Ibanag People
The Ibanag (also Ybanag and Ybanak or Ibanak) are an ethnolinguistic minority numbering a little more than half a million people, who inhabit the provinces of Cagayan, Isabela, and Nueva Vizcaya. They are one of the largest ethnolinguistic minorities in the Philippines. Etymology The endonym "Ibanag" comes from the prefix ''I-'' which means "people of", and ''bannag'', meaning river. This toponym-based name is similar to the unrelated etymology for the Tagalog people, which is derived from ''taga-'' ("person from") and ''ilog'' ("river") Language The Ibanag language (also Ybanag) is spoken by about 500,000 speakers in two of the northeasternmost provinces of the Philippines, Isabela, and Cagayan. It is closely related to Gaddang, Itawis, Agta, Atta, Yogad, Isneg, and Malaweg. It is spoken especially in Tuguegarao and Solana in Cagayan, as well as in the municipalities of Cabagan, San Pablo, Tumauini, Santa Maria, Santo Tomas, Ilagan, Gamu, Naguilian, and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Balangay
A balangay, or barangay, is a type of lashed-lug boat built by joining planks edge-to-edge using pins, dowels, and fiber lashings. They are found throughout the Philippines and were used largely as trading ships up until the colonial era. The oldest known balangay are the eleven Butuan boats, which have been carbon-dated individually from 689 to 988 CE and were recovered from several sites in Butuan, Agusan del Norte. The Butuan boats are the single largest concentration of lashed-lug boat remains of the Austronesian vessels, Austronesian boatbuilding traditions. They are found in association with large amounts of trade goods from East Asia, Southeast Asia, and as far as Persia, indicating they traded as far as the Middle East. Balangay were the first wooden watercraft excavated in Southeast Asia. Balangay are celebrated annually in the Balanghai Festival of Butuan. Names ''Balangay'' was one of the Pigafetta's dictionary#Some List of Words, first native words the Europeans ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Atta Language
Atta is an Austronesian dialect cluster spoken by the Aeta (Agta) Negritos of the northern Philippines. Varieties There are three varieties according to ''Ethnologue''. *Faire Atta (Southern Atta): spoken near Faire, Rizal, Cagayan *Pamplona Atta (Northern Cagayan Negrito): spoken in Pamplona, Cagayan; similar to northern Ibanag *Pudtol Atta: spoken in Pudtol, Apayao, and the Abulog river area south of Pamplona Pamplona (; ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Navarre, Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain. Lying at near above sea level, the city (and the wider Cuenca de Pamplona) is located on the flood pl ... Villa Viciosa Atta, supposed once spoken in Villaviciosa, Abra, is presumed to be related, but is unattested. Reid (1994) also reports the following locations for Southern Cagayan Agta.Reid, Lawrence A. 1994. "Possible Non-Austronesian Lexical Elements in Philippine Negrito Languages." In ''Oceanic Linguistics'', V ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Naguilian, Isabela
Naguilian, officially the Municipality of Naguilian (; ), is a municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,788 people. Naguilian is from Ilagan and from Manila. History Naguilian was formerly a part of the town of Gamu before it was made a separate town by virtue of a Spanish Royal decree dated November 27, 1896. Geography Naguilian is situated from the provincial capital Ilagan, and from the country's capital city of Manila. Barangays Naguilian is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios. * Aguinaldo * Bagong Sikat * Burgos * Cabaruan * Flores * La Union * Magsaysay (Poblacion) * Manaring * Mansibang * Minallo * Minanga * Palattao * Quezon (Poblacion) * Quinalabasa * Quirino (Poblacion) * Rang-Ayan * Rizal * Roxas (Poblacion) * San Manuel * Santo Tomas * Sunlife * Surcoc * Tomines * Villapaz * Villa Capuchino Climate Demographics In the 2020 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gamu, Isabela
Gamu , officially the Municipality of Gamu (; ), is a municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,655 people. Etymology The name ''Gamu'' or ''gamu-t'' in ancient texts refers to the roots of tall grasses, akin to those of cogon grass, deeply embedded in the soil. Gamu was originally called 'Gamut', likely from a local plant whose roots were made into a type of medicine ('gamot'). From Fr. Jose Bugarin's Ibanag dictionary as follows: History Gamu was founded on December 5, 1741 as a result of the merging of the towns of Batavag (near present-day Lullutan in Ilagan) and Itugod (now barangay Lenzon). The town was established on its present site as a compromise for residents of the two towns and also the fact that both towns were too few in population to survive on their own. The population problem was later partially resolved through the forced settlement of conquered tribes into the town by the Spanish. Origina ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ilagan, Isabela
Ilagan, officially the City of Ilagan (; ; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Isabela (province), Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 158,218 people making it the most populous city in the province and the second most-populous in Cagayan Valley after Tuguegarao. As of 2022, it also had the highest number of voters in the province, with 101,050 voters. Etymology According to Fr. Julian Malumbres, Ilagan derived its name from the word ''laga'', an Ibanag language, Ibanag word for "smallpox", of which there was an disease outbreak, outbreak during the town's founding in 1686. History Early history The town was then called by its native Gaddang people, Gaddang settlers as ''Bolo'' during the pre-Spanish conquest era. It was one of the populous settlements during that period and the site of the vast tobacco plantation in the region making it o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Santo Tomas, Isabela
