Region 1 Ilocos Region

It is an administrative region of the Philippines, as designated as region 1, occupying

the northwestern section of Luzon. It is bordered by the Cordillera Administrative
Region to the east, the Cagayan Valley to the northeast and southeast, and the
Central Luzon to the south, to the west is South China Sea. The region
compromises four provinces: Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan.
The Spanish arrived in the 16th century and established Christian missions and
governmental institutions to control the native population and convert them to
Catholicism. During 1945, the combined American and the Philippine Commonwealth
troops including with the Ilocano and Pangasinan guerrillas liberated the Ilocos
region.
Geography: The Ilocos region occupies the narrow plain between the Cordillera
Central Mountain range and the South China Sea; The northern portion of Central
Luzon plain, to the north-east of the Zambales Mountains. Lingayen Gulf is the most
notable body of water in the region, and it contains several islands including the
Hundred Islands National Park. To the north of the region is the Luzon strait.

Administrative division of four provinces in region:

Ilocos Norte is a province of the Philippines located in Ilocos Region, capital is Laoag
City. It faces the west Philippine Sea to the west and the Luzon Strait to the north.
Noted for being the birthplace of the former President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. It
compromises 21 municipalities and 2 component cities, further subdivided into 559
barangays. The home of Aglipay Shrine, Aglipayan Church where the church’s first
supreme leader was buried.

➢ Language: Aside from the national language and English, there are three
indigenous languages in Ilocos Norte. The Faire Atta language is listed as one of
the 15 endangered languages of the Philippines according to the UNESCO Atlas
o the World’s Endangered Languages. Is listed as severely endangered, with
less than 300 speakers remaining.

➢ Economy: The province specializes in the products and industries: agriculture

like rice, corn, garlic, legumes, root crops, tobacco, and other fruits and
vegetables. Fishery like tilapia and assorted fishes, livestock like swine and
cattle. Cottage industries like loom weaving, furniture, ceramics, iron works.
Manufacturing and food processing of food products, packaging, garment
products, jewelry, and mechanized processing equipment. Wind Power is Ilocos
Norte’s position on the northwest corner of Luzon makes it deal for wind power
generation. There is currently a 25Megawatt wind farm in Ilocos Norte, and
several more wind energy projects are being planned.

➢ Tourism: Ilocos Norte is also known as a northern tourist destination, being the
location of Fort Ilocandia, hotel, resort, and casino. Some of the tourist
destinations in Ilocos Norte:

1. The Paoay Church – a UNESCO World Heritage- listed site, I sone of the
favorite cultural and historical site up in the north. Also known as the San
Agustin church, is about 19km southwest of Laoag City, the capital city of
Ilocos Norte.
2. Windmills. The Bangui Windmills are a long line of 70m-high wind
turbines lined up over a 9km stretch of the Bangui Bay shoreline. Standing
tall over the black sand beach, the windmills make up the first wind farm in
the country. It generates enough electricity to support 40% of the power
requirements of Ilocos Norte.
 3. Sandboarding. The sand dunes of La Paz and Paoay, the natural coastal
desert shaped by sea and wind, are located along the coast near Laoag
City. Its rolling and sometimes steep slopes make it perfect place for a
heart-pumping 4x4 ride and sandboarding.
4. Kapurpurawan Rock Formation. Many tourists go to Laoag for the sand
dunes, or to nearby Pagudpud to swim in its beaches. The rock formation
is known for its creamy white rock surface sculpted and shaped by the
relentless pounding waves.
5. Malacañang of the North. This two-story-mansion-turned-museum was
the former holiday residence of the Marcos family. The home is done in
Spanish colonial style, with a large spacious living room area, a grand
staircase, and wide hallways.
6. The Sinking Bell Tower. Along a busy road about 85 meters away from
the Laoag Church is the sinking Bell Tower. It was built in 1600s by the
Augustinian friars, who did not immediately realize that it was on sandy
soil.
7. Paoay Lake. One of the largest natural lakes in the province of Ilocos
Norte. It draws visitors not just because it’s right beside the Malacañang of
the North, but because of its serene and calm beauty.
Ilocos Sur is one of the provinces in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in
Luzon, capital is Vigan City located on the mouth of Mestizo River. Vigan city is almost
four centuries old. It named Bigan was later changed to Vigan. Ilocos Sur is bordered by
Ilocos Norte and Abra to the north, Mountain Province to the east, La Union and
Benguet to the south and the South China Sea to the west. Founded by Spanish
conquistador, Juan de Salcedo in 1572. It was formed when the north (now Ilocos
Norte) split from the south (Ilocos Sur). The current boundary of the province was
permanently defined through Act 2683, which was signed in Marched 1917. The sub-
province of Lepanto Amburayan in Mountain Province was annexed to Ilocos Sur.

➢ Economic: The first half of the 19 th century was an economic boom for Ilocos
Sur and other Ilocano provinces. It was when the cotton, tobacco, and indigo
industries were encouraged by the government.
➢ Climate: It is generally dry as defined by the Hernandez climate classification like
the dry months are from October to May. However, the southernmost portion,
Cervantes, is humid and rain is evenly distributed throughout the year while the
southeastern part of Sugpon is drier.
➢ Demographic: The population of Ilocos Sur in the 2015 census was 689, 668
people with a density of 27o inhabitants per square kilometer.
➢ Religion: Roman Catholic is the primary religion of the province of Ilocos Sur.
➢ Economy: People are engaged in farming, producing food crops, mostly rice,
corn, vegetable, root crops, and fruits. Non-food crops include tobacco, cotton,
and tiger grass. Cottage industries include loom weaving, furniture making,
jewelry making, ceramics, blacksmithing, and food processing.
➢ Culture: The Ilocos Sur Museum, founded on August 22, 1970, has a collection
of cultural treasures. Such includes arts like paintings, centuries-old sculptures of
carved furniture, and relics of Spanish European and Chinese cultures that had
influenced Ilocano life for centuries.
➢ UNESCO Recognitions: In 1999, the Heritage City of Vigan was inscribed in the
World Heritage List. Described as the best-preserved example of a planned
Spanish colonial town in Asia. Some of the tourist spots includes:
1. Calle Crisologo. Colonial epoch, a cobblestone street. The traditional
houses lining the street, centuries-old churches, and the sound of horse
hooves and kalesas are reminders of an era you’d feel nostalgic for.
2. Dancing fountain. The plaza looks like any other during the day, but at
nigh it becomes magical. The different colored lights and the timing of the
fountain spouts make for a family-friendly activity.
 3. Bantay Church- this church attraction is a belfry of Bantay church. Its
distinctly red bricks make it stand out from its surroundings. It served as a
watchtower during ancient times and World War II.
4. Santa Maria Church- this church is a UNESCO-listed heritage site as part
of the baroque churches in the country. The Augustinians had this built in
1760s.
5. St. Paul Cathedral- this beautiful church in Vigan has centuries of history
behind it. It was only a small chapel made of wood upon its establishment
in 1574. After several decades, it became a church in 1641 and grew in
prominence and reach.
6. Padre Burgos house - important figures in the Philippine history had lived
in Ilocos and one of them is Padre Burgos.

LA UNION- Its capital is the city of San Fernando which also serves as the regional
center of the whole Ilocos Region. The province is bordered by Ilocos Sur to the north,
Benguet to the east, Pangasinan to the south and west by the shores of the South
China Sea.

➢ History: La Union, the Union in English, was formed in 1850 when the Spanish
colonial government of Governor-General Antonio Maria Blanco merged the
three southern towns if Ilocos Sur province.
➢ Geography: Like most of the Ilocos Region, the province is squeezed in by the
Cordillera Mountain range to the east and the South China Sea to the west. La
Union experiences a rather arid and prolonged dry season with little precipitation
to be expected between the months of November and May.
➢ Demographic: In 2015 census, the population was 786, 653 people with a
density of 530 inhabitants per square kilometer.
➢ Economy: the economy is divided with service, manufacturing, and agricultural
industries spread throughout the province. The former American airbase Wallace
Air Station, having been converted into a business and industrial area, helps to
facilitate such commercial activity. The major products of the province include
hand-woven blankets, pottery, rice wine, sugarcane wine, sugarcane vinegar,
wood crafts, bamboo crafts, antique-finish furniture, other delicacies, and pebble
stones.
➢ Tourism:
1. San Juan is the surfing capital on the side of North Luzon.
2. Tangadan Falls- take a break from the surf and enjoy a dip at tangadan
falls in San Gabriel
3. Ma- Cho Temple- located in San Fernando, a picturesque temple found
on top of a hill. The first Taoist temple and only one in the Philippines that
is dedicated to the Chinese sea-goddess Mazu.
4. Bahay na Bato- in town of Luna, built from stones found along Luna’s
rare, pebbled beaches, the rest house sits on a peaceful property.
5. Luna Pebble Beach- one of the beachfronts of Bahay na Bato, the
coastline is surrounded by vibrant blue waters and strong sea waves. The
town is known as the Pebble capital of the North because of its many
pebbled beaches and big stone-licking industry.
6. Luna Church and Baluarte- also called as The Shrine of Our Lady of
Namacpacan or Namacpacan Church. The Spanish-colonial church was
built in 1690.
7. La Union Grape Farming- grape farms in Bauang, and many are open to
public.
Pangasinan. Its capital is Lingayen, a first-class municipality. It is the capital and the
seat of government of government of the province of Pangasinan. It is located along the
Lingayen Gulf, the Agno River and the Limahong Channel. Indigenous Pangasinan
speakers are estimated to number at least 2 million. The Pangasinan language, which is
official in the province, is one of the officially recognized regional languages in the
Philippines. The Pangasinan people, like most of the people in the Malay Archipelago,
are descendants of the Austronesian-speakers who settles in Southeast Asia since
prehistoric times. After the declaration of Independence in Manila on July 4, 1946.
Eugenio Perez, a Liberal Party congressman representing the 4th district of
Pangasinan, was elected speaker of the lower legislative house. He led the house until
1953 when the Nacionalista Party became the dominant party.

