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Cagayan
Cagayan ( ), officially the Province of Cagayan (; ; ; isnag language, Isnag: ''Provinsia nga Cagayan''; ivatan language, Ivatan: ''Provinsiya nu Cagayan''; ; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley Regions of the Philippines, region, covering the northeastern tip of Luzon. Its capital is Tuguegarao, the largest city of that province as well as the regional center of Region 2 (Cagayan Valley). It is about northwest of Manila, and includes the Babuyan Islands to the north. The province borders Ilocos Norte and Apayao to the west, and Kalinga (province), Kalinga and Isabela (province), Isabela to the south. Cagayan was one of the early provinces that existed during the Spanish colonial period. Called ''La Provincia de Cagayan'', its borders essentially covered the entire Cagayan Valley, which included the present provinces of Isabela (province), Isabela, Quirino (province), Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Batanes and portions of Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuguegarao
Tuguegarao ( or ), officially the City of Tuguegarao (; ; ; ), is a 2nd class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 166,334 people, making it the most populous city in Cagayan Province, Cagayan Valley and Northeastern Luzon. A major urban center and primary growth center in the Northeastern Luzon, it is the regional center of Cagayan Valley and also its regional institutional and administrative center. The city is a convergence area for the provinces of Cagayan, Kalinga (province), Kalinga, Apayao and northern Isabela (province), Isabela and one of the fast-emerging cities in the Philippines. Dubbed as the "Gateway to the Ilocos Region, Ilocandia and the Cordillera Administrative Region, Cordilleras," the city is located on the southern border of the province where the Pinacanauan River empties into the Cagayan River. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Mamba
Manuel Noveno Mamba Sr. (born August 19, 1958) is a Filipino physician and politician who is serving as provincial governor of Cagayan since 2016. He was elected to the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the 3rd District of Cagayan. First elected in 1995, he was re-elected in 2001, 2004, and 2007. He was also a municipal mayor of Tuao, Cagayan, from 1988 to 1995. He also served as the Presidential Legislative Liaison Officer under Benigno Aquino III. Personal life He is the son of Congressman Francisco K. Mamba Sr. and Estela Noveno-Mamba. He is married to Atty. Mabel Villarica–Mamba, former chairperson and chief executive officer of the National Youth Commission and former director of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. They have two sons. He and his brothers, William and Francisco Jr., served as mayor of Tuao, Cagayan. Another brother, then Solana mayor Leonardo, was assassinated while campaigning for Congress in 1992. A graduate of the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aparri
Aparri (ibanag language, Ibanag: ''Ili nat Aparri''; ; ), officially the Municipality of Aparri, is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of , Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 68,839 people. Aparri is a bustling municipality and the primary growth center of Northern Cagayan. It serves as the center of education, commerce and culture in the northern part of the region, which includes towns of the first and second districts of Cagayan, as well as the towns of Apayao and some towns of Ilocos Norte. It serves as the show window of commerce and finance, economic transformation, information technology, livelihood development, fashion and culture, leisure and entertainment, agricultural modernization, and good local governance. Aparri has an approximate income of Philippine peso, ₱250 million. The valley has been one of the largest tobacco-producing sections in the Philippines, and the town has a cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cagayan Provincial Board
The Cagayan Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Cagayan. The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into three districts, the first two sending three members to the provincial board, while the third sends four members; the electorate votes, and the number of winning candidates depends on the number of members their district sends. The vice governor is the ''ex officio'' presiding officer, and only votes to break ties. The vice governor is elected via the plurality voting system province-wide. The districts used in appropriation of members is coextensive with the legislative districts of Cagayan. District apportionment List of members An additional three ''ex officio'' members are the presidents of the provincial chapters of the Association of Barangay Captains, the Councilors' League, the Sangguniang Kabataan provincial president; the municipal and city (if applicable) p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrile, Cagayan
Enrile, officially the Municipality of Enrile ( Itawis: ''Babalay yo Enrile''; ; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,705 people. The town is predominantly an agricultural town where the majority of its population derive their income from farming. Its main products are rice, corn, peanut, tobacco, and vegetables. Etymology Cabug was the original name of Enrile when it was a barrio of Tuguegarao. It was established as a separate town in September 1849 and named in honor of Spanish Governor-General Pasqual Enrile y Alcedo. History The history of Enrile dates back to 1690. According to Father Juan Paguere, it was just a wide and long stretch of virgin land located at the southernmost end of the province of Cagayan. In 1718, the colonial government ordered the place to become one of the barrios of Tuguegarao. It was named "Cabugag" or Cabug, the dialect term for hunchback for the first settler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gattaran, Cagayan
