The document provides a history of Abra province in the Philippines and key details about its demographics, landmarks, and festivals. Abra was originally settled by the Bontoc and Ifugao people and others from the Tingguian and Itneg groups. It became a province in 1917. The population speaks mainly Ilocano and Itneg and grew at a rate of 1.2% from 1990 to 2010. Famous landmarks include the Cathedral of Bangued, Northern Luzon Heroes Hill National Park, and the Abra-Manila North Road. Festivals celebrated are the Kawayan Bamboo Festival, Dapil Sugarcane Festival, and Arya Abra Cultural Festival.

1. PROVINCE OF
ABRA
Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines
1T5 (Group

2. HISTORY
OF
ABRA

3. •The first settlers of Abra came from
the Bontocs and Ifugaos ancestry;
others were from Tingguians or
Itnegs descendants.

4. •In the 15th century during the Spanish regime
a barracks was built in Bangued to protect
the settlers who converted to Christianity from
Tingguian attacks. A few years later, one of
the well-known revolutionist, Gabriela Silang
and her army came to Abra from Ilocos and
continued their revolt. Then in 1763, Gabriela
Silang was captured and hanged by the
Spaniards.

5. •During the 18th century, Ilocos region w
divided into Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur,
Abra became a political-military province
1846 until the arrival of the Americans in
1899.

6. •In 1908, Abra was again placed under th
governance of the Ilocos Sur region.
However on March 9, 1917, Abra was
re-established as a province. Conrado
Balweg, the famous revolutionary priest o
the Cordillera Tribes fought for the rights
his tribesmen. Then in 1987, the Philippin
Government created the Cordillera
Administrative Region that includes Abra
a peace pact.

7. DEMOGRAPHI
CS
OF
ABRA

8. *The most spoken languages are Ilokano and
Itneg.
*74% Speak Ilocano while 24% speak Itneg.
*Most are descendants of Ilokano migrants.
*Many are members of the tribe Tingguian.
The growth rate of the population from 1990
to 2010 is 1.2%.
*For every household, there is an average of
5 people.

9. FAMOUS
LANDMARK
S

11. CATHEDRAL OF BANGUED:
- USED TO BE A JAPANESE
RESTING PLACE AND ONCE
WAS BOMBED DURING THE
WORLD WAR II.

12. - CLAIMED TO BE THE
REAL FOOTPRINT OF THE
LEGENDARY GIANT, IT IS 15
METERS LONG AND 10 FEET
DEEP.

13. NORTHERN LUZON HEROES
HILL NATIONAL PARK:
- THE MONUMENT OF THE
STRONGHOLD GABRIELA
SILANG WHO CONTINUED THE
STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM
FROM THE
SPANIARDS
STARTED BY
HIS SLANE
HUSBAND
DIEGO SILANG.

14. THE ABRA MANILA NORTH
ROAD AND A POPULAR
LANDMARK FOR
WELCOMING VISITORS OF
ABRA.

15. - THE FRESH SPRING WATER
COMING FROM THE PLACE IS
SAID TO BE THE WATER
SOURCE SUPPLYUNG MINERAL
WATER IN METRO MANILA.

16. FESTIVALS
IN
ABRA

17. Kawayan Festival
•Kawayan festival means Bamboo Festival. It is the
fiesta celebration of the provincial government of
Abra. Abra is located at northern part of the
Philippines. Abrenians tagged their fiesta as
Kawayan Festival because of abundancy of
bamboo’s in their region.

18. Dapil Festival
•“Dapil Festival” is a festival on sugarcane
which is one of the Abra’s main agricultural
products for the manufacture of a wine
called “basi”, vinegar, molasses called
“muscovado”
and candies.

19. Arya Abra Festival
•It is a week-long celebration that showcases various
sectors/groups in the province. Each day is offered to a
particular group of persons as a way of honoring them for
what they have done for the province of Abra. The cultural
festival “Arya Abra” has become a traditional yearly
festival which is aimed not only for outsiders but also the
natives of Abra.