➢ Geography: Pangasinan is located on the west central area of the island of

Luzon in the Philippines. It is bordered by La Union to the north, Benguet and
Nueva Vizcaya to the northeast, Nueva Ecija to the southeast, and Zambales
and Tarlac to the south, and to the west is the South China Sea. The province
also encloses the Lingayen Gulf.
➢ Demographics: The population in the 2015 census was 2,956,726 people, with
a density of 540 inhabitants per square kilometer. The people are called
Pangasinan or the Hispanicized name Panagasinense, or simply taga-
Pangasinan. Known as traders, businesspeople, farmers, and fishers.
➢ Languages: The Pangasinan language is an agglutinative language. It belongs
to the MalayoPolynesian languages branch of the Austronesian language family.
It is the primary language of the province, as well as northern Tarlac and
southwestern La Union.
➢ Religion: Predominantly Christianity with Roman Catholicism as majority.
➢ Economy: mainly agricultural due to its vast fertile plains. 44% is devoted to cop
production. A major fish supplier, producer of salt. Its aquaculture includes oyster
and sea urchin farms, and the major crops are rice, mangoes, corn, and sugar
cane.
➢ Culture: Blend of the indigenous Malayo-Polynesian and western Hispanic
culture. The main centers are Dagupan, Lingayen, Manaoag, Calasiao, and San
Carlos City.
1. Hundred Islands- composed of more than a hundred small islands and
islets in the Lingayen Gulf. One of the most popular tourists’ spots in
Alaminos, Pangasinan and the province. The most visited islands are
Governor’s Island, Quezon, Marcos, and Children Island.
2. Sky Plaza- located at the eastern part of Pangasinan, it is a public park
and view deck where visitors can enjoy sweeping scenes of Natividad and
its neighboring towns. Also, the jump-off points to the short but challenging
trek up Ayat ni Apo Jesus, a pilgrimage site featuring a Christ the
Redeemer statue standing on tope of a hill.
3. Patar Beach- dubbed as the Boracay beach of Pangasinan with its very
long stretch of white sand beach and crystal-clear waters.
4. Manaoag Church- the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Most Holy
Rosary of Manaoag, the pilgrims center of the North attracts thousands of
tourists and pilgrims daily. It is a religious shrine with countless miraculous
tales and healing powers, revered as the patroness of the sick, the
helpless and the needy.
5. Mt. Balungao Hilltop Adventure Resort- it is a developed, extreme,
nature and sports adventure site in Balungao. It offers a variety of
activities such as a zipline experience, allterrain vehicle driving, bungee
trampoline, hiking or trail walking, trust fall, and mountain biking.
6. Enchanted Cave- it is one of the must-visit attractions in Bolinao,
Pangasinan. It has a huge coral reef that emerged from underwater.
7. Panacalan Island- located near and accessible via a boat ride from
Tondol Beach. It has a finer white sand than Tondol because of its
exclusivity.
 8. Bolo Beach- a great for families that enjoy singing karaoke and just
enjoying time with the beach.
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Region 2 Cagayan Valley

Cagayan Valley is designated as Region II, is an administrative region in the
Philippines, located in northeastern section of Luzon Island. It is composed of five
Philippines provinces: Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, and Quirino.
Most of the land area is situated on the valley between the Cordilleras and the Sierra
Madre Mountain ranges. It is the second largest Philippines administrative region
by land area, is also the large mass of land in the northeastern region of Luzon. It
is boarded to the west by the Cordillera Mountain range, east by the Sierra Madre,
south by the Caraballo Mountains, and the north by the Luzon strait.
Batanes. It is an archipelagic province in the Philippines situated in the Cagayan Valley
region. It is the northernmost province in the country, and the smallest, both in
population and land area. The capital is Basco located on the island of Batan. The
island group is located approximately 162 kilometers north of Luzon mainland and bout
190 kilometers south of Taiwan. Separated from the Babuyan Islands of Cagayan
Province by Balintang Channel, and from Taiwan by the Bashi Channel. The entire
province is listed in the UNESCO tentative list for inscription in the World Heritage List.

➢ History: the ancestors of today’s Ivatans descended form Austronesians who

migrated to the islands 4000 years ago during the Neolithic period. In 1993, the
Batanes Protected Landscape and Seascape, which encompassed the entire
province. Listed in the tentative list of the Philippines for UNESCO World
Heritage Site inscription in the future.
➢ Geography: the province has a total area of 219.01 square kilometers
comprising 10 islands situated within the Luzon Strait between the Balintang
Channel and Taiwan. The islands are sparsely populated and subject to
frequent typhoons. The three largest islands, Batan, Itbayat, and Sabtang, are
the only inhabited islands. The northernmost island in the province also the
northernmost land in the entire Philippines, is Mavulis island, part of the Luzon
Volcanic Arc.
➢ Topography: Almost one-half o Batanes is hills and mountains. Batan
island is generally mountainous on the north and southeast. It has a basin on
the interior. Itbayat Island slopes gradually to the West, being mountainous and
hilly along its northern, eastern coast. Sabtang, mountains cover central part,
making the island slope outward to the coast.
➢ Demographics: The population of Batanes in the 2015 census was 17, 246
people. Natives are called Ivatans and share prehistoric cultural and linguistic
commonalities with the people on Babuyan Island and the Tao people of Orchid
Island.
➢ Ecology: August 1993, the whole province is a UNESCO World Heritage Site by
the end of 2020.
Cagayan. The capital is the city of Tugegarao. It is about 431 kilometers northwest
of Manila and includes the Babuyan Islands to the north. The province borders Ilocos
Norte and Apayao to the west, and Kalinga and Isabela to the south. One of the
early provincials that existed during the Spanish Colonial Period.

➢ History: the name was originally derived form the tagay, a plant that grows
abundantly in the northern part of the province.
➢ Geography: situated within the Cagayan Valley region, the province is bounded
by the Philippine Sea on the east; on the south by Isabela province; on the
west by the Cordillera Mountains; and on north by the Balintang Channel
and the Babuyan Group of Islands. The eastern coasts form the northern
portion of the Sierra Madre Mountain range, while the western limits are
generally hilly to low in elevation.
➢ Demographics: 2015 census, 1,199,320 people.

Isabela. Second largest province in the Philippines in land area, located in the
Cagayan valley region in Luzon with City of Iligan as Capital. It is bordered by the
province of Cagayan to the north, Kalinga to the northwest, Mountain Province to the
central west. It is also bounded with Ifugao and Nueva Vizcaya to the southwest,
Quirino and Aurora to the south, and the Philippine Sea to the east. This
primarily agricultural province is the rice and corn granary of Luzon due to its
plain and rolling terrain. In 2012, the province was declared as the country ’s top
producer of corn with 1, 209, 524 metric tons. The 10th richest province in the
Philippines as of 2020. The province has four trade centers in the cities of Ilagan,
Cauayan, Santiago and the municipality of Roxas.

➢ Geography: Isabela compromises an aggregate land area of 12, 414.93

kilometers, representing almost 40 percent of the regional territory. The
province is divided into three physiological areas.

The eastern area straddled by the Sierra Madre Mountain range, is rugged
and thickly forested. A substantial portion is uncharted. These
unexplored hinterlands are home to a rich variety of flora and fauna, and
some are under government reservations. It is home to one of the world's
largest remaining low-altitude rainforests, with numerous unknown
endemic species of flora and fauna. Biological diversity in the protected
area known as the northern Sierra Madre natural park.

The western area is a fertile valley hemmed by the Central Cordillera.

Isabela is politically subdivided into 34 municipalities, two component
cities and one independent component city.

➢ Demographics: Isabela has 1,593,566 people, making it most populated

province in the region 2.

Nueva Vizcaya. Bayombong is the capital. It is bordered by Benguet to the west,

Ifugao to the north, Isabela to the northeast. While Quirino to the east, Aurora to
the southwest, Nueva Ecija to the south, and Pangasinan to the southwest.

➢ Geography: surrounded by the North Luzon’s three large mountain ranges.

Is generally mountainous, varying from steep mountains to rolling hills, with
some valleys and plains. It is bordered on the west by the Cordillera
mountains, on the east by the Sierra Madre mountains, and on the south by
Caraballo Mountains. The province of the entire Cagayan Valley is separated
from the Central Luzon plains by the Caraballo Mountains. Has a total land
area of 3,975.67 square kilometers. The southernmost province in the Cagayan
Valley region, Nueva Vizcaya lies approximately 268 kilometers north of Metro
Manila. It can be reached by land via the Cagayan Valley Road or Maharlika
 Highway. It compromises 15 municipalities, with Bayombong as the provincial
capital and major educational center. The agricultural hub and Solano are the
financial district with major commercial centers, Kayapa as the summer capital
and vegetable bowl of the province.
➢ Demographics: population was 452, 287 people

Quirino. A landlock province, the capital is Cabarroguis named after Elpidio

Quirino, the sixth President of the Philippines. The province bordered Aurora to the
southeast, Nueva Vizcaya to the west, and Isabela to the north. Used to be part of
Nueva Vizcaya until separated in 1966.

