His Excellency Rafael Harpaz, Ambassador of Israel to the Philippines, is welcomed to Laoag City by City Mayor Micheal Marcos Keon (right) upon his arrival at the Laoag International Airport on September 3, 2019. The Israel envoy, who visited Ilocos Norte for the first time, later expressed admiration to the province’s different beautiful tourist spots. (Photo by City Government of Laoag)