Philippine Tourism, Culture & Geography THC 1 Pre-Finals PDF

REVIEWER : PHILIPPINE TOURISM, CULTURE AND GEOGRAPHY - THC 1 PRE-FINALS NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION Bamboo Organ Museum Sans Rival Fernbook Garden - also known as Palitaw - NCR is also known as Metro Manila...

REVIEWER : PHILIPPINE TOURISM, CULTURE AND GEOGRAPHY - THC 1 PRE-FINALS NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION Bamboo Organ Museum Sans Rival Fernbook Garden - also known as Palitaw - NCR is also known as Metro Manila Palazzo Verde, one of the most Atchara - Center of Luzon and the Capital popular wedding venues in the Spam Curry Region of the Philippines. country. FESTIVAL - 16 Highly Urbanized Cities DELICACIES/ PRODUCT Lavandero Festival - Mandalenos - 1 Municipality Jeepney used to wash their clothes in the - Region is considered as the Bamboo Organ clean waters of pasig city. political, economic, social and Salt MANILA cultural center of the Philippines. Water Lily Handicraft - Cosmopolitan Capital of the - Miguel López De Legazpi—first FESTIVAL Philippines. spanish governor-general of the Water Lily Festival - Capital and Second-most populous philippines. They founded the MAKATI CITY city in the Philippines. fortress city of intramuros (OLD - Financial Center of the Philippines. - The Filipino name for the city, MANILA) - Wall street of the philippines. comes from the phrase may-nilà, - Home of 3 of the 15 largest malls in - Highest concentration of meaning “where indigo is found”. the world. (SM Mall of Asia, SM multinational and local corporations MUST SEE IN MANILA North Edsa, SM Megamall) in the country. Rizal Park - Most Populous urban areas in the MUST SEE IN MAKATI Binondo Chinatown country. Ayala Museum Manila Cathedral - Located in the - Metro Manila is also home of the Guadalupe Ruins Plaza de roma, intramuros. various art museum. Power Plant Mall DELICACIES/PRODUCTS PATEROS DELICACIES/ PRODUCTS Ensaymada & Tsokolate - Smallest municipality Salcedo Market Pancit Palabok - Also known for the production of Smoked and Grilled Balut Buko Pie red salty eggs and “inutak”, a local Blackbird Makati Halo-Halo rice cake. Walastik Pares FESTIVAL - Famous for producing balut FESTIVAL Kalesa Festival CALOOCAN CITY Caracol Festival - Spanish term for MARIKINA CITY - Home of Heroes Snail Shell. - Shoe Making Capital. - A toponym comes from the tagalog MALABON CITY - Cleanest and Greenest cities in the root word lo-ok; kalook-lookan or - Residential and Industrial Area. Philippines. kaloob-looban means “innermost - Coastal Capital - Biggest manufacturer of quality area” spelled kalookan. - The name Malabon is from tagalog shoes made from rubber, wood - Caloocan and Caloocan (NORTH) malabon; Meaning “Having many slit (bakya) and plastic. MUST SEE IN CALOOCAN deposits”. MUST SEE IN MARIKINA San Roque Cathedral MUST SEE IN MALABON Marikina River Park Bonifacio Circle Monumento - Malabon People's Park - Also Marikina Shoe Museum Landmark of Caloocan. The known as Catmon people's park. St. Paul of the Cross Parish monument marks the first encounter San Bartolome Church DELICACIES/PRODUCTS between Andres Bonifacio and his DELICACIES/ PRODUCTS Puto & Kutsina revolutionary group called katipunan. Pancit Malabon Handmade Shoes Taoist Temple - Worship place for Sapin-Sapin Waknatoy (Menudo in Marikina) the Chinese and Chinese Filipino Puto Sulot Everlasting (Marikina-Style Resident. Black Kutsinta Meatloaf) DELICACIES/ PRODUCTS FESTIVAL FESTIVAL Champorado Pancit Malabon Festival - formerly Sapatos (Shoe) Festival Zest-O called Luglugan. MUNTINLUPA CITY Boy Bawang MANDALUYONG CITY - Residential Haven Engineering Products - The Tiger City of the Philippines. MUST SEE IN MUNTINLUPA FESTIVAL - Originally a barrio of Santa Ana