LANDSCAPE

LANDSCAPE
 TOWN
Agoo Eco-Park
Agoo Eco Park is echo friendly and
a nice beautiful ambiance for nature
lover. Agoho trees is the center of
attraction that brings fresh air and
cold weather of the sorroundings,
the pond, and the beach. A perfect
place to bring your family with you.
 Bakhawan Eco-Park
Located along the Aklan River in Kalibo,
REGIONAL
Aklan (the gateway to Boracay Island), the
Bakhawan Mangrove Forest offers a wide
variety of outdoor, cultural. The name
“Bakhawan” came from the local dialect that
means mangrove. This is one of the most
successful mangrove reforestation projects in
the country. It helped stop the flood
problems of the place but also gave
livelihood to the residents.
 NATIONAL
Banaue Rice Terraces
The Banaue Rice Terraces are terraces that were
carved into the mountains of Banaue, Ifugao, in
the Philippines, by the ancestors of the Igorot
people. The terraces are occasionally called the
"Eighth Wonder of the World". It is commonly
thought that the terraces were built with minimal
equipment, largely by hand.
NATURE
TOWN Aroo Tree
As they formally erect and proclaim the town
as a civic unit, Agoo was named after the river
along whose banks it was built which at that
time was a forest of pine-like trees locally
called “agoo” or “aroo” (Casuarina
equisetifolia or Whistling Pine) that thrived in
the western coast during the pre-Spanish
Period.. The town also became the center of
pacification and conquest of the mountain
tribes in the Cordilleras.
REGIONAL

Centennial Acacia Tree

La Union's iconic centennial tree. A
silent witness of peace, war, and
development, the La Union Centennial
Tree in Barangay Carcarmay, Bacnotan,
La Union is continually adding up
years in its existence. With a trunk of
about 8 meters, it easily gives shade to
a very wide area of the Carcarmay
Elementary School where it has rooted.
NATIONAL Narra
Narra (Pterocarpus indicus) is a large
deciduous reddish hardwood tree that
is native to most Asian countries.
Widely introduced due to its many
uses, the narra was declared the
national tree of the Philippines in
1934 by Governor-General Frank
Murphy of the Insular Government of
the Philippine Islands.
CULTURE
N

Hila - lambat
Hila - lambat is a core essence
of the Agoo culture.It simply
means giving a hand to the
community and
accomplishing goals together
as one, thus lessening the
workload and making the job
easier. It is also called the
‘community spirit’.
REGIONAL

Ramada
Thanksgiving Culture happen every Tres de Mayo.
Tres de Mayo is a feast day honoring Apo Lakay or the Sto Cristo Milagroso de Vigan who
is believed to have saved Vigan from a plague in 1882. A huge structures made of light
materials scattered around the city poblacion. These structures are built on the streets of
Vigan. It's like a welcome arch made of bamboos, palms and/or coconut leaves. Fruits and
goods are hanging from these light structures.
 NATIONAL
Bayanihan
In the Philippines, the Bayanihan
spirit is one of communal unity,
helping others without expecting
rewards, to achieve a certain goal.
In earlier days, when houses were
made of lighter materials such as
coconut leaves, Bayanihan also
meant helping one's neighbours
move their house — literally.
IDENTITY
TOW Agoo Eagle
Located few meters from the entry
N point of Jose D. Aspiras Highway
(formerly Marcos Highway) that
connects La Union to Baguio City
is a giant concrete statue of an eagle
with wings widespread ready to
take its flight and known as
"EAGLE OF THE NORTH".
REGIONAL Igorots
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) is
rich in ancient culture. It is the home of the
indigenous tribe called the Igorot. The way of
life of the people in this region existed way
back to ancient Filipinos before the Spanish
colonization. It is a mountain range
comprising one-sixth of the total land area of
Luzon Island; it is home to around 1.2 million
indigenous peoples collectively known as
Igorots.
NATIONAL

