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IMPORTANT CONTACT NUMBERS GOVERNOR’S OFFICE
Provincial Capitol, Quezon Ave., Vigan City, Ilocos Sur (077) 722-2776 or (077) 722-2746
PROVINCIAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT & PROMOTIONS OFFICE
Ilocos Sur Provincial Hospital-Gabriela Silang Tamag, Vigan City
Tel. # (077) 722-2772
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BANTAY BELL TOWER (BANTAY) A ten-minute ride away from Vigan is the historic Bantay Belfry, which sits on a hill. This towering structure is one of the sights that should be visited by travelers not only because of its histor-ical and cultural significance but also because of its com-manding view of Vigan from the highest portion of it that can be climbed. Some may even claim that they can see most of Ilocos Sur from this bell tower. It is called the Bantay Belfry because it is located in the Bantay district of Vigan along the national highway. It was said to be the people’s watchtower, part of the city’s defense that helps in alerting it against possible enemies. It was built in 1591.
NATIONAL MUSEUM (VIGAN) The Old Carcel (Provincial Jail) is the birthplace of President Elpidio Quirino who happens that his father was a jail warden before, it also houses the paintings of Esteban Pichay about the Basi Revolt. Father Jose Burgos Museum is an excellent showcase or archaeological and ethnographic treasures, antiques, dioramas of local historical events and photographs of Ilocano heroes and achievers. It is the birthplace of Fr. Jose Apolonio Burgos, one of the most illustrious sons of Vigan who fought for ecclesiastical reforms during the Spanish colonial period.
HIDDEN GARDEN (Flores Pots & Garden) Began as a private garden by an innovative nature-lover back in 1948, it had grown as a garden with so much to offer and a little bit hidden from the main road, which explains why it is called so.
CRISOLOGO MUSEUM (VIGAN) Houses the memo-rabilia of the late Congressman Floro Crisologo and his wife, the former Governor of the Province of Ilocos Sur, Hon. Carmeling Crisologo.
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Aboex Café Vigan CIty
Garden Fiesta Restaurant Guimod, Bantay
Max’s Restaurant Crisologo St., Vigan City
Abuelitas Restaurant 39 A. Reyes St. Vigan City
Greenwich Florentino St., Vigan City
Mira Hills Bar and Restaurant Sinabaan, Bantay, Ilocos Sur
Karwashan De Kenyong Brgy., San Julian, Vigan City
Señorita Dulce Bantay, Ilocos Sur
Chowking Brgy. I, Vigan City
Kuboville Salcedo St., Brgy. III, Vigan City
Sitio Food Park Tamag, Vigan City
Chula Bar Hotel Luna, Vigan City
Kuya J Xentro Mall, Vigan City
Six Bros Vigan City
Dada’s Del Pilar, Vigan City
Lampong’s Restaurant Calle Crisologo, Vigan City
Teaza Café Vigan City
Dario Ristorante Italiano Baluarte Compound, Bulala, Vigan City
Lilong and Lilang Restaurant Bulala, Vigan City
Uno Grille Brgy. II, Vigan City
Dunkin Donuts Vigan City
Lots’ A Pizza Calle Crisologo, Vigan City
Vigan Tessie’s Restaurant Vigan City
Frappo Loco Book Café Bantay, Ilocos Sur
Mang Inasal Crisologo St., Vigan City
Vigan Trellis Resto Bar Florentino st., Brgy. I, Vigan City
Gaizel’s Carinderia Brgy. III, Vigan City
Marsha’s Delicacies Cabalanggan, Bantay, Ilocos Sur
8.88 Restaurant & Sports Bar Alcantara, St.,Brgy 8, Vigan City
PAGBURNAYAN (VIGAN) The tradition-al earthen jar-making in Vigan is believed to have been introduced by the Chinese traders in the 14th century to provide an all-weather container or vessel for fermenting vinegar, basi or wine (from sugarcane extract) and salt.
BALUARTE ZOO (VIGAN) Former Gov. Chavit Singson’s residence, features an inter-active mini zoo, skeet shooting range, a but-terfly garden, pony rides, a function hall and an animal encounter show (10:00 in the morn-ing, 2:00 and 4:00 in the afternoon). Visitors are given free admission.
