Known as the spelunkers', trekkers' and gamefishers' paradise rolled in one, Cagayan provides a never-ending adventure. The province is now being promoted as an adventure and eco-tourism destination.
Cagayan with its ancientness is still replete with adventure and excitement. It can flaunt its pristine natural beauty and endowment. It has breathtaking sceneries, beaches, cavernous caves, thunderous falls, rapids, rivers, limestone mountains, thick and virgin forests, verdant valleys and many more.
Thus, “Catagayan” which means a place where the tagay grows abundantly was shortened to “Cagayan,” the present name of the province. It is called as “Smiling Land of Beauty” because of its natural, cultural and historical splendor.
The Cagayan Valley Region is abundant in agricultural products such as rice, corn, peanut, beans, and fruits making Region 02 known as the Top Corn Producer and second in palay production in the Philippines.
The Spaniards rightly judged that these various villagers came from a single racial stock and decided to make the Ibanag language the lingua franca, both civilly and ecclesiastically for the entire people of Cagayan which they called collectively as the Cagayanes which later was transliterated to become Cagayanos.
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Region 2 or the Cagayan Valley is strategically located on the northeastern part of mainland Luzon. With a total land area of 26,388 square kilometers the Cagayan Valley is the second largest region in the Philippines.
Ibanag, Itawes and Ilocano (in varied shades and intonations) and Malueg are the major dialects of Cagayan. Migration made Ilocano the dominant language spoken in the province, composing 67.3% of the total population.
The province has the largest marine fishing grounds and 73 percent of the region's potential fishpond area. Known as the spelunkers', trekkers' and gamefishers' paradise rolled in one, Cagayan provides a never-ending adventure. The province is now being promoted as an adventure and eco-tourism destination.
Under the Spaniards, the whole northeastern part of the island of Luzon, plus some small islands in the Balintang Channel constituted a single province of Cagayan. In 1839 the southern half of the valley was formed into a politico-military district of Nueva Vizcaya.
Tuguegarao City, the capital of Cagayan and the Regional Center of Cagayan Valley, is recognized as the Center of Excellence for Higher Education, Science, and Medicine in Region 02.
BACOLOD: The City of Smiles Bacolod City, the capital of Negros Occidental in the Philippines, is famously known as the "City of Smiles." This nickname is most prominently reflected in its world-renowned MassKara Festival, a vibrant and colorful celebration held every October.
The Itawits are noted for their pottery and basket-weaving traditions. The culture of Cagayan is showcased in museums, historical buildings and archeological sites spread across the province. In Solana, the Neolithic archeological sites in Lanna have yielded stone tools used as early as 20,000 years back.
Cagayan is massive area of plains and valleys, criss-crossed by Cagayan River that's why the region's means of livelihood is agriculture and fishing. The main crops in the region are rice and corn.
The Higalaay Festival (formerly known as Kagay-an Festival) Cagayan de Oro City is a festival held each year in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, every 28th day of August, celebrating the feast day of St. Augustine - patron saint of the city.
In contrast, Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) had the highest poverty incidence among families at 24.2 percent, followed by the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) at 23.5 percent and the Negros Island Region (NIR) at 22.6 percent.
Quezon City (UK: /ˈkeɪzɒn/, US: /ˈkeɪsɒn, -sɔːn, -soʊn/; Filipino: Lungsod Quezon [luŋˈsod ˈkɛson]), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read and pronounced in Filipino as Kyusi), is the richest and most populous city in the Philippines.
It is part of Cagayan Valley located in Luzon. It has a population of 1,268,603 as of the 2020 Census, and a land area of 9,398.07 square kilometers. The province is composed of 1 cities and 28 municipalities.
wan]; officially the Province of Palawan; Cuyonon: Probinsya i'ang Palawan; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Palawan) is an archipelagic province of the Philippines that is located in the region of Mimaropa. It is the largest province in the country in terms of total area, with 14,649.73 km2 (5,656.29 sq mi).
Located in the Western Pacific Ocean (Southeast Asia), the territory of the Philippines covers 300,000 sq km, making it 1.2 times bigger than the United Kingdom. The population of the Philippines is over 100.9 million people, with 11% of the population (10.2 million) working abroad.
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Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on the island of Luzon, it is classified as a highly urbanized city. With 43,611.5 inhabitants per square kilometer (112,953/sq mi), Manila is one of the world's most densely populated cities proper.
Cagayan is the Regional Seat of the Cagayan Valley Region. Tuguegarao, the capital town is the seat of commerce and trade and center for learning. The province has the largest marine fishing grounds and 73 percent of the region's potential fishpond area.