➢ Geography: covers a total area of 2,323.47 square kilometers occupying the

southeastern section of the Cagayan Valley region. A landlocked province
situated within the upper portion of the Cagayan River basin. Bounded by
Isabela on the north, Aurora on the east, and Nueva Vizcaya on the west.
The Sierra Madre Mountain range provides a natural barrier on the eastern and
southern border of the province, and the Mamparang Range on the western
part. The province is generally mountainous, with about 80 percent of the total
land are covered by mountains and highlands. A large portion of the province lies
within the Quirino protected landscape.
➢ Demographics: population was 188, 991 people.

Region 3: Central Luzon

 Located north of Manila.

AURORA

 Aurora’s capital is Baler.

 Aurora is located in the eastern part of Central Luzon.
 The first known Spanish explorer who became the first European to visit Aurora
was Juan de Salcedo in 1572.
 Issuance of Executive Order No. 103, dated May 17, 2002, by-then President
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, the province of Aurora was moved to Central Luzon.

GEOGRAPHY OF AURORA

 As such, the elevation is generally steep to very steep and only about 14% of the
province’s total area is flat.
 Aurora “is” a coastal province covering an area of 3,14732 square kilometers
(1,215.19 sq mi) in east-central Luzon. To the north, it is bordered by the
Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park of Isabela, to the west by the central range
of the Sierra Madre which contains the Casecnan Protected Landscape and
Aurora Memorial National Park, to the south by the Umiray River, and to the east
by the Philippine Sea which opens to the Philippine Sea. The San Ildefonso
Peninsula lies in the province’s northern portion between the Philippine Sea and
the Casiguran Sound.

DEMOGRAPHY
  The population of Aurora in the 2015 census was 214,336 people with Roman
Catholicism as the primary religion.
 Pockets of Negritos called Dumagats which are believed to have result from a
fusion of Austronesian and Melanesian ancestries, and survive from fishing and
hunting.
 Three types of Dumagats:
(1) Umiray Dumagat
(2) Casiguran Dumagat
(3) The Palanan

 Corn crops and other major agricultural crops are grown in Aurora.
 Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) — a special
economic zone. It aims to boost social, economic and industrial developments in
Aurora and nearby provinces by generating jobs for the people.

TOURISM

 Sabang Beach. It is the most frequented Baler tourist spot because of its soft
sand and towering waves that could reach up to 14 ft. during peak surfing
season.
 Dingalan Mountain View. It is known as the Batanes of Aurora because of the
breathtaking view and scenery.
 Museo de Baler. This houses several to the Philippines’ first and longest
historical artifacts that link it closely colonizer, Spain.
 Balete Park is known for the millennium Tree-the biggest Balete tree in Asia.
This Balete Tree stands at 215 feet with a diameter of almost 200 feet, making it
a must-visit Baler Aurora tourist spot.

BATAAN

 Capital is Balanga.
 Bordered by the Provinces of Zambales and Pampanga to the north.
 The Battle of Bataan is famous in history as one of the last stands of American
and Filipino soldiers overwhelmed by the Japanese forces in World War II.
 The Bataan Death March was named after the province, where the infamous
march started.

BRIEF HISTORY

 The first inhabitants of the Bataan peninsula are the Ayta Magbeken people —
known as the first Negrito ancestors of present-day Filipinos.

GEOGRAPHY

 The province has an area of 1,372.98 square kilometers and covers the entire
Bataan Peninsula.

DEMOGRAPHICS

 The population of Bataan in the 2015 census was 760,650 people with
Catholicism as the primary religion.
 The three most prominent ethnic groups in Bataan are the Tagalogs, the
Kapampangans and The Ayta Magbeken.
Some inhabitant also speak Kapampangan, especially in areas close to the border of
Pampanga.

➢ Roman catholic is the predominant religion in the province.

➢ Bulacan has 21 municipalities and three component cities: Malolos the provincial
capital, Meycauayan and San Jose del Monte.

ECONOMY

➢ The province of Bulacan is steadily becoming industrialized due to its proximity to

Metro Manila.

➢ Many corporations put up industrial plants and site in Bulacan. Some businesses
and industries include agribusiness; aquaculture; banking; ceramics; construction;
food/food processing; furniture; garments; gifts, houseware, decors, are also a major
industry. There are also hospitals; hotels, resorts and restaurants; information and
communications technology; jewelry; leather and leather tanning.

➢ Bulacan is also known for as polytechnics and fireworks manufacturing; shoe

manufacturing; trade; transport services; travel and tours.

➢ The rural areas still mostly depend on agriculture and aquaculture as a source of
income.

Some of the major crops are rice, corn, vegetables, and fruits such as mangoes.

➢ An orchid farm is operating at Golden Bloom Orchids at Barangay Maguinao in

San Rafael, Bulacan.

➢ The fisheries of Bulacan aside from fishponds and rivers, include Bustos Dam
and waterlogged areas.

TRANSPORTATION

➢ Bulacan is dubbed as The Gateway to the Northern Philippines.

➢ The province is linked with Metro Manila primarily through the Luzon Expressway
and Manila North Road better known as the McArthur Highway.

➢ The San Miguel Corporation’s proposed Bulacan Airport, dubbed as the New
Manila International Airport is on process. It involves the construction of the brand-new
international airport and is being positioned as an alternative to the congested NAIA in
Manila.

➢ It has also been seen that the four million tourists that visit the country yearly will
be tripled once the airport project proposal pushes through.

TOURISM
➢ It has fast become an ideal tourist destination and an essential player in the tourism
of the Philippines. This is because of its richness in history, culture, arts, and natural
resources.

SOME OF THE TOURIST SPOTS IN BULACAN:

1. Biak-na-Bato Cave. This is located in the suburbs of San Miguel de Mayumo

on the northern tip of Bulacan. Biak-na Bato became the refuge of the
revolutionary army that fled Cavite and Batangas.

2. Meyto Shrine. Located in Calumpit, Bulacan is known as the cradle of

Christianity in the province. The first Catholic Mass was held by the
Augustinian friars, armed with cross in 1572.

3. Dona Remedios Trinidad Natural Wonders. This is located in the town of

Dona Remedios Trinidad has a cooler and moister climate of its altitude. Its
natural features include rivers, waterfalls, and forests, springs, limestone
formation, mountains and hills.

4. Magnificent and well-preserved caves can be found in Barangay Bayabas.

One of which is called Puning Cave with a spring running down a mountain.

5. Bocaue Museum. It is located in Bocaue, Bulacan that houses a collection of

Municipal antiques. These are array of artifacts tat depict the town’s culture
and tradition.

6. Pulilan Butterfly Haven. This butterfly sanctuary is a perfect place for nature
lovers. The sanctuary gives the tourists the butterfly’s fascinating life cycle.
Enjoy lush greenery like flowers which provide an ideal habitat for the
butterflies. This will give also an experience with nature in an oasis of beauty
and tranquility,

PROVINCE OF NUEVA ECIJA

• This is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region
with City of Palayan as capital. Nueva Ecija borders, from the south clockwise, Bulacan,
Pampanga, Tarlac, Pangasinan, Nueva Vizcaya and Aurora.

BRIEF HISTORY

➢ Nueva Ecija was named by the Spanish colonizers after the small town of Ecija,
Spain.

➢ The sprawling and varied geological features of the land includes plains,
mountains and rivers as requisites for the birth and sustenance of life itself.
➢ The land’s very first settlers came upon three mountain ranges to the East, North
and West and vast southern plains. After the war, much rebuilding was made at the
urban areas of the province, specifically Cabanatuan and Gapan. Thi became the focus
of the administrations of Quezon, Roxas, Quirino, Magsaysay, Garcia, and Macapagal.

➢ The city of Palayan was formally established by law and became the new capital
of the province.

GEOGRAPHY

➢ The province is the largest in Central Luzon, covering a total area of 5,751.33
square kilometers. Its terrain begins with the southwestern marshes near the Pampanga
border. It approaches the mountains of Sierra Madre in the east, and the Caraballo and
Cordillera Central ranges in the north. The species of flora and fauna in the province is
diverse on its north and east borders. It exhibits a shared ecosystem with the Caraballo
mountain in the north and the Sierra Madre mountains in the east. The southeast areas
are also known for its diverse fauna and flora due to the presence of the Minalungao
National Park.

➢ The province is divided into four congressional districts comprising 27

municipalities and 5 cities. The province has the most number of cities in the Central
Luzon region.

DEMOGRAPHIC

➢ The population of Nueva Ecija in the 2015 census was 2,151,461 people.

➢ According to the Atlas Filipinas published by the National Commission for Culture
and the Arts of the Philippines.

➢ There are 11 local ethnic languages with living ethnic speakers are present in
Nueva Ecija such as Tagalog in the entire province, Abellan in a small part in the centre,
Kapampangan in the southwest-most section, and Kankanaey in the east central,
Ilokano northern areas and a small section in the centre, Alta in the east central, Ayta
Mag-antsi in the centre and the north-central. The province is predominantly Roman
Catholic in their religion.

ECONOMY

Nueva Ecija is considered the main rice growing province of the Philippines. It is also
the leading producer of onions in the Municipality of Bongabon in South East Asia. It is
currently the 9th richest province in the country. Nueva Ecija is one of the top producers
of agricultural products in the country. Its principal crops is mainly rice but corn and
onion are produced in quantity. The province is often referred to as the Rice Granary of
the Philippines. Several areas have also mineral deposits. Copper and manganese
have been found in General Tinio, Carranglan, and Pantabangan. The upper reaches of
Carranglan and Palayan City are said to contain gold.

