REGION II

Cagayan
Valley Region
CALLEJO, MARIE KRIS S.
CALUMBA, GERALD M.
CORPUZ, CLARIZZA J.
CUANAN, BLESSY B.
CUSTODIO, ALLEN JUSTINE
GROUP 3 BSHM 1-E
Learning Objectives
At the end of this course, the students should be able to:
1.Know the provinces and capitals of Region II.
2.Discuss the history of the Cagayan Valley Region.
3.Describe the different tourist destinations of the
Region II.
4.Understand the SWOT analysis of the Cagayan
Valley Region.
CAGAYAN VALLEY
REGION II

MAP OF CAGAYAN VALLEY REGION II

SWOT ANALYSIS OF REGION II
PROVINCE CAPITAL
1. Batanes Basco
2. Cagayan Tuguegarao
3. Isabela Ilagan
4. Nueva Vizcaya Bayombong
5. Quirino Cabarroguis
 Ilokano: Ibanag:
tanap ti Cagayan Tana' na cagayan

CAGAYAN VALLEY
Itawit: Gaddang:
tanap yo cagayan Tanap na Cagayan
tagalog:
lambak ng cagayan
 CAGAYAN VALLEY
Cagayan Valley is an administrative region in the
Philippines located in the northeastern portion of
Luzon. The region has four cities: Cauayan, Ilagan,
Santiago, and Tuguegarao.

Cagayan Valley is the second largest region of the

Philippines in terms of Land Area, second only to
MIMAROPA.
 CAGAYAN VALLEY
Most of the region lies in a large valley in
northeastern Luzon, between the Cordilleras and the
Sierra Madre mountain ranges. The eponymous
Cagayan River, the country's largest and second
largest, runs through its center and flows out from
its source in the Caraballo Mountains. The region
encompasses the outlying islands of the Babuyan and
Batanes to the North.
 HISTORY
Archaeology indicates that Cagayan has been
inhabited for half a million years, through no human
Remains of any such antiquity have yet appeared. The
bulk of the population are of Malay origin. In the
nineteenth century the prosperity found in tobacco
cultivation caused many Ilokano to settle here.
 HISTORY

During Spanish times Cagayan Valley had a larger

territory than what it has today. It included the
territories of the above-mentioned provinces and the
eastern parts of the Cordillera provinces of Apayao,
Kalinga, Ifugao and Benguet.
 HISTORY
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 out; the pass is now called
Dalton Pass in Honor of General Dalton, USA, who
was killed in the Fighting.
 GEOGRAPHY
It is bordered to the west by the Cordillera mountain
range, to the east by the Sierra Madre, to the south
by the Caraballo Mountains, and to the north by the
Luzon Strait.
Nueva Vizcaya is the remnant of the southern province
created when Cagayan Province was divided in two in 1839.
The province of Isabela and the city of Santiago are notably
the most progressive province and city in the region,
respectively. Isabela was the 10th richest province in the
Philippines in 2011, being the only province of northern Luzon
to be included in the list.
 GEOGRAPHY
The city of Tuguegarao is the center of excellence in
education, commerce, trade and culture and as the
economic center of the region, the city aims for
outstanding performance and competence in
administration, cultural arts, public safety, social
services, technology, and citizen participation.
 GEOGRAPHY
Cuayan is a component city in the province of Isabela.
It is dubbed as the ideal City of the North and the
host city for the proposed Isabela Special Economic
Zone and the Regional Agro- Industrial Growth
Center.

