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Ibanags
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 City, Solana, Cabagan, San Pablo, Tumauini, Sta. Maria, Sto. Tomas, Ilagan, Gamu, Naguilian, and Reina Mercedes, San Mariano, Isabela. There are also several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabela Province
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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] |
Tuguegarao City
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 component city and capital of the 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, Apayao and northern 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 River empties into the Cagayan River. It is surrounded by the Sierra Madre Mountains to the east, Cordillera Mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibanag Language
The Ibanag language (also ''Ybanag'' or ''Ibanak'') is an Austronesian language spoken by up to 500,000 speakers, most particularly by the Ibanag people, in the Philippines, in the northeastern provinces of Isabela and Cagayan, especially in Tuguegarao, Solana, Abulug, Cabagan, and Ilagan and with overseas immigrants in countries located in the Middle East, United Kingdom and the United States. Most of the speakers can also speak Ilocano, the lingua franca of northern Luzon island. The name Ibanag comes from the prefix ''I'' which means 'people of', and , meaning 'river'. It is closely related to Gaddang, Itawis, Agta, Atta, Yogad, Isneg, and Malaweg. Classification Similar to more known languages in the Philippines such as Cebuano and Tagalog, Ibanag is a Philippine language within the Austronesian language family. On the other hand, it belongs to the Northern Philippine languages subgroup where related yet larger Ilokano and Pangasinan also fall under. Distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itawis Language
Itawis (also ''Itawit'' or ''Tawit'' as the endonym) is a Northern Philippine language spoken by the Itawis people, closely related to the Gaddang speech found in Isabela and Nueva Vizcaya. It also has many similarities to the neighboring Ibanag tongue, while remaining quite different from the prevalent Ilocano spoken in the region and the Tagalog-based Filipino national language. Background Itawis is spoken by the Itawis people of Northern Luzon who inhabit the provinces of Cagayan Valley. Their range is from the lower Chico and Matalag rivers. The language is said to have rooted in the town of Tuao. In many towns by these rivers, Itawis are found with the Ibanags, and speak Ibanag as well, as an example of linguistic adaptation. Speakers of Itawis and Ibanag can easily understand each other because of the close relationship of their languages. The Itawis are linguistically and culturally very closely related to the Ibanag. The Itawis language is classified as a Mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Mariano, Isabela
San Mariano, officially the Municipality of San Mariano ( ilo, Ili ti San Mariano; tl, Bayan ng San Mariano), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 60,124 people. It is also a suburb of neighboring Ilagan, the provincial capital. San Mariano has a total land area of . It constitutes 13.78 percent of the total land area of the province, and is the province's largest and the country's third largest municipality. The municipality lies in the eastern part of the province of Isabela. It is bounded on the north by the Ilagan, on the east by Palanan, on the south by San Guillermo and on the west by Benito Soliven. It is approximately from Metro Manila and from Ilagan, the provincial capital. Today, San Mariano is continuously being developed, road constructions and other infrastructure project is already being implemented. History Legend has it that San Mariano was once a barrio of Ilagan, the ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Luzon
Luzon (; ) is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines. Located in the northern portion of the Philippines archipelago, it is the economic and political center of the nation, being home to the country's capital city, Manila, as well as Quezon City, the country's most populous city. With a population of 64 million , it contains 52.5% of the country's total population and is the fourth most populous island in the world. It is the 15th largest island in the world by land area. ''Luzon'' may also refer to one of the three primary island groups in the country. In this usage, it includes the Luzon mainland, the Batanes and Babuyan groups of islands to the north, Polillo Islands to the east, and the outlying islands of Catanduanes, Marinduque and Mindoro, among others, to the south. The islands of Masbate, Palawan and Romblon are also included, although these three are sometimes grouped with another of the island groups, the Visayas. Etymology The name ''Luzon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aparri
Aparri ( ilo, Ili ti Aparri; tl, Bayan ng Aparri), officially the Municipality of Aparri, is a 1st class municipality in the province of , Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 68,839 people. It sits at the mouth of the Cagayan River, the longest river in the Philippines, about 55 miles north of Tuguegarao, the provincial capital. 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 course good local governance. Aparri has an approximate income of ₱250 million. The valley has been one of the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abulug
Abulug ( ibg, Ili nat Abulug; ilo, Ili ti Abulug; tl, Bayan ng Abulug), officially the Municipality of Abulug, is a 3rd class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, 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, Sangguniang Barangay, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Kagawad, 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 Legislative districts of Cagayan, 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 legislati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isneg Language
Isnag (also called ''Isneg'') is a language spoken by around 40,000 Isnag people of Apayao Province in the Cordillera Administrative Region in the northern Philippines. Around 85% of Isnag are capable of reading the Isnag language. Many Isnag speakers also speak Ilocano. Dialects ''Ethnologue'' lists the following dialects of Isnag. *Bayag *Dibagat-Kabugao *Calanasan *Karagawan (Daragawan) *Talifugu-Ripang (Tawini) Alternate names for Isnag include Apayao, Dibagat-Kabugao-Isneg, Isneg, and Maragat (''Ethnologue''). Isnag is spoken in the northern two thirds of Apayao Province, Cagayan Province ( Claveria and Santa Praxedes municipalities), Abra, and Ilocos Norte Province, and scattered areas along the Apayao western border (''Ethnologue''). The closely related Adasen (Addasen, Addasen Tinguian, Itneg Adasen) language, which consists of western and eastern dialects, is spoken in northeastern Abra and into western Apayao Province. There are 4,000 speakers (''Ethnologue''). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reina Mercedes, Isabela
Reina Mercedes, officially the Municipality of Reina Mercedes ( ilo, Ili ti Reina Mercedes; tl, Bayan ng Reina Mercedes), is a 4th class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Isabela (province), Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,900 people. Etymology The town was named for List of Spanish royal consorts, Queen Mercedes of Orléans, the first consort of Alfonso XII of Spain, Alfonso XII. She died of tuberculosis on June 26, 1878, in the fourth year of Alfonso's reign. When the town was partitioned from Cauayan, Isabela, Cauayan on January 20, 1886, the priest Pedro Jiménez named it after the late queen. Geography Barangays Reina Mercedes is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Sangguniang Barangay, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Kagawad, Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years. Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naguilian, Isabela
Naguilian, officially the Municipality of Naguilian ( ilo, Ili ti Naguilian; tl, Bayan ng Naguilian), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,788 people. Geography Barangays Naguilian is politically subdivided into 25 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 Naguilian was 33,788 people, with a density of . Economy Government Local government The municipality 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 people through an election which is being held every three years. Elected officials Congress represe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
