Region 1, also known as the Ilocos Region, is located in northern Luzon and consists of 4 provinces - Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan. The region has a population of over 4.5 million people and an economy based on agriculture, fishery, manufacturing, and tourism. Major tourist attractions include the Heritage City of Vigan, Hundred Islands National Park, and various beaches, churches, and historical sites. The region was first inhabited by indigenous groups and later settlers from southern China, with Spanish influence beginning in the 16th century.

1. The Ilocos Region
Region 1:

2. Total Area: 13,055 km2 (5,040.6 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total
• Density
4,545,906
348.2/km2 (901.9/sq mi)

3. Political Divisions
Region I is composed of 4 provinces, 9 cities, 116 municipalities, and 3265 barangays
"List of Regions". National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on 2008-10-27. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
Province Capital Population
(2007)
Area
(km²)
Pop. density
(per km²)
Ilocos Norte Laoag City 547,284 3,399.3 151.3
Ilocos Sur Vigan City 632,255 2,579.6 230.3
La Union San Fernando
City
720,972 1,493.1 440.7
Pangasinan Lingayen 2,645,395 5,368.2 453.4

4. Languages
Ilocano, Pangasinan, Bolinao, Tagalog, English

5. Religion
• The population is predominantly Roman Catholic with
strong adherents of Protestantismsuch as the
Aglipayan denomination further north of the country.
There are also adherents to other Christian
denominations, such as Iglesia ni Cristo, Mormons, and
the like. There is also an undercurrent of
traditional animistic beliefs especially in rural areas.
The small mercantile Chinese and Indian
communities are primarily Buddhists, Taoists, and
Hindus.

6. Ilocos Norte
• Founded
• Capital
• Government
• Governor
1818
Laoag City
Province
Ma. Imelda Josefa R. Marcos
• Vice GovernorEugenio Barba
Dialects and Languages
Ilocano, Tagalog, English

7. 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
Ilocos Norte

8. • 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
• 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.
• Eco-Tourism
Ilocos Norte

9. Ilocos Sur
Founded
Capital Type
Governor
Vice Governor
1572
Vigan City
Province of the
Philippines Luis "Chavit"
Singson Deogracias
Savellano

10. The people are engaged in farming, producing
food crops, mostly rice, corn, vegetable,
root crops, and fruits. Non-food crops
include tobacco, cotton, and tiger grass.
Cottage industries include loom weaving,
furniture making, jewelry making, ceramics,
blacksmithing, and food processing.
Ilocos Sur

11. La Union
Founded
Capital
Governor
Area
Area rank
1850
San Fernando City
Manuel "Manoling" Ortega
Total 1,504.0 km2 (580.7 sq mi)
70th out of 80

12. • 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.
La Union

13. Founded
Capital
Governor
Vice Governor
Area
1580
Lingayen
Amado Espino
Jose Calimlim,
Jr.
Total 5,368.82 km2 (2,072.9 sq mi)
Area rank 17th out of 80
Total 2,645,395
Population (2007)
Pangasinan

14. • Pangasinan has export earnings of around $5.5 million.
Energy
• The 1200 megawatt Sual Coal-Fired Power Plant,and 345 megawatt San Roque
Multi-Purpose Dam, located in the municipalities of San Manuel and San
Nicolas are the primary sources of energy of the province.
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.
Pangasinan

15. 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.
Pangasinan

16. 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:
• 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
Pangasinan

17. Tourist Attractions
Marcos Museum
Sinking Belltower, Laoag
City Paoay Lake
Fort Ilocandia Hotel Paoay
Golf Course Paoay Church
Laoag Cathedral Aglipay
Shrine
Malacanang Of The North
Patapat Bridge Ilocos Norte
Capitol
Cape Bojeador Lighthouse
Bangui Windmills
Ilocos Norte Museum Juan Luna Shrine
Ricarte Park and Shrine Badoc Church
Sarrat Church
Dap-ayan, Laoag, Ilocos Norte Food Court
and
Ilocos Norte Products
La Paz Sandunes, Laoag, Ilocos Norte Fine
Sandunes
Robinsons Place Ilocos Norte
Pamulinawen Hotel
Plaza Maestro Complex, Batac City
Everland Resort and Multi-Zipline, Batac City