The Dancing Fountain As a world class features, the dancing fountain prides that it symbolizes every Ilocano’s way of life—dances with every beat and cadence of life's music. The colorful scheme mirros the Ilocano’s desire for perfection and love of beauty, and the water and form join the rhythm of the ages reflecting the rich history of the Province. Overall, the synchrony shows the brilliance of the Ilocano’s charac-ter, values and life.
Vigan Heritage Village (Ancestral Houses) Also known as the Kamestizoan District, the Vigan Heritage Village is replete with ances-tral houses that date back to the 18th or 19th century, with ancient tile roofs, massive hardwood floorings, balustrades and azoteas in varying Spanish-Mexican-Chinese archi-tectural styles/designs. On December 2, 1992, the historic city of Vigan was declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO.
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Pag-abelan The abel iloko is one of the oldest traditional craft of Vigan which is known throughout the country and overseas for their design and ingenuity. A Spanish chronicler, Dr. Antonio Morga wrote in 1610 in his Sucesis de las Islas Filipinas that the American Plain Indians heavily fa-voured the thick and coarse type of cotton blankets coming fron the Ilocos, presumably shipped to Mexico via the galleon trade. When the vaunted Spanish armada was deci-mated off the British coast in 1588, the sails
of the Spanish armada were said to have been Ilocos manta cloth. The abel loom weaving still thrives to this day in five (5) barangays of Vigan, namely Camanggaan, Beddeng Daya, Mindoro, San Pedro and Cabaroan Daya. Vigan Empanada is similar to a thin taco that is fried to a crisp, with vegetable and meat fill-ing. Rice flour is used for making the crust or the shell. The galapong or rice flour dough is made a day before it is used. Atsuete or orange food color, salt and oil are mixed into the rice though. The dough mixture is then kneaded as thinly as possible on a banana leaf. Vigan Empanada’s vegetable filling is made up of green papaya that is grated, toge or mung bean sprouts, monggo or mung bean and shred-ded carrots. Its meat filing consist of whole egg and skinless Vigan longganisa.
Pinakbet Farm a small restaurant overlooking one of the tributaries of Meztizo River. Tables and benches are neatly arranged on a pavilion-type open-aired setting. Wood dominates the theme of the restaurant and with the breeze wafting in, it makes for a very rustic and pro-vincial ambience. On the left of the dining hall are fish pens set along the river. Pinakbet Farm
came about as tourism from Vigan City started to boom. Thinking of capitaliz-ing from the tourist run-off of its neighbor, the owner of Pinakbet Farm decid-ed to put up a restaurant that visitors would find unique and appealing.
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Ilocos Sur is located along the western coast of Northern Luzon. It is bounded by Ilocos Norte on the North, Abra on the northeast, Mountain Prov-ince on the east, Benguet on the southeast, La Union on the south and West Philippine Sea on the west. Its area of 2,579.58 kilometres occupies about 20.11% of the total land area of Region I. the topography of Ilocos Sur is un-dulating to rolling with elevations ranging from 10 to 1,700 meters above see level.
Long before the Spaniards came to the Philippines, settlements already existed along the coves (locally known as the looc) in the northwestern part of Luzon. This region, then known as Samtoy (from sao mi ditoy or our lan-guage) was a progressive trading post familiar to the ancient Japanese, Chinese and Malay traders are renowned for its gold mines. These settlements, called the Ylocos, from Bagui (Ilocos Norte) in the north to Namacpacan (Luna, La Union) in the south were discovered during the expeditions led by Juan De Salcedo, grandson of the Spanish Conquistador Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, on June 13, 1572.
Salcedo established his headquarters in the settlement along the Mezti-so Ricer, and made it capital in his encomienda for services directly rendered to Spain. Salcedo’s territory included the provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra and La Union. This capital, later known as Vigan, became the seat of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia in 1758, after it was transferred from Lallo, Cagayan Valley. Vigan was also Called as “Ciudad Fernandina” in honor of Prince Ferdinand, the son of King Philip od Spain.
