Region 9:

Zamboanga Peninsula
Zamboanga del Norte - Dipolog

Zamboanga del Sur - Pagadian

Zamboanga Sibugay - Ipil

Zamboanga City

Isabela City
Location/Composition
 The Region 9 or Zamboanga Peninsula,
as it is known now, was formerly
Western Mindanao is in the
southernmost portion of the country. It is
bounded by: Sulu Sea on the north;
Illana Bay and Moro Gulf on the south;
Misamis Occidental, Lanao del Norte
and Panguil Bay on the east; and the
Celebes Sea on the west.
 ZAMBOANGA RANGE –
forms the backbone of the
Zamboanga Peninsula
stretching from Mt. Dabiak in
Zamboanga del Norte and
arching to Zamboanga City in
the Southwest.
 Physiography

The Zamboanga Peninsula is surrounded by bodies of

water; the region relied on fishing as one of its major
industries.
• Zamboanga del norte is a province of
the Philippines located in the Zamboanga
Peninsula region in Mindanao.
• Its capital is Dipolog City and the province
borders Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga
Sibugay to the south and Misamis Occidental to
the east.
• The Sulu Sea lies to the northwest of
Zamboanga del Norte. Zamboanga del Norte is
the largest province of Zamboanga Peninsula in
terms of land area.
The ZAMBOANGA Peninsula was
known as Sibugay or Sibuguey during
the coming of the Spanish
conquistadors. And later on was
changed into Zamboanga from the
capital town of the province which
derived it's name from
the Malay word “Sambangan”
meaning: a place where wild flowers
grow.
 ZAMBOANGA DEL
NORTE – hilly &
mountainous with plains along
the coastlines.

NO ACTIVE VOLCANOES
Zamboanga del Norte's main crops are coconut,
corn, palay, banan, cassava, and vegetables. Its
known mineral deposits are gold, chromite,
manganese, asbestos and silica. Fishing and
farming are the primary economic activities.
Leading industries include coconut production as
well as rice, corn and banana production. The
region is the third highest in fish production in
the country.
*Dipolog City in Zamboanga del
Norte is renowned for
pioneering the production of
in-glass or bottled sardines in
the country.
*Region 9 ranks third in terms
of seaweeds production
contributing roughly 12% of
the total national output.

•Total of 104 big dried fish

processors in the region
Provincial Capitol of Dipolog City.
The very popular Dakak Beach
is most known for its
beautifully shaped cove and
powdery white sand.
Libuton Cave
the Libuton Cave in the
municipality of
Manukan, Zamboanga
del Norte is one of the
ecotourism sites being
developed and
promoted by the
Dipolog-Dapitan-
Polanco-Katipunan-
Roxas-Manukan
(DDPKaRoMa) Alliance.
Hudyaka which
means revelry in
Bisaya is an annual
festival that is
attended by
contingents from
the whole
Zamboanga del
Norte province.
Dipolog P’gsalabuk Festival
P’gsalabuk is a Subano term that means
“togetherness”. This is the biggest festival
of Dipolog City celebrating unity
Buklog Festival - thanksgiving festival of the
Subanen
is a province of the
Philippines located in
the Zamboanga
Peninsula region in
Mindanao. Pagadian
City is the capital.
Zamboanga del Sur is
subdivided into 26
municipalities and 1
component city. These
divisions are further
subdivided into 681
barangays.
The name of Zamboanga was derived from
the Malay word "Jambangan", meaning a
pot or place of flowers.
The original inhabitants of the Zamboanga
peninsula were the Subanons. The next group of
settlers to arrive were Muslim migrants from the
neighboring provinces. The Maguindanaoans and
Kalibugans were farmers; the Tausugs, Samals,
and Badjaos were fishermen; and the Maranaos
were traders and artisans. Mat weaving was the
major occupation of the Muslim settlers.
The most commonly spoken language
is Cebuano. Also spoken, although in
small percentage, are Zamboangueño,
Tagalog, English, Hiligaynon,
Maguindanao, Iranun, Subanun, and
Ilocano.
• Raising of chicken is the primary
poultry raising activity. (Zamboanga del
Sur contributed most.)