Baro’t Saya
The baro’t saya or baro at
saya is a traditional dress
ensemble worn by women
in the Philippines. It is a
national dress of the
Philippines and combines
elements from both the
precolonial native Filipino
and colonial Spanish
clothing styles. Filipino
national costume is rather
colorful, ornate and
beautiful.
TRADITION
TOWN
Dinengdeng Festival
The Dinengdeng Festival, is the
official festivity event of the
municipality of Agoo, La
Union, Philippines. It is held
annually in summer in
celebration of a dish by which
its name is derived from.
REGIONAL Cañao (Kanyaw)
It is a ceremonial tradition of the indigenous mountain
people of Northern Luzon. It is a socio-religious ritual
where chickens, pigs and/or carabaos are butchered as a
sacrifice and feasted on. This is usually a thanksgiving
to their god Kabunyan.
L Pagmamano
Practiced as a sign of respect to elders,
pagmamano is one of the oldest and most notable
Filipino tradition there is. Mano means hand in
Spanish, fittingly so as pagmamano is done by
gently tapping the hand of the elder to a younger
person's forehead.
SYMBOLS

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TOWN/CITY LEVEL

BAUANG, LA UNION
Grapes Farm, Bakawan River, and
Historic Church are one of the
things/places that reinforce local
identity in the place of Bauang.

PROVINCIAL/REGIONAL
LEVEL
PROVINCE OF LA UNION
Surfing in San Juan, The Bacsil
Ridge, The Famous Ma-cho Temple
are places where La Union is known
for. These famous landmarks
symbolizes the culture and history
 NATIONAL LEVEL

Philippines has only four (4) other official national symbols (meaning, those

which represent Philippine traditions and ideals and convey the principles of
Philippine sovereignty and national solidarity) enacted through a
proclamation by the executive department,
namely sampaguita, nara, Philippine Eagle, and the Philippine Pearl. In
1934, during the Commonwealth era, Governor-General Frank Murphy
declared sampaguita and nara as National flower and National tree,
respectively, through Proclamation No. 652. Philippine President Fidel Ramos
Former President Fidel V. Ramos proclaimed the Philippine eagle as the
HERITAGE

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TOWN/CITY LEVEL

INTRAMUROS, MANILA CITY

- Known as the “Walled City,”
Intramuros is a place rich in
history and culture. 
- Symbolizes the Philippines'
colonial period up to the
American commonwealth.
PROVINCIAL/REGIONAL
LEVEL
PROVINCE OF ILOCOS SUR
The province is known for its
rich culture and history, the
heritage sites, adventure parks,
and the food.
- Some of the heritage sites that
can be seen in this province are
the Calle Crisologo of Vigan, the
Bantay Church Bell Tower, Sta
Maria Church and etc.
NATIONAL LEVEL
 Rice Terraces of the Philippine
Cordilleras
Location: Ifugao Province
Year inscribed in UNESCO: 1995
Type: Cultural
- While this UNESCO World
Heritage Site was built a thousand
years ago, the traditional farming
technique is still practiced to this
day. That’s why the Rice Terraces of
the Philippine Cordilleras are an
important part of the Philippine
culture and identity. It is also a
living testament to the
sophistication of pre-colonial
INFRASTRUCTURE

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TOWN/CITY LEVEL

ODEON CINEMA, CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, LA UNION

- One of the oldest infrastructure located at the heart of the City
of San Fernando, La Union.
PROVINCIAL/REGIONAL
LEVEL
SAN JUANICO BRIDGE
 - San Juanico Bridge was
constructed as part of the
Pan-Philippine Highway
(commonly known as the
Maharlika Highway), a
network of roads, bridges,
and sea routes that
connect the islands of
Luzon, Samar, Leyte, and
Mindanao in the country. 
- It also attracted tourists
because of the picturesque
view it offers. 
NATIONAL LEVEL
National Kidney and Transplant Institute
Diliman, Quezon City
-The National Kidney and Transplant Institute
(NKTI) is a government hospital specialized in
renal diseases and organ transplantation. It
was constructed in a unique hospital
configuration geared for transplant
operations.
- The Institute was opened in 1981, and has
since been the center for referral of kidney
patients from various regional hospitals
nationwide.
ARCHITECTURE