Ilagan is a component city and the capital of the

province of Isabela. The city is the Corn Capital of
the Philippines and has been considered as the
Primary Growth Center of Region 2.
 GEOGRAPHY
Solano is a first class municipality and the main
commercial and financial center of the province of
Nueva Vizacaya.
Quirino is the youngest Province in the region. With
its agricultural based nature, the vast vegetative
agricultural covers reveal the major source of living
of the people.
 GEOGRAPHY
Batanes is the northernmost and smallest province in
the region as well as in the whole Philippines. It is the
only Province located outside the mainland Cagayan
Valley.
 Trade and industry
TILAPIA INDUSTRY
The recent aquaculture congress found that the
growth of tilapia production was due to government
interventions: provision of fast-growing species,
establishment of demonstration farms. Nueva
Vizcaya Governor Luisa Lloren Cuaresma entered into
similar aquaculture endeavors in addition to tilapia
production.
 Trade and industry
CITRUS INDUSTRY
Cagayan Valley is positioned to become the country's
Citrus Capital through a program undertaken by the
Nueva Vizcaya State University with funding from the
Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, nad
Natural Resources Research and Development of the
Department of Science and Technology.
 Provinces of
Cagayan valley
Region
 BATANES
Capital: BASCO
 Batanes
Capital: Basco

Batanes is an archipelago province in the

Philippines situated in the Cagayan Valley
region. It is the northernmost province in
the country, and also the smallest, both in
population and land area.

The island group is located approximately

162 kilometers north of the Luzon mainland
and about 190 kilometers south of Taiwan.
 Batanes
ETYMOLOGY

The name Batanes derives from the words

Batan, the local word for the Ivatan people.
 Batanes
HISTORY
The ancestors of today's Ivatans
descended from Austronesians who
migrated to the islands 4,000 years
ago during the Neolithic period. In
1687, a crew of English freebooters
headed by William Dampier came with
a Dutch crew and named the islands in
honour of their country's nobility.
 Batanes
GEOGRAPHY
The province has a total area of 219.01
square kilometers comprising ten
islands situated within the Luzon Strait
between the Balintang Channel and
Taiwan. The three largest islands,
Batan, Itbayat, and Sabtang, are the
only inhabited islands.
 Batanes
TOPOGRAPHY
The province is hilly and mountainous,
with only 1,631.5 hectares of its area
level to undulating, and 78.2%
hectares varying from rolling to steep
and very steep. Almost one-half of
Batanes is hills and mountains. Batan
Island is generally mountainous on the
north and southeast.
 Batanes
CLIMATE
Batanes has a tropical climate. The
average yearly temperature is 26.0°C
in January to 28.5°C in July, similar to
that of Southern Taiwan. However, in
September 2016, typhoon Meranti
impacted the entire province, including
a landfall on Itbayat.
 Batanes
ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS

Batanes is subdivided into 6

municipalities, all
encompassed by a lone
congressional district.
 Batanes
BARANGAYS
The 6 municipalities of the
province comprise a total of
29 barangays, with Ihuvok II in
Basco as the most populous in
2010, and Nakanmuan in
Sabtang as the least.
 Batanes
DEMOGRAPHICS
The population of Batanes in
the 2015 census was 17,246
people, with a density of 79
inhabitants per square
kilometer or 200 inhabitants
per square mile.
 Batanes
RELIGION

The large majority (94%) of

tge island's people adhere to
Roman Catholicism. The
remaining faiths are other
Christian Churches.
 Batanes
ECOLOGY
An extensive survey of the
ecology of Batanes provided the
scientific basis for confirming
the need for a national park in
Batanes protecting the Batanes
protected landscapes and
seascapes.
 Batanes
FLORA & FAUNA
The province is the home of the
unique conifer species Podocarpus
costalis. Although it is reportedly
growing in some other places such
as coasts of Luzon, Catanduanes
and even Taiwan. Several species of
birds, bats, reptiles, and
amphibians also inhabit in the
islands.
 Batanes
ECONOMY
About 75% of the Ivatans are
farmers and fishermen. The rest
are employed in the government and
services sector. Garlic and cattle
are major cash crops. Ivatans also
plant camote (sweet potato),
cassava, gabi or tuber and a unique
variety of white uvi.
 Batanes
TRANSPORTATION