• Other agricultural activities:

 Ornamental & flower gardening
(excluding orchid) are more common.
 High percentage increases in
mushroom culture &
sericulture/silk/cocoon activity
Pulacan Waterfalls in
Labangan
LAKEWOOD in pagadian city

The lake got its name when Gen.

Leonard Wood, the governor of the
Moro Province in 1904, ordered Capt.
Cornelius Smith to explore the inner
territories of Mindanao starting from
Iligan to Misamis. They stumbled upon
the lake, which the natives called
“Danao.” Capt. Smith renamed it “Lake
Leonard Wood,” which eventually
became “Lakewood.”
Lake Dasay is the second
largest mountain lake,
after Lake Wood, in the
province of Zamboanga
del Sur, Philippines. With
an elevation of about
230 meters, it covers a
40-hectare area
surrounded by
forestland and is located
in the town of San
Miguel.
Mt. Susong dalaga in
barangay Lourdes

Susong Dalaga is a semi-

perfect cone with good
forest cover
Lourdes
Waterfalls
Also located at
barangay
Lourdes, about
32 kms. from
Pagadian
proper.
is a province of the Philippines
located in the Zamboanga
Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its
capital is Ipil and it borders
Zamboanga del Norte to the north,
Zamboanga del Sur to the east and
Zamboanga City to the southwest.
Zamboanga Sibugay was formerly part of
Zamboanga del Sur. Attempts to divide
Zamboanga del Sur into separate provinces date
as far back as the 1960s. Several bills were filed in
the Philippine Congress, but remained unacted.
The new province was finally created by Republic
Act No. 8973 passed on November 7, 2000 and
signed into law by President Gloria Macapagal-
Arroyo on February 24, 2001. Zamboanga del Sur
Third District Representative George Hofer was
elected as its first governor in 2001.
Economy

The leading industries are in the areas of semi-processed

rubber, rice and corn milling, ordinary food processing,
wood and rattan furniture making, dried fish & squid
processing, and home-made food processing. New
industries include concrete products, garments, wax and
candle factories, lime making, and other home and cottage
industries.
Major crops produced include rice, corn, coconuts, rubber,
fruit trees, vegetables, tobacco, coffee, cacao, and root
crops. Livestock and poultry productions are predominantly
small-scale and backyard operations. Coal mining in large
and small scale and precious metal mining in small scale
category are likewise present in some areas of the province.
 Tantanan Bay
It is the largest fish
Sibuguey Bay Sibuguey Bay is a large bay of sanctuary found in the
Moro Gulf, off the southwestern coast of province. Tantanan Bay is
Mindanao Island, in the southern Philippines.
located within the
The bay and Moro Gulf are part of the Celebes
Sea. municipality of Alicia,
encompassing an area of
five hectares.
Pulo Laum
Pulo Laum is a barangay of the philippine municipality
Olutanga in the province Zamboanga Sibugay in Zamboanga
Peninsula which is part of the Mindanao group of islands.
Pulo Laum belongs to the barangays of Municipality Olutanga
which are in the outlying area.

