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

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 & Resort Fort Ilocandia Resort Hotel Paoay Church Bacarra Church Sta. Monica Church White 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

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