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  2. Negros Island Region - Wikipedia

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    The Negros Island Region (NIR) [2] is an administrative region in the Philippines.Covering both the islands of Negros and Siquijor, the region is composed of three provinces: Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor, as well as the highly urbanized city of Bacolod, which is the most populous in the region.

  3. Siquijor - Wikipedia

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    Poverty incidence of Siquijor 10 20 30 40 50 60 2006 22.72 2009 30.99 2012 32.57 2015 51.00 2018 10.40 2021 2.20 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Tourism Siquijor has long been associated with pre-Spanish traditions centered around self-help, mysticism, shamanism, and natural healing rituals, something the island's growing tourism industry thoroughly capitalizes on; for example, there ...

  4. Negrenses - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of Negrenses resident either in the Negros provinces and Siquijor, elsewhere in the Philippines or abroad. The large diaspora population is a result of the waves of emigration from the Negros provinces during the latter half of the 20th century.

  5. Lambanog - Wikipedia

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    They also standardized the trade name of lambanóg to "Philippine palm brandy" (also "Philippine coco palm brandy"). This was due to the fact that they were distilled (and thus not wines ); as well as concerns about the local prejudice against "native drinks" (which are generally known as vino or bino ) which could affect their marketability.

  6. List of festivals in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    There are more than 42,000 known major and minor festivals in the Philippines, the majority of which are in the barangay (village) level. Due to the thousands of town, city, provincial, national, and village fiestas in the country, the Philippines has traditionally been known as the Capital of the World's Festivities.

  7. Cebuano people - Wikipedia

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    The Cebuano language is spoken by more than twenty million people in the Philippines and is the most widely spoken of the Visayan languages. Most speakers of Cebuano are found in Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor, southeastern Masbate, Biliran, Western and Southern Leyte, eastern Negros and most of Mindanao except Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim ...

  8. Kinilaw - Wikipedia

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    Kinilaw (pronounced [kɪnɪˈlaʊ] or [kɪˈnɪlaʊ], literally "eaten raw") is a raw seafood dish and preparation method native to the Philippines. [1] It is more accurately a cooking process that relies on vinegar and acidic fruit juices (usually citrus) to denature the ingredients, rather than a dish, as it can also be used to prepare meat and vegetables. [2]

  9. Siquijor, Siquijor - Wikipedia

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    Poverty incidence of Siquijor 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 28.90 2009 27.02 2012 18.60 2015 25.22 2018 13.10 2021 5.72 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority The major economic activities include farming, fishing, woodcraft and furniture making, basket making, peanut processing, banana chips processing, and bakery. Transportation Although Larena has the larger port on the island, the Port of ...