of regions and provinces of the Philippines based on their economic strengths. The creation of "super" regions was first proposed by the President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in her sixth State of the Nation Address to group the selected regions/provinces by their economic strengths. Composition North Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle Ilocos Region or Region 1 (I) Cordillera Administrative Region or CAR Cagayan Valley or Region 2 (II) Northern portion of northern provinces of Central Luzon
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is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is the City of San Fernando. Pampanga is bordered by the provinces of Bataan and Zambales to the west‚ Tarlac and Nueva Ecija to the north‚ and Bulacan to the southeast. Pampanga also lies on the northern shore of Manila Bay. Angeles City‚ although within the geography of Pampanga‚ is classified as a first-class‚ highly urbanized city and has a government independent of Pampanga. The name "La Pampanga" was given by
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Mountain Resort offers an alternative viewing station of the world-renowned and popular Chocalate Hills in the town of Sagbayan‚ a distance of 47 miles from Tagbilaran City. Mayon Volcano‚ also known as Mount Mayon‚ is an active volcano in the province of Albay‚ on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Renowned as the "perfect cone" because of its almost symmetric conical shape‚ Mayon forms the northern boundary of Legazpi City‚ the largest city in terms of population in the Bicol Region. The
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idea on what to visit this summer. As I remember‚ further along the coast‚ the province of La Union draws visitors particularly for its surfing. North of here is Ilocos Sur‚ known primarily for the old colonial city of Vigan‚ where horse-drawn carriages bounce down narrow cobblestone streets. This scenario made me go back to the ancient times. As I was able to remember‚ the area around the capital of Ilocos Norte province‚ Laoag‚ features a number of sites related to former dictator Ferdinand Marcos
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of that can hinder tourism growth such as law and order problem‚ political unrest and the economy crisis of the country. In each province‚ they have their own problem or issues that can destroy their own image for example in Lae‚ pick pockets by street vendors. Tourism in Madang has been developing in a very rapid pace from the previous years and is one of model province in PNG. Alongside is the rise of mining industry outside Madang town‚ new businesses to cater for the new emerging industry such
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moved to the village of Irong-Irong‚ there they built Fort San Pedro and shortened its name to Iloilo which later became the name of the city and the province. "Irong-Irong" comes from ilong-ilong or "noselike‚" which describes the shape of the strip of land cutting two rivers to form the angle of a "nose" on which the city was built. The Province of Iloilo was created under Act No. 2711 on March 10‚ 1917. THE PEOPLE Iloilo is the homeland of the Ilonggos or Hiligaynons. They are a people noted
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The Workers in Wood Furniture Industry of Isabela A Sector Profile MELODY E. LIM I. Introduction The wood furniture processing industry is by far the most prevalent manufacturing activity in Region 02 in terms of number of firms operating. This is explained by the fact that the region is one of the few regions in the country with the biggest forest area consisting of 1.72 million hectares‚ 91.27% of which are classified as public forest. From the seventies up to the
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Rodriguez is a first-class‚ urban municipality in the province of Rizal‚ Philippines. It is the northernmost town in the province and comes after San Mateo‚ Rizal‚ and Quezon City coming from Metro Manila. The town is located on the slopes of the Sierra Madre mountain range and features many resorts; it is also the largest town in Rizal province with an area of 312.70 km². It borders San Mateo‚ Rizal and Antipolo City‚ Rizal on the south‚ Norzagaray‚ Bulacan and San Jose Del Monte‚ Bulacan on the
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❖ GENERAL INFORMATION o Cagayan the "Land of Smiling Beauty"‚ is a province of the Philippines in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Tuguegarao City and is located at the northeastern corner of the island of Luzon. Cagayan also includes the Babuyan Islands to the north. The province borders Ilocos Norte and Apayao to the west‚ and Kalinga and Isabela to the south. Cagayan province is distinct from the city in Mindanao named Cagayan de Oro‚ and is far away from Cagayancillo of Palawan or Cagayan
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for the commercial and economical activities of kingdom similar to Phitsanulok that is the center of Lower Northern Provinces and Higher Central of Thailand. Both of them are very famous and appreciated by visitors for tourist attractive as the temples in Phitsanulok is Wat Phra Sri Rattana Mahathat or Wat Yai and the Grand Palace in Bangkok. Phitsanulok is the Northern Province of Thailand and its importance in the history of Thailand. Phitsanulok has a natural tourist attraction as national
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