Region I – Ilocos Region

Northwest Coast of Luzon

Provinces - coastal

Capitals

Laoag City (regional center) – Ilocos Norte

Vigan City (regional center) – Ilocos Sur

San Fernando City (regional center) – La Union

Lingayen City - Pangasinan

People

Ilocanos – industrious and thrifty

Ilocano – major dialect in Ilocos

Panggalatok – major dialect in Pangasinan

Can you speak Ilocano?

al-alia – ghost

agwatwat – exercise

agiw-iwa-iti-mangga – slicing a mango

Agsalsala ti tukak. – The frog is dancing.

Annay! – Ouch!

Ilocano Proverbs

• Ti táo nga mannaríta, awán ti ania nga magapuánanna. A man that talks too much accomplishes little.

• Ti agmúla, agápit. He who sows, reaps.

• Yánud ti danúm ti matmatúrog nga udáng. A sleeping lobster is carried away by the current.

Famous Figures

Juan Luna – painter – known for Spoliarium

Gregorio Aglipay – leader of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (Philippine Independent Church / Aglipayan Church)

Elpidio Quirino, Ferdinand Marcos, Fidel Ramos – former Presidents

Fidel Go – famous pot-maker from Vigan

Juan Luna Shrine, Ilocos

Spoliarium

Gregorio Aglipay

Elpidio Quirino

Marcos proclaimed Martial Law in Sept. 1972.

Marcos Museum, Ilocos Norte

Fidel Ramos

My family with Pres. Ramos

Fidel Go with Burnay Pot

Climate

Two seasons: dry from October to April

wet from May to September

Weather – usually mild

Cordillera – blocks rains so less rainfall reaches plains

Products and Industries

Agriculture – people are mostly farmers

Salt making, fish sauce, basi (wine from sugarcane)

Handicrafts from bamboo and shells

Sugarcane, tobacco, rice

Maguey – to make cotton or string

Abel Iloko (cloth), Burnay pot making

Salt Making

Commercial Salt Making

Fish Sauce in Burnay Jars

Basi

Bamboo bank (with Ilocano word in alibata)

Bamboo Hat

Shell Crafts

Maguey (Plant)

Maguey Products – inspected by Ilocos govt officials

Abel Iloko – textile of cotton & natural fiber

Abel Iloko dress

Abel Iloko loom

Burnay Pot Making

Beautiful Places in Ilocos Norte

Balay ti Amianan (House of the North) – house of former President Marcos (Malacañang of the North)

Paoay Lake & ResortFort Ilocandia Resort HotelPaoay ChurchBacarra ChurchSta. Monica ChurchWhite Beach, Pagudpud

Balay ti Amianan

Inside Marcos’s House

Paoay Lake

Fort Ilocandia Resort Hotel

Statue at Fort Ilocandia

Paoay Church

Bacarra Church

Sta. Monica Church

White Beach

Famous Spots in Ilocos Sur

Tirad Pass – defended by Gen. Gregorio del Pilar against the US (he died there)

Heritage City of Vigan – example of Spanish architecture

Gregorio del Pilar

Tirad Pass

Example of Vigan House

Beautiful Places in Pangasinan

Hundred Islands

Lingayen Gulf

Limahong Channel

Isla Santiago

Pangasinan – Gateway to the North

Hundred Islands

US Forces at Lingayen Gulf in World War 2

Isla Santiago

Tourist Spots in La Union

Lots of beautiful beaches, like Agoo Beach

Agoo Beach

Sunset at the Beach

Problems and Solutions

Limited land and long dry season – difficult to grow crops easily

Northern part of Ilocos Norte – still hit by lots of typhoons, because of southwest monsoon

Government can give financial help to farmers if crops are not abundant, also to people whose houses are destroyed by typhoons

Thank you

for listening!