The island province of

Batanes is accessible by
air via the Basco Airport
and Itbayat Airport.
 Batanes
NATURAL HERITAGE
•Sabtang Island is undisturbed and unspoiled.
•Itbayat Island located north of Batan Island.
•Batan Island most populated island of the province.
•Mount Iraya a dormant volcano standing at 1,517
meters whose last eruption was recorded in 505 AD.
•Mavulis the northernmost island of Batanes.
•Di-atay Beach a cove with multi-colored rocks and white sand.
 Batanes
MANMADE HERITAGE
•Radar Tukon
•Old Loran Station
•Ruins of Songsong
•San Jose Church
•Kanyuyan Beach & Port

 Batanes
HISTORICAL HERITAGE
•Radiwan Point
•Boat-shaped Stone Grave Markers
•Chavulan Burial Jar Site
•Ivuhos Island
•Sabtang Island

 Batanes
INTANGIBLE HERITAGE

In 2012, the National Commission

for Culture and the Arts and the
ICHCAP of UNESCO published
Pinagmula: Enumeration from the
Philippine Inventory of Intangible
Cultural Heritage.
 Batanes
INTANGIBLE HERITAGE
The first edition of the UNESCO-backed book:
1. Laji
2. Kapayvanuvanuwa
3. Kapandeng Ritual
4. Traditional Boats in Batanes
5. Sinadumparan Ivatan House Types
6. Ivatan Basketry
7. Ivatan (Salakot) Hat weaving to
 Batanes
INTANGIBLE HERITAGE
Intangible Cultural Heritage
BATANES DAY BASCO
Batanes Day is held to
commemorate the
founding of the islands as
a province. It is held every
June 26 and features
street parades and local
contests.
 CAGAYAN
Capital: TUGUEGARAO CITY
 Cagayan
Capital: TUGUEGARAO CITY
Cagayan is a province of the
Philippines in the Cagayan
Valley region in the northeast
of Luzon Island, and includes
the Babuyan Islands to the
north. The province borders
Ilocos Norte and Apayao to
the West, and Kalinga anf
Isabela to the South.
 Cagayan
ETYMOLOGY
Present-day chronicles hold
that the name was originally
derived from the tagay, a
plant that grows abundantly
in the northern part of the
province. The term
CATAGAYAN, "the place
where the tagay grows" was
shortened to CAGAYAN.
 Cagayan
HISTORY
(PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD)
Cagayan has a prehistoric
civilization with rich and diverse
culture. According to
archaeologists, the earliest man in
the Philippines probably lived in
Cagayan thousands of years ago.
Evidences to this effect are now
convincing beyond scientific doubt
to consider it as an incontestable.
 Cagayan
HISTORY
(SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD)
In 1581, Captain Ivan Sabala arrived
in Cagayan with a hundred fully
equipped soldiers and their families
by order of Gonzalo Ronquillo de
Peñaloza, the fourth Spanish
Governor-General of the Philippines.
On 29 June 1583, Spanish
conquistador Juan de Salcedo traced
the northern coastline of Luzon.
 Cagayan
LA PROVINCIA DE CAGAYAN
In 1583, through a Spanish Royal
Decree, the entire northeastern
portion of Luzon (territories of the
Cordillera mountains and north of
the Caraballo mountain) including the
islands in the Balintang Channel were
organized into one large political unit
called the LA PROVINCIA DE
CAGAYAN.
 Cagayan
AMERICAN PERIOD
When the Treaty of Paris was
signed in 1898, ending the
Spanish-American War, the
United States took over the
Philippines. It influenced the
culture, most notably in
agriculture and education, as well
as in public works and
communications.
 Cagayan
WORLD WAR II
During the Second World War,
with air raids by Japanese
fighters and bombers, the
province of Cagayan suffered
much destruction by bombing
and later invasion. Japanese
Imperial forces entered
Cagayan in 1942.
 Cagayan
POST-WAR ERA

