LAOAG CITY, March 11 -- Ilocos Norte Governor Matthew Joseph Manotoc is urging Ilocanos in Hawaii to return and do business in the province to maximize economic growth and development.

Ilocos Norte is open for business, Manotoc told the Filipino community, mostly composed of Ilocano business owners and associations, in Waipahu on Sunday night (US time).

The governor, along with tourism, agriculture, and investment department officials of the provincial government, will be in Hawaii until March 14.

They are luring Filipinos to come home and take advantage of the fiscal and non-fiscal incentives the government offers to investors.

"Over 100 years ago, there was a mass exodus of Ilocanos from Ilocandia coming to Hawaii. Now, I hope we ca...