December 14th, 2009 -- Posted in Philippines, Provinces, Region II, Regions, Travel, ZIP Codes |
Province Capital: Tuguegarao City
Area Code: 78
Congressional Districts: 3
Cities: 1
Municipalities: 28
Barangays: 820
Municipality / City District ZIP Code Barangays
Abulug 2nd 3517 20
Alcala 1st 3507 25
Allacapan 2nd 3523 27
Amulung 3rd 3505 47
Aparri 1st 3515 42
Baggao 1st 3506 48
Ballesteros 2nd 3516 19
Buguey 1st 3511 30
Calayan 2nd 3520 12
Camalaniugan 1st 3510 28
Claveria 2nd 3519 41
Enrile 3rd 3501 22
Gattaran 1st 3508 50
Gonzaga 1st 3513 25
Iguig 3rd 3504 23
Lal-lo 1st 3509 35
Lasam 2nd 3524 30
Pamplona 2nd 3522 18
Peñablanca 3rd 3502 24
Piat 2nd 3527 18
Rizal 2nd 3526 29
Sanchez-Mira 2nd 3518 18
Santa Ana 1st 3514 16
Santa Praxedes 2nd 3521 10
Santa Teresita 1st 3512 13
Santo Niño (Faire) 2nd 3525 31
Solana 3rd 3503 38
Tuao 3rd 3528 32
Tuguegarao City 3rd 3500 49
December 5th, 2009 -- Posted in Philippines, Provinces, Region II, Regions, Travel |
In the year 1581, with the order from Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñaloza (4th Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines) one hundred fully-equipped soldiers with their families explore Cagayan Valley and enforce conversion of natives to Catholicism and established ecclesiastical missions and towns throughout the valley. The group was the first batch of Spanish settlers in the Cagayan Valley that introduced Spanish culture and Latin civilization.
It was Juan de Salcedo who traced the northern coastline of Luzon and set foot on the Massi (Pamplona), Tular and Aparri areas on June 29, 1583. The Spanish friars established mission posts in Camalaniugan and Lal-lo that became the seat of Nueva Segovia established on August 14, 1595. The spiritual and social welfare of the people as influenced by the Spaniards can still be seen in the massive churches and other buildings built by the Spaniards.
America took over the Philippines when the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1898 ending the Spanish-American War. The Americans influenced the culture, most notably in agriculture and education as well as in public works and communications. There were 29 municipalities remained in the province of Cagayan at the close of the 18th century from the 35 municipalities when Philippines came under American sovereignty in 1902. It was lessen due to centralization and shifting of population as a result of the opening of roads and public agricultural lands.
The Japanese Imperial forces founded and entered Cagayan in 1942. It was in 1945 when the combined United States and Philippine Commonwealth ground troops together with recognized guerillas took in Cagayan from the Japanese in the Battle of Cagayan Valley during the Second World War.
December 2nd, 2009 -- Posted in Philippines, Provinces, Region II, Regions, Travel |
CAGAYAN PROVINCE is one of the provinces in Region II or the Cagayan Valley Region in Luzon. Tuguegarao City is the capital of Cagayan province and it is located at the northeastern corner of the island of Luzon. The province borders Ilocos Norte and Apayao to the WEST and Kalinga and Isabela to the SOUTH.
In the present day chroniclers, the province believed to derive its name from the word “tagay.” It is a kind of plant that grows abundantly in the northern part of the province. It is in “Catagayan” where the tagay grows abundantly. From the word “Catagayan” it was shortened to “Cagayan” which is now the present name of the province.
January 9th, 2009 -- Posted in Municipalities, Pangasinan, Provinces |
An island-municipality, Anda is in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. The people of Anda generally speak Bolinao. The island is near the Hundred Islands, a popular tourist destination for its caves and beaches. It is the so-called “Mother of the Hundred Islands.” According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 32,833 people in 6,546 households.
Anda is politically subdivided into 18 barangays as follows:
- Awile
- Awag
- Batiarao
- Cabungan
- Carot
- Dolaoan
- Imbo
- Macaleeng
- Macando-candong
- Mal-ong
- Namagbagan
- Poblacion
- Roxas
- Sablig
- San Jose
- Siapar
- Tondol
- Tori-tori
January 8th, 2009 -- Posted in Municipalities, Pangasinan, Provinces |
Alcala is a 4th class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 35,734 people in 7,181 households. It was also the municipality that recently broke the world record for longest grill measuring about 3 km.
Alcala is politically subdivided into 21 barangays namely:
- Anulid
- Atainan
- Bersamin
- Canarvacanan
- Caranglaan
- Curareng
- Gualsic
- Kisikis
- Laoac
- Macayo
- Pindangan Centro
- Pindangan East
- Pindangan West
- Poblacion East
- Poblacion West
- San Juan
- San Nicolas
- San Pedro Apartado
- San Pedro Ili
- San Vicente
- Vacante
The municipality of Alcala was then just the flourishing of Bayambang that formerly called “Dangla” which is a vernacular term referring to a medicinal shrub that grows abundantly in the place. It is a barrio that subdivided into several smaller units called sitios namely Bugyao, Bacud, Cupi, Bitulao, Guinawedan, Anulid, Cabicalan, Pindangan, Camanggaan and Sinabaan.
It was then April 1, 1873 that the settlers established a community. They submitted a petition calling for the cessation of Dangla into a separate township, but it took more than two years for the Spanish Authorities to take notice of settlers’ demands. Finally, on September 20, 1875, a Royal Decree No. 682 was issued making the place an official municipality to be named ALCALA, the name of a town in Spain where then the Governor of Pangasinan hailed from
During World War II, Alcala served as the American Field Headquarters under the commandership of General Johnathan Wainwright. It is where that the first Guerilla Combat Training School was established. The same school produced an Infantry Battalion composed mostly of Alcaleneans who played an important role in defending the whole of Northern Luzon from the more superior Japanese Forces.
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November 7th, 2008 -- Posted in Ilocos, Pangasinan, Provinces, Travel |
PangASINan was one of the early provinces into which the island of Luzon was divided after the arrival of the Spaniards. Pangasinan was then formally created as a province by Governor-General Ronquillo de Penalosa in 1850.
Etymologically, the term Pangasinan means the “place where salt is made“, owing to the rich and fine salt beds which were the prime source of livelihood for the province’s coastal towns.
Another name for the region, but not as widely known is Caboloan. The word Bolo in the native language refers to a species of bamboo that was abundant in the interior areas, and favored in the practice of weaving light baskets and winnowing plates called bilao. Historians believe that both names may have been used at the same time. Today, salt is still being produced in abundance, creating not a few fortunes for some enterprising families although much of its use is for industry.
A local product that has become synonymous with Pangasinan is bagoong, or fermented fish sauce. Salt of course, is the prime ingredient. Mud-colored with a strong smell, bagoong has captured the national palate. Native cuisine, mostly Ilocano in origin, owes its authenticity to the lowly bagoong. Taking from the spare and starkly humble lifestyle of the Pangasinense with his dependence on the sea and rivers and the land, bagoong lends itself well to the local diet. Mixed with plain fresh vegetables like okra, squash and eggplant in an invigorating broth or as a dip for grilled catfish or Bonuan bangus, bagoong brings out the true flavor of the land’s origins.
October 27th, 2008 -- Posted in Businesses, Ilocos, Pangasinan, Provinces, Salt Making, Travel |
Pangasinan has export earnings of around $5.5 million. The 1200 megawatt Sual Coal-Fired Power Plant, 345 megawatt San Roque Multi-Purpose Dam, the Northern Cement Corporation, are located in Pangasinan. The province is a major producer of salt in the Philippines and has extensive fishponds, mostly for raising bangus or “milkfish,” along the coasts of Lingayen Gulf and South China Sea. It is also a major producer of rice, mangoes and bamboo crafts.The Department of Trade and Industry in the Philippines has identified the following potential investment areas in Pangasinan:
- Maguey production and handicraft center
- Santiago Island Marine Park
- Oyster processing facility
- Bagoong technology and processing center
- Tannery and leather production center
- Oyster and aquaculture farming
- Seaweed farming
- Bamboo production
- Handicraft and furniture making
- Manufacture of construction bricks
- Tourism development
October 22nd, 2008 -- Posted in Ilocos, Pangasinan, Provinces |
Political
The capital of Pangasinan is Lingayen. The major cities of Pangasinan are Dagupan City, San Carlos City, and Urdaneta. San Carlos City, formerly known as Binalatongan, is the most populous political unit of Pangasinan.
The province of Pangasinan is subdivided into 44 municipalities, 4 cities, 1,364 barangay, which means “village,” and 6 congressional districts.
