Most of us here have traveled extensively (locally and abroad), I'm just curious how many of the 80 provinces plus Metro Manila of our beloved Philippines have you had the privelege to visit. Also relate any experience (the good, the bad and the ugly) you had with your visits.

I hope this thread will be an enlightening and educational process. Thanks!

Mine are:

01. Metro Manila (born in Pasay City)
02. Abra
03. Ilocos Sur (my dad's home province)
04. La Union
05. Benguet
06. Pangasinan
07. Tarlac
08. Pampanga
09. Bulacan
10. Rizal
11. Cavite
12. Laguna
13. Batangas
14. Quezon
15. Camarines Norte
16. Camarines Sur
17. Albay
18. Iloilo
19. Negros Occidental (my mom's home province)
20. Negros Oriental

1. Cebu
2. La Union
3. Laguna
4. Cavite
5. Batangas
6. Tarlac
7. Rizal
8. Pampanga
9. Zambales
10. Bulacan
11. Benguet
12. Quezon
13. Pangasinan
14. ... i'm pathetic! hehe :jk:

mine:

Davao Del Sur
Davao del Norte
Davao Oriental
Compostela Valley
Saranggani
South Cotabato
Sultan Kudarat
North Cotabato
Cebu
Negros Oriental
Quezon
Laguna
Batangas
Cavite
Rizal
Metro Manila
Bulacan
Pampanga

Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Sur
Benguet
Pangasinan
Tarlac
Zambales
Pampanga
Bataan
Bulacan
Nueva Ecija
Rizal
Cavite
Laguna
Batangas
Quezon
Oriental Mindoro
Albay
Palawan
Aklan
Negros Occidental
Negros Oriental
Cebu
Camiguin
Misamis Oriental
Lanao del Norte
Lanao del Sur
Surigao del Norte
Davao del Sur
Bukidnon
South Cotabato

30

31 if you count the NCR

Just a reminder folks....don't forget cast your vote for the poll! Thanks! :colgate:

Not much.. just Luzon provinces. NCR, Pampanga, Bulacan, Cavite, Rizal, Laguna, Tarlac, Bataan, Pangasinan, Benguet, La Union, and I might have missed a couple as well.

Given a chance, I would've gone over to all interesting provinces in the Phillippines in a heartbeat!!! Just like renell, been to places mostly in Luzon-- Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Tarlac......more

and Davao (outskirts of the city)

i've been to (from north to south)...

ilocos norte
ilocos sur
benguet
la union (just passed by it)
pangasinan
tarlac
pampanga
zambales
bataan
bulacan
rizal
cavite
laguna
batangas
quezon
oriental mindoro
romblon
aklan
cebu

davao del sur
davao del norte
davao oriental
compostela valley
saranggani
south cotabato
north cotabato
bukidnon
misamis oriental
misamis occidental
camiguin
surigao del norte (lake mainit lang kasi naligaw kami on our way home)
agusan del norte
agusan del sur

01. Metro Manila (or NCR)
02. Rizal
03. Bulacan
04. Pampanga
05. Zambales
06. Pangasinan
07. Tarlac
08. La Union (home province)
09. Benguet
10. Ilocos Sur
11. Ilocos Norte
12. Abra
13. Cagayan

Davao
Surigao
Misamis
Cebu
Leyte
Negros
Iloilo
Aklan
Bohol
Pampanga
Zambales
Ilocos
Benguet

NCR
Pampanga
Bohol
Zamboanga Del Sur
Misamis Oriental
Bukidnon
Laguna
Cebu
Zambales
Pangasinan
Cavite
Bulacan
Rizal

and i know i missed a couple.

I never left my basement!:D
Seriously, around 14.

Mostly Visayan Cities and a Few Luzon ... no Mindanao Provinces

All Provinces in Region 6 (exc. Palawan)
1. Iloilo
2. Aklan
3. Antique
4. Capiz
5. Guimaras
6. Negros Occ.

7. Negros Or.
8. Cebu
9. Leyte (it has lots of provinces but can't name them)
10. Samar
11. Pampanga
12. Laguna
13. Zambales
14. Benguet

15. NCR :)

I Ilocos / Pangasinan
01 Ilocos Norte - Batac, Laoag, Paoay
02 Ilocos Sur - Vigan
03 La Union - Beach
04 Pangasinan - Calasiao, Dagupan, Manaoag, Rosales, San Carlos, Umingan, Urdaneta...

Cordillera
05 Abra - Bangued
06 Benguet - Baguio

II Cagayan Valley
20 Cagayan
21 Isabela
22 Nueva Vizcaya

III Central Luzon
07 Bataan - ...
08 Bulacan - Malolos, Meycauayan, San Rafael, Santa Maria, SJDM...
09 Pampanga - Apalit, Bacolor, Guagua, San Fernando, San Simon, Santo Tomas
10 Tarlac - ...
11 Zambales - Iba, Palauig, San Antonio, San Felipe, San Narciso, Capones Island

NCR
12 Metro Manila

IV Calabarzon
13 Batangas - Lipa, San Jose, Sto Tomas, Talisay, Tanauan
14 Cavite - Kawit, Cavite City, Tagaytay
15 Laguna - Bay, Calamba, Liliw, Los Baños, Lumban, Mabitac, Magdalena, Nagcarlan, Paete, Pagsanjan, Pakil, Pangil, Pila, San Pablo, San Pedro, Santa Rosa
16 Rizal - Angono, Antipolo, Baras, Binangonan, Cainta, Morong, Tanay, Taytay
17 Quezon - Lucban, Sariaya, Tayabas

VII Central Visayas
18 Bohol - Baclayon, Carmen, Dauis, Loay, Loboc, Panglao, Tagbilaran...
19 Cebu - Cebu City, Lapulapu, Mandaue

well they would be...

1. Metro Manila
2. Rizal
3. Laguna
4. Batangas
5. Bulacan
6. Zambales
7. Pampanga
8. Cavite
9. Zambales
10. Bataan
11. Tarlac
12. Pangasinan
13. Ilocos Norte
14. Ilocos Sur
15. La Union
16. Albay
17. Camarines Sur
18. Occidental Mindoro
19. Leyte
20. Palawan
21. Nueva Ecija
22. Benguet

I was born and raised in Manila, resided in both Manila and Quezon City and worked for short durations in Makati and Pasig/Mandaluyong.

I have visited the following:

LUZON

Batanes
Bataan
Batangas
Benguet
Bulacan
Cagayan
Cavite
Ilocos Norte and Sur
Laguna
La Union
Mindoro
Nueva Ecija
Palawan
Pampangga
Pangasinan
Quezon (formerly Tayabas)
Rizal
Tarlac
Zambales

VISAYAS
Cebu
Leyte
Samar

MINDANAO
Bukidnon
Cagayan De Oro

1. Ilocos Norte - namasyal lang pero bata pa ako non.

2. Ilocos Sur - my family's origin (father side) is in Sta. Catalina so we used to go there to visit some relatives.

3. La Union - i was a member of our school choir during elementary days and we participated in regional competitions held in San Fernando.

