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1. BAOGANMAZ ELD TENOR -simply
known as ZaNorte
2.-isHAKAYDU
held everyVESTILAF
May 30 to June 7 to
-is held every
highlight May 30 to
the founding June 7 to
anniversary
highlight the founding
of the province anniversary
of Zamboanga del
of thethat
Norte province
is being of Zamboanga del
celebrated every
NorteJune
that 6is inbeing celebrated
Dipolog City, theevery
Juneprovince's
6 in Dipolog City, the
capital.
province's capital.
3. OBAMAZGAN -
was derived from the
Malay word "Jambangan",
meaning a pot or place of
flowers.
4. BUSNENA - people are native
to the Zamboanga Peninsula, Misamis Oriental
and Misamis Occidental in the southern
Philippine island of Mindanao.
 - the grandest
5. GAMENOY VALESTIF festival in
- the grandest
commemoration festival
of the in
Anniversary
commemoration
Celebration ofofthetheProvince
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of
Celebrationdel
Zamboanga of the
Sur.Province of
This festival
Zamboanga
showcases thedel arts
Sur.and Thiscrafts
festival
of
showcases the artsdel
Zamboanga andSurcrafts of
Zamboanga del Sur
6. BISUG - GIBUS SEFVALIT
- an annual grand event
- an annual grand event
every Ferbuary 15 to 26, in
every Ferbuary 15 to 26, in
celebration of the founding
celebration of the founding
anniversary of Zamboanga
anniversary of Zamboanga
Sibugay.
Sibugay.
7.- PITADAN TICYas the "Shrine City in the
is also known
- is also known
Philippines" as thethe
because "Shrine
placeCity in the
where
Philippines" because
Jose Rizal, the place
the National where
Hero, was
Jose Rizal, the National Hero, was
exiled.
exiled.
8. GAPADAIN TICY
- is also known as the "Little Hong
Kong of the South" because of its
topographical feature that is
reminiscent of Hong Kong. It also
has an affluent Chinese community
that officially celebrates the
Chinese Lunar New Year.
9. DIKONBUN
A landlocked province of the Philippines located
in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is
Malaybalay City.
The name means highlander or
mountain dweller. It is considered to be
the food basket of Mindanao.
It is the major producer of rice and corn in the
region. Plantations in the province also produce
pineapples, bananas and sugarcane.
10. TOMUN GLANDU - GLANDU -
the 2nd highest mountain in the Philippines
11. MAKALUNA LAVSETIF
is an ethnic cultural festival held annually in
Malaybalay City, Bukidnon from the second half
of February to March 10, the anniversary date of
the foundation of Bukidnon as a province in
1917. It is held to celebrate the culture and
tradition of the seven ethnic tribal groups—
Bukidnon, Higaonon, Talaandig, Manobo,
Matigsalug, Tigwahanon and Umayamnon—that
originally inhabit the province. It is the only
ethnic festival in the Philippines.
12. Guminaci
Neksun
- is an ancestral
Treymece
burial ground that
was washed out to
sea during the
eruption of a
volcano in the
1800s.
 13. NIGUMACI
- is the second-smallest in the
country both in population and land area
after Batanes.Mambajao is the capital
of the province and its largest
municipality both in area and population.
 14. Nalzenos Tivesfal
Each year in October, a festival is held
celebrating a small
grape-sized tropical fruit grown all over
the island of Camiguin. This week-long
festival is one of the more colorful
events in the Philippines
 Lanao del Norte (Land of Beauty
-isand
15. Bounty)
aOnala Led
province Toren(Land
of the of Beauty
Philippines located in
-is
and
the a province
Bounty) of the Philippines located in
-is a province of the Philippines located inis
Northern Mindanao region. Its capital
the
-is aNorthern
provinceMindanao
of the region.
PhilippinesIts capital
located inis
Tubod.
the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is
Tubod.
the Northern Mindanao
Tubod.
region. Its capital is
Tubod.
