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philipphine regions Flashcards

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car

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cordillera administrative region

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Travel to different countries might be the most ideal choice for any individual who needs to get around the world and experience other culture, however most of us fail to see the importance of visiting one’s own nation in which can give new and captivating experiences that could rise to if not outperform those one hopes to discover in another land.

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Domestic vs International Tourism

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Less expensive
* No need for passports and
visas
* You travel as first-class
citizen and would not have to
worry about racial
discrimination.
* Inspires a genuine
appreciation of the beauty of
one’s own nation.
Expands one’s understanding
of one’s nation and thus
raises national consciousness.

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Travelling locally

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More expensive
* Requires passports and visas
* Might encounter cultural
adjustment difficulties in foreign
destination.

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Traveling abroad

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Filipino domestic tourists fall under three categories, based on their movement across
the geographical and political boundaries within Philippine archipelago.

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TYPES OF DOMESTIC TOURISTS IN THE PHILIPPINES

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this type of traveler moves from one of the other regions to
another

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. Interregional –

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– this type of traveler moves from one province to another
within onespecific region. For instance, this traveler would go from Cebu to
Bohol or Negros Oriental; all three provinces belong to Central Visayas
Region (Region VII).

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Intraregional

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– this type of traveler is often classified as an excursionist because
of the assumption that he or she will not need to stay beyond 24 hours in
his/her destination,which will always within his/her province.

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Local

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A useful tool in this sort of study is the SWOT (Strength, Weaknesses,
Opportunities, Threats) Analysis, which helps determine not only the
desirability of an area as touristspot but also its marketability and potential.

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A SWOT Analysis of Regional Tourist Destinations

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Strength, in tourism refers to the qualities of a region that make it ideal as a tourist
destination.

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Strength

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Any condition in an area that is detrimental to the pleasure and comfort of
the touristis considered a weakness

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Weaknesses

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This refers to either the qualities or assets of a region that can be developed to
improveits desirability as a tourist destination.

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Opportunities

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These are events or circumstances in an area that may negatively impact
anyonestaying there for any amount of time.

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Threats

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Kinds of Tourist Attractions

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natural, historical, cultural,

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There are numerous natural tourism attractions over the entire
archipelago of the Philippines

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NATURAL

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Except for a few records – from the recently discovered sunken trading
vessels thatplied the Asian seas centuries before the arrival of the
European colonizers, the Balangay boats in Butuan City and Pandanan
Wreck in Palawan – we know every little of our history before the 15th
century

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HISTORICAL

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Attractions refer to the rituals, songs, dances, costumes, arts, crafts,
stories,and other manifestations of people’s traditional beliefs.

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CULTURAL

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Dams, power plants, parks, buildings, and other great or unusual structures or
thingsmade by humans that have no significant historical value.

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MAN-MADE

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These attractions cater to specific types of people who have specific
purposes invisiting a destination.

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SPECIAL INTEREST

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There are more than 100 mountains in the Philippines and about 20 are widely
usedfor mountaineering, which is increasingly becoming popular, especially
among the youth

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Mountaineering/Trekking

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Also known as “CAVING”, it is becoming a popular activity with a growing
numberof enthusiasts.

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Spelunking

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Although the Philippines is host to more than 500 species of birds and there is a
largeinternational market that travels the world in search of endemic avians,
birdwatchinghas not taken off in the country because of many reasons.

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Bird Watching

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.
is witnessing these marine mammals in their natural environment

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DOLPHIN WATCHING

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is one of the most developed special interest activities in the Philippines
in terms of site development and market size.

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SCUBA DIVING

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Owing to market demand, numerous golf courses were built in many Asian countries
from the late seventies to the early nineties.

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GOLF

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was fairly recently introduced to the Philippines by a
group of Western enthusiasts in search of pristine areas that they can use as surf sit

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SURFING

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The province of Camarines Sur was able to position itself as a premier wakeboarding
destination and has now become a preferred for enthusiasts coming from many
countries

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WAKEBOARDING

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The almost unique quality of whale swimming with thewhale sharks in the
municipality of Donsol in the province of Sorsogon has made the Philippines a very
well-knowndestination for people who want to experience this activity

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WHALE SHARK INTERACTION

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The most celebrated festivity in the Philippines is the Christmas
season, which officially begins on December 16 in line with the
first of a series special CatholicMasses called Misa de Gallo

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FESTIVALS

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The Cordillera region encompasses most of the areas within the Cordillera
Central mountain range of Luzon, the largest range in the country. Baguio is
its regional center. The Cordillera Administrative Region includes the 6
provinces

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Abra
* Apayao
* Bengut
* Ifugao
* Kalinga and
* Mountain Province

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Say-Am Festival — (March) a thanksgiving
festival for bountiful harvest.