4. Benguet - studied/lived in Baguio for 3 yrs; been to La Trinidad as well

5. Tarlac - drum and lyre competition (Moncada)

6. Pampanga - nung wala pang Jollibee sa pangasinan, sa Dau, Mabalacat kami pumupunta.

7. Nueva Ecija - may tito ako sa Zaragoza (Carmen)

8. Bulacan - may binisitang kamag-anak

9. MM

10. Laguna - my ex is from San Pablo; school trip to Mt. Makiling/Calamba/UPLB

11. Cavite - Tagaytay

12. Cebu - went to visit my uncle who lives in Mandaue City; been to Cebu City (SM, downtown); Mactan Airport

13. Surigao del Sur - Tandag, my mom's hometown

14. Agusan del Norte - we took the Superferry in Butuan port back to Luzon.

LUZON

Bataan
Batangas
Benguet
Bulacan
Cavite
Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Sur
Laguna
La Union
Mindoro Oriental
Mountain
Pampangga
Pangasinan
Quezon
Rizal
Tarlac
Zambales

VISAYAS
Cebu

MINDANAO
Davao (Davao City only--- so none of the provinces)

The provinces I really want to go to are Batanes and Iloilo.

nde ako ganon kalayas....never been outside luzon

bulacan
bataan
batangas
cavite
la union
laguna
pampanga
pangasinan
rizal
Tarlac
zambales

i want to go to
palawan
cebu
davao

mmm lemme see

1.Metro manila
2.Laguna
3.Cavite
4.Batangas
5.Lipa
6.Quezon
7.Camarines Sur
8.Camarines Norte
9.Sorsogon
10.Albay
11. Tarlac
12.Pampanga
13. Baguio
14.Quirino
15.Isabela del sur
16.Bataan
17. Bulacan
18. Isabela del norta
19. La union
20. Urdaneta
21. Pangasinan
22. Rizal
23. Nueva Ecija
24. Nueva Viscaya
25.Negros Occidental
26.Negros Oriental
27. Iloilo
28.Bohol
29. Cebu
30. North Cotabato
31. South Cotabato
32. Aurora

.... I think that's it...

METRO MANILA

LUZON

Cavite (Trece Martirez, Cavite City, etc)
Batagas (Batangas,Tagaytay,Taal, Lipa, etc.)
Laguna (almost all over Laguna)
Pampanga (San Fernando, Angeles, Clark, etc)
Pangasinan (Urdaneta, Dagupan)
Mt Province (Baguio)
Bataan (Mariveles)
Nueva Ecija (Cabanatuan, Munoz, etc)
Tarlac (Tarlac, Luisita, etc)
Bulacan (almost all over Bulacan)
Zambales (Olangapo City)
La Union
Rizal (almost all over Rizal)


VISAYAS

Iloilo (90% of Iloilo)
Negros Occidental (Bacolod, etc)
Negros Oriental (Dumaguete)
Aklan (Kalibo, Boracay, etc)
Capiz (Roxas, etc)
Guimaras (Jordan, Buenavista, etc)
Cebu (Cebu, Lapu-lapu, Mandaue)


MINDANAO

Zamboanga del Sur (Zamboanga City)
Misamis Oriental (Cagayan de Oro City)
Bukidnon


guess that's all I've seen for my 24 years living in the Philippines ... hehehe. I usually toured with my mom if not with the rest of the family.

i'm starting this for one reason, make me more aware of the filipino in me and tribal blood that flows in my veins. so to start, me:
from my father's side - kapampangan, ilokano, some chinese.
from my mother's side - dabawenyo, cebuano, mandaya, some spanish.

mama-cebuana
papa-manileno
ako-taong bundok

Dad is Ilocano (Narvacan, Ilocos Sur).
Mom is Ilongga (Bacolod, Negros Occidental).

I was born in Pasay City.
Childhood spent in Singapore and Bangkok.
My teenage days back in Metro Manila and then on to Chicago.
College and up to the present here in Orlando.

Italiano - half Ita, Half Ilocano! :jk:

dad - Ilocano from Nueva Ecija
mom - Chinese/Spanish/Moroccan from Mindoro --- labo!

^^ :lol: That was funny! Reminded me when my parents kid each other, my dad would say that he's FBI (Full-Blooded Ilocano) and my mom would counter that saying that she's NBI (Natural-Born Ilonggo). :colgate:

my Papa is Cebuano, my Mama is Ilongga (from Capiz actualy, diba Ilonnga din yun?) and they met in Luneta but I was conceived at Muntinlupa (sa labas ha)

^funny kiretoce, AMRAS may pahabol pang sa labas :lol:

Not tribe really but ethnicity, bloodline and geographical roots:

Father - Waray (Catbalogan, Samar), Malayo, Spanish, Chinese
Mother - Tagala/Manilena (Manila), Malayo, Chinese, Portuguese

Paternal Grandfather - Castillian Spanish-Insulare (Catbalogan, Samar)
Paternal Grandmother - Malayo-Chinese (Samar-Leyte)

Maternal Grandfather - Malayo-Chinese, Portuguese (Manila, roots from Pampangga)
Maternal Grandmother - Malayo, Spanish (Manila, roots from Bulacan)

Me - Manilena (Sampaloc kid, Marikina pre-teen, QC teen, Makati girl, New York survivalist)

Not tribe really but ethnicity, bloodline and geographical roots:

Father - Waray (Catbalogan, Samar), Malayo, Spanish, Chinese
Mother - Tagala/Manilena (Manila), Malayo, Chinese, Portuguese

Paternal Grandfather - Castillian Spanish-Insulare (Catbalogan, Samar)
Paternal Grandmother - Malayo-Chinese (Samar-Leyte)

Maternal Grandfather - Malayo-Chinese, Portuguese (Manila, roots from Pampangga)
Maternal Grandmother - Malayo, Spanish (Manila, roots from Bulacan)

Me - Manilena (Sampaloc kid, Marikina pre-teen, QC teen, Makati girl, New York survivalist)

wawaw, beri beri mix mix
:rofl:

father - cebuano born in davao during ww2
mother - cebuano born in ormoc, leyte

paternal granfather - macanese/cebuano from downtown cebu (i dunno where in the city exactly) wala akong contact sa mga relatives namin sa cebu.
paternal grandmother mother - cebuano from alegria, cebu

maternal grandfather - spanish/bisaya
maternal grandmother - bisayang haluhalo - waray, cebuano, surigaonon, boholano. haluhalo kasi kung magsalita.

ako? taong grasa.

Me?....TALONGGO!!! (Tagalog-Ilonggo)

Both my parents are from Negros Occidental but I was born in Manila.

I am full blooded Canadian. My wife always calls me up at home and says, Magsaing ka na diyan. Maglaba ka na diyan. Maglinis ka na diyan.

^buti dih magbunot, maglampaso, magpunas ng pasimano at magfloor wax ng sahig

Oh, I forgot to add that I descended from the Merovingian blood line.

i'm a full bloodied labrador retriever hehe.

Mother - Ilocano (Isabela)
Father - Tagalog (Laguna- San Pablo City)

my dad is ilonngo (negros occidental)
my mom's from davao.....

but I was born in makati, raised in manila, so that's like Luzon visayas and mindanao...

Tagalog/Kapampangan

dabawenyo/cebuano/maguindanao/kalagan/Jap

My dad - 75% Cebuano, 25% Hispanic
My mom - 50% Cebuana, 50% Chinese

My mom's dad - 100% Chinese born in Cebu
My mom's mom - Cebuana

My dad's dad - 50% Cebuano, 50% Hispanic
My dad's mom - full blooded Chinese

My mom's dad's dad - Long time ago in China
My mom's dad's mom - Long time ago in China

My dad's dad's parents - Francisco Baltazar clan

by the way,

Me - cold blooded animal

85-90ish% Ilonggo, whatever left is Spanish.

by the way,

Me - cold blooded animal

What? Not hot-blooded male?

Dad-Cebuano(San Fernando, Cebu)
Mom-Cebuana(Balamban or Asturias, Cebu)

I can be mistaken for Hispanic (by Hispanics, even). My doctor(filipino) was very surprise! <<gave me a blank stare when i told him i'm from Cebu :baeh3:

my dad is ilonngo (negros occidental)
my mom's from davao.....

but I was born in makati, raised in manila, so that's like Luzon visayas and mindanao...

i guess you're kinda like me....TALONGGO too huh?