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TOWN/CITY LEVEL

BURNHAM PARK, BAGUIO CITY

Burnham Park was envisioned by American
architect Daniel Hudson Burnham as part of a larger plan
for the city of Baguio in 1905.
PROVINCIAL/REGIONAL
LEVEL

Minor Basilica of the Holy Child, Cebu City

Designated 1941
Architect(s) Fray Juan de Albarran, O.S.A.
Architectural type Church and convent
Style Earthquake Baroque
 NATIONAL LEVEL

MANILA CATHEDRAL, MANILA

- The architecture of the current Manila Cathedral is in the Romanesque Revival (or
Neo-Romanesque) style.
- Located in the Plaza Roma, Intramuros, Manila Cathedral is the main Roman
Catholic church in the Philippines.
PUBLIC SPACES

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TOWN/CITY LEVEL

EDSA Shrine, Quezon City

- Its original name is The Shrine of Mary, Queen of Peace, Our Lady of
EDSA, but is more commonly known for its short name as it was built to
remember the 1986 People Power Revolution that took place in the
streets of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue or EDSA. 
-
PROVINCIAL/REGIONAL
LEVEL

Leyte Landing Memorial Park

-The Leyte Landing Memorial Park or also known as the MacArthur Landing
Memorial Park in Palo, Leyte marks the site of General Douglas MacArthur’s
return to the Philippines to fulfill his promise to the Filipinos in helping free the
country from Japanese forces. 
 NATIONAL LEVEL

RIZAL PARK, ERMITA, MANILA

- Rizal Park, widely known as Luneta Park is an iconic park that carries
with it a rich history, as it is the location where the country’s National
Hero, Dr. Jose Rizal was executed
-  The park was also formerly known as Bagumbayan during the Spanish
C O M M E R C E
QUIAPO-TAYTAY-MAKATI
 Quiapo is also the home of fortune tellers and stores offering herbal products
and lucky charms. In Carriedo Street, some of the shopping malls are occupied
by Taiwanese vendors that sells almost everything from clothing to accessories.

TOWN/
QUIAPO
CITY
Quiapo is a district of Manila, the “old downtown” and once became a center for trade
and commerce but is now known for cheap electronics, fresh flowers and vegetables,
bicycle parts and native handicrafts for balikbayans.
 REGIONAL/
TAYTAY
PROVINCIAL "Woodworks and Garments Capital of the Philippines"

The word TAYTAY has many origins. It is believed that the name came from words like tayutay, hintay-hintay, and itay-itay which
arose when the village or barangay was doing trade with Chinese traders as did other lake towns around Laguna de Bay.
Chinese sailing vessels would dock at Manila Bay to conduct trade with the thriving barangays of Maynilad and Tondo and go up
the Pasig River to do more barter trade with lakeshore towns looping Laguna de Bay.
 MAKATI CITY
NATIONAL

Most multi-national company offices and embassies are situated in Makati, the country’s financial center for
business and economic opportunities
S T O R Y T E L L I N G
ROBINSON GALLERIA-KUKOT-ASWANG FESTIVAL
TOWN/ EDSA, ORTIGAS
CITY ROBINSON GALLERIA “HALF-HUMAN SNAKE
REGIONAL/ ISLAND OF
PROVINCIAL MINDORO

“KUKOT” OF HANUNU TRIBE

NATIONAL ROXAS CITY,
CAPIZMYTHICAL CREATURES
HOME OF WITHCES,

ASWANG FESTIVAL
L I F E S T Y L E
BGC-BAUGIO-FILIPINO
 TOWN/ BGC/ BONIFACIO
CITY GLOBAL CITY
Built for people to harness their creativity

