PAPASA TAYO SA MIDTERMS!!!!

FIGHTING LAB KU KAYU HEHEHE

SAGA- tale
HISTORY: Record of the pasts
Magellan explored the world for 109 days

 PROVEN: Earth was actually round

 3G’s: GOD – Kristiyanismo
GLORY –for Spain
GOLD- they’ll collect all the treasures
 Spain Eastern Samar (Homonhon Island)
 First mass in Limawasa,Leyte
 Figareta? Recorded everything (writings)
 Sto. Nino in Cebu- orig (given by Magellan) gift to Reyna Humana at Raja Humabon
RENAISSANCE- age of exploration
2ND WORLD WAR
 BATAAN DEATH MARCH- Bataan to Capas, Tarlac (concentration camp)
 CORREGIDOR ISLAND- defense harbor of the PH, TADPOLE
 After Corregidor, they declared Manila as OPEN CITY
 LOLA ROSA- one of the comfort women in Pampanga
 GUERILLA- rebelled na lumalaban sa Hapon
 HUKBALAHAP eventually turned into NPA
CAR: CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
 Established on JULY 15, 1987 through EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 220 issued by Pres. Corazon Aquino
 “WATERSHED CRADDLE OF NORTH LUZON”
 Regional center: Baguio
 Home of the sturdy and industrious indigenous tribes: Igorot, Isneg, Kalinga Warriors etc.
 MACLIING DULAG- hero among the Cordillera people

KALINGA KALINGA WARRIORS

 Best warrior=many tattoos
MAMBABATOK (BUSCALAN, TINGLAYAN, KALINGA)
(TABUK  Tattoo tradition
 BATOK- art of tattooing your body with tribal designs using bamboo sticks
CITY) and thorns
 Men with those ancient tattoos are KALINGA WARRIORS / HEADHUNTERS
APO WHANG-OD
 Legendary mambabatok
 Buscalan-community of Whang-Od
 They will not wear accessories if they are mourning or if the accessories are
damaged
BODONG
 Peace pack to stop the warriors
CHOM-NO / CHONNO
 Grandest and most expensive wedding
SALIDUMAY FESTIVAL
 Ethnic songs and ritual

MT. IGOROTS
 Square face, kulot, nagnganganga
PAGNGANGANGA
PROVINCE  makes teeth stronger
BONTOKS- tribe
(BONTOC) ATO- male dormitory house
ULOG-
GOBBAO- binyag
SAGADA
 hanging coffins
 Kiltipan (overlooking)
 Echo Valley
 Sumagui Cave- rock formations
CHIKO RIVER
INIT HOT SPRING
SUMMAGUING CAVE
ETAG FESTIVAL
 Jan. 13- Feb. 4
 Streetdancing in Sagada
 ETAG- Traditional food: nowadays, 2 weeks na pinapakuluan yung baboy
Before, max: 6mons-5yrs
SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
 By the ppl and for the ppl
HATE TOURISM
 Disrespecting the natives

IFUGAO BANAUE RICE TERRACES

 Combination of man-made and natural
 “THE LIVING CULUTURAL HERITAGE” World Heritage, UNESCO
(LAGAWE)  They used stone tools
 Source of living
IMBHAYA FESTIVAL (held at the foot of rice terraces)
 Rice wine
  Before: sports festival, bukol: harvest
 Abundance of harvest, thanksgiving
 Katutubong Awit (April 27 every after 4yrs)
 Devotion of Ifugao culture

