Region 9: Zamboanga Peninsula Provinces Zamboanga del Norte Zamboanga del Sur Zamboanga Sibugay
Cities Zamboanga Dapitan Dipolog Pagadian Isabela Location/Composition The Region 9 or Zamboanga Peninsula, as it is know known n now, now, was was form former erly ly Western Western Mindanao Mindanao is in the southernmost portion of the ountry! It is bounded by" Sulu Sea on the north# Illana $ay and %oro &ulf on the south# %isamis 'idental, (anao del Norte and Panguil $ay on the east# and the )elebes Sea on the west! Physiography The Zamboanga Peninsula is surrounded by bodies of water# the region relied on *shing as one of its ma+or industries! •
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Zam bo boanga del norte is a proine of the the Phil Philip ippi pine nes s loa loate ted d in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in %indanao! Its apital is Dipolog )ity and the proine borders Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Zamboanga Sibugay Sibugay to the south and %isamis 'idental to the east! The Sulu Sea lies to the northw northwest est of Zamboa Zamboanga nga del
The Z-%$'-N&- Peninsula was known as Sibu Sibuga gay y or Sibu Sibugu guey ey duri during ng the the oming oming of the Spanish Spanish on.uista on.uistadors dors!! -n d l at at er er o n was ha ha n ng ge d i n ntt o Zamboanga from the apital town of the proine proine whih deried deried it/s name from the %alay word 0Sambangan1 meaning" meaning" a plae where wild 2owers 2owers grow! ZAMBO ZAMBOANG ANGA A DEL NO!E NO!E 3 hill hilly y 4 moun mounta tain inou ous s with with plai plains ns alon along g the the oastlines! N' -)TI56 5'()-N'6S Commerce and "nd#stry Zamboanga Zamboanga del Norte/s Norte/s main rops are oonut, oonut, orn, orn, palay, palay, banan, banan, assaa, assaa, and and ege egeta tabl bles es!! Its Its know known n mine minera rall deposits are gold, hromite, manganese, asbestos and silia! 7ishing and farming are are the primar primary y eonom eonomi i atii atiitie ties! s! (eadin (eading g indust industrie ries s inlud inlude e oonu oonutt produ produti tion on as well well as rie, rie, orn orn and banana banana produtio prodution! n! The region is the third third highest highest in *sh prodution prodution in the ountry! Agric#$t#re and %isheries Dipolog )ity in Zamboanga del Norte is renowned for pioneering the prodution of in8glas in8glass s or &ott$ed sardines sardines in the ountry! Regio egion n 9 rank ranks s thir third d in term terms s of ontributing sea' sea'ee eeds ds prod prod#c #cti tion on roughly :; of the total national output! Total Total of <= big dried *sh proessors in the region •
!O(")!/A!!AC!"ON) DA*A* in Dipo$og Dipo$og 8 The ery popular Daka Dakak k $ea $eah h is most most know known n for for its its beautifull beautifully y shaped shaped oe and powdery powdery white sand!
Li&#ton Cave 8the Cave 8the (ibuton )ae in the muniipality of %anukan, Zamboanga del Norte is one of the eotourism sites being deeloped and promoted by the Dipolog8 Dapitan8Polano8>atipunan8Ro?as8 %anukan @DDP>aRo%aA -lliane!
%E)!"+AL) *"NABA,O *"NABA,O %E)!"+AL- .#ne 01 to #$y 12 o3 every year 4 8 held in Dapitan )ity and Zamboanga del Norte# Norte# olorful olorful pageant pageant re8enati re8enating ng the Spanish8%oorish Spanish8%oorish wars!
