3. It was created by
virtue of Presidential
Decree No. 1 as part of
the Integrated
Reorganization Plan of
President Ferdinand
Edralin Marcos.
4. Western Visayas
Is one of the regions of the Philippines,
designated as Region VI.
It consists of 6 province and 16 cities
making it the region with the highest
number of cities.
Iloilo City is the regional center.
Is composed of six provinces and the
highly urbanized cities of Bacolod and
Iloilo.
5. 6 Provinces of Western Visayas
Provinces Capital
1. Aklan - Kalibo
2. Antique - San Jose
3. Capiz - Roxas City
4. Guimaras - Jordan
5. Iloilo - Iloilo City
6. Negros Occidental - Bacolod City
6. HILIGAYNON
-spoken in:
-Iloilo - Negros Occidental
- Guimaras - Capiz
KINIRAY-A-spoken in:
- Antique
- some parts of Iloilo, Capiz and Aklan
AKEANON
-spoken in Aklan
MALAYNON
- spoken in Aklan
CEBUANO
- spoken in the northern part of Negros Occidental
8. AKLAN
Its capital is Kalibo.
Queen of the Philippine Fabrics
Rambutan Center of Asia
The oldest province in the Philippines
organized in 1213.
Originally known as “Minuro it
Akean”
9. northeastern
portion of
Panay
BOUNDED
BY:
Sulu Sea on
Northwest
Sibuyan Sea on
the Northeast
Antique on the
west
Capiz on the
South
10. ATI-ATIHAN
FESTIVAL
(Kalibo, Aklan)
every 3rd
Sunday of
January
the festivity
was celebrated
in honor of the
Holy Child-
Sto. Niño .
11. Nabas' Bariw
Festival
is celebrated to
commemorate the
feast day of St.
Isidore the
Farmer, the
town's patron
saint. It is
celebrated
annually from May
12–15.
13. Museo It
Akean, Kalibo
A repository of
Antiques dug up in
Aklan which trace
the province’s rich
cultural and
historical past;
also houses
famous works of
arts.
14. Boracay Island
“Paradise Island of
the Philippines
It is world-famous
for its fine lovely palm
fringed sugar-fine
white sand beaches,
azure waters, coral
reefs and rare shells.
18. ANTIQUE
Capital-San Jose de Buenavista.
First Malay Settlement in the
Philippines; Marble Central of Panay
Located in the western portion of
Panay Island and borders Aklan,
Capiz and Iloilo to the east, at the
same time facing the Sulu Sea to
the west.
26. CAPIZ
Its capital is Roxas City
The province is known as the
Seafood Capital of the Philippines.
The birth place of former President
Roxas
27. CAPIZ’s Geography
Located at the northeastern
portion of Panay Island.
bordering Aklan and Antique to
the west
Iloilo to the south.
Sibuyan Sea to the north
28. ASWANG FESTIVAL
The town people celebrate their Annual
Festival or called it the Aswang Festival is
celebrated every 29th and 30th day on the
month of October.
29. MORO TOWER
Built in 1814 in
order to repel the
invading Moors
and Portuguese
colonizers.
30. dakong
lingganay
(big bell)
10.4 ton
STA. MONICA CHURCH
This ancient and historic monument represents the founding
of Christianity on the island of Panay.
it is also the home of the largest Church bell in the
Philippines and Asia.
31. PILAR CAVE
The caves must have been burial sites of
pre-Spanish Filipinos.
32. QUIPOT CAVE
consists of many chambers, each at a
level different from other chambers.
34. GUIMARAS
Among the smallest provinces
its capital is Jordan
The Mango Country
35. The youngest and
smallest of the 6
provinces on region
6.
located in the
Panay Gulf,
between the islands
of Panay and
Negros.
Northwest of Iloilo
Southeast of
Negros Occidental
47. ILOILO
• Iloilo's capital is Iloilo City though the city
itself is independent and not governed by
the provincial government of Iloilo
• The “Food Basket and Rice Granary of
Western Visayas”
• Iloilo is widely known for its beautiful
old world architecture
63. NEGROS OCCIDENTAL
Its capital is Bacolod City
Sugar bowl of the Philippines
Negros Occidental is rich in structures
and buildings that are remnants of a
once affluent lifestyle. The Palacio
Episcopal (1930), San Sebastian
Cathedral (1876), and the Capitol
Building (1931) are popular landmarks.
64. NEGROS OCCIDENTAL Geography
It occupies the northwestern half of
Negros Island; Negros Oriental is at the
southeastern half. Across the Panay
Gulf and the Guimaras Strait to the
northwest is the island-province of
Guimaras and the province of Iloilo on
Panay island.
65. NEGROS OCCIDENTAL Industry &
Economy
Agriculture, Sugarcane, Corn
fishing industry
One of the country's largest copper
mines is located in Sipalay City
It is also the Business Process
Outsourcing (BPO) hub of the Western
Visayas Region of the Philippines
66. NEGROS OCCIDENTAL
Infrastructure
Bacolod-Silay International Airport
Kabankalan City Domestic Airport
Panaad Park and Stadium
Bacolod City Domestic Airport
68. NEGROS OCCIDENTAL Tourist
Attraction
Ancestral home of the late Don
Generoso Villanueva Home of the late Don Mariano
Ramos
69. NEGROS OCCIDENTAL Tourist
Attraction
San Sebastian Cathedral
Is a late 19th-century church in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental in the
Philippines. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacolod.
71. NEGROS OCCIDENTAL Tourist
Attraction
The Ruins
•The Ruins in Talisay City, Negros
Occidental is what remained of
the grand mansion that Don
Mariano Lacson built, following
the death of his first wife, Maria
Braga.