In the Island of
Olutanga, hundreds of
venomous sea snakes
called “walo-walo”
can become a man’s
best friend.
 In 2006, Zamboanga City
was re-labeled from "City
of Flowers" to "Asia's
Latin City". The new label
is the brainchild of Mayor.
Celso L. Lobregat
believing that this was a
more relevant and
significant label given the
fact that the people of
Zamboanga speak
Chavacano,
Historically, the City of Zamboanga has always been
sentimentally referred to as "The City of Flowers." It's
ancient founders, the Subanons, named it "Jambangan" in
their native language, meaning "a place of
flowers." According to legend, the place was resplendent
with flowers and full of their ever-changing blooming
colors.
Isabela City
is a 4th class city and the
capital of the province of Basilan,
Philippines. It is also colloquially
known as "Isabela de Basilan" to
differentiate the city's name from the
province of Isabela in Luzon island.
While administratively the island
province of Basilan is part of the
Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao (ARMM), Isabela City itself
is in not part of this region and is
placed under the Zamboanga
Peninsula region.
Ethnic Composition
 About a third of the region’s
population is composed of ethnic people.
These groups, usually erroneously
classified under the general heading of
Muslims, are actually distinct from each
other in culture. They are generally
divided into the Tausugs, Yakans, Badjaos,
Samals, and the Subanons of Zamboanga
del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, and
Zamboanga Sibugay.
 Basilan's earliest settlers
was traditionally
believed to be the Orang
Dampuans originating
from the islands of
Eastern Indonesia, who
Yakans were the ancestors of
the native Yakans. They
are variously called the
Orang Dyaks or the
Tagihamas.
 Yakans are peace-loving
people, originally pagans until the
spread of Islam in the island. Yakan
men and women are distinguished
by skin-tight trousers and bulky
waist sashes which serve as
protection from bladed weapons or
as hummocks in the hills at night.
These days, Yakans are engaged in both
dry and wet agriculture. They grow
upland rice, corn, coconut, and root
crops. Hunting continues but is mainly
for amusement.
They boast of their intricately
designed hand-woven cloth which no
other tribe in the country can imitate.
Subanens The Subanens are considered
the aborigines of
Zamboanga, settling in the
city before the Spaniards
occupied it. The term
Subanen, derived from Suba
(river), means People of the
River. The Subanens form a
single distinctive cultural
and linguistic group and are
mostly farmers who grow
upland rice, root, and tree
crops.
 Often referred to as the
Badjaos Philippine “sea gypsies”, the
Badjaos, until recently, spent
their lives on their small boats
which frequent the waters
around the numerous islands
of the Sulu Archipelago.
Today, about two-thirds
of the Tawi-Tawi Badjaos still
use boats as permanent living
quarters. Some of their
villages are in fact flotillas.
 The Badjaos are of two groups: the
southern Badjaos of Sulu and Tawi-Tawi,
who call themselves a single “bangsa” or
ethnic group; and the northern Badjaos
(the Basilan and Zamboanga groups).
Though water people, they go on land
and are buried on land. They make
frequent trips to their cemeteries to seek
favors from spirits of their deceased
ancestors and relatives.
 The Samas are a grouping of
Samas tribes that generally inhabit the
shorelines of northern and southern
Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Basilan, as well as
the Zamboanga Peninsula and nearby
islands.
They are peace-loving people
whose means of livelihood is fishing.
Their staple food is the cassava or
puto as it is locally called. They also
eat fruits and vegetables, showing a
partiality to mangoes.
 Their principal
musical
instrument is the
gabbang or nose
flute.
Tausugs The Tausugs, considered the
most politically dominant group in
the Sulu Archipelago, inhabit the
island of Jolo and are dispersed
into several communities in the
smaller islands of Tawi-Tawi,
Basilan, and Southern Palawan.
They have a rich culture, an
amalgam of different cultures and
foreign influence that dates back to
as early as the 13th century,
when Sulu was trading with China, India,
the East Indies, Arabia, and Japan.
They formed the Sultanate of Sulu in the
15th century. Jolo, which has been the
seat of power, is predominantly Tausug.
Fishing is one occupation many
Tausugs are engaged in. They also plant
upland rice inter-cropped with cassava,
coconut, abaca, and coffee.
Built as a tribute to a famous Yakan
leader, it is a triangular park located
in the heart of Lamitan City's bustling
downtown.
which showcases the
Datu Kalun Shrine, Lamitan. Lami-lamihan Festival.
It also serves as the
information center for
Lamitan City.

Museo ng Lamitan
 Santa Isabel Cathedral,
Isabela City, an art deco
cathedral with a mosaic altar
reminiscent of Roman-
Byzantine cathedrals, named
in honor of the patron saint
of Isabela.

Kaum Purnah Mosque in municipality

of Isabela in Basilan
an old and imposing mosque, the sight
of which greets visitors on ferries as
they sail the channel into Isabela.
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