$ad+ $ad+ao aos s were were *she *sherm rmen en## and and the the %aranaos were traders and artisans! %at weaing was the ma+or oupation of the %uslim settlers! Lang#ages and Dia$ects 8The most ommonly spoken language is )ebuano! -lso spoken, although in small perentage, are ZamboangueHo, Tagalog, 6nglis 6nglish, h, Biliga Biligayno ynon, n, %aguin %aguindan danao, ao, Iranun, Subanun, and Iloano! )haaano" Spanish8based )reole )reole language language @deried @deried from the Spanish Spanish word word Fhabaan FhabaanoF, oF, meaning meaning Fpoor Fpoor taste,F taste,F Fulgar,F Fulgar,F Fommon,F Fof low .uality1A )ebuano @$isayaA ZamboangueHo %agindanaon Sama Subanon @Tuboy8Salog# >anluraninSioon# >anluraninSioon# (apuyan •
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5(D,A*A ZANO!E %E)!"+AL 8Budyaka whih means reelry in $isaya is an annual festial that is attended by ontingents from the whole Zamboanga del Norte proine! Dipo$og P6gsa$a %estiva$ 8PCgsalabuk is a Subano term that means 0toget 0together hernes ness1 s1!! This This is the bigges biggestt festial of Dipolog )ity elebrating unity
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B#7$og B#7$og %estiva$ %estiva$ 8 thanksgiing festial of the Subanen ZAMBOANGA DEL )( 8is a proine of the Philippines loated in the Zamboa Zamboanga nga Penin Peninsul sula a region region in %indanao! Pagadian Pagadian )ity i s the apital! Zamboanga del Sur is subdiided into : muniipali muniipalities ties and omponent omponent ity! These diisions are further subdiided into E barangays! The name of Zamboanga was deried from from the %alay %alay word word FGamba FGambanga nganF, nF, meaning a pot or plae of 2owers! The original inhabitants of the Zamb Zamboa oang nga a peni penins nsul ula a were were the the
Agric#$t#re and %isheries ai ai s sii ng ng o 3 c hi hic 7e 7e n i s th e primary primary poultry poultry raising raising atiity atiity! (Zamboanga del Sur contributed most.) 'ther agriultural atiities" 'rna 'rname ment ntal al 4 2owe 2owerr garden gardening ing @e?lu @e?ludin ding g orhidA are more ommon! Bigh perentage inrease inreases s in mushroom mushroom ulture 4 seriulturesilkooon atiity
!o#rist/Attractions 8P"!OGO ")LAND "N P"!OGO 8P#$acan Water3a$$s in (abangan The 8LA*EW 8LA*EWOOD OOD in paga pagadia dian n city city 8 The lake got its name when &en! (eonard (eonard Jood, the goernor of the %oro Proine in 9<=, ordered )apt! )ornelius Smith to
renamed it 0(ake (eonard Jood,1 whih eentual ly beame 0(akewo od!1 8La7e Dasay 8(ake Dasay is the seond largest mountain lake, after (ake Jood, in the proine of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines! Jith an eleation of about :K< meters, it oers a =<8hetare area surrounded by forestland and is loated in the town of San %iguel! 8Manga %a$$s in &arangay Manga 8Mt9 )#song da$aga in &arangay Lo#rdes 8Susong Dalaga is a semi8 perfet one with good forest oer 8Lo#rdes Water3a$$s8-lso loated at barangay (ourdes, about K: kms! from Pagadian proper!
ZAMBOANGA )"B(GA, 8is a proine of the Philippines loated in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in %indanao! Its apital is Ipil and it borders Zamboanga del Norte to the north, Zamboanga del Sur to the east and Zamboanga )ity to the southwest Zamboanga Sibugay was formerly part of Zamboanga del Sur! -ttempts to diide Zamboanga del Sur into separate proines date as far bak as the 9
onrete produts, garments, wa? and andle fatories, lime making, and other home and ottage industries! %a+or rops produed inlude rie, orn, oonuts, rubber, fruit trees, egetables, tobao, oMee, aao, and root rops! (iestok and poultry produtions are predominantly small8sale and bakyard operations! )oal mining in large and small sale and preious metal mining in small sale ategory are likewise present in some areas of the proine! !o#rist/ attractions 8)i&#g#ey Bay 8Sibuguey $ay is a large bay of %oro &ulf, oM the southwestern oast of %indanao Island, in the southern Philippines! The bay and %oro &ulf are part of the )elebes Sea! 8!antanan Bay8It is the largest *sh santuary found in the proine! Tantanan $ay is loated within the muniipality of -liia, enompassing an area of *e hetares!
