H195 Philippine Culture & Tourism Geography

Cordillera Administrative Region Bicol’s Whaleshark Paradise

– Landlocked region (weaving capital of Sinarapan – smallest fish
the philipppines)
Formosa – sweetest pineapple
Abra – Bangued
Pinangat (tinuktok) - In the Bicol Region in
The Philippines’ Natural Dye Capital the Philippines, one can expect food to
have leaves of the gabi (taro) plant, be
Apayao – Kabugao
spiced with chili, and infused with coconut
Cordillera’s last frontier for nature’s milk. Tinuktok or tinuktuk, a native food of
richness the region, uses these basic ingredients,
which makes it characteristically Bicolano.
Benguet – La trinidad
REGION VI WESTERN VISAYAS REGION
Salad Bowl of the Philippines
The Land of Sweet Surprises
Kalinga – Tabuk
Aklan - Kalibo
White Water Rafting Capital of the North
"The Philippines oldest Province"
Mountain Province – Bontoc
Antique - San jose de buenavista
Weaver’s Paradise
"Marble Central of Panay"
Ifugao – Lagawe
Capiz - Roxas City
Land of the Eighth World Wonder
"Seafood capital of Philippines"
Baguio City – Summer Capital of the
Philippines Guimaras - Jordan

Igorot – people in mountainous area "Mango Country of Visayas"

REGION V BICOL REGION Ilollo - iloilo city

Albay – Legazpi City "Hearts of the Philippines"

Land of the World’s Most Perfect Cone Negros Occidental - Bacolod city

Catanduanes – Virac (city of smiles)

Eco-Adventure Paradise "Sugarbowl of the Philippines"

Camarines Norte – Daet bacolod - city of smile because of maskara

festival, they can smile despite of any
Bicolandia’s Goldmine challegenges
Camarines Sur – Pili REGION VII CENTRAL VISAYAS REGION
World’s Smallest Fish and Higher Climbs Bohol – Tagbilaran city
Masbate – Masbate city Splendor Underwater and Over Hill
Rodeo Country of Bicol
Sorsogon – Sorsogon city
Cebu – Cebu City
Queen of the South
Negros Oriental – Dumaguete City
Whale and Dolphin Haven
Siquijor – Siquijor
Marine Paradise of Central Visayas
Its capital and largest city is Cebu City,
nicknamed "the Queen City of the South",
the oldest city and first capital of the
Philippines
REGION VIII EASTERN VISAYAS REGION
RA. 4221 subdivided the samar into 3
provinces which are the northern, eastern
and western samar.
Biliran – Naval
Paradise Undiscovered
Eastern Samar – Borongan City
Gateway to Philippine Discovery
Northern Samar – Catarman
A Journey Back in Time
Western Samar – Catbalogan
Splendor Between Mountain and Sea
Leyte – Tacloban
Land of History
Southern Leyte – Maasin
The Centuries-Old Charmer
Westehanon - people from samar
Estehanon - people from eastern samar
San Juanico bridge
- longest bridge/bridge of love and it was
dedicate to Imelda Marcos
REGION IX ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA
Known as western mindanao
Executive no. 36 region IX was renamed
as the Zamboanga Peninsula
Zamboanga del Norte – Dipolog City
From Orchid City to Shrine City
Zamboanga del Sur – Pagadian City
The Colors of Ethnic Zamboanga
Zamboanga Sibugay – Ipil
The Island's Seasnake Sanctuary
Zamboanga City – asia’s latin city
Pagadian City is the little hongkong of the
south
Zamboangueños predominant ethnic
group
Peninsula - surrounded by water but
connected to the mainland
Island - surrounded by water and not
connected to the mainland
Orchid city - dipolog
Shrine city - dapitan
Vinta – traditional boat on Mindanao island
/ smallest house
Tausug - coined after tau which means
“person,” and sug which means “sea
current.”
Samal – live in house build in bamboo steel
Subanen – believe in spirit ancestors
Badjao - known as the Sea Gypsies