Region I, located in northwest Luzon, is composed of four provinces: Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan. The region has a population of over 4.7 million people and is known for its agriculture, fisheries, industries like weaving and pottery, as well as its beaches, churches, and Spanish colonial architecture. Major festivals in the region celebrate religious events, harvests, and local culture. Famous dishes include bagnet, empanada, and products like tobacco, rice, and native wines. The region is also a top tourist destination in the Philippines, particularly the historic towns of Vigan and Laoag.

1. -ILOCOS REGION-
-DEPAAR TI ILOCOS-
-REHIYON NG ILOCOS-
Region I

2.  The Spanish arrived in the 16th century and
established Christian missions and
governmental institutions to control the
native population and convert them to
Catholicism.
 The region was called by the Spaniards
“Ylocos” which meant from the “Lowlands”
 Before the formation of the Cordillera
Administrative Region, Region 1 also
included the provinces of Abra, Mountain
Province, and Benguet. Before Region 1 was
modified by Ferdinand Marcos, Pangasinan
was not part of the region.

3.  Came into existence on September 24, 1972 when
provinces of the Philippines were organized into 11
regions by Presidential Decree No.1 of the Integrated
Plan of President Ferdinand Marcos.
 Inhabitants are called ILOCANOS
 Inhabitants called their place “SAMTOY”
from “sao mi toy” which means
“OUR LANGUAGE HERE”

4. Elpidio Rivera Quirino
Several
modern
presidents of
the Republic
of the
Philippines
hailed from
the Region:
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos,
Sr.Fidel Valdez Ramos

6. GEOGRAPHY
 Region I is located in the northwest of Luzon. In
its eastern borders are regions of Cordillera
Administrative Region and Cagayan Valley and
in the south is Central Luzon. To the west north
is the West Philippine Sea.
The region is composed of four provinces:
ILOCOS NORTE,
ILOCOS SUR,
LA UNION,
AND PANGASINAN.

8. Total Land Area: 1,297,409 ha.
Provinces: 4
Cities: 9
Municipalities: 116
Barangays: 3,265
Total Population: 4,748,372
Dialect:
Ilocano, Pangasinense,
English, Tagalog, and Bolinao

9. REGION I

10. WELCOME TO ILOCOS NORTE! 

11. Capital: Laoag City
 Founded: 1818
 Ilocos Norte has a total
land area of 3,400
square kilometers.
 Ilocos Norte has 557
barangays comprising
its 21 municipalities
and 2 cities.

12.  Noted for being the birthplace of former President
Ferdinand E. Marcos.
 Also known as a NORTHERN TOURIST
DESTINATION.

13. Governor
of
Ilocos
Norte
since 2010
GOV. IMEE MARCOS

14.  Pamulinawen Festival, Ilocos
Norte
Featured are the floral and dance
parade. Every February 10 (feast of
St. William) in Laoag City.
FESTIVALS
• Guling-Guling, Ilocos Norte
- March 8
Celebrated a day before ash
Wednesday in Paoay, Ilocos Norte.
The residents dressed in their Ilocano
costume adorned with antique
jewelries, dance and sing around the
town while being given the sign of the
cross instead of gray ash, pounded
rice is used.
• Farmer's Festival, Ilocos
Norte
- May 19
Bacarra. A festival that highlights a
street dance parade participated in by
dressed up farmers with their
products, agro-industrial, trade fair,
contest of the biggest farm harvest
and livestock, “pinaka” contests agro
products.

15. 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
 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
 Cottage industries
- loom weaving, furniture, ceramics,
iron works
 Manufacturing and food processing -
salt, empanada, bagoong, patis, basi
(native Ilocano wine), vinegar,
longganisa, chicharon, bagnet,
chichacorn (cornick), jewelry,
garments, cereal processing,
packaging, mechanized processing
equipment
 Tourism
 Pottery
ECONOMY

17. GARLIC
CORN
RICE
TOBACCO
LOOM
WEAVING

18. TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
MUSEO ILOCOS NORTE
It houses a large collection of
Ilocano, Igorot and Itneg
traditional clothing, household
utensils, ceremonial objects
and more. At the end of the
hall is a split-level replica
ilustrado (19th-century
ancestral house).

