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*Region 9: Zamboanga Peninsula

Zamboanga Peninsula is a peninsula and an administrative region in the Philippines. Designated as Region IX, the region consists of three provinces, namely, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, and Zamboanga Sibugay, its component cities of Dipolog, Dapitan, Pagadian, and Isabela (Capital of Basilan Province, which is a part of the ARMM) and the highly urbanized city of Zamboanga. The region was previously known as Western Mindanao before the enactment of Executive Order No. 36 on September 19, 2001. Pagadian City is the regional center.

* Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay,

Isabela City,Zamboanga City

* 16,823 km2 (6,495.4 square miles)

**Total Area.

*Zamboanga del Norte

Zamboanga del Norte (Tagalog; Hilagang Samboanga, Standard Subanen:Utara Sembwangan) or simply known as ZaNorte is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital is Dipolog City and the province borders Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay to the south and Misamis Occidental to the east. The Sulu Sea lies to the northwest of Zamboanga del Norte. Zamboanga del Norte is the largest province of Zamboanga Peninsula in terms of land area.The early history of Zamboanga del Norte is shared with that of Zamboanga City, which had been the center of the entire Mindanao area, most notably during the American era. When Zamboanga City became a chartered city on October 12, 1936, it encompassed the southern tip of the Zamboanga Peninsula and the island of Basilan, making it the largest city in the world in terms of land area.This all changed in 1948 when Basilan was made into a separate Chartered City, and further, when Republic Act No. 711, issued on June 6, 1952, created two more provinces out of Zamboanga City. One of these provinces was Zamboanga del Norte.*

* *Zamboanga Del Sur

Zamboanga del Sur (Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Habagatang Zamboanga, Spanish/Zamboangueño/Chavacano: Provincia del Zamboanga del Sur, Tagalog: Timog Zamboanga, Standard Subanen: S'helatan Sembwangan/Sembwangan dapit Shelatan) is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Pagadian City is the capital. The province borders Zamboanga del Norte to the north, Zamboanga Sibugay to the west, Misamis Occidental to the northeast, and Lanao del Norte to the east. To the south is the Moro Gulf.

* *Zamboanga Sibugay

Zamboanga Sibugay is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital is Ipil and it borders Zamboanga del Norte to the north, Zamboanga del Sur to the east and Zamboanga City to the southwest. To the south lies Sibuguey Bay in the Moro Gulf. Zamboanga Sibugay was created in 2001 when the third district of Zamboanga del Sur was carved out of that province. Zamboanga Sibugay is the 79th province created in the Philippines.

*Isabela City*

Isabela City (Officially the "City of Isabela"; Zamboangueño Chavacano: Ciudad de Isabela ; Tagalog: Lungsod ng Isabela) is a 4th class city and the capital of the province of Basilan, Philippines. The city is located on the northern shore of Basilan. Across the Basilan Strait to the north is Zamboanga City.While administratively, the island province of Basilan is part of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), Isabela City itself is in not part of this region and is placed under the Zamboanga Peninsula region.Also exerting great influence in everyday life is the Roman Catholic Church and the Islamic Mufti and Imams, religious scholars and leaders who exercise a moral ascendancy over their respective groups.According to the 2007 census, Isabela City has a population of 87,985 people in 13,753 households. Roughly 73% of which profess the Christian faith (predominantly Roman Catholic), and 27% are Muslims. The biggest ethnic grouping are the Zamboangueño (from nearby Zamboanga City), followed by the Tausugs (from Sulu), and the Bisaya (from the rest of Mindanao and the Visayas). Also of note are the relatively significant Yakan, Samal/Badjao, Maranao, Ilocano, Ilonggo and to a much lesser extent, Tagalog and Chinese presence.

**Zamboanga

City

* The City of Zamboanga (Chavacano: Ciudad de Zamboanga, Tagalog: Lungsod ng Zamboanga) is a highly urbanized city located in Mindanao, Philippines. It has a population of more than 807,129 according to the 2010 census. Zamboanga is the 6th most populous and 3rd largest city by land area in the Philippines. It is the commercial and industrial center of the Zamboanga Peninsula.

* Zamboanga was the capital of the former Moro Province, now Mindanao, from 1903 to 1913. On September 15, 1911, the Municipalidad de Zamboanga was converted into a city by the legislative order Act. No.272. Known for Hispanic influences in its culture, it bears the nickname Ciudad Latina de Asia (Asia's Latin City). Zamboanga is the third oldest city in the Philippines, with a mayor-council form of government.

*Maps

*Physiographic Map

*Surrounded by bodies of water, the region has, thus, relied on fishing as one of its major industries.