The Hotel Delfino siege was a

bloody coup attempt that took
place on March 4, 1990, when
suspended Cagayan governor
Rodolfo Aguinaldo and his
armed men of 200 seized
Hotel Delfino in Tuguegarao.
 Cagayan
GEOGRAPHY
Cagayan is bounded by the
Philippine Sea on the east; on
the south by Isabela province;
on the west by the Cordillera
Mountains; and on the north
by the Balintang Channel and
the Babuyan Group of Islands.
 Cagayan
ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS
Cagayan comprises 28 municipalities and
one city divided into three congressional
districts. It has 820 barangays.
Tuguegarao City (as of December 18, 1999)
is the provincial capital, regional seat, and
center of business, trade, and education
and the only city in the province.
 Cagayan
BARANGAYS
The 28 municipalities and 1
city of the province comprise
a total of 820 barangays, with
Ugac Sur in Tuguegarao City
as the most populous in 2010,
and Centro 15 in Aparru as the
least.
 Cagayan
DEMOGRAPHICS

The population of Cagayan in

the 2015 census was
1,199,320 people, with a
density of 130 inhabitants per
square kilometer or 340
inhabitants per square mile.
 Cagayan
ENDANGERED LANGUAGES

There are two endangered

indigenous languages in
Cagayan. These are the
DUPANINAN AGTA LANGUAGE
and the CENTRAL CAGAYAN
AGTA LANGUAGE.
 Cagayan
ECONOMY
Agricultural products are
rice, corn, peanut, beans, and
fruits. Livestock products
include cattle, hogs,
carabaos, and poultry. Fishing
various species of fish from
the coastal towns is also
undertaken.
 Cagayan
TOURISM
Since Cagayan faces the
Philippine Sea, an extensive
shoreline sprawls along the
northern coastal towns of
Sanchez Mira, Pamplona, Santa
Praxedes, Claveria, Buguey,
Aparri, Ballesteros, Abulug, and
the islands of Palaui, Fuga, and
island municipality of Cagayan.
 Cagayan
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

APARRI DELTA
Aparri Delta is an impressive
expanse of water is located
where the Cagayan River
meets South China Sea. From
the jetty, one can see the
awesome mouth of the
Cagayan River.
 Cagayan
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

CALLAO CAVES
These caves boast massive
limestone and other rock
formations, skylights and a
chapel. The circadian flight of
thousands of bats from their
cave at dusk is also a major
attraction.
 Cagayan
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

ST. PETER'S CATHEDRAL

This is the seat of archdiocese
of Tuguegarao. A picture of it
hangs in the Basilica in Rome. It
is considered one of the most
beautiful works of art in the
world.
ISABELA
Capital: ILAGAN
 ISABELA
Capital: ILAGAN

It is the largest province on the island

of Luzon in land area. Situated within
the Cagayan Valley region, it is
bordered by the provinces of Cagayan
to the north, Kalinga to the 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.
 ISABELA
HISTORY
The province of Isabela used to be a
vast rainforest where numerous
indigenous ethno-linguistic groups
lived. Many of the same ethnic groups
still live in the province.

During the Spanish era, prior to 1856,

the Cagayan Valley was divided into
two provinces: Cagayan and Nueva
Vizacaya.
 ISABELA
DEMOGRAPHICS
The population of Isabela in the 2015
census was 1,593,566 people, making it
the most populated Province among the
five provinces in Cagayan Valley. It had
a density of 130 inhabitants per square
kilometer or 340 inhabitants per square
mile. For all ages, the sex ratio in Isabela
was about 105 with 660,627 males and
626,948 female in the Census of
Population and Housing (2000).
 ISABELA
RELIGION
Roman Catholicism is the predominant
faith followed by about 80% of the
people. Other religions practiced are
Aglipayan, United Methodist Church and
various Christian Churches such as The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints and Protestant churches Iglesia
Ni Cristo, Baptist, Seventh-Day
Adventist, other Charismatic Christians
and Jehovah's Witnesses.
 ISABELA
ECONOMY
In terms of income classification,
Isabela is rated as first-class
Province and considered among
the richest and most progressive
province in the Philippines and the
most progressive in Region 2
courtesy of the three key cities
strategically located in the
province.
 ISABELA
TRADE & INDUSTRY
MINERAL & ENERGY
Large deposits of copper, gold,
zinc and chromite manganese and
nickel have been found in Isabela.
Indigenous energy sources such
as natural gas and hydroelectric
capabilities have been found to
be abundant in the valley.
 ISABELA
TRADE & INDUSTRY
POWER
Solar and biomass power plants in
the city of Cauayan and in the town
of Alicia have started operating in
2015 to supplement the region's high
energy demand. On May 27, 2015,
the service contract of the largest
solar PV power plant in the country
has been approved by the
Department of Energy.
 ISABELA
EDUCATION
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

