 people, 5,016 per km², −2.98% a yearSanto Tomas: 640 people, 660 per km², 0.19% a yearTablac: 3,530 people, 575 per km², −0.22% a yearTalogtog: 2,060 people, 1,241 per km², 0.81% a yearTamurong Primero: 1,358 people, 1,598 per km², −0.59% a yearTamurong Segundo: 939 people, 666 per km², 1.02% a yearVillarica: 552 people, 676 per km², 2.80% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    61,315

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 5.9% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    1st

    of the 34 cities and municipalities of Ilocos Sur by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 9 of every 100 people in Ilocos Sur lived in Candon City in 2024 (8.64%)

  • Inside itSources

    42

    barangays

  • LandSources

    77.13 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Candon City's land would fill a square about 8.8 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 795 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 8 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    16,221

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.8 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    34.4%

    About 34 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0102906000[4]Formerly 012906000
ZIP code
2710[18, 19]

People

Candon City had 61,315 people in the 2024 census, up 5.9% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Candon City had the most people of the 34 cities and municipalities of Ilocos Sur in 2024[1]
  1. 1Candon City61,315
  2. 2Vigan City54,498
  3. 3Narvacan46,265
  4. 4Tagudin41,606
  5. 5Santa Cruz41,296
  6. 6Cabugao38,981
  7. 7Bantay37,088
All 34 cities and municipalities of Ilocos Sur
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 43 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Tablac3,5306 in 100
  2. Darapidap3,3635 in 100
  3. Calongbuyan2,9275 in 100
  4. San Nicolas2,8135 in 100
  5. Caterman2,5954 in 100
  6. Calaoaan2,5534 in 100
  7. Paypayad2,3664 in 100
  8. Bagani Camposanto2,2624 in 100
  9. Talogtog2,0603 in 100
  10. Oaig-Daya1,9713 in 100
See all 42 barangays of Candon City
Age structure · 2020 Census[38]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 26 of every 100 are children under 15 (25.8%)
  • About 66 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (65.6%)
  • About 9 of every 100 are 65 or older (8.6%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 44,9622,5882,374
5 - 95,1212,6922,429
10 - 145,7132,9202,793
15 - 195,5612,8692,692
20 - 245,0412,5772,464
25 - 294,7902,4772,313
30 - 344,1332,0882,045
35 - 394,4302,2852,145
40 - 444,2182,1472,071
45 - 493,6221,8621,760
50 - 543,2441,6801,564
55 - 592,8201,4211,399
60 - 642,3171,1171,200
65 - 691,721759962
70 - 741,440615825
75 - 79954338616
80 years and over1,154389765

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
61,315[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
16,221[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.8 on average[1, 2]
Share of Ilocos Sur, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
8.64%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
34.4% (21,108 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
30,824 men, 30,417 women[38]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202461,315[1, 2]−0.05% a year16,2213.8
2020as of May 1, 202061,432[1]0.28% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201560,623[1]0.88% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201057,884[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then56,270[35]1.48% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders50,564[35, 36]2.47% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then45,128[35]0.70% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then43,473[35]1.68% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then36,802[35]1.18% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then34,701[35]2.21% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then31,116[35]1.12% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then27,780[35]———

