What is "banayoyo"

Banayoyo is a fourth class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 7,694 people.

Settlements in the municipality are mostly established along the roads and in the areas near the people’s sources of livelihood. With limited economic opportunities in the municipality, some residents of the town have also left their town to seek higher education, better employment opportunities, better opportunities for trade and commerce not only to other more developed areas in the country but even abroad.