Santo Tomas, officially the Municipality of Santo Tomas (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,528 people. History The municipality was established in 1949 from several barrios of Cabagan. In 1952, Santo Tomas lost two barrios when the barrios of Abut and Minagbag were transferred to the newly created town of Mallig. In 1961, those barrios were transferred to the newly created municipality of Quezon. Geography Santo Tomas is a landlocked municipality situated in the northern portion of the province of Isabela. It is bounded to the west by Quezon, to the south by Delfin Albano, to the southeast by Tumauini, to the north and northeast by Cabagan and the Cagayan River. Santo Tomas is situated from the provincial capital Ilagan, and from the country's capital city of Manila. Barangays Santo Tomas is politically subdivided into 27 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some ha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Santa Maria, Isabela
Santa Maria (; ; ), officially the Municipality of Santa Maria, is a municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,758 people. Etymology Santa Maria, a former barrio of San Pablo, is named after Doña Maria, the firstborn child of Don Pablo Marasigan, a Spaniard, and Doña Masid, a native. History In 1703, the hamlet of ''Santa Maria de Luzon'' was established as a pueblo and detached from Cabagan (now San Pablo town), with Don Martin Masigan serving as governor. The establishment of the town was credited to the influential Masigan family, whose roots were in the place and have served as the town's chief executives for most of its history. On December 4, 1879, a royal order legally split the historic town of Santa Maria from Cabagan, with Dominican Fray Exequiel Pinilla serving as ''cura parroco''. The Masigan family's influence led to the town's secession. As it neighbors the Cordillera mountains, the town ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tumauini
Tumauini , officially the Municipality of Tumauini (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 70,743 people. Etymology The name of Tumauini originated from the name of the big trees found in the Poblacion called "''Mauini''". It is said that when some Spaniards wanted to know the name of the trees, they asked a native saying, "''Como se llama el grande lenia? Sabes tu?''" The native not knowing what the Spaniards said, picked the last word he heard and answered "Tumauini". History Tumauini was officially established as a Spanish mission in 1704, with civil administration frequently shifting between the neighboring towns of Cabagan and Ilagan. It became a town in its own right on 10 May 1751. In 1952, the barrios of Barucbuc, Siempre Viva, Bimmonton, Pasurgong, Manga, and Settlement No. 1 were transferred to the newly created town of Mallig. In 1957, the barrios of San Antonio, San Juan, Ragan Sur, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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San Pablo, Isabela
San Pablo, officially the Municipality of San Pablo (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,320 people. San Pablo is from Ilagan and from Manila. History Spanish occupation San Pablo is the oldest pueblo in the Province of Isabela. The town was founded on 1646 as ''Maquila'' by Fr. Pedro de Santo Tomas, making it the oldest town in Isabela and existing before the province's creation. The original name literally means sparkling. It was then renamed to ''Cabagan'', loosely interpreted as the place where people wear "ba-ag" when the Spaniards arrived at the Philippine Islands. Mengal Baladdon and his troops, disturbed by Fray Pedro Jimenez's success in establishing Christian communities in the ''Irraya'', devastated Cabagan in 1683, killing twelve people and forcing the locals to escape to the mountains. The hamlet was on the point of collapse when the alcalde-mayor of Cagayan rescued it by kil ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cabagan, Isabela
Cabagan, officially the Municipality of Cabagan (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 53,897 people. Etymology The name Cabagan may have originated from the native word ''bag'' or ''bajaque'', most probably because there were stores in the village. Cabagan could have also been derived from the word ''cabbagang'', meaning "pilgrim" or "stranger" as Cabagan at the time was in constant contact with members of the "pagan tribes" from southern Isabela, as well as with the "Kalingas" of the neighboring Cordillera mountains. History Various Cabagans The Cabagan of old, which 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 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Solana, Cagayan
Solana, officially the Municipality of Solana (; ; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 88,445 people. The Awidon Mesa Formationa Paleolithic Sites of the municipality, along with the Callao Limestone Formation Paleolithic Sites in neighboring Penablanca, are included in the tentative list of the Philippines for future UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription under the name of ''Paleolithic Archaeological Sites in Cagayan Valley''. The Awidon Mesa Formation has at least 68 Paleolithic sites in which stone tools and fossils of extinct animals that include stegodons, elephants, rhinoceros, and large tortoise were discovered. History Formerly part of Tuguegarao, Solana was formally made an independent town on 18 August 1852. It was named after Governor General Juan Antonio de Urbiztondo, Marquis of La Solana. Prior to that it was called Marague, after a rich widower named Francisco Marague who settled ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |