REPORT:

REGION II & CAR

CABURAO,JOSEPH,V.
CORPUZ,JOHN KELVIN T.
GANOTISI,NOEL IAN
REGION II
CAGAYAN VALLEY
BRIEF HISTORY:

Region 2 also known as CAGAYAN VALLEY

located in the northeastern portion of
the main island of Luzon and includes the
scattered Island of Batanes-Babuyan Group
which occupy the northern most tip of the
archipelago.

The Ybanags of Cagayan is one of the early

inhabitants who lived in villages. They engage in
agriculture, fishing and hunting as their
livelihood.
LOCATION:
DEMOGRAPHY:

Cagayan has a total population of 895,050, a growth

of 1.56 per annum, and a household population of
176,096 as of 1995 census population, or 99 person
per square kilometer, 828,204
Urban population is 198,553 (22.18%) and rural
population is 698,497 (77.82%), which comprise an
aggregate land area of 9,002.7 square kilometers or
35% of the land area of the country.
Cagayan is the second largest province in the region
with Tuguegarao as provincial capital, and of Region
II
It has five provinces namely:
Batanes,Cagayan,Isabela,Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES:
Agriculture remains the dominant economic
activity throughout Cagayan Valley. Seventy-five
percent are farmers while 25% are professionals.
The area for land production is 6,514.19 square
kilometers
rice, corn, peanut, beans and other short-term
crops for additional income.
Livestock products include hogs, carabao, and
poultry raising in the backyard for consumption
or for sale.
Fishing is largely located at the northern tip of
Cagayan like Aparri, Buguey, Gonzaga, and Sta
Ana where fish is abundant.
HOUSING
The housing need in the region, which is the
annual housing backlog plus the projected yearly
new households, is perennially increasing. The
prevailing housing programs could not fully
satisfy the region's need for decent housing.
Hence, the government further enhanced and
implemented low-cost housing programs such as
the Abot-Kamay Pabahay Program funded
pursuant to RA 6846 known as the Social
Housing Support Fund Act and the PAG-IBIG
Fund, among others.
CAR
CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
BRIEF HISTORY
The Cordillera Administrative Region
(CAR) of the Philippines is a land-locked region
consists of
the provinces of Abra, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga,
Mountain Province and Apayao. Baguio City is
the regional center. The Cordillera region
encompasses most of the areas within
the Cordillera Central mountain range of Luzon,
the largest range in the country. This region is
home to numerous indigenous tribes collectively
called the Igorot.
LOCATION
DEMOGRAPHIC DATA

Among the six provinces comprising the region,

Benguet (excluding Baguio City) had the biggest
population in 2015 with 446 thousand, followed
by Abra with 241 thousand, Kalinga with 213
thousand, Ifugao with 203 thousand, and
Mountain Province with 155 thousand. Apayao
had the smallest population with 119 thousand.
Refer to Table 3.

Baguio City, the only highly urbanized city in the

region posted a population of 345 thousand.
DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
Cordillera has abundant mineral reserves. These
include metallic ores such as gold, copper, silver,
zinc, and non-metallic minerals like sand, gravel
and sulfur. Mineral reserves are found in all the
provinces. However, mining is concentrated in
Benguet.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
Tourist attractions in the region include the
world famous Banaue Rice Terraces in
the province of Ifugao. This is supposedly
considered as the "Eighth Wonder of the World".
Natural attractions of the region include
the Sumaguing Cave in Sagada and the mummy
caves of Benguet and Mt. Province.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
There are four National Parks: Cassamata
Hill, Mount Pulag (the second highest mountain
in the Philippines with an elevation of 2,922
meters above sea level), Mt. Data and
Balbalasang-Balbalan, located in
the province of Kalinga. Kalinga is also offering
world class white water rafting along
the chico river.
HOUSING
The Cordillera regions priority development
agenda focusing on the protection of lands and
natural resources and the continuing desire for
self-governance are the basic essence of
indigenous peoples rights as embodied in the
Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA) : (a) rights
to ancestral lands and domains; (b) rights to self
governance and empowerment; (c) rights to social
justice and human rights; and (d) rights to
cultural integrity. Thirt
REFERENCE:
http://ncca.gov.ph/subcommissions/subcommission-on-cultural-
communities-and-traditional-arts-sccta/northern-cultural-
communities/cagayan-valley-the-ibanag/
http://www.chanrobles.com/legal3car.html#.WcwptmiCzIU
https://web0.psa.gov.ph/content/population-cordillera-
administrative-region-based-2015-census-population
http://www.neda.gov.ph/wp-
content/uploads/2013/10/RegII_RDP_2011-2016.pdf
http://www.neda.gov.ph/wp-
content/uploads/2013/10/CAR_RDP_2011-2016.pdf