Cities
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Alaminos City
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Dagupan City
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San Carlos City
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Urdaneta City
Municipalities
Agno / Aguilar / Alcala / Anda / Asingan / Balungao / Bani / Basista / Bautista / Bayambang / Binalonan / Binmaley / Bolinao / Bugallon / Burgos / Calasiao / Dasol / Infanta / Labrador / Malasiqui / Manaoag / Mangaldan / Mangatarem / Mapandan / Natividad / Pozorrubio / Rosales / San Fabian / San Jacinto / San Manuel / San Nicolas / San Quintin / Santa Barbara / Santa Maria / Santo Tomas / Sison
Physical
Pangasinan is located on the west central area of the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Pangasinan borders La Union and Benguet to the north, Nueva Vizcaya and Nueva Ecija to the east, and Zambales and Tarlac to the south. To the west of Pangasinan is the South China Sea and the province encloses the Lingayen Gulf.
The land area of Pangasinan is 5,368.82 square kilometers. Pangasinan is 170 kilometers north of Manila, 50 kilometers south of Baguio City, 115 kilometers north of Subic International Airport and Seaport, and 80 kilometers north of Clark International Airport.
October 21st, 2008 -- Posted in Ilocos, Pangasinan, Provinces, Uncategorized |
Pangasinan is one of the four provinces that comprise the Ilocos Region of the Philippines. Its provincial capital is Lingayen and is located on the west central area of the island of Luzon along the Lingayen Gulf. It has a total land area of 5,368.82 square kilometers and a total population of 2,434,086 as of 2000, and projected to be 3,039,500 in 2010. (National Statistics Office, 2000 Census). The Pangasinan Language is the primary language in Pangasinan. The name Pangasinan means “land of salt” or “place of salt-making”. It is derived from the word “asin” which is the word for “salt” in Pangasinan Language. The province is a major salt producer in the Philippines.
Pangasinan province is famous for the Hundred Islands National Park. This is a marine park located off the coast of Alaminos City in the Lingayen Gulf and is composed of some 123 islands, most of which are quite small and uninhabited.
Pangasinan is noted as the birthplace of President Fidel V. Ramos, and former Speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr. The mother of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was from Binalonan, Pangasinan. The father of the late actor and former presidential candidate Fernando Poe Jr. was from San Carlos City, Pangasinan. The maternal great-grandfather of Jose Rizal, a Philippine national hero, was a Pangasinan named Manuel Facundo de Quintos who was a lawyer and the gobernadorcillo of Lingayen in the 1850s.
Pangasinan occupies a strategic geo-political position in the central plain of Luzon, known as the rice granary of the Philippines. Pangasinan has been described as a gateway to northern Luzon and as the heartland of the Philippines. The province is 170 kilometers north of Manila, 50 kilometers south of Baguio City, 115 kilometers north of Subic International Airport and Seaport, and 80 kilometers north of Clark International Airport.
September 12th, 2008 -- Posted in Ilocos, La Union, Philippines, Provinces, Regions, Travel |
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. To the west of La Union is the South China Sea.
People and 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.
La Union is highly literate, with San Fernando City as the administrative, educational, and financial center of the region.
Economy
The economy is diversified with service, manufacturing, and agricultural industries spread throughout the province. The Port of San Fernando operates as an increasingly active shipping point, and the former American airbase Wallace Air Station, having been converted into a business and industrial area, helps to facilitate such commercial activity.
Tourism to the province is driven by airlines and passenger coach bus lines like regionally owned Farinas Transit Company and Partas.
Tourists often flock to the beaches of Bauang, or to the more secluded ones further north for snorkeling, surfing or other water sports; the more northerly beaches near San Juan specifically cater to both local surfers as well as portions of the world surfing circuit.
Geography
La Union is subdivided into 19 municipalities and 1 city (San Fernando City).
Municipalities:
- Agoo
- Aringay
- Bacnotan
- Bagulin
- Balaoan
- Bangar
- Bauang
- Burgos
- Caba
- Luna
- Naguilian
- Pugo
- Rosario
- San Gabriel
- San Juan
- Santo Tomas
- Santol
- Sudipen
- Tubao
Physical
Like most of the region, the province is squeezed in by the Cordillera mountain range to the east and the South China Sea to the west. Yet, unlike other portions of Luzon and the Philippines’ two other island groupings, the Visayas and Mindanao, La Union experiences a rather arid and prolonged dry season with little precipitation to be expected between the months of November and May.
