Learn Why Vigan's Rep for Mr Ilocos Sur 2025 Went Viral

Why Did Vigan's rep in Mr Ilocos Sur 2025 Go Viral?

In the ongoing season of Mr Ilocos Sur 2025, Vigan's representative for the Mr Ilocos Sur 2025, Gabriel Faypon, went viral due to his pageant costume concept. His slogan "Nayunam to bassiten ading" gave his costume presentation a remarkable impact to Ilocos netizens.



That line is a common response of tricycle drivers in Vigan that every Bigueño has heard. It's a negotation line asking for additional fee on top of the ordinance-prescribed schedule of fares.

Ilocos netizens have mixed reactions. Some said that this slogan has painted the tricycle drivers in a bad light, arguing that it's not easy to earn as a tricycle driver. Some Ilocos netizens also said that Faypon's slogan represents the daily commuting struggles of every Bigueño, arguing that Vigan tricycle drivers are not following the schedule of fares prescribed by local laws resulting to overpricing.

Insider's Commentary

Faypon's costume indeed sparked debates in the Ilocos online citizenry as to the status of public commuting in the city of Vigan. The costume trigerred reactions and feedback from the commuting public in Vigan—representing their daily lives as a commuter. I think that law enforcement and local leaders should listen and assess the outcry of the public—though these reactions came from a witty place.

After all, more frustrations from the commuting public would encourage more people to buy their own motorcycles for convenience and cost-efficient traveling inside Vigan, thereby affecting the livelihood of local tricycle drivers due to the dwindling number of passengers.

Jed Madela Performed in Vigan for the First Time

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐉𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐕𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐧

"I had so much fun performing for the first time for all the Bigueños! I also got the chance to taste Ilocos' famous delicacies all in one day!", Jed Madela said in his facebook reel.

With his facebook post, let's deep dive into Jed Madela's Vigan visit. What were his activities in Vigan?



Jed Madela said that from his show in Manila, he immediately went staight to the airport to catch his flight to Laoag for his Vigan show.



Jed visited the city hall, and he apparently received his own Vigan passport, a toursim project in the city.



Jed also captured a video of the Ilocos Sur Capitol as he entered the city of Vigan.



Jed went to Grandpa's Inn, and he posted videos of Ilocos delicacies like the Vigan Bagnet.



Jed performed at Plaza Burgos as part of the Rambak 2025 of the Vigan City Fiesta/Longganisa Festival.

Tagudin Bypass Road (Under Construction)

Facts about the Tagudin Bypass Road.

• Tagudin Bypass Road will reduce travel time between Sudipen, La Union and Sta. Cruz, Ilocos Sur from one hour to just 15 to 20 minutes.

• The road has a length of 4.6778-km.

• The feasibility study of this project was executed through a "Notice to Proceed" agreement in 2019 under the administration of former president Rodrigo Roa Duterte.

Poject History Timeline

2019-Sep-11

• A notice to proceed was submitted and acknowledged in the DPWH Regional Office in San Fernando, La Union after the contract to conduct a feasibility study of the proposed Tagudin bypass road was approved.

2021-Jul-08

• Manila Bulletin published an article that Tagudin Bypass Road was 48.91 percent done.

2022-Mar-03

• A contract between DPWH-RO1 and APB Construction of Baguio City was signed and agreed upon for the acceptance of the bid to construct this project amounting to 56,209,711.94 (pesos).

2025-February-01

• A YouTube channel (@ForTHeViews-PH) published an aerial video of the Tagudin Bypass Road. The video showed that the bypass road would run east of the Manila North Road and would cross the Tagudin-Cervantes-Sabangan Road.



This blog will be updated once we find new information and visual updates.