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Ilagan–Divilacan Road
The Ilagan–Divilacan Road is one of the infrastructural components being considered for building that would connect the city of Ilagan with the coastal town of Divilacan, both located in the province of Isabela (province), Isabela. The road stretches approximately 82 kilometers through the Sierra Madre (Philippines), Sierra Madre mountain range, giving better access to the remote towns in the province of Isabela (province), Isabela, eastern coast. The road will be important for enhancing transportation and economic opportunities in the area and with regard to the access of goods and services to otherwise isolated areas. It will give better access to tourist destinations like the beaches of Divilacan and the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park. Although it is meant to offer some benefits, the building of the Ilagan–Divilacan Road poses environmental issues, especially in terms of biodiversity, as an impact of its construction. This road project was undertaken by the government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilagan
Ilagan, officially the City of Ilagan (; ; ), is a component city and capital of the province of 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 word for "smallpox", of which there was an outbreak during the town's founding in 1686. History Early history The town was then called by its native 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 one of the most important economic areas in northern Luzon. Spanish colonial era In 1581, Governor-General Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñalosa sent C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabela (province)
Isabela, officially the Province of Isabela (; ; ), is the second largest provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines by land area located in the Cagayan Valley. Its capital and the largest local government unit is the city of Ilagan. It is bordered by the provinces of Cagayan to the north, Kalinga (province), Kalinga to the northwest, Mountain Province to the central-west, Ifugao and Nueva Vizcaya to the southwest, Quirino, Aurora (province), Aurora and the independent city of Santiago, Isabela, Santiago to the south, and the Philippine Sea to the east. This primarily agricultural province is the rice and Maize, corn granary of Luzon with its mix of plains and rolling terrain. In 2012, the province was declared as the country's top producer of corn with 1,209,524 metric tons. Isabela was also declared the second-largest rice producer in the Philippines and the "Queen Province of the North". The province has four trade centers in the cities of Ilagan, Isabela, Il ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divilacan
Divilacan , officially the Municipality of Divilacan ( Ibanag: ''Ili nat Divilacan''; ; Tagalog/Kasiguranin: ''Bayan ng Divilacan''), is a municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 5,827 people. Etymology Divilacan was derived from the native Casiguran Dumagat Agta compound word ''vilacan'', meaning "fish and shell." The word ''di'' implies origin. Therefore, Divilacan literally means “where fish and shells abound.” History Divilacan was a former ''barrio'' of Tumauini. It became a separate municipality on June 21, 1969, by virtue of ''Republic Act No. 5776''. On April 12, 2024, the town is declared an insurgency-free municipality from the influence of CPP, NPA, and NDF, along with Maconacon. On October 24, 2024, Severe Tropical Storm Trami (Kristine) made landfall to this town causing big destruction along with other cities/municipalities. Geography The town is one of the four coastal municipalities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maconacon
Maconacon, officially the Municipality of Maconacon ( Ibanag: ''Ili nat Maconacon''; ; Tagalog/ Kasiguranin: ''Bayan ng Maconacon''), is a municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 3,977 people, making it the least populous municipality in the province. History Maconacon was a former ''barrio'' of Cabagan. It became a separate municipality on June 21, 1969, by virtue of ''Republic Act No. 5776''. In June 2009, Municipal Mayor Francisco Talosig was shot in an ambush and died after being in a coma for four months. His successor, Erlinda Domingo, was also assassinated in 2013. On April 12, 2024, the town is declared an insurgency-free municipality from the influence of CPP, NPA, and NDF, along with Divilacan. Geography Maconacon is one of the four coastal municipalities of the province of Isabela facing the Philippine Sea to the east. Separated from the rest of the province by the mighty Sierra Madre mounta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palanan
Palanan , officially the Municipality of Palanan ( Ibanag: ''Ili nat Palanan''; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. It also served as the final capital of the First Philippine Republic from 1900 until the capture of President Emilio Aguinaldo by the Americans during the Philippine-American War in 1901. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,684 people. Etymology Since the location was surrounded by Aetas, the Ibanags from the lowland Isabela would warn their close friends with the term "''Palanammu''" which indicates uneasiness or caution. Similarly, some vagabond Tagalogs who arrived there either as a sanctuary during difficult sailing or pure adventure, dubbed the site "''Palatanan''" which is suggestive of the character of the residents. Eventually, the word transformed into its modern name "''Palanan''". History Unlike other towns in the Cagayan Valley, Palanan was established in 1625 by Spanish forces who arrived by boat from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra Madre (Philippines)
The Sierra Madre is the longest mountain range in the Philippines. Spanning over , it runs from the province of Cagayan down to the province of Quezon in a north-south direction on the eastern portion of Luzon, the largest island of the archipelago. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east, Cagayan Valley to the northwest, Central Luzon to the midwest, and Calabarzon to the southwest. Some communities east of the mountain range, along the coast, are less developed and so remote that they can only be accessed by taking a plane or a boat. The country's largest protected area, the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park, is situated at the northern part of the range in the province of Isabela. The park is in the UNESCO tentative list for World Heritage List inscription. Environmentalists, scholars, and scientists have been urging the government to include the other parks within the Sierra Madre mountains for a UNESCO site that would include the whole mountain range from Cagay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park
The Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park is the largest protected area of the Philippines covering the northern range of the Sierra Madre mountains of eastern Luzon. The park is located in the eastern part of the province of Isabela in Cagayan Valley (Region II) containing a total of . It was first declared a wilderness reserve encompassing an area within a radius of Palanan Point known as the Palanan Wilderness Area through Letter of Instructions No. 917-A signed by President Ferdinand Marcos on September 7, 1979. On March 10, 1997, the area was converted into a natural park with the signing of Proclamation No. 978 by President Fidel Ramos. The park is considered the richest in terms of genetic, species and habitat diversity in the Philippines. It is one of the country's ten priority protected areas managed by its own Protected Area Management Board headed by the Regional Executive Director of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources for Region II under the rules s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in Island groups of the Philippines, three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. With a population of over 110 million, it is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, twelfth-most-populous country. The Philippines is bounded by the South China Sea to the west, the Philippine Sea to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the south. It shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Palau to the east and southeast, Indonesia to the south, Malaysia to the southwest, Vietnam to the west, and China to the northwest. It has Ethnic groups in the Philippines, diverse ethnicities and Culture o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
