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If you will visit the Philippines,
1. Where will you travel?
2. What will you do?
3. Whom will you travel with?
4. When are you planning to
visit?
5. How will you surely enjoy
your trip?
REGION 1:
ILOCOS REGION
Region 1 or the Ilocos Region is composed of four
provinces and a city—Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union,
Pangasinan, and Dagupan City.
BANGUI WINDMILLS
Bangui Wind Farm is
a wind farm in Bangui,
Ilocos Norte, Philippines.
The wind farm uses 20
units of 70-metre (230 ft)
high Vestas V82 1.65
MW wind turbines,
arranged on a single row
stretching along a
nine-kilometer shoreline
off Bangui Bay, facing
the West Philippine Sea.
CALLE CRISOLOGO
Calle Crisologo in Vigan,
Ilocos Sur is the answer to
all your expectations. One
beautiful amazing street
surrounded by houses built
during the Spanish time.
Indeed, one perfect place
for a tour of the past. Being
surrounded by old
houses,Calle Crisologo is
also called The Heritage
Village
LA UNION
This laid-back coastal
town is famous for its
surfing spots but
what not a lot of
people know is that
it’s also brimming
with other natural and
heritage attractions
and cultural activities
like red clay pottery,
grape picking, loom
weaving, churches for
pilgrimage tours,
waterfalls, and
eco-tours.
HUNDRED ISLANDS AND
Hundred Islands is a
CAPE BOLINAO protected national park
composed of 123
uninhabited islets each
harboring with unique
properties – from white
sandy beaches, brimming
underwater life scenes, and
beautiful rock formations.
The islets vary in size –
some are too small to land
on, others are big enough
to enable exploration.

On the other hand, Bolinao,

has underdeveloped caves,
glorious waterfalls,
historical sites and tropical
beaches.
REGION 3:
CENTRAL LUZON
• Known as the fertile central plains, the rice basket of the Philippines,
Central Luzon produces most of the country’s dining staple: rice. And
because of this abundance of rice and vegetables, the cuisine is
simply superb—from the Kapangpanganbiringhe and sisig to Bulacan
sweets!
Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar

A fine showcase of
Filipino history and
craftsmanship, Las
Casas Filipinas de
Acuzar in Bataan
takes you back to
18th-century
Philippines in the
twinkling of an eye.
 The Monasterio de Tarlac

Tarlac and is perhaps one of the most

popular tourist spots in the
province. Believers and
tourists alike would go to the

Nueva Ecija top of the mountain to

attend mass and enjoy the
view from the top.

Capas National Shrine

marks the end spot of Death
March during World War II.
Thus, the site is like a
cemetery in vibe, but it is
still noteworthy.

“Little Vigan” has ancestral

houses. Visitors can walk on
cobblestone streets, have
their selfies with ornate
street lamps, and enjoy the
sights and sounds of a
community-driven tourism
landmark.
REGION 4A:
CALABARZON
CALABARZON has seen steady industrial growth and
urbanization in recent years. But the local culture is still
very much alive. Historical landmarks, monuments, old
churches, and shrines dot the region’s landscape.
EMILIO AGUINALDO SHRINE
The shrine is the
ancestral home of
General
EmilioAguinaldo, the
first president of the
First Republic of the
Philippines. The house
was first built in 1845
made from wood and
thatch, and
reconstructed in 1849. It
was in this home where
the general was born on
March 22, 1869.
CORREGIDOR ISLAND
Corregidor Island,
rocky island, strategically
located at the entrance of
Manila Bay, just south of
Bataan province, Luzon,
Philippines. It is a national
shrine commemorating the
battle fought there by U.S.
and Filipino forces against
overwhelming numbers of
Japanese during World War
II.
TAGAYTAY
Tagaytay, is a
component city in
Cavite province.
Tagaytay is one of the
most frequented
places in the south
because of its
outstanding scenery. It
overlooks Taal Lake
and Taal Volcano and
cold climate, given its
high altitude.
REGION 4B:
MIMAROPA
PUERTO PRINSESA UNDERGROUND RIVER

