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Ilocanos
Fabian Ver
Fabian Ver ·
Total population

9,136,000
(10. Fabian Ver was a former General and the former Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines under President Ferdinand Marcos. 1% of the Philippine population)
Regions with significant populations
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(Cagayan Valley, Cordillera, Ilocos, Metro Manila, Mindanao)
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(Hawaii, California)

other elsewhere
Languages
Ilocano, Cebuano (in Mindanao), Filipino, English
Religions
Predominantly Roman Catholic,
Aglipayan minority, Protestantism
Related ethnic groups
Ibanag, Ivatan, Kapampangan, Pangasinan,
other Filipino peoples,
other Austronesian peoples

The Ilocano or Ilokano people are the third largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Cagayan Valley ( Lambak ng Cagayan in Filipino) is a region of the Philippines, also designated as Region II or The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR, Philippines ' only land-locked region consists of the provinces of Abra, Benguet, The Ilocos Region or Region I ( Ilokano: Rehion ti Ilokos, Pangasinan: Rihiyon na Sagor na Baybay na Luzon) of the Philippines Metropolitan Manila ( Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila, Kamaynilaan) or the National Capital Region (NCR ( Filipino: Pambansang Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost Island in the Philippines. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. An Overseas Filipino is a person of Philippine origin who lives outside of the Philippines. To view the Ilokano edition of this Wikipedia article select from the in other languages section to the side of this page "Cebuano" redirects here For the inhabitants of Cebu see Cebuano people Cebuano (Cebuano Sinugbuanon, "language Filipino is the national and an Official language of the Philippines as designated in the 1987 Philippine Constitution. Philippine English is the variety of English used in the Philippines by the media and the vast majority of educated Filipinos. The Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines (Filipino Simbahang Katolika) is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership The Philippine Independent Church, officially the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI, is a Christian denomination of the Catholic tradition Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. The Ibanags are an ethnolinguistic minority numbering a little more than half a million people who inhabit the provinces of Cagayan, Isabela and Nueva The Kapampangans or Capampañgans ( Spanish: Pampangos or Pampangueños) are the The Pangasinan ( Pangasinan: Totoon Pangasinan, Spanish: pangasinense) are the eight largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group. Filipinos or the Filipino people are the citizens of the Philippines. The Austronesian people or Austronesian-speaking people, are a population group present in Oceania and Southeast Asia who speak or had ancestors who spoke Aside from being referred to as Ilocanos, from "i"-from, and "looc"-bay, they also refer to themselves as Samtoy, from the Ilocano phrase "sao mi ditoy", meaning 'our language here. ' The word "Ilocano" came from the word "Iloco" or "Yloco. "

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Area

Originally indigenous to the narrow coastal strip of northwestern Luzon, the migration of Ilocanos has been great. Luzon is the largest and most economically and politically important Island in the Philippines and one of the three island groups in the country with Visayas To this day, the Ilocanos are the dominant ethnic group in Northern Luzon, and their language, the linguæ francæ of the region. A lingua franca (from Italian, literally meaning Frankish language, see etymology under Sabir and Italian below is any Language widely The Ilocanos are the majority in the provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra, La Union, Apayao, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Pangasinan, and Tarlac, and form a significant proportion of the populations of the provinces of Nueva Ecija, Aurora, Zambales, Benguet, Batanes, Ifugao, Kalinga, and Mountain Province. Ilocos Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Ilocos Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Abra is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. "La Union" without an accented "o" refers to a province in the Philippines Cagayan is a province of the Philippines in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Nueva Vizcaya is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Quirino is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Pangasinan is one of the provinces of the Republic of the Philippines. For the city see Tarlac City. For the river see Tarlac River. Nueva Ecija is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region Aurora is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. For the mountain chain see Zambales Mountains. For the ethnic group see Sambal people. Benguet is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. The Province of Batanes is the northernmost and the smallest province of the Philippine Republic, both in terms of population and land area This article refers to the province For other uses see Ifugao (disambiguation. Kalinga is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Mountain Province is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Further government-sponsored migrations have led to the resettlement of Ilocanos to Mindanao, particularly to the provinces of South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat. Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost Island in the Philippines. South Cotabato is a province of the Philippines located in the SOCCSKSARGEN region in Mindanao. Sultan Kudarat is a province of the Philippines located in the SOCCSKSARGEN region in Mindanao. There are also an important Ilocano communities in Manila, and the world over. The City of Manila