TOURISM

Nueva Ecija is focused on gatherings in churches, parks, and festivals.

FAVORITE DESTINATIONS:

1. Manilungao National Park. Located in General Tinio, this natural wonder of

Nueva Ecija has gained popularity over the years until now. It is accessible by
public and private transportation on a day trip from Metro Manila and other
provinces. This attraction is characterized by high limestone formations flanking
the Penaranda River. Tourists can walk around, admire the views, swim, cliff
jumping, and enjoy riding a raft plying along the calm river.

2. Camp Pangatian War Memorial Shrine. This shrine in Cabanatuan City was used
to be an American camp. Today, this shrine commemorates the sacrifice and the
heroism of the Filipinos and foreign soldiers who fought the Japanese.

3. Three Kings Parish. Located in Gapan City, this church has a history that spans
centuries. The exterior is simple yet beautiful while the interior creates a peaceful
ambiance for praying and reflection.

4. Pantabangan Lake. This is one of the cleanest lakes of the Philippines. The
creation of the Pantabangan Dam led to the creation of the Pantabangan Lake
ehich is one of the largest in Southeast Asia.

PROVINCE OF PAMPANGA

• This province in central Luzon region is lying on the northern shore of Manila Bay with
City of San Fernando as capital. Angeles City, while geographically within Pampanga, is
classified as the first-class, highlyurbanized city and is governed independently of the
province.

BRIEF HISTORY

➢ Ancient Pampanga’s Territorial’s area included portions of the modern provinces

of Tarlac, Bataan, Zambales, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan. Pampanga was re-organized as a
province by the Spaniards on Dec. 11, 1571. The name La Pampanga was given by the
Spaniards, who encountered natives living along the banks pampang of the Pampanga
River. In creation of 1521 makes it the first Spanish province on Luzon Island, Cebu in
Visayas is older as it was founded by the Spaniards in 1565. After the Second World
War, operations in the main province of Pampanga was downfall insurgencies.
GEOGRAPHY

➢ Pampanga covers a total area of 2,002.20 sq. km occupying the south-central of

the region. When Angeles is included for geographical purposes, the province’s area is
2, 062.47 sq. km.

➢ The province is bordered by Tarlac to the north, Bulacan to the east, the Manila
Bay to the central-south, Bataan to the southwest, and Zambales to the northwest. Its
terrain is relatively flat with one distinct mountain, Mount Arayat and the notable
Pampanga River.

DEMOGRAPHICS
➢ The population of Pampanga in 2015 census was 2,198, 110 people with Roman
Catholicism as the primary religion.

➢ The whole population of Pampanga speaks Kapampangan, which is one of the

Central Luzon languages along with the sambalic languages. English and Tagalog are
rather spoken as the secondary languages. There are a few Sambal speakers in the
province, especially near the border of Zambales.

ECONOMY

➢ Farming and fishing are the two main industries. Major products also include rice,
corn, sugarcane, and tilapia.

➢ Pampanga is the tilapia capital of the country because of its high production
reaching in metric tons. In addition, the province supports thriving cottage industries that
specialize in wood carving, furniture making, guitars and handicrafts. Every Christmas
season, the province of Pampanga, especially in the capital city of San Fernando
becomes the center of a thriving industry. This is centered on handcrafted light lanterns
called parols that display a kaleidoscope of light and color. Other industries include its
casket industry and the manufacturing of all-purpose vehicles in the municipality of
Santo Tomas. The province is famous for its sophisticated culinary work.
Kapampangans are well-known for their culinary creations.

Region 4A: CALABARZON (CAVITE, LAGUNA, BATANGAS, RIZAL, QUEZON)

 Calabarzon formally known as the Southern Tagalog Mainland, is an

administrative region in the Philippines, designated as Region IV-A.
 The region comprises five provinces: Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon, and
Rizal and one Verde Island highly urbanized city, Lucena.
 The region is the most populous region in the Philippines according to the
Philippine Statistics Authority, having Ragay Gulf over 14.4 million inhabitants in
2015.
 The country’s second most densely populated after the National Capital Region.
 The region is situated southeast of Metro Manila, and is bordered by the Manila
Bay to the west, Lamon Bay and the Bicol Region to the east, the Tayabas Bay
and Sibuyan Sea to the south, and Central to the north.
 It is home to places like Mount Makiling near Los Baños, Laguna and the Taal
Volcano in Batangas.

BATANGAS

 The capital of CALABARZON is the city of Batangas, and is bordered by the

provinces of Cavite and Laguna to the north, and Quezon to the east.
 Across the Verde Island Passages to the south is the island of Mindoro and to
the west lies the South China Sea.
 It is home to the well-known Taal Volcano, one of the Decade Volcanoes, and
Taal Heritage town, a small town that has ancestral houses.
 Batangas City has the second largest International seaport in the Philippines
after Metro Manila.

HISTORY
  Long before the arrival of the Spaniards in the Philippines, large centers of
population already thrived in Batangas.
 The province had been trading with the Chinese since Yuan Dynasty until the
first phase of Ming Dynasty in the 13th and 15th century.
 In 1570, Spanish generals Martin de Goiti and Juan de Salcedo explored the
coast of Batangas on their way to Manila and came upon a Malay settlement.
 Liberation of Batangas proper by American forces began in March 1945 nder the
11th Airborne Division and the 158th Regimental Combat Team.
 The 158th Regimental Combat Team stationed in Nasugbu was tasked to secure
the shores and nearby towns of Balayan and Batangas.

GEOGRAPHY

 Batangas is a combination of plains and mountains, including one of the world’s

smallest volcanoes, Mt. Taal.
 Other important peaks are Mount Macolod with an elevation of 830 meters, Mt.
Banoy with 960 and Mt. Talamitam with 700 meters.
 Batangas has several islands, including Tingloy, Verde Island, and Fortune
Island of Nasugbu.
 According to Guinness World Records, the largest island in a lake on an island is
situated in Batangas. Particularly at Vulcan Point in Crater Lake, which rests in
the middle of Taal Island in Lake Taal, on the Island of Luzon.
 Comprises of 30 municipalities and 4 cities.

DEMOGRAPHICS

 The population of Batangas in the 2015 census was 2,694,335 people.

 Tagalogs are the predominant people in Batangas with Roman Catholicism as
predominant religion.
 The dialect of Tagalog spoken in the province closely resembles the Old Tagalog
spoken before the arrival of the Spanish.

ECONOMY

 Pineapples are very common.

 In the municipality of Taal, pineapple leaves are processed to form a kind of cloth
known as jusi, from which the Barong Tagalog, the national costume of the
Philippines is made.
 Livestock as an industry is also thriving In Batangas. Cattle from Batangas are
widely sought throughout the country.
 Fishing plays a very important part of the economy of the province.

TRANSPORTATION

 Batangas has a total of 556 kilometers of national roads, moostly paved.

 The Southern Tagalog Arterial Road, Maharlika Highway, and Jose P. Laurel
Highway forms the highway backbone of the province.
 Batangas Port in Batangas City is the principal port for ferry access to Mindoro,
Tablas, Romblon, and other islands.

TOURISM

 Batangueños have been known for their religious practices.

  Devotees of the Catholic religion perform rituals such as dances (subli) and
chants (luwa/lua) to express their faith.
 Batangas is home to some of the best preserved colonial architectures in the
country, especially evident in the municipality of Taal.
 According to the study made by the American Marine Biologist Dr. Kent
Carpentier, Batangas’ seas host more than half of the world’s species of coral.
 It is also home to dolphins and once in a while, the passage of the world’s
biggest fish: the whale shark or the butanding, as the locals call it may be
observed.

CAVITE

 Located on the southern shores of Manila Bay and southwest of Metro Manila.
 The capital is the city of Imus and the city of Trece Martires as the seat of
government.
 One of the most industrialized and fastest-growing provinces in the Philippines.
 Its location is just north of Taal volcano poses significant risks of ashfall, and
debris flows through it into Manila Bay.

HISTORY

 The present Cavite City was once a mooring place for Chinese junks trading that
came to trade with the settlements around Manila Bay.
 Archeological evidence in coastal areas show prehistorical settlements.
 According to local folklore, the earliest settlers of Cavite came from Sulu or
Borneo.
 The Spanish colonizers who arrived in the late 16 th century saw the unusual
tongue of land jutting out on Manila Bay.

GEOGRAPHY

 Cavite is surrounded by Laguna province to the east, Metro Manila to the

northeast, and Batangas province to the south.
 Cavite is the second-smallest province in the region comprises 16 municipalities
and 7 cities.
 Situated at the entrance of Manila Bay, Cavite is characterized by rolling
hinterlands punctuated by hills; The shoreline fronting Manila Bay at the
boundary with Batangas where the sea level; and rugged portion at the Dos
Picos mountains are located.
 Cavite’s land resources are categorized into two: forest lands and alienable
and disposable lands
 Forest lands are being maintained as they play a great role for the ecological
balance of the province.
 Cavite coastal areas have marl and conglomerate sedimentary rocks, and some
igneous rocks which are prominent in the high mountainous regions.

DEMOGRAPHICS

 Cavite had a total population of 3,678,301 in the 2015 census making it the most
populous, the second most densely populated province in the country.
 Cavite is classified as predominantly urban having population concentrated in the
urban areas with Roman Catholicism as primary religion.

