(North-west part of Luzon)

• Ilocos norte • La union

(Laoag) (San Fernando)

• Ilocos sur • Pangasinan

(Vigan) (Lingayen)
Located in the north-
westernmost part of Luzon.
Land area: 3,467.89 square
kilometer or 1,338.96
square-miles.
Highest elevation: 2,354
feet/ 7,723 meters (Mt.
Sicapoo).
Has 2 cities (Batac and Laoag) and 21 municipalities:

• Adams • Pagudpud • Barasi

• Badoc • Pasaquin • Dingras
• Banna • Pinili • Marcos
• Burgos • Sarrat • Nueva era
• Currimao • Baccara • Paoay
• Dumanlag • Bangui • Pidding
• Marcos • Batac • San nicolas
• Vigan (Capital)
 ORIGIN

1571 - “samtoy” or “ sao mi toy” literally meant

“our language”.

1572 - “YLOCOS” by Spaniards.

1818 - because of Royal decree, Ilocos province

was split into 2: Ilocos norte & Ilocos sur.
 CULTURE

Bain- sense of shame (hiya), they have fear of

gossips.

Panagdayaw - respect for sensitivities of others.

 TRADITIONS
Wedding:

• Panagpudno - formal announcement to the

soon-to-be bride’s parents made by the groom.

• Bitor - Guests contribute cash to the newly

wed’s by dropping money or pinning bills to the
couples clothes.
 TRADITIONS
Death:
• To announce a death of a family member, a
piece of a long wood is lit in front of the
deceased’s house. It is kept burning after the
burial. The fire is extinguished with white wine.

• Those who attended the burial in the cemetery,

must return to the deceased’s house by taking
different route/s from the one they’ve taken to get
there.
 FESTIVALS
• Pamulinawen, Laoag city, Feb. 10
- a floral parade and street dancing festival.

• Guling-guling, Paoay, eve of ash Wednesday

- Residents dressed in their Ilocano costume
adorned with antique jewelries. Dancing and
singing around town while being blessed with
the sign of the cross using pounded rice
instead of gray ash.
 FESTIVALS
December festival, Laoag city.
- Highlightened by the lantern parade and
decor competition ending in the palarong
pamasko.

Farmers festival, Baccara.

- This festival highlights a street dance parade
participated by dressed up farmers with their
products, agro-industrial, trade fair, contest of
the biggest farm harvest and livestock.
 FESTIVALS

Magdaranan: Talip festival, Adams & Carassi.

- Tribute of the ancient peace pact that has
brought everlasting peace between and
among ethnic tribes in the province. It is also
celebrated to enhance the fellowship and
stronger ties among them.
Economy:

• Agriculture • Pottery
• Fishery • Tobacco
• Meat products • Salt
• Kornik
Products:
Products:
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Located on the mouth of
the Mestizo river, bordered
by Abra and Ilocos Norte
(North) Mountain Province
from the East and La Union
to the south.
Land Area: 2,579.60 square
kilometers 5,024.19 square
miles.
Has 2 cities (Vigan and Candon) and 32
municipalities:
• Alilem • Lidlidda
• Banayoyo • Nagbukel
• Bantay • Narvacan
• Burgos • Quirino
• Cabugao • Salcedo
• Caoayan • San Emilio
• Cervantes • San esteban
• Galimuyod • San Iidefonso
• Gregorio del pilar • San juan
Has 2 cities (Vigan and Candon) and 32
municipalities:
• San vicente • Santo domingo
• Santa clara • Sigay
• Santa catalina • Sinait
• Santa cruz • Sugpon
• Santa lucia • Suyo
• Santa maria • Tagudin
• Santa • Vigan (Capital)
• Santiago
 Culture

The native Ilocano is a weaver, wood crafter and a

pottery expert.

They also has a exotic cuisine dishes like “Abu-os” or

“Ant Eggs” to “Dinengdeng” or vegetable broth
and “poqui-poqui” or Eggplant salad.
 Festivals
Garlic Festival, Sinait.
- It happens during the 1st to 3rd of May that
showcase the talent, ingenuity and hardwork trait of
the Ilocano.

Viva Vigan Festival.

- Every 1st week of May, Vigan featuring
painting and product exhibits, a calesa parade and
other cultural parade.
 Festivals

Longaniza Festival.
- held every January 22, features the “longest
longaniza” with the hope of entering the
Guinness book of records.

