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About
Isabela Province

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Prior to 1856, there were only two

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provinces in the Cagayan Valley Region:
Cagayan and Nueva Vizcaya.

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The Province of Cagayan at that time
consisted of all towns from Tumauini to the
north in Aparri and all other towns from

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Ilagan southward to Aritao comprised the
province of Nueva Vizcaya.

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The new
About Isabela Province province was
named in honor

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In order to facilitate the work of the of “Her Royal
missionaries in the evangelization of the Highness Queen
Cagayan Valley, a Royal Decree was issued Isabela II” of

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on May 1, 1856, which created the province Spain.
of Isabela from the portion of the province of
Cagayan and Nueva Vizcaya.

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From Cagayan, the towns of Gamu, Although the province did not play a major
Angadanan and Gamarang (now Echague) role in the revolt against Spain, it is in
and from Nueva Vizcaya, its capital town Palanan that the final pages of the

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Carig (now Santiago) and Palanan were Philippines Revolution was written when the
segregated to constitute the province of American forces led by Gen. Frederick
Funston finally captured Gen. Emilio

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Isabela.
Aguinaldo in the area on March 23, 1901.
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Santiago City, the industrial center for region
02, is now an Independent City while
Cauayan, the commercial center is a
component city. In August 11, 2012 the
people of Ilagan voted in a plebiscite to
convert their town into a city.
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The eastern side straddled by the Sierra
Madre Mountain Range is rugged and thickly
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forested.
Its mountains rise to peaks of about 8,000
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feet and is home to one of the country’s
largest remaining rainforests with numerous
unknown endemic species of flora and fauna
and exceptional biological diversity.
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Its coastal area is a small strip of flat to
rolling land. It has a 208-kilometer coastline
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and is home to beautiful caves, coves, bays,
and rich marine life.
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Page 3 Isabela comprises an aggregate land area of

10,665 square kilometers, representing

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almost 40 percent of the regional territory.
● The western area is a sprawling fertile
valley hemmed by the Central Cordillera It is the largest province in the region and the

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Mountain and is crisscrossed by the second-largest province in the Philippines in
Cagayan, and the Magat Rivers. terms of land area.
 
● Isabela is home to the Magat High Rise The province is bounded on the north by the

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Dam and Tourism Complex have known province of Cagayan, on the south by Nueva
to be the highest and biggest dam in Vizcaya, Quirino, and Aurora, on the west by
Asia at the time of its construction. the Cordillera Administrative Region, and on

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the east by the Pacific Ocean.

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01. AGUINALDO SHRINE in Palanan is a
historic place where the First President of the

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Philippine Republic, General Emilio
Aguinaldo surrendered to the American
forces, thus ending the Philippine Revolution
in March 1901.

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Palanan is accessible by aircraft, pump boat
and trail hiking thru Sta. Ana, Cagayan, San
Mariano/Cauayan/Aurora and Ilagan, Isabela

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respectively. Nelbusco buses in Santiago City
have trips to Palanan via Dilasag, Aurora.

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02. NORTHERN SIERRA MADRE

NATURAL PARK (NSMNP) is the largest
protected area in the country and is a low

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altitude rainforest at 800 feet above sea
level.

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The area is about 359,477 hectares and is
rated No. 1 in the world’s biodiversity. Very
ideal for marine and outdoor adventure,

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people trek its mountains to reach the coastal
areas. Tours take for five days over
rainforests, mountains, rivers/streams with

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stops at indigenous people’s communities; This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY
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appreciate at close range a wide variety of

flora and fauna and enjoy a relaxing dip into

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rivers and streams or the Pacific Ocean.
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Explore - Isabela The Catholic Bishops Conference of the

Philippines at its 52nd Annual Bishop’s
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03. SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF THE Meeting held in Tagaytay City on January 24-
VISITATION OF GUIBANG in Gamu is 26, 1986 have approved the petition of His
located along the national highway Excellency, Most Rev. Miguel Purugganan,

frequented by travelers passing the
Maharlika Highway. It is now as famous as
the Piat Basilica Minore because it also
comes alive on July of every year when
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Bishop of Ilagan for the Church of Our Lady
of the Visitation of Guibang to be called a
National Shrine.

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religious pilgrims from all walks of life come
to offer prayers of good health, peace,
abundance and good voyage among many

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other intentions.

The image of the Our Lady of the Visitation

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was canonically crowned by the Most Rev.
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Carmine Pocco, Papal Nuncio to the

Philippines on May 26, 1973 at the St.

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Ferdinand Cathedral in Ilagan, Isabela.
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04. ST. CLAIRE MONASTERY in Gamu is

located along the Maharlika Highway and

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stands a few meters from the National Shrine
of Our Lady of the Visitation of Guibang.

It is a contemplative community of Poor

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Claire sisters from Cabuyao, Laguna
established in 1991 and is open to the public.

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05. PARISH CHURCH OF ST. MATHIAS in

TUMAUINI was built in 1753 under

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Dominican supervision and was completed in
1805. It is an ultra-baroque church unique for
its extensive use of baked clay both for wall
finishing and ornamentation reflective of its

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Chinese ancestry.

This church of stone with a unique cylindrical

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bell tower is the only one of its kind in the
Philippines. The church has been declared a
National Cultural Treasure.

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06. OUR LADY OF ATOCHA CHURCH in

Alicia and its convent was built by Fr. Tomas

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Calderon, OP and inaugurated in 1849.

It has an antique Spanish architectural

design and is located along the Maharlika

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Highway.

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07. St. ROSE DE LIMA CHURCH in

Gamu is famous for its Spanish architectural

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design. Built-in 1726 during the Spanish time,
the church façade was made of layered
bricks and stones dating back during the 17th
century and considered a pilgrimage church

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because of its antiquity.

The feast of their patron, Saint Rose De Lima

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is celebrated every August 23rd.

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08. MAGAT HIGH RISE DAM AND HYDRO-

ELECTRIC POWER PLANT is about 350

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kilometers of good roads from Metro Manila.
Constructed in 1970, the dam costs P6.5B to
include the dam itself, powerhouse, office
buildings and other related facilities.

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This infrastructure project was the biggest
dam in the whole of Asia at the time of its

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09. SAN PABLO CHURCH is the oldest town

of Isabela was founded by Padre de Sto.

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Tomas on Nov. 30, 1646, or about 210 years
before Isabela was made a province and its
bell tower with six levels including the circular
apex is made of adobe and is said to be the

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oldest in Isabela and the tallest in Cagayan
Valley.

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TRAINING CENTER & LEISURE PARK –

10. BONSAI FOREST at Sumanget, The municipality of Tumauini operates Camp
Dinapigue is about 20,000 hectares. The Samal which offers accommodation facilities,

area is accessible by land transport from
Baler in Aurora Province and can be seen
from the plane when travelling by air to
Palanan.
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lagoon boating area, swimming pools and
slides, grill house and restaurant and other
facilities for vacationing families.

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12. JAPANESE TUNNEL – located in the

hills of Tukon, this five-door tunnel, complete

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with a series of chambers, a bunker that
served as a lookout spot and a water
reservoir, was constructed during the
Japanese occupation as a shelter house for

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soldiers. Descending the steps to the
underground level in almost complete
darkness is a thrill that should not be missed.

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