Demographics

Ilocanos number about 9,136,000. The Ilocanos are primarily of Austronesian stock, the same as with the rest of the Filipinos. The Austronesian people or Austronesian-speaking people, are a population group present in Oceania and Southeast Asia who speak or had ancestors who spoke Filipinos or the Filipino people are the citizens of the Philippines. Some are dark-skinned with large round eyes due to Aeta admixture. Others are fair-skinned and have almond eyes, owing to Chinese admixtures. Their homeland is the closest region in the Philippines to China. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Many fair-skinned Ilocanos also have Spanish descent and other Ilocanos are city settlers having Indian and Arab blood. Spanish settlement in the Philippines first took place in the late 16th century during the Spanish colonial period of the islands South Asians in the Philippines are Philippine citizens of South Asian descent and citizens of South Asian countries living in Philippines Arab settlement in the Philippines is part of the story of immigration in the Philippines. Few Ilocanos living in the Cordilleras also do have some Cordillerano blood. Igorot ( pronounced) name for the people of the Cordillera region in the Philippines island of Luzon. Ilocanos speak the Ilokano language (also called Iloko language), which is part of the Northern Philippine subgroup of the Malayo-Polynesian family of languages. To view the Ilokano edition of this Wikipedia article select from the in other languages section to the side of this page They also speak Cebuano (in Mindanao), Tagalog, and English as second languages. "Cebuano" redirects here For the inhabitants of Cebu see Cebuano people Cebuano (Cebuano Sinugbuanon, "language Tagalog is one of the major languages used in the Philippines. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Most Ilocanos are Roman Catholics, while a significant number belong to the Aglipayan Church (which originated in Ilocos Norte). The Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines (Filipino Simbahang Katolika) is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership The Philippine Independent Church, officially the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI, is a Christian denomination of the Catholic tradition Ilocos Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon.

History

The Austronesian ancestors of the present-day Ilocanos came to the Philippines through bilogs, or outrigger boats during the Iron Age.

Spanish era

In 1572, when the Spanish conquistador Juan de Salcedo conquered the Ilocanos, he described them as being more barbarous than the Tagalogs. Juan de Salcedo ( 1549 &ndash March 11, 1576) was a Spanish Conquistador. During the Spanish Colonial Era, the Ilocanos were one of the first ethnic groups to revolt against the Spaniards. The first Ilocano revolt occurred during 1661, when the Ilocanos proclaimed Pedro Almazan as their king. Almazan was executed by the Spaniards after the kingdom was dissolved. Diego Silang and his wife Gabriela Silang declared independence of Free Ilocos on 1762-1764 during the British occupation of Manila. Diego Silang y Andaya ( December 16, 1730 - May 28, 1763) was raised as an Ilocano; his father was Pangasinense. María Josefa Gabriela Cariño Silang ( March 19, 1731 - September 29, 1763) was the first Filipino woman to lead a revolt during the The City of Manila The said republic was dissolved on September 20, 1763 through the execution of Silang and his Ilocano associates. During the American Colonial Period and up to the Independence Years, leaders encouraged the Ilocanos to resettle in Mindanao. On 1965, Ferdinand Marcos was the second Ilocano to be elected president of the Philippines. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralín Marcos ( September 11, 1917 &ndash September 28, 1989) was President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986 The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Under his presidency, thousands of Ilocanos benefited from his land reforms.

