Region 01 

A. BACKGROUND OF THE REGION

 Region 01- is an

administrative region of the Philippines,
designated as Ilocos Region, 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 lies the South China Sea.

 The region comprises four provinces: Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La

Union and Pangasinan.
 a. HISTORY
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The region was first inhabited by the aboriginal Negritos, before
they were pushed by successive waves of Austronesian immigrants
that penetrated the narrow coast. Tingguians in the interior,
Ilocanos in the north, Pangasinans in the south, and Zambals in the
southwesternmost areas settled the region.

 The Spanish arrived in the 16th century and established Christian

missions and governmental institutions to control the native
population and convert them to Catholicism.
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In 1901, the region came under American colonial rule, and
in 1941, under Japanese occupation.

During 1945, the combined American and the Philippine

Commonwealth troops including with the Ilocano and
Pangasinan guerillas liberated the Ilocos Region from
Japanese forces during the Second World War.
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The term pangasinan means "land of salt" or "place where salt
is made" from the root word asin meaning salt in the native
language, and the prefix pang and the suffix an meaning
place. The term was derived from one of the main occupations
of the people in the coastal villages which was, and still is,
that of making salt from sea water through the process of
solar evaporation in well-laid-out beds.salt
 
Before the administration of Ferdinand Marcos, Pangasinan
was not a part of the region. Pangasinan was formerly a
province of Region III (Central Luzon), but President Marcos
signed Presidential Decree No. 1, 1972, incorporating it into
Region I.

Several modern presidents of the Republic of the Philippines

hailed from the Region: Elpidio Quirino, Ferdinand Marcos,
and Fidel V. Ramos.
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La Unión, "The Union" in English, was formed in 1850 when
the Spanish colonial government of Governor-General
Antonio Maria Blanco merged the three southern towns of
Ilocos Sur province, the nine northern towns of Pangasinan,
and the western towns of Benguet to the east (Eastern Pais
del Igorotes in the Cordilleras).
 b. DEMOGRAPHIC
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The 2000 Census reported that the major languages spoken in the
region are Ilocano at 66.36% of the total population at that
time, Pangasinan with 27.05%, and Tagalog with 3.21%.

It has 4 Provinces, 9 cities, 116 municipalities, and 3,265

barangays
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 The population of Region I (Ilocos Region) as of August 1, 2015
was 5,026,128 based on the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN
2015)

 This Region has three (3) distinct groups: Ilocanos, Pangasinenses

and Igorots. Ilocanos occupy the coastal provinces of Ilocos
Norte, Ilocos Sur and La Union and certain parts of Pangasinan.
The natives of Pangasinan are the Pangasinenses. There are also
Tingguians who live in the secluded mountains of Ilocos Sur.
 c. GEOGRAPHY
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The Ilocos Region is bounded by the South China Sea to the
west and the Cordillera Mountain Range to the east.

 It is both a coastal and predominantly mountainous region.

Mount Sicapoo (2,360m), Mount Malaya (2,352m), and
Mount burnay (2, 115m).
 
The region experiences two pronounced seasons: dry and
rainy. The dry season runs from November to April while
the rainy season is from May to October. Cooler
temperatures occur during the months of December until
February while the hottest months occur during April and
May.
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d. HIGHLIGTHS
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 BANGUS
FESTIVAL
EMPADANA PINAKBET
FESTIVAL FESTIVAL
 e. Tourist Spots

Bangui Windmills

Kapurpurawan Rock
Formation
  St. Augustine Church

Malacañang of the
North
Saud Beach 

Baluarte Zoo
 f. DELICACIES

Vigan Empanada

Pinakbet
  Bagnet

Vigan Longanisa
 Different Literary Pieces of
Region
 I
NALPAY NA NAMNAMA BY LEONA
FLORENTINO