Isabela is one of the primary centers

of education in the Cagayan Valley
Region. There are several public and
private educational institutions. The
most notable being the Isabela State
University, a government-owned and
controlled public university.
 ISABELA
TOURISM
Since the early 2000s, tourism has
become an income-generating
industry for Isabela. New hotels and
resorts have opened, mostly in the
cities of Ilagan, Cauayan, and
Santiago, and the towns of
Tumauini, Gamu, Roxas, Alicia,
Burgos, Ramon, San Mariano and
Cordon.
NUEVA VIZCAYA
Capital: BAYOMBONG
 NUEVA VIZCAYA
Capital: BAYOMBONG

It is a province in the Philippines

located in the Cagayan Valley
region in Luzon. It is bordered by
Benguet to the west, Ifugao to the
north, Isabela to the northeast,
Quirino to the east, Aurora to the
southeast, Nueva Ecija to the
south, and Pangasinan to the
southwest.
 NUEVA VIZCAYA
ETYMOLOGY

The name Nueva Vizcaya is derived

from the name of the province
Biscay (called Vizcaya in Spanish)
during the Spanish colonial period.
This can be seen in the right part of
the seal, a representation of the
heraldic of Vizcaya in Spain.
 NUEVA VIZCAYA
HISTORY
SPANISH PERIOD
The areas of the present-day Nueva
Vizcaya used to be part of the vast
Provincia de Cagayan. Organized
religion in Nueva Vizcaya dates
back to the year 1607, when the
Dominican order arrived in the
province.
 NUEVA VIZCAYA
HISTORY
AMERICAN PERIOD
In 1908, the northwestern territory
of Nueva Vizcaya newly organized
sub-province of Ifugao. The survey
executed by the Bureau of Lands in
1914 further caused the diminution
of its area and reduced again upon
the enactment of the
Administrative Code of 1917.
 NUEVA VIZCAYA
HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
During the Pacific War of the
Second World War, Dalton Pass was
the scene of a major battle
between the Empire of Japan, the
Commonwealth of the Philippines
and American forces, with the
Allies winning on 31 May 1945.
 NUEVA VIZCAYA
HISTORY
POST-WAR ERA
In 1971, with the passage of
Republic Act No. 6394, Quirino,
which was then a sub-province of
Nueva Vizcaya, was separated from
its mother province and made into a
regular province.
 NUEVA VIZCAYA
GEOGRAPHY
Surrounded by North Luzon's three
large mountain ranges, Nueva
Vizcaya is generally mountainous,
varying from steep mountains to
rolling hills, with some valleys and
plains. The Province are separated
from the Central Luzon plains by
the Caraballo Mountains.
 NUEVA VIZCAYA
ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS
Nueva Vizcaya comprises 15
municipalities, with Bayombong as
the Provincial capital and major
educational center, Bambang and
Solano as the major commercial
centers. Kayapa as the summer
capital and "vegetable bowl" of the
province.
 NUEVA VIZCAYA
BARANGAYS
The 15 municipalities of the
province comprise a total of
275 barangays, with Roxas in
Solano, Nueva Vizcaya as the
most populous in 2010, and
Santa Rosa in Santa Fe, Nueva
Vizcaya as the least.
 NUEVA VIZCAYA
GOVERNMENT

