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Cagayan
Cagayan ( ), officially the Province of Cagayan ( ilo, Probinsia ti Cagayan; ibg, Provinsiya na Cagayan; itv, Provinsiya ya Cagayan; fil, Lalawigan ng 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 the city of Tuguegarao. 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 Kalinga (province), Kalinga and Apayao. The former capital was Lal-lo, Nueva Segovi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Mamba
Manuel Noveno Mamba Sr. (born August 19, 1958) is a Filipino politician who is the current provincial governor of Cagayan. 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. Personal life He is a son of the late Congressman Francisco K. Mamba Sr. and Mrs. 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, as well as his brothers, William and Francisco Jr., served as mayor of Tuao, Cagayan. A graduate of the University of Santo Tomas, Mamba is a physician by profession. He became licensed in 1983. Political career As provincial board membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrile, Cagayan
Enrile ( ibg, Ili nat Enrile; ilo, Ili ti Enrile; tl, Bayan ng Enrile), officially the Municipality of Enrile, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,705 people. Enrile lies on the southernmost part of Cagayan, bounded by Sta. Maria, Isabela to the south, by the mighty Cagayan River to the east, by Solana and Tuguegarao to the north, Kalinga to the west. The town is predominantly an agricultural town where the majority of its population derive their income from farming. It has a land area of 18,450 hectares unevenly distributed to the 22-barangays of the municipality. Its main products are rice, corn, peanut, tobacco and vegetables. It has a total population of 35,834 inhabitants. Its citizens are called Itawit because they speak the Itawit dialect. Ilocanos and Tagalogs have settled at the western barangays and have blended very well in the mainstream of Itawit life. Etymology The municip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuguegarao
Tuguegarao ( or ), officially the City of Tuguegarao ( ibg, Siyudad nat Tugegaraw; itv, Siyudad yo Tugegaraw; ilo, Siudad ti Tuguegarao; fil, Lungsod ng Tuguegarao ), is a 3rd 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 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. One of the fast emerging cities in the Philippines, the city is a convergence area for the provinces of Cagayan, Kalinga (province), Kalinga, Apayao and northern Isabela (province), Isabela. Dubbed as the “Gateway to the Ilocandia and the Cordilleras,” the city is located on the southern border of the province where the Pinacanauan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calayan, Cagayan
Calayan, officially the Municipality of Calayan ( ilo, Ili ti Calayan; tl, Bayan ng Calayan), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,410 people. Calayan is home to the Calayan rail, a flightless bird identified as a separate species in 2004 and endemic to Calayan Island. Etymology The municipality's name came from the Ibanag language, literally mean "''where laya (ginger) is abounded''". Geography It is located in the Luzon Strait north of Luzon Island and south of Taiwan via Bashi Channel to Luzon Strait. The town is composed of four of the five major islands of the Babuyan Islands namely: Calayan, Camiguin, Dalupiri and Babuyan Island. Calayan Island is the largest of the Babuyan Islands. Fuga Island, the fifth island within the Babuyan Islands, is part of Aparri municipality despite being closer to Claveria. Calayan Island is located about west-south-west of Babuyan Island off the nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Ana, Cagayan
Santa Ana, officially the Municipality of Santa Ana ( ibg, Ili nat Santa Ana; ilo, Ili ti Santa Ana; tl, Bayan ng Santa Ana), is a 2nd class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,688 people. The municipality is on the north-easternmost point of Luzon and includes Palaui Island as well. It is the home of the Cagayan Special Economic Zone and the Naval Base Camilo Osias (Naval Operating Base San Vicente) in Barangay San Vicente. Etymology The town got its name after the acronym of the surnames of three provincial officials: Arranz, Navarro and Avena. History The first inhabitants were the Negritos and (woodcutters) under Don Julián Astigarraga (Capitan Vasco 1854-1901) of Aparri, Cagayan, Aparri. Some fishermen from Minanga (a barrio of Gonzaga) came and settled in Palawig. In 1891, Felipe Agarpao with some settlers organized a (society) called Inanama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claveria, Cagayan
Claveria, officially the Municipality of Claveria ( ibg, Ili nat Claveria; ilo, Ili ti Claveria; tl, Bayan ng Claveria), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,900 people. Claveria is from Tuguegarao and from Manila. Geography Barangays Claveria is politically subdivided into 41 barangays. These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years. Climate Demographics In the 2020 census, the population of Claveria, Cagayan, was 31,900 people, with a density of . Economy Government Claveria, belonging to the second legislative district of the province of Cagayan, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are electe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allacapan, Cagayan