18. • Hertiage City of Vigan
• Vigan Cathedral
• Sinait Church (Sanctuary of
Santo
Cristo Milagroso)
• Ilocos Sur Capitol
• Santa Maria Church (UNESCO
World Heritage Site)
• Pinsal Falls (Largest Waterfall of
Region I - Santa Maria, Ilocos
Sur)
• Bantay Church and Belltower
(Sanctuary of Nuestra Senora de
La Caridad)
•Quirino Bridge in Bantay
•Plaza Maestro Complex, Vigan
City
•Tirad Pass
•Sundial in Tagudin
•Santiago Cove
•Paraiso ni Juan in Narvacan
Tourist Attractions

19. • La Union Capitol
• Pindangan Ruins
• La Union Botanical Garden
• Wallace Air Station
• Thunderbird Resort and Casino
• La Union Surfing Capital (San Juan)
• Bauang Beach
• Poro Point (sea port)
Tourist Attractions

20. • Hundred Islands
• Pangasinan Capitol
• The Shrine of Our Lady of Manaoag
• San Carlos City Plaza
• San Juan River in San Carlos City
• Bonuan Blue Beach in Dagupan City
• Antong Falls
• Cacupangan Cave
• Mount Balungao
• Manleluag Spring National Park
• Sanctuario de Senor Divino Tesoro
• Salasa Church
• Lingayen Gulf War Museum
• Bolinao Museum
• Oceanographic Marine Laboratory
• Red Arrow Marker of the WWII 32nd
US Infantry Division
• Rock Garden Resort
• Umbrella Rocks
• Urduja House
• St. John Cathedral Garden
• Caves in Bolinao
• Boat ride in Pantal River
• Provincial Capitol
• Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center
• Hundred Islands Marine Sanctuary
• Tondol Beach
• Tambobong White Beach
• Blue Beach
• Pergola Plaza in Pozorrubio, Pangasinan
Tourist Attractions

21. History
• Region 1 was first inhabited by the aboriginal Negritos before they
were pushed by successive waves of Malay immigrants
that penetrated the narrow coast. Tingguians in the interior,
Ilocanos in the north, and Pangasinense in the south settled the
region.
• From the data on the population distribution of Region 1, it is clear
that not all the inhabitants are Ilocanos. Around one-third are non-
Ilocanos and yet there is a popular misconception that all the
inhabitants are Ilocanos. The use of the term Ilocos
Region promotes the wrong notion that all the residents of Region
1 are Ilocanos. Before the administration of
Ferdinand Marcos, Pangasinan was not a part of the region.

22. The Spanish arrived in the 16th century and established
Christian missions and governmental institutions to control
the native population and convert them to the Roman Catholic
Church. Present- day Vigan City in Ilocos Sur province became
the bishopric seat of Nueva Segovia. Ilocanos in the northern
parts were less easily swayed, however, and remained an area
filled with deep resentments against Spain. These resentments
bubbled to the surface at various points in the Ilocos provinces'
history as insurrections, most notably that of Andres Malong and
Palaris of Pangasinan, Diego Silang and his wife Gabriela Silang in
1764, and the Basi Revolt in the 19th century. However, it was the
Pangasinenses in the south who were the last to be stand against the
Spaniards.

23. • In 1901, the region came under American
colonial rule, and in 1941, under Japanese
occupation.
• During 1945, the combined American and the
Philippine Commonwealth troops including with
the Ilocano and Pangasinese guerillas liberated
the Ilocos Region from Japanese forces during
the Second World War.

24. • Several modern presidents of the Republic of the
Philippines hailed from the Region: Elpidio Quirino,
Ferdinand Marcos, and Fidel V. Ramos.
• 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.