Tagalog Region

The Tagalog region covers the provinces of Bulacan, parts of Nueva Ecija, Cavite, Rizal, Bataan, Quezon,
Laguna, Batangas, Aurora, Marinduque, Mindoro, parts of Camarines Norte and  northern Palawan, and, not to forget, Metro Manila, which is the national capital region of the Philippines.

The term Tagalog is believed to have been derived from "taga-ilog," meaning "people who liveby the river."

The language spoken in these areas is,
of course, Tagalog, on which the national language, Filipino, is based, alongwith English.

The Tagalog area is diverse and spread out. There are towns that are highly industrialized, like many parts of Cavite, Laguna and Bataan.

Some provinces are largely agricultural, like Mindoro and Marinduque. Metro Manila is of course the commercial and political capital of the country.

In agricultural areas, the principal products are rice, fish, salt, coconut, and sugarcane. Abundant in the Tagalog provinces are fruits like mango, citrus and papaya, and a variety of vegetables. Beef, pork, and poultry products are also supplied by these agricultural towns.

In industrial areas, raw materials are converted into commercial products such as textile, coconut oil, hemp and fiber cords, shoes and bags, and may more.

Heavy industries, like steel, and other manufacturing industries also provide employment for a lot people in these industrialized towns.

Moriones Festival
in Marinduque

Sunset over Manila Bay

Fishing boats

Philippine coconut

Philippine topical fruits
(pineapple, mango, watermelon, jackfruit, guava, papaya, starapple)

A rice field in Central Luzon


The Tagalog Region

Metro Manila,   Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan,  Batangas, Nueva Ecija, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Batangas, Occidental Mindoro,  Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Quezon, Rizal, Romblon, Palawan

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Rice and fish are
a major part of the
Tagalog diet.

Several varieties of fish
provided by the many fish farms
in the region abound,
but the most popular and
most delicious to the
Tagalog palate is
the bangus (milkfish).

Meat, beef, pork, and poultry,
are also consumed.
Vegetables complete
the Tagalog meal, and a
variety of these
are available, produced
locally as well as imported
from the Mountain Province
in northern Luzon.