Gattaran, officially the Municipality of Gattaran (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 58,874 people. Gattaran's historic spots and tourist landmarks include the Lal-lo and Gattaran Shell Middens, Magapit Protected Landscape, Maduppaper Caves, the Mapaso Hot Spring and the Tanglagan Falls whose warm and cold waters meet and flow together on one bed to become the Dummun River. Another attraction of Gattaran is Bolos Point, a wildlife sanctuary. Etymology The town was traditionally known as 'Najiping' (now the barangay of Nassiping). In Fr. Jose Bugarin's Ibanag dictionary (orig. 1600's, but this excerpt taken from Lobato de Santo Tomas version 1854) called it Najjiping' from the Ibanag word for 'conjoined, twins'. "Najjiping, town of this province, named so for being where the big river, or Bannag agayan River and the small it. 'chico'tributary or Itabes (Itawis) river meet''." In the Murillo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abulug
Abulug (; ; ), officially the Municipality of Abulug, is a municipality in the province of , Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,579 people. History Abulug was officially established as a Spanish mission in 1596. Originally called Tular, the name Abulug became commonly used after 1629. The town became the base of Spanish expeditions against the unconquered Isneg tribes of Apayao. Since its founding, the town has had to change its location thrice, primarily due to the frequently changing course of the Abulog river. Geography Abulug is situated from the provincial capital Tuguegarao, and from the country's capital city of Manila. Barangays Abulug is politically subdivided into 20 barangays.Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios. In 1957, barrio Colonia was renamed to Libertad. * Alinunu * Bagu * Banguian * Calog Norte * Calog Sur * Canayun * Centro (Poblacion) * Dana-Ili * Guiddam * Libertad * Lucban * Pinili * Santa F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Ana, Cagayan
Santa Ana, officially the Municipality of Santa Ana (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. In the 2020 census, it had a population of 35,688 people. History The first inhabitants of the region were Negritos and (woodcutters) under Don Julián Astigarraga (Capitán Vasco, 1854-1901) of Aparri. Some fishermen from Minanga came and settled in Palawig. In 1891, Felipe Agarpao organized a (society) called ''Inanama'' with some settlers. The purpose of the organization was to acquire and occupy land in the area. That same year, Briccio Campañano of Lapog, Ilocos Sur and others from Ilocos came to Palawig to apply for homesteads in the sitio of Marede. These settlers organized another called ''Dagupan''. In 1900, the woodcutters from Aparri arrived by boat. The clearing of forests began shortly after. From 1919 to 1935, several groups of settlers from the Ilocos Region came to claim territory aboard (light boats). The once-forested areas were on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amulung, Cagayan
Amulung, officially the Municipality of Amulung, is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 50,336 people. Amulung is from Tuguegarao and from Manila. Etymology The name Amulung is derived from the fruit tree ''Goniothalamus amuyon'' or amuyon/amuyong in Ilocano, while Fr. Jose Bugarin's dictionary defines ''amulung'' as "a type of vine, with fig-like leaves, well used for reducing swelling/inflammation." History Formerly administered from Iguig, Amulung was formally established on 10 May 1734 by the Spaniards as a stopover along the Cagayan River. Geography Amulung is situated from the provincial capital Tuguegarao, and from the country's capital city of Manila. Barangays Amulung is politically subdivided into 47 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios. * Abolo * Agguirit * Alitungtung * Annabuculan * Annafatan * Anquir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baggao
Baggao, officially the Municipality of Baggao (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 87,753 people. Baggao is from Tuguegarao, from Manila, and from Alcala. Etymology The name ''Baggao'' is derived from the Ibanag word which means ''washing'' in the English language. Old folks recount that the Ibanags who frequently hunted in the locality, used to wash their catch before taking them home in a big mud hole which they called ''Abbagaoan,'' an Ibanag word which refers to a place to wash. Eventually, the area became a noted landmark for hunters from which the name of the municipality was derived. History Long before the issuance of the Royal Decree which officially detached Baggao as a barrio of Amulung on November 27, 1896, the place has already became famous as a hunting ground. It was detached from Amulung to become a separate Spanish mission. With the formal creation of Baggao as a separa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buguey
Buguey, officially the Municipality of Buguey (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,148 people. Buguey is from Tuguegarao, from Manila, and from Camalaniugan. History The site of Buguey was originally called ''catagayan'', a place of many ''tagay'' trees. The name came about after Spanish conquistador Juan de Salcedo asked a native what the name of the place was in 1572. Subsequently, the name was shortened to ''Cagayan'', which later became the name for the entire province and region. Buguey is believed to have originated from the Ibanag word ''Bugay'' which means "shipwreck". It was formally established as a Spanish mission in 1596. In 1771, it was raided by Moro vessels from Jolo. According to legend, the Moros looted the town's church and brought its bell with them to sea, whereupon their vessel capsized, leading residents to shout ''navugay ira'' (they have capsized). Geography Buguey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