ECONOMY
  The province is predominantly an agricultural province and the economy is
largely dependent on agriculture.
 Cavite has twelve economic zones. The largest economic zone under
development is the PEC Industrial Park in General Trias. This is with 177
hectares intended for garments, textiles, semiconductors, food processing and
pharmaceuticals.

TRANSPORTATION

 There are three main highways traversing the province: Aguinaldo Highway runs
in a general north-south direction which includes the Tagaytay-Nasugbu Highway
segment in the south; The Governor’s Drive runs in a general east-west direction;
the Antero Soriano Highway runs within the coastal towns on the northwest.

TOURISM

 Tagaytay serves as the main tourist destination in the province with natural
attractions, theme parks and recreation facilities.
 There are eight world-class golf courses in the province. Natural wonders are
mostly found in an upland areas wuch as Tagaytay Ridge, Macabag Cave in
Maragondon, Balite Falls in Amadeo, and Mataas na Gulod National Park in
Ternate and Maragondon, The Aguinaldo Shrine and Museum in Kawit is where
the independence of the Philippines was proclaimed on June 12, 1898 by
General Aguinaldo, the Philippines’ first president.
 Mountain climbing is also one of the outdoor activities in Cavite. There are
twenty-two accredited tourism establishments by Department of Tourism.

LAGUNA

 a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon with

Santa Cruz as capital.
 The province is situated southeast of Metro Manila, south of the province of
Batangas and east of Cavite.
 Laguna hugs the southern shores of Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the
country.
 It is also famous for attractions like Pagsanjan Falls and the hot spring resorts of
Calamba on the slopes of Mount Makiling.

HISTORY

 The province of Laguna, and that of the Southern Tagalog region, dates as far
back as 900 AD.
 Pre-Hispanic settlement in the area can be dated to prehistoric times, as
evidenced in the names of towns such as Pila, Laguna.
 The Taft Commission was established to govern the Philippines during the
interim period, which appointed Juan Cailles as the provincial governor of
Laguna.

GEOGRAPHY

 Laguna covers a total area of 1,917.85 square CALAMBA kilometers occupying

the north central section of the Calabarzon region in Luzon.
  Laguna is the third largest province in the Calabarzon region and the 63 rd largest
in the entire country.
 Laguna lies on the southern shores of Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the
country.
 The land near Laguna de Bay can be considered to be narrow and flat while
become more rugged going further inland towards the mountainous areas.
 Laguna is home to 24 mountains, most of which are inactive volcanoes.
 The highest peak in Laguna is Mt. Banahaw located in the boundary of Laguna
and Quezon.
 Laguna comprises 24 municipalities and 6 cities with capital of Santa Cruz, a first
class municipality.

DEMOGRAPHICS

 The population of Laguna in the 2015 census was 3,035,081 people with Roman
Catholicism as predominant religion.

ECONOMY

 Present-day Laguna shows a thriving economy because of the availability of

natural resources.
 Laguna produces millions of pesos worth of coconuts, rice, corn, sugar, citrus
fruits, lanzones, Robusta coffee and other products.
 Tourists flock to its beauty spots, especially Pagsanjan Falls, Calamba and Los
Baños hot springs, Mount Makiling, Caliraya Lake and many others.
 The main natural resources of Laguna are in its agriculture and fisheries, owing
to its position near the Laguna de Bay and the surrounding lowlands.
 Carp and tilapia fingerlings are also being grown in inland ponds and freshwater
fish pens.
 Laguna is home to twenty-one economic zones as registered under the
Philippine Economic Zone Authority in Santa Rosa, Binan, and Calamba.

TRANSPORTATION

 Laguna has a total of 348 kilometers of national roads, all paved.

 The highway network in interconnected with nearby provinces and Metro Manila
with South Luzon Expressway passes through Laguna.
 Proposed road networks is the Calamba-Los Baños Expressway and the Cavite-
Laguna Expressway that will connect both provinces.

TOURISM

 Paete is known as the Woodcarving Capital of the Philippines for the murals
found in the Saint James the Apostle Parish Church.
 The church houses three murals created by Luciano Dans depicting images of
Heaven, Earth, and Hell, as well as other Murals of Saint Christopher.
 Laguna also has a total of 233 accredited tourist attractions by the Department of
Tourism, the second largest in the region behind Batangas.
 The Rizal Shrine in Calamba is the ancestral home of the Philippines’ National
hero, Jose Rizal.
 Laguna contains many natural tourist spots, owing to its geography and climate,
is a home to the Laguna Volcanic Field, a group of 200 volcanoes and maars.
 The highest feature of these fields is Mount Makiling, which is also considered to
be a holy mountain.
  There are also multiple man-made tourists attractions and parks located in
Laguna, like the Enchanted Kingdom theme park is found in Santa Rosa.
 Other parks in Laguna include the Maria Makiling Park, and the Makiling
Botanical Garden, all found in Los Baños.
 Calamba and Los Baños are famous for its resorts and hot springs, lending to it
the title of Resort Capital of the Philippines.

QUEZON

 Is a province in the Philippines located in the southern tip of the Calabarzon

region in Luzon with City of Lucena as capital.
 The province was named after Manuel L. Quezon, the second President of the
Philippines and the first to be freely elected.

GEOGRAPHY

 Quezon, east of Metro Manila, is the 8 th largest province in the Philippines having
an area of 8,989.39 square kilometers.
 It is the largest province of Calabarzon, comprising 53.21 percent of the total land
area of the region categorized as agricultural.
 The northern part of the province is sandwiched between the Sierra Madre
mountain range and the Philippine Sea.
 The province is said to be characterized by a rugged terrain with patches of
plains, valleys and swamps.