The Spaniard’s effort to Christianize this whole region was never com-pletely successful owing to the abusive conduct of the Augustinian friars in-cluding the maltreatment done by government and military personnel which led to seveal uprising by locals (the Ylocanos). On February 2, 1818, a Royal Decree was signed splitting the Ylocanos into teo provinces: Ilcoos Sur and Ilocos Norte and also annexed Lepanto and Amburayan in Mountain Province (Cordilleras). Act 2683 passed in March 1917 by the Philippines Legislature defined the present geographical boundaries of Ilocos Sur.
PROVINCE CAPITAL CITIES RELIGION NO. OF
MUNICIPALITIES
Ilocos Sur Vigan Candon,
Vigan
Predominantly
Catholic 32
LAND AREA POPULATION as
of 2010
MAJOR
DIALECTS
2,579.58 sq.km 658,587 Iloco,
Tagalog
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Option I (April 16, 2018-Morning) Assembly time 8:00 AM (Ilocos Sur Provincial Capitol) 8:30-9:00 AM BANTAY BELL TOWER 9:10-9:40 PAGBURNAYAN 9:10-10:20 AM CRISOLOGO MUSEUM 10:35-11:30 AM BALUARTE ZOO 11:40-12:10 PM CRISTY’S LOOM WEAVING END OF TOUR!
Option II (April 16, 2018-Afternoon) Assembly time 12:30 PM (Ilocos Sur Provincial Capitol) 1:00-1:30 PM PAGBURNAYAN 1:45-3:00 PM BALUARTE ZOO 3:10-3:40 PM HIDDEN GARDEN 3:50-4:30 PM NATIONAL MUSEUM 4:40-5:10 PM CALLE CRISOLOGO
END OF TOUR!
Option III (April 17, 2018-Morning) Assembly time 8:00 AM (Ilocos Sur Provincial Capitol) 8:30-9:00 AM BANTAY BELL TOWER 9:10-9:40 PAGBURNAYAN 9:10-10:20 AM BALUARTE ZOO 10:35-11:30 AM BALAY ILOCO 11:40-12:10 PM NATIONAL MUSEUM END OF TOUR!
Option IV (April 17, 2018-Afternoon) Assembly time 11:30 AM (Ilocos Sur Provincial Capitol) Depart to Moro Watchtower (12:00 NN) 1:00-1:20 PM MORO WATCHTOWER 1:35-2:00 PM STA. MARIA CHURCH 2:20-2:40 PM PARAISO NI JUAN VIEW DECK 3:00-4:00 PM ILOCOS SUR ADVENTURE ZONE 4:15-5:00 PM BANTAY BELL TOWER END OF TOUR!
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In 1571, when the Spaniards conquistadors had established the Spanish City of Manila, they began looking for new centers of administrations to con-quer. Legaspi’s grandson, Juan de Salcedo, volunteered to lead one of these expeditions. Together with 8 armed boats and 45 men, the 22 year old voyager headed towards the north.
On June 13, 1572, Salcedo and his men landed in Vigan and then pro-ceeded towards Laoag, Curimao and Badoc. As they sailed along the coast, they were surprised to see numerous sheltered coves (“looc”) where the locals lived in harmony. Consequently, they named the region “Ylokos” and its peo-ple “Ylokanos”.
As the Christianization of the region grew, so did the landscape and bell towers in line with the Spanish mission of “bajo las campanas.” In the town plaza, it was not uncommon to see garrisons under the church bells. The colo-nization process was slowly being carried out.
The Spanish colonization of the region, however, was never completely successful. Owing to the abusive practices of many Augustinians friars, many Ilocanos revolted against their colonizers. Noteworthy of these were the Dingras uprising (1589) and Pedro Almasan revolt (San Nicolas, 1660). He died from an assassin’s bullet; his widow Gabriela continued the cause. Unfor-tunately, she too was captured and hanged. In 1807, the sugar cane (“basi”) brewers of Piddig rose up in arms to protest the government’s monopoly of the wine industry. In 1898, the church excommunicated Gregorio Aglipay for re-fusing to cut off ties the revolutionary forces of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo. Unper-turbed, he established the “Iglesia Filipina Independiente.” Aglipay’s move-ment and nationalist sentiment it espoused helped restore the self-respect of many Filipinos.
