As a tourism destination, Cagayan has a variety of areas with outstanding scenic beauty ranging from beaches,

picturesque mountains, bird sanctuaries, game refuges, limestone caves, fluvial attractions, museums, historical
landmarks and centuries-old churches.(http://cagayano.tripod.com/tourism.html)

HISTORY OF GONZAGA

Gonzaga is a first class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a
population of 38,892 people. The 2012 film The Mistress, starring John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo, was partly shot in
the town.

Gonzaga has a total land area of 56,743 hectares (140,220 acres),[2] the majority of which remains undeveloped. It
has large stretches of virgin forests, especially throughout the mountainous areas of the Sierra Madre mountain
range. The highest elevation in the municipality is 1,130 metres (3,710 ft) above sea level, located at Mount Cagua in
Barangay Magrafil.
The majority of the municipality's 40 kilometres (25 mi) coastline is mostly along the Babuyan Channel to the north,
although it is also bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the southeast. The eleven coastal barangays contain a total of
139 hectares (340 acres) of beaches, 69 hectares (170 acres) of mangrove forests, and 348 hectares (860 acres) of
coral reefs.
The original inhabitants of Gonzaga were Negritos, especially members of Aeta tribes. The first recorded name of the
area was Gampao, an Aeta word meaning 'mountainous,' later changed to Wangag, ('river'). In the eighteenth
century, groups of Ilocano-speaking immigrants arrived in several waves by sea and land, gradually displacing the
Aeta in the lowland areas.
Wangag was given ecclesiastical recognition on 23 February 1869, as a barrio of the Municipality of Buguey. In 1917
it was renamed Rumang-ay (Ilocano for 'to be progressive'). The following year, it was renamed after the
first Filipino Governor of Cagayan, Gracio P. Gonzaga. The town was officially partitioned from Buguey on 1 January
1918 via Executive Order of Governor-General Francis Burton Harrison.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzaga,_Cagayan)

HISTORY CSU GONZAGA

Gonzaga is blessed with natural resources one of which is the abundant and rich mountain ranges.

CSU Gonzaga is a unique campus sprawled in 36 hectares lying at the foot of Mt. Tabungao and surrounded with
verdant fields and clear man-made creek called "Kali". The campus has 2,000-hectare mountain reserved at Calayan,
Gonzaga and 504-hectare mountain reserved at Cadugsangan, Sta Clara, Gonzaga.

CSU at Gonzaga is one of the eight (8) campuses of Cagayan State University situated in the northeastern part of
Cagayan at Flourishing, Gonzaga, Cagayan.

It lies at the foot of Mt. Tabungao in a 30.8- hectare land area, which was donated by civic-spirited citizens of the
town. The campus maintains a 2,000-hectare mountain reserve at Calayan, Gonzaga, Cagayan and a 504-hectare
mountain reserve at Cadubsangan, Sta. Clara, Cagayan.

The school was then the first secondary school in the municipality. It was opened in the school year 1947-1948 and
was named Gonzaga Junior High School. In 1953, the name of the school was changed to Gonzaga High School.
Cognizant of the great need for agricultural education, in 1960 the curriculum was converted into Secondary
Agriculture Curriculum for Boys and the Secondary Agricultural Homemaking for Girls.

In 1962, the name of the school was converted to Gonzaga National Rural High School and then Gonzaga National
and Vocational School. In 1975, the school started offering a two-year Post Secondary Associate in Agricultural
Technology (AAT) and two-year Agricultural Technician Curriculum (ATC). With this, the name of the school was
changed to Gonzaga National Agricultural and Technological School.

On June 11, 1978 President Ferdinand E. Marcos through the representation of Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile
signed the Presidential Decree transferring the college level to the Cagayan State University. The College of
Agriculture is the pioneer college in Cagayan State University at Gonzaga. In the School Year 1975-1976, the school
started offering a two-year Post Secondary Associate in Agricultural Technology (AAT) major in Agronomy and two-
year Agricultural Technician Curriculum (ATC) with Mr. Ernesto Concepcion designated as the Chairman.
Considering the need of Cagayan Valley for agriculturists and agriculture teachers, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
(BSA) major in Agronomy and Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education were offered in 1978. Due to the growing
need for agriculturists, Crop Science and Animal Science were offered as additional majors in Agriculture and
Agricultural Education; then in 1997, Agroforestry was added as a major. At present, the college maintains two major
areas: Animal Science and Crop Science with Mrs. Claribel A. Gaspar as the Associate Dean.

