Ilocos Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
region of the Philippines
About Ilocos
The first inhabitants of what will become Ilocos are the Negritos, who will be pushed out by waves of Austronesians who penetrated the region's narrow coast. These Austronesian settlers will be the ancestors of the Tingguian inhabiting the Cordillera foothills, the Ilocanos in the present areas of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur and northern La Union, the Pangasinan (Pangasinenses) of Pangasinan province and southern La Union, and Sambals in west Pangasinan. Spaniards arrived in the 16th century, and set up Christian missions throughout the region to convert the natives to Catholicism. Southern (abagatan) Ilocanos and the Pangasinan easily embraced Spanish colonial rule, but not the northern (amianan) Ilocanos who bore deep resentment toward the Spaniards and led many failed revolts against the c
Top Attractions in Ilocos
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- ★Island hop and Snorkel in Hundred islands
Ilocos Travel Guide Sections
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