Region I – Ilocos Region. Northwest Coast of Luzon.
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Transcript of Region I – Ilocos Region. Northwest Coast of Luzon.
Region I – Ilocos Region
Northwest Coast of Luzon
Provinces - coastal
Capitals
Laoag City (regional center) – Ilocos Norte
Vigan City (regional center) – Ilocos Sur
San Fernando City (regional center) – La Union
Lingayen City - Pangasinan
People
Ilocanos – industrious and thrifty
Ilocano – major dialect in Ilocos
Panggalatok – major dialect in Pangasinan
Can you speak Ilocano?
al-alia – ghost
agwatwat – exercise
agiw-iwa-iti-mangga – slicing a mango
Agsalsala ti tukak. – The frog is dancing.
Annay! – Ouch!
Ilocano Proverbs
• Ti táo nga mannaríta, awán ti ania nga magapuánanna. A man that talks too much accomplishes little.
• Ti agmúla, agápit. He who sows, reaps.
• Yánud ti danúm ti matmatúrog nga udáng. A sleeping lobster is carried away by the current.
Famous Figures
Juan Luna – painter – known for Spoliarium
Gregorio Aglipay – leader of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (Philippine Independent Church / Aglipayan Church)
Elpidio Quirino, Ferdinand Marcos, Fidel Ramos – former Presidents
Fidel Go – famous pot-maker from Vigan
Juan Luna Shrine, Ilocos
Spoliarium
Gregorio Aglipay
Elpidio Quirino
Marcos proclaimed Martial Law in Sept. 1972.
Marcos Museum, Ilocos Norte
Fidel Ramos
My family with Pres. Ramos
Fidel Go with Burnay Pot
Climate
Two seasons: dry from October to April
wet from May to September
Weather – usually mild
Cordillera – blocks rains so less rainfall reaches plains
Products and Industries
Agriculture – people are mostly farmers
Salt making, fish sauce, basi (wine from sugarcane)
Handicrafts from bamboo and shells
Sugarcane, tobacco, rice
Maguey – to make cotton or string
Abel Iloko (cloth), Burnay pot making
Salt Making
Commercial Salt Making
Fish Sauce in Burnay Jars
Basi
Bamboo bank (with Ilocano word in alibata)
Bamboo Hat
Shell Crafts
Maguey (Plant)
Maguey Products – inspected by Ilocos govt officials
Abel Iloko – textile of cotton & natural fiber
Abel Iloko dress
Abel Iloko loom
Burnay Pot Making
Beautiful Places in Ilocos Norte
Balay ti Amianan (House of the North) – house of former President Marcos (Malacañang of the North)
Paoay Lake & ResortFort Ilocandia Resort HotelPaoay ChurchBacarra ChurchSta. Monica ChurchWhite Beach, Pagudpud
Balay ti Amianan
Inside Marcos’s House
Paoay Lake
Fort Ilocandia Resort Hotel
Statue at Fort Ilocandia
Paoay Church
Bacarra Church
Sta. Monica Church
White Beach
Famous Spots in Ilocos Sur
Tirad Pass – defended by Gen. Gregorio del Pilar against the US (he died there)
Heritage City of Vigan – example of Spanish architecture
Gregorio del Pilar
Tirad Pass
Example of Vigan House
Beautiful Places in Pangasinan
Hundred Islands
Lingayen Gulf
Limahong Channel
Isla Santiago
Pangasinan – Gateway to the North
Hundred Islands
US Forces at Lingayen Gulf in World War 2
Isla Santiago
Tourist Spots in La Union
Lots of beautiful beaches, like Agoo Beach
Agoo Beach
Sunset at the Beach
Problems and Solutions
Limited land and long dry season – difficult to grow crops easily
Northern part of Ilocos Norte – still hit by lots of typhoons, because of southwest monsoon
Government can give financial help to farmers if crops are not abundant, also to people whose houses are destroyed by typhoons
Thank you
for listening!