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 ==[[Ilocos Norte News]]==
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-'''Graduating students undergo career, employment coaching'''
+'''680,000 tourists arrived in Ilocos Norte for Holy Week'''
-*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R01&article=341334284147
+*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R01&article=1911334284228
-*By: Carlo P. Canares
+*By: Cherry Joy S. Discaya
-*''April 13, 2012''
+*''April 16, 2012''
-LAOAG CITY- Graduating students from various colleges of the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) in Batac City attended the Career and Employment Coaching Program conducted by the Department of Labor and Employment recently to guide them in their job search. A total of 1,679 graduating students attended the seminar at the university’s Teatro Ilocandia.
+LAOAG CITY- Around 680,000 international and domestic tourists visited Ilocos Norte last Holy Week, a staggering 300 percent increase from last year's number.
-Leonavella Dadiz, Information Officer of the DOLE-Ilocos Norte Field Office, said that through the program, they are able to coach the students on employment and provide them with knowledge on labor markets.
+This is based on the records from the owners of hotels, home stay, lodging houses, traffic and tourist centers from around the province.
-“We help them prepare themselves in applying for a job. We teach them on how to prepare their resume, how to handle job interviews, and the like,” Dadiz said.
+Based on the province’s official website, hotels and other accommodations were fully booked and others who were not able to reserved were accommodated by private houses while other tourists set-up tents along the shores.
-The DOLE likewise presented to the graduating students an overview of the labor market – which careers are in-demand and where to apply.
+Governor Imee R. Marcos was overwhelmed with the unexpected increase of tourist visits in the province. Marcos said she did not anticipate that kind of number of tourists to visit the province this year.
-“We have an oversupply of graduates from nursing and education that is why they should know what other options they have for their careers. The most in-demand are still in information technology,” Dadiz explained .
+The provincial government gives credit to the television advertisement launched this year, the “Paoay Kumakaway” that has reached millions of viewers aired internationally and locally.
-With the conduct of the above activity, MMSU is confident that their graduates are equipped with the vital and necessary guidance, information and techniques they need in search for employment.
+Tourism campaign through advertisements and online promos also contributed to the success of tourism this year.
+Among the most visited destinations in the province were the Kapurpurawan rock formation in Burgos, Rock Formation of Burgos, Pagudpud beaches, Bangui Viewdeck, and the Windmills.
+Tourists also got hooked with sand boarding in Paoay and La Paz San dunes. While the Marcos museum in Batac, where the remains of late President Ferdinand Marcos are located, was filled with thousands of tourists.
+The provincial government continues to beef up the marketing tourism brand of Ilocos Norte to attract more tourists to visit Ilocos Norte and its fine sceneries.
+The remarkable number of tourists brought livelihood to the locals especially those who sell Ilocano food/ cuisine and souvenir items.
+Last year, tourists arrivals in the province during the holy week was recorded at 191,300.
 ==Ilocos Norte Zip Codes==