*Bays: Sindangan, Sibuco, Sibuguey, Dumanquilas, Maligay, Taguite & Pagadian

*Rivers: Kumalarang, Sibuguey, Dinas & Labangas

* The Zamboanga Peninsula lies between the MORO GULF, part of the CELEBES SEA, and the SULU SEA.

*Physiography

*The peninsula is connected to the main part of Mindanao through an isthmus situated between PANGUIL BAY and PAGADIAN BAY.

The boundary between the peninsula and the mainland is artificially marked by the border between the provinces of ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR and LANAO DEL NORTE.

*Physiography

*ZAMBOANGA RANGE – forms the backbone of the Zamboanga Peninsula stretching from Mt. Dabiak in Zamboanga del Norte and arching to Zamboanga City in the Southwest

*No active volcanoes

• Zamboanga del Norte – hilly & mountainous with plains along the coastlines

• Zamboanga del Sur – flat coastal plain with interior mountains

*Physiography

*2007 Population Census: 88,574,614

*Population Distribution

*MOST POPULOUS Provinces: Zamboanga del Sur (25th), Zamboanga del Norte (26th), Zamboanga Sibugay (36th)

ZAMBOANGA CITY – (dark brown) High population density – 6th most populous in the country - highly urbanized and center of economic activity in Mindanao

*Population Distribution

Dapitan City

Dipolog City

Provinces & Chartered Cities***

Isabela City

Zamboanga City

Zamboanga del Norte

Zamboanga del Sur

Zamboanga Sibugay

*Political Map

*ISABELA CITY continues to be under the jurisdiction of Basilan for the administration of provincially-devolved services and functions. But for the administration of regional services, the city is part of the Zamboanga Peninsula Region despite the rest of Basilan being under the authority of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

*Political Division

Dipolog City

Isabela City

Pagadian City

Ipil

*Political Map

Provincial Capitals

*Zamboanga del Norte – Dapitan City, Dipolog City

*Zamboanga del Sur – Pagadian City

*Basilan – Isabela City

*Zamboanga City – independent city

*Province/City

*Roman Catholic

*Iglesia ni Cristo

*Islam

*Buddhism

*Religion:

*Agriculture and Fisheries

ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE has the highest number of farms.

The total farms for the province accounted for 41.2 % of the total farms in the region.

*Agriculture and Fisheries*Total agricultural land area comprised almost half (45.2%) of the entire land area.

*Due to the increase in the no. of farms and area planted over 1991 estimates, the average farm size increased from 2.87 ha. (per farm) to 3.11 ha. in 2002.

*Area harvested likewise increased by 5.8%.

*Agriculture and Fisheries

• PALAY is the major temporary crop in the region. Total palay production increased by 2.62%.

• COCONUT is the dominant permanent crop.• All provinces have the same top three crops namely,

COCONUT, RUBBER & BANANA both in 2002 and 1991.

*Agriculture and Fisheries

*Raising of chicken is the primary poultry raising activity. (Zamboanga del Sur contributed most.)

*Other agricultural activities:Ornamental & flower gardening

(excluding orchid) are more common.

High percentage increases in mushroom culture & sericulture/silk/cocoon activity

*Agriculture and Fisheries

*Male operators dominated the agricultural operation. (30-54 age group)Implies that gender stereotypes persist within this

region.

*Majority of the household members engaged in agricultural activity were working in their own holding.

*Coastline is about 43% of Mindanao's total coastline.

*Major sea products include tuna, herring sardines, anchovies and mackerel. Shrimps, prawns, lobsters, crabs, squid and cuttlefish also abound.

*Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (ZamboEcozone)Only freeport in Visayas & Mindanao

*Agriculture and Fisheries

*#1 in Commercial Fish Production: 357,124.70 mt.

*SARDINES CAPITAL of the Philippines i.e. With companies such as

Mega Fishing Corporation based in the region

*Supplies 70% of the Philippine domestic requirements for DRIED FISH Total of 104 big dried fish

processors in the region

*Agriculture and Fisheries

*Agriculture and Fisheries

*Dipolog City in Zamboanga del Norte is renowned for pioneering the production of in-glass or bottled sardines in the country.

*Region 9 ranks third in terms of seaweeds production contributing roughly 12% of the total national output.

*People behind Region IX*Dr. Jose Rizal – Phil. National Hero was exile in Dapitan.

*Lt. Col. Alejandro Suarez – A Guerilla who facilitated the landing of American soldier in Tawi-tawi, Siasi and Jolo in 1945.

*Vicente Alvarez – Former 1st Pres. In the Republic of Zamboanga during the American and Japanese era.

*General “Black Jack” Pershing – A military commander/governor of the Moro Province from 1909 to 1914. And became the Supreme Commander of the American Expeditionary Force in Europe during World War I.