What? Not hot-blooded male?

i can always morph into a hot-blooded male anytime but my primary identity is just too animalistic haha

gwapo blood. at least i like to think so

my mom's from pampanga. my grandfather in my dad's side has.. Laguna links I think, his wife (my grandma) has Bulacan connection. So I guess you can say I'm very tagalog.

i guess you're kinda like me....TALONGGO too huh?

yes, I don't even speak fluent hiligaynon...... :)

Oh, I forgot to add that I descended from the Merovingian blood line.

oh and I'm also a levite and sangreal....

interesting forum...especially since the question among pinoys here in Hawaii is usually "what part of the Ilokos are you from?"...anyway, my pedigree:
mom: Cebuano (Dumaguete)-Ilonggo (Molo)-Tagalog (Tayabas)
dad: Ilocano (Tarlac)-Tagalog (Malabon)

Oh, I forgot to add that I descended from the Merovingian blood line.


descendant ka ni Kristo... hehehehe...


mom - Chinese - Tagalog (Lolo from Amoy, Lola from Nueva Ecija)
dad - Chinese - Waray (Lolo from somewhere in China, Lola from Leyte)

interesting forum...especially since the question among pinoys here in Hawaii is usually "what part of the Ilokos are you from?"...anyway, my pedigree:
mom: Cebuano (Dumaguete)-Ilonggo (Molo)-Tagalog (Tayabas)
dad: Ilocano (Tarlac)-Tagalog (Malabon)

i also find it interesting there's a lot of ilokanos in kabacan, mindanao. there are also places that are ilonggo. not bad for an island second to luzon. i would love to think that mindanao is the most diverse culturally (aside from metro manila).

i'm a full bloodied labrador retriever hehe.

:lol: Hi cousin! I have more fur than u....

http://www.stonebrakerart.com/images/2nd%20layer/Golden-Retvr-Mel-ref.jpg

The only blood in me is the kind that I drink from your struggling, dying body.

my dad = Foreigner for Republic of Bohol

my mom = Leyte (Romualdez & Torres blood)

me
Born = Butuan City Mindanao
Live = Macau
Work = Hong Kong

and available

Bump.

Just thought I'd revive this thread since there are new Pinoy forumers here lately. :colgate:

^^ glad u do :)

i have less explored the country.. just went to:
Batangas
Cavite
Laguna
Las Piñas?
Manila

Gen. Santos City
Saranggani Province (Balut Island, Kiamba & Saranggani Proper)
Tagum City
Agusan
Kapalong

some drop offs..(considered ba to?)
Zamboanga
Cebu

wish to go to:
Boracay
Puerto Princesa (where Vietville is)
Palawan
Camiguin

haay..wish ko lang :sleepy:

MINDANAO

1. Butuan City Agusan Del Sur
2. Surigao
3. Cgayan De Oro
4. Davao
5. South Cotabato
6. North Cotabato
7. Iligan
8. Bukidnon
9. Jasaan
10. Gingoog

VISAYAS
1. Bohol
2. Cebu
3. Southern Leyte
4. Ormoc, Bay Bay, Tacloban, Bato, Palu

LUZON
1. Manila
2. Batangas
3. Laguna
4. Cavite
5. Bulacan
6. Pampanga
7. Pangasinan
8. Tarlac
9. Bataan
10. Olongapo
11. Lucena

Cebu, Cavite, Rizal, Samar, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Aklan, Misamis Occidental, Lanao del Norte, Davao del Norte

ako cebu at manila lang, boring pamilya namin eh :lol:

pahabol... napunta ko na rin pala North Cotabato like Kidapawan, Midsayap, Alamada, Magpet & Kabacan..

Provinces ive been too in order of most beautiful to not so....
Cebu
Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Sur
Zambales
La Union
Cavite LAguna
South Cotabato
Tarlac
Abra

Wish to go to:
Palawan
Davao
Mindoro
and ultimately in Batanes

hmmmm, agusan, misamis, all of davao, cotabato provinces, zamboanga, cebu.

have you guys tried taking the philtranco from davao to manila? it's worth the trip.

wow, pinaghalong parendyer. hihihihihi.

Bump again! :colgate:

Anyone want to give this thread a try?

Hmmm...let's see

Benguet
Ilocos Norte
La Union
Tarlac
Pampanga
Nueva Ecija
Bulacan
Zambales
Batanes (is that a province, or part of Ilocos Norte?)
Laguna
Cavite
Batangas
Negros Occidental
Cebu
forgot Mindoro Oriental

^^ Batanes is a separate province, capital is Basco.

^^ oh! Thanks Kimber!

stayed at least 1 night in each province for vacation. I love to travel...
1. Ilocos Norte
2. Ilocos Sur
3. La Union
4. Mt. Province
5. Pangasinan
6. Tarlac
7. Zambales
8. Bataan
9. Pampanga
10. Bulacan
11. Nueva Ecija
12. Cavite
13. Laguna
14. Batangas
15. Quezon
16. Mindoro Oriental
17. Mindoro Occidental
18. Cebu
19. Camiguin
20. Misamis Oriental
21. Bukidnon
22. North Cotabato
23. South Cotabato
24. Sarrangani
25. Misamis Occidental
26. Zamboanga Del Norte
27. Davao del Norte
28. Lanao del Norte

I noticed that there are more travelers to the west coast (Ilocos region) of northern Luzon than on the east coast (Cagayan Valley region).

I noticed that there are more travelers to the west coast (Ilocos region) of northern Luzon than on the east coast (Cagayan Valley region).

It's more accessible kasi

and more interesting. they get more publicity than the eastern provinces. often the only time the eastern provinces get into the news is if there is a typhoon.

stayed at least 1 night in each province for vacation. I love to travel...
1. Ilocos Norte
2. Ilocos Sur
3. La Union
4. Mt. Province
5. Pangasinan
6. Tarlac
7. Zambales
8. Bataan
9. Pampanga
10. Bulacan
11. Nueva Ecija
12. Cavite
13. Laguna
14. Batangas
15. Quezon
16. Mindoro Oriental
17. Mindoro Occidental
18. Cebu
19. Camiguin
20. Misamis Oriental
21. Bukidnon
22. North Cotabato
23. South Cotabato
24. Sarrangani
25. Misamis Occidental
26. Zamboanga Del Norte
27. Davao del Norte
28. Lanao del Norte

what the hell do you do for life, one night each province, yeah right

what the hell do you do for life, one night each province, yeah right

i never went out of manila except to my province and baguio when i lived there. so whenever i go back to the phil. for vacation, i make it a point to visit one or two new places. i did mindanao three times. i drove one of our two-car convoy from cagayan de oro to camuguin, davao and dapitan spending a night or so at each "tourist spot'.

good thing u remind me, gota learn how to use stick, only 6 more months

good thing u remind me, gota learn how to use stick, only 6 more months

u going to the phil. man? more convenient to drive an automatic than a stick, which is what i do when i am there. the stop and go traffic specially in manila can really test your patience.

^true!!! i heard they have an automatic over there now w/c is very unusual because mostly car that was made here is automatic even in the 80s.

Ito lang ang nadalaw ko. Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan, Pampanga, La Union, Baguio/Benguet at Zambales kung saan ang erpat ko.

Provinces I've visited (including MM):
1. Metro Manila

LUZON
2. La Union
3. Benguet
4. Pangasinan
5. Zambales
6. Tarlac
7. Pampanga
8. Bataan
9. Bulacan
10. Cavite
11. Laguna
12. Batangas

VISAYAS
13. Cebu

MINDANAO
--none--

My plan's next year...
To visit.
1. Albay
2. Davao
3. Bohol
4. Aklan (Boracay)
5. Ilocos Norte
6. Ilocos Sur
7. Kalinga
8. Apayao
9. Ifugao
10. Nueva Ecija
11. Rizal
12. Quezon
13. Camarines Norte
14. Camarines Sur
15. Sorsogon

I've been to:

-Batangas
-Laguna
-Cavite
-Quezon
-Pampanga
-Tarlac
-Zambales
-Bulacan
-Rizal
-Nueva Ecija

...konting konti pa lang sya :(

actually.. most of those places are actually in the mega manila area....

Bump! :colgate:

nakakahiya naman magpost dito...

so eto ang list ko...

