Santiago, Cauayan, and Ilagan Cities, and Isabela Province

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Originally Posted by freightrunner

Kung may highway sana magandang gawing field trip site ng mga schools sa Isabela yang mga yan particularly botanical and biological sciences. Or maybe pwede rin sana kung may mga one hundred seater na charter planes para sa mga estudyante. Gaano ba kalaking plane ang kaya ng airport diyan?

so far, 20-seater pa lang ang pinakamalaking plane ang nakalapg sa airport dun.. pero mahaba ung airport e(hindi lang sementado),I believe kapag meron sufficient funds pwede pahabain para makapag accomodate ng malalaking eroplano..

more pics pa

Palanan, Isabela

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TRIVIA

Santiago City The Home of Santiaguenos

Santiago was formely called Carig. It was formerly a barrio of Echague. The towns Cordon, Diffun, Saguday, San Mateo and Ramon were formerly its barrios.
The first five barrios after the Cadastral survey in 1927 were Patul, Batal, Nabbuan, Buenavista and Dubinan.
The area bounded by the Provincial road on the NW Carreon St on the SW Abauag St on the NE and the lot of the Methodist on the SE was the site of the first public school building before it became a market site.

The present site of the PNB was the site of the old Municipio, sold to PNB during the administration of Mayor Andres Acosta for P1.00. The lot now occupied by the heirs of Santiago Lumidao fronting the NAWASA
was formerly the old Spanish Cuartel.
The present Dubinan School and North Central School sites were former cemetery sites.

The lime used in the construction of the church in Santiago were quarried from Potia, Mt. Province.
The first rural bank in Northern Luzon is in Santiago.
The La Salette Fathers headed by Fr. Conrad Blanchet arrived in Santiago on December 21, 1948.
The first native Doctor of Medicine, Lawyer, CPA, Dr. of Dentistry,
and Pharmacists are Dr. Pascual Fernandez, Atty. Domingo Maddumba,
Lucas C. Taguinod, Dr. Jose C. Tumanut and Nenifa Carreon.
Eustaquio Bayaua, reportedly a strong man, singly brought the bell
up to the church tower thru the spiral stair of the old church.
Pacifico Alvarez of Santiago became Division Superintendent of Schools.
The longest hike by Boy Scouts was recorded by the La Salette
Scouts in 1955 from Gamu to Manila under the leadership of Fr. John
Pelissier, MS.
No native was ever elected Mayor of Santiago since the Philippine became a Commonwealth.
Santiago was liberated from the Japanese on June 13, 1945.

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wow!! happy thread 6 mga kapatid!!

Originally Posted by freightrunner

@william
What about you sir? Have you done your part? Hehe, ako honestly matagal na no'ng nagtanim ako as part of a school activity. Tanim ka naman kahit isa lang.

yep sir nakapag'tanim na ko.. project namin nung SK pa ko.

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hi sir jgr...
Open na po ba ang Pamilihan Arcade?... Mid of March na kc... Inaabangan ko ang desenyo niya sa loob at kung ano meron doon...

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Bambanti Festival showcasing Cagayan Valley Region is happening now at SMX Convention Center, Pasay City. This is a 4-day event til March 20...

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PROVINCE OF ISABELA Isabela
Prior to 1856, there were only two provinces in the Cagayan Valley Region: Cagayan and Nueva Vizcaya. The Province of Cagayan at that time consisted of all towns from Tumauini to the north in Aparri and all other towns from Ilagan southward to Aritao comprised the province of Nueva Vizcaya. In order to facilitate the work of the missionaries in the evangelization of the Cagayan Valley, a Royal Decree was issued on May 1, 1856, which created the province of Isabela from the portion of the province of Cagayan and Nueva Vizcaya. From Cagayan, the towns of Gamu, Angadanan and Gamarang (now Echague) and from the Nueva Vizcaya, its capital town Carig (now Santiago) and Palanan were segregated to constitute the province of Isabela. The new province was named in honor of “Her Royal Highness Queen Isabela II” of Spain.

Although the province did not play a major role in the revolt against Spain, it is in Palanan that the final pages of the Philippines Revolution was written when the American forces led by Gen. Frederick Funston finally captured Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo in the area on March 23, 1901.
Isabela is the premier province of the north, one of the most progressive in the country and Santiago, the industrial center for region 02, is now an Independent City while Cauayan, the commercial center is a component city.
The eastern side straddled by the Sierra Madre Mountain Range is rugged and thickly forested. Its mountains rise to peaks of about 8,000 feet and is home to one of the country’s largest remaining rainforests with numerous unknown endemic species of flora and fauna and exceptional biological diversity. Its coastal area is a small strip of flat to rolling land. It has a 208-kilometer coastline and is home to beautiful caves, coves, bays, and rich marine life.

