week 8.1

Antique

• San Jose De Buenavista

• Where the Mountains Meet the Sea

Capiz

• Roxas City

• Eco-Tourism Hub of Central Philippines

Iloilo

• Iloilo City

• Heritage Haven of Panag

Guimaras

• Jordan

• Mango Capital of the Philippines

Kalibo

• Kalibo

• Oldest Province of the Philippines

Negros Occidental

• Bacolod City

• Sugar Bowl of the Philippines

Siquijor

• Siquijor

• Mystical Island

Negros Oriental

• Dumaguete City

• Whale and Dolphin Haven

Cebu

• Cebu City

• Queen of the South

Bohol

• Tagbilaran City

• God’s Little Paradise

Northern Samar

• Catarman

• A Journey Back in Time

Samar (Western Samar)

• Catbalogan City

• Caving Capital of PH

Biliran

• Naval

• Undiscovered Paradise

Leyte

• Tacloban City

• The Garden Town

Southern Leyte

• Maasin City

• Philippine’s Birthplace of Christianity

Eastern Samar

• Borogan

• Gateway to Philippine Discovery

Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental

The City of Gentle People

Cebu City, Cebu

The Queen City of the South

Iloilo City, Iloilo

The City of Love

Bacolod City, Negros Occidental

The City of Smiles

Roxas City, Capiz

Seafood Capital of PH

ILOILO City

• UNESCO Creative City for Gastronomy

CEBU CITY

UNESCO Creative City for Design

Federico Caballero

Poetry & Epic Chant (Sugidanon) Iloilo

Proposed UNESCO ICH

• Ati-Atihan Festival Of Aklanon People

• Hinilawod Epics of the people of Panay (Already register in UNESCO; Labaw Donggon)

Aklan Piña Handloom Weaving

• UNESCO-Inscribed ICH of the PH

• Piña, a textile woven using a handloom. is harvested from the leaves of the pinya Bisaya, a specific pineapple species, its fibers extracted by hand.

• The knowledge and skills of piña handloom weaving are primarily passed on within families. Children grow up observing older family members engaged in pinya Bisaya cultivation and pina weaving, and eventually learn the craft under their guidance.

• The practice is also transmitted through the Schools of Living Traditions, initiated by local communities in partnership with the goverment to help safeguard intangible cultural heritage in the Philippines.

Visayas Islands

• The (BLANK( region of the Philippines is a cluster of islands that offer diverse attractions, from beautiful beaches to historical sites.

• The (BLANK) Islands are composed of seven large and several hundred smaller islands in the center of the Philippines

• The seven main islands are Bohol Cebu, Leyte, Masbate, Negros, Panay and Samar.

Western Visayas

• Comprises the islands of Panay and Guimaras

• Consists of five provinces and one highly urbanized city, Iloilo which is the regional center of the region.

• The Hiligaynon language, native to lloilo City, is the region's lingua franca. The region is also dominated by the native speakers of three Visayan languages: Kinarat-a, Aklanon and Capiznon.

Negros Island Region

• Covering both the islands of Negros and Siquijor. The regional centers are Bacolod and Dumaguete.

• Existed from May 29. 2015, to August 9. 2017. and comprised the provinces of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental. The region was re-established on June 11, 2024, with the inclusion of Siquijor

• It was originally known to natives as Buglas meaning cut off in Hiligaynon. When the Spaniards arrived in April 1565, they named it Negros because of the dark-skinned natives they found

Central Visayas

• It has the fewest number of provinces out of any region in the country. Despite this, it is the most populous region in the Visayas.

• The Cebuano language is the region's Lingua franca. The region is also dominated by the native speakers of three Visayan
  Languages: Bantayanon, Boholano and Porohanon.

Eastern Visayas

• One of the 5 regions having no Land border with another region, It is composed of two main islands, Leyte and Samar, connected by the famous San Juanico Bridge.