BENGUET BAGUIO
 Autonomous city in CAR
 2 PROMINENT PEOPLE:
(LA 1. DANIEL BURNHAM- Burnham Park
2. LIEUTENANT LEIGHTON KENNON- Kennon Highway/Rd.
TRINIDAD)  Teacher’s Camp, Strawberry Farm, Baguio Cathedral, Wright Park, Mansion
House, PMA, Botanical Garden, Ben Cab Museum, Mines View Park
 REGION 1: ILOCOS REGION
ILOCOS  God forsaken land
 Before pinagtanim sila tabako kaya daw kuripot
BATAC, ILOCOS NORTE
NORTE  Marcos
 Juan Luna – Badoc City
(LAOAG) PAOAY CHURCH
 Built in 1704
 Included in the World Heritage list
 They used coral blocks
MALACANANG OF THE NORTH
 Marcos
PATAPAT BRIDGE
 Pagudpud to Cagayan
BANGUI WINDMILLS
 Has 15 wind turbines
JUAN LUNA SHRINE
SAND DUNES OF LAPAS
STA. MONICA CHURCH
 Built 1799, neoclassical
PAMULINAWEN FESTIVAL
 Feb 10
 St. William
FOODS:
 Longganisa, bagnet, empanada, dinakdakan (sisig), papaitan, caldereta

ILOCOS SUR VIGAN

 World heritage city
 CRISOLOGO- rich families
(VIGAN) PAGBURNAYAN
 burna=jar
 process of making jar
TIRAD PASS
 where GREGORIO DEL PILLAR died
BESANG PASS
 Yamashita escape way
STA. MARIA CHURCH
 Fortress of Katipuneros
VIVA VIGAN FSTIVAL
 founding

LA UNION THUNDERBIRD
 resort
MA-CHO TEMPLE
(SAN  Buddhist Chinese temple
 Lady of Caysasay (isang church na originally frm batangas)
FERNANDO) MARCOS, CORO PORT

PANGASINAN  Fidel V. Ramos

DAGUPAN- bangus
HUNDRED ISLANDS
(LINGAYEN) CAVE BOLINAO LIGHTHOUSE
 Built 1903
LIMAHONG CHANNEL
 Limahong- Chinese pirate who wants to establish a colony
 Tunnel
OUR LADY OF MANAOG
 REGION 2: CAGAYAN VALLEY
BATANES  BATAN- local worf for IVATAN PEOPLE
3 MAJOR ISLANDS:
 ITBAYAT- largest, country’s northernmost municipality, politically
(BASCO) subdivided into 5 barangays
 BATAN- main island of Batanes, second largest
 SABTANG- smallest of three, southernmost municipality of Batanes
VAKUL
 Headgear for sunlight and sunlight protection
MOUNT IRAYA (BATAN)
 Active volcano
 Sacred mountain for Ivatan people
SONG SONG RUINS (UYUGAN)
 Ghost barangay which is a cluster of roofless shells of old stone houses
abandoned after a tsunami (1950)
HONESTY COFFEE SHOP (NEAR THE PORT OF IVANA)
 Owned by ivatan couple

CAGAYAN CALLAO CAVE (PENABLANCA)

 Seven chamber show cave is one of 300 caves
(TUGUEGARAO)  Best known natural tourist attraction in the province
PALAUI ISLAND (STA. ANA)
 Protected area and national park
MAGAPIT SUSPENSION BRIDGE
 FIRST HANGING BRIDGE IN ASIA
 Spans the Cagayan River at Lal-lo
 Opened in 1978 to connect the east and west sides of Cagayan River
 GOLDEN GATE OF CAGAYAN
RIO GRANDE DE CAGAYAN
 Longest river in PH
 Largest river by discharge volume of water
LURONG- most expensive fish
LAL-LO- 1st class municipality
OUR LADY OF PIAT
 “PILGRIMAGE CENTER OF THE NORTH”
 Home to the 407 yr. old Black Virgin Mary
IGUIG CALVARY HILLS
 Grassy park overlooking a stoic river featuring an 18 th century church
and stations of the cross
BUNTUN BRIDGE
 LONGEST RIVER BRIDGE: 2ND LONGEST BRIDGE IN PH

ISABELA BONSAI FOREST (DINAPIGUE)

