Ilocos Region - Political. Ilocos Region is composed of 4 provinces and a total of 9 cities. Ilocos Norte Ilocos Sur La Union Pangasinan Laoag City, Ilocos Norte Vigan City, Ilocos Sur Candon City, Ilocos Sur San Fernando City, La Union Alaminos City, Pangasinan Urdaneta City, Pangasinan Dagupan City , Pangasinan San Carlos City, Pangasinan ...

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The regional economy is anchored in the agricultural sector. Income comes from cultivating rice, tobacco, corn, sugarcane, and fruits; raising livestock such as pigs, chicken, goats, and carabaos (water buffalos); and marine and riverine fishing and shrimping, with aquacultures of fishes like tilapia and milkfish (bangus). The service and light manufacturing industries are concentrated in the cities. San Fernando City in La Union has an active shipping port and Laoag City in Ilocos Norte has a growing international airport. The government is one of the largest employers along with m ...

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Abra is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Bangued, and it borders Ilocos Norte and Mountain Province on the north, Ilocos Sur on the south, Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur on the west, and Mountain Province, Kalinga, and Apayao on the east. Abra province - People and culture. Abra's inhabitants are mostly descendants of llocano settlers and members of the Tingguian tribe. The predominant languages are Ilocano and Tingguian. Based on ...

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Apayao is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Kabugao and borders Cagayan to the north and east, Abra and Ilocos Norte to the west, and Kalinga to the south. Prior to 1995, Kalinga and Apayao used to be a single province named Kalinga-Apayao, until they were split into two to better service the needs of individual native tribes in the provinces. Apayao - People and Culture. Apayao - Economy. ...

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Benguet is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is La Trinidad and borders, clockwise from the south, Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur, Mountain Province, Ifugao, and Nueva Vizcaya. Baguio City, a popular tourist destination in the country, is in the interior of the province, however, the city is independent of the province. Benguet - People and culture. Benguet - Demographics. Based on the May 2000 census, ...

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Cagayan is a province of the Philippines in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Tuguegarao City and is located at the northeastern corner of the island of Luzon. Cagayan also includes the Babuyan Islands to the north. The province borders Ilocos Norte and Apayao to the west, and Kalinga and Isabela to the south. Cagayán province is distinct from the city in Mindanao named Cagayán de Oro, and should not be confused. Cagayan - People and Culture. The majority of people living in Cagayan are o ...

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The regional languages Cebuano, Ilokano, Hiligaynon, Bikol, Waray-Waray, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, Kinaray-a, Maranao, Maguindanao, Tausug are the auxiliary official languages in their respective regions. The Republic of the Philippines (Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas), or the Philippines (Filipino: Pilipinas), is a nation in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital. It lies 1,210 km (750 mi) away from mainland Asia and consists of 7,107 islands called the Philippine Archipelago. It is also ...

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A Chinese Filipino is a person with Chinese blood born in the Philippines. Chinese Filipinos, make up one of the two most significant minority groups in the Philippines, the other being the Filipino Muslims. Chinese Filipino - General Information. The Chinese in the Philippines have always been one of the largest minority groups, making up about 2% (1.5 million) of the country's total population. In comparison to other countries in Southeast Asia, this percentage is relatively small. However, the rat ...

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The eight regions are listed below, discussed individually. Its administrative centers are for formality's sake only, meaning, there is no 'valid' regional administrative center (except in the case of Administrative regions), the power being vested by the provincial governments. The regional centers are only the head tourist offices for the region. Ilocos Region (Region I) Cagayan Valley (Region II) Central Luzon (Region III) CALABARZON (Region IV-A) MIMAROPA (Region IV-B) Bicol Region (Region V) Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)See also:

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As of 2002, the Philippines consists of 17 regions. The regions are geographically combined into the three island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Following is a list of the regions in their island groupings. To get overviews of the regions, see the respective articles on the island groups. The names of CALABARZON, MIMAROPA and SOCCSKSARGEN are capitalized because they are acronyms that stand for their component provinces or cities. Regions of the Philippines - Luzon. Ilocos Region (Reg ...

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Winning large numbers of adherents in its early years because of its nationalist roots, Aglipayan numbers decreased due to factionalism and doctrinal disagreements. Some factions formally joined other denominations including the Episcopal Church and the American Unitarians. Today, the Philippine Independent Church are affiliated with the Old Catholics and the Anglican Communion. Aglipayans number around one to three million, mostly in the Ilocos Region. ...

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Written and oral Iloko literature is believed to have started even before the Spaniards arrived in the Ilocos region in 1572. The ancient Ilokano poets expressed themselves in folk and war songs as well as the dallot, an improvized, versified and at times impromptu long poem delivered in a sing-song manner. During the Spanish regime, Iloko poetry was generally patterned after Spanish models. In fact, the earliest known written Iloko poems were the romances translated from Spanish by Francisco Lopez, an Augustinian friar who, in 1621, published his own Iloko translation of the Doctrina ...

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Ilocos Norte - Political. Ilocos Norte is subdivided into 22 municipalities and 1 city. Laoag City Adams Bacarra Badoc Bangui Banna (Espiritu) Batac Burgos Carasi Currimao Dingras Dumalneg Marcos Nueva Era Pagudpud Paoay Pasuquin Piddig Pinili San Nicolas Sarrat Solsona Vintar ...

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Ilocos Sur - Political. Ilocos Sur is subdivided into 32 municipalities and 2 cities. Vigan City Candon City Alilem Banayoyo Bantay Burgos Cabugao Caoayan Cervantes Galimuyod Gregorio del Pilar (Concepcion) Lidlidda Magsingal Nagbukel Narvacan Quirino (Angkaki) Salcedo (Baugen) San Emilio San EstebanSee also:

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93 percent of the population is Ilocano and is overwhelmingly Roman Catholic. There are small communities of Pangasinense in the south, Igorots in the Cordillera foothills, and Chinese in the city. La Union is highly literate, with San Fernando City as the administrative, educational, and financial center of the region. ...

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Includes former regions. Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Bicol Region Cagayan Valley CALABARZON Caraga Central Luzon Central Visayas Cordillera Administrative Region Davao Region Eastern Visayas Ilocos Region Metro Manila MIMAROPA Northern Mindanao SOCCSKSARGEN Southern Tagalog Western Visayas Zamboanga Peninsula List of Philippine ...

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The Philippine islands are home to various ethnic groups. This results is regional cuisine. Ilocanos from the rugged Ilocos region boast of a diet heavy in boiled or steamed vegetables and freshwater fish, but are particularly fond of dishes flavored with bagoong, fermented shrimp paste that is often used instead of salt. Ilocanos often season boiled vegetables with bagoong monamon (fermented anchovy paste) to produce pinakbet. The Igorots, prefer roasted meats, particularly carabao's meat, goat's meat and venison. Laguna is known for Buko pi ...

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The economy is diversified with service, manufacturing, and agricultural industries spread out throughout the province. The Port of San Fernando operates as an increasingly active shipping point, and the former American airbase Wallace Air Station being converted into a business or industrial area. Tourists often flock to the beaches of Bauang, or to the more secluded ones further north fo ...

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Benguet - Political. Benguet is subdivided into 13 municipalities and contains Baguio City. Baguio City used to be part of the province but became independent, when the city's charter was made. However, for convenience, Baguio City is informally considered a part Benguet especially in census data or when Baguio City is chosen as a location for Benguet provincial offices. Baguio City Atok Bakun Bokod Buguias Itogon Kabayan Kapangan Kibungan La Trinidad Mankayan Sablan ...

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