16. Yakag-an Sefvalti -is a week-
Cagayan
long festivaldeinOro's patronofsaint
celebration
Cagayan
Señor San deAgustin,
Oro's patron
held saint
every
Cagayan de Oro's patron saint
Señor
month San
of Agustin,
August. held every
Señor San Agustin, held every
month of August.
month of August.
 been derived
17. ASIMSIM from the to
- is believed Subano
have word
been derived
"Kuyamis" from
which is the Subano
a variety word
of sweet
"Kuyamis" which
coconut - the is afood
staple variety of sweet
of the early
coconutsettlers
- the staple food
in this of the early
place.
settlers in this place.
 - Known as18.Industrial
GILIANCenter TICYof the
-South
meansandfortress
City ofofMajestic Waterfalls
defense against frequent attacks
The name Iligan is from the Higaonon by
pirates and other
word iligan hostile
or ilijan' Mindanao
meaning "fortress of
defense" againsttribes.
frequent attacks by
pirates and other hostile Mindanao
tribes.
19.isAletposcom
a province ofLeyval
the Philippines locatedRing)
-(The Solidarity in
is athe
province
Davao of the Philippines
Region in Mindanao. located
The in
the Davao
province, Region
called in Mindanao.
Comval The to
for short, used
beprovince, called Comval
part of Davao del Norteforuntil
short, used
it was to
made
beindependent
part of Davaoin 1998. It is until
del Norte the third newest
it was made
province of theinPhilippines,
independent 1998. It is thebehind
third Dinagat
newest
province
Islands andof the Philippines,
Zamboanga behindIts
Sibugay. Dinagat
capital
Islands and Zamboanga Sibugay. Its capital
is Nabunturan.
is Nabunturan.
20.Lawnaub Lavitfes-showcases
the culture of Compostela
Valley. This event is usually
celebrated from March 3 to 8
which is also the founding
anniversary of the province
21. Bokunamas Tesivlaf
-festival of Mati, Davao Oriental
held every October
came from Mandaya
word meaning unity
and oneness. It is a thanks-giving
for bountiful harvest and
community progress.
22. TAUBUN - is believed to have
originated from the sour fruit locally
called batuan. Other etymological
sources say that it comes from a certain
Datu Buntuan, a chieftain who once
ruled over areas of the present-day city.
 23. DANAMAY
- is a group of non-Christian, non-Islamic
people living in Eastern Mindanao.
rmeans "the
people who live upstream".
24. AVADO TICY
-is the largest city in
Mindanao.
It is the richest province in
Mindanao.
25.
-isWayadakan Lavitsefin the city of
an annual festival
-is an annual
Davao festival in the
in the Philippines. Itscity
nameof
Davao
derivesinfrom
the Philippines. Its name
the friendly greeting
derives
from from the friendly greeting
the Dabawenyo
from the
word Dabawenyo
meaning good,
word meaning
valuable, good, or beautiful..
superior
valuable, superior or beautiful..
 26. Nunahimak Flavites - is celebrated
every third Sunday of January in celebration
of the city patron Sr. Sto. Niño. This
celebration is a Butuanon version of the
Sinulog festival of Cebu City.
 27. MADULS
Are non-Islamized and un-Christianized
Austronesian people composed of around
18 ethnolinguistic groups in Mindanao.
Includes the Atta, Bagobo, Banwaon,
B’laan, Bukidnon, Dibabawon, Higaonon,
Mamanwa, Mandaya, Manguwangan,
Manobo, Mansaka, Subanon, Tagakaolo,
Tasaday, T’boli, Teduray, and Ubo.
28. SILABAN
-is an island province of the Philippines within
the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
(ARMM). It is the largest and
northernmost of the major islands of the Sulu
Archipelago. Its biggest population center,
Isabela City, is administered as part of the
Zamboanga Peninsula Region.
 29. SUUGAT
They are the Yakan's traditional
rivals in the Sulu Archipelago. Based
primarily in the island of Jolo, they
built a powerful maritime
confederation of Datus and Rajas
extending from the Sulu Archipelago to
Palawan and North Borneo.
30. Nobok-Konbo Lavestif
making to show gratitude to God
- depicts the native folks' merry- for
bountiful harvest and good health.
making to show gratitude to God for It
is held at the feast of San Nicolas
bountiful harvest and good health. It
de Tolentino every September 10.
is held at the feast of San Nicolas
de Tolentino every September 10.