Iloilo Is a Province of the Philippines, Located in the Western Visayas Region Essay Example

rising in Pavia. Cottage industries include textile-weaving (jusi, pina, hablon, sinamay), barong tagalog shirts and accessories, shellcrafts, pottery, processing of marine products, furniture-making from rattan, bamboo and buri, and cut flowers.

 REGION PROVINCE OF ILOILO

The following year, another expedition under Pedro Bermudez de Castro reached Lake Lanao but was attacked by the Maranao and forced to withdraw back to Iligan, thereby preserving Lake Lanao's isolation from Spanish influence. The Spanish were able to occupy Malabang and other south coast towns. In 1891, Gov. -Gen. Valeriano Weyler invaded Lanao, winning the First Battle of Marawi in Lake Lanao against Datu Amai Pakpak on August 21 but failed to conquer the region. On March 10, 1895, Dansalan was captured by Gov. -Gen.

Ramon Blanco using four steam gunboats carried overland to Lake Lanao (Second Battle of Marawi). Datu Amai Pakpak was killed in action. Lanao was then organized into a district of Mindanao and Sulu. The Americans landed in Malabang in 1899. The Maranao who occupied a series of lakeside kotas, continued to resist until 1913. On May 2, 1942, during World War II, Chief Justice Jose Abad Santos was executed by a Japanese firing squad in Malabang. In 1955, a severe series of major earthquakes occurred in the Lake Lanao area, sinking a third of Tugaya town.

On May 22, 1959, old Lanao province was separated into predominantly Muslim (95%) Lanao del Sur and Christian (60%) Lanao del Norte by virtue of Republic Act No. 2228. During a referendum at the end of 1989, Lanao del Sur voted to join the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao. Climate The province has no pronounced dry season and has an evenly distributed

rainfall throughout the year. It has a cool and pleasant climate because of its elevation Location and Topography Lanao del Sur is bounded on the north by Lanao del Norte, on the east by Bukidnon, on the west by Ilana Bay and on the south by North Cotabato and Maguindanao.

It forms part of the plateau of northern Mindanao, with peaks of up to 2,300 m. , with canyons and waterfalls formed at its edge by the rivers that drain it. Near the Bukidnon boundary are the lowlands of the Maridagao Valley, while volcanic mountain ranges form the boundary with Cotabato. On the southwest are rolling hills and a narrow coastal plain adjoining Illana Bay. Lake Lanao, the deepest and second biggest inland lake (357 sq. kms. ) in the country, it is 35 kms. long, 26 kms. long at its widest point and has a maximum depth of 112 m..

The lake is also 700 m. (2,300 ft. ) above sea level and is believed to be the collapsed crater of an ancient volcano. It fills a depression in a plateau that's situated north of a range of active volcanoes. The recently-completed Lake Lanao Circumferential Road connects all the lakeshore towns and the Islamic City of Marawi. Nosa-Nosa Island (off B'lindong) and Silangan Island are some islands located in Lake Lanao. General Information Capital: Islamic City of Marawi Area (sq. kms. ): 3,872. 89 Income Class: Third No. of Barangays: 1,084

Dialects Most of the people speak the Maranao dialect. Other dialects spoken are Cebuano and Tagalog. People The Maranao, derived from the words ranao (meaning “lake”) and taw (meaning “men”), live on the shores of Lake

Lanao. Some are found in Bukidnon and the Zamboanga and Cotabato regions. They were the last of the Muslim groups to convert to Islam and they are among the most devout and traditional of the Muslim groups.

They are sensitive to maratabat, the controlling factor of their social actions which is linked to family honor and is manifested in the extravagant display of wealth and in exacting violent revenge. Very conscious of their status, the province boasts of many sultans. The Ilanun are closely related cousins to the Maranao. Formerly pirates during the Spanish era, they are also farmers and fishermen.