1. BATANES
2. BATANGAS
3. BULACAN
4. BATAAN
5. BAGUIO
6. CAVITE (home town!)
7. CAGAYAN
8. PAMPANGA
9. ILOCOS
10. QUIRINO
11. MINDORO
12. TAGAYTAY
13. LAGUNA
14. RIZAL
15. QUEZON
16. MANILA??
17. TARLAC
18. ZAMBALES
err un lng natatandaan ko...

1. Metro Manila
2. Bulacan
3. Pampanga
4. Tarlac
5. Pangasinan
6. La Union
7. Ilocos Sur
8. Ilocos Norte
9. Laguna
10. Batangas
11. Cavite
12. Quezon
13. Rizal
14. Benguet
15. Camarines Sur
16. Albay
17. Catanduanes
18. Mindoro Oriental
19. Palawan
20. Aklan
21. Cebu
22. Bohol
23. Zambales

:)

Does Benguet = Mountain Province?

Bump again! :colgate:

Anyone want to give this thread a try?
what's with the bumps

They feel good.

^you get that after spending too much time in ssc

Does Benguet = Mountain Province?

ang alam ko Baguio sa Benguet and Sagada sa Mountain Province..

They feel good.
they do, along with them lumps :yes: (specially Fergie's , yum)

i'm ashamed to say I've only been to these provinces:

1 - Laguna - where I was born
2- Metro Manila - lived there when I was a kid, unavoidable NAIA
3 - Albay - where I lived
4- Sorsogon
5- Camarines Sur
6- Camarines Norte
7- Quezon
8- Batangas - punta baluarte
9- Baguio (what does province does it belong to ???)
I passed through these on the way to Baguio LOL-do they count??
10) Bulacan
11) Pampanga
12 Tarlac
13 Pangasinan
14 La Union

i never went out of manila except to my province and baguio when i lived there. so whenever i go back to the phil. for vacation, i make it a point to visit one or two new places. i did mindanao three times. i drove one of our two-car convoy from cagayan de oro to camuguin, davao and dapitan spending a night or so at each "tourist spot'.

I should try this "province-hopping" next time. We're always going to the same places: Manila- Bicol, Bicol-Manila....

Places I visited:

Baguio
Pangasinan
Laguna
Batangas
Mindoro
Zambales
Bulacan
Rizal
Bataan
Tarlac
Pampanga
Capiz
Iloilo
Aklan (Boracay)
Sarangani (General Santos)
Davao City
Davao Sur
Sultan Kudarat (oo, Inakyat pa namin ng tita ko yung bundok doon -sa dinadaanan ng mga MILF at naligo doon sa Marguez Hot Springs wow. hahaha) Sama kayo? Who's from Tacurong City? or Isulan?

good thing u remind me, gota learn how to use stick, only 6 more months

sticks are fun. Its a little confusing for a while but youll get the hang of it as you keep practicing.

been to

misamis oriental
lanao del norte
bukidnon
cebu
bohol
negros occidental
masbate
laguna
batangas
cavite
rizal
quezon
pangasinan

^ iwas wondering first what kinda stick u qouted me from, or what was i trying to say. ye manual, still dont know how. it still sucks because i dont know anyone that has a manual transmission

Does Benguet = Mountain Province?

Benguet and Mountain Province are separate entities.

Benguet, capital is La Trinidad.
Mountain Province, capital is Bontoc.

what's with the bumps

That's SSC lingo. You "bump" up a long-forgotten thread from the list of threads in the forum. Get it? Got it? Good! :colgate:

hmmm, been to:
davao del sur
davao province
compostela valley
davao oriental
agusan del sur
agusan del norte
surigao del norte
misamis
zamboanga
so. cotabato
maguindanao
sarangani
cebu
sultan kudarat
laguna
batangas

can i also include yung mga dinaanan ng philtranco from davao to manila. hihihi.

ayan lang ata.

That's SSC lingo. You "bump" up a long-forgotten thread from the list of threads in the forum. Get it? Got it? Good! :colgate:
i think hes reffering about those things underneath your chin, hehehe just :jk:

i think hes reffering about those things underneath your chin, hehehe just :jk:
stubble?

here's mine... its kinda funny nga eh because ive only been to few provinces in the philippines... but i travel a lot outside the philippines.... sooo. here's my list?

Leyte
Southern Leyte
Cebu
Negros Oriental
Negros Occindental
Metro Manila
Samar
Eastern Samar
Biliran


thats it... mostly from my neighboring provinces... funny eh!

same here. ive only been to luzon :(

Batangas
Benguet
Bulacan
Cavite
Ilocos Sur
La Union
Metro Manila
Mindoro Oriental
Nueva Ecija (took the alternate route to Baguio due to lahar in Pampanga, early 90s lol)
Quezon
Pampanga
Pangasinan
Rizal
Zambales

Northernmost prov ive been to is Ilocos Sur (Vigan)
Southernmost is Mindoro Oriental (Puerto Galera)

should we include those provinces we pass through but not intently think that youve been through :D

That's what I did with my list!

here's my list

1. cebu
2. bantayan island.
3. dumaguete
4. bais
5. bohol
6. maasin
7. ozamiz
8. iligan
9. pagadian
10. surigao (not sure if it was norte or sur)

MINDANAO
Camiguin

VISAYAS
Cebu
Bohol
Neg. Oriental
Leyte

LUZON
Masbate
Albay
Sorsogon

should I include Manila?

here's the provinces na napuntahan ko na na naaalala ko:

- pampanga (my hometown)
- manila (my second home)
- Cebu (my vacation place)
- Tarlac
- Zambales
- Bataan
- Bulacan
- Nueva Ecija
- Rizal
- Cavite
- Laguna
- Batangas
- la union

this sucks but ive only been to cebu, negros, bohol, manila and pangasinan, anyone has less than this :cry:

wait is antipolo is in quezon province then we can add this ;)

i always like going to cebu!!! pero last kong pumunta dun eh summer of 2004...

wait is antipolo is in quezon province then we can add this ;)

FYI, Antipolo is in Rizal province. :colgate:

this sucks but ive only been to cebu, negros, bohol, manila and pangasinan, anyone has less than this :cry:

wait is antipolo is in quezon province then we can add this ;)

Sadly...yes :fiddle:

Sadly...yes :fiddle:
what can I do, asal tsinay Mama ko eh

Does anyone have a map breakdown of the provinces? The only place I visited in the Philippines was in and around MM and we also went to Tagaytay...we were going to go to Ilocos Sur but chickened out because our place there is haunted lol.

this sucks but ive only been to cebu, negros, bohol, manila and pangasinan, anyone has less than this :cry:

wait is antipolo is in quezon province then we can add this ;)
dude ive only been to camarines sur, nueva ecija, masbate, manila. ive less!

Negros Oriental (hometown)
Masbate (birthplace)
Cebu (father's place)
Negros Occidental
Guimaras
Iloilo
Capiz
Aklan
Leyte
Davao
Batangas
Laguna
Cavite
Metro Manila (kasali pa?)
Bulacan
Pampanga
Zambales
Pangasinan
Ilocos Sur
....... that's all

Does anyone have a map breakdown of the provinces? The only place I visited in the Philippines was in and around MM and we also went to Tagaytay...we were going to go to Ilocos Sur but chickened out because our place there is haunted lol.

As per your request. :colgate:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2a/Ph_regions_and_provinces.png

this sucks but ive only been to cebu, negros, bohol, manila and pangasinan, anyone has less than this :cry:

wait is antipolo is in quezon province then we can add this ;)

so antipolo daw yung rizal province. oh yeh, forgot to mention laguna

sandali yung Naia nasa Cavite ba, so ive been to cavite too :lol:

its keep on coming and coming

dude ive only been to camarines sur, nueva ecija, masbate, manila. ive less!

i thought you're from Legazpi? that's Albay

Oh I forgot to include Rizal province in my list, Tigs post reminded me- been to Antipolo 2 or 3 times!

i thought you're from Legazpi? that's Albay
oh home town's included? i thought it was a given hehehee

Ciao matteo - more fondue tonight?

