Salomague Port, Cabugao
The port of Salomague prides itself on the fact that it is found on the international mariner’s map. An ancient port of call for seafarers, merchants and mariners from different Asian countries, the port became a place of embarkation for Ilocanos hired to work in the sugar plantations of Hawaii and California during the American period. In 1965, President Ferdinand E. Marcos by virtue of Republic Act 4559, converted the then Port of Cabugao, now known as the Port of Salomague, to an international port of entry. The Port of Salomague was declared as a permanent international point of entry by President Fidel V. Ramos on June 14, 1997. It is now under lease by a private corporation for 25 years, serving as a transshipment port of goods and products on its way to Taiwan as well as an unloading point for commercial fishing vessels.
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