*Cesar Climaco – A prominent person in the city was elected as a Mayor and pursued the policies of good governance and cleanliness.

*Population & Demography

*In the latest census count of 2007, the total population of Region 9 reached

3.230 million, up from 2.831 million recorded in census year 2000.

*Yearly average increase of 57,000 people

*Region IX accounts for 15% of Mindanao’s population and about 3.6% of the national population of 88.6 million.

*1.83% average annual growth rate

*Population will reach 3.487 million in 2010 and 4.205 million by 2020.

*Population and Demography

*Population and Demography

*4th smallest region in terms of population in the Philippines

*Average of 5.0 persons per household – higher than country’s average of 4.8

*Dependency ratio is 70.5% - higher than country’s 66%

*Population and Demography

*More people reside in rural areas.

*There are slightly more males than females.

*People with ages 15-64 years old comprised a larger percentage of the population.

*Trade

*Exports for 2009 amounted to $191.18 million, or a decrease of 49% compared to those generated in the same period in 2008 in the amount of $284.44 million.

*Zamboanga Sibugay and Zamboanga City registered increases of 60% and 28% respectively. Zamboanga del Sur registered the highest decrease.

*Trade

*Trade*The reasons for the decrease in

exports are the following:

*Indirect exports were included in 2008.

*The focus in 2009 was on those exports which the DTI Region 9 had direct interventions like market matching, trade fairs, trade missions and marketing consultancy.

*But the ZamboEcozone, on top of generous incentives granted to investors and locators, also guarantees free flow, entry ,and movement of machineries and other good tax free within its jurisdiction.

*Indigenous Cultural Communities

*Ethnic Composition*SUBANON (“people of the river”)

*The Subanens are considered the aborigines of Zamboanga, settling in the city before the Spaniards occupied it.

*Subanen, derived from Suba (river), means People of the River.

*Form a single distinctive cultural and linguistic group and are mostly farmers who grow upland rice, root, and tree crops.

*Settlements today are thinly spread over southern Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur, stretching northward, then eastward to the hinterlands of the neighboring province of Misamis Occidental.

*Ethnic Composition*KALIBUGAN*from the Subanon community who

submitted themselves to the practice of intermarriages and change of faith (Islam)

*Sama-Tausug slang which literally means "half breed”

*remain Subanon in speech and in their culture

*lack a distinctive political organization

*live their lives as subsistence farmers cultivating upland rice, roots, and tree crops

*Ethnic Composition

*TAUSUG (“people of the current”)

*most politically dominant group in the Sulu Archipelago; formed the Sultanate of Sulu in the 15th century

*experienced sailors and are known for their colorful boats or “vintas;” superb warriors and craftsmen

*amalgam of different cultures and foreign influence that dates back to as early as the 13th century, when Sulu was trading with China, India, the East Indies, Arabia, and Japan.

*Fishing is one occupation many Tausugs are engaged in

*plant upland rice inter-cropped with cassava, coconut, abaca, and coffee

*Ethnic Composition*BAJAU (“sea gypsies”)

*nomadic, seafaring people, living off the sea by trading and subsistence fishing

*erect houses on stilts, and travel using “lepa-lepa,” handmade boats in which many lived

*Claims to religious piety and learning are an important source of individual prestige

*Originally expert horsemen & known for weaving and needlework skills

****often intentionally rupture their eardrums at an early age in order to facilitate diving and hunting at sea

*The SAMALS originated from this group

*Ethnic Composition*YAKAN*descended from migrating Dayak from

Northeast Borneo and Sama from Johore

* have Malay features, known as fierce warriors and are primarily farmers

*boast of their intricately designed hand-woven cloth no other tribe can imitate

*“Folk Islam" -- a combination of Islamic principles and traditional beliefs

*prominent person of each community is the Imam who combines birth religion and socio-political leadership

*culturally influenced in some respect by the Tausugs

*Ethnic Composition*OTHER ETHNIC GROUPS

1.TIRURAY – with clear proto-Malayan features; classified into 3 groups based on subsistence orientation (riverine, coastal, mountain); artistic skill in basket weaving; animistic beliefs; traditionally use dry cultivation; retained religion in spite of proximity to Maguindanao

2.MANOBO – traced to Malay people; primitive farming methods; patriarchal way of life; polygamy; animistic beliefs

3.MARANAO – “people of the lake;” centered on Lake Lanao; largest Moro & cultural minority in the country; known for Sarimanok, exotic dances and artistry; Muslim; existence of feudal standings

4.MAGUINDANAON – “people of the plains;” kulintang music; Muslim; carving and textiles

