ILOCOS REGION Ex: Lingling-O Amulet

⮚ Architecture. Vigan, considered as the “Intramuros of the North,” retains the Spanish colonial
architecture along its narrow and cobbled-stone streets known as Calle Crisologo.
⮚ Textile. Inabel is a hand-weaving technique of the Ilocanos that is produced using traditional C. MOUNTAIN PROVINCE
wooden looms. ⮚ It is located in Cordillera Central Mountain. It is also known
⮚ Pottery. Burnay is an unglazed earthen jar with a small opening. It is used for storage for water for hanging coffins and mummified bodies.
and rice grains and as a container for salt, brown sugar. ⮚ Mountain Province is the home for IBALOIS. Body tattoos are a form of body art practiced by
most of the cultural communities in the Philippines to Visayas and Mindanao. Tattoo signifies a
rite of passage from youth to adult life, heroism, status in the community and bravery.
⮚ People of BONTOC are great weavers. Fabrics of BONTOCs are used for blankets and clothing
called SINIWSIWAN. These fabrics are used for WANES or men’s G-string (BAHAG). For the
women, it is used as a wrap-around called GETUP or LUFID.
BURNAY
CALLE CRISOLOGO OF VIGAN ⮚ In terms of basketry, the Bontocs are known for different types of baskets such as:
PANGASINAN ● BOBO- used to catch fish in the river; and
⮚ Weaving. The arts and crafts of Pangasinan include the smoothly woven Bolinao mats made ● SUKLANG- a hat used by men for their matches, tobacco, and betel nut (NGANGA)
from buri or raffia leaves, and the bamboo crafts (baskets furniture) of San Carlos. for chewing.

CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR)

A. KALINGA
⮚ Textile. The natives of Kalinga are skilled weavers. One of their finest products is their textiles,
which are characterized by red stripes and white, yellow, and black geometric patterns.
⮚ Basketry of the Kalinga shows their fine craftsmanship. The labba is a bowl-shaped basket
made from rattan, with sizes that vary from 20 to 150 cm in diameter. BOBO BASKET SUKLANG HANGING COFFINS
⮚ Tattooing is another form of art of the Kalinga. It also signifies a rite of passage from youth to
adulthood, a mark of heroism, and bravery, and one’s status in the community. Apo Wang-od D. ABRA
is the last “mambabatok” or traditional Kalinga tattoo artist. ⮚ Bontocs and Ifugaos are the original settlers of ABRA.
They use natural dye and still practice loom weaving and
they embellish the woven fabric of embroideries in their
fabrics.
⮚ The Tingguians, also called Isneg, are engaged in various
crafts. designs are largely linear and simple but are
assigned with many meanings.

CAGAYAN VALLEY is in the Northeastern part of Luzon. The Ivatans are the people living in the
LABBA Batanes Group of Islands.
KALINGA TEXTILE
APO WANG- Sample ⮚ Vakul is a headgear used by the
OD Ivatan women to protect them from the heat of the
design used
by Apo sun and the rain.
Wang-Od ⮚ Soot is a rain cape made from
B. IFUGAO fronds that cover the upper part of the body down
⮚ Ifugao means people from the HILLS; Non- Cordillera people are called from the neck of the men. It is made up of woven
IGOROTS. fibers of the VUYAVUY palm, a plant similar to
⮚ They weave a loincloth called IKAT, an Indonesian term meaning TO BIND TOGETHER. coconut.
⮚ Their motif is characterized by diamond stripes of white and red stripes. The dominant color is
BLUE.
⮚ Ifugao loincloths are less colorful and darker in color. Weaving in Ifugao is an exclusive task for
women - they are great basket weavers.
⮚ Ifugaos are also known for AMULETS that are made of BEADS, GOLD and BRONZE. These
amulets are called LINGLING-O or DINUMUG used as fertility symbols and worn around the
neck.
A. Isabela is one of the largest provinces in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley Region. Abucay Church or the Saint Dominic De Guzman Paris was established in
⮚ Tumauini Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church of San 1587 and administered in 1588 by the Dominicans. It is an example of
Matias Apostol. This Renaissance architecture because of its vertically single or double-divided columns
Baroque Church was built in 1873. It is made from red bricks and triangular pediments and has a five-layer bell tower ornamented with
ornamented with carvings of flowers, leaves, scallops, saints, semicircular arched windows
religious symbols, and other fanciful motifs.

Laguna. Laguna is a province with lakes and mountains rich in natural resources and fertile soil for
farming. Trees are abundant in this province which inspires wood carving artists.
B. Nueva Vizcaya is located near Ifugao, Benguet, and Quirino. The Gaddangs of
Nueva Vizcaya are known for their crafts and textiles. Paete is famous for its woodcarving and is considered as the
⮚ Bakwat is a belt used by mothers after giving birth. This cloth is usually “Wood Carving Capital in the Philippines”. Ukit is the local term for
adorned on the central portion with white beads as accents embellished in carving.
patterns that represent rivers and mountains.

CENTRAL LUZON
Rizal Province. Angono is considered the “Art Capital of the
A. Bulacan. Its arts and crafts include the singkaban, pastillas wrapper, and firecracker. Singkaban is Philippines” because of the town’s rich artistic expressions that
the local term for bamboo arches designed with kayas or wood shaving. include music, painting, sculpture, and folk arts. It is also known for
its higantes.
The Higantes are big papier-mache figures of humans that represent
farmers and fishermen. According to stories, the original higantes
were representations of hacienderos during the Spanish colonial
period.

SINGKABAN PASTILLAS WRAPPER FIRECRACKER Taal Batangas. It is famous for producing embroidered pina fabric,
made from fibers of pineapple and woven into a costly fabric. These
are used for pina barong, wedding gowns, and other formal attires.
B. Pampanga is known for its giant lanterns or parol. Its special feature is its The burda, called Calado, is painstakingly made by three groups of
dancing lights in several shapes, colors that form intricate geometric patterns. people- the designer, the embroiderer, and the cutter.

C. Zambales, Nueva Ecija and Bataan. Balisong is also known as a butterfly knife. Its name is derived from
One of the famous landmarks in Olongapo City, Zambales is the Spanish “BALI”, the Filipino term for broken, and “SUNGAY” which means horn.
Gate, built in 1885. It was used as an entrance and exit to the naval
station during the Spanish Era and jail during the Spanish and American Quezon. Lucban is famous for the “PAHIYAS FESTIVAL” celebrated on
occupations. the 15th of May to honor San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of farmers. During the festival, the
townspeople decorate their houses with
products and colorful thin rice wafers called
San Andres Apostol Parish Church of Masinloc,
Kiping. Kiping is made from ground glutinous
Zambales was founded by the Augustinian Recollects in 1607. It is known for its rice that is thinly coated on mature leaves and
use of coral stones instead of adobe. The front of the church is divided into a steamed over low fire.
triangular pediment, two horizontal sections and three vertical lines. The left
portion is extended to form the bell tower. Bicol Region. Among the arts and crafts of the Bicol region include baskets, bags, slippers, coin
purses, and other crafts that are made from abaca and raffia fibers. The abundance of these
Parish of the Three Kings in Gapan City is one of the biggest natural fibers in the region allowed the Bicolanos to excel in weaving. Their motifs are simple yet
and the oldest churches in Nueva Ecija and was built in the 1800s. It has very colorful when compared to those of the Northern Luzon cultural communities.
huge side doorways, two standing images of their patron saints on both
sides of the doorways, and a mural of the Holy Trinity on the ceiling, all of
which are characteristics of western architecture.