PAMULINAWEN

BIAG NI LAM-ANG
 Other Literary Pieces
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Pasion de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo (1621) – the first Ilocano
pasyon and the first Philippine language pasyon overall,
written by Antonio Mejia and published in 1845
Sumario de las Indulgencias de la Santa Correa (1719) – an
Ilocano book written by Jacinto Rivera
"Castora Benigna" (before 1884) – a poem by Leona
Florentino
"Leon XIII" (before 1884) – a poem by Leona Florentino
dedicated to Pope Leo XIII
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"To a Young Woman on Her Birthday" (before 1884) – a poem
by Leona Florentino
Matilde de Sinapangan (1892) – possibly the first Ilocano-
language novel, written by Spanish Augustinian priest Rufino
Redondo
"Ti Langit ti Inanamatayo" – The first Ilokano short story,
written by Isabelo de los Reyes
Biag ti Maysa a Lacay Oenno Nacaam-ames a Bales (1909) – a
novel by Mariano Gaerlan
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Sangcareppet a Dandaniw (1926) – possibly the first Ilocano
anthology of poems

Dagiti Balud (late 1940s) - a novel by Hermogenes F. Belen

Sasainnec (1948) – the first Ilocano novel by a female author,

Estela Rimorin-Gordo
 NALPAY NA NAMNAMA
BY
LEONA FLORENTINO
pinagduadua,

Atoy ngatan ti ayat a kunada. Pinagduadua no sika ket
Aldaw rabii pampanunuten ka. agmaymaysa
Summangpet ka, lubong ko nga Wen no ti pusom addan nakaala.
natalna. Toy manong mo, piman nga
Ket biag gummulon sa dinakita ka. agsagaba
No awan kanton, malpay tay
namnama.
Ditoy dalan ko no sikan ti magna,
Sirsirpatangkan nga awan labas na.
Matmatak imnas mo awan kapada
na,
 Namnama ta ti pusom iyawat mo;
Ta ti diro ni ayat danggayantanto;
Ta ti rabii sika kumat’ raniag ko,
Kas naslag a bulan sadiay ngato.

Dayta pintas mo a dardaripdepek.
Tungal rabii no innak iredep
Agtalnan toy nakem kentoy utek,
Ta sikan ti kaduak diay tagtaginep.

No nairedep, sam-it nannanamek.

Nagragsak ta a dua diay tagtaginep.
Ngem no makariing, pa-it balbalunek
Ta nalpas manen diay dardaripdepek.

Ket gapu ti nalaus nga ayat ko

Pinamuspusak inyapan ka diay ungto
Ta adaddiay ti maysa nga kayo
Inukit ko nagan mo nga sinanpuso.
 Adu a tawenen ti nabilangko.
Dumteng manen nalammiis a tiempo
Awan man lang asi nga mauray ko,
Ta ti ibagbagam puro sentimiento.

Nu tay sika kenyak makagura,
Yeb-ebkas toy pusok ket sika latta.
Nalabit ti ayat ket kastoy ngata;
Pintas mo umunay a liwliwa.

Amin a pinagdungngo impakitak.

Sipupudnuak ta diak pay naglibak
Nagbabaan toy gasat no siak ti agayat
Ta apay madinak man lang maayat.
 Gasat nadanunen ti pannakapaay,
Sinaom a dinak a mauray.
Naut-ot launay ti inka impaay.
Naupay a ayat, kas sabong a nalaylay.


Gayagayek a ipalpalawag
Sika ti kayat ko a pagtungpalk
Ngem makitak met a sibabatad,
Ni pay ken liday ti kalak-amak.

Ket aniakad payso ti ur-urayek?

Malaksid a ni rigat ti lak-amek!
Gapu piman ti ayat ko ken pateg,
Ta madim pay rinekna ken dinengngeg.

Yantangay siak ket linipatnakon,

Liday ti yas-asog toy barungkonko.
Nuray agsagabaak nga agnanayon,
Nalpay a namnama aklunekon.
 Blasted Hopes (Nalpay A Namnama)
English Version
 
What gladness and doubt Shall I curse the hour
what joy for presently I when first I saw the light of day
are endowed to
one who is loved
suffer so.  would it not have been better a thousand
times
 
for truly there is I had died when I was born.
For even I did
one to share love,
Would I want to explain
all his sufferings the beauty whom I
but my tongue remains powerless
and his pain. desired
for now do I clearly see
never do I fully to be spurned is my lot.
My fate is dim, my realize
stars so low that I am worthy But would it be my greatest joy
perhaps nothing to of her. to know that it is you I love,
it can compare, for to you do I vow and a promise I make
for truly I do not it’s you alone for whom I would lay my
life.
 Pamulinawen
Folk Song
(Ilocano)
Pamulinawen, pusok indengam man pakaliwliwaan
Toy umas-asug agrayod'ta sadiam.
Panunotem man inka pagintutulngan
 No di dayta sudim ken kapintas.

