Cabagan, Isabela

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Cabagan, (Ibanag: Ili nat Cabagan; Ilokano:

Ili ti Cabagan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Cabagan),
officially the Municipality of Cabagan, is a
1st class municipality in the province of
Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2015
census, it has a population of 50,174
people.[3]
 Cabagan
Municipality

Municipality of Cabagan

View of the Sierra Madres from Cabagan

Seal

Motto(s): Cabagan Ating Mahalin

 Map of Isabela with Cabagan highlighted

Wikimedia | © OpenStreetMap

Cabagan

Location within
the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°26′N 121°46′E

Country  Philippines

Region Cagayan Valley (Region

II)

Province Isabela
District 1st District of Isabela

Barangays 26 (see Barangays)

Government [1]

 • Type Sangguniang Bayan

 • Mayor Christopher A.
Mamauag

 • Vice Mayor Lovier V. Masigan

 • Congressman Antonio T. Albano

 • Electorate 26,034 voters (2016)

Area [2]

 • Total 430.40 km2
(166.18 sq mi)

Population (2015 census)[3]

 • Total 50,174

 • Density 120/km2 (300/sq mi)

Time zone UTC+8 (PST)

 ( )

ZIP code 3328

PSGC 023106000

IDD : area code  +63 (0)78

Climate type tropical rainforest

climate

Income class 1st municipal income

class

Revenue (₱) 150.4 million  (2016)

Poverty incidence 19.31 (2012)[4]

Native languages Ibanag

Ilocano
Tagalog

Website www.cabagan-isabela
.gov.ph
Cabagan had been the business center of
three nearby towns (Santa Maria, San
Pablo and Santo Tomas) before they had
their own market. It is locally known for its
pancit Cabagan. Its people are called
Ybanags. Nowadays, Ybanags are well
educated and the source of the province's
top politicians, professionals and a world
class athlete.[5]

During Christmas, the Cabagan Square

Park could be seen flashing brightly with
many Christmas lights and lanterns.
Cabagan's top schools are Cabagan
Science Elementary School; Saint
Ferdinand College - Cabagan Campus;
Isabela State University; and Delfin Albano
High School (Main Campus). The Malasi
Lake is a sanctuary for migratory birds
located in barangay San Antonio and has
been hailed by the DENR. The biggest
gymnasium in Isabela and in the whole
Region 2 is located in this town and the
century-old well that was built by the
Spaniards, located at St. Ferdinand
College, Cabagan Campus.The carousel in
Cabagan Square Park has been dubbed by
the townspeople as the largest in the
Philippines.

Barangays
Cabagan is politically subdivided into 26
barangays. [2]

Aggub
Anao
Angancasilian
Balasig
Cansan
Casibarag Norte
Casibarag Sur
Catabayungan
Cubag
Garita
Luquilu
Mabangug
Magassi
Ngarag
Pilig Abajo
Pilig Alto
Centro (Poblacion)
San Bernardo
San Juan
Saui
Tallag
Ugad
Union
Masipi East
Masipi West
 San Antonio

History
Etymologically, the name Cabagan may
have originated from the native word bag
or bajaque, not because "G-strings" were
used here or made in Cabagan, but most
probably because there were stores in the
village, Cabagan could have also been
derived from the word cabbagang,
meaning "pilgrim" or stranger. Based on
the fact that Cabagan at the time, was in
constant contact with members of the
"pagan tribes" from Diffun, namely
southern Isabela as well as with the
"Kalingas", of the neighboring Cordillera
mountains.

Various Cabagan

The Cabagan of old, that existed from

1646 to 1877 was simply called,
"Cabagan". In 1877, the Spaniards decided
to transfer present-day Cabagan to a new
site, abandoning the old Cabagan. In 1888,
the Spaniards resurrected the abandoned
Cabagan, into a new town. With this
development, there were now two
Cabagans. The Spaniards rectified the
predicament by naming the first Cabagan
as Cabagan Viejo, and the second
Cabagan as Cabagan Nuevo or the new
Cabagan. Apparently, the name was not to
the liking of the new rulers, the Americans.
When the Americans came to rule the
Philippines after the Spaniards, they
renamed Cabagan Nuevo as simply
"Cabagan", and the old namesake, as the
town of San Pablo.