20. Bangui Wind Farm, the first power generating windmill farm in
Southeast Asia.
 15 wind turbines
 each capable of producing electricity up
to a maximum capacity of 1.65 MW

21. The Sinking Bell Tower of Saint
William's Cathedral in Laoag City.
The structure is claimed to be the most solid
and tallest bell tower in the Philippines.
This massive 45-meter (150 foot) bell tower
was also built by the Augustinians in 1612.

22. Saint Augustine Church
- commonly known as the
Paoay Church
- It is declared as a National
Cultural Treasure by the
Philippine government in
1973 and a UNESCO
World Heritage Site under
the collective group of
Baroque Churches of the
Philippines in 1993.

23. KABIGAN FALLS
 located at the eastern part of
Balaoi, Pagudpud
 it is surrounded by thick forest

24. C
U
R
I
M
A
O Rock Formation

25.  is an impressive display of coral rock
 it spans to more or less 2 km along the coastline

26. Sarrat Church
St. Monica’s Church in
Sarrat is said to be the
biggest church in the
Ilocos Region. With its
rich red-brick exterior,
the church, belltower,
and the nearby Sta.
Monica rectory are very
picturesque. The church
was built in the 17th
century during the
Spanish colonial period.

27. Ilocos Norte Favorites
Bagnet
No visit to
Ilocos would
be complete
without eating
bagnet —
deep fried pork
meat — that is
the region’s
signature dish.

28. Fusion Pizza
Fusion pizzas that use
local specialties as
pizza toppings –
like Pinakbet Pizza and
Dinuguan Pizza –
are also served
in popular restaurants
like Saramsam
Restaurant and
Herencia Cafe.

29. Batac Empanada
- is a patty of
longganisa, bean
sprouts and egg
wrapped in a thin
orange wrapper that
is deep-fried.

30. PASALUBONG: from Paoay, Bagnet, Empanada and Miki from Batac, raw
garlic (the Ilocos region is a major producer of garlic in the country), and Basi
Wine among others.

31. WELCOME TO ILOCOS SUR! 

32. Capital: Vigan City
 Founded: 1572
 The land area of the
province is 149,770
hectares (370,100 acres).
 Ilocos Sur has 768
barangays comprising its
32 municipalities and 2
cities.

33.  Known as a HEARTLAND OF ILOCOS.

34. Gov. Ryan Luis V. Singson
Governor
of the
Philippine
Province
Of
ILOCOS
SUR

35. FESTIVALS
 Semana Santa
St. Paul’s Metropolitan Cathedral is
the venue of religious rites during the
Holy Week. The Good Friday
procession features decorated
carrozas bearing life-size statues of
Spanish vintage. On Easter Sunday,
the dawn celebration depicting the
Resurrection of Christ, called “Sabet,”
is a scene to behold.
Viva Vigan Arts and
Industry Festival
Every first week of May,
Vigan plays host to visitors
for this festival featuring
painting and product
exhibits, a Calesa parade,
and other cultural activities.
Tobacco Festival
Celebrated every last week
of March in Candon City, as
thanksgiving for the city's
bountiful harvest of tobacco.

36. ECONOMY
 The people are engaged in farming,
producing food crops, mostly rice, corn,
vegetable, root crops, and fruits.
 Non-food crops include tobacco, cotton,
and tigergrass.
 Cottage industries include loom weaving,
furniture making, jewelry making,
ceramics, blacksmithing, and food
processing.

37. CORN RICE
TOBACCO
LOOM
WEAVING

38. BLACKSMITHING TIGERGRASS
COTTON

39. TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
was inscribed in UNESCO’s World Heritage List in
November 1999, because it houses the most intact
example of a Spanish colonial town in Asia.
HISTORIC CITY
OF
VIGAN

40.  the people’s watchtower
 it was built in 1591
 well-known Filipino film
Panday
BANTAY BELFRY

41. Baluarte
V
I
G
A
N
it has a mini
zoo with
animals from
other
countries
 owned by
Mr. Chavit
Singson

43. Ilocos Sur Favorites
PANCIT
MUSICO
- a noodle
dish that
gets its name
for being a
snack served
to musicians

44. VIGAN OKOY is so good with Vigan’s suka ken
lasona (vinegar with red onions)

45. VIGAN EMPANADA

47. BIGAA PASTA - topped with bagnet. The particular pasta is an
explosion of traditional flavor made more current with a touch of
tropical mangoes

48. WELCOME TO LA UNION! 

49. Capital: San Fernando City
 Founded: 1850
 The land area of the
province is 149,770
hectares (370,100 acres)
.
 La Union has a total of
576 barangays
comprising its 19
municipalities and 1 city.

