This partial list of province nicknames in the Philippines compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that provinces in the Philippines are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce.
Current official nicknames are highlighted in bold.
List
edit| Province | Region | Nickname(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benguet | Cordillera Administrative Region | Salad Bowl of the Philippines | After the province vegetable cultivation industry.[1] Nickname also applies to the town of La Trinidad.[2] |
| Camiguin | Northern Mindanao | Island Born of Fire | Due to the island province's volcanic origin.[3] |
| Cebu | Central Visayas | The Gateway to a Thousand Journeys | Due to its wonderful history dating back to the pre-colonial era. Notable ones is the Battle of Mactan.[4][5] |
| Davao del Norte | Davao Region | Banana Capital of the Philippines | After the province's banana industry, accounting for a third of the Philippines' total banana production as of 2018.[6][7] |
| Masbate | Bicol Region | Cattle Country of the Philippines | Due to the cattle-raising being a major part of the province's industry.[8] |
| Rodeo Capital of the Philippines | Nickname officially given through Executive Order No. 120 issued by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in 2002. After the province's rodeo tradition which is an offshoot of the province's cattle-raising practice.[8][9] | ||
| Negros Occidental | Negros Island Region | Sugar Bowl of the Philippines | After the province's sugarcane industry. The province accounts about 60 percent of the Philippines' sugar output as of 2020.[10] |
See also
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- List of city and municipality nicknames in the Philippines
- Lists of nicknames – nickname list articles on Wikipedia
References
edit- ^ "Averting an agricultural and ecological crisis in the Philippines' salad bowl". Mongabay Environmental News. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ "Benguet rep calls for preservation of La Trinidad strawberry farms". Philippine News Agency. March 9, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ Supetran, Bernard L. (April 27, 2019). "Camiguin: 'Island on Fire'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ "What To Know About Cebu, Philippines". The Philippines Tourism Board. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ^ Cebu – The Gateway to a Thousand Journeys
- ^ Yuan, Mengchen; Zheng, Xin; Agnote, Dario (November 19, 2018). "Feature: Filipino banana growers reap fruits from ties with China". Xinhua. Archived from the original on November 19, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ Doquila, Gilford A. (December 13, 2018). "Challenges hound banana industry in 2018". Sunstar. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ a b Macapagal-Arroyo, Gloria (September 2, 2002). "Executive Order No. 120, s. 2002". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ Escandor, Juan Jr. (July 9, 2017). "Tourism frontier in rodeo capital". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ Nicavera, Erwin (September 2, 2020). "Sugar-rice intercropping seen to boost rice yield in NegOcc". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved March 30, 2021.