In effort to gain more political control as a result of the increasing pop-ulation of the region, a Royal Decree was signed on February 2, 1818 splitting ilocos into two provinces: Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur. Soon thereafter, the provinces of La Union and Abra likewise became independent.
Land Area Population No. of
Barangays Dialect
2,740 hectares
(60.7%
Agricultural
Lands)
43,193
9 Poblacion and
30 rural
barangays
Ilocano
(mother tongue),
Filipino and
English
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SPORTS EVENTS PLAYING VENUES
AERO GYMNASTICS
NSCC FUNCTION HALL-CAOAYAN
PENCAK SILAT BRGY. TAMAG COVERED COURT
SEPAK TAKRAW IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
QUIRINO STADIUM OPEN COURTS
SOFTBALL CIRILO LAO CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND
SWIMMING QUIRINO STADIUM POOLSIDE
TABLE TENNIS PHILIPPINE SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL GYM
TAEKWONDO STO. DOMINGO MUNICIPAL GYM
TENNIS
ELEM. BOYS QUIRINO STADIUM OPEN COURTS
SEC. BOYS STO. DOMINGO TENNIS COURTS, SAN ILDEFONSO TENNIS COURT
ELEM. GIRLS VIGAN CITY TENNIS CLUB
SEC. GIRLS STA. CATALINA TENNIS COURTS
VOLLEYBALL
ELEM. BOYS BRGY. AYUSAN NORTE COVERED COURT
SEC. BOYS QUIRINO STADIUM OPEN COURT,
STA. CATALINA MUN. GYM
ELEM. GIRLS BRGY. BEDDENG LAUD COVERED COURT
SEC. GIRLS BRGY. POBLACION GYM-STO. DOMINGO
WRESTLING BRGY.9/TITONG SINGSON MULTI-PURPOSE COVERED COURT
WUSHU BANTAY WEST CENTRAL ES COVERED COURT
BOCCE SAN VICENTE PLAZA
GOAL BALL ILOCOS SUR BADMINTON CLUB, BANTAY
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SPORTS EVENTS PLAYING VENUES
ATHLETICS
TRACK QUIRINO STADIUM
THROWS UNP ATHLETIC GROUND
JUMPS QUIRINO STADIUM
ARCHERY SAN ILDEFONSO ES
ARNIS SAN VICENTE MUN. GYM
BADMINTON VIGAN CITY CONVENTION CENTER
BASEBALL MOTORPOOL AREA, BRGY. TAMAG
BASKETBALL
ELEMENTARY SAN ILDEFONSO MUNICIPAL COVERED COURT
SEC.GIRLS CAOAYAN MUNICIPAL GYM
3X3 QUIRINO STADIUM OPEN COURTS
SEC. BOYS SAN JUAN MUNICIPAL GYM
BILLIARDS LYRIC BILLIARDS CENTER/CINEMA
BOXING PLAZA BURGOS – VIGAN CITY
CHESS BALUARTE FUNCTION HALL-A
DANCE SPORT NSCC FUNCTION HALL-CAOAYAN
FOOTBALL
ELEMENTARY IMMACULATE CONCEPTION MINOR SEMINARY
ST. PAUL COLLEGE FOOTBALL FIELD
SECONDARY QUIRINO STADIUM
PAGSANAAN FOOTBALL FIELD, MAGSINGAL
FUTSAL SANTA MUNICIPAL GYM & BRGY. PASUNGOL COVERED COURT
Cane vinegar is a mild vinegar that is frequently used in Philippine cooking and on many islands where sugar cane is grown and harvested. In the Philippines, cane vinegar is called Sukang Iloko af-ter the northern region of Ilocos, where much of the vinegar is made. Alilem is proud to have a sukang iloko with a new packaging and labeling design which was provided by the DTI and Local Govern-ment Unit of Alilem.
Banayoyo’s Banana Chips
In Banayoyo, Ilocos Sur, one variety of this fruit crops called “dippig” is suited in mak-ing banana chips. The fruit is sliced into small pices amd deep-fried in vegetable oil, which are dried. The chips are crispy and have sweet taste. Usually, the chips are produced form underriped bananas to achieve a crispier output.
Bantay’s Loomwoven Products
The OTOP are loomwoven products / fab-rics. The major raw material used is yarn. In the province, weavers do hand weaving in loom, and basically they are into tradi-tional weaving.