 Natural landmark: 20,000 hectare bonsai formations
STA. VICTORIA CAVE
(ILAGAN)  Located in the foothills of Sierra Madre Mountain Range
 Have been occupied by the nomadic Agta or Dumagat ppl in the past
ST. MATTHIAS PARISH (TAMAUINI)
 4 layer, cake like bell tower
BUTAKA
 ILAGAN LARGEST BUTAKA MONUMENT
 11.6 ft. high, 20.8 ft. long, 9.8 ft. wide
MAGAT DAM
 Largest dam
BAMBANTI FESTIVAL
 Isabela’s scarecrow festival
 NUEVA DALTON PASS
 Also called BALETE PASS
VIZCAYA  Zigzag road and mountain pass that joins the province of Nueva Ecija
and Nueva Vizcaya
(BAYOMBONG) KIRANG PASS
 Monument that commemorates the courage of the soldiers during
WWII
CITRUS FIESTA
 3 day event that focused on the best citrus production practices of
farmers in Malabing Valley of Kasibu
SPELUNGKERS- cave explorations
 REGION 3: CENTRAL LUZON
AURORA CASIGURAN SOUND
 Bay nearly enclosed by the Casiguran landmass and cape of
Ildefonso
(BALER)  Ideal spot for windsurfing, white beaches
 CASIGURUNAN means SAFETY
 Perfect sanctuary for ship anchorage.
HISTORY:
 This was originally part of the Quezon Province. It gained
independence to be a sub-province in 1951 thru R.A. 648
 AUGUST 13, 1979- Aurora came to separate province from Quezon
by authority of BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 7.
 Through President Arroyo, last May 17, 2002 the Aurora province
was moved to Region 3 by Executive Order 103
BALER CATHOLIC CHURCH
 Originally built in 1611
 Major site of the SIEGE OF BALER (happened 1898-1889)
SANTO ENTIERRO (BALER)
 Glass coffin encasing a statue of Jesus Christ displayed in a
makeshift wooden chapel.
 Has miraculous powers and grants miracle.
SURFING AREAS: surfing = Pasirit (local term)
Best waves: Dec. and Feb
SABANG BEACH
 Ideal surfing spot for BEGINNERS
 Moderate waves:3-4ft
LINDY’S POINT
 Tall waves coming from the river and Pacific
 Forms SHORT, SHARP BREAK WAVES
CHARLIE’S POINT
 Locally known as KAGEWAD
 Derives its name from the movie APOCALYPSE NOW (1970)
 Medium quality RIGHT HAND and LEFT HAND BREAK WAVES on a
SANDY AND GRAVEL BOTTOM
COBRA REEF IN CEMENTO BEACH
 Locally known as DAPA
 Normal: 5-6ft high
 High: 12-14ft high
 RIGHT HAND REEF BREAK STYLE WAVES
BALETE TREE IN MARIA AURORA
 600 yr old, 5 stories high

BATAAN MOUNT SAMAT NATIONAL SHRINE (DAMBANA NG KAGITINGAN)

 Historical shrine (Mt. Samat, Pilar)
 L: 90ft, H:302ft, W:18ft
(BALANGA)  Memorial shrine complex was built to honor and remember the
gallantry of Filipino and American soldiers who fought during
WWII.
ZERO KILOMETER DEATH MARCH MARKER (BAGAC)
 Marks the start off point of Death March
 Historical landmark
FLAMING SWORD (PILAR)
 Depicts the exceptional gallantry and bravery of the Filipinos and
American soldiers during WWII

AGUINALDO CAVE (SAN MIGUEL)

