Places [alpine-phototile-for-pinterest src=”board” uid=”etnmedia” board=”batanes” imgl=”fancybox” dlstyle=”medium” style=”wall” row=”4″ size=”192″ num=”25″ shadow=”1″ border=”1″ curve=”1″ max=”100″] History The ancestors of today’s Ivatans are descended from Austronesians who migrated to the islands 4000 years ago during the Neolithic period. They lived in fortified mountain areas called idjangs and drank sugar-cane wine, or palek. They also used gold
Places [alpine-phototile-for-pinterest src=”board” uid=”etnmedia” board=”catanduanes” imgl=”fancybox” dlstyle=”medium” style=”wall” row=”4″ size=”192″ num=”25″ shadow=”1″ border=”1″ curve=”1″ max=”100″] History “Isla de Cobos” was Catanduanes’ first name, given by Spanish conquistadores during the early part of 1573 when came upon several tribes living in the thatched huts called cobos. Catanduanes, is a hispanized term derived from the word tandu,
Places [alpine-phototile-for-pinterest src=”board” uid=”etnmedia” board=”cotabato” imgl=”fancybox” dlstyle=”medium” style=”wall” row=”4″ size=”192″ num=”25″ shadow=”1″ border=”1″ curve=”1″ max=”100″] History Cotabato derives its name from the Maguindanao kuta wato (from Malay – “Kota Batu”), meaning “stone fort”, referring to the stone fort which served as the seat of Sultan Muhammad Kudarat in what is now Cotabato City.Islam was introduced
Places [alpine-phototile-for-pinterest src=”board” uid=”etnmedia” board=”quezonprovince” imgl=”fancybox” dlstyle=”medium” style=”wall” row=”4″ size=”192″ num=”25″ shadow=”1″ border=”1″ curve=”1″ max=”100″] History Originally, what now forms Quezon was divided among the provinces of Batangas, Laguna, and Nueva Ecija. The first European to explore the area was Juan de Salcedo in 1571-1572, during his expedition from Laguna to Camarines provinces.In 1591, the
Places [alpine-phototile-for-pinterest src=”board” uid=”etnmedia” board=”pampanga” imgl=”fancybox” dlstyle=”medium” style=”wall” row=”4″ size=”192″ num=”25″ shadow=”1″ border=”1″ curve=”1″ max=”100″] History Pampanga is the first province and the richest spoil created by the Spaniards in 1571. It was named after the Indung Kapampangan River, the largest river in the former empire. Ancient Pampanga’s territorial area used to include portions of