The Puerto Princesa

Subterranean River National
Park is a protected area of
the Philippines located about 80
kilometres (50 mi) north of the
city centre of Puerto
Princesa, Palawan. The river is
also called Puerto Princesa
Underground River.
CORON, PALAWAN
El Nido (officially
the Municipality of El Nido) is
a first
class municipality and managed
resource protected area in
the province of Palawan in
the Philippines. It is about 420
kilometres (260 mi) south-west
of Manila, and about 238
kilometres (148 mi) north-east
of Puerto Princesa, Palawan’s
capital. It is known for its
white-sand beaches, coral
reefs, limestone cliffs and as the
gateway to the Bacuit
archipelago.
PALAWAN
PUERTO GALERA
The name Puerto Galera is
Spanish for “Port of the
Galleons.” For centuries, trading
vessels would drop the anchor
off the shores of this place on the
northeastern coast of Mindoro
Island. Puerto Galera is well
known for its numerous scuba
diving spots; the area was
designated a Man and
Biosphere Reserve of UNESCO
in 1973 and has some of the
most diverse coral reef diving in
Asia located at the very heart of
the ‘Coral Triangle’. Its coral reefs
house about 60 percent of the
world’s shore fish
REGION 5:
BICOL REGION
MAYON VOLCANO

Mayon Volcano also known

as Mount Mayon or simply Mayon, is
an active stratovolcano in
the province of Albay in Bicol Region,
on the island of Luzon in
the Philippines. Renowned as the
"perfect cone" because of
its symmetric conical shape, the
volcano and its surrounding
landscape was declared a national
park on July 20, 1938, the first in the
nation.
CARAMOAN
Mayon's "little sisters" these
mountain areas are designated
National Parks protecting native
plants and animals. Take a look
at the Climbing Guide then
contact the experts at the DOT
office prior to planning any trek.
REGION 6:
WESTERN VISAYAS
BORACAY Boracay is a small island in
the Philippines located
approximately 315 km (196 mi)
south of Manila and 2 km off the
northwest tip of Panay
Island in Western
Visayas region of
the Philippines. Boracay Island
and its beaches have received
awards from numerous travel
publications and agencies.The
island comprises
the barangays of Manoc-Manoc,
Balabag, and Yapak in the
municipality of Malay, in Aklan
Province. The island is
administered by the Philippine
Tourism Authority and the
provincial government of Aklan.
REGION 7:
CENTRAL
VISAYAS
MAGELLAN’S CROSS
Magellan's Cross is a Christian
cross planted
by Portuguese and Spanish exp
lorers as ordered by Ferdinand
Magellan upon arriving
in Cebu in the Philippines on
March 15 , 1521.
This cross is housed in
a chapel next to the Basilica
Minore del Santo Niño on
Magallanes Street (Magalhaes
is the Portuguese name of
Magellan), just in front of the
city center of Cebu City.
CORDILLERA
ADMINISTRATIVE
REGION
• From the Central Cordillera Mountain Range, the largest
in the Philippines, six provinces and one chartered city
make up the Cordillera Administrative Region—Apayao,
Abra, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, and
Baguio City.
BAGUIO
Baguio is the gateway to the
wonders of Northern Luzon: the
calm beaches of La Union; the
fabled Hundred Islands of
Pangasinan; the world famous
Banaue Rice Terraces in Ifugao; the
ancient churches, Spanish
influenced houses, historical and
cultural relics of Ilocos Sur and
Ilocos Norte, the Kabayan of the
tribes of Benguet, Mountain
Province, Ifugao, Kalinga, Apayao,
and Abra.
SAGADA
Sagada is a town in the
Cordillera Mountains,
within the Philippines’
Mountain Province. Echo
Valley’s hanging coffins are
displayed high on cliffs,
while centuries-old coffins
are stacked in burial sites
like Lumiang Cave. The
nearby Sumaguing Cave
has unusual limestone
formations. To the north,
Bomod-ok Falls has a
natural swimming pool.
Rice terraces are carved
into the area's surrounding
mountainsides
BANAUE RICE TERRACES
he Banaue Rice
Terraces (Filipino:
Hagdan-hagdang Palayan
ng Banawe) are
2,000-year-oldterraces that
were carved into the
mountains of Ifugao in the
Philippines by ancestors of
the indigenous people.
The Rice Terraces are
commonly referred to as the
"Eighth Wonder of the
World".
NATIONAL
CAPITAL
REGION
LUNETA PARK
Rizal Park, also known as
Luneta National Park or
simply Luneta, is a
historical urban park in the
Philippines. Located along
Roxas Boulevard, Manila,
adjacent to the old walled
city of Intramuros, it is one
of the largest urban parks
in Asia
If you will visit the Philippines,
1. Where will you travel?
2. What will you do?
3. Whom will you travel with?
4. When are you planning to
visit?
5. How will you surely enjoy
your trip?