de Filinvest City Pamaypay Festival sapa ( Now a district of Manila) Japanese Cemetery LAS PIÑAS CITY called San Felipe Neri. Muntinlupa Museum - Salt Center of the Metro Manila - name from tagalog term “mga” DELICACIES/PRODUCTS - Renowned for its bamboo organ, means many and “daluy” means Sumang Mutni salt beds and jeepney factories. flowing. Longganisang Munti Stand as one of the Metro Manila’s MUST SEE IN MANDALUYONG Amber's pichi-pichi fastest-growing and consistently Policarpio Street Aling Kika’s Bibingka cleanest, most peaceful cities. San Felipe Neri Church FESTIVAL MUST SEE IN LAS PIÑAS Shangri-la Plaza Bulaklakan Festival Evia Lifestyle Center DELICACIES/ PRODUCTS 1 REVIEWER : PHILIPPINE TOURISM, CULTURE AND GEOGRAPHY - THC 1 PRE-FINALS NAVOTAS CITY QUEZON CITY San Roque Festival Commercial Fishing Hub of the - Most Populous City in the Philippines Philippines REGION 4A: CALABARZON Has third largest fish port in asia. MUST SEE IN QUEZON CITY - Regional Capital is Calamba City, MUST SEE IN NAVOTAS Quezon Memorial Circle - 66 Meter Laguna. San Jose Navotas Parish Church tall mausoleum containing the Navotas Centennial Park remains of Manuel L. Quezon and BATANGAS - BATANGAS CITY Century House his wife. - Has the second largest DELICACIES/PRODUCTS Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife international seaport in the Black Kutsinta Center Philippines after Metro Manila. Patis (Fish Sauce) Art in Island HISTORICAL HERITAGE SITES Tuna Chips DELICACIES/PROUDCTS Taal Heritage Village - Tibok-Tibok The original Pares Mami House Punta De Santiago Lighthouse FESTIVAL Elar’s Lechon Tanauan Church Pangisdaan Festival Romulo Cafe’s Kare Kare Taal Lake and Volcano PARAÑAQUE CITY Rodic’s Diner’s Tapsilog Verde Island Passage “ Center of - The paraqueños did much trade FESTIVAL the marine shorefish biodiversity “ with the Chinese, Indonesian, - UP Lantern Parade TOURIST ATTRACTIONS Indians and Malaysian SAN JUAN CITY Mabini Shrine MUST SEE IN PARAÑAQUE - Historically for the site of the first Doña Marceta Agoncillo museum Parañaque Cathedral battle of the katipunan. Jose Laurel Memorial Memory City of Dreams MUST SEE IN SAN JUAN CITY Faro de Punta de Ayala Malls Museo El Deposito Malabrigo Lighthouse DELICACIES/PRODUCTS Pinaglabanan Memorial Shrine Church of Guillermo Bibingka Galapong St. John the Baptist Parish Church San Juan Laiya Beach Parañaque Lauya DELICACIES/PRODUCTS Calatagan Mangrove Forest Embroidery Tori Tori Kushiyaki Snack Bar Mahabang Buhangin Falls Suman sa lihiya Sodam Korean Restaurant Plaza Mabini FESTIVAL Oyasumi Ramen’s Iekei Ramen San Lorenzo Step Sambalilo Hat Festival Carousel Creamery’s Ice Cream Old House of Agoncillo Family PASAY CITY FESTIVAL FESTIVAL/SPECIAL EVENTS - This city houses the Ninoy Aquino Wattah Wattah Festival - Sublian Festival International Airport. Controversial Festival Parada ng lechon MUST SEE IN PASAY TAGUIG CITY Balsa Festival Coconut Palace - workplace of VP MUST SEE IN TAGUIG Lomi Festival of the Ph during the term of Jejomar Venice Grand Canal Mall FOODS/DELICACIES Binay. The Mind Museum Bulalo Sta. Clara De Montefalco Parish. Bonifacio Global City (BGC) - Kaldereta Cultural Center of the Philippines Financial business district in taguig, Batangas Lomi DELICACIES/PRODUCTS metro manila. Goto La Fiesta's Sorbetes DELICACIES/PRODUCTS Tapang Taal Walastik Pares Inutak Kapeng Barako Adobong Kabayo Bukayo Dampa Seaside Market “Paluto” Recovery food’s silog CAVITE - IMUS Restaurant Abe Serendra’s Lamb Adobo - Povince is one of the provinces that FESTIVAL FESTIVAL led the Philippine Revolution against Aliwan Festival Sta. Anang Banak Taguig River the Spaniards. It is sometimes called PASIG CITY Festival "Land of the Brave" or the History MUST SEE IN PASIG CITY VALENZUELA CITY