Vintar DamVintar Dam is a Registered Property, Municipality of Vintar, Ilocos Norte located at Vintar, Ilocos Norte, Region I.
It was the first dam built in South East Asia that was funded by the World Bank.
It is plays a major role in agriculture as it supplies water needed for farming not only in Vintar but Bacarra and Laoag City as well. It is where the Governor’s Guest house is located. Intended to mark a milestone in Ilocos Norte politics, the Governor’s Guesthouse which was originally referred to as Governor’s Mansion was built in 1955 during the administration of Gov. Antonio V. Raquiza since then Rep. Ferdinand E. Marcos wrested political control of the province from the Magsaysay Administration. Work on the house was however suspended when Gov. Raquiza opted to resign and regained his seat in the House of Representatives. With the organization of the IlocosNorte Educational and Cultural Association (INECA) under Republic Act 3711 authored by Sen. Marcos and Rep. Raquiza, INECA members chose as the first project the continuation of work on the house.
At the onset of the Marcos Administration and upon the recommendation of the First Lady, the Board of Travel and Tourist Industry (BTTI) participated in the project but not without any major change. The word “mansion” was dropped as it was high sounding. The Guest House was seen to be more attuned to the traditional hospitality of the Ilocanos. There were intervening events that followed much later that caused the need to reconstruct the Guest House.