CREATIVE BUS TERMINAL

ANIMALS/PETS PARK
BIKE LANE AND PARKING

DIVERSE COMMUNITY QUIRKY TRAFFIC LIGHT POETRY JUKEBOX

 REGIONAL/ BAGUIO LIFESTYLE
PROVINCIAL

NO TRICYCLE FX/TAXI NO AIRCON

SUNSET VIEWING

COLD SHOWER CHESS BATTLE IN IGOROT GARDEN

CHEAP VEGETABLES

LAUNDRY ARE HARD TO DRY WEARING JACKET RESPECT TO CULTURE

NATION FILIPINO
AL LIFESTYLE

TSINELAS AT ALL TIMES TABO IN BATHROOM KARAOKE LIFESTYLE

SPAGHETTI SAUCE WITH RICE BRINGING HOME THE FOOD EATING WITH YOUR HANDS
IN OTHER’S CELEBRATION
A D V E R S I T Y
QUEZON CITY-COTOBATO-MARAWI
TOWN/ QUEZON CITY
CITY ROBERY/DRUGS KIDNAPPING

CRIME AND AGGRESSIVE DEMOLITION RALLY

 REGIONAL/ COTABATO
PROVINCIAL

KIDNAPPED CASE TERRORISM RISK MURDER AND DRUG CASE

NATIONAL MARAWI
PROVINCE

TERRORISM
P L A C E L E S S N E S S
PATEROS-BINONDO-SEMIRARA ISLAND
TOWN/ PATER
CITY OS

DUMPSITE ARE
REGIONAL/ BINONDO
PROVINCIAL

BINONDO RIVER
NATIONA SEMIRARA
L ISLAND

Panian open pit coal mine 

COMMUNITY
 PAOAY CHURCH
TOWN/CITY

Baguio homes and buildings

have brightly colored roofs,
mostly green, red and
sometimes blue. So when
looking over Baguio from a
distance the city is always a
colorful one.

The Valley of Colors
in Baguio is a definite
example of “bayanihan” spirit
of Filipinos. All the locals’
efforts and sacrifices make it
more vibrant complimented
by the paint visible in the eye.
 BALIWAG COMMUNITY CENTER
PROVINCE/REGIONAL

THE BALIWAG COMMUNITY

CENTER Situated in the
Municipality of Baliwag in
northern Bulacan, the Baliwag
Community Center is the first
publicly-funded community
center in the municipality. The
4,307 square-meter multi-
purpose structure encloses an
integrated functional indoor
park, equipped with meeting
pods, gallery halls, and
promenade terraces. The
sprawling complex will have a
1,200-seating capacity and is
envisioned to be the premiere
hub for the people of Baliwag to
converge, trade and thrive.
 Philippine International Convention Center
NATIONAL

The Philippine International Convention Center is a

convention center located in the Cultural Center of the
Philippines Complex in Pasay, Metro Manila,
Philippines. The facility has been the host of numerous
local and foreign conventions, meetings, fairs, and
social events.
CELEBRATION
 KADAYAWAN FESTIVAL
TOWN/CITY

Davao City, on the southern

Philippine island of Mindanao, is
a coastal commercial center
near 2,954m-high Mount Apo,
the country’s highest peak. In
the city center, People’s Park is
known for its colorful indigenous Kadayawan is a native expression in the
sculptures and lighted fountains. Dabawnon tongue. It’s derived from the
It's also home to Durian Dome, word “madayaw” which means good,
named after the pungent, spiky valuable, and superior. Dabaweños
fruit that grows in abundance on celebrate the annual Kadayawan as a
Mindanao. The Davao River cuts thanksgiving festival and a tribute to its
through the city.  indigenous people. This Philippines
festival is usually held every 3rd week of
August.
 LA UNION DAY
PROVINCE/CITY

Malacañang has declared March 2 as

a special non-working holiday in La
Union province to mark the
celebration of its 170th founding
anniversary.
“It is but fitting and proper that the
people of the province of La Union be
given full opportunity to celebrate and
participate in the occasion with
appropriate ceremonies,” Executive
Secretary Salvador Medialdea said in
Proclamation 911 issued on Monday.
 INDEPENDENCE DAY
NATIONAL