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Burgos Ballatinaw Rice
Ballatinaw is an indigenous rice varie-
ty of Burgos, Ilocos Sur, known for its
excellent texture and aroma, unique
reddish to blackish violet color and
high eating quality. As a special rice it
commands higher market price.
Cabugao’s Bamboo Craft
Cabugao is bounded on the east
by the Cordillera Mountain
Range and has abundant supply
of bamboo that can be har-
nessed into quality indigenous
products. It is for this reason
that bamboo craft is the town’s
OTOP for it has and continues
to provide additional source of
income for the locals. Cabugao’s bamboo craft products include bamboo trays,
baskets, and bamboo furniture.
Candon City’s Calamay
Calamay is a native delicacy made
from the mixture of glutinous rice,
coconut extract and sugar. The
products is then flatten to the pack-
ing, a PE plastic 2cm thick. The
appearance is a brown, a small cir-
cle, wrap individually with PE
plastic and pack into 5 pieces.
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Caoayan’s Loomwoven Products Loomweaving is an industry handed down through generations that dates back to the pre-war era and is a craft mastered by small scale weavers in the province and has been very much synonymous to the place. The OTP are loomwoven products / fabrics. The major raw material used is yarn. In the prov-ince,weavers do hand weacing in a loom, and basically they are into traditional weav-
ing.
Cervantes Ginger Blend For thousands of year, ginger has been prized for its medical effects, and sip-ping on ginger blend can provide relief from some uncomfortable conditions. The ginger blend of Cervantes is made form the native ginger extract mixed with brown sugar. Ginger contains chemicals that may reduce nausea and inflammation. Researchers believe the
chemicals work primarily in the stomach and intestines, but they may also work in the brain and nervous system to control nausea.
Galimuyod’s Rice Blend The rice blend of Galimuyod is purely rice with no preservatives and even considers as a healthful drink by “coffee aficionados”, it has good command in the market. The in-creasing demand for the product requires business expansion and capture new and bigger market in the future.
Gregorio del Pilar’s Salabat (Ginger Brew) Ginger which is also known as Zingiber is a commonly used flavoring agent and food product. Young ginger roots are juicy and fleshy with a very mild taste. They are often picked in vinegar or sherry as a snack or just coocked as an ingredient in many dishes. They can also stewed in boiling water ro make ginger tea, to which honey is often added as a sweetener. Medical research has shown that ginger root is an effective treatment for nausea caused by motion sickness or other illness and
also contains many antioxidants
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Tagudin’s Processed Calamansi
Calamansi is a fruit grown all over the
Philippines and is extremely beneficial
for the body as it eliminate the tocins
that result to a faster weight loss. It is
also perfect vitamin rich in citrus fruits
enhanced your beauty and bringing
glow on your face. The CAlamansi
Sjuice of Tagudin is made from the
freshly picked calamansi fruit and underwent a processed to produce ready-to-
drink juice and concentrate. Drinking Calamansi Juice increases the body’s
resistance to disease, prevents eye disorder and aids the healing of wounds. It
also prevents tooth decay, bleeding of gums and loosening of teeth due to its
vitamn C content which helps in maintaining the health of the teeth.,
Vigan City’s Longganisa
The longganisa is one of the tradi-
tional industries of Vigan City. It is
made from ground pork, mixed with
garlic, vinegar and other season-
ings. Its healthy garlic ingredient
becomes more acceptable to both
the palate and health of the consum-
ers.
MUST TRY DELICACIES
Lidlidda’s Etag (Smoke Meat)
Etag is smoked meat. Etag is a tradi-tional way of preserving meat in the upland municipality. This product is native culinary of the people of Lidlid-da. “Etag” has its own unique ad-vantage as an OTOP because it will be processed selectively from native pigs that are fed only with grasses, root crops, corn, fruits, leftover foods and other indigenous feeds.
