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*Total Population of Apayao (as of Aug 1, 2007): 103,633 | *Total Population of Apayao (as of Aug 1, 2007): 103,633 | ||
*Registered Voters (2010): 51,289 | *Registered Voters (2010): 51,289 | ||
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source: www.oocities.org/lppsec/pp/apayao.htm | |||
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<p align="JUSTIFY"><b><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000080">People, Culture | |||
and the Arts</font></b></p> | |||
<p align="JUSTIFY"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000080">The Isnegs, | |||
Ilocanos, and Itawits form the majority of the people living in the province of | |||
Apayao.</font></p> | |||
<p align="JUSTIFY"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000080">The Isnegs are | |||
the indigenous people of the province and are interchangeably referred as | |||
Apayaos. The term "Isneg" was derived from a combination of "<i>is</i>" | |||
meaning "recede" and "<i>uneg</i>" meaning | |||
"interior". Thus, it means people who have gone into the interior. The | |||
Ilocanos inhabit the river valleys and plains and most migrated into the region | |||
in the last fifty years.</font></p> | |||
<p align="JUSTIFY"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000080">Up until | |||
recently, the Isnegs were slash and burn agriculturists. They have increasingly | |||
abandoned the practice and have adopted intensive rice cultivation in stead. The | |||
Isneg are noted basket and mat weavers and the womenfolk trade their products | |||
for cloth, pots and materials from Ilocano traders.</font></p> | |||
<p align="JUSTIFY"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000080">Isneg<b><i> </i></b>women | |||
have been known to favor colorful garments for their traditional costumes, which | |||
consist of both small and large wrap-around pieces of cloth called the <i>aken</i>. | |||
The smaller piece is used as everyday wear, while the large one is reserved for | |||
ceremonial occasions. They also wear the <i>badio</i><b>,</b> a short-waisted, | |||
long-sleeved blouse, which is either plain or heavily embroidered. Menfolk, on | |||
the other hand, are traditionally clothed in dark-colored (often plain blue) | |||
G-string called <i>abag</i><b>,</b> which on special occasions is adorned with | |||
an <i>iput</i> – a lavishly colored tail attached to the back end.</font></p> | |||
<p align="JUSTIFY"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000080">Isneg oral | |||
tradition is rich with folk riddles. Many of these structurally simple but | |||
elegant two liners with a few syllables and rhymed at the end, present a riddle. | |||
Some Isnegs possess skills in traditional and oral arts, such as the <i>magpayaw</i> | |||
(shouters), the singers of the <i>oggayam,</i> and the debaters who joust with <i>anenas</i> | |||
(oral poetry). There are others held in esteem as musicians such as those who | |||
display prowess in playing the difficult <i>gorabil</i>, a bamboo violin.</font></p> | |||
<p align="JUSTIFY"><b><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000080">Trade and | |||
Investments</font></b></p> | |||
<p align="JUSTIFY"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000080">Apayao's | |||
development rests upon the foundation of its rich natural resources. Forests | |||
cover around 66% of its total land area, and produce timber, rattan and bamboo. | |||
About 19% of the province's land area is dedicated to agricultural production. | |||
Palay, coffee, corn, root crops and vegetables are the primary crops, while | |||
fruits such as citrus, bananas and pineapples are the main commercial crops. The | |||
province also raises swine, carabao, cattle, goat, chicken and duck. There are | |||
untapped deposits of gold and copper, phosphate, siliceous sand and shale. The | |||
total employable work force is numbered at about 43,000.</font></p> | |||
<p align="JUSTIFY"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000080">The provincial | |||
capitol, Cabugao, is accessible from Cagayan, Ilocos Norte and Kalinga via an | |||
86-kilometer system of roads. The Municipal Telephone Project Office provides | |||
international and domestic telephone services. Local power cooperatives | |||
distribute power to nearly all the municipalities of the province and water is | |||
supplied by communal water systems, deep wells and dug wells. The Land Bank of | |||
the Philippines and a rural bank provide credit facilities within the province.</font></p> | |||
<p align="JUSTIFY"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000080">Apayao is | |||
anchoring its economy on its resource base but needs investments in key areas | |||
like communication, transportation, power generation, banking, and | |||
infrastructure. Agriculture remains the province's main potential. Marketing | |||
agricultural inputs, such as fertilizers, farm machinery, seeds and feeds offer | |||
a profitable opportunity for investors. Agriculture related manufacturing, such | |||
as food processing, can make use of the abundance of raw materials since the | |||
province produces banana, squash, corn, peanuts, beans, fruits and vegetables. | |||
Handicraft manufacture can also take advantage of the availability of forest and | |||
mineral resources like <i>rattan, nito</i>, bamboo, wood, marble and gemstones. | |||
The mineral resources of the province are also open to small and medium scale | |||
mining operations. The province's rivers can also be tapped for bottled water | |||
operations since most are classified as A-1 in purity. Apayao's tourism | |||
potential is hardly explored but given the natural beauty of the province, as | |||
well as the unique culture and heritage of the people, Apayao can cash in on | |||
eco-tourism ventures, adventure sports promotions and cultural tourism. | |||
Developing the nascent tourism industry in Apayao will need investments in | |||
hotels, restaurants, and tourist support services.</font></p> | |||
==Local Government Unit LGU of Apayao, Philippines== | ==Local Government Unit LGU of Apayao, Philippines== | ||