Abra

is a landlocked province of the Philippines in

the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its
capital is Bangued, and it borders Ilocos Norte
and Apayao on the north, Ilocos Sur and Mountain
Province on the south, Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur on
the west, and Kalinga, and Apayao on the east.
Abra's inhabitants are mostly descendants
of Ilocano settlers and members of the Tingguian
tribe. As of 2007, the population of the province is
230,953.
The predominant languages are Ilocano and Itneg.
Based on the 2000 census survey, the majority of the
province population is Ilocano 71.9%. Other ethnic
groups living in the province are
the Tinggian 18.7%, Ibanag 4.5%, Itneg 3.2%
and Tagalog 0.4%
Tangadan Tunnel
Abra River
Baguio City
The City of Baguio (Ilokano: Ciudad ti Baguio; Filipino: Lungsod ng
Baguio) is a highly urbanized city in northern Luzon in the Philippines.
Baguio City was established by Americans in 1900 at the site of
an Ibaloi village known as Kafagway. Baguio City was designated by
the Philippine Commission as the Summer Capital of the Philippines on
June 1, 1903 and incorporated as a city by the Philippine Assembly on
September 1, 1909. Baguio is the seat of government of the Cordillera
Administrative Region. The name of the city is derived from the
word bagiw in Ibaloi, the indigenous language of the Benguet Region,
meaning 'moss'. The city is at an altitude of approximately 1500 meters
(5100 ft) in the Luzon tropical pine forests ecoregion conducive to the
growth of mossy plants and orchids. Baguio City has become the center
of business and commerce as well as the center of education in the entire
Northern Luzon
The Lion
Camp John Hay
Benguet
Benguet (Filipino:Benhwet) is a
landlocked province of the Philippines in
the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its
capital is La Trinidadand borders, clockwise from the
south, Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur, Mountain
Province, Ifugao, and Nueva Vizcaya.
Based on the May 2000 census, Benguet has a total population of 330,129,
which makes it the most populous province in the region. This figure is up by
16,296 from 313,833 persons recorded in the 1995 census, giving an annual
growth rate of 1.09% during the 5-year period—much, much lower than the
national average of 2.43%. If this growth rate were maintained, Benguet would
double its population in approximately 64 years.
The province registered at 63,123 households, an increase of 4,588 households
over the 1990 figure. This gave an average household size of 5.2 persons, a little
higher than the national average of 4.99.
Benguet is the homeland of several tribes, collectively referred to as the Igorot.
Two of them, the Ibaloi in the southeast and the Kankana-ey in the northwest,
are the dominant tribes of Benguet. In the 2000 census, 43% of the household
population were Kankana-ey. About 29.2% were Ibaloi and 13.4% were Ilocano.
Other ethnic groups included Ikalahan (3.7%) and Tagalog (2.4%).
Bridal View Falls, Tuba, Benguet
Mountain Province
Mountain Province (Filipino:Lalawigang Bulubundukin) is a
landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative
Region inLuzon. Its capital is Bontoc and borders, clockwise from the
south, Ifugao, Benguet, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Kalinga, and Isabela.
Mountain Province is the full name of the province and is sometimes
incorrectly named just Mountain in some foreign references. The name is
also incorrectly shortened by locals to Mt. Province, which in turn is read
by native Anglophones as "Mount Province". The province is named that
way because it is found in the Cordillera Central mountain range of north
central Luzon.
Mountain Province was also the name of the historical province that
included most of the current Cordillera provinces. This old province was
established by the Americans in 1908 and was later split in 1966 into
Mountain Province, Benguet, Kalinga-Apayao and Ifugao.
Hanging coffins of Sagada
Hanging Coffins of Sagada
Sagada Falls
Ifugao
Ifugao is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera
Administrative Region in Luzon. Covering a total land area of 262,820
hectares, the province of Ifugao is located in a mountainous region
characterized by rugged terrain, river valleys, and massive forests. Its
capital is Lagaweand borders Benguet to the west, Mountain Province to
the north, Isabela to the east, and Nueva Vizcaya to the south.
It is named after the term "i-pugo" which means "i" (from/people)
and "pugo" (earth), thus people of the earth.