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Apayao

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  • Strawberry Festival — (March 18- April 9) a
    showcase of the iconic product Of Benguet,
    strawberries.
  • Adivay Festival — (November) celebration of
    unity and cooperation while promoting their
    famed vegetable harvest.
  • Panagbenga Festival — (February) a celebration
    of the season of different variety of flowers.
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Benguet

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  • Imbayah Festival — (April) annual
    wooden scooter racing event.
  • Gotad Ad Festival – (June) showcase of
    their old cultures and traditions,
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Ifugao

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  • Matagoan Festival — (June 16)cultural
    festival showcasing cultural practices of the eight subtribes of Tabuk.
  • Ullalim Festival — (February 13-16) a
    cultural festival showcasing the life and culture of
    Kalinga through their traditional sports, crafts, and
    indigenous food.
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Kalinga

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Lang-ay Cultural Festival — (April 7) a cultural
celebration showcasing the culture and
tradition of the province through their tribal
dances and song

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Mountain Province

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: CITY OF MANILA

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NCR CAPITAL

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It is among the world’s thirty most populous metropolitan area.
* NCR is also known as the shopping center of the Philippines (Mega
mall, Mallof Asia, North Edsa)

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Metro Manila

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is the seat of government

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Metro Manila

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It has 17 cities and 1,706 barangays.

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NCR

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17 cities of NCR

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Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela, Quezon City, Marikina, Pasig, Taguig, Makati, Manila, Mandaluyong, San Juan, Pasay, Parañaque, Las Piñas, Muntinlupa; Pateros is the lone municipality in the region.

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offers a wide variety of tourism products—from a historical walk on Calle
Crisologo, taking a dip in the popular beaches of Pagudpud, and to take a selfie at the
picture-perfect Bangui windmills. It successfully developed an array of tourism
attractions and activities, hence, having one of the most vibrant tourism industries.

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Ilocos Region

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  • Ilocos Norte
  • Ilocos Sur
  • La Union and
  • Pangasinan
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Ilocos Region region1

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  • Pamulinawen Festival (February 10)in
    honor of St. William, the celebration
    features floral and street dance parade.
  • Guling-guling (a day before Ash
    Wednesday) the residents of Paoay
    dress in their Ilocano traditional costume
    adorned with antique jewelleries, dance and
    sing around the town while being given thesign
    of the cross using pounded rice instead of gray
    ash.
  • Talip Festival — (May 19-20)
    commemorates the ancient peace pact
    that hasbrought peace among ethnic
    tribes in the province of Ilocos Norte.
  • Ani Festival — (March 23-30) a
    thanksgiving celebration for the
    bountifulharvest of rice in the town of
    Dingras.
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Ilocos Norte

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  • Pamulinawen Festival (February 10)in
    honor of St. William, the celebration
    features floral and street dance parade.
  • Guling-guling (a day before Ash
    Wednesday) the residents of Paoay
    dress in their Ilocano traditional costume
    adorned with antique jewelleries, dance and
    sing around the town while being given thesign
    of the cross using pounded rice instead of gray
    ash.
  • Talip Festival — (May 19-20)
    commemorates the ancient peace pact
    that hasbrought peace among ethnic
    tribes in the province of
  • Ani Festival — (March 23-30) a
    thanksgiving celebration for the
    bountifulharvest of rice in the town of
    Dingras.
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Ilocos Norte

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  • Longganisa Festival (January 22)showcases the
    longganisa delicacy of Vigan; highlight of the
    celebration is the street dancing competition
  • Tobacco Festival — (March 28-31)showcases the
    major industry of Candon City— tobacco—in line with
    the founding anniversary of its cityhood.
  • Viva Vigan Festival of the Arts — (1st week of May) showcases
    the rich history, heritage, and cultural treasure of
    the city of Vigan; it has become the biggest cultural event in the
    region
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Ilocos Sur