Foundation

The old Cabagan, Cabagan Viejo which is

now called "San Pablo", was the key town
in the colonization of the Irrayas and to
some extent Diffun, i.e., southern Isabela.
The Irraya rebelled and the only ones that
the Spaniards could claim, were some
three hundred families who agreed to
establish the village of Maquilla, near
Tuguegarao City. Cabagan became a
charter town in November 30, 1646 and
ecclesiastically in May 15, 1647 with Saint
Paul the Apostle as the patron saint.

New Cabagan (Cabagan

Nuevo)

The new Cabagan came to exist, because

the Spanish government decreed that in
January 25, 1877, the old Cabagan or San
Pablo of today, be transferred from its old
site, to the one that is now occupying. The
brainchild of the transfer of Cabagan, was
parish priest Pedro Ricart, who then made
representations with the Spanish
government, for the transfer. Father Jose
Burgues History of Cagayan Valley gave
the unhealthiness of the old site, the
reason for the transfer. Others had stated
though, that Cabagan was transferred
because progress appeared to be
bypassing the old Cabagan, in favor of the
villages to the south, near Cabagan's
present site. The new site was the area
between the villages of Ugad and Luquilu,
villages that exists up to this day. The site
is not far from the old, with the church of
the new Cabagan just some three
kilometers or so, south from that of the
old. The transfer was not without friction
though. A number of Cabagan's
inhabitants opposed the transfer. But the
missionary's will had prevailed. In
contempt, as it were of the natives'
opposition, the missionary uprooted the
Church of the old Cabagan and brought
the images and other vestments, to the
new Cabagan. When the Spaniards
established a new town, they also
endeavored to build a massive church and
convent made of stone, brick and mortar.
From 1877, when the new Cabagan was
established, and culminating with the
Philippine Revolution that deposed the
ruling Spaniards 19 years later (1896), the
then governing Spaniards were still not
able to complete all constructions needed,
for the new Cabagan. Cabagan is a known
meeting place among revolutionaries
during the Spanish occupation.

Demographics
 Year Pop. ±% p.a. Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1903 5,289 —     198028,908+2.96%
191813,112+6.24% 199034,999+1.93%
193918,795+1.73% 199535,054+0.03%
194821,651+1.58% 200041,536+3.70%
196017,924−1.56% 200743,562+0.66%
197023,370+2.69% 201045,732+1.78%
197524,987+1.35% 201550,174+1.78%

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][6][7][8]

In the 2015 census, the population of

Cabagan, Isabela, was 50,174 people,[3]
with a density of 120 inhabitants per
square kilometre or 310 inhabitants per
square mile.
Language

Cabagan, as part of the Irraya region and

its language, was Irraya. The Spaniards
however, made the Ibanag "The Official
Language of the Valley", and had exerted
all efforts that everyone speak the dialect.
Since then, the Irraya tongue gradually
disappeared from the Cabagan psyche.

When some people utter Irraya before, they

were discouraged or forbidden to speak,
because that was the language of the
"pagans" at that time, the Kalingas.
Whenever the townsfolk enter the
poblacion, none would speak of Irraya, for
they would be considered despicably as, a
"Kalinga" or as "ignorant persons", living in
the mountains.

Today, no one speaks Irraya. There are

however, a few barrios in Cabagan today,
like San Bernardo and Tallag, wherein the
Ibanag dialect gets interspersed with
Irraya. However, some older generation
townsfolk, could also remember
sentences in Irraya.

Ilocano is also spoken in parts of Cabagan

because of migration of poor Ilocanos
from other parts of Luzon to seek
opportunities.
 Climate
Climate data for Cabagan, Isabela
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average 29 30 32 35 35 35 34 33 32 31 30 28
high °C (°F) (84) (86) (90) (95) (95) (95) (93) (91) (90) (88) (86) (82)
Average low 19 20 21 23 23 24 23 23 23 22 21 20
°C (°F) (66) (68) (70) (73) (73) (75) (73) (73) (73) (72) (70) (68)
Average
31.2 23 27.7 28.1 113.5 141.4 176.4 236.6 224.9 247.7 222.9 178
precipitation
(1.23) (0.9) (1.09) (1.11) (4.47) (5.57) (6.94) (9.31) (8.85) (9.75) (8.78) (7.0)
mm (inches)
Average
10 6 5 5 13 12 15 15 15 17 16 15
rainy days
Source: World Weather Online[9]