 Located within Biak-na-Bato National Park
 BULACAN  One of the 3 prominent caves that exist along the banks of Balaong
River
MADLUM CAVE (SAN MIGUEL)
(MALOLOS)  National park
 Large cave with a depth of 50m in the side of a limestone cliffoffering
a challenging spelunking
 Caves are characterized by 3 grand portals
GROTTO OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES (SAN JOSE DEL MONTE)
 PILGRIMAGE PLACE
 Serene landmark to the Virgin Mary attracting religious devotees
and pilgrimages
ANGAT DAM (BRGY. SAN LORENZO, NORZAGARAY)
 Concrete water reservoir embankment hydroelectric dam that
supplies Metro Manila and nearby provinces
BUSTOS DAM (BRGY. TIBAGAN, BUSTOS)
 ANGAT AFTERBAY REGULATORY DAM
 Small irrigation dam
 Popular ecological tourist attraction
BIAK-NA-BATO NATIONAL PARK (SAN MIGUEL)
 Consists of a cave network and a system of rivers and trails of both
historical and ecological importance.
BARASOAIN CHURCH (MALOLOS)
 Roman Catholic church built in 1888
 CRADDLE OF DEMOCRACY IN THE EAST, the most important
religious building in the Philippines
PAGODA SA WAWA (BOCAUE)
 Celebrated every 1st Sunday of July annually
 Fluvial parade in honor of the miraculous KRUS SA WAWA

CARABAO FESTIVAL (PULILAN)

 14th and 15th of May to honor San Isidro Labrador
FERTILITY DANCE (OBANDO)
 Ritual dance, initially an anitist ritual
 Catholic fest celebrated every May 17-19 at San Pascual Baylon
Church

PAMPANGA HISTORY
 Derives its name from PAMPANG (riverbanks)
 1521- Spaniards made a survey to this land
(SAN  1571- Pampanga became a province, it included some parts of
Nueva Ecija and Bataan.
FERNANDO) KAMIKAZE AIRFIELD (MABALACAT)
 Airfield where kamikaze special attack corps aircraft first took off in
WWII
MT. ARAYAT (MAGALANG)
 An inactive basaltic volcano
 H: 1026 m
LUBAO CHURCH (SAN NICHOLAS)
 Also known as SAN AGUSTIN PARISH CHURCH
 17th century, Neoclassic
 Spanish stone and brick church
 2018: IMPORTANT CULTURAL PROPERTY by National Museum of
the Philippines
CANDABA SWAMP
 Encompasses about 32,000 ha made of freshwater ponds; swamps
and marshes surrounded by seasonally flooded grasslands.
MT. PINATUBO (ZAMBALES MOUNTAINS, LOCATED ON THE TRIPOINT
BOUNDARY OF ZAMBALES, TARLAC, PAMPANGA)
  Active strato volcano
 Last eruption: June 15, 1991
SINUKWAN FESTIVAL (SAN FERNANDO)
 ESSENCE OF KAPAMPANGAN SPIRIT
 Weeklong festival every December, street dancing
 ARING SINUKWAN- ancient kapampangan god
HOT AIR BALLOON (ANGELES)
 Annual 4-day event held between Jan and Feb in Clark Freeport
zone
 Biggest and longest-running aviation sports event

TARLAC CAMP O’DONNELL (CAPAS)

 Camp for Filipino and American soldiers captured by Japan during
its successful invasion of Philippines in WWII
(TARLAC CITY) CAPAS NATIONAL SHRINE (BRGY. ARANGUREN)
 Area where Bataan Death March ended
 Memorial park, built in an inverted V structure
 Depicts the endurance and heroism of valiant soldiers
MARIA CLARA MUSEUM (CAMILING)
 Preserved and displayed are the priceless mementos of Leonora
Rivera
 Had the original copy of Noli and EL Fili
HACIENDA LUISITA
 6,453 hectare sugar plantation

NUEVA ECIJA GAPAN CITY

 4th class city in Nueva Ecija
 FOTWEAR CAPITAL OF THE NORTH
(BAYOMBONG)  Population: 110,303

MINALUNGAO NATIONAL PARK (GENERAL TINIO)