Nueva Vizcaya has one

congressional district,
although there has been a
longtime proposal to divide the
province into two
congressional districts.
 NUEVA VIZCAYA
DEMOGRAPHICS

The population of Nueva

Vizcaya in the 2015 census was
452,287 people, with a density
of 110 inhabitants per square
kilometer or 280 inhabitants
per square mile.
 NUEVA VIZCAYA
RELIGION
Roman Catholic are about 63% of
the population of the Province.
Other faiths are divided among
Aglipayan Church, Iglesia Ni Cristo
which form about 5-6% of the
province population. 17%-20% The
Church of Jesus Christ, Baptist,
Methodist, Seventh - day Adventist.
 NUEVA VIZCAYA
LANGUAGES
Nueva Vizcaya province
possesses one of the most
diverse array of indigenous
languages in Luzon, a testimony
to its cultural and geographic
linkages with the Cordillera
Mountain Range.
 NUEVA VIZCAYA
ECONOMY
Agriculture is the main industry
in the province, together with
rice, corn, fruits and vegetables
as major crops. A major
producer of citrus crops in the
country, principally pomelo,
ponkan and oranges.
 NUEVA VIZCAYA
EDUCATION
The Commission on Higher
Education (CHED) continues to
expand access to quality higher
education by providing
additional financial assistance
to students belonging to
indigenous peoples (IPs) in the
province of Nueva Vizcaya.
 NUEVA VIZCAYA
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

CAPISAAN CAVES DALTON PASS Mt. PULAG NATIONAL

HISTORICAL SHRINE PARK
 QUIRINO
Capital: CABARROQUIS
 QUIRINO
Capital: CABARROQUIS

It is a landlocked province in the

Philippines located in the Cagayan
Valley region in Luzon. It is named after
Elpidio Quirino, the sixth President of
the Philippines. The province borders
Aurora to the southeast, Nueva Vizcaya
to the west, and Isabela to the north.
Quirino used to be part of the Province
of Nueva Vizcaya, until it was
separated in 1966.
 QUIRINO
HISTORY
Long before its formal creation as
an Independent province, Quirino
was the forest region of the
Province of Nueva Vizcaya,
inhabited by tribal groups known as
the Negritos. They roamed the
hinterlands and built their huts at
the heart of the jungle.
 QUIRINO
GEOGRAPHY
Quirino covers a total area of
2,323.47 square kilometers (897.10
sq mi) occupying the Southeastern
section of the Cagayan Valley
region. The Sierra Madre mountain
range provides a natural barrier on
the eastern and southern border of
the province.
 QUIRINO
CLIMATE
The province has a mean annual
temperature of 33.6°C. June is
generally the warmest month and
the wettest months are March to
August, with the rest of the year
being neither too dry nor wet.
Rainfall occurs from September to
November.
 QUIRINO
ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS

Quirino comprises 6
municipalities, all
encompassed by a
single legislative
district.
 QUIRINO
BARANGAYS
The 6 municipalities of the
province comprise a total of 132
barangays,with Gundaway
(Poblacion) in Cabarroguis as
the most populous in 2010, and
Rang-ayan in Aglipay as the
least.
 QUIRINO
DEMOGRAPHICS

The population of Quirino in

the 2015 census was 188,991
people, with a density of 81
inhabitants per square
kilometer or 210 inhabitants
per square mile.
 QUIRINO
RELIGION
Quirino is predominantly
Roman Catholic with 54%
adherence while Evangelicals
and United Methodist Church
serve as significant
minorities with up to 20% of
the population.
 QUIRINO
ECONOMY
Agriculture is the main industry
in the province, with rice and
corn as major crops. These
supply the demands of
neighboring provinces and
metropolis. It is the leading
producer of banana in the
Cagayan Valley Region.
 QUIRINO
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
• Aglipay Caves
•Aglipay Town
•Bisangal Waterfalls
•Cabarroguis Falls
•Nagbukel Cave
•Upper Cagayan River Basin
•Victoria Falls
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