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GOV. ROQUE B. ABLAN SR. SHRINE The Ablan Shrine and Library, rebuilt by the National Historical Institute (now the National Historical Commission), houses a mini-library and museum where the memorabilia of the late Ilocos Norte Gov. Roque Ablan Sr., a valiant WWII hero, are on display. A hero of the Second World War, Governor Ablan was born in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte on August 9, 1906. Graduated from the University of the Philippines of Philosophy in 1929 and of Law in 1930, he passed the bar exam that same year. He was elected Governor of Ilocos Norte in 1937 and 1941. Later on, he led the Ablan-Madamba Guerilla Group of Northern Luzon which he founded, in a successful battle against the Japanese forces in Pampanniki, Solsona, Ilocos Norte on November 8, 1942. On December 10, 1942, he left for Cagayan to confer with Gov. Marcelo Adduru and never came back, probably perishing in an encounter with the Japanese. The Ablan Shrine is a testimony and in honor of his heroic deeds. More Places of Interest
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