 Protected area and one of the few remaining natural environments
 Mina= pagmimina ng ginto
 Lungao= cave
PANTABANGAN DAM
 Earth-fill embankment dam on the Pampanga River
 Water for irrigation and hydroelectric power generation
CENTRAL LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY
 THE MOTHER OF VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS
 Declared cultural property of the Ph with the code of PH-03-0027
due to its high historical, cultural, academical and cultural
importance to nation.
TAONG PUTIK FESTIVAL (BIBICLAT, ALIAGA)
 Celebrated every 24th of June
 PAG-SA-SAN JUAN: religious ritual
 Celebrated to honor their patron, St. John the baptist

ZAMBALES BINABAYANI FESTIVAL (MASINLOC)

 Zambales own version of ATI-ATIHAN
 War dance between the Christians and Aetas, performed on the
(IBA) feast day of San Andres
 Bountiful harvest
SAMBAL/SAMBALI LANGUAGE
 Spoken primarily in the Zambal municipalities of Sta. Cruz,
Candelaria, MAsinloc, Palauig and Iba
BOTOLAN CHURCH
 Old catholic church built in 1700 out of coral blocks
 Birthmarker of Ramon Magsaysay
 REGION 4A: CALABARZON
CAVITE  Tagalog word Kawit/Cauit=hook
 formerly known as tangway
 LAND OF THE BRAVE
(TRECE MALINTA TUNNEL
 Built by US military
MARTIREZ)  Initially a bomb proof storage and personal bunker
MILE LONG BARRACKS
 World’s Longest Barracks
AGUINALDO SHRINE
 PH Declaration of Independence
 Ancestral home of 1st President: Emilio Aguinaldo
MT. PICO DE LORO
 Parrot’s Peak
 Dormant volcano
 Also known as Mt. Palay Palay
KATUNGKULAN BEACH
 Boracay de Cavite
 base of the PH marines
KALAYAAN FESTIVAL
 May 28th to June 12
 Celebrates the independence from the Spanish government
REGADA FESTIVAL
 June 22-24
 To hose/wash down with water
 Basaan to ganern HAHAHA

LAGUNA (STA  Named after Laguna de Bay (largest lake in Ph)

 Lago=Lake
 Birthplace of Jose Rizal
CRUZ) PAGSANJAN FALLS
 “Magadapio falls” h: 120m
 Most popular waterfalls in PH
HULUGAN FALLS
 May nalaglag na carabao qtt
 H:70m
LAKE CALIRAYA
 Man-made lake
 Most popular bass fishing spot
MT. MAKILING
 MARIA MAKILING: guardian fairy
 RAFFLESIA ARNOLDII: World’s largest flower in th world
BANGKERO FESTIVAL
 March 1
 Palarong bangkero, streetdancing, drum and lyre
ANILAG FESTIVAL
 2ND week of March (weeklong)
 Major and most colorful fest
 Thanksgiving for the prosperity and bountiful agriculture
PANDAN FESTIVAL
 April 3

 Dating tinawag na KUMINTANG BATANGAN

 ‘HEARTLAND OF THE TAGALOG LANGUAGE’
 NASUGBU- largest producer of sugar
TAAL TOWN
 Balisong and Barong tagalog
BATANGAS  Capital of Ph (1572)
BASILICA OF ST. MARTIN DE TOURS
(BATANGAS  Largest church in Ph and Southeast Asia
TAAL VOLCANO
CITY)  Smallest active volcano
 33 eruptions since 1572, last: 1977
FORTUNE ISLAND (NASUGBU)
 Leviste opened the island in 1995
 MUSEUM OF SAN DIEGO- sunken ship
MALABRIGO LIGHTHOUSE (LOBO)
 FARO DE PUNTA DE MALABRIGO (1896)
 Protection of the ships sailing of the Manila Galleon
FANTASY WORLD (LEMERY)
 Abandoned theme park
THE MOTHER OF ALL ASIA (TOWER OF PEACE)
 Tallest statue of Virgin Mary (315ft)
 Soon be open to public in 2021
PISTA NG LECHON (BALAYAN)
 June 24
 Feast day of San Juan (St. John the Baptist)
TINAPAYAN FESTIVAL (CUENCA)
 World’s largest bread festival
COFFEE FESTIVAL (LIPA)
 Dec. 11-16
 Kapeng Barako
TAWILIS- small fish found in Tall Lake