As per your request. :colgate:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2a/Ph_regions_and_provinces.png

Thanks for the map.
I guess I've been to the National Capital Region (Manila?), Laguna, Cavite and Batangas.

Thanks for the map.
I guess I've been to the National Capital Region (Manila?), Laguna, Cavite and Batangas.

you have plans? hehehe, try philtranco from davao to manila.

you have plans? hehehe, try philtranco from davao to manila.

that's what I wanna do - any idea how long that trip takes? 3 days?

that's what I wanna do - any idea how long that trip takes? 3 days?
kala ko 1 week

similar note: one of my mom's older friend said she came here sa US in 1964 ata yun. nagbarko daw sya from manila to san francisco 30 days!

you have plans? hehehe, try philtranco from davao to manila.

No plans to go back in the near future...those are just based on my visit in 2001. I don't really see myself returning to the phils for a while since most of my family is in NA now and my tagalog is very limited...I wish I had gotten the chance to veer more outside of MM while i was there.

kala ko 1 week

similar note: one of my mom's older friend said she came here sa US in 1964 ata yun. nagbarko daw sya from manila to san francisco 30 days!

Wow she must be truly ancient! 83? :jk:

my aunt first came to London in '69 - one of the first ones here

^actually our first is my aunt but she went to toronto first before applying to chicago but this was like in the mid 60s, and all by herself

kala ko 1 week

similar note: one of my mom's older friend said she came here sa US in 1964 ata yun. nagbarko daw sya from manila to san francisco 30 days!

Well back in the 60's mahal pa siguro ang airtravel. wow.

my grandaunt, who's 88, came to the US in 1960, nagbarko rin. heto kasama ko siya ngayon dito sa bahay, malakas pa rin. sermon dito, sermon doon (sigh).

Bump! :colgate:

What's with all the bumping kiretoce? you miss the old threads? :)

^ he likes grinding too :lol: get it? bumping and grinding? hwhwahwawa! i crack myself up sometimes! :colgate:

ooooooh ram drank a bit too much coca cola

1.cavite
2.rizal
3.laguna
4.aklan
5.cebu
6.ilocos
7.pampanga
8.benguet
9.pangasinan
10.zambales
11.batangas
12.bulacan
13.palawan
14.mindoro
15.bicol
16.iloilo
17.capiz
18.NCR :lol:

What's with all the bumping kiretoce? you miss the old threads? :)
I was bored to tears yesterday. :colgate:

^ he likes grinding too :lol: get it? bumping and grinding? hwhwahwawa! i crack myself up sometimes! :colgate:
:hahano: Laughing by yourself can get you committed into a mental institution! :lol: :jk: Peace! :nocrook:

My dad is from Zambeles so I don't know how to call it but Zambaleno :D

My mom is Melakan and Portuguese :)

papa = 50% pangasinense, 50% ilocano
mama = surigaonon (is that the right term for the people of surigao?)

Oh, I forgot to add that I descended from the Merovingian blood line.

grabe, French royalty ka pala Lili! :eek2:

you should be addressed Votre Altesse from now on!

the mother is confusing- tagalogs, chinos, pangalatoks and ilocanos. the father is easier- ilocanos only but from different places (ilocos sur, nueva ecija and even mindanao)

they're both from makati though. so i never really had a province to visit. :(

my mom's dad: 100% chinese
my mom's mom: 100% chinese (we visited her province two years ago, but I forgot the name lol), she doesn't even have an english name

my dad's dad: 100% chinese, I think his dad has 2 wives, a Filipino and a Chinese one
my dad's mom: 100% chinese

me:
100% Chinese in Blood, 110% pinoy in thinking hehehhehe

ey ilang percent ang chinese sa ica? malapit ba sa 100%?

1. pangasinan (home province)
2. benguet
3. la union
4. ilocos sur
5. ilocos norte
6. isabela
7. tarlac
8. zambales
9. bataan
10.rizal
11.cavite
12.laguna
13.batangas
14.quezon
15.camarines norte
16.camarines sur
17.sorsogon
18.albay
19.northern samar
20.cebu
21.iloilo
22.negros occidental
23.davao
24.zamboanga
25.nueva ecija
26.nueva viscaya
27.bulacan
28.metromanila

my mom's dad: 100% chinese
my mom's mom: 100% chinese (we visited her province two years ago, but I forgot the name lol), she doesn't even have an english name

my dad's dad: 100% chinese, I think his dad has 2 wives, a Filipino and a Chinese one
my dad's mom: 100% chinese

me:
100% Chinese in Blood, 110% pinoy in thinking hehehhehe

Looks like the casting for a "Mano Po" movie! :lol: :jk: Peace! :nocrook:

my mum's dad : 50%spanish ,,.. kaya mistisa mama ko.. hndi nga lang ako nagmana ,, haha

my late lola: pure pinoy. .. cebuano

dad's side
lola : masbateno
lolo :cebuano.. i think,,

my mom's dad: kastila and pinoy from cebu...
my mom's mom: kastila and pinoy from cebu...

my dad's dad: pure kapampangan...
my dad's mom: pure kapampangan...

my mom: cebuano and part kastila na rin cguro...
my dad: pure kapampangan in blood!!!!

me: kapampangan with a mix of cebuano...

AB negative.

^^ me... AB positive... royal blood tayo!!

Bneg lang ako :cry:

I don't know my bloodtype. They told me before when I donated blood but I forgot

ako di pwede magdonate kase pag type AB bihira lng daw yun...

I don't even think you can donate to someone like me because I'm RH neg. But i think I can donate for you.

I'm type O so that means I can donate to everyone but receive only from fellow Os....or maybe it's the other way round...I can't remember LOL

My AB neg blood is half Ilocano, half Tagalog.

The Tagalog part is from Malabon and from Tanauan, Batangas.

The Ilocano is from Sarat or Batac or something like that.

my mom's dad: 100% chinese
my mom's mom: 100% chinese (we visited her province two years ago, but I forgot the name lol), she doesn't even have an english name

my dad's dad: 100% chinese, I think his dad has 2 wives, a Filipino and a Chinese one
my dad's mom: 100% chinese

me:
100% Chinese in Blood, 110% pinoy in thinking hehehhehe

But how about Chinese, are you 100% Fujianese :D

Majority Ilonggo with some Spanish.

ey ilang percent ang chinese sa ica? malapit ba sa 100%?

yeah almost siguro mga 80% hehehehehe

Looks like the casting for a "Mano Po" movie! Peace!

very funny :weird: that movie is so crappy and exhaggerated...lol hahahhaha the portrayal of the chinese there....is well....weird heheeh :rotflmao: hahahah but I do admit there is some truth to the movie...some little truth that is hehehehe...

Wanch: yup I'm Fujianese lol

thanks.

Mine is O+, the "universal donor." Anyone in need of a donation? :lol:

My AB neg blood is half Ilocano, half Tagalog.

The Tagalog part is from Malabon and from Tanauan, Batangas.

The Ilocano is from Sarat or Batac or something like that.

Wow, you're part Ilocano too! Can you speak/understand it?

No... I only know a few words.

I can say shit. Taki.
I can say I love you. Ay ay aten ka.
I can say I'm your youngest son. Burudik nyo.

I used to ask my dad to teach me but he was afraid I'd learn all wrong since he was born and raised in Sampaloc.

my lolo-spanish
my lolahalf/purepinoy,half spanish

so ako tao nyan.

Bump! :colgate:

the great mr bumper himself. hehehe. still at it mr kimber sir?

ano yata ako eh hadoken, oryuken at sonicboom minsan rin yata ta-tatiger uppercut

These are the provinces that i've visited:
1. Metro Manila
2. Quezon
3. Laguna
4. Batangas
5. Rizal
6. Cavite
7. Bulacan
8. Zambales
9. Pampanga
10. Bataan
11. Tarlac
12. Pangasinan
13. Ilocos Norte
14. Ilocos Sur
15. La Union
16. CAR
17. Camarines Sur
18. Marinduque
19. Iloilo
20. Guimaras
21. Nueva Ecija
22. Benguet

me...