50.  La Unión, "The Union" in Spanish, was formed in 1850 when
the Spanish colonial government of Governor-General Antonio
Maria Blanco merged the three southern towns of Ilocos
Sur province, the nine northern towns ofPangasinan, and the
western towns of Benguet to the east (Eastern Pais del Igorotes
in the Cordilleras). Pangasinenses were the majority in the new
province because most towns had been in the Province of
Pangasinan.
 On October 29, 1849, Governor General Claveria issued a
"promovido" to fuse the Pangasinan-Ilokos-Cordillera areas
into "La Union".

51.  SURFING CAPITAL OF THE NORTH

52. Governor
of the
Philippine
Province
Of
LA UNION

53. FESTIVALS
Agoo Semana Santa, La
Union
In the oldest town of La Union,
the life-size statues depicting the
Stations of the Cross are pulled
by devotees along the
processional roads during the
Good Friday procession. During
the Holy Week, the town people
of Agoo come up with religious
activities to make the occasion
more meaningful and sacred.
Feast of Our Lady of
Caysasay
The Filipino-Chinese
community in San Fernando
celebrates the Feast of Our
Lady by bringing the original
statue from Taal, Batangas to
the temple for the weeklong
activities held on the second
week of September which is the
5th day of August in the Lunar
calendar.
KILAWEN FESTIVAL
- Dec. 28 (San Fernando
City)
Feast intended to let
everyone feel the spirit of
communal unity and
togetherness as one town
with a taste of good food
such as the “kilawen”of the
region and the country.
BUYBOY FESTIVAL
-The province produced
primarily buyboy, walis tambo or
brooms. So, they came up with
the idea of celebrating Buyboy
Festival in celebration of the
162nd founding anniversary of the
province.
-All women are the participants
in the parade. Young and senior
citizens paraded in their colorful
costumes accentuated by buyboy
and their graceful dance steps

54. ECONOMY
 La Union is known for its soft broom
industry. The economy is diversified with
service, manufacturing, and agricultural
industries spread throughout the province.
 The main livelihood of the people are: hand-
woven blankets (Inabel), soft brooms,
baskets, pottery, rice wine (tapuey),
sugarcane wine (basi), sugarcane vinegar,
wood craft, bamboo craft, native rice cakes,
antique-finish furniture, dried fish, honey,
and mushroom

55. DRIED FISH
SOFT BROOMS
HANDWOVEN
BLANKET
POTTERY

56. TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

57. Bolikewkew Rice Terraces
This rice fields located at Bolikewkew, Delles, Burgos is a peek of Banaue Rice
Terraces. The mountains surrounding these terraces are good venues for hiking
and mountain climbing.

58. Bauang Beach. Line along the fine grayish sand of Bauang
Beach are establishments providing accommodation and other
amenities from Baccuit to Pagdalagan. The beach is 6 kilometers south
of San Fernando City.

59. San Juan Beach. Approximately 8 kilometers north of San
Fernando City, the beach stretching from urbiztondo to Ili Norte is
dotted with tourism-related establishments. The surf in the area is ideal
for surfing during the months of November to February.

60. Gloria María
Aspillera Díaz
(born March 10,
1951) is an award-
winning actress in
the Philippines,[1]
and the first
Filipino to win the
Miss Universe
crown in 1969 in
Miami Beach,
Florida.
Nova Villa
is a Filipina
actress and
a veteran
comedienne
.
SOME KNOWN
FACES IN
INDUSTRY
HAILED FROM
LA UNION

61. La Union Favorites
Sizzling
Pulpog
a char-grilled
pork cutlets,
tossed with
fresh onions,
chilies and
pepper.

62. Sizzling
Jambalaya
- a combination of
shrimps, chicken,
sausage and
mushrooms with
green and red bell
pepper.

63. Midway Salad

64. WELCOME TO PANGASINAN! 

65. Capital: Lingayen
 Founded: 1580
 The province has a land
area of 5,451.01 square
kilometres
(2,104.65 sq mi).
 Pangasinan has 1,364
barangays comprising its
44 municipalities and 4
cities.