Toy agayat, agukkoy dita sadiam.

Essem nga diak malipatan ta nasudi

unay a nagan,
Uray sadin ti ayan, lugar sadino man,
Aw-awagan di agsarday, ta naganmo
kasam-itan.
No malagipka, pusok ti mabang-aran.

Adu a sabsabong, narway a rosrosas

Ti adda't ditoy a di nga mabuybuya,
Ngem awan man laeng ti
 Aywen, biagko, indengam man.
Iyasasokko nga inaldaw
Ta diak to a kayat ti sabali nga imnas

Sika laeng, o, biagko, ita ken uray tanemman
No malagipka, pusok ti mabang-aran.

Dakay nga ububbing, didakam' tultuladen

Ta dakkel kamin nga agiinnarem
Ta ituloyyo ta panagadalyo
Tapno inkay magun-od kakaligumanyo

Essem nga diak malipatan, ta nasudi unay a nagan,

Uray sadin ti ayan, lugar sadino man,
Aw-awagan di agsarday ta naganmo kasam-itan.
No malagipka, pusok ti mabang-aran.
 Pamulinawen
Folk Song
(English)
Pamulinawen, completely And if that is still not enough
please do not be And you will
upset, expect
 I offer you my life
That is proof
Of my utter love.
That was just a That I won't feel
joke bad. If you are still angry,
It won't happen Punish me completely
again, My love is real And you will expect
Have faith, my And not merely That I won't feel bad.
Darling. a joke
My heart's with
If you are still you
angry, Have no doubt.
Punish me
 Biag Ni Lam-ang
(Background of the Author)


Pedro Bukaneg (March 1592 – c. 1630) was a Filipino writer and
viewed as the “Father of Ilocano Writing”

He was visually impaired however he showed up (during his

childhood in the Augustinian community) as brilliant and skilled.
He took exercises in Latin and Spanish and furthermore educated
the nearby dialects and Ilocano Isneg.
 
He was also the one who translated the Doctrina Cristiana in
Ilocano. This book was imprinted in 1593 as one of the first
books in quite a while and was proposed for use in the
change of the nearby populace. In 1621 the Ilocano
interpretation of Bukaneg was imprinted in the Augustinian
Convent of Manila. Bukaneg was additionally to a great
extent liable for Arte de la Lengue Iloca, the principal
language structure book of the Ilocano of Brother Francisco
Lopez, which was imprinted in 1927 by the University of
Santo Tomas.
 
Daze since birth, he is the recognized creator of the Ilocano
epic Biag ni Lam-ang (Life of Lam-ang).

A street inside the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP)

complex in Pasay, Philippines is named in his honor. His
last name is loaned to the Bukanegan, what could be
compared to the Balagtasan.

 
ELEMENTS OF THE PLOT OF
THE STORY
 Exposition

Don Juan and his wife Namungan lived in Nalbuan, now
part of La Union in the Northern Part of the Philippines.
They have a son named – Lam-Ang. Before Lam-Ang was
born, Don Juan went to the mountain in order to punish a
group of their Igorot Enemies.
 Foreshadowing

During his exhausting journey, he fall asleep and dreamed
about his father’s head being stuck on a pole by the Igorots.
 Inciting Force

Lam-Ang was furious when he learned what happened to
his father. He rushed to their village and killed them all,
except for one whom he let go so that he could tell other
people about Lam-Ang’s greatness.
 Conflict


MAN VS MAN
 Rising action

While Don Juan was away, his son Lam-Ang was born. It
took for people to help Namungan give birth. As soon as
baby popped out, he spoke and asked that he be given name
Lam-Ang. He also chose his godparents and asked where
his father was. After nine months of waiting for his father to
return, Lam-Ang decided to look for him. Namungan
thought Lam-Ang was up to the challenge but she was sad
to let him go.
 Climax

Lam-Ang was furious when he learned what happened to
his father. He rushed to their village and killed them all,
except for one whom he let go so that he could tell other
people about Lam-Ang’s greatness. Upon returning to
Nalbuan in triumph, he was bathed by women in the
Amburayan River. All the fish died because of the dirt and
odor from Lam-Ang’s body.
 Falling Action

There was a young woman named Ines Cannoyan whom
Lam-Ang wanted to woo. She lived in Calanutian and he
brought along his rooster and dog to visit her. On the way,
Lam-Ang met his enemy Sumarang, another suitor of Ines
Cannoyan whom he fought and readily defeated.
 
