the ILocos Region

Province Capital Population(2000)

Area(km²)

Pop. density(per km²)

Ilocos Norte Laoag City 514,241 3,399.3 sq. km 151.3

Ilocos Sur Vigan City 594,206 2,579.6 sq. km 230.3

La Union San Fernando City 657,945 1,493.1 sq. km 440.7

Pangasinan Lingayen 2,434,086 5,368.2 sq. km 453.4

Ilocos Norteis a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos

Region in Luzon. Its capital is Laoag City and is located at the northwest corner of Luzon Island.

PEOPLE AND

CULTURE

life of the Ilocano – are described as - "the browbeaten, industrious, cheerful, simple soul who has shown a remarkable strain of bravery and a bit of wanderlust." The Ilocano history

reveals his struggles and victories – in battles for colonial independence from Spain and

America, to Philippine leadership.

NATURAL RESOURCES 

The region is a producer of food surplus – rice, corn, vegetables, root crops and fruits such as mangoes. It has abundant natural resources such as limestone for cement, feldspar for ceramics, fruits, vegetables, fish, poultry, and forest products such as bamboo and rattan.

MODE OF TRANSPORTATION

1. Taxi – (Public Utility Vehicle with a taximeter used in Metro Manila and other Philippine Major Cities).

2. Jeep – Filipino made Vehicle3. Minibuses – derived from truck chassis4. Tricycle – regular motorcycle with additional passenger

seating. Designs vary but are usually fairly standard in a municipality.

Tourism IndustryThe province offers a number of popular

destinations for tourists, locals and foreigners alike. Because of its proximity to the South China Sea, tourist arrivals peak during the summer seasons, the beach resorts topping the most visited list.

TOURISM INFRASTRACTURE

PAOAY, Ilocos Norte—The home of the Paoay Church, a World Heritage Site, is set to get a facelift, making it the focus of Ilocos Norte’s tourism master plan.

MIGRATION

A contemporary scholar, commenting on the Ilocano migration wrote: “The Ilocano movement has shown the way to people those vast lands.

Without plan, without system, without leadership, without funds, following only the natural law of

expansion, the ilocanos have spread over a considerable portion of the Northern Luzon, Central

Plain and Mindanao.

TOURIST PROFILE STATISTICS

Region Foreign Travellers

Overseas Filipinos

Domestic Travellers

1 NCR 262364 28395 68694

2 CAR 76812 13191 902917

3 Region I 52786 1793 281582

4 Region II*/a 24453 0 610715

5 Region III 155394 1208 251634

6 Region IV # 434530 7021 5852860

7 Region V 31153 18151 587823

8 Region VI ** 266891 84454 1259332

9 Region VII 542159 7383 1081903

10 Region VIII 13329 597 189643

11 Region IX 13647 13415 480297

12 Region X 46284 8947 837851

13 Region XI 52756 8875 699552

14 Region XII 4606 4443 618077

ATTRACTIONS

NATURAL ATTRACTION

ANUPLIG WATER FALL

San Juan Beach

Paoay Lake

Sand Dunes

Paoay Church

BUILT-ATTRACTIONS

SINKING BELLTOWE

R

BANGUI WIND FARM

EVENTS and

FESTIVALS

PAMULINAWEN FESTIVAL

DECEMBER FESTIVAL

Ilocos Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos

Region in Luzon. Vigan City, located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the provincial capital.

CULTUREHERITAGE

The Ilocos Sur Museum, founded on August 22, 1970, has a sizable collection of cultural

treasures to be proud of. Here, Ilocos Sur art include paintings, centuries-old sculptures and

pieces of carved furniture.

NATURAL RESOURCES 

It has abundant natural resources such as limestone for cement, feldspar for ceramics, fruits, vegetables, fish, poultry, and forest products such as bamboo and rattan.

MODE OF TRANSPORTATIONMini-buses, jeepneys, and tricycles

serve as inter-provincial, inter-municipal and interbarangay modes of transportation. 

ATTRACTIONS

NATURAL ATTRACTION

Tirad Pass

Bessang Pass

Sta. Maria Church

Ancestral Houses

Pagburnayan (Jar)

EVENTS and

FESTIVALS

Semana Santa

Viva Vigan Arts and Industry Festival

Tobacco Festival

La Union is a province of the Philippines located in

the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Its capital is San Fernando City and borders Ilocos Sur to the north, Benguet to the east, and Pangasinan to the south.

CULTURE

Ninety-three percent of the population is Ilocano and is overwhelmingly Roman

Catholic. There are communities of Pangasinense in the south, Igorots in the Cordillera foothills, and Chinese in the city.

Environmental and Natural Resources

Fishing grounds are found in almost all barangays traversed by the rivers.

TRANSPORTATION As with most of the Philippines travel is

fairly easy and typically consists of buses, cars, jeepneys, and tricycles. Depending on the distance of your destination from your current location is a big factor in your mode of transportation.

ATTRACTIONS

BUILT ATTRACTION

Museo de La Unio

Luna Watchtower

Battle of San Fernando Marker

Agoo-Damortis National Seashore

Park

Hundred Islands

National Park

Pangasinanis a province of the Republic of the

Philippines. The provincial capital is Lingayen. Pangasinan is located on the west central and peripheral area of the island of Luzon.

CULTURE

The culture of Pangasinan is a blend of the indigenous Malayo-

Polynesian and western Hispanic and American cultures,

with some Indian and Chinese influen

ces.

Environmental and Natural Resources

The 1200 megawatt Sual Coal-Fired Power Plant, 345 megawatt San Roque Multi-Purpose Dam, and the Northern Cement Corporation are all located in Pangasinan.

TOURISM INFRASTRACTURE

Effective tourism promotion came as a result of the renovation of the Capitol buildings and its environments.

TRANSPORTATIONMini-buses, jeepneys, and tricycles

also serve as inter-provincial, inter-municipal and interbarangay modes of transportation.

Regional holidayNOV. 13 - Pangasinan day celebrates the birth day of the

latest speaker Eugenio Perez, Sr., a foremost son of Pangasinan.

JAN. 9 – a special non-working holiday in Pangasinan to mark the celebration of Pangasinan Veterans day in the province

 APRIL. 5 -It will be a special non-working holiday in Pangasinan on April 5 when the province will observe its 431st Foundation Day, dubbed as "Agew na Pangasinan".

ATTRACTIONS

NATURAL ATTRACTION

Cacupangan Cave

Villacorta Caves

Santiago Island

Limahong Channel

BUILT-ATTRACTIONS

Villa Verde Trail

Old St. John’s

Cathedral

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