The western area is a sprawling fertile valley hemmed by the Central Cordillera Mountain and is criss-crossed by the Cagayan, and the Magat Rivers.
Isabela is home to Magat High Rise Dam and Tourism Complex known to be the highest and biggest dam in Asia at the time of its construction.

Isabela comprises an aggregate land area of 10,665 square kilometers, representing almost 40 percent of the regional territory. It is the largest province in the region and the second largest province in the Philippines in terms of land area. The province is bounded on the north by the province of Cagayan, on the south by Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino and Aurora, on the west by the Cordillera Administrative Region and on the east by the Pacific Ocean.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS/DESTINATIONS

01. AGUINALDO SHRINE in Palanan is a historic place where the First President of the Philippine Republic, General Emilio Aguinaldo surrendered to the American forces, thus ending the Philippine Revolution in March 1901. Palanan is accessible by aircraft, pump boat and trail hiking thru Sta. Ana, Cagayan, San Mariano/Cauayan/Aurora and Ilagan, Isabela respectively. Nelbusco buses in Santiago City have trips to Palanan via Dilasag, Aurora
02. FUYOT NATIONAL PARK/ILAGAN SANCTUARY features naturally formed lattices and rock formations and is fifteen kilometers from Ilagan town proper. Visitors are given lectures and are allowed to plant their own seedlings. It now has a zoo. Within the area is the Pinzal Falls conducive for excursions and swimming.
03. NORTHERN SIERRA MADRE NATURAL PARK (NSMNP) is the largest protected area in the country and is a low altitude rainforest at 800 feet asl. The area is about 359,477 hectares and is rated No. 1 in the world’s biodiversity. Very ideal for marine and outdoor adventure. Tours take for five days over rainforests, mountains, rivers/streams with stops at indigenous people’s communities; appreciate at close range a wide variety of flora and fauna and enjoy a relaxing dip into rivers and streams or the Pacific Ocean. From Manila, Isabela is about 10 hours by commercial airconditioned buses. Palanan Wilderness Guided Tours can be arranged through DOT Region 02.
04. SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF THE VISITATION OF GUIBANG in Gamu is located along the national highway frequented by travelers passing the Maharlika Highway. It is now as famous as the Piat Basilica Minore because it also comes alive on July of every year when religious pilgrims from all walks of life come to offer prayers of good health, peace and abundance, among many other intentions. The image of the Our Lady of the Visitation was canonically crowned by the Most Rev. Carmine Pocco, Papal Nuncio to the Philippines on May 26, 1973 at the St. Ferdinand Cathedral in Ilagan, Isabela. The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines at its 52nd Annual Bishop’s Meeting held in Tagaytay City on January 24-26, 1986 have approved the petition of His Excellency, Most Rev. Miguel Purugganan, Bishop of Ilagan for the Church of Our Lady of the Visitation of Guibang to be called a National Shrine.
05. ST. CLAIRE MONASTERY in Gamu is located along the Maharlika Highway and stands a few meters from the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Visitation of Guibang. It is a contemplative community of Poor Claire sisters from Cabuyao, Laguna established in 1991 and is open to the public.
06. PARISH CHURCH OF ST. MATHIAS in TUMAUINI was built in 1753 under Dominican supervision and was completed in 1805. It is an ultra-baroque church unique for its extensive use of baked clay both for wall finishing and ornamentation and bears Chinese ancestry. This church of stone with a unique cylindrical bell tower is the only one of its kind in the Philippines.
07. OUR LADY OF ATOCHA CHURCH in Alicia and its convent was built by Fr. Tomas Calderon, OP and inaugurated in 1849. It has an antique Spanish architectural design and is located along the Maharlika Highway.
08. St. ROSE DE LIMA CHURCH in Gamu is famous for its Spanish architectural design. Built in 1726 during the Spanish time, the church façade was made of layered bricks and stones dating back during the 17th century and considered a pilgrimage church because of its antiquity. The feast of their patron, Saint Rose De Lima is celebrated every August 23rd.
09. MAGAT HIGHRISE DAM AND HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER PLANT is about 350 kilometers of good roads from Metro Manila. Constructed in 1970, the dam costs P6.5B to include the dam itself, powerhouse, office buildings and other related facilities. This infrastructure project used to be the biggest dam in the whole of Asia. Project benefits include year-round irrigation supply of some 102,000 hectares of agricultural land and an ultimate capacity of 540 megawatts of hydroelectric power sufficient to supply the whole of Northern Luzon Grid. Its reservoir area of 4,460 hectares has a great potential for water-based recreation like fishing, swimming, boating and water skiing, among others. Recommended for educational tours and is accessible by jeepney from Santiago City.
10. SAN PABLO CHURCH is the oldest town of Isabela was founded by Padre de Sto. Tomas on Nov. 30, 1646, or about 210 years before Isabela was made a province and its bell tower with six levels including the circular apex is made of adobe and is said to be the oldest in Isabela and the tallest in Cagayan Valley.
11. BONSAI FOREST at Sumanget, Dinapigue is about 20,000 hectares. The area is accessible by land transport from Baler in Aurora Province and by air from Cauayan Airport.
12. WORLD’S LARGEST BUTAKA is found in Ilagan town along the Maharlika Highway. Built at a cost of P175,000.00 for 29 days with a total of 1,762 board feet of seasoned narra, 1,740 foot-1 inch diameter of rattan; it is 11.4 feet tall, 9.70 feet wide and 20.8 feet long and weighs 2,368 kilos.
13. CAMP SAMAL HOTEL, RESORT, TRAINING CENTER & LEISURE PARK - The municipality of Tumauini operates Camp Samal which offers accommodation facilities, lagoon boating area, swimming pools and slides, grill house and restaurant and other facilities for vacationing families and big groups.
14. ISABELA MUSEUM AND LIBRARY was inaugurated last May11, 1999 and is housed at the old capitol building in Ilagan. It is the repository and custodian of the rich historical and cultural heritage of Isabelinos. It features a gallery exhibit-collection of artifacts, fossils, heirloom pieces, visual arts, dioramas and other historical documents. It is open on weekdays.


