Region 2: Cagayan Valley

2019
CAGAYAN VALLEY
is an administrative region in
the Philippines located in the
northeastern portion of Luzon.
It is composed of five
provinces: Batanes,
Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva
Vizcaya, and Quirino. The
region has four cities:
Cauayan, Ilagan, Santiago,
and Tuguegarao.
Religion: Catholic
(76.15%)
Cordillera mountain range
(west), Sierra Madre (east),
Caraballo Mountains (south),
Luzon Strait (north).
Cagayan Valley is the second
largest region of the
OF REGION 2
The city of Tuguegarao is the

CAPITAL CITY
• center of excellence in education, commerce, trade and
culture and as the economic center of the region
• referred to by locals as Tugue, is a 3rd
class component city in the Philippines.
• capital of the province of Cagayan and the regional and
institutional center of Cagayan Valley (Region II). Major
urban center in the Northeastern Luzon, a primary
growth center and one of the fastest growing cities in
the Philippines.
• Dubbed as the “Gateway to the Ilocandia and the
Cordilleras”.
• Based on the first legend called taraw; a specie of
palm tree.
• The most accepted version is the Ibanags' reply to
the Spaniards when the latter asked for the name
of the place — Tuggi gari yaw ("this was cleared
by fire").
 There are 3 ways to get from Manila to CONTENT
Cagayan Valley by plane, bus, or car.
( distance from Manila to Cagayan Valley 01 Isabela
is 349 km)
02 Batanes

03 Quirino
From Manila
04 Nueva Vizcaya
• Fly from Tuguegarao / Cauayan ( 3hrs )
• Victory Liner / Alladin Transit ( 9 hrs )
• By Car , Manila to Ilagan ( 5 hrs )
05 Cagayan
 Description: is the largest province on the island of Luzon in
land area. It's also one of the top provinces that produce
rice, mung beans, and other local produce. The province is
known as the “rice and corn granary of Luzon".
Capital: Ilagan city
ISABELA Boundery: provinces of Cagayan to the north, Kalinga to the
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northwest, Mountain Province to the central-west, Ifugao
and Nueva Vizcaya to the southwest, Quirino and Aurora to
the south, and the Philippine Sea to the east.
Nickname: Queen Province of the Philippines, Rice Bowl
of the North, Corn Capital of the Philippines, Sentro ng
AGRIkultura.
Festival: Bambanti Festival (“Bambanti” is the Ilocano term
for scarecrow) and Binallay Festival (It’s a sticky rice flour
cake wrapped in banana leaves that originates from the City
of Ilagan, where it’s considered as a Holy Week delicacy
because it’s a tradition for the people of Ilagan to fast during
Holy Week and eat nothing but binallay.)
Founded : May 01,1856
HISTORY OF Stone age:
It is believed that the history of the province dates back over 25,999
years ago with a Stone-Age race of dark skinned kinky haired pygmies
whose descendants, the Nomadic Aetas (Negritos), can still be found
roaming the mountains and forests of Eastern Isabela today. The
Indonesians arrived 5,000 years ago, followed by three waves of Malays
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between 200 BC and 1,500 AD. These pagan ancestors of the Ibanags,
Gaddangs, Yogads, Kalingas and other original tribes of the Valley built
a civilization based on corn agriculture and organized around the
fundamental political unit, the barangay
Spaniards:
-16th to 17th The Spaniards arrived introduced Christianity, encomienda
(forerunner of the municipality) and tobacco monopoly.
-18th under the leadership of Dabo and Marayag.
-19th to early 20century with the arrival of the Ilocanos who came in
large numbers. They now constituted the largest group in the province.
Other ethnic groups followed and Isabela became the “melting pot of
the north”.
-On May 1, 1856 the rice and corn granary of the Philippines - the
province of Isabela was FORMED.
 GIANT
BUTAKA
-Dubbed as the
furniture capital of the
-province, Ilagan houses
the world's largest
Butaka, towering at 11
feet, 4 inches high; 20
feet 8 inches long; and 9
feet 7 inches wide,
weighing at a massive
2,368 kilos.
- With its wide arms, it
was depicted by, then
town Mayor, Mayor Jojo
Albano, as the
testament to the
 HONEYMOON
ISLAND

- famous island
in Divilacan,
Isabela.
- Honeymoon
Island served
as a sacred
ground for the
Agta tribe
matrimonial
rites where it
 OUR LADY
OF ATOCHA
CHURCH
- Architectural Design
and a facade laden with
bricks.
- The Department of
Tourism has declared it a
National Religious
Tourist Destination in
the Philippines. Built in
the 18th century, the
church was completed
 SHRINE OF OUR
LADY OF LA
SALETTE

- The church was

built by the
American
Missionaries of Our
Lady of La Salette,
known to Filipinos
as Our Lady of
Hope.
- The shrine is famous
for its antique theme
park and giant wood
carvings of the Last
Supper and Station of
 SAN PABLO
CHURCH