1. Laguna
2. Batangas
3. Cavite
4. Bulacan
5. Zambales
6. Pampanga
7. Pangasinan
8. anong province ang Baguio?
9. Cebu
10. Bohol
11. Rizal
12. Quezon

^^ Baguio is in Benguet

Here's what I'm made of:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f195/bel1river/dna.jpg lol!

Seriously:

Paternal Lolo: FBI from Umingan, Pangasinan
Paternal Lola: Tagalog/Tsino/Spanish from Malolos, Bulacan

Maternal Lolo: Tagalog from Bulacan
Maternal Lola: Tagalog from San Antonio, Nueva Ecija

Bump! :colgate:

1.cebu
2.bohol
3.masbate
4.batangas
5.laguna
6.quezon province
7.camarines norte
8.south cotabato
9.north cotabato
10.saranggani
11.davao del sur
12.davao del norte

1. Panggasinan
2. Cavite
3. Bulacan
4. Abra
5. Ilocos Sur
6. Ilocos Norte
7. La Union
8. Quezon
9. Laguna
10. Batanggas
11. Capiz
12. Aklan
13. Mindoro
14. Rizal
15. Baguio
16. Bataan
17. Pampangga

Hey Normand! Did you noticed that you typer double "gg" in Pangasinan, Batangas and Pampanga?

lolz. it's a disorder. the double g syndrome

Benguet(Baguio)
Quezon
Isabela
Nueva Ecija
Nueva Vizcaya
Pangasinan
Pampanga
Laguna
Bulacan

NCR
1. Metro Manila

Region VII
2. Cebu

Region III
3. Bulacan
4. Pampanga
5. Tarlac
6. Zambales
7. Bataan
8. Nueva Ecija
9. Aurora

Calabarzon
10. Laguna
11. Cavite
12. Batangas
13. Rizal
14. Quezon

Region I
15. La Union
16. Pangasinan
17. Ilocos Sur

CAR
18. Mountain Province
19. Benguet

1. Bulacan
2. Tarlac
3. Nueva Ecija
4. Nueva Vizcaya
5. Isabela
6. Cagayan
7. Benguet
8. Ifugao
9. Pangasinan
10. La Union
11. Ilocos Sur
12. Ilocos Norte
13. Laguna
14. Batangas
15. Cavite
16. Quezon
17. Rizal
18. Iloilo
19. Bacolod
20. Mindoro Occ ? (Puerto Galera)
21. NCR
22. Palawan

LUZON
1. Ilocos Norte
2. Ilocos Sur
3. Cagayan Province?
4. Pangasinan
5. Pampanga
6. Bulacan
7. National Capital Region
8. Laguna
9. Batangas
10. Cavite

VISAYAS
1. Bohol
2. Cebu
3. Siquijor
4. Negros Oriental
5. Leyte
6. Iloilo

MINDANAO
1. Misamis Oriental (Cagayan de Oro)
2. Bukidnon (Malaybalay and Valencia)
3. Agusan del Norte (Butuan City)
4. South Cotabato Province (GenSan and Koronadal)
5. Davao City doesn't belong to any province but sometimes it's under Davao del Sur (statistically)
6. Davao del Norte (Tagum)
7. Davao del Sur (Digos)
8. Zamboanga del Sur (Zamboanga City)
9. Cotabato City (confusing if what province sya na belong)
10. Compostela Valley

Baguio
Pangasinan
Laguna
Metro Manila
Negros Oriental



Ang dami ano? hehehe. i just love the comforts of my province that's why i dont travel a lot. :D

^^ la pa ka kaadto sa akong province diay mark? try to visit bohol bai, it's nice and very accessible for cebuanos like u... :)

I really like traveling to different places... hopefully i get to visit more provinces in the future. ;)

LUZON
1. NCR
2. Rizal
3. Laguna
4. Benguet
5. Pampanga
6. Nueva Ecija
7. Tarlac
8. Bulacan
9. Batangas
10. Cavite
11. Camarines Norte
12. Camarines Sur
13. Albay

VISAYAS
14. Negros Oriental
15. Negros Occidental
16. Cebu
17. Bohol

MINDANAO
18. Davao del Sur
19. Davao del Norte
20. Misamis Oriental
21. Bukidnon
22. South Cotabato
23. Lanao del Sur

Hopefully, i get to add Siquijor and Surigao by the end of July. ;)

gusto ko sana pumunta sa:
tawi-tawi
basilan
sulu
kidapawan
sultan kudarat
maguindanao
abra
mountain province
kalinga-apayao
batanes
palawan
surigao

been to yloilo, my hometown (lol)

next to capiz then to guimaras

gone to visit manila

got stuck to change a ship in bacolod for a ship bounding from manila to bacolod to yloilo (managed to be in bacolod port for 5-10 minutes only *take note, 5-10 minutes only - how long is that?*) puno na kasi ang barko papuntang yloilo, wala na, bacolod na lang ang next choice

then to cebu

then to manila again

managed to go to aklan for boracay (how far is that, at last ive managed to set foot in aklan, after more than 20 years in panay island)

love the city of baguio, looks fantastic

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i wanted to visit cebu again, as my promise to the basilic, i hope ive got enough money to cater my visit there...

the infamous zamboanga i wanted to visit too...

antique is the only place in my home island where i havent set foot... wish i could visit it someday

Where are your family roots in the Philippines? You can actually have more than one root (mother's side, father's side and so on) Feel free to discuss anything related to this matter. :cheers:

If you don't know which region your province(s) belong(s) to, you may refer to this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions_of_the_Philippines

sorsogon(mother) and tarlac(father).

i hate going to tarlac coz i get bored. no cable tv's and telephones.
i used to go to bicol every summer vacation but this past 2 years, i didnt have much time to visit.

Mother's Side:
Grandfather - CEBU (Region VII)
Grandmother - BOHOL (Region VII)

Father's Side:
Grandfather - PAMPANGA (Region III)
Grandmother - MINDORO ORIENTAL (Region IV-B/MIMARO)

Mother's Side:
Grandfather - BOHOL - Mabini (Region VII)
Grandmother - Quezon - Calauag (Region IV-A)

Father's Side:
Grandfather - BOHOL - Garcia-Hernandez (Region VII)
Grandmother - BOHOL - Garcia-Hernandez (Region VII)

Grew up in Paranaque and in Baltimore.

kabikolan, kabisayaan, katagalugan...

Mother's Side:
Grandfather - Cebu - Cedeño
Grandmother - Davao - Vismanos

Father's Side:
Grandfather - Krypton then Tarlac - Salise
Grandmother - Bicol - Garcia

Grew up in Smallville then Davao

^ :lol: krypton

Mama:
Mama's mama: Cebu city (central visayan)
Mama's papa: Pinamungahan, Cebu (central visayan)

Papa
Papa inay: Pulilan, Bulacan (ewan ko kung central luzon 'to :dunno: but im putting that as of now)
Papa ama: Binondo, sta cruz (NCR)

grew up in sampaloc, manila :scouserd:

Father
Grandpa - Clarin-Cimafranca from Dauis, Bohol (Originally Cebuano though)
Grandma - Bangcasan-Revil from Baclayon, Bohol

Mother
Grandpa - Enriquez (Lubao, Pampanga)
Grandma - Ilejay (Malinao, Aklan)

PURONG PURONG CAPAMPANGAN even up to my great grandfather (he was Spanish, my great granny was Filipino), my great great grandparents are Spanish.

ang dami din palang galing sa bohol, i just realized

Father - Legazpi City
Mother - Guinobatan, Albay
:)

Mother - Manila
Father - Samar

MOTHER'S SIDE:
Grandfather: Tondo, Manila - Pampangga
Grandmother: Sampaloc, Manila - Hagonoy, Bulacan

FATHER'S SIDE:
Grandfather: Catbalogan, Samar - somewhere in Spain
Grandmother: Guian, Leyte - Manila

I was born in Sampaloc, Manila. Childhood days were spent in Manila. Pre-teen in Marikina. Teen years in Quezon City. Had a stint in Makati and Ortigas. Now, based in NY.