Capital of the Philippines. (EMILIO Upside Down Museum - Polo Capital of the Philippines AGUINALDO) Ortigas Park MUST SEE IN VALENZUELA HISTORICAL HERITAGE SITES Immaculate Conception Cathedral Dr. Pio Valenzuela Museum Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo Shrine of Pasig Valenzuela City Family Park Fort San Felipe DELICACIES/PRODUCTS National Shrine and parish of our Dasmariñas Catholic Church Water Lily crafts lady of fatima. Malinta Tunnel Locavores sizzling sinigang DELICACIES/PRODUCTS Tagaytay Ridge Café Juanita's Kaldereta Putong Pulo TOURIST ATTRACTIONS Kanto Freestyle’s Beef Tapa Jhun Native Lechon Corregidor Island FESTIVAL Aling Aida’s Puto Bumbong Andres Bonifacio Shrine Araw ng Pasig Cheese Sorbetes Tejeros Convention Site FESTIVAL Mile-Long Barracks 2 REVIEWER : PHILIPPINE TOURISM, CULTURE AND GEOGRAPHY - THC 1 PRE-FINALS Cabag Cave San Isidro Labrador Parish Pico de Lori Basilica of St. REGION 4B: MIMAROPA Balite Falls Michael theArchangel - Mimaropa, formerly known as the Thirteen Martyrs Centennial Plaza Quezon Museum Southwestern Tagalog Region is an FESTIVAL/SPECIAL EVENTS Cagbalete Island administrative region in the Kalayaan Festival Dampalitam Beach Philippines. Regada Festival Minasawa Bird Sanctuary - It is one of two regions in the Sumilang Festival FESTIVAL/SPECIAL EVENTS country having no land border with Wagayway Festival Pahiyas Festival another region. FOODS/DELICACIES Niyogyugan Festival Pansit Pusit Tay-Tsinoy Festival MARINDUQUE - BOAC Quesillo Boling Boling Festival - Marinduque was ranked number 1 Bibingkoy FOODS/DELICACIES by the Philippine National Police and Bitchokoy Lucban Philippine Security Forces as the Biyuko Longganisa 2013 Most Peaceful Province of the Tamales Pancit Habhab country due to its low crime rate Hardinera statistics alternately ranking with the LAGUNA - SANTA CRUZ Budin province of Batanes yearly. - Laguna hugs the southern shore of Tinulok Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in Pinais BOAC - Boac is the most populous the Philippines. Birthplace of Dr. Kalamay town in the Marinduque. Jose Rizal. Kilawin na HISTORICAL HERITAGE SITES Baboy TOURIST DESTINATION Underground Cemetery Boac Cathedral Rizal Shrine RIZAL - ANTIPOLO CITY Poctoy Beach Mt. Makiling - The province named after Jose Mt. Malindig Pansanjan Falls Rizal, one of the main national Balanacan Bay National Art Center heroes of the Philippines. Tres Reyes Island TOURIST ATTRACTIONS HISTORICAL HERITAGE SITES Molbog Sulfur Spring Splash Island Antipolo Cathedral FESTIVAL/ SPECIAL EVENTS Japanese Garden Angoon Mural Street Moriones Festival - depicting Jesus Pansol Private Resort Masungi Georeserve Christ'spassion and death. Its Pila Heritage Site Calinawan Cave highlight is the promenade of Villa Escudero Bahay na Bato grotesque “morions” colorful masked San Isidro de Labrador Parish TOURIST ATTRACTIONS Roman soldiers around the town. Cavinti Underground River Tanay Church FOODS/DELICACIES Echanted Kingdom Manaoag Shrine Dinuguan FESTIVAL/SPECIAL EVENTS Daranak Falls Uraro cookies Coconut Festival Daraitan River Bibingkang Lalaki Batingaw Festival Tinipak River Bangkero Festival Wawa Dam OCCIDENTAL MINDORO - SAN Festival of Lights Tanay Parola JOSE FOODS/DELICACIES Regina Rica - The province occupies the western Bibingkang Abnoy Pillila Windmills half of the island of Mindoro. Its Bibingkang de Macapuno Avilon Zoo capital is Mamburao, but the largest Cassava Cake Pinto Art Museum municipality is San Jose. Singing na Baka w/ Langka FESTIVAL/SPECIAL EVENTS SAN JOSE Uraro(arrowroot cookies) Higantes Festival - the province's largest commercial Kinulob na Itik(salted egg) Feast of San Isidro Labrador port and airport, the most banking, Santacruzan business, dining and commercial QUEZON - LUCENA Sikaran Festival establishments in Occidental - Kalilayan was the first known name FOODS/DELICACIES Mindoro, and has become a center of the province. It was later Singing sa Miso of trade in the Mimaropa region. Its renamed Tayabas. (MANUEL L. Balaw-balaw major local and international exports QUEZON) Fried Itik include rice, salt and processed HISTORICAL HERITAGE SITES Nilasing na Hipon milkfish. It was ranked 13th in Lucena Cathedral Binarutak "overall competitiveness" Salibungot Beach Lauya - In pre-colonial times, it was named Quezon National Park Okoy Pandurucan by the indigenous Kamay ni Hesus Shrine Adobong Matanda Mangyans after the local river, before TOURIST ATTRACTIONS 3 REVIEWER : PHILIPPINE TOURISM, CULTURE AND GEOGRAPHY - THC 1 PRE-FINALS later renamed for its patron saint, St. FOODS/DELICACIES ROMBLON - ROMBLON CITY Joseph, the husband of Mary. Suman sa Lihiya - Romblon is known for its local Adobo marble industry and is the second Semi-dried fish biggest producer of the mineral in the TOURIST DESTINATION Banana Chips country. It also a tourist destination Parola Park because of its unspoiled beaches Apo Reef National Park PALAWAN - PUERTO PRINCESA and Spanish-era twin forts. Ambulong Island CITY Ambil Island - one of the best places to visit in the TOURIST DESTINATIONS Pandan Grande Island Philippines, is consistently ranked as Fort San Andres and Santiago Siburam Forest one of the best islands in the world, Romblon Cathedral Mt. Iglit and for a good reason. It boasts Crista De Gallo Islet White Island white sand beaches and islands, Looc Bay Marine Sanctuary Sablayan Zipline Adventure clear blue waters, a spectacular Bonbon Beach Mamburao Beach Resort variety of marine life and shipwreck Cantingas River FESTIVAL/SPECIAL EVENTS sites, and majestic towering Marble Shopping Center Dugoy Festival limestone cliffs. FESTIVAL/SPECIAL EVENTS Saknungan Festival Biniray Festival FOODS/DELICACIES PUERTO PRINCESA Kanidugan Festival Adobong Pugita - It's a base for boat trips FOODS/DELICACIES Crispy Hipon through the massive limestone caves Boknoy Siopao Native Tinola and underground river of the Orange Roughy Kinilaw Fresh Lumpia biodiverse Puerto Princesa Ginataang Pusong Saging Subterranean River National Park. Dive sites are dotted around Puerto ORIENTAL MINDORO - CALAPAN Princesa Bay, home to long- nosed CITY dolphins, turtles and rays. Close to - Oriental Mindoro's rich and arable the port is the 19th-century land is suitable for agriculture. It Immaculate Concepcion Cathedral. produces large quantities of rice, corn, coconut, vegetables and fruits TOURIST ATTRACTIONS like calamansi, banana, rambutan, Porta San Isabel marang or uloy, lanzones and durian. Cuyo Port For that, Oriental Mindoro is also Agutaya Port known as the Rice Granary and Fruit Melvillie Lighthouse Basket of Southern Tagalog. Puerto Princesa Subterranean RiverNational Park CALAPAN CITY El Nido Marine Reserve Park - the provincial capital of Oriental Honda Bay Mindoro, cradles the island's largest Coron Island and busiest port. Dubbed as the “City Tabon Cave of Golden Grains” and “The Tubbataha Reef Marine Park Acropolis of the South” among its Ugong Rock many titles, it is the main gateway to San Vicente the province. Maquinit Hot Spring Palawan Crocodile Farm TOURIST DESTINATION Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm Simbahang Bato Calauit Safari Park Hanumo Mangyans FESTIVAL/SPECIAL EVENTS Kuta Shrine Baragatan sa Palawan The Cross at Muelle Kulambo Festival Baluarte Anihan Festival Puerto Galera White Beach FOODS/DELICACIES Mt. Halcon Tamilok Tamaraw Falls Crocodile Sisig Naujan Lake Danggit Lamayo Bulalacao Group of Island Lechon Kawali FESTIVAL/SPECIAL EVENTS Kare-kare Bahaghari Festival Malasimbo Festival Banana Festival 4