RIZAL  Country’s next business capital

 7th most populous province
DARANAK FALLS
(ANTIPOLO)  Located at the foot of Tanay mountain
 H: 14m
PINTO ART MUSEUM
 Public art exhibit of art collection by a neurologist
 2010
AVILON ZOO
 Largest zoological institution in the country
 3000 specimen of wildlife
ANTIPOLO CATHEDRAL
 National Shrine of our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage
 Safety blanket in every journey
SUMAKAH FESTIVAL
 Suman, manga, kasuy and hamaka
 Alay lakad is the opening of the fest

QUEZON  TAYABAS dati

 1571-1572: explored by the Spaniards
 1591: Tayabas ginawang probinsya
(LUCENA  SEPT. 7, 1946- RA #19 naging QUEZON
MALAGONLONG BRIDGE
CITY)  Longest bridge made during Spanish Colonial Era
SAN DIEGO DE ALCALA FORTRESS
 Kuta ng San Diego
 Defense against invading Dutch noong 1970’s
ISKONG BANTAY WATCHTOWER
 FRANCSCO TANDAS- ipinangalan sa kanya, chief defender
 Nuestra Seniora de los Angeles
PAHIYAS FESTIVAL (LUCBAN)
 Most colorful harvest festival
 San Isidro Labrador
  Pahiyas=decoration, Lucban longganisa, pancit habhab
NIYOGYUGAN FESTIVAL
 Aug 22 (Weeklong)
 39 municipalities
 Cora=bunot ng niyog
MAUBANOG FESTIVAL
 July 15, history
BALESIN ISLAND
VILLA ESCUDERO (TIAONG)
 Gateway to Quezon Province
 1880’s, has PH experience show and waterfalls
MOUNT BANAHAW
 RIZALIZTA- sinasamba si Rizal
 Cave of Judgment
KAMAY NI HESUS (LUCBAN)
 FR. JOEY FALLER (healing priest)

REGION 4B- MIMAROPA

 “Marine Wonderland of Luzon
APO REEF (SABLAYAN)
OCCIDENTAL  Asia’s 2nd largest atoll like reef
 Most popular dive site
 More than 350 species
MINDORO LUBANG ISLAND
 Island where HIRO ONADA (he killed 7 ppl, intelligent officer,
(MAMBURAO) Japan’s national hero) hides
KRUS NA PARANG ( BRGY, LUMANG BAYAN ABRA DE ILOG)
 Pilgrimage site
 Stations of the cross
SAKNUNGAN FESTIVAL (SAN JOSE)
 Every 4th week of April
 Bayanihan

ORIENTAL  Island’s Loveliest Honor

PUERTO GALERA
MINDORO  Man and Biosphere reserve of UNESCO in 1973
 Diverse coral reef diving in Asia (Coral Triangle)
(CALAPAN) MT. HALCON (BACO)
 Sialdang
 Country’s 3rd highest peak
WALANG LANGIT FALLS (GLORIA)
 Also called TWIN FALLS
BANANA FESTIVAL
 March 18-19