Pinakbet Festival.
- a festival celebrating the favorite dish of the
ilocanos.
 Festivals
Tabako Festival, Candon.
- celebrated every last week of march in Candon
city. For the good harvest of tobacco.
Economy:

• Agriculture
• Processed Food
• Handloom Weaving
• Wood and bamboo furnitures & crafts
• Potteries and ceramics
Products:
Famous people:
Tourist spot
 Tourist spot

Aw-asen falls,
Santa Rosario,
Sigay.
 Tourist spot

Bantay Bell tower,

Vigan.
 Tourist spot

Baluarte Resort
and mini zoo,
Vigan.
Location: bordered by Ilocos
sur (North), Benguet from east
and Pangasinan from the
South. Occupying the
southern part of Ilocos
region. It also the financial
center of the region.

Land area: 1,497.70 square

kilometer or 578.28 square
miles.
Has 1 city (San Fernando) and 19
municipalities:

• Agoo • Caba
• Aringay • Luna
• Bacnotan • Naguilian
• Bagulin • Pugo
• Balaoan • Rosario
• Bangar • San Fernando (Capital)
• Bauang • San Gabriel
• Burgos • San juan
• Tubao • Santo tomas
• sudipen • Santol
 ORIGIN

• Thus on October 29, 1849, Governor General Claveria

signed the proposal to unite the Pangasinan-Ilokos-
Cordillera areas into a new province called La Union.
• For 124 days, high and important Spanish colonial
officers studied and deliberated on the proposition to
create La Union or not.
• On March 2, 1850, Governor General Antonio Maria
Blanco signed the Superior Decreto that founded La
Union.
 ORIGIN
(San Fernando)
• During Spanish times, there were 2 settlement called
“San Vicente de Balanac” and “San Guillermo de
Dalangdang”.

• San Vicente de Balanac was near the coast, during

summer, when the sea was calm, pirates plunder the
settlement. Taking the womens and children, Leaving
a trail of blood.
 ORIGIN
(San Fernando)
• San Guillermo de Dalangdang was located at the
foothill of the cordillera mountains. During summer
when the fruit trees (some call it fire trees) were in
bloom, the populace was attacked by the
headhunters who saw the red flowers of the trees,
a sign that of the gods asking for human offering.
 ORIGIN
(San Fernando)

• In 1759, Augustinian priest father Jose Torres,

convinced the two settlements to come together
to a place not so near from the sea and forest so
they will not be plagued by their annual
problems. A place where they can dry fish and
called the place as “Pindangan”. They build a
church with San Guillermo the Hermit as their
patron.
 ORIGIN
(San Fernando)

• In 1765, the newly assigned priest named Father

San Fernando Rey, changed the name of
Pindangan to San Fernando.

• The church was destroyed by an earthquake and

decided to not rebuild it, instead, they chose a
new place for it and its known now as St. William
the hermit of the diocese of San Fernando.
 Culture

• La union also known as “a place of endless summer”

• La Union is highly literate, Their attitudes and behavior
are focused towards living a better life.
• They value money so much that most people see them
as stingy when in fact they are just pennywise. They
want to spend their earnings wisely.
• They also love arts, like painting, crafting and scupltures
 Economy

• Soft broom
• Fisheries
• Agriculture
• Wood craft
• Pottery
 Festivals

Dinengdeng Festival
- This is a festival associated with the much-loved
Ilocano Culinary dish that is famous like pinakbet and
bagnet.

Feast of Our Lady of Caysasay. The Filipino-Chinese

community in San Fernando celebrates the Feast of Our
Lady by bringing the original statue from Taal, Batangas
to the temple for the weeklong activities held on the
second week of September which is the 5th day of
August in the Lunar calendar.
 Festivals

Tabacco Festival.
- This is a celebration where it genuinely promotes
the resilience and hardship of the Ilocano farmers. This
native crop has been strongly embedded in the area’s
culture and heritage.

Pinadangan Festival, March 20.