Present

The mounting population pressure due to the substantial population density during the mid-1800s caused the migration of the Ilocanos out of their historic homeland. By 1903, more than 290,000 Ilocanos migrated to Central Luzon, Cagayan Valley and Manila. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Central Luzon (or " Gitnang Luzon " in Filipino), also known as Region III (or Region 3) is an administrative division Cagayan Valley ( Lambak ng Cagayan in Filipino) is a region of the Philippines, also designated as Region II or The City of Manila More than 180,000 moved to Pangasinan, Tarlac, and Nueva Ecija. Pangasinan is one of the provinces of the Republic of the Philippines. For the city see Tarlac City. For the river see Tarlac River. Nueva Ecija is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region Almost 50,000 moved to Cagayan Valley; half of them resided in Isabela. Around 47,000 lived in Zambales. For the mountain chain see Zambales Mountains. For the ethnic group see Sambal people.

The Ilocano Diaspora continued in 1906 when Ilocanos started to migrate to Hawaii and California. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Ilocanos composed the largest number of expatriates in the United States, though most are bilingual with Tagalog. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the There is a significant Ilocano community in Hawaii, in which they make up more than 85% of the Filipino population. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the Filipino Americans are Americans of Philippine ancestry which trace back to the Philippines, an archipelagic nation in Southeast Asia. [1]

Later migrations brought Ilocanos to the Cordilleras, Aurora, Mindoro, Palawan, and Mindanao provinces of Sultan Kudarat, North Cotabato, and South Cotabato. The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR, Philippines ' only land-locked region consists of the provinces of Abra, Benguet, Aurora is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. For the unincorporated community of Mindoro Wisconsin in the United States of America see Mindoro Wisconsin. Palawan is an Island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region. Sultan Kudarat is a province of the Philippines located in the SOCCSKSARGEN region in Mindanao. Cotabato, formerly North Cotabato, is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the SOCCSKSARGEN region in Mindanao South Cotabato is a province of the Philippines located in the SOCCSKSARGEN region in Mindanao.

Culture

They are characterized as being hardworking and frugal, and they engage primarily in farming and fishing. The Ilocano culture represents very simple, sometimes spartan day-to-day living, focusing mostly on work and productivity, spending only on necessities and not on so much on ostentatious material possessions. Ilocanos also exemplify a great degree of respect and humility in their everyday dealings, much similar to their Tagalog counterparts.

Food

Pinakbet, one of the staples of the Ilocano diet.
Pinakbet, one of the staples of the Ilocano diet.

Ilocanos boast of a somewhat healthy diet heavy in boiled or steamed vegetables and freshwater fish, but are particularly fond of dishes flavored with bagoong, fermented fish that is often used instead of salt. Bagoong Terong or bagoong, and bugguong in the Ilocano language is a common ingredient used in the Philippines and particularly in Northern Ilocanos often season boiled vegetables with bagoong monamon (fermented anchovy paste) to produce pinakbet. Pinakbet or pakbet is a popular Ilocano dish from the northern regions of the Philippines, although it has become popular throughout the archipelago Local specialties include the soft white larvae of ants, and "jumping salad" of tiny, live shrimp.

Literature

The greatest Ilokano literary work written in Iloko is the Biag ni Lam-ang (the Life of Lam-Ang), an epic about the fantastic life and escapades of an Ilokano hero named Lam-ang. Biag ni Lam-ang ( Ilokano:" The Life of Lam-ang " is a pre-Hispanic Epic poem of the Ilokano people from the Ilocos region

Aside from 'Lam-Ang', the Ilocanos rank only second to Tagalog when it comes to literature. Ilocanos are also known for their beautiful folk songs, which are better preserved than those of the Tagalogs.

Notable Ilocanos

Americans of Ilocano ancestry

David Bunevacz - Athlete

See also

Notes and sources

  1. ^ Uhm Center For Philippine Studies

External links


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