*Languages and Dialects*CHAVACANO: Spanish-based

creole language (derived from the Spanish word "chabacano", meaning "poor taste," "vulgar," "common," "of low quality”)

*CEBUANO (Bisaya)

*ZAMBOANGUEÑO

*MAGUINDANAON

*SAMA

*SUBANON (Tuboy-Salog; Kanluranin/Siocon; Lapuyan

*Culture and Livelihood*Hudyaka Festival – celebrate founding of Zamboanga

del Norte

*Sibug-Sibug Festival – celebrate founding of Zamboanga Sibugay

*Buklog Festival - thanksgiving festival of the Subanen

*Kinabayo Festival – held in Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte; colorful pageant re-enacting the Spanish-Moorish wars

*The Hermosa Festival or the Zamboanga La Hermosa Festival or popularly known as Fiesta Pilar (held each year in Zamboanga City) Held in honor of the miraculous image of Our Lady of the Pillar, the

patroness of Zamboanga City which is held every October 12

*Megayon Festival - highlights the cultural diversity of the three groups of people that populate Zamboanga del Sur Unique cultural dances, traditional costumes

*Culture and Livelihood

*Farming and fishing are the main economic activities of the region.

*It also has rice and corn mills, oil processing, coffee berry processing and processing of latex from rubber.

*Its home industries include rattan and furniture craft, basket making, weaving and brass work.

*Art: weaving, basketry, metalwork, basketry

*Music: kulintang ensemble (gandingan, dabakan, etc.)

ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE

*MINDANAO RELIEF MAP, Dapitan - Situated in the city plaza, the map was made by Dr. Rizal as a teaching aid.

*HISTORICAL SITES 

*RIZAL SHRINE, Dapitan- The original estate purchased by Dr. Rizal during his exile from 1892 to 1896. Contains a number of historic structures and a collection of Rizal memorabilia. (C)

*HISTORICAL SITES 

*HISTORICAL SITES 

Magsaysay Park

A landscaped park providing an oasis of greenery right in the center of  Dipolog City. It is a converging point for many  people from all walks of life for simple strolling and relaxing. The hectare sized lot just beside the City Hall and fronting the Holy Rosary Cathedral is an ideal place for small  outdoor meetings in a nature setting.

*HISTORICAL SITES 

Located at Barangay Dicayas in Dipolog City, Japanese Memorial Park is one of the major components of the highly\ successful tourism industry not only in the city, but also in the entire province of Zamboanga del Norte. In terms of significance, the place is very much valuableto the people of the area because it serves as a constant reminder of the rich history and colorful past of the area.

Japanese Memorial

Park

*HISTORICAL SITES 

Barangay Minaog’s Miss Universe Park

This park was name after the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant of 1996 was held partly in both Cities of Dipolog and Dapitan.

ZAMBOANGA DEL SURFORT PILAR, Zamboanga - Built in 1635 to repel foreigners and Moros, the historic fort now contains a museum.

*HISTORICAL SITES 

ZAMBOANGADEL NORTEST. JAMES CHURCH AND CATHOLIC RECTORY, Dapitan City - The old Spanish masonary and architecture are still recognizable.

*CHURCHES AND RELIGIOUS SHRINES

*CHURCHES AND RELIGIOUS SHRINES3003 STEPS TO LINABO PEAK, Dipolog

City - Fourteen Stations of the Cross punctuate the route to the summit.

HOLY ROSARYCATHEDRAL, Dipolog City- Erected in 1895, the altar was designed by Dr. Jose Rizal.

*CHURCHES AND RELIGIOUS SHRINES

Dakak Beach Resort, Dapitan City

*TOURIST SPOTS

*TOURIST SPOTS

Sungkilaw falls is an awesome falls that lies beneath the mountains of Diwan, Dipolog City. It boasts a spring on the east part that flows to a very rapid fall down to a river.

Sungkilaw falls

*TOURIST SPOTS

Sicayab

Cliff

Sicayab Cliff is among Dipolog’s natural wonders, like Linabo Peak and Sungkilaw Falls, flocked by visitors and tourists for the undisturbed work Mother nature has been doing on them for thousands of years.

Sibug-Sibug Festival – Feb. 23, Zamboanga Sibugay

Kutsitsa Festival – April 26, Molave, Zamboanga

Zambulawan Festival – June 20, Pagadian City

Megayon Festival – September 27-30

Kinabayo Festival – July 25, Dapitan City

Katkat Sakripisyo – March 24-25, Dipolog City

Pagsalabuk Festival – May 24, Dipolog City

Linggo ng Zamboanga del Norte & “Sardines & Mango Festival” – June1-6, Dipolog City

La Hermosa Festival – October 1-31, Zamboanga City

* Events/Celebration:

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