Haha, i had to call and verify with my parents for this. So i was right. I have Bicolano roots.. but Leyteno instead of Cebuano. :D

Mother's Side:
Grandfather: Daraga, Albay
Grandmother: Jaro, Leyte - Edinburgh, Scotland

Father's Side:
Grandfather: Malolos, Bulacan - Pagbilao, Quezon
Grandmother: Lucena, Quezon

<-- born in Quezon City, raised in Metro Manila.
Based in Toronto, Canada now.

Daraga/Legazpi, Albay
San Isidro, Nueva Ecija

optional: Lagos, Nigeria; Croatia

Mother: Manila
Father: Pampangga

Mother's side:
Grandmother: Bulacan (Hong Kong/China)
Grandfather: Cavite

Father's Side:
Grandmother: Pampangga
Grandfather: Pampangga (Spain)

I was born in Mandaluyong.
Alabang when i was a baby.
Raised in Quezon City.
Moved to Cali during "pre-teen"
Now in Las Vegas. :)

Mother
MORONG, RIZAL, PHILIPPINES
(Grandparents from the same place)

Father
MORONG, RIZAL, PHILIPPINES
(Grandparents from the same place)

Me? Born and raised in the Tampa Bay Area, Florida.

What is MIMARO again?

Miki, Mami, Relleno, Okoy?

mom: mandaluyong
dad: pasay/ las pinas

maternal grandma: nabua, camarines sur
maternal grandpa: nabua, camarines sur

paternal grandma: bataan
paternal grandpa: bacoor, cavite

born in quezon city, raised in las pinas, spent and still spending the most crucial years of my teenage years here in las vegas.

Mom: Bulacan
Dad: Iloilo

My Dad - Manila
My Mom - Leyte

I was born in Manila and raised in Cebu City

^parejo pala kayo ni chot (ramvingar) taga L.A, best friend mo si chot?

What is MIMARO again?

Miki, Mami, Relleno, Okoy?

Lol no, it's Mindoro (Occidental and Oriental), Marinduque and Romblon

Once again, please do check this link if you're unsure of the regions:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions_of_the_Philippines :)

Born in Metro Manila.
Dad is from Ilocos Sur.
Mom is from Negros Occidental.

Childhood was spent in Singapore.
High School years in the Philippines.
College years here in the United States.
Currently residing in Orlando, Florida.

^^ Lol, how complete. :okay:

Born here in Metro Manila.

Dad from Abra..
Mom from Cebu..

Mom-Manila

Mom's Father-Quezon City yata.
Mom's Mother-Bocaue, Bulacan

Dad-Nueva Ecija

Dad's Father-Isabela
Dad's Mother-Isabela

[G]erald™-Born in Manila, raised in Laguna.

^parejo pala kayo ni chot (ramvingar) taga L.A, best friend mo si chot?

Pareho kaming taga LA but we havn't met in person yet, I was hoping I could meet some of you guys when you meet up here for the San Francisco trip.

AAAH, youve been reading us :lol: anyway, ill get with chot about your request, transporter. ano ba nickname mo

My mom's from Pampanga, near San Simon and Sta Ana, we usually take the San Simon exit in NLEX then continue on for about 30-45 minutes straight until we reach Sta. Ana (with the church, palengke and the Jollibee) then continue for about 10 minutes.

My dad is from Pasay near Libertad, walking distance from Sta. Clara parish and school, the 7-11 and the cinemas and the mercury drug store:D

tigs, just call me "marbol" here :D, i'll let you know my nick if we ever meet soon hopefully

K marbol mama ko rin graduate din ng USC nung mid 70s :lol:

Basically, Mabalacat, Pampanga, Central Luzon (Region III)... BUT!

Mom: Mabalacat, Pampanga, Central Luzon (Region III)
Dad: Mabalacat, Pampanga, Central Luzon (Region III)
Grandparents (Mom's side): Mabalacat, Pampanga, Central Luzon (Region III)
Grandparents (dad's side): Mabalacat, Pampanga, Central Luzon (Region III)

Born in Angeles City, Pampanga, Central Luzon (Region III)

:D

K marbol mama ko rin graduate din ng USC nung mid 70s :lol:
ka batch ko pala mama mo :lol:

Paternal Grandmother - Bacolod
Paternal Grandfather - Shanghai, China

Maternal Grandmother - Cagayan de Oro City
Maternal Grandfather - Leyte

Mum - Cagayan de Oro City
Dad - Bacolod

Me - Born in Sampaloc, Manila and grew up in Sta. Cruz, Manila

Paternal Grandmother - Leyte
Paternal Grandfather - Cavite

Maternal Grandmother - Nueva Vizcaya
Maternal Grandfather - Batangas

Mum - Nueva Vizcaya
Dad - Cavite

Me - Born and raised in San Diego, CA. College years in Los Angeles, CA. Now residing back in San Diego.

Dad: Tagcawayan, Quezon
Mom: Pigcawayan, North Cotabato
Live: Meycauayan, Bulacan
Haven't been to Caoayan, Ilocos Sur but visited shortly Cauayan, Isabela

... and we haven't been engaged in any serious awayan.

^^ Oo nga ano? Panay --awayan/auayan yung roots mo. Or maybe it's more cawayan/cauayan/kawayan or bamboo.

Born in Manila
Mom: Bacolod
Dad: Kabankalan, Negros Occidental

Pre-school in Manila
Grade school in Bacolod
High school in Manila
Some college in Bacolod
Some college in London
Bachelor in Bacolod
Married in Talisay, Negros Occidental
Currently back in Metro Manila


Talonggo gid ya ah!

My Dad's side:

-My grandparents were from Sibonga (Cebu), then migrated to Digos City, Davao del Sur. My Dad was born in Digos.

My mom's side --> all from Bogo, Cebu.

Me -> Born in Cagayan de Oro City, grew up in Manila then in "Sugbo."

Dad is from Iloilo
Mom is from Davao

Yet my grandparents on both side are from Iloilo and Capiz.

Born in Manila and raised in Marikina,

Junior Years - NY
HS - NY
College- 2 years in Manila, 2 years in NY

Im now living in NYC.

Mom's side: Leyte, Pangasinan
Dad's side: Ilocos Sur, Lanao del Norte
Me: Born in Mandaue City, Cebu, but I've lived in various cities and towns all throughout LuViMin.

Dad is from Iloilo
Mom is from Davao

Yet my grandparents on both side are from Iloilo and Capiz.

Born in Manila and raised in Marikina,

Junior Years - NY
HS - NY
College- 2 years in Manila, 2 years in NY

Im now living in NYC.

Talonggo man gali ha!

there some people, here, in state that when they transffered from high school, they didnt have to go back two grades to suffice the junior or middle school. i wasnt one of those lucky one, and apparently askal82 (louie) wasnt one either, or else he left right after he graduate from elementary.

Paternal (biological) grandfather: Malabon, Rizal (at that time)
Paternal grandmother: Camiling, Tarlac
Paternal step-grandfather: Daraga, Albay

Maternal grandmother: Dumaguete, Negros Oriental
Maternal grandfather: Pari-an, Cebu
Maternal great-grandfather: Tayabas, Quezon
Maternal great-grandmother: Molo, Iloilo

Papa - Region 1 (Lola - Calasiao, Pangasinan:::Lolo - Sta. Catalina, Ilocos Sur)

Mama - Region 13 (Lola and Lolo - both from Surigao del Sur)

i was born and raised in Villasis, Pangasinan.