Brief History
La Union, “The Union” or “The United” in Spanish, was formed in 1850 when the Spanish colonial government merged the southern towns of Ilocos Sur province, the northern towns of Pangasinan, and the western towns of Benguet to the east.
August 12th, 2008 -- Posted in Ilocos Sur, Provinces |
Ilocos Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Its capital is Vigan City and borders Ilocos Norte and Abra to the north, Mountain Province to the east, and La Union and Benguet to the south. To the west of Ilocos Sur is the South China Sea.
Ilocos Sur is subdivided into 2 cities and 32 municipalities.
Cities: Vigan City and Candon City
Municipalities: Alilem, Banayoyo, Bantay, Burgos, Cabugao, Caoayan, Cervantes, Galimuyod, Gregorio del Pilar, Lidlidda, Magsingal, Nagbukel, Narvacan, Quirino, Salcedo, San Emilio, San Esteban, San Ildefonso, San Juan, San Vicente, Santa, Santa Catalina, Santa Cruz, Santa Lucia, Santa Maria, Santiago, Santo Domingo, Sigay, Sinait, Sugpon, Suyo at Tagudin.
Tourism in the province is driven by airlines like Philippine Airlines and passenger coach bus lines like locally owned Farinas Transit Company and Partas.
The Heritage City of Vigan, inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List, because it houses the most intact example of a Spanish colonial town in Asia. Other spots include pottery making and other forms of cottage industries. It also has hotels built in the “bahay na bato” (”stone house”) style. Also located in the city is the residence of Father Jose Burgos, which is open to the public; and the Syquia Mansion, which is the Vigan residence of former President Elpidio Quirino.
The most notable Ilocos Sur beaches include those in Cabangtalan (in Sinait, also known as Imelda’s Cove), Pug-os (in Cabugao); and the towns of Santa, Santa Maria, Santiago, San Esteban, and Candon.
Famous and notable churches include the Vigan Cathedral (which is the seat of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia, and where the remains of the Ilocano poet Leona Florentino is interred), Santa Maria Church (which is inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list), and Sinait Church (which houses the miraculous Statue of the Black Nazarene).
The scenic spots in the province include the Banaoang River in Bantay (an extension of the Abra River), Pinsal Falls in Santa Maria, and Pikkang Falls in San Juan.
July 11th, 2008 -- Posted in Ilocos Norte, Provinces |
Ilocos Norte is one of the provinces in the Philippines situated in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Laoag City is the capital of Ilocos Norte and located at the northwest corner of Luzon island, bordering Cagayan and Apayao to the east, and Abra and Ilocos Sur to the south. Ilocos Norte faces the South China Sea to the west and the Luzon Strait to the north.This province is is noted for being the birthplace of former President Ferdinand E. Marcos, who led an authoritarian rule over the country during the latter half of his incumbency. The Marcoses enjoy a modicum of popularity in the province. Ilocos Norte is also known as a northern tourist destination, being the location of Fort Ilocandia, an upper class beach resort famous among expatriates, and Pagudpud. Most of the people living here are Ilocanos.
RELIGION
Ilocos Norte has a mixture of different religions aside from Roman Catholic like the most notable Aglipayan Church founded by Batac City native Gregorio Aglipay.
It is a is home to several famous Roman Catholic churches like Paoay Church (St. Agustine Church), St. William’s Cathedral in Laoag, St. Monica Church in Sarat and Bacarra Church.
ECONOMY
The province specializes in the following products and industries:
- Agriculture - rice, corn, garlic, legumes, root crops, tobacco, and other fruits and vegetables
- Fishery - tilapia and assorted fishes
- Livestock - swine and cattle
- Cottage industries – loom weaving, furniture, ceramics, iron works
- Manufacturing and food processing - salt, bagoong, patis, basi (native Ilocano wine), vinegar, longganisa, chicharon, bagnet, chichacorn (cornick), jewelry, garments, cereal processing, packaging, mechanized processing equipment
- Wind Power - Ilocos Norte’s position on the northwest corner of Luzon makes it ideal for wind power generation. There is currently a 25 Megawatt wind farm in Ilocos Norte, and several more wind energy projects are being planned[1].
- Tourism
- Pottery