REGION IV B – MIMAROPA REGION

Was formally known as the Southwestern Tagalog Region, it was formerly

designated as Region IV-B until 2016. This is one of the two regions having
no land borders together with the Easter Visayas. Mimaropa region
together with Calabarzon, were officially created with the partitioning of
Region IV – Southern Tagalog into the two regions. Its purpose includes
promoting efficiency in the government, accelerating social and economic
development and improving public services in the provinces covered.
The name is an acronym combination of its constituent provinces:
 Occidental Mindoro,
 Oriental Mindoro,
 Marinduque ,
 Romblon
 Palawan.
o Province of Marinduque – capital is Boac
Is an island province located in the Southwestern Tagalog Region.
The province was ranked number 1 by the Philippine National Police and
Security Forces as the 2013 Most Peaceful Province of the Country.
Furthermore, for almost 200 years, the province is home to one of the
eldest religious festival of the country, the Moriones celebrated every
Holy Week.
HISTORY
 The most accepted theory of the name etymology of the province’s
name is a Hispanic corruption of either malindig or malindug,
 which means stand tall. This reference to a potentially active
volcano in the southern section of the island, the Mount Malindig.
The island which the native call Minolo is named Mindoro by the
Spaniards and that of Malindic was called Marinduque.
GEOGRAPHY
 Marinduque is considered as the geographical center of the
Philippine archipelago by the Luzon Datum of 1911. The province is
a “heart-shaped” island with a total land area of 952.58 square
kilometers, situated between Tayabas Bay in the north and Sibuyan
Sea to the south.
 The Verde Island Passage is the center of the worlds marine
biodiversity, a protected marine area are also within Marinduque’s
provincial waters.
 The highest peak of Marinduque is Mount Malindig, a potentially
active stratovolcano with an elevation of 1,157 meters above sea
level.
DEMOGRAPHICS
 The population of Marinduque in the 2015 census was 234,521
people with Roman Catholicism as predominant religion.
 The version of Tagalog spoken in Marinduque has been described
as “the root from which modern national forms of speech have
sprung”, a Visaya language spoken in Romblon, just south of
Marinduque. Kinaray-a is also spoken in the province.
ECONOMY
 Marinduque is an agricultural province, primarily growing rice and
coconuts.
 Aa significant role in Marinque’s economy is also played by tourism,
especially during the Lenten season. Butterflies are raised and
export to coutries in both Europe and the Americas.
TRANSPORTATION
 Marinduque is served by direct Cebu Pacific flights to and from
Manila and Marinduque Airport which is located in Masiga. The
province is also served by a seaport in Balanacan transporting cargo
and passengers to and from Lucena in Quezon province. There is
also a daily boat trip from General Luna in Quezon province to
Santa Cruz and vice versa which stops at Maniwaya Island to drop
off cargo and passengers.
TOURISM AND CULTURE
 Moriones Festival is an annual festival, locally known as
“Maryonan”, celebrated from March to April annually.
 Marinduque is home to the kalutang, a musical instrument made
of two pieces of wood that produce different size note ranges
depending on its size.
 Maniwaya Island.
 Malbog Sulfur Spring
 Marinduque Hot Spring Resort
 Bathala Cave
 Baoc Cathedral
o Province of Occidental Mindoro – capital Mamburao
 HISTORY
 Mindoro Island was originally known to the ancients as Ma-i. It was
formally called Mait, and Known to the Chinese traders before the
coming pf the Spanish. It was a major anchorage in the Southeast
Asia trade route during the pre-Philippines period. In 1570 , the
Spanish began to explore the island and named it, Mina de Oro or
mine of gold after finding some of the precious metal.
 In 1950 , the province of Mindoro was divided into Oriental
Mindoro and Occidental Mindoro by virtue by Republic Act Number
505.
GEOGRAPHY
 Occidental Mindoro covers a total area of 5,865.71 square kilometer
occupying the western section of the Mindoro Island with 11
municipalities.
 The province is also a home to one of the more popular coral reefs
in the Philippines, Apo Reef.
DEMOGRAPHICS
 The population of Occidental Mindoro in the 2015 census was
487,414 people with Roman Catholicism as predominant religion.
 Major languages spoken are Tagalog and the Mangyan languages
as well as Ilocano, Visayan and Bikolano by people who migrated
the province. The indigenous people in the province are the
Mangyans consisting of 7 distinct tribes.
ECONOMY
 It is an agricultural area devoted to the production of food with rice
production as primary staple crop.
TOURISM
 Mount Iglit-Baco National Park
 Apo Reef National Park
 Presing Park
 The Lumang Simbahan
 Pafali Falls
o Province of Oriental Mindoro – Calapan City
Oriental Mindoro is touted as the country’s emerging eco-tourism
destination, dubbed as the center for marine ecosystem and biodiversity.
UNESCO declared Puerto Galera a biosphere reserve under its Man and
the Biosphere Programme in the 1970s. The Verde Island Passage is at
the apex of the so-called Coral Triangle – The Philippines, Indonesia and
Malaysia. It has as distinction of being the “center of the center of the
world’s marine biodiversity” and “center of the center of marine
biodiversity”.
HISTORY
 After WWII, reconstruction and rehabilitation of infrastructure took
place on the island, which then constituted a single province. In the
decades after the War, Mindoro attracted settlers from
overpopulated provinces in the Philippines. The Hukbalahap
Rebellion in Central Luzon was an important factor for migration.
GEOGRAPHY
  Oriental Mindoro covers a total area of 4,238.38 square kilometers,
occupying the eastern section of Mindoro Island with 14
municipalities.
DEMOGRAPHICS
 The population of the Oriental Mindoro in the 2015 census was
844,059 people with Roman Catholicism as predominant religion.
Tagalog is widely spoken in the province. Other languages spoken
are Ilocano and Visayan. Dialects of the Mangyan language are
Arayan, Alagnan, Buhid , Hanunoo, and Tadyawan.
ECONOMY
 Oriental Mindoro’s rich and arable land is suitable for agriculture
and the province is largely rural. It produces large quantities of rice,
corn, coconut, vegetables and fruits like calamansi, banana,
rambutan, marang. Lanzones, and durian. Oriental Mindoro is also
known as the Rice Granary and Fruit Basket of the Southern
Tagalog.
TOURISM
 In November 2004, Puerto Galera was voted a member of the
UNESCO-affiliated ‘The Club of the Most Beautiful Bays in the
World”. Puerto Galera is known for white sand beaches and the
accompanying honky tonk bar scene.
 Mountain Halcon
 Hidden Paradise
 Tamaraw Falls
 White Sand Beaches
o Province of the Palawan – Puerto Princesa
The largest province in the country in terms of total area of jurisdiction.
HISTORY
 Palawan was determined by a team of researchers led by Dr. Robert
B. Fox historically. They found evidence in the Tabon Caes that
human have lived in Palawan for more than 50,000 years. And they
also found a human bone fragments from an individual known as
Tabon man.
GEOGRAPHY
 The province is composed of the long and narrow Palawan Island
comprising 15 mainland municipalities and 10 island towns. Plus a
number of other smaller islands surrounding it, totaling roughly
1,780 island and islets.
 The province is named after the largest island.
DEMOGRAPHIC
 The population of Palawan in the 2015 census was 849,469 people
with Roman Catholicism as predominant religion.
 There are 52 languages and dialects in the province, with Tagalog
being spoken by more than 50% of the people
 Languages native to the islands are Cuyonon and Palawano and
Kinaray-a is also present and spoken.
ECONOMY
 Lodding is also a major industry.
  There are other airports includes in the municipalities of Coron,
Busuanga, El Nido, San Vicente, Magsayasay, Taytay, Roxas, Balabac,
Rizal and Bataraza.
TOURISM
 Palawan is biographically part of Sundaland, with a fauna and flora
related to that found in Borneo. Among the many endemic species
are the Palawan peacock-phesant, mouse-deer, pangolin,
bearded pig and Palawan birdwing.
 Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park, the UNESCO
World Heritage Sites, features the large limestone’s karst
landscapes with an underground river.
o Province of Romblon
According to the legend, the name “ROMBLON” was derived from the
word Nagalumyom, which pertains to a chicken in the act of siting on its
eggs on the nest. This eventually evolved to Lomlom and later on to
Donblon, the mae reported by Spanish chronicler before finally evolving to
Romblon.
GEOGRAPHY
 Romblon is comprises 17 municipalities which generally
mountainous. Composed of major islands namely : Tablas,
Subiyan , Romblon and 17 smaller islands.

REGION 5 BICOL Part 1

- Administrative region of the Philippines, designated as region V. The

regional center and largest city is Legazpi City

- The region is bounded by the Lamon Bay to the N, Philippine Sea to

the E, and the Sibuyan Sea and Ragay Gulf to the W. The
northernmost provinces, Camarines Norte and Sur, are bordered t the
West by the province of Quezon.

- The people of Bicol region, called Bicolanos, speak any of the several
language of the Bikol language family, Tagalog and Visayan
languages.

- The Bicolano cuisine is primarily noted for the prominent use of chili
peppers and gata or coconut milk in its food. Example: gulay na lada-
known outside the region as Bicol express, a well-loved dish using
native small chili and gata.

- Has large amount of rich flatland. Agriculture is the lasgest component

of the economy followed by commercial fishing.

- The region’s tourism industry has been revived by the popularity of

mayon Volcano, and the new CamSur Water Sports Complex.
Bicol express six provinces, four on the Bicol peninsula mainland, ALBAY, CAMARINES
NORTE, CAMARINES SUR, SORSOGON, and the offshore island povinces of
CATANDUANES AND MASBATE.

Province of Albay:

This province in the Philippines is located in the Bicol region in Luzon with Legaspi City
as capital, known as the regional center of the whole region.

- Located in the southern foothill of mayon Volcano, the symbol most

associated with the province.

- This perfectly symmetrical active stratovolcano forms magnificient,

scenic backdrop to the city of Legazpi. Also, visible throughout the
municipalities of Albay including the surrounding provinces.

- The province was added to the UNESCO World betwork of Biosphere

reserves in March 2016.

HISTORY

- Long before the Spaniards arrived Albay had a thriving civilization,

formerly called Ibat, and the Libog. Albay was once ruled by Gat Ibal,
an old chief who also founded the old barangay Sawangan, now part of
the City of Legazpi.

- December 12, 1941 – Japanese invasion of Legazpi during the Second

World War, the Kimura detachment of the Imperial Japanese Army
occupied Albay Province.

- It was defended by the Philippine Constabulary unit under the

command Major Francisco Sandico.

- Some Bicolano guerilla groups invaded around the province of Albay

during the Japanese Insurgencies between 1942 and 1944. They were
supported by local Filipino troops under the Philippine Commonwealth
Army attacking the enemy soldiers of the Japanese Imperial Army.

- In 1945, Bicolano guerillas were forced to retreat by the Japanese

around the province before liberation.

GEOGRAPHY

- Albay has a total area of 2, 575.77 square kilometers comprising 15

municipalities and three component cities.
 - The province is bordered by the provinces of Camarines Sur to N,
Sorsogon to the S. NE lies the lagonoy Gulf, which separates the
province from Catanduanes, SW of the province is the island of Burias
of Masbate province.

- It is generally mountainous with scattered fertile palins and valleys, on

the eastern part of the province is a line of volcanic mountains.

- The stratovolcano of mayon – around 2, 462 meters is the highest

point of the province, and the most famous landform in Albay and in
the region.

- This active volcano falls under the jurisdiction of eight municipalities

and cities.

DEMOGRAPHICS

- The population of albay in the 2015 census was 1, 314,826 people with
Roman Catholicism as predominant religion.

- Languages: Albay Bikol group comprises Miraya, East Miraya, Libon

and Buhinon.

Of the four Albay Bikol languages, Buhinon is the only one not used in Albay rather in
Buhi, Camarines Sur.

- Rinconada Bikol is a minority language in the province and used by

people in barangay of Libon and Polangui.Another primary language
used in Central Bikol which is the native –tongue of the population on
the eastern coast.

- Both Albay Bikol language and Rinconada Bikol are members of Inland
Bikol froup of languages while Central Bikol is a language member of
Coastal Bikol.

- The Bicol dialect spoken in Legazpi and Albay District is the common
toungue used including Bisakol.

- Also speaks tagalog fluently while English is used mostly in the

government and education as another medium of communication.

ECONOMY

- Agriculture is the main industry in Albay, which produces crops like

coconut, rice, sugar and abaca.
 - Handicrafts are the major source of rural income and comprises a fairly
large share in the small-scale industries of the province.

- Forestry, cement production and paper-making and fishing are other

sources of livelihood to some of the municipalities inhabitants.

- The manufacture of abaca products such as Manila hemp, hats, bags,

mats, furniture, home decors, and slippers, is one of the main sources
of income in the rural areas.

TRANSPORTATION

- Maharlika Highway serve as the principal road connection between

other provinces.

- Most of the provinces are served by the secondary national roads,

almost all of the cities and the municipalities are connected by national
roads.

- It is the principal trans-shipment point with its ports: Tabacco

International Port, legazpi national Port, Pio Duran Provincial Port, and
the Pantao Regional Port.

- Travelling to the province by air is served by the Legazpi Airposrt, the

provinces gateway from manila and Cebu City in the Visayas.