The College of Teacher Education has its origin from the College of Agriculture. It first started as Bachelor of Science
in Agricultural Education (BSAEd). To be abreast with the thrust of the government, the College of Education was
separated as a college. With Dr. Wilhelmina B. Manzano as the Program Chair, the college offered Bachelor of
Secondary Education (BSE) major in Social Science in 1989. Then in 1993, Bachelor of Elementary Education
(BEED) major in Social Science and HELE was opened and in 1997, English and Filipino majors were offered. But
because of low number of enrollees, Social Science major and HELE were phased out. Later in 2012, the College of
Education was renamed College of Teacher Education through Dr. Panfilo Canay, the Dean of the College of
Education (now College of Teacher Education) in CSU-Andrews.

At present, the College of Teacher Education offers Bachelor of Elementary Education and Bachelor in Secondary
Education Major in English and Filipino. The High School Department is under the College of Education as its
Laboratory school. Dr. Susan B. Bucaneg now heads the College of Teacher Education as the Associate Dean and
Mr. Danilo Tamayo in the Laboratory High School as the Head Master.

To cater to the demands of time and the needs of the secondary graduates in the service area of CSU Gonzaga, the
College of Arts and Sciences was opened in the school year 1980-1981. The courses offered were Bachelor of Arts
in Economics (AB Eco), Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics (AB Math) and Bachelor of Arts in Biology (AB Biology). Dr.
Dominador Raquel was designated as the Program Chair. Later in the school year 1985-1986, AB Math was
transformed into Bachelor of Science in Math (BS Math) and AB Biology into Bachelor of Science in Biology. To be at
par with the courses offered in the cities, additional courses such as Bachelor of Business Management (BBM) major
in Hotel and Restaurant Management, and Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) were offered in
1998. After a year, BBM- HRM was transformed into Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management
(BSHRM) and Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship (BSEntrep) was also opened. In 2012, the Bachelor of Arts in
Economics joined in the College of Business Entrepreneurship and Accountancy (CBEA). Because of this, the
College of Arts and Sciences was renamed into College of Hospitality Industry Management (CHIM). Now, the
college has Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Industry Management (BSHIM) as its sole course. The other courses
BS Math and BS Biology were transferred to CSU Tuguegarao due to low enrollment. Dr. Elvira M. Sana stands as
the Associate Dean of the College.

The College of Information Technology traces its origin from the College of Arts and Sciences. Through the demands
of technology, the CSU-Gonzaga Administration through the assistance of the Parents and Teachers Association
(PTA) by donating computers to be used in the laboratory courses, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
(BSIT) was first offered during the school year 1998-1999 with Mr. Calixto B. Alicay as the Program Coordinator. Due
to growing number of enrollees in the course, it was separated as a college in August 7, 2005 with Mrs. Laurine A.
Balatico as the first Dean of the College. At present, the College offers Bachelor of Science in Information
Technology with Engr. Richard R. Ayuyang as the newly designated Associate Dean of the College.

The College of Business Administration was opened in 2005 as an answer to the pursuit of the university to expand
the curricular offerings and to be competitive with the other universities in the city. Through the leadership of its
pioneer College Dean, Mrs. Charisma V. Paraiso, the college offered Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
(BSBA) major in Management Accounting. Later, the college was named College of Business Entrepreneurship and
Accountancy with Mrs. Avelina M. Ayuyang as the Dean. At present, the college offers Bachelor of Science in
Business Administration (BSBA) major in Management Accounting, and Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Technology which is in its pioneer year. Dr. Jay F. Omotoy is the present Associate Dean of the College.

To keep abreast with the trend in course offerings in colleges and universities in the region, CSU Gonzaga opened
the College of Police Administration during the school year 2006-2007 offering the course Bachelor of Science in
Police Administration (BSPA) with Mrs. Claribel A. Gaspar as the Dean. To make the course more responsive to the
needs of the job market, the BSPA was changed into Bachelor of Science in Criminology (BSCrim). The College was
renamed College of Criminal Justice Administration in the school year 2010-2011. At present, the College offers
Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Bachelor of Science in Police Administration with Dr. Reynold B. Pattaui as
the Associate Dean. Realizing the demand for competent nurses here and abroad, the College of Nursing was
opened in the school year 2009-2010 with the vision of making the course affordable but with high quality to the less
privileged students. However, due to diminishing number of enrollees, there had been a gradual phase down of the
College of Nursing in academic year 2013-2014.

At present, the College of Teacher Education holds the biggest number of students and enrollees.
The following is the list of succession of Administrators since it became part of the University system: Mr. Ladislao C.
Querubin, Ms. Maria L. Gamiao, Mr. Eugenio A. Tolentino, Dr. Pedro R. Tugade, Dr. Jose A. Cardenas, Dr. Perfecto
V. Vivit, Dr. Ferdinand C. Oli, and Dr. Florante Victor M. Balatico.

CSU at Gonzaga continues to perform its four-fold functions of Instruction, Extension, Research, and Production.

Since its birth in 1947, the school is actively participating in nation-building and a leader in countryside
development(http://www.csu.edu.ph/campus_gonzaga.php#)