Lam-Ang found the house of Ines surrounded by many
suitors all of whom were trying to catch her attention. He
had is rooster crow, which caused a nearby house to fall.
This made Ines Cannoyan looked out. He had his dog
barked and in an instant the fallen house rose up again. The
girl’s parent witnessed this and called for him.
 Resolution

The rooster expressed the love of Lam-Ang. The parents
agreed to a marriage with their daughter if Lam-Ang would
give them a dowry valued at double their wealth. Lam-Ang
had no problem fulfilling this condition and he and Ines
married. It was a tradition to have a newly married man
swin in the river for the raring fish.
 
Unfortunately, Lam-Ang dove straight into the mouth of the
water monster Berkakan. Ines had Marcos get his bones,
which he covered with a piece of cloth. His roaster crowed
and his dog barked and slowly the bones started to move.
Back alive, Lam-Ang and his wife lived happily ever after.
 Characterization

According to roles played:

 Major Characters  Minor Characters

• Protagonist – Lam ang • Ines Cannoyan
• Antagonist - Sumarang • Don Juan
- Igorots • Namongan
 Imagery
Organic 
-Lam-ang was furious when he learned what had happened to
his father.
-During the exhausting journey
Visual
- he dreamed about his father's head stocked on a pole by the
igorots
- all the fish died
Kinesthetic
- he rushed to their village
- Lam-ang dove straight into the mouth is the water monster
 Figurative Language
HYPERBOLE 
1.”While he was away, his son Lam-ang was born. It took four
people to help Namongan give birth. As soon as the baby boy
popped out, he spoke and asked that he be given the name Lam-
ang.”
2. “All the fish died because of the dirt and odor from Lam-
ang’s body.”
Personification
“The rooster expressed the love of Lam-ang.”
Onomatopoeia
“His rooster crowed and his dog barked”
 Symbolism
Ines Kannoyan - 
symbolizes the ideal woman, the good and
innocent which every man in every story desires to have as their
partner.

The river in the story symbolizes purification, such as when Lam-

ang was bathed by women in order to remove the dirt and odor
from his body; fertility, when he asked to dive in the water for
their "married man tradition" to have a healthy married life, and;
birth-death-resurrection when he was eaten by the shark and was
eventually recovered and resurrected with the help of Marcos and
his two magical pets.
 
The shark, or the Berkakan, symbolizes danger and death, which
must be avoided in order to have a peaceful and successful life, like
the couple in the story experienced and had overcome.

The rooster and gray dog in the story symbolizes downfall, hope
and resurrection, that in every situation, you must have to
experience failure in order to rise up again, and hope, to never give
up, especially when you know that success will always be at the end
of the story; because everything happens for a reason, and if all is
not well, then it's not yet the end of the story.
 Literary Analysis

The epic of Biag ni Lam-Ang portrays the qualities and several
characteristics of Filipinos. The fact that the traits, attitudes, and
values being shown in this phenomenal epic are all reflections
of our ancestors especially the Ilocanos who were the source of
this fictitious piece during pre-Spanish period. It depicts
unwavering bravery, justice, love, romance, relationship,
journey and even friendship. The vastness and heroism in the
story are filled with idealistic imagination and fantasy.
 
The epic shows the importance of family. Lam Ang’s love for his
family was selfless as he searched for his father. The leadership skills
were also manifested, he protected the town people of Nalbuan for
possible colonization of Igorots. The epic also emphasizes the rivalry
between Lam-Ang and other suitors. When Lam-Ang fell in love
with Ines, He fought and killed several monsters and eventually
challenged Sumarang who was a dedicated suitor of Ines. It is just a
picture how the Filipinos fight for their love, doing everything just to
prove how dedicated we are. Lastly, the Biag ni Lam-Ang depicts a
very good portrayal of a true Iloco is all about and to all the Filipinos.
 Group 03- Ilocos Region

Members:
Alejandro, Ralph
Calapit, Danica Grace
Guillermo, Darlene Gay
Rosales, Alexis
Uy, Julie Belle
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