CAUAYAN CITY

Cauayan was an original town of the Province of Cagayan. It was transferred to Nueva Vizcaya when it became a province in 1839. Upon the creation of Isabela as a province by a Royal Decree issued in May 1856, it was reverted as a town of the new province. The town site was first located in a place called Calanusian along the Cagayan River, but after a series of disastrous floods, the town site was transferred to its present location.

Historical structures still visible to this day are the big adobe stone church located at the Poblacion, now called Our Lady of the Pillar Church and the Tabacalera warehouse and La Insular bodegas found at Barangay Turayong that date their construction during Spanish rule.

With the establishment of the government under the United States of America, Don Domingo Damatan was appointed as the first “presidente municipal”.

It was during the administration of Mayor Faustino N. Dy (1964-1972) that the municipality started to bounce from a rather slow development. The town’s development continued at an even faster pace under Mayor Benjamin G. Dy (1983-1992) who envisioned the municipality to become a city. The vision became a reality under Mayor Faustino G. Dy, III who saw through the introduction of House Bill No. 9017 and which was signed by Her Excellency, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on February 28, 2001. Cauayan became a component city of the Province of Isabela after it was ratified in a plebiscite by a majority vote on March 30, 2001.

Cauayan City has an area of 336.40451 square kilometers and ranks as the tenth highest in terms of land area among the 38 Local Government Units of the Province of Isabela. As of May 1, 2000, the registered population of the City is 103,952 with an annual growth rate of 2.43% Most of the Cauayanos speak Ilocano (74.91%) while the rest speak Tagalog (14.14 %); Gaddang (6.38%) and Ibanag (1.59%).

One of the financial centers of Region 02, it has 16 banks catering to the needs of commerce, trade and industry and home to the only all-Filipino soft drinks company – the Cosmos Bottling Corporation. The city is also the host of the regional sales office of the San Miguel Corporation, Nestle and Magnolia. Cauayan Public Market is a recipient of the prestigious Philippine Health Promotions Program Award after having been adjudged as “The Healthiest Public Market” for the provincial and regional level, and also received the “Cleanest Wet Section” Award Provincial and Regional category in March 2001.

Cauayan celebrates its Gawagaway-yan Festival – a celebration of the city’s bountiful harvest and merriment for the ethno-linguistic groups in the city from March 30 to April 13. The city produced the longest Cassava Roll measuring 1.250 kilometers last 2005.

Cauayan City is about 367 kilometers from Manila and is accessible via airconditioned buses from Manila plying the Maharlika Highway. Cauayan City has a domestic airport with modern facilities and caters to chartered planes and is home to Cyclone Airways, Batanes Air and Sky Pasada which flies to Maconacon and Palanan. For inquiries and reservation call Monet at (078) 652-2368.