8P#$o La#m Pulo (aum is a barangay of the philippine muniipality 'lutanga in the proine Zamboanga Sibugay in Zamboanga Peninsula whih is part of the %indanao group of islands! Pulo (aum belongs to the barangays of %uniipality 'lutanga whih are in the outlying area! In the Island of 'lutanga, hundreds of enomous sea snakes alled :'a$o8 'a$o; an beome a manCs best friend! 8B#$#an "s$and- %$oating Cottage"pi$- Zam&oanga )i&#gay 8Litay#n "s$and m#nicipa$ity o3 A$icia 8Moa$&oa$ Cave in the m#nicipa$ity o3
)ityF! The new label is the brainhild of %ayor! )elso (! (obregat belieing that this was a more releant and signi*ant label gien the fat that the people of Zamboanga speak )haaano, Bistorially, the )ity of Zamboanga has always been sentimentally referred to as FThe )ity of 7lowers!F It/s anient founders, the Subanons, named it FGambanganF in their natie language, meaning Fa plae of 2owers!F -ording to legend, the plae was resplendent with 2owers and full of their eer8 hanging blooming olors! %"E)!A *ina&ayo %estiva$ 8The city o3 Dapitan is due to elebrate its *ina&ayo %estiva$ in tribute to the elebration of its Patron St! Games or SeHor Santiago through a ombining religious, ultural and sports eents! The *ina&ayo %estiva$ will kik oM this Guly and will ulminate on Guly K with diMerent eents taking plae within Dapitan City 0The Shrine )ity of the Philippines1! 'ne of the highlight eents is the *ina&ayo %estiva$ Street Daning )ompetition and the searh for Miss Dapitan! *ina&ayo %estiva$ is a free interpretation ontest open to all interested groups based within the ity! The interpretatie dane must perade the 0Sinug1 with the use of San 7ransio leaes as a form of adoration to the )ityCs Patron Saint! *ina&ayo dane step alled 0praning1 and the musial piee 0&oos ni Sr! Santiago1 are strongly adised to be used during the dane ritual! a olorful Megayon %estiva$8 is thanksgiing festial for rih harest of rops in Tigbao, Zamboanga del sur
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PAG)ALAB(* %E)!"+AL )6(6$R-T6D 7R'% %-O :< T' G(O 656RO O6-R The term 0Pagsalabuk1 is of ethni origin that means 0gathering1 that ame from the early tribal settlers alled the Subanos or rier people who were part of the seond wae of %alay migrations to the Philippines! ")ABELA C" !, 8is a =th lass ity and the apital of the proine of $asilan, Philippines! It is also ollo.uially known as FIsabela de $asilanF to diMerentiate the ity/s name from the proine of Isabela in (uon island! Jhile administratiely the island proine of $asilan is part of the -utonomous Region in %uslim %indanao @-R%%A, Isabela )ity itself is in not part of this region and is plaed under the Zamboanga Peninsula region! e$igion -ording to statistis ompiled by the Philippine goernment, the most dominant religion in the ity is )hristianity with LK; of the population adhering to the faith! The ma+ority of )hristians are Roman )atholis with minorities of Protestants, Iglesia Ni )risto and Gesus %irale )rusade! The remaining :L; perent belongs to other non8)hristian faiths suh as Islam and $uddhism! Catho$ics 8 The ity ontains the *rst )atholi dioese in %indanao, today/s -rhdioese of Zamboanga whih was reated in 9< and eleated to an arhbishopri in 9QE! Protestants 8 Jith the ineption of the
M#s$ims 8 The %uslims hae been an integral part of Zamboanga )ity sine the beginning! $efore any other religions were pratied in Zamboanga )ity, the %uslim religion already had a *rm hold of the area! It is estimated that appro?imately ::; of the people in Zamboanga )ity are %uslims! Some barangays of Zamboanga )ity are populated by <<; %uslim! These barangays with %uslim ma+ority population, do not elebrate F7iestasF! Instead, they elebrate Bari Raya Ethnic Composition -bout a third of the regionCs population is omposed of ethni people! These groups, usually erroneously lassi*ed under the general heading of %uslims, are atually distint from eah other in ulture! They are generally diided into the Tausugs, Oakans, $ad+aos, Samals, and the Subanons of Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, and Zamboanga Sibugay! ,A*AN $ asi la n/ s ea rl ie st s et tl er s w as traditionally belieed to be the 'rang Dampuans originating from the islands of 6astern Indonesia, who were the anestors of the natie Oakans! They are ariously alled the 'rang Dyaks or the Tagihamas! 8Oakans are peae8loing people, originally pagans until the spread of Islam in the island! Oakan men and women are distinguished by skin8tight trousers and bulky waist sashes whih sere as protetion from bladed weapons or as hummoks in the hills at night 8These days, Oakans are engaged in both dry and wet agriulture! They grow upland rie, orn, oonut, and root rops! Bunting ontinues but is mainly for amusement!