MARINDUQUE  HEART OF THE PH

 Has 6 municipalities
 Formed as a tragic consequence of tragic love of Mariin and Gatduke
(BOAC) BOAC CATHEDRAL
 Immaculate Concepcion Parish
MT. MALINDIG
 Mt. Malindik or Mt. Marlanga
 Potentially active stratovolcano
 Islands highest peak
POCTOY WHITE BEACH
 More than km stretch of powery white sand
MARINDUQUE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
 2004 Pres, Proclamation #696
TRES REYES MARINE SANCTUARY
 Also known as THREE KINGS ISLAND
 Composed of 3 islets: Gaspar, Melchor, Baltazar
BAGUMBUNGAN CAVE
 1.9km long, some parts are still undiscovered
 2012: discovered
GASANG GASANG FESTIVAL
 Streetdancing
 Cenakulo & Moriones inspired
KANGGA FESTIVAL- Thanksgiving, San Isidro Labrador
TUBA FESTIVAL- Manggagarit
BILA BILA FESTIVAL- Life cycle of butterfly
SEAFOOD FESTIVAL
MORIONES FESTIVAL-Provincial fest (1807), every holy week
-they wear masks to hide their identity

ROMBLON  Marble Capital of the Philippines

 Main Islands: Tablas, Sibuyan, Romblon
HISTORY:
(Romblon)  1853- was organized by the Spanish into a politico-military district
and made a sub province of Capiz
  1917- was converted into a separate province by Philippine Act No.
2714
 Jan. 1, 1947- regular provincial status of Romblon was restored.
PRODUCTS:
Marble, Bukayo, Sarsa, seafoods
CATHEDRAL DE SAN JOSE ( ST, JOSEPH CATHEDRAL)
 Oldest Roman catholic Chrurch in the province
CARABAO ISLAND
 Locals called it HAMBIL
 Numerous cliff diving sites, and cave
COBRADOR ISLAND
 Offers six uncrowded white beaches
 Features an emerging giant green sea turtle sanctuary and cliff
jumping site
BLUE HOLE
 North of Tablas Island, Romblon
 Only “Hole Dive Site in the Philippines”
LOOC MARINE SANCTUARY
 Protected 48-hectare coral reef area
 most popular tourist attractions on the island
SIBUYAN ISLAND
 “The Galápagos of Asia”
 CRESTA DE GALLO
 MT. GUITING GUITING
 CANTINGAS RIVER
BINIRAY FESTIVAL
 Feast in honor of Sr. Sto Nino de Romblon
PALAWAN ( PUERTO PRINSESA )  Founded: 1818
 Largest province in the PH by land area
 Last frontier
FOODS:
 Tamilok
 Crocodile sisig
EL NIDO
- Gateway to the Bacuit archipelago
 SHIMIZU ISLAND - Japanese Diver
 SNAKE ISLAND
 SMALL LAGOON
 BIG LAGOON- Part of Miniloc Island

CORON
- 1st class municipality
 KAYANGAN LAKE- Famous for Kayaking
 MALCAPUYA ISLAND
 SHIPWRECK DIVING IN CORON
 BARACUDA LAKE
 MT. TAPYAS
QUEZON
- 1st class municipality
- Historical
 TABON CAVE- Tabon man, Manunggul Jar (oldest artifact
discovered)
 MT. VICTORIA- Highest peak in Palawan, has 33 endemic species
 DOUBLE ISLAND
 AMANPULO- famous expensive resort
PUERTO PRINSESA
 HONDA BAY
 UGONG ROCK ADVENTURES
  PUERTO PRINSESA SUBTERRANEAN RIVER NATIONAL PARK-
New 7 wonders of Nature World Heritage site by UNESCO
IMMACULATE CONCEPCION CATHEDRAL
 Most famous church in Palawan
CUYO FESTIVAL
 28th of August
 Similar to ati atihan
PISTA Y ANG CAGUEBAN ( FEAST OF THE FOREST )
 4th of June
 Started in 1991, tree planting
PAGDIWATA RITUAL FESTIVAL
 Every full moon of December
 Bountiful harvest and PAGSULDAN