SANTIAGO CITY
Santiago City
SANTIAGO CITY is the first component- independent city in the Cagayan Valley Region. Historically, the city was called “El Pueblo de Carig” by the Spanish Dominican Friars who started colonizing and christianizing the natives of the pueblo in 1597.
The earliest reference to the existence of Santiago de Carig was contained in the documents found in the Dominican Archives of the University of Sto. Tomas that mentioned the Iyogads as contemporaries of Santiago de Carig’s early population which consisted mainly of Ibanags and Gaddangs.
Another favorable point confirming the existence of Santiago de Carig before 1743 was the DECREE of request issued on October 30, 1713 which required the inhabitants of Carig, together with those of Cordon, Diffun and Sta. Barbara de Lappao to give rice and money to the missionaries of the Holy Rosary in the province run by the Sacred Order of Preachers with headquarters in Ituy and Paniqui.
The term Pueblo ascribed to Santiago de Carig in the foregoing statement refers to the pre 1743 status as a mission pueblo and not as a Spanish name of “Santiago de Carig” in honor of St. James the Apostle whose feast day is celebrated July 25, back in 1743 and most probably earlier than that.
Further, historical records show that the Municipality of Santiago was officially created by Royal Decree on May 1743.
Santiago became the first city in the region through the enactment of RA No. 7720 on May 5, 1994 converting the then municipality of Santiago into independent-component city. Considered as the “Trade and Commercial Center of Cagayan Valley Region”, its strategic location makes it an important destination for businessmen or would-be investors and tourists.
Santiago City is 328 kilometers from Metro Manila and is accessible by land from any point in Luzon. The city is strategically located and considered a melting pot, all roads in the four provinces of Cagayan Valley Region lead to and out of it. And the influx of people and goods make the city the center of trade and commerce in the region.
Year 2000 census showed that Santiago City had a population of 110,531, half of which are living in the urban areas. The city has an annual growth rate of 2.5 percent. The city covers an area of 255 square kilometers with 37 barangays.


http://www.dotregion2.com.ph/d2/inde...d=69&Itemid=81

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SANTIAGO CITY!

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Echague Street Dancing 2011

By Judith Acuna

GO ECHAGUE!

Magperform din kayo sa Pattaraday!

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La Salette High School - Malvar, Santiago City

( Photo by Sir. C dela Cruz)

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NFA urges public to use I-Rice

March 17, 2011 11:34 am

SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela, March 16 – The National Food Authority (NFA) has urged the public to buy and consume I-Rice or Iron Fortified Rice to solve the problem on malnutrition in the region.



NFA Regional Director Ruben Reside issued the call to the different sectors who attended the launching Tuesday of I-Rice held at the NFA-Farmers Information Training Services (FITS) here.


Reside said the I-Rice is a mixture (blend) of white milled rice and i-Mix or iron rice premix that is essential to boost iron to the body of iron-deficient individual.
He said the rice fortification is mandated under Philippine Food Fortification Act of 2000 or Republic Act 8976.


He said the process of fortification is a result of careful and extensive studies conducted by concerned government agencies such as the Food and Drugs Administration (formerly Bureau of Food and Drugs or BFAD) of the Department of Health (DOH), Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), and the Food Development Center of the NFA.


“There is no over dosage in eating I-Rice because it only provides one half of the Recommended Energy Nutrient Intake (RENI) for iron,” Reside said.
He said that based on studies by the Food Development Center, there is no difference in the odor of I-Rice but it has yellow color.


Like the other NFA rice varieties, I-Rice can be bought at P27 per kilo from public markets, particularly an accredited Bigasan ng Bayan, in all municipalities of the province.
Reside said consuming I-Rice can help prevent anemia and boost the immune system. (PNA) LAP/FFC/SCD/ME/mba

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ISABELINO AKO OUTREACH PROJECT ( MARCH 2011)

Let's Go!

Isabelino Ako!





MABUHAY ANG IA AT ANG MGA BUMUBUO DITO!

( papa nikko the best! )

[Ephesus29]

Just watched the news tonight at CTV News net saying that there are now traces of radiation in California. According to Tom Walter of CTV who is in Osaka reporting for CTV News here in Canada. It hasn't been confirmed how much though or if this causes some concern. My concern though is the Northern Part of Luzon because of its proximity to Japan. I am just wondering if there is any "Radiation Dectection System" in placed in the Philippines. The recent news should raises some concern in the Philippines. Please do not to be complascent about this urgent issue because it could causes a potential health hazards to everyone. I would suggest that perhaps, you guyz here at the forum should be proactive by engaging with the rest of the community, and bring this up to the appropriate government agency and addresses the issue immediately.

