From Basnigan Fishing Boats to Bulad: The Ilonggo Journey to Zamboanga
The Ilonggo journey from basnigan fishing boats in Iloilo to the bulad trade in Talon-Talon. Written by Glenn Junsay Pansensoy · History · 15 min read From Basnigan to Bulad: The Ilonggo Journey from Iloilo to Naga and Talon-Talon | Poetic Codes From Basnigan to Bulad: The Ilonggo Journey from Iloilo to Naga and Talon-Talon By Glenn Junsay Pansensoy Published November 1, 2026 poetic-codes.pages.dev @PoeticGlenn pansensoyglenn150@gmail.com The history of the basnigan —also called the basnig in some Ilonggo communities—is the history of a fishing technology that helped transform Northern Iloilo into one of the Philippines’ most important commercial fi...