Allacapan, officially the Municipality of Allacapan ( ilo, Ili ti Allacapan; fil, Bayan ng Allacapan), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,234 people. Allacapan is situated in the north-western periphery of Cagayan, bordering Apayao. It is the headquarters of GV Florida Transport. It is from Tuguegarao and from Manila. Etymology The municipality's name came to be when Francisco Umengan, an ex-municipal president from Aparri, was annoyed by the skittering of dried leaves heaped within the vicinity. On his inquiry about the significance of the noise, his Negrito guide told him "''alla-appan''" meaning "trap." Umengan then named the place "Allacapan" and the name has remained to the present. History Allacapan has its beginning as a small village in the jungle vastness, inhabited by Negritoes, also known as Aetas. Ilocanos mainly from Ilocos Sur, among them future town mayor Santos Martinez, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boy Vargas
Melvin Kamatoy Vargas Jr. (born June 11, 1981), also known as Boylet, is a Filipino politician and incumbent Vice Governor of Cagayan. He is the son of former Cagayan Governor Melvin Vargas Sr. and grandson of former Representative Florencio Vargas. In the 2016 election he won the position as Vice Governor of Cagayan opposing Mila Catabay-Lauigan, incumbent Board Member of Cagayan's 3rd District and Ignacio Taruc. From 2007 to 2016, he served as board member of Cagayan from the 2nd District. In 2018, he reacted to incumbent Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba Manuel Noveno Mamba Sr. (born August 19, 1958) is a Filipino politician who is the current provincial governor of Cagayan. He was elected to the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the 3rd District of Cagayan. First electe ... to run for Vice Governor because Mamba said that for his second term he would run for Vice Governor. Although Vargas said that it was an honor to face Gov. Mamba for the Vice Gubern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abulug, Cagayan
Abulug ( ibg, Ili nat Abulug; ilo, Ili ti Abulug; tl, Bayan ng Abulug), officially the Municipality of Abulug, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of , Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,579 people. Government Barangays Abulug is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years. In 1957, barrio Colonia was renamed to Libertad. Climate Demographics In the 2020 census, the population of Abulug, Cagayan, was 34,579 people, with a density of . Economy Government Abulug, belonging to the second legislative district of the province of Cagayan, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cities Of The Philippines
A city ( fil, lungsod/siyudad) is one of the units of local government in the Philippines. All Philippine cities are chartered cities ( fil, nakakartang lungsod), whose existence as corporate and administrative entities is governed by their own specific municipal charters in addition to the Local Government Code of 1991, which specifies their administrative structure and powers. As of December 17, 2022, there are 148 cities. A city is entitled to at least one representative in the House of Representatives if its population reaches 250,000. Cities are allowed to use a common seal. As corporate entities, cities have the power to take, purchase, receive, hold, lease, convey, and dispose of real and personal property for its general interests, condemn private property for public use (eminent domain), contract and be contracted with, sue and exercise all the powers conferred to it by Congress. Only an Act of Congress can create or amend a city charter, and with this city charter Cong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camalaniugan, Cagayan
Camalaniugan, officially the Municipality of Camalaniugan ( ibg, Ili nat Camalaniugan; ilo, Ili ti Camalaniugan; tl, Bayan ng Camalaniugan), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,236 people. Etymology The town was named after the "malaniug" trees which grew in abundance during the early years. In Fr. Jose Bugarin's Ibanag dictionary "malaniug, a wild palm...Camalaniugan, place where there are many of these lsoa town in this province." History Camalaniugan was founded on June 15, 1596, a rather early date because of its proximity to Nueva Segovia (Lallo). San Jacinto de Polonia was selected as their patron saint. The early settlers were the Ybanags and Ilocanos, both peace-loving citizens. They built their houses along the banks of the Cagayan River. They brought with them their knowledge of farming and skills in making weapons. According to the story related by the elders, among these "ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballesteros, Cagayan
Ballesteros ( ibg, Ili nat Ballesteros; ilo, Ili ti Ballesteros; tl, Bayan ng Ballesteros), officially the Municipality of Ballesteros, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,488 people. It is generally populated by Ilocano people. Geography Barangays Ballesteros is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years. Climate Demographics In the 2020 census, the population of Ballesteros, Cagayan, was 34,488 people, with a density of . Economy Government Ballesteros, belonging to the second legislative district of the province of Cagayan, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