Paternal (biological) grandfather: Malabon, Rizal (at that time)
Paternal grandmother: Camiling, Tarlac
Paternal step-grandfather: Daraga, Albay

Maternal grandmother: Dumaguete, Negros Oriental
Maternal grandfather: Pari-an, Cebu
Maternal great-grandfather: Tayabas, Quezon
Maternal great-grandmother: Molo, Iloilo

I really should trace my roots like what you did Hawayano. I'm certain that my paternal great-grandfather and great-grandmother were from China and Bacolod but I still have to do some research where my maternal great-grandfather and great-grandmother came from.

Paternal grandfather: Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental
Great-grandfather: Leyte
Great-grandmother: Cebu

Paternal grandmother: Panglao, Bohol
Great-grandfather: ???
Great-grandmother: ???

Maternal grandmother: Argao, Cebu
Maternal great-grandfather: Carcar, Cebu
Maternal great-grandmother: Argao, Cebu

Maternal grandfather: Malita, Davao del Sur
Great-grandfather: Zamboanga City, Zamboanga Peninsula
Great-great grandfather: Gipuzkoa, Euskadi

Hawayano, since your grandfather was from Malabon and your great grandmother was from Molo, siguro lagi kang busog sa pancit.

lochinvar, anong nakain mo at naisip mo 'yan?

LOLS.

Talonggo man gali ha!

Very much! ;)

Paternal Grandmother: Bohol (with Spanish/Chinese idk percentages)
Paternal Grandfather: Bohol (75% Chinese from Xiamen)
Paternal Grandmother: Xiamen (Fokkien), China
Paternal Grandfather: Bohol (1/4 Spanish jew)
Mom: Bohol
Dad: Bohol

I have no clue why they chose to settle in a remote location like bohol 0_o

And I have significant Chinese admixture (my mom knew how to speak "Fokkien" which is like Min-nan or something) and a little bit of Spanish admixture. It's mostly the Chinese that shows though, not the Spanish. ;) I still have the "Pinoy" skin color I think. :D

My late maternal grandfather, the avid geneologist and historian that he was traced our family's origins right to the very town in Spain where my ancestors came from. A town called Tortosa, in the province of Tarragona in Eastern Spain.

Hawayano, since your grandfather was from Malabon and your great grandmother was from Molo, siguro lagi kang busog sa pancit.


Hehehe! I never thought of it that way! That's a good line that I'll surely use next time this topic comes up :hilarious
(Thank God we're not from somewhere near a sewage plant...otherwise I'd be busog sa T-E!)

@Wonderboy: I only learned my genealogy because that's the generation that emigrated here back in the day. I still want to go back to the original churches in the hometowns to see if any records have survived to give a more developed tracing of family roots! Sayang--siguro binomba sa giyera mga churches doon?

well

my father came from Negros occidental
Mom is from southern mindanao...

I was born in makati

my paternal grandfather and grand mother both came from negros , they are third cousins
oh and interestingly my grandfather's mother was the daughter of chinese immigrants
my great great grandfather (the family patriarch) originally came from camarines sur...
and actually lived in Nueva Caceres... before going to bago city in negros...

I currently live in the land where my great great grandfather first settled.... so my family roots run deep......

I still have a picture of my Great-Great-Grandfather which was compiled during our first family reunion.

Reunions are really pretty amazing. I didn't expect some classmates and schoolmates (college) and even some friends to "show" up.. I remember telling them "ey what are you doing here?" :colgate:

ako- barok (manila at makati)

tatay- makati
lolo- cordillera, ilocano (nueva ecija)
lola- tagalog (manila) ilocano (ilocos sur)

nanay- makati
lolo- pangalatok, ilocano (pangasinan)
lola- tsino, tagalog (bulacan)

I have no clue why they chose to settle in a remote location like bohol 0_o

And I have significant Chinese admixture (my mom knew how to speak "Fokkien" which is like Min-nan or something) and a little bit of Spanish admixture. It's mostly the Chinese that shows though, not the Spanish. ;) I still have the "Pinoy" skin color I think. :D

My family roots run deep in Bohol. However, if stories told by my Lolas and Lolos are true, my family also has Chinese and Indian traders in the mix. Seems like Bohol was not as remote as it seems today. This would truly be a good excuse to do an extended search for ancestral records in Bohol. :)

I still have a picture of my Great-Great-Grandfather which was compiled during our first family reunion.

Reunions are really pretty amazing. I didn't expect some classmates and schoolmates (college) and even some friends to "show" up.. I remember telling them "ey what are you doing here?" :colgate:

me too,...as it turns out a nearly half of my batchmates in highschool were related to me.... :colgate:

I have no clue why they chose to settle in a remote location like bohol 0_o


My family roots run deep in Bohol. However, if stories told by my Lolas and Lolos are true, my family also has Chinese and Indian traders in the mix. Seems like Bohol was not as remote as it seems today. This would truly be a good excuse to do an extended search for ancestral records in Bohol. :)

I believe Bohol back then was an important island for trade. I have Chinese ancestry from my grandmother from Panglao, Bohol too. I just do not know much about my great-grandparents because she died earlier. Here is an article about Spanish coins: http://www.bohol.ph/article110.html

Bohol History (http://www.camperspoint.com/article.php3?id_article=246)

Bohol already had contact with other civilizations even before the discovery of the Philippines. This was evident in the remains of people found in Anda Peninsula indicating the use of gold, jewelry and death masks, buried their dead in wood coffins and “enhanced” their women’s appearance by flattening and shaping their skulls.

Trade between Chinese began in as early as 5th Century, bringing wares and porcelain goods for their return to their mainland. Boholanos served as distributors, taking the Chinese goods as far as the Mollucas to barter with honey, spices and other items. This practice made Boholanos reasonably stable than other islands.

Panglao Island is said to be connected with the mainland through stilts in the shallow harbor of the strait. According to legend, Portuguese sailors demolished the town and abducted one of the queens, pushing Sultan Sikatuna to move his people to Bool, an area just outside Tagbilaran City. Other sultans moved its people to Mindanao.

When Legazpi arrived in the island, he signed a peace treaty with Sultan Sikatuna, contrary to how he took other places. Sikatuna’s friendly acceptance resulted to a peaceful agreement. Legazpi was impressed of the native’s lenient character and but his attention focused more on Bohol’s established economy.

The treaty between the two leaders was recognized for 45 years. Sikatuna’s baptismal just before his death caused a serious conflict with other Muslims. Despite their conversion to Catholicism, however, Boholanos never really submit to friar’s abuses. That’s enough reason for Dagohoy’s successful revolt in 1744. For 85 years Bohol stayed an independent region under the Spaniards but diminished its importance as a trading center.

In contrary to the island’s open acceptance with the Spanish, Bohol was not easily suppressed by the occupation of the Americans. They succeeded on keeping their independence even with the strong forces of the Japanese. They printed their own money and have supplied their own people with abundant produce of livelihood without the help of other islands.

Since 1945 Bohol remained a peaceful island with inhabitants used to independent living and equality between each other. Even when the Spanish left the Philippines, people who acquired possessions on lands never took power over low class farmers. Having equal relationship among each other kept their island one of the safest places in the Philippines.

MOTHER: Cebu City
Grandfather: Cebu City
Grandmother: Cebu City

FATHER: Cebu City
Grandfather: Cebu City
Grandmother: Cebu City

born in Cebu
lived in Cebu

so IMO, I'm fit to be called a "True Blue Cebuano"

Me - Iligan City

Mama (Miag-ao and Redondo) - Born in Pagadian but lived in Tagbilaran
Papa (Rara and Atwil) - Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte

I don't know where my grandparents come from but as far as I know, the Atwil clan traces back to Bohol. The Redondo clan and Miag-ao clan can be traced back in Bohol. And yeah, I have a Chinese blood. I don't know for the Rara clan though.

One thing is for sure: I don't have a Malay blood.

Bump! :colgate:

So I think tigs would have the most provinces visited :D