Magsingal’s Corn Husk Crafts
Corn is a cereal grain domesticated in Mesoamerica and subsequently spread throughout the American continents. After European contact with the Ameri-cas is the late 15th and early 16th century, maize spread to the rest of the world. The corn husk is the outer shell or coating of seed. It usually refers to refers to the leafy outer covering of an ear as it grows in the plant. Literally, a husk includes the protective outer covering of the corn. The finished products out of the corn husk include bags, flowers and slippers
Nagbukel’s Processed Papaya
Papaya is abundant in the Municipality of Nag-bukel. Taking advantage of the economic benefits of this commodity, the LGU nagbukel identified processed papaya as its One Town One Product. Thru various skills training, papaya has been transformed into value added products such as pickels, jam and puree.
Narvacan’s Bagnet
Narvacan’s sitcharon is a deep-fried pork meat cut usually form the pig’s three lay-ers. Therse cuts are placed in a large iron pot called silyasi (kawa) and are cooked at high heat for 15 minutes until the skin crisp and turn golden honey in color. The secret to this mouth-watering delicacy is its cripy skin. The crispier it becomes, the harder to resist. Essentially, once chopped up, you should have crispy bits of skin and cara-melized bits of meat/fat/skin and more
juicy fatty pork in the interior of the hunk of pork. This is served with either some letchon sauce or any combination of sawsawans that your heart desires.
dant cluster of the 10-20 together. The leathery skin is reddsh (rarely orange or
yellow), and covered with flesh pliable sspines, hence the name, which means
“hairs”. The fruit flesh, shich is actually the aril, is translucent, whitish or very
pale pink, with a sweet, mildly acidic flavor very reminiscent of grapes.
San Emilio’s Taoey (Rice Wine)
The ricewine-tapey is an all natural rice-
based fermented alcoholic beverage. The
brewing process is a century old practice
of combining cooked glutinous rice and
fermented agent called “bubud”. Tapey is
usually ready as a very light wine in four
days, however a better taste of the wine is
achieved, if opened after 6-7 days. The
wine is sweet but the sweetness diminished as it ages. The color depends on
the type of rice used
Sugpon’s Processed Ube
The yam tuber has a brown or black
skin which resembles the bark of a
tree and an off-white, purple or red
flesh, depending on the variety. Yam
tubers grown well in tropical climates.
Yams contain more natural sugar than
sweet potatoes and a higher moisture
content. The tubers can be eaten
boiled, baked, roasted, flakes, chips,
and processed into powder. With the implementation of the One Town One
Product (OTOP) Program, the DTI and LGU Sugpon developed the processed
ube industry which paved the way to the development of vaarious ube by-
products such as halaya and ube powder.
Suyo’s Labtang Craft
Labtang (Anamirta Acocculus)
grows abundantly in the hilly
land areas of Region I particular-
ly in the upland municipalities of
Ilocos Sur. The plant has many
branches which are cut and
carved into finished products
such as baskets, flower vases,
fruit trays, place mats and novel-
ty items which command high
price and are highly demandable in the local and international markets. The
labtang is durable, easy to process and can be harvested in three to five years’
time. The labtang industry is at par with the bamboo and rattan-based industries
in the region. With the growing demand of labtang products, exoerts saw the
need to establish labtang plantations to ensure sustainable source of raw materi-
als.
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Sta. Lucia’s Processed Peanut
Peanut is abundant in Barangay Luba,
where the peanut processing center is
being erected. The metro Luba Coconut
farmers MPC ventured in peanut pro-
cessing as another source of livelihood
aside from coconut farming. The prod-
ucts are peanut butter, peanut brittle,
peanut adobo, peanut kisses and yum-
my nuts which is the main concentra-
tion of the cooperative. The yummy nut
is being matched as the counterpart of
the peanut kisses of Bohol. It is combi-
nation of chocolate and peanuts.
Sta Maria’s Cane Vinegar
Sta. Maria Vinegar is made form nat-
urally femented sugarcane extract
with sour taste and yellow-brown
color.
Sto. Domingo’s Canton Noodles
w/ Squash
The OTOP of the municipality is
Pancit Canton Noodles with
Squash. Squash is added as an in-
gredient for additional nutritive val-
ue of the product.
San Esteban’s Nata de Coco
Nata de Coco is a chewy, translucent, jelly-like food product produced by the bacterial fermen-tation of coconut water. Nata de Coco is most commonly sweetened and is highly regarded for its high dietary fiber and its zero fat and cholesterol content. The primarily coconut wa-ter dessert is produce through a series of steps ranging from water extraction, mixing, fermen-tation, separating, cleaning, cutting to packag-ing.
