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Dumalneg is an agricultural land surrounded by mountains and hills.
It's bountiful wildlife provides a living for the locals. Agricultural
crops like rice and root crops are the people's main source of income.
Some alternative includes fishing and hunting, and gathering rattan,
which is the town's major forest product.


Panagwawagi Festival

It is an annual celebration of brotherhood in the town of Dumalneg.
The events purpose is to preserve and promote the indigenous culture
of the people. It commemorates the peace pact between tribes who were
once in war. It celebrates the respect for other culture, which is
uniquely different from them. The Ilocanos and the Isneg tribes were
able to adapt each other's culture. Embracing other tribes way of
living, dialect,  clothing, dances and even religion. This event shows
that brotherhood, bridges the gap and crosses the differences.

People celebrates this event with their ethnic dances and they use
their indigenous musical instruments. Interestingly, during this
event, the people still wear  their native clothing.


Dumalneg is located 73km northeast of Laoag City. For your travel
assistance in going to Ilocos Norte, you may want to read our article,
Ilocos Norte :  Travel Up North.