Link www.ctvnews.ca

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@ Ephesus... Thanks... I believe the appropriate govt agency has that...

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http://balita.ph/2011/03/17/santiago...rld-water-day/

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Santiago City cleans canals, creeks as part of World Water Day

March 17, 2011 10:45 pm

SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela, March 16 -– The City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) has conducted a clean-up of canals (esteros) and creeks around the city to avert clogging during the rainy season and prevent mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue.

CENR Officer Mario Damanse said a memorandum of agreement (MOA) under its “Adopt a Estero” program was inked with major stakeholders like barangay officials and business establishments for regular declogging of canals and creeks which is seen to effectively avoid flooding in the city.
Damanse advised the public to regularly remove plastics and debris in canals and clear waterways.
The clean-up activity this month is in line with the celebration of World Water Day slated on March 22 with the theme: “Healthy Water for a Healthy World.” (PNA) LAP/LAM/SCD/ME/mba


http://balita.ph/2011/03/17/santiago...rld-water-day/

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The ‘Black Gold’ of San Mateo, Isabela

Every time Filipino komiks heroine Narda swallows the mystical white stone, the frail village girl turns into a warrior with superhuman powers. As she shouts “Darna!,” rags turn into a skimpy red outfit and red boots and she gets to save the day. Of course, in real life there are no heroines of that sort, and magical talismans do not exist.

But in these parts of Isabela, a province some 400 kilometers north of the capital Manila, something beyond the ordinary has been happening. And it’s not that they see meteorites falling from the sky, they have emerald beans sprouting from the earth. And no, they do not pop these into their mouths and suddenly have their lives transformed (it takes a lot more hard work than that). These seeds are carefully sown into the soil, flower, and then turn into what the townsfolk of San Mateo call the “black gold,” the wonder crop that saves many lives.

The story begins with the tiny seed called mung, munggo, monggo, or in the case of Isabelinos, balatong. Native to Asia, this legume is a round yellow bean wrapped in a coat of green. It first grew in India in 1500 BC and later found its way to China and to other countries in the region. Today, munggo remains a staple food found in any Pinoy home of any class. What many may be unaware of, however, is the story behind each mung bean that lands on every plate.

Here in San Mateo any person you meet on the street has a munggo story to tell. A first-class municipality with a population of over 60,000, San Mateo these past years has become the number one producer of munggo in Isabela. The province is the fifth biggest munggo producer in the Philippines.

source: http://lga.gov.ph/bestpractices/loca...s.html?start=5

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PIA Press Release
Friday, March 18, 2011

Road concreting, flood control projects in Isabela ongoing

by Thelma C. Bicarme

ILAGAN, Isabela, March 18 (PIA)– The DPWH Isabela First District Engineering Office headed by District Engineer Reynato Ubiña said three concreting projects are now being implemented in the province of Isabela particularly in the municipalities of Delfin Albano, Ilagan and San Pablo.
Ubiña said the three projects which cost P50 million have a total length of more than 5,000 linear meter.
He identified the projects as: the Ilagan-Delfin Albano Mallig road with a length of 3,544.20 linear meter and an appropriation of P 36.9 million and the Ilagan-Bigao-Palanan Road with a length of 1,612.70 linear meter and an appropriation of P15.1 million
The concreting of the old Cagayan Valley Road in San Pablo with a contract amount of P 2.2 million and a length of 345 linear meter is also ongoing.
When completed, the roads will play a vital role in the mobilization of farm inputs and products and will likewise spur socio-economic growth and development of agriculture in the said areas.
Meanwhile, residents living along the Bugnay Creek in Burgos town can now heave a sigh of relief after the DPWH Isabela Second District Engineering Office headed by District Engineer Evelyn Costales reported that the Burgos Flood Control project will be completed in July, this year.
Costales said the 112 linear meter project which costs P4.8 million will benefit the residents as they will be protected from flashfloods.
The lady district engineer likewise said that another project, the rehabilitation of the Ilagan-Delfin Albano Road in Mallig, Isabela is about to be completed.
The project which costs P15.3 million has a length of 1.139 kilometer. Costales said the project is one of the projects constructed under the Portland Cement Pavement Roads. #(PIA/DPWH)

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Salettinian Run!












Photo Credit to sir Carlos dela Cruz

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Ifugao Mountains meet the Sky!
Santiago City






(Forest in the City?)

Photo by Sir C. dela Cruz