San Ildefonso’s Basi (Sugarcane Wine)
Basi is an all natural sugarcane based fermented beverage. It is a traditional industry that dates back to the Spanish era. Basi is a mixture of sugarcane juice, samak and gomona or kariskis, boiled for one and half hours, placed inside earthen jars for fermentation. Fermentation takes 6-8 months. The taste is sweet and the color is black.
San Juan’s Buricraft
The buri palm is a genus of six species of palms native to India, Malaysia, New Guiniea, Indonesia nad the Phil-ippines. These are fan palms with leaves with a long petiole terminating in a rounded fan of numerous leaflets. These are large palms, with large fan-shaped leaves with stout petioles rang-ing fro, 2-5 m in length. The leaves can be woven into bags, baskets etc. busi is abundant in San Juan and buri weaving is a traditional industry in the town. It is a source of livelihood for most of the residents especially women and out of school youth. The buri palm in this town is woven into bags, mats, and other novelty items.
San Vicenten’s Wooden Furniture
The OTOP are furnitures made from wood. A variety of product lines pro-duced are sala sets, dining sets, chairs, tables, “aparadors”, chests and others. They are made from narra, acacia, mo-lave, mahogany, gemelina and other wood species.
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Sinait’s Garlic
Garlic, closely related to the onion, shal-lot and leek, has been used for both culi-nary and medicinal purposes but best known as a cooking ingredient for its wonderful taste. It has also a long reputa-tion in folk medicine and mythology for its health giving properties such as its an-tibiotic properties that have been con-firmed by modern science.
Sta. Catalina’s Organically Grown Vegetables
The Municipality of Sta. Catalina, Ilocos Sur, dubbed as the “vegetable Bowl of the North”, is an agricultural town that produces a wide variety of vegetables like cauliflower, cabbage, eggplant, tomatoes, onions and bell pepper just to name a few. The con-tinuous practice of using inorganic substances to increase vegetable pro-duction has downgraded that quality of vegetables. Likewise, the soil con-dition has been degraded considerable and there is a high health risk because
of pollution of environment associated with the use of pesticides. The growing desire to preserve the ecosystems by limiting the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides initiated a program which is the adoption of organic farming as a pri-ority. The municipality has established demo farms to showcase organically-grown vegetables with the aim of creating interests and awareness of the farm-ers in the practiced of organic farming.
Sta. Cruz Tuna Burger / Empanada
Sta. Cruz is a coastal town of IlocosSur. Marine products thrive in its coastal wa-ters, one of which is tuna. Usually, tuna is being sold as raw. The LGU Sta. Cruz rec-ognizes the economic potential of this commodity, hence, it has been identified as its OTOP. Thru skills trainings, tuna has been transformed into commodities like tuna burger and empanada. This product has been very popular to the locality be-cause it is deemed to be healthy and nutri-tious.
Santa’s Black Smith Products Are made up from wrought iron or steel by forging the metal, using tools to hammer, bend, and cut. The municipality of Santa is producing black smith products like gates, grilles, railings, light fixtures, tools, agri-cultural implements, and buneng (bolo knife).
Santiago’s Loomwoven Products
Loomweaving is an industry handed down
through generations that dates back to the
pre-war era and is a craft mastered by
small scale weavers in the province.
Loomwoven products from the municipali-
ty of Santiago prides of being distinct and
unique from the other loomweaving items
in the province. The ethnic designs of the woven cloth creates the awareness
and impression that loomweaving has been in this place for generation.
Sigay’s Coffee Beans
An one of the major crops produced in
the area, coffee beans have been chosen
as the town’s OTOP. Most of the
mountainous areas are planted with cof-
fee bearing trees. The variety of coffee
grown is proven to be superior quality.
Major markets are traders from Batan-
gas. Lately, the farmers are discouraged
to continue planting coffee bearing trees because of the very low selling price
dictated upon by the traders. There are two varieties of coffee which abound in
the municipality namely, the Robusta and the Arabica. Two hundred the (210)
hectares of theare planted with coffee and 90% of which are fruit bearing