ANALYSIS OF THE STRATIGRAPHY OF CHOSEN AREAS WITHIN THE ILOCOS REGION
the ILocos Region
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Transcript of the ILocos Region
the ILocos Region
Province Capital Population(2000)
Area(km²)
Pop. density(per km²)
Ilocos Norte Laoag City 514,241 3,399.3 sq. km 151.3
Ilocos Sur Vigan City 594,206 2,579.6 sq. km 230.3
La Union San Fernando City 657,945 1,493.1 sq. km 440.7
Pangasinan Lingayen 2,434,086 5,368.2 sq. km 453.4
Ilocos Norteis a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos
Region in Luzon. Its capital is Laoag City and is located at the northwest corner of Luzon Island.
PEOPLE AND
CULTURE
life of the Ilocano – are described as - "the browbeaten, industrious, cheerful, simple soul who has shown a remarkable strain of bravery and a bit of wanderlust." The Ilocano history
reveals his struggles and victories – in battles for colonial independence from Spain and
America, to Philippine leadership.
NATURAL RESOURCES
The region is a producer of food surplus – rice, corn, vegetables, root crops and fruits such as mangoes. It has abundant natural resources such as limestone for cement, feldspar for ceramics, fruits, vegetables, fish, poultry, and forest products such as bamboo and rattan.
MODE OF TRANSPORTATION
1. Taxi – (Public Utility Vehicle with a taximeter used in Metro Manila and other Philippine Major Cities).
2. Jeep – Filipino made Vehicle3. Minibuses – derived from truck chassis4. Tricycle – regular motorcycle with additional passenger
seating. Designs vary but are usually fairly standard in a municipality.
Tourism IndustryThe province offers a number of popular
destinations for tourists, locals and foreigners alike. Because of its proximity to the South China Sea, tourist arrivals peak during the summer seasons, the beach resorts topping the most visited list.
TOURISM INFRASTRACTURE
PAOAY, Ilocos Norte—The home of the Paoay Church, a World Heritage Site, is set to get a facelift, making it the focus of Ilocos Norte’s tourism master plan.
MIGRATION
A contemporary scholar, commenting on the Ilocano migration wrote: “The Ilocano movement has shown the way to people those vast lands.
Without plan, without system, without leadership, without funds, following only the natural law of
expansion, the ilocanos have spread over a considerable portion of the Northern Luzon, Central
Plain and Mindanao.
TOURIST PROFILE STATISTICS
Region Foreign Travellers
Overseas Filipinos
Domestic Travellers
1 NCR 262364 28395 68694
2 CAR 76812 13191 902917
3 Region I 52786 1793 281582
4 Region II*/a 24453 0 610715
5 Region III 155394 1208 251634
6 Region IV # 434530 7021 5852860
7 Region V 31153 18151 587823
8 Region VI ** 266891 84454 1259332
9 Region VII 542159 7383 1081903
10 Region VIII 13329 597 189643
11 Region IX 13647 13415 480297
12 Region X 46284 8947 837851
13 Region XI 52756 8875 699552
14 Region XII 4606 4443 618077
ATTRACTIONS
NATURAL ATTRACTION
ANUPLIG WATER FALL
San Juan Beach
Paoay Lake
Sand Dunes
Paoay Church
BUILT-ATTRACTIONS
SINKING BELLTOWE
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BANGUI WIND FARM
EVENTS and
FESTIVALS
PAMULINAWEN FESTIVAL
DECEMBER FESTIVAL
Ilocos Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos
Region in Luzon. Vigan City, located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the provincial capital.
CULTUREHERITAGE
The Ilocos Sur Museum, founded on August 22, 1970, has a sizable collection of cultural
treasures to be proud of. Here, Ilocos Sur art include paintings, centuries-old sculptures and
pieces of carved furniture.
NATURAL RESOURCES
It has abundant natural resources such as limestone for cement, feldspar for ceramics, fruits, vegetables, fish, poultry, and forest products such as bamboo and rattan.
MODE OF TRANSPORTATIONMini-buses, jeepneys, and tricycles
serve as inter-provincial, inter-municipal and interbarangay modes of transportation.
ATTRACTIONS
NATURAL ATTRACTION
Tirad Pass
Bessang Pass
Sta. Maria Church
Ancestral Houses
Pagburnayan (Jar)
EVENTS and
FESTIVALS
Semana Santa
Viva Vigan Arts and Industry Festival
Tobacco Festival
La Union is a province of the Philippines located in
the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Its capital is San Fernando City and borders Ilocos Sur to the north, Benguet to the east, and Pangasinan to the south.
CULTURE
Ninety-three percent of the population is Ilocano and is overwhelmingly Roman
Catholic. There are communities of Pangasinense in the south, Igorots in the Cordillera foothills, and Chinese in the city.
Environmental and Natural Resources
Fishing grounds are found in almost all barangays traversed by the rivers.
TRANSPORTATION As with most of the Philippines travel is
fairly easy and typically consists of buses, cars, jeepneys, and tricycles. Depending on the distance of your destination from your current location is a big factor in your mode of transportation.
ATTRACTIONS
BUILT ATTRACTION
Museo de La Unio
Luna Watchtower
Battle of San Fernando Marker
Agoo-Damortis National Seashore
Park
Hundred Islands
National Park
Pangasinanis a province of the Republic of the
Philippines. The provincial capital is Lingayen. Pangasinan is located on the west central and peripheral area of the island of Luzon.
CULTURE
The culture of Pangasinan is a blend of the indigenous Malayo-
Polynesian and western Hispanic and American cultures,
with some Indian and Chinese influen
ces.
Environmental and Natural Resources
The 1200 megawatt Sual Coal-Fired Power Plant, 345 megawatt San Roque Multi-Purpose Dam, and the Northern Cement Corporation are all located in Pangasinan.
TOURISM INFRASTRACTURE
Effective tourism promotion came as a result of the renovation of the Capitol buildings and its environments.
TRANSPORTATIONMini-buses, jeepneys, and tricycles
also serve as inter-provincial, inter-municipal and interbarangay modes of transportation.
Regional holidayNOV. 13 - Pangasinan day celebrates the birth day of the
latest speaker Eugenio Perez, Sr., a foremost son of Pangasinan.
JAN. 9 – a special non-working holiday in Pangasinan to mark the celebration of Pangasinan Veterans day in the province
APRIL. 5 -It will be a special non-working holiday in Pangasinan on April 5 when the province will observe its 431st Foundation Day, dubbed as "Agew na Pangasinan".
ATTRACTIONS
NATURAL ATTRACTION
Cacupangan Cave
Villacorta Caves
Santiago Island
Limahong Channel
BUILT-ATTRACTIONS
Villa Verde Trail
Old St. John’s
Cathedral
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