)#&anens The Subanens are onsidered the aborigines of Zamboanga, settling in the ity before the Spaniards oupied it! The term Subanen, deried from Suba @rierA, means People of the Rier! The Subanens form a single distintie ultural and linguisti group and are mostly farmers who grow upland rie, root, and tree rops!
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The Tausugs, onsidered the most politially dominant group in the Sulu -rhipelago, inhabit the island of Golo and are dispersed into seeral ommunities in the smaller islands of Tawi8Tawi, $asilan, and Southern Palawan! They hae a rih ulture, an amalgam of diMerent ultures and foreign in2uene that dates bak to as early as the Kth entury! when Sulu was trading with )hina, India, the 6ast Indies, -rabia, and Gapan! They formed the Sultanate of Sulu in the Qth entury! Golo, whih has been the seat of power, is predominantly Tausug! 7ishing is one oupation many Tausugs are engaged in! They also plant upland rie inter8ropped with assaa, oonut, abaa, and oMee!
!O(")! AND A!!AC!"ON $uilt as a tribute to a famous Oakan leader, it is a triangular park loated in the heart of (amitan )ity/s bustling downtown! Dat# *a$#n )hrine- Lamitan9 whih showases the (ami8lamihan 7estial! It also seres as the information enter for ( amitan )ity! *a#m P#rnah Mos=#e in muniipality of Isabela in $asilan an old and imposing mos.ue, the sight of whih greets isitors on ferries as they sail the hannel into Isabela! )anta "sa&e$ Cathedra$, Isabela )ity, an art deo athedral with a mosai altar reminisent of Roman8$yantine athedrals, named in honor of the patron saint of Isabela! Basi$an Provincia$ Capito$- site o3 %ort "sa&e$a ""9 !he origina$ 3ort 'as &om&ed and destroyed to'ards the
stood a3ter it 'as &#rned in the ear$y 0>>?s9 !he ne' &#i$ding is a ce$e&ration o3 M#s$im and Christian in@#ences 'hich shaped modern8day Basi$an- and sti$$ occ#pies the highest point o3 the city proper9 Nat#ra$ !o#rist Attractions The region is blessed with numerous tourist attrations! $esides many enhanting islands and islets, there are ultural and historial shrines as well as e?oti seni spots and pristine beahes! -mong these are )anta Cr# "s$and, +ista de$ Mar, Zam&oanga Go$3 and Co#ntry C$#&, and Da7a7 Beach esort9 +intas .slim boatsA with olorful sails and a number of beautiful mos.ues are +ust a few of its ethni attrations! %ort Pi$ar in Zam&oanga City, a walled forti*ation built by the Spaniards and t he )hrine o3 Dr9 ose P9 ia$, the Philippine national hero, in Dapitan )ity, are a must8see for historial buMs! +intas The vinta @lo ally known as lepalepa or sakayanA is a traditional boat f oun d in t he P hi li ppi ne i sl an d of %indanao! These boats are made by $a+au and %oros liing in the Sulu -rhipelago, Zamboanga peninsula, and southern %indanao! It has a sail with assorted ertial olors that represents the olorful ulture and history of the %uslim ommunity! These boats are used for inter8island transport of people and goods! )ta9 Cr# "s$and >nown for its pinkish sand beah whih gets its uni.ue hue from oral bits washed up from the sea bottom! The island is ideal for swimming, skinsuba
neertheless remains popular with ity residents and ontinues to attrat throngs of people into its warm shallow waters! Zam&oanga Go$3 and Co#ntry C$#& The lak of sand bunker haards is notieable, as is the abundane of trees! The front nine of this ourse is relatiely 2atter and straighter than the bak nine, whih is more of a hallenge! 6n+oy the iew of the $asilan Strait as you play in this E8hole gol*ng paradise! Da7a7 Beach esort The losest plae to paradise one ould eer e?periene, with its beauty and serenity! Dakak started operating on 9EE, was oneniently positioned in the
southern part of the Philippines and surrounded by mountains in its west! Situated at Taguilon, Dapitan )ity, Zamboanga del Norte, Dakak tatfully eludes the typhoon belt, making it anideal all8season destination for traelers )hrine o3 Dr9 ose P9 ia$ Rial Bouse Sala of Bouse >ithen RialCs $edroom! Dormitory and Shool
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