- The larger Bicol International Airport is under construction in the

municipality of Daraga, adjacent municipality of Legazpi City.

- Albay is served by the mainline of the Phillippie national Railways

(PNR), and has a commuter service between Naga in Camarines Sur.

TOURISM

- Albay has been synonymous to mayon Volcano, the famous landmark

shortlisted in UND=ESCO’s World Heritage Site.

- The province is perceptibly shining as a hidden tourism gem offering

innumerable activities for leisure, fun, relaxation, and recreation.

- Mayo Skyline – located on the eastern side of the Mayon Volcano in

the region. Mayon Skyline View Deck is a recreational area that has a
grand view of Albay and the Pacific Ocean.
 - Cagraray Eco Park – located in bagacay, Albay is a dazzling with a
scenic view of the beach and neighboring islands.

- The Eco Park is a fun and soothing playground, best experienced

when roaming that gives one the feeling of discovery and adventure.
This can be a great adventure for the entire family during their stay
with zipline and other recreational activies.

- Cagsawa Ruins – located in the town proper of Daraga, Albay lies the
belfry of a 16th century church. The Church was destroyed as mayon
had its most violent eruption in recorded history on Feb 1, 1814. Today
the remains of the church’s bell tower famous thousands of tourists,
both local and international used as magnificient backdrop of the
Mayon Volcano.

- Mataas Cave – located in Bacaca, Albay offering adventure like

mountain and forest trekking to tourists. One can explore the whole
cave, meanwhile, would take about a day because of its numerous
chambers.

- Mt. Masaraga – located in Ligao City, Albay is one of the three volcanic
mountains called the “MAGAYON TRIO” with Mount Malinao and
Mount Mayon. It is the smallest of the three mountains yet it offers a
challenging and breathtaking experience discovered to be one of the
Bicol’s best hiking secrets.

PROVINCE OF CAMARINES NORTE

- Is the province in the Philippines located in the Bicol region in Luzon,

its capital is Daet, the center for commerce and education.

- The province borders Quezon to the west, Camarines Sur to the south,
and the Philippines Sea to the north.

- It has historically been a Bikol speaking region, however there has

been a language shift in recent years to Tagalog which is more
commonly used nowadays.

HISTORY

- FROM Bicol, the province of Camarines was created in 1636, which

was divided in 1829, creating Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur.

- They were briefly merged from 1854 to 1857 into Ambos Camarines
(ambos is Spanish for “both”). Merged into Ambos Camarines once
 again in 1893. The province was divided into Camarines Norte and
Camarines Sur once again in 1917.

- When Camarines Norte was seoarated from Ambos Camarines in

1829, it was assigned the towns of Daet, as capital.

- 17 years later, it lost Sipocot, Lupi and Ragay to Camarines Sur in

exchange for the town of Siruma.

- Spanish conquistador Juan de Salcedo, dispatched by Legazpi to

explore the island in 1571, influenced the existence of Camarines
Norte.

- April, 1898 – local members of the katipunan led by Ildefonso Moreno

and other patriots staged an uprising against the Spanish authorities.
The general headquarters of Philippine Commonwealth Army started
their operations on January 3, 1942.

- The Philippine Constabulary in Camarines Norte was then established

on October 28, 1944.

GEOGRAPHY:

- The province covers a total area of 2, 320.07 square kilometers,

occupying the northwestern coast of the Bicol peninsula is the
southeastern section of Luzon.

- It is bounded on the NE by the Philippine Sea, E by the San Miguel

Bay, W by the the lamon Bay, SW by Quezon province, and SE by
Camarines Sur.

- Its capital town, daet, is 342 kilometers southeast of metro manila, an

8 to 10 hour drive by bus, 6-7 hour by private car or a 45 minute
minute trip by plane,

- Camarines Norte is subdivided into two legislative districts comprising

a total of 12 municipalities.

DEMOGRAPHICS

- The population of Camarines Norte in the 2015 census was 583, 313
people with Roman Catholicism as the predominant religion.

- It has complex religious system which involved various deities, the

coastal Bicol dialect is the main language spoken.
 - Among these deities include: Gugurang, the supeme god who dwells
inside of Mount mayon where he guards and protects the sacred fire.
Whenever people disobey his orders, he would cause Mount mayon to
burst lava as a sign of warning for people to mend their crooked ways.

- Tagalog and English are also wifely understood and are used in
business and education.

- The Manide language is also spoken in minority by the Manide

indigenous peoples, concentrated mainly on the towns of Jose
Panganiban, Labo, and Paracale.

ECONOMY

- The province’s economy largely depends on agriculture, with grain

crops, vegatables, coconuts, root crops, and fruits as its main
products.

- The four major manufacturing and processing industries in the

province are mining (particularly gold and iron ore), jewelry craft,
pineapple, and coconut industry.

- Other sources of the city’s economic stability are from the growth of
numbera in terms of tourist and tourism activities.

TRANSPORTATION

- The province has an international seaport located at Barangay

Osmena, Jose panganiban town servicing one of its major industries.
The seaport is approximately 5 kilometers from the town proper and an
hour ride to the capital town of Daet.

- The province has 13 fishing ports in the coastal municipalities and one
feeder airport in Bagasbas, Daet.

TOURISM AND CULTURE

- The Bantayog festival, a historical commemorating festval in

Camarines Norte that features the first Rizal monument.

- It is also the centerpiece of the celebration held simultaneous with the

foundation anniversary of the province which is also celebrated in other
towns.

- Palong Festival – coincides with the feast of the Balck Nazarene and is
celebrated through street dancing. Also celebrated with an agro-
 industrial fair to which the natives express their gratitude for the
abundance of ornamental plants known as rooster combs.

- Calaguas Island - located in Vinzons, this destination attracts tourist

with the pwdery white sand and pristine blue waters. The best part of
these islands is that tourist can camp out and vene eat fresh seafood
after getting it fresh from the ocean.

- Siete Pecados. Mercedes group of Islands. This destinations is one of

the best places to visit as it comes as a packaged deal.

- There are seven ilands in total Apuao Grande, Apuao Pequena,

Canimog, Canton, Caringo, Malasungi, and Quinapaguian.

- They all have pristine, fine white sand beaches and turquoise waters to
swim in, enjoy and relax with family and friends.

- Malatap falls – this is located in labo, camarines Norte offers a natural

low rise water fall which draws tourist to visit the area.

- St. Peter the Apostle parish – located in Vinzon, camarines Norte is the
oldest church in Camarines Norte. Established by Franciscan Priest in
1581.

PROVINCE OF CAMARINES SUR

- It is a province in the Philippines located in the Bicol region in Luzon

with Pili as capital.

- The largest among the six provinces in the Bicol region both by
population and land area.

- Its territory includes two cities: Naga, the lone chartered city, as the
provinces religious, cultural, financial, commercial, industrial, and
business center. Iriga, a component city, which is the center of
Rinconada area and Rikonada language.

- Within the province lies lake Buhi, where the smallest commercially
harvested fish, the Sinarapan can be found.

- Home of critically endangered Isarog Agta language, one of the three

critically endangered languages I the Philippines according to
UNESCO.

HISTORY
 - THE EaRLIEST SETTLERS IN CAMARINES Sur are Isarog Agta
people who live within the circumference of Mouth Isarog. They have
been in the province for thousand of years and have been one of the
first settlers in the entire Philippines.

- The American forces occupied the Bicol peninsula in 1900. In March

on the same year, general John M. Bell made the military governor of
the Southeastern Luzon.

- April 1901 – civil government was finally established in Ambos

Camarines

- In 1945- Filipino and American troops along with the Bicolano guerillas,
liberated Camarines Sur form Japanese forces towards the end of
WWII

- Naga, the former capital of camarines Sur, was founded in 1573 as

Nueva Caceres, named after the city in Spain. It was among the
original five royal Cities of the colony, designated as the provincial
capital by virtue of Philippine Legislative approved on March 10, 1917.

- On June 6, 1955 however, Pili, the adjoining town, was declared the
provincial capital by virtue of Republic Act 1336 up to the present.

GEOGRAPHY

- Camarines Sur covers a total area of 5, 497.03 square kilometers

occupying the central section of the Bicol Region in Luzon.

- The largest province in the Bicol region with 35 municipalities and 2

cities.

- Mount Asog, is surrounded by three lakes: Buhi, Bato, and Baao.

DEMOGRAPHICS:

- The population of Camarines Sur in the 2015 census was 1, 952, 544
people with Roman Catholicism as the pre-dominant religion.

- The main languages spoke in Camarines Sur are the Coastal Bikol,
especially Central Bikol and Inland Bikol group of languages.

- The dialect of Coastal Bikol, is used in the eastern portion of the

province in Lagonoy Gulf, and another dialect called Coastal Bikol –
central is spoken around Naga City.
 - In 2010, UNESCO released its 3 rd world volume of endangered
languages in the World, where 3 critically endangered languages were
in the Philippines.

- One of these languages is the Isarog Agta language which has an

estimated 5 speakers in the year 2000, they were living within the
circumference in Mount isarog.

- Tagalog and English for business and education

ECONOMY

- Mostly agriculture based producing rice, corn, feed meal, freshwater

fist livestock, coconut, sugar, abaca, and water lily.

- Entrepreneurs engage in trading into other provinces and

municipalities.

- Handicrafts are the major source of rural income, providing a fairly

large share in small-scale industries of the province.

- They have tri-economy or three base –economy : commerce, industry,

and agriculture.