- All the students along with different barangays,
are wearing their colorful costumes and showing their
best street dance steps.
 Tourist spot

Urbiztondo,
San Juan.
 Tourist spot

Luna Church,
Luna.
 Tourist spot

Tangadan Falls,
San Gabriel
 Tourist spot

Ma-cho Temple,
San Fernando.
 Famous People

• Gloria Diaz
(born 1951) –
Miss Philippines
1969, Miss
Universe 1969
 Famous People

• Vice Ganda -
Singer, actor,
comedian.
 Famous People

• Jessica Soho -
award-
winning news
anchor
Located on the
western area of the
island of Luzon along
the Lingayen
Gulf and West
Philippine sea.

land area: 5,451.01

square kilometers or
2,104.65 square miles.
 Has 4 cities and 44 municipalities with 6 districts:
• Agno (1) • Calasiao (3) • San Fabian (4)
• Aguilar (2) • Dasol (1) • San jacinto (4)
• Alcala (5) • Infanta (1) • San manuel (6)
• Anda (1) • Labrador (2) • San Nicolas (6)
• Asingan (6) • Laoac (5) • San Quintin (6)
• Balungao (6) • Lingayen (2) • Santa Barbara (3)
• Bani (1) • Mabini (1) • Santa maria (6)
• Basista (2) • Malasiqui (3) • Santo tomas (5)
• Bautista (5) • Manaoag (4) • Sison (5)
• Bayambang (3) • Mangaldan (4) • Sual (1)
• Binalonan (5) • Mangatarem (2) • Tayug (6)
• Binmaley (2) • Mapandan (3) • Umingan (6)
• Bolinao (1) • Natividad (6) • Urbiztondo (2)
• Bugallon (2) • Pozorrubio (5) • Villasis (5)
• Burgos (1) • Rosales (6)
Has 4 cities and 44 municipalities with 6 districts:

The 4 cities:
• Dagupan (4)
• San Carlos (3)
• Urdaneta (5)
• Alaminos (1)
 Origin

“Pang” means “for” and “asin” means “salt” –

pangasinan means “Place for/of Salt”.
 People

The western portion of the province is part of the

homeland of the Sambal people, while the
central and eastern portions are the homeland of
the Pangasinan People. Due to ethnic
migration, Ilocano people have settled in some
areas of the province.
 Culture
• People here practiced anito worship, anito was believed
to be a god or divine spirit in nature and natural
phenomena.

• Mana – a divine power or vital or spiritual essence of every

being and everything that exist.

• Their beliefs are similar to Shamanist and Animist.

• Their temples and altars are dedicated to Ama Kaoley

and Ama Gaolay.
 Culture

• Pangasinenses also noted for their Buri hat (Straw hat),

mat weaving, wooden shoes, bricks, pottery and
metalcraft.

• Their handicrafts is famous for bamboo and rattan

artifacts.
 traditions
Death:

• CALASIAO, Pangasinan - Dressed in burial clothes and

veils and holding lighted candles, a group of residents
in central Pangasinan, called “cantores,” would
gather on All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day and go
from house to house, singing the song “Pantawtawag”
(Calling).
After the last stanza is sung, the singers are ushered
into the house and offered the usual fare, such as
“inlubi” (black rice cakes), fried rice flakes with
caramel and other native rice cakes.
 traditions
Christmas:

- Pangasinan Christmas and Holy Week traditions.

The Pangasinan Christmas aligondo, or carol, is made up
of 142 quatrains and is believed to be the longest
Christmas carol in the Philippines.
 traditions
Religious tradition

- Pangasinans treasure the image of Christ known as

Divino Tesoro of Calasiao and celebrate the image with an
annual festival from April 24 to May 2.
 Art dances
• Binoyugan dance.
- A dance originated from ilokano region, it features women
balancing a clay pot or banga on their head.

• Binasuan dance, Bamyambang.

- Shows off the balancing skills of the dancers gracefully, and
yet, carefully.

• Oasiwas,Lingayen.
- Celebrated by the fisherman of Lingayen. By drinking and
dancing, circling and swinging while balancing a lighted oil
lamp on their head.
 Art dances

• Sayaw ed Tapew na Bangko, Lingayen.

- Performers must dance on top of the bench roughly 6
inches wide.
 economy

• Salt making
• Agriculture
• Fishery
• Banking / Financial institutions
• Pottery
• Weaving
 Products

Bangus in Dagupan
 Products

Fish sauce or Bagoong. Puto of Calasiao

 Products

Binungey in Bolinao Tupig or Rice cake

(kind of kakanin) (Some kind of Suman)
 Tourist spot

Hundred islands,
Lingayen
 Tourist spot

Patar beach,
Bolinao
 Tourist spot

The Minor
Basilica of Our
Lady of the
Most Holy
Rosary of
Manaoag
 Tourist spot

Mt. Balungao Hilltop

Adventure resort.
 Tourist spot

Sky plaza,
Natividad.
 Famous people

Marc Pingris
Jhong Hilario
Fidel V. Ramos