Barangays

Candon City is made up of 42 barangays.
Barangays of Candon City. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Allangigan Primero1,2322.01%0.59% a yearabout 1.42 km²Rural
Allangigan Segundo1,1611.89%−0.19% a yearabout 1.66 km²Rural
Amguid6411.05%−1.61% a yearabout 2.55 km²Rural
Ayudante1,1221.83%−0.02% a yearabout 1.49 km²Urban
Bagani Camposanto2,2623.69%1.16% a yearabout 1.96 km²Rural
Bagani Gabor5180.84%−0.90% a yearabout 0.601 km²Rural
Bagani Tocgo5920.97%1.39% a yearabout 0.70 km²Rural
Bagani Ubbog1,6552.7%−0.75% a yearabout 1.43 km²Rural
Bagar1,3252.16%1.21% a yearabout 1.16 km²Rural
Balingaoan1,8453.01%2.46% a yearabout 3.53 km²Rural
Bugnay7311.19%−0.90% a yearabout 7.86 km²Rural
Calaoaan2,5534.16%−0.51% a yearabout 1.71 km²Urban
Calongbuyan2,9274.77%0.31% a yearabout 1.24 km²Rural
Caterman2,5954.23%−0.52% a yearabout 5.13 km²Rural
Cubcubbuot5100.83%2.35% a yearabout 2.07 km²Rural
Darapidap3,3635.48%0.26% a yearabout 2.74 km²Rural
Langlangca Primero6591.07%0.89% a yearabout 1.44 km²Rural
Langlangca Segundo1,1921.94%−0.67% a yearabout 2.03 km²Rural
Oaig-Daya1,9713.21%−0.83% a yearabout 2.94 km²Urban
Palacapac7831.28%−1.07% a yearabout 2.45 km²Rural
Paras1,4532.37%−0.29% a yearabout 0.78 km²Urban
Parioc Primero1,3192.15%−1.13% a yearabout 3.18 km²Rural
Parioc Segundo1,7852.91%1.23% a yearabout 3.97 km²Rural
Patpata Primero1,1361.85%−1.31% a yearabout 0.588 km²Rural
Patpata Segundo1,7522.86%−0.04% a yearabout 0.829 km²Rural
Paypayad2,3663.86%−0.20% a yearabout 1.59 km²Rural
Salvador Primero9501.55%−0.15% a yearabout 1.93 km²Rural
Salvador Segundo7851.28%−0.42% a yearabout 1.67 km²Rural
San Agustin1,8393%−0.46% a yearabout 1.71 km²Urban
San Andres5820.95%−3.04% a yearabout 1.55 km²Rural
San Antonio9781.6%−0.67% a yearabout 0.133 km²Urban
San Isidro1,7552.86%−1.04% a yearabout 0.172 km²Urban
San Jose1,7762.9%−0.47% a yearabout 0.281 km²Urban
San Juan6781.11%−1.79% a yearabout 0.15 km²Urban
San Nicolas2,8134.59%1.08% a yearabout 1.40 km²Urban
San Pedro6321.03%−2.98% a yearabout 0.126 km²Rural
Santo Tomas6401.04%0.19% a yearabout 0.97 km²Urban
Tablac3,5305.76%−0.22% a yearabout 6.14 km²Urban
Talogtog2,0603.36%0.81% a yearabout 1.66 km²Rural
Tamurong Primero1,3582.21%−0.59% a yearabout 0.85 km²Rural
Tamurong Segundo9391.53%1.02% a yearabout 1.41 km²Rural
Villarica5520.9%2.80% a yearabout 0.817 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Candon City covers 77.13 km² of land, 795 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 436 m above the sea and it has 11 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
77.13 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
795 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
17.20855° N, 120.44229° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[32]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
44 m
Highest
436 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

11.0 km of coastline[33]

Rivers[33]

  1. Bucong River13.4 of 27.1 km
  2. Tablac Creek1.1 km

Peaks[33]

  1. Bocong Hillheight not mapped

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type I[34]

Two seasons: dry from November to April, wet for the rest of the year, with the heaviest rain from June to September.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

Life & Economy

About 16 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
15.6% of people[22]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[4]
About 16 of every 100 people in Candon City lived below the poverty line in 2021 (15.6%)[22]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 13.6% and 17.6%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 18government offices
  • 3hospitals and health centres
  • 37schools
  • 9places of worship
  • 2markets
  • 5stations and terminals
  • 1park
  • 3monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Candon” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices17

11 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 42 barangays of Candon City

Hospitals and health centres3

Markets2

Stations and terminals5

Parks1

Monuments and memorials3

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Candon City. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (the city council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[16, 17]