Independence Day
is an annual
national holiday in
the Philippines
observed on June
12, commemorating
the declaration of
Philippine
independence from
Spain in 1898.
HISTORY
 INTRAMUROS MANILA
TOWN/CITY

Considered the political, educational, and religious

center of the Spanish Empire in the Philippines and
the historic core of Manila, Intramuros used to be
an opulent walled city, strategically located along
the Manila Bay. It was the seat of Spanish rule
from the late 16th century to the 19th century. The
walls were constructed between 1590 and 1872,
encompassing what was then the entire city of
Manila.
 BARASOAINCHURCH
PROVINCE/REGIONAL

“Baras ng Suwail”
The dungeon of the defiant. The 19th-
century Barasoain Church witnessed many
monumental events in the history of the
Philippines. It served as the headquarters of
the illustrados who were against the Spanish
rule and was the site of one of the most
pivotal events in Philippine democracy —
the Malolos Congress, also known as the
First Philippine Congress.
 LUNETE NATIONAL PARK

Situated on the southern border of NATIONAL

Intramuros, Rizal Park is a 58-hectare historic
urban park, one of the largest in Asia.
Its history dates back to 1820 when Paseo de
Luneta was built on the former location
of Bagumbayan. During the Spanish rule,
especially in the 19th century, the park was the
site of numerous public executions, the most
notable were that of Rizal and the GomBurZa
(Gomez, Burgos, and Zamora) priests. Other
historic events held here were the declaration
of Philippine independence from the United
States in 1946 and the 1986 EDSA Revolution.
The most outstanding landmark of the park is
the Rizal Monument, where his remains lie
and marked by a statue made of bronze and
granite. Declared a national park in 1955
as Luneta National Park, it was then renamed
Rizal Park in 1967 in honor of the country’s
national hero.
VISITORS
 CALLE CRISOLOGO
TOWN/CITY

Travel back in time as you stroll along

the streets of Calle Crisologo in Vigan
 as part of your Ilocos itinerary. This
16th-century town, a 
UNESCO World Heritage Site and a
popular tourist spot in the
Philippines, quietly boasts old-world
charm and Spanish colonial architecture
and is the top attraction in Vigan, Ilocos
tours and one of the top 
historical landmarks in the Philippin
es
.
 SIARGAO ISLAND
PROVINCE/REGIONAL

Siargao is a tear-drop
shaped island in the
Philippine Sea situated
196 kilometers southeast
of Tacloban. It has a land
area of approximately
437 square kilometres.
The east coast is
relatively straight with
one deep inlet, Port Pilar.
 BANAUE RICE TERRACES
NATIONAL

The Banaue Rice Terraces are a National

Cultural Treasure of the Philippines and are
considered to be the 8th Natural Wonder of the
World by many Filipinos.
The terraces are carved in the mountains of
Ifugao and were most likely done by hand.
There have been rice terraces in the
mountainous regions of Ifugao and northern
Luzon Island for over 2,000 years.
The terraces were first constructed as a
practical solution to the problem of growing rice
on land that falls away in front of you at vertigo-
inducing angles.
NORMS
 THE HEALERS AND HEALING IN THE CORDILLERA
PROVINCE/REGIONAL

Their religion consists of worship

of ancestors and nature spirits .
The anitos (spirits or souls of the
dead) spirits dwell in the village,
rocks and caves while the nature
spirits dwell in the mountains,
rocks, trees and rivers. Illness and
death are attributed to the more
evil nature spirits.
 DAW-ES
PROVINCE/REGIONAL

The Daw-es is practiced by the

Igorots in all parts of the
Cordillera, with some variations,
depending on the place. The
primary purpose of the ritual is to
"cleanse" the mind of the
survivors, especially the rescuers,
in case of massive death like in
landslides or deluge
Filipinos are very respectful
NATIONAL

From the moment they are

born into this world, they are
already taught how to be
respectful by using these
simple catchphrases—
po and opo, words that end
sentences when addressing
elders. They have a culture
of pagmamano, which is
where they raise the backs of
the hands of their elders to
their foreheads as a sign of
respect.
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NICOLE ADELAIDE SILVA

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