Region I - The Legend of La Union

Long ago, there was a siblings called pangasinan and ilocos. They had different mothers but had the same father. Pangasinan’s mother was named Pampanga while Ilocos was named Cagayan.

The father of the siblings, Fernando, was often put to shame when his sons quarreled in public. And it was often  Uniangan, their brother between them. When Uniangan could not satisfy their demands simultaneous his two brothers would fight over it.

One day, a Spanish Priest passed by their house and observed the brothers Pangasinan and Ilocos quarreling and shouting of their voices. The priest heard all the quarrel was centered on who had clout to order Uniangan around.

The priest remarked that they cut Uniangan into two so that each of them could have half of him!” The two brothers taken the advice and look each other—and then at Uniangan. They finally realized their foolishness and started to pity Uniangan.

The priest saw the wonderful reconciliation among the brothers and patted Uniangan on the back. Uniangan was the cause of The Union—or in Spanish, “La Union.” From the day on Uniangan was renamed La Union.

When, three brother got old and eventually died they were buried side by side with La Union in the middle of Pangasinan and Ilocos. So, as this legend of La Union goes, the mounds grew bigger with the passage of time until they became provinces.