The Banaue Rice Terraces are the main tourist attraction in the province.
These 2000-year-old terraces were carved into the mountains, without
the aid of machinery, to provide level steps where the natives can plant
rice. In 1995, they were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Banaue Rice Terraces
Ilocos Sur
Ilocos Sur (Filipino:Timog Ilokos) 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. Ilocos Sur is
bordered by Ilocos Norte and Abra to the
north, Mountain Province to the east, La
Union andBenguet to the south, and the South China
Sea to the west.
Vigan Heritage District
Paoay Church
Dagupan City
Dagupan City (Pangasinan: Lunsod na Dagupan) is a 1st class city in
the Philippines. It is an independent component city of the province
ofPangasinan. According to the latest census, Dagupan City has a population of
149,554 people in 25,921 households. Located on Lingayen Gulf on the island of
Luzon, Dagupan is the chief port, educational, media and communication center,
commercial and financial center North of Manila; an active trade is conducted
in sugarcane, corn, rice, copra, salt, and an alcoholic liquor produced from
the nipa palm. The city is known as the bangus (milkfish) capital of the
Philippines because of its abundance of fresh bangus. The city's name is derived
from pandaragupan in the local Pangasinan languagemeaning 'gathering place' as
the city has been a regional market center for centuries.
The longest barbecue measured 1,007.56 m (3,305.64 ft) —it was created by the
people of Dagupan City on May 3, 2003 as part of the city’s Bangus Festival.
Dagupan City broke Canchia, Peru's 613 meters long record set in November 1999.
Dagupeños grilled Bonuan bangus at the "Kalutan ed Dagupan" street party.
Bonuan, Dagupan City
Pangasinan
Pangasinan is a province of the Republic of the Philippines. The
provincial capital is Lingayen. Pangasinan is located on the west
central area of the island of Luzon along the Lingayen Gulf, with
the total land area being 5,368.82 square kilometers (3336.030 sq
mi). According to the latest census, it has a population of
2,645,395 people in 477,819 households. The total population is
projected to rise to 3,039,500 in 2010.[1] According to the 2007
Philippine general elections, Pangasinan has a voting population
of 1,360,807, which is the second highest in the Philippines.
The Pangasinan language is the primary language in Pangasinan.
The estimated population of the indigenous speakers of this
language is about 1.5 million.
Bolinao Beach
Patar Beach
Tondol Beach
Cagayan Valley
Cagayan (Filipino:Kahayan) is a province of the Philippines in
the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Tuguegarao City and is
located at the northeastern corner of the island of Luzon. Cagayan also
includes the Babuyan Islands to the north. The province borders Ilocos
Norte andApayao to the west, and Kalinga and Isabela to the south.
Cagayan province is distinct from the city in Mindanao named Cagayan
de Oro, and is far away from Cagayancillo of Palawan or Cagayan de
Tawi-Tawi Island in the Sulu Sea.
Present day chroniclers say that the name was derived from the word
“tagay,” a kind of plant that grows abundantly in the northern part of
the province. Thus, “Catagayan” which means a place where the tagay
grows abundantly was shortened to “Cagayan,” the present name of the
province.
Manidad, or Crocodile Island
Aguib, Cagayan Valley
Batanes
The Province of Batanes is the northernmost and the smallest province of
the Philippine Republic, both in terms of population and land area. The
provincial capital is Basco.
The province is composed of ten islands, called the Batanes Islands, located
about 162 km north of the Luzon mainland in the Luzon Strait and is part of
the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Of this island group, the largest and only
inhabited islands are Itbayat, Batan and Sabtang.
The Batanes Islands are separated from the Babuyan Islands of Cagayan
Province by the Balintang Channel and from Taiwan by the Bashi Channel.
The northernmost island of the province, as well as of the Philippines,
is Mavudis (Yami) Island. The other islands
are Misanga, Siayan, Itbayat, Dinem,Batan, Sabtang, Ivuhos, and Dequey. Only
the four largest islands (Batan, Ivuhos, Itbayat and Sabtang) are inhabited.[1]
The Batanes are about 190 kilometers south of Taiwan.
Vulugan Beach
Sabtang Island