- The church was said

to have been built
in the 17th
century, under
the Dominican
friars.
- It was built using
adobe instead of
red bricks, which
sets it apart from
most of the
Spanish-colonial era
Bambanti Fetival (right, January 27- Febuary 2) and
Binallay Festival (left, celebrated along holyweek)
PANCIT CABAGAN

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 Description: is one of the beautiful provinces found
in the Philippines. It is also known as the “Home of
the Winds”.
The northernmost and the smallest province in the
BATANES country.
Capital: Basco
Founded: May 20, 1909
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Total area / Land area: 209.3 km²
Spoken languages:
Ivatan,Itbayaten,Isamurongen,Ilocano,Tagalog,Engli
sh
Festival: Ivatan language, “payuhan” stands for
cooperation which is truly evident in this 5-day
event every June. In this event, a province-wide
procession is done to recall the route of
evangelization. Communities and schools conduct
the Ivatan Olympics to pay tribute to their native
 -Mangpus ( supreme and absolute ruled the islands)
-Mapolons are subordinate officials who exercised the same duties,
rights and privileges in his particular district.
Spanish period
HISTORY

-1686 and 1719, the Spaniards sent Dominican friars on expedition to the
Batanes islands.
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-It was named Provincia de la Concepcion with Joseph Huelva y Melgarjo
as its first governor.
-formal annexation of Batanes to the Spanish Colonial State became official
only on June 26, 1783 under Governor Jose Basco y Vargas.
-This was over two centuries after the formal colonization of the Philippines
by Miguel Lopez de Legaspi in 1565.
- It was the last territory added to the Philippines.
- decreed in Rule No. 52 that no house should be built more than half of a
league or 2,786 meters from the nearest church.
- Santo Domingo de Basco was named from the late Governor Basco.
- September 17, 1898 - Batanes Islands remained under the Spanish rule
until when the Ivatan Katipunan won a glorious victory and it became
independent within the Philippine Republic
-1900- independence was short-lived, though, as American control over the
 Basco
Lighthouse
Batanes
- built in Naidi Hills, at
the site of the old
telegraph facility used
during the American
era and was destroyed
by the Japanese during
World War II.
Year first constructed:
2003
 Liveng the
Batanes
-
Hedgerows

The liveng is a
collection of grass,
piled stones, or tall
rows of reeds.
Year first constructed:
Nov. 7 2014.
 Marlboro
Hills in
Batanes
- The landscape of
Batanes is
characterized by
gently rolling hills
which are virtually
everywhere.
- Hailed as the
“Marlboro country
” of Batanes or
 Morong
Beach in
Batanes
- large rocky arch
that has become
an icon not just of
the island but
Batanes as a
whole.
- The natural
formation is called
Nakabuang Arch.
(The beach is
also commonly
Bayanihan or Payuhuan festival (June, for 5 days)
PRODUCTS

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 Description: Quirino is a primarily agricultural town
situated in the Mallig Plains region. The town is
known for its sprawling flat lands used for
growing crops such as palay or rice, peanut, corn,
QUIRINO tobacco and vegetables. The smallest and
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youngest province in Cagayan Valley, might as well
be its proverbial lily because of its hidden natural
wonders.
Capital: Cabarroguis
Founded: June 18, 1966
Boundary: It is bounded to the north by Delfin
Albano, Mallig to the northwest, Roxas to the
southwest, Burgos and Gamu to the south and
Ilagan City to the east.
Total area: 126.20 km2 (48.73 sq mi)
Native languages: Ibanag, Ilocano, Tagalog
Festival: Panagdadapun festival-Panagdadapun is
 • Before, Quirino was the forest region of the province
of Nueva Vizcaya, inhabited by tribal groups known as
HISTORY OF
the Negritos. They roamed the hinterlands and built their
huts at the heart of the jungle.
• June 18, 1966, Republic Act 4734 was enacted, constituting
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the municipalities of Diffun, Saguday, Aglipay, and Maddela
(all of Nueva Vizcaya province) into a new sub-province to
be known as "Quirino", named after President Elpidio
Quirino.
• (June 21, 1969) Republic Act 5554 - municipality
of Cabarroguis was created (now the provincial capital
town), which was taken from portions of Diffun, Saguday,
and Aglipay.
• Republic Act 6394, authored by then
Congressman Leonardo B. Perez, was passed on September
10, 1971 further amending RA 5554 and separating the
sub-province of Quirino from its mother province, Nueva
 SIITAN
RIVER
- Siit is an Ilocano
word for thorn.
- Once upon a time,
the riverbanks of
Siitan River used to
be thorny that they
call the place
“siitan.”
- Another stories, the
word refers to
thorny plants or
fish bone.
- Siitan River is part
 AGLIPAY
CAVE
- The Aglipay
Caves consists of
37 chambers,
with only eight
having been
thoroughly
explored by
spelunkers.
- Cathedral
like chamber,
which was filled
with magnificent
Pinagdadapun festival ( September 8-10)
Quirino (fossilized flower
production)