Attractions
Cabagan is famous for its eponymously
named 'Pancit Cabagan' a local dish
which was introduced by a Chinese
trader in 1887 and has gained popularity
in different parts of Luzon.[10] There are
several popular restaurants (locally
called 'Panciterias') serving this dish
along the main road/highway in
Barangay Centro, Anao, Ugad and Cubag
which include Felicitas Panciteria, Aling
Kikay, Loling's Panciteria, Eddie's
Restaurant, Josie's Panciteria, KJM,
KCJM, Mariloi's Panciteria, Pin-tag Bistro
Cafe and Zein's Panciteria.
Malasi Upper and Lower Lakes, a bird
sanctuary located in Barangay San
Antonio where several migratory and
endemic species of birds are spotted
regularly [11][12]
Cabagan Square Park in Barangay
Centro, with its Carousel which is the
largest in the Philippines [13]
Tulap Falls, a recently discovered
waterfalls in Barangay Masipi East [14]
St. Paul Parish Church in Barangay
Centro [15]
Round Rock Resort in Barangay Cansan
[16]

Xentro Mall Cabagan a newly opened

shopping mall in Barangay Ugad [17]

Festivals
Pansit Cabagan Festival [18]
Kalesa-Kabayo-Kutchero (KKK) Festival
[19]

Zambali Festival [20]

Notable people
Alex Pagulayan, the 2004 world
champion in billiards, hails from San
Juan, a remote barangay of Cabagan.

References
1. "Municipality" . Quezon City,
Philippines: Department of the Interior
and Local Government. Retrieved
31 May 2013.
2. "Province: Isabela" . PSGC Interactive.
Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine
Statistics Authority. Retrieved
12 November 2016.
3. Census of Population (2015). "Region
II (Cagayan Valley)" . Total Population
by Province, City, Municipality and
Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June
2016.
4. "PSA Releases the 2012 Municipal
and City Level Poverty Estimates" .
Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine
Statistics Authority. Archived from the
original on 28 January 2017.
Retrieved 28 January 2017.
5. "Province of Isabela Official Website:
Cabagan" . Retrieved 23 February
2017.
6. Census of Population and Housing
(2010). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)" .
Total Population by Province, City,
Municipality and Barangay. NSO.
Retrieved 29 June 2016.
7. Censuses of Population (1903–2007).
"Region II (Cagayan Valley)" . Table 1.
Population Enumerated in Various
Censuses by Province/Highly
Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007 . NSO.
8. "Province of Isabela" . Municipality
Population Data. Local Water Utilities
Administration Research Division.
Retrieved 17 December 2016.
 9. "Cabagan, Isabela: Average
Temperatures and Rainfall" . World
Weather Online. Retrieved 31 October
2015.
10. "Pancit Cabagan: Recipe and Origin" .
Retrieved 23 February 2017.
11. "Birdwatch.pH: Malassi Lakes Trip
Report" . Retrieved 23 February 2017.
12. "Amazing Malasi Lakes" . Retrieved
23 February 2017.
13. "Historical Landmarks, Places of
Interest, and Things To Do in the
Philippines" . Retrieved 23 February
2017.
14. "Tulap Falls - On Going Road
Construction" . Retrieved 23 February
2017.
15. "St. Paul Parish Church of Cabagan" .
Retrieved 23 February 2017.
16. "Cansan Cabagan, Round Rock
Resort" . Retrieved 23 February 2017.
17. "Xentro Mall Cabagan" . Retrieved
23 February 2017.
18. "Cabagan town celebrate 'Pansit
Festival' " . Retrieved 23 February
2017.
19. Bicarme, Thelma. " 'KKK' festival
highlights Cabagan, Isabela Patronal
fiesta" . Retrieved February 23, 2014.
20. Mercado, Angely (January 22, 2014).
"Cabagan town to stage 'Zambali' " .
Philippine Information Agency (PIA).
Archived from the original on 25
January 2014. Retrieved 23 January
2014.

External links
Municipal Profile at the National
Competitiveness Council of the
Philippines
Cabagan at the Isabela Government
Website
Local Governance Performance
Management System
 Philippine Standard Geographic Code
Philippine Census Information
Municipality of Cabagan

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