TRANSPORTATION

- FROM Manila, Cebgo, and Pal Express offers two flights a day to naga
Airport, at Pili about 10 km east of Naga that would takes at least 45
minutes.

- The main highways to CamSur the Maharlika Highway transverses

from the boundary with Camarines Norte to Albay. The andaya
Highway also connects with highway near Quezon camarines Sur
boundary passess and the rural northwest part of the province.

- Philippine national Railways PNR operated Bicol Commuter train from

naga to Legazpi City,

TOURISM AND CULTURE

- It is rich in culture, history and natural resources.

- The following are some of the beautiful tourist attractions that best
represents the province
 - Mt. Isarog national paK

- Lahuy Island

- Bolanogan Fakks

- Itbog Twin Falls

- Pasacao Chain of Resorts

- Tan-awan park

- Deer farm

- Fishing Village of Donsol

- Buhatan River eco Adventure

- Mount Bulusan National Park

- San benon Hot Spring

In summary this video gives insights on the brief history, geography , culture economic
importance and tourist destinations of the region.

REGION 5: PQRT 2

 Ø Is an administrative region of the Philippines, designated as Region V. The

regional center and largest city is Legazpi City.
 Ø The region is bounded by the Lamon Bay to the north, Philippine Sea to the east,
and the Sibuyan Sea and Ragay to the west.
 Ø The northernmost provinces, Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur, are bordered
to the west by the province of Quezon.
 Ø The people of the Bicol Region, called Bicolanos, speak any of the several
Languages of the Bikol language family, Tagalog and Visayan Languages.
 Ø The Bicolano cuisine is primarily Noted for the prominent use of chili peppers and
gata or coconut Milk in its food.
 Ø A classic example is the gulay na Lada, known outside the region as native small
chillie and gata. Bicol Express, a well-loved dish using native small chillie and gata.
 Ø Bicol Region has a large amount of Rich flatland, and agriculture is the largest
component of the economy, Followed by commercial fishing.
 Ø Bicol region is highly volcanic in origin and part of the Pacific Ring of Fire known
as the Bicol Volcanic Arc or Chain,
 Ø Bicol comprises six provinces, four on the Bicol Peninsula mainland, Albay,
Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Sorsogon and the offshore Island provinces of
Catanduanes and Masbate.
  v Province of Albay

This province in the Philippines is Located in the Bicol Region in Luzon with Legaspi City as
capital, known as The regional center of the whole region.

The province was added to the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves in March 2016.

 v History.

Long before the Spaniards arrived, Albay had a thriving civilization, Formerly called Ibat, and
then Libog,
Albay was once ruled by Gat Ibal, an old chief who also founded the old barangay of Sawangan,
now part of the City of Legazpi.

The December 12, 1941 Japanese invasion of Legazpi during the Second World War, the
Kimura Detachment of the Imperial Japanese Army occupied Albay Province.

The region was defended only by The Philippine Constabulary unit Under the command of
Major Francisco Sandico.

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Some Bicolano guerrilla groups Invaded around the province of Albay During the
Japanese Insurgencies Between 1942 and 1944,

 v Geography.

Albay has a total land area of 2,575.77 square kilometers comprising 15 Municipalities and
three component cities.

The province is bordered by the provinces of Camarines Sur to the Pio Duran north and
Sorsogon to the south.

To the northeast lies the Lagonoy Gulf, which separates the province from Catanduanes,
southwest of the province is the island of Burias of Masbate province.

The province is generally mountainous with scattered fertile plains and valleys, on the eastern
part of the province is a line of volcanic mountains.

The stratovolcano of Mayon standing at around 2,462 meters is the highest point of the
province, and the most famous landform in Albay and in the Region.

This active volcano falls under the jurisdiction of eight municipalities and cities.

The western coast of the province is mountainous but not as prominent as The eastern range
with the highest Elevation at around 490 meters.

 v Demographics.

The population of Albay in the 2015 census was 1,314,826 people with Roman Catholicism
as predominant religion.
The languages in the province is very diverse which includes the Albay Bikol group, comprises
the languages of West Miraya, East Miraya, Libon and Buhinon.
Of the four Albay Bikol languages, Buhinon is the only one not used in Albay but rather in
Buhi, Camarines Sur.

Rinconada Bikol is a minority Language in the province and used By people in barangays of
Libon And Polangui.

Another primary language used in the province is Central Bikol which is the native-tongue of
the population on The eastern coast.

Generally, the Bicol dialect Spoken in Legazpi and Albay District is the common tongue
Used including Bisakol.

Bicolanos also speaks Tagalog Fluently while English is used mostly in government and
education as Another medium of communication.

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 v Economy.

Agriculture is the main industry in Albay, which produces crops like coconut, rice, sugar and
abacá.
Handicrafts are the major source of Rural income and comprises a fairly large share in the small-
scale industries of the province.

Forestry, cement production and Paper-making and fishing are other sources of livelihood to
some of the municipalities’ inhabitants.

 v Transportation.

Maharlika Highway serves as the Principal road connection between Other provinces.
Albay is the region’s principal trans-shipment point with its ports: Tabaco International Port,
Legazpi National Port, Pio Duran Provincial Port, and the Pantao Regional Port.

Albay is served by the mainline of the Philippine National Railways (PNR), and has commuter
service between Naga in Camarines Sur.

 v Tourism.

Albay has been synonymous to Mayon Volcano, the famous landmark shortlisted in UNESCO's
World Heritage Site.  

Mayon Skyline.  Located on the eastern side of the Mayon Volcano In the region. The Mayon
Skyline View Deck is a recreational area that has a grand view of Albay and the Pacific Ocean.  

Cagraray Eco Park. Located in Bacacay, Albay is a dazzling with a Scenic view of the beach
and Neighboring islands.

Cagsawa Ruins. This is located in the town proper of Daraga, Albay lies the belfry of a 16th
century church. The church was destroyed as Mayon Had its most violent eruption in Recorded
history on Feb 1, 1814.

Mataas Cave. Located in Bacaca, Albay offering adventure like mountain and forest trekking
to tourists.
Mt. Masaraga. Located in Ligao City, Albay is one of the three volcanic mountains called
the “MAGAYON TRIO” With Mount Malinao and Mount Mayon.

Province of Camarines Norte

Is a province in the   in the Bicol Region in Luzon, its Capital is Daet, the center for Commerce
and education.

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The province borders Quezon to the West, Camarines Sur to the south, and The Philippine Sea
to the north.

 v History.

From Bicol, the province of Camarines was created in 1636, which was divided in 1829,
Creating Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur.
They were briefly merged from 1854 to 1857 into Ambos Camarines (ambos is Spanish for
"both"). Merged into Ambos Camarines once again in 1893.

The province was divided into Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur Once again in 1917

When Camarines Norte was Separated from Ambos Camarines in 1829, it was assigned the
towns of Daet, as capital,

Seventeen years later, it lost Sipocot, Lupi and Ragay to Camarines Sur in Exchange for the town
of Siruma.

Spanish conquistador Juan de Salcedo, dispatched by Legazpi to explore the island in

1571, influenced the existence of Camarines Norte.

April, 1898 – Local members of the Katipunan led by Ildefonso Moreno And other patriots
staged an uprising Against the Spanish authorities.

The general headquarters of Philippine Commonwealth Army started their operations on

January 3, 1942.

The Philippine Constabulary in Camarines Norte was then Established on October 28, 1944.

 v Geography.

The province covers a total area of 2,320.07 square kilometers, occupying the Northwestern
coast of the Bicol Peninsula In the southeastern section of Luzon.

It is bounded on the northeast by the Philippine Sea, east by the San Miguel Bay, west by the
Lamon Bay, southwest by Quezon province, and southeast by Camarines Sur.

Its capital town, Daet, is 342 kilometers Southeast of Metro Manila, an 8 to 10 car or a 45-
minute trip by plane. Hour drive by bus, 6 to 7 hour by private car.  

 v Demographics.
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The population of Camarines Norte in the 2015 census was 583,313 people with Roman
Catholicism as the predominant religion.

Prior to colonization, the region had a complex religious system which involved various deities.
The coastal Bicol dialect is the main language spoken.

Among these deities include: Gugurang, the supreme god who dwells inside of Mount Mayon
where the Guards and protects the sacred fire.

Tagalog and English are also widely understood and are used in Businesses and education.

The Manide language is also spoken in Minority by the Manide indigenous peoples,
concentrated mainly on the towns of Jose Panganiban, Labo, and Paracale.

 v Economy.

The province’s economy largely Depends on agriculture, with grain Crops, vegetables, coconuts,
root Crops and fruits as its main products.
The four major manufacturing and processing industries in the province are mining (particularly
gold and iron ore), jewelry craft, pineapple and coconut industry.

Other sources of the city’s economic Stability are from the growth of Numbers in terms of
tourists and Tourism activities.

 v Transportation.

The province has an international seaport located at Barangay Osmeña, Jose Panganiban
Town servicing one of its major industries.

The province has 13 fishing ports in The coastal municipalities and one Feeder airport in
Bagasbas, Daet.

Tourism and Culture.

The Bantayog Festival, a historical Commemorating festival in Camarines Norte that features
the first Rizal monument.

It is also the centerpiece of the Celebration held simultaneous with the foundation anniversary
of the province which is also celebrated in other towns.

Palong Festival. This festival coincides with the feast of the Black Nazarene and is
celebrated through

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Street dancing.
This would also be celebrated with  -industrial fair to which the natives express their gratitude
for the abundance of ornamental plants known as rooster combs.