66.  The name Pangasinan means "place for salt" or
"place of salt-making";
 It is derived from the prefix pang, meaning "for",
the root word asin, meaning "salt”, and suffix
an, signifying "location.“
 The province is a major producer of salt in the
Philippines.

67. Governor
of the
Philippine
Province
Of
Pangasinan

68. Pista’y Dayat Festival
Pangasinenses and visitors alike
take to the beaches to celebrate
Pista’y Dayat. Revellers enjoy the
traditional offering of the mass on
the beach, fluvial parade, marathon
and the selection of "Lingas na
Dayat" with the event center at the
Lingayen Public Beach.
FESTIVALS
Mango-Bamboo Festival
is not just meant to be a festival or
entertainment event. It was called
Mango-Bamboo Festival because
the two products have a greater
chance to compete in the world
market.
Finally in April 2001, a strategy to
showcase the Mango-Bamboo
Festival was launched.
Bangus Festival
In celebration of the bountiful
harvest of milk fish in the area,
town comes live with activities
such as the longest grill, street
dancing and 101 ways of
cooking bangus.
“Mangunguna Festival”
In Bolinao “mangunguna”
means a fisherman. They
celebrate Mangunguna Festival
to give tribute to the fishing and
aquaculture industry of the
town, which is the number one
source of livelihood of the
community in Bolinao. It is a
one week celebration from April
9 to April 14.

69. ECONOMY
 Energy
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.
 Marine
Pangasinan is a major fish supplier in Luzon, and a major
producer of salt in the Philippines. It has extensive fishponds,
mostly for raising bangus, or “milkfish”, along the coasts of
the Lingayen Gulf and the South China Sea. Pangasinan’s
aquaculture includes oyster and sea urchin farms.
 Agriculture
The major crops in Pangasinan are rice, mangoes, corn, and
sugar cane. Pangasinan has a land area of 536,819 hectares,
and 44 percent of the total land area of Pangasinan is devoted
to agricultural production.

70.  Financial
Pangasinan has 593 banking and financing institutions.
 Labor
Pangasinan has a labor force of about 1.52 million, and 87
percent of the labor force are gainfully employed.
 Investment
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

71. CORN RICE MANGOES
SUGARCANE MILKFISH

72. TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
VETERANS'
MEMORIAL
PARK The
Veterans' Memorial
park is another
historical site that
is just across the
Provincial Capitol
Building. The park,
which was built in
1995 to
commemorate the
50th anniversary of
the Lingayen Gulf
Landing, holds
several war relics.

73.  the second tallest
lighthouse in the Phil.
 constructed in 1905
by American, British,
and Filipino engineers
 to guide ships and
boats plying Cape
Bolinao in order to
prevent sea disasters.

74. 3 Bolinao Caves (Cindy’s Cave, Enchanted
Cave, Wonderful Cave)
CINDY’S CAVE
ENCHANTED CAVE
WONDERFUL CAVE

75. The Hundred Islands National Park is a national park in the Philippines. The
islands, totaling 124 at low tide and 123 at high tide, are scattered in Lingayen Gulf
covering an area of 16.76 square kilometres (6.47 sq mi). Only three of them have
been developed for tourism: Governor Island, Quezon Island, and Children's
Island.

76. Pangasinan Favorites
Pigar-pigar
Strips of beef, stir-
fried with cabbage,
make up this
quintessential
Pangasinense dish—
perfect with beer but
can also be eaten as a
viand—that’s also
widely available on
street stalls at night
along Galvan Street
in Dagupan City.

77. BANGUS
Pangasinan prides itself for its bangus (milkfish). There are supposedly
101 ways to prepare this locally grown fish (from the familiar dried,
steamed, smoked, sinigang, and ceviche, to the unconventional lumpia,
steak, laing, and teriyaki).

78. KALESKES
Kaleskes means
‘intestine’.
The dish includes
Pa le (intestines)
and some meat
cuts. It is the
customer’s option
to add sebo or
dugo (blood).

79. Dagupena Restaurant's
Binagoongang Crispy Pata

80. Plato Wraps’ tagline is ‘Great Meals in Small Packages’. Plato
Wraps fillings include Chunky Chicken, Very Veggie, Ham and
Cheese, Yummy Tuna, Wrap ‘n Roll and Beef Gyros.

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