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  • International Long Board Cup (January 25-27)
    an international surfing event for both amateurs and
    professionalsorganized by the La Union Surfing
    Association.
  • Buybuy Festival — (February 9-11)showcases
    the major produce of Burgos, La Union, the buybuy or
    tiger grass.
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La Union

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  • Dagupan Bangus Festival - (April16-Mav
    A) showcases the major product of Dagupan, the
    milkfish or Bangus; features street dancing, trade
    fairs, fluvial parade, and others.
  • Binongey Festival (April 17) showcases the
    traditional taste of rice cake cooked in bamboo using
    direct firing.
  • Mango-bamboo — (April 20-27) aimed to
    promote San Carlos City as a majortrading center of
    bamboo-based products and producer of carabao
    mangoes.
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panggasinan

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northwest corner of Luzon makes it ideal and suitable for
wind power generation. The 150MW Burgos wind farm in Ilocos Norte is the biggest
wind farm in the Philippines and the first wind project nominated for the Philippine
Government’s feed-in-tariff (FIT) incentive scheme. The wind farm is expected to
generate approximately 370 GWh of electricity a year, which will be used to power more
than two million households, while offsetting approximately 200,000t of C02 emissions
annually (Power Technology 2018)

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Ilocos Norte’s

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The longest mountain range in the Philippines.

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Sierra Madre mountain ranges.

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Cagayan valley region provinces 5

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  • Batanes;
  • Cagayan;
  • Isabela;
  • Nueva Vizcaya
  • Quirino
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  • Ivatan Festival (June 19- July 1) previously called
    the Payuhuan Festival, it features the unique practice in
    Batanes of voluntary working for others as one community
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Batanes

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  • Aggao Nac Cagayan - (June 23-29) celebration
    of the establishment of the province in 1583.
  • Piat Sambali Festival - (June 23-30) Sambali is a war
    danceof tribes that were later on united and converted to
    Christianity through theintercession of the Lady of Piat.
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Cagayan

53
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  • Baka Festival(February 15) in honor of their patron
    saint San Pablo, the festival is aimed to showcase and promote the
    local cattle industry ofthe town of San Pablo.
  • Binallay Festival — (May) showcases the binallay, a
    white cake that locals usually eat during Holy Week, as their symbol
    of the noble characteristics they aspire to have as an individual
  • Binnadangan Festival or Palay Festival — (July 4) a thanksgiving
    celebration for the rich agricultural bounty of Roxas.
  • Gawagawayan Festival — (April 10-13) a thanksgiving celebration
    for the bountiful harvest in the city of Cauayan; also features the
    ethno- linguistics groups residing in the city.
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ISABELA

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  • PanagyamanFestival — (May 19-24)celebration of the founding
    anniversary of the province.
  • Grand AmmunganFestival — (May) showcases the convergence of
    indigenouscultures of
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Nueva Vizcaya

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  • Quirino Motorismo (July 22-24) dubbed as the only
    motor biking festival in the country.
  • Panagdadapun Festival (September 8-10)
    celebration of the founding anniversary of the province.
  • Aquero Festival (February 11-13) in honor of’ the Our
    Lady of Lourdes, it is a religious festival Cor the
    pilgrims
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Quirino

56
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largest plain and rice-producing region in the
Philippines dubbed as the Rice Granary of the Philippines. The constitution of the
Philippine Independence was written in Malolos, Bulacan and the biggest international
airport is being planned in Clark, Pampanga. Its regional capital in San Fernando City,
Pampanga.

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Central Luzon Region

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  • Aurora
  • Bataan
  • Bulacan
  • Nueva Ecija
  • Pampanga
  • Tarlac and
  • Zambales
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The Central Luzon Region include the provinces

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abra

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bangued

59
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apayao

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kabugao

60
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benguit

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la trinidad

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ifugao

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lagawe

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kalinga

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tabuk

63
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mountain province

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botoc

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la union

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san fernando

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ilocos norte

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laoag city

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ilocos sur

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vigan city

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panggasinan

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lingayen

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aurora

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auroraregion3 central luzon

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bataan

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region3 central luzon

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bulacan

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region3 central luzon

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nueva ecija

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region3 central luzon

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pampanga

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region3 central luzon

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tarlac

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region3 central luzon

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zamabales

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region3 central luzon

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