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 Description: was derived from the Spanish province
Vizcaya in the Basque Country.
Capital: Bayombong
Boundery: Benguet to the west, Ifugao to the north,
Isabela to the northeast, Quirino to the east, Aurora to the
NUEVA
southeast, Nueva Ecija to the south, and Pangasinan to the
VIZCAYA southwest. 1
Nickname: derived from the name of the province of
Biscay (called Vizcaya in Spanish, Bizkaia in Basque)
Founded: 1865
Total area / Land area: 4,379 km²
Spoken languages: Ilocano, Pangasinan, Tagalog, Gaddang
Isinai, English
Festival: ETHNIC huts replica at Ammungan Village.
175th founding anniversary. Ammungan is the Gaddang
word for “gathering,” while its Ilocano counterpart is
ummungan, which also has the same meaning and is
widely understood among the ethno- linguistic groups.
Product: rice and corn, but the province is shifting into
NUEVA VISCAYA • name was derived from the Spanish province
Vizcaya in the Basque Country.
• used to be a territory of the vast Cagayan Valley
HISTORY OF

which was once an integral political unit with one

governor.
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• 1839, then-Governor Luis Lardizabal issued an
order transforming Nueva Vizcaya into a politico-
militar province upon the advice of the alcalde
mayor of Cagayan.
• The order was approved by a Royal Decree on April
10, 1841.
• May 1865 - was the result of changes emanating
from the formal creation of the province of Isabela.
The province of Nueva Viscaya was established.
• 1908, the organization of the province of Ifugao
 Capisaan
Cave System
- Capisaan in the
citrus-filled Malabing
Valley in Kasibu, Nueva
Vizcaya, the 4.2-
kilometer long.
- Cave is considered
as the fifth
longest cave syste
m in the
Philippines.
- It is also known as
the Lion-Alayan
Cave because its
two main entry and
 Church of San
Vicente Ferrer

- commonly
referred to
as Dupax
Church or Dupax
del Sur Church, is
an 18th-
century Baroque
church.
- The church
complex has been
declared a National
 Imugan
falls
- is a two level
falls with
shallow catch
basin.
- 35 foot
spring waterfa
ll between two
mountain.The fa
lls is six to
seven kilometer
from the
 Mt. Ugo

-According to a tour
guide, the word “Ugo”
was derived from a
native term which
means beheading
someone.
- Before, native
people living in the
mountains in the
effort to defend their
lands used to take
their Spanish and
American captives to
Mt. Ugo to behead
them.
 St. Dominic
Cathedral

- Founded in
1739 by the
Augustinian
Friars of Spain.
- commonly
referred to as
the Bayombon
g Cathedral, is
an 18th-
century, Baroqu
echurch
Ammungan festival ( May 21-25 )
 Description: The term Cagayan, the place
where the tagay grow's was shortened to
Cagayan. Also, came from an ancient name
word means river; karayan, kayan,
CAGAYAN kayayan and kalayan.
Founded: June 29, 1583 1
Capital: Tuguegarao
Total area: 9,295.75 km2 (3,589.11 sq mi)
Spoken languages: Ilocano, Ibanag, Itawis,
Ivatan, Tagalog, English
Attractions: Callao cave, anguib Beach, cape
engano lighthouse, cape engano.
Festival: Sambali festival - "War dance of the
Itawis tribe of Cagayan"
The Sambali or Piat Sambali Festival is
 • During Spanish times Cagayan Valley had a larger
HISTORY OF territory than what it has today.
• It included the territories of the above-mentioned
provinces and the eastern parts of the Cordillera
CAGAYAN

provinces of Apayao, Kalinga, Ifugao and Benguet.

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• As the historian and missionary Jose Burgues, said, "The
old Cagayan Valley comprises the province of Cagayan,
Isabela and Nueva Vizcaya as well as the military
Districts of Apayao, Itaves, Quiangan, Cayapa and
Bintangan, plus the area of the Sierra Madre to the
Pacific Ocean in the said trajectory.

• During World War II at Balete Pass in Nueva Vizcaya, the

retreating Japanese under General Tomoyuki Yamashita
dug in and held on for three months against the
American and Filipino forces who eventually drove them
 Callao Cave

- Callao Cave is one of

the limestone
caves located in the
municipality of
Peñablanca, Cagayan
province, in the
Philippines.
- The seven-
chamber show cave
is one of 300 caves
that dot the area and
the best known natural
tourist attraction of the
 Anguib
Beach
- Anguib Beach has
become the pride
of the town, as it's
scenic features
have earned it the
nickname of
Boracay of the
north.
- The amazingly
blue, clear
waters of the
Philippine Sea
 Cape Engano
Light House

- Faro de Cabo Engaño

is one of the four
lighthouses built
during the Spanish
Colonial period,
which served as
gateway lighthouse
for incoming ships.
- The construction
started on 21
September 1888 and
finished on 31
December 1892,
Sambali festival ( June 23 to July 2 )
Putoplan and Chicharabao

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Prepared by:
Group 2
Daneth Ann B. Edloy
Prexielove Alecies A. Gutierrez
Aira Nicole G. Abawag
Jamica A. Aviles