REGION 5: BICOL REGION

 Miguel lopez de legazpi
 ALBAY  Albayanos
 Language: Bikol
 Baybay dati, nagging Albaybay
(LEGAZPI)  15 towns, 3 cities
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS:
 Coconut, rice, sugar and abaca
2016: UNESCO BIOSPHERE RESERVE
1. GREEN ZONE
MAYON VOLCANO (Legazpi)
 Active Volcano
 1616: 30 eruptions
 Most destructive: 1818
 Perfect cone
VERA FALLS (MALINAO)
BUTANDING INTERACTION (ALBAY GULF)
2. SILK ROAD
- Trades and souvenirs
- Ex: Pinangat, Pili sweets, mat weavers (Karumpoy)
3. COLONIAL ROAD
- Historical
DARAGA CHURCH (ALBAY)
 NUETRA SENORA DE LA PORTERIA PARISH CHURCH
 Built in 1722
CAGSAWA RUINS
 Remnant of a 16th century Franciscan church
 Originally built in 1587
 Baroque style
IBALONG FESTIVAL
 Aug (weeklong)
 Retelling of Ibalong epic story
MAGAYON FESTIVAL
 Honors the beauty of Mayon Volcano
 DARAGANG MAGAYON AT PANGARONAN- SILA NAGKATULUYAN
 PAGTUGA- may gusto kay Daragang Magayon

CAMARINES  “BICOLANDIA’S GOLDMINE

 Camarin= rice granary
 FORMOSA= sweetest pineapple
NORTE  Cresent shaped
 Largest island in the PH archipelago
(DAET) BAGASBAS BEACH (PARACALE)
 Sandy beach
 Kiteboarding competition
FIRST JOSE RIZAL MONUMENT
 Construction: Dec 30, 1898
 Historical landmark: 1961
CALAGUAS ISLAND
 MAJOR ISLAND: Tinaga, Guintinua
 MINOR: Maculabo
CAPALONGA SHRINE OF THE BLACK NAZARENE
 May 13-23
OUR LADY OF CANDELARIA CHURCH (PARACALE)
 Built in 1611
 Rich in gold
PABIRIK FESTIVAL
 Last week of Jan. , “pan”- gold panning
BANTAYOG FESTIVAL
 Commemoration of the 1st monument of Rizal
GOLDEN QUEEN OF DAET
 FORMOSA- “Queen of All Pineapple”
CAMARINES  World largest smallest commercial fish and higher limbs
 13th most populous province
 Camarines- Kamalig
SUR (PILI)  Philippines Legislative Act. 2711 on March 10,1917
Camarines Sur Pilars
 Bishop Jorge Barlin- 1st Filipno Catholic Bishop in the Philippines
 Elias Angeles and Felix Plazo- Revolutionary
 Manuel Domingo Abella & the 15 Bicol Martyrs- Bicol martyrs who dies
fighting against the Spanish Rule
 Leni Robredo- V. Pres of the Philippines
 Jesse Lobredo- Secretary of the Interior and Local Government in the
administration of President Benigno Aquino III
Mt. Isarog National Park
 Been a national park since 1938
Camarines Sur Watersports Complex (CWC)
 Wake boarding and wake skating in waters.
Lake Buhi
 SINARAPAN- smallest commercially harvested fish in the world.
 Formed because of the eruption of Mt. Atog
BASILICA OF OUR LADY OF PENFRANCIA
 Salamanca’s Spain
CARAMOAN GRP OF ISLANDS
 Considered as the PH secret paradise
 Film of Survivor PH
OUR LADY OF PEACE GROTTO
 The MARIAN IMAGE is the biggest in PH
LEANING BELL TOWER OF BOMBON
 Exactly a replica of the tower of pisa
DEER FARM
 Deer farm of Ph
TINAGBA FESTIVAL (Iriga)
 Feb 11
 St. Bernard Abbot
 Harvest offering on the feast of our lady of Lourdes
BOWA-BOWAAN FESTIVAL (NABUA)
 May 2
 Boa-coconut embryo
PENAFRANCIA FESTIVAL (NAGA)
 3RD week of Sept
 Patroness of Bicol Region
TUMATAROK FESTIVAL (MINALABAC)
 May 11
 Honor St. James and St. Philip
 Tanim palay