City classCity classA highly urbanized city or an independent component city governs itself apart from the province around it: its voters do not elect the governor. A component city is part of its province.More in the glossary
Component city[4]
Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
2nd district of Ilocos Sur[20, 21]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Eric Dario Singson[23]
    Vice mayor
    Kristelle Gocho Singson[23]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Eric Dario Singson[24]
    Vice mayor
    Kristelle Gocho Singson[24]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Ericson Gacula Singson[25]
    Vice mayor
    Kristelle Gocho Singson[25]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Ericson Gacula Singson[26]
    Vice mayor
    Alfonso Dario Singson[26]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Ericson Gacula Singson[27]
    Vice mayor
    Alfonso Dario Singson[27]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Allen Gacula Singson[28]
    Vice mayor
    Alfonso Dario Singson[28]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Allen Gacula Singson[29]
    Vice mayor
    Johnny Nestor Ragamat Itchon[29]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Grace Singson[30]
    Vice mayor
    Johnny Nestor Itchon[30]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Grace G. Singson[31]
    Vice mayor
    Johnny Nestor R. Itchon[31]
Mayors and vice mayors of Candon City, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Eric Dario Singson[23]Kristelle Gocho Singson[23]
2022–2025Eric Dario Singson[24]Kristelle Gocho Singson[24]
2019–2022Ericson Gacula Singson[25]Kristelle Gocho Singson[25]
2016–2019Ericson Gacula Singson[26]Alfonso Dario Singson[26]
2013–2016Ericson Gacula Singson[27]Alfonso Dario Singson[27]
2010–2013Allen Gacula Singson[28]Alfonso Dario Singson[28]
2007–2010Allen Gacula Singson[29]Johnny Nestor Ragamat Itchon[29]
2004–2007Grace Singson[30]Johnny Nestor Itchon[30]
2001–2004Grace G. Singson[31]Johnny Nestor R. Itchon[31]

History & Identity

Candon City's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Candon City in Now

Official name
City of Candon[4]
Created
Republic Act No. 9018, approved 5 March 2001, converted the Municipality of Candon into a component city, the City of Candon.[9]

How it got its name

Local traditionThe city history says the name comes from "Kandong", the natives' name for a big tree in the village. It says that when the Spaniards asked the place name, the natives answered "Kandong", and the place came to be called Candon.[11]

Its story

The Church of Candon was founded by Augustinian missionaries in 1591, according to the National Historical Commission marker.[12]

The city says its first civil government was installed in 1780 and counts that as the creation of the municipality.[11]

On 25 March 1898 revolutionaries led by Isabelo Abaya won in Candon and declared freedom from the Spaniards. The Spaniards retook the town on 27 March 1898.[13]

In January 1942 retreating Japanese soldiers burned the town proper, after an ambush that destroyed the Alambique steel bridge.[11]

The Congress passed the Candon cityhood bill as Republic Act No. 9018, and voters ratified it in a plebiscite on 28 March 2001.[11]

Timeline

  1. 1591

    Augustinian missionaries founded the church of Candon.[12]

  2. 1780

    The city says the municipality was created on the installation of the first civil government.[11]

  3. 25 March 1898

    Revolutionaries under Isabelo Abaya took Candon and declared the Republic Filipina Katipunan at the convent.[13]

  4. 27 March 1898

    The Spaniards retook Candon and ended the revolutionary republic.[13]

  5. 3 May 1900

    Isabelo Abaya was captured and killed by the Americans after the fight at Pasongan (part of Galimuyod). His body was shown in the Candon plaza.[14]

  6. 8 October 1903

    Act No. 934 let Candon keep its present boundaries.[15]

  7. January 1942

    Japanese forces burned the town proper of Candon.[11]

  8. 5 March 2001

    Republic Act No. 9018, the Charter of the City of Candon, was approved.[9]

  9. 28 March 2001

    Voters ratified the city charter in a plebiscite.[11]

Changes since 1977

As the Philippine Statistics Authority recorded them in its list of places.

  1. January to March 2001

    Became a city.[37]

Nearby

Candon City shares a border with 7 places.

How it compares

Candon City beside Ilocos Sur, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Ilocos Sur.

Candon City beside Ilocos Sur
FigureCandon CityIlocos SurRank among the cities and municipalities of Ilocos Sur
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary61,315[1, 2]709,9911st of 34
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary−0.05% a year[1, 2]slower0.13% a year29th of 34
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary795[6]more crowded2686th of 34
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary77.13 km²[6]2,651.49 km²11th of 34
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.8[1, 2]about the same3.8not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary34.4%[5]higher10.6%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Vigan City, the capital of Ilocos Sur
39.9 km north
Manila
297.3 km south

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. SantiagoIlocos Sur6.0 km north
  2. BanayoyoIlocos Sur6.3 km northeast
  3. Santa LuciaIlocos Sur9.3 km south
  4. GalimuyodIlocos Sur9.7 km east
  5. LidliddaIlocos Sur11.0 km northeast
  6. San EstebanIlocos Sur13.2 km north

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  2. 2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: Ilocos Region (OpenSTAT table 0011A6DTPH0). Published August 4, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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Scene.ph. “Candon City, Ilocos Sur.” Scene Atlas. Updated October 9, 2026. https://scene.ph/atlas/ilocos-sur/candon-city