August 19th, 2010 -- Posted in Accommodations, Travel, Websites |
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August 1st, 2010 -- Posted in Municipalities, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines, Provinces, Travel |
The town of Diadi is a 4th class municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya with a population of 15,567 people in 2,847 households according to the 2007 census. It has 19 barangays namely Arwas, Balete, Bugnay, Decabacan, Duruarog, Escoting, Nagsabaran, Namamparan, Pinya, Poblacion, Ampakling, Butao, Langca, Lurad, Rosario, San Luis, San Pablo, Villa Aurora and Villa Florentino.
July 25th, 2010 -- Posted in Municipalities, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines, Provinces, Travel |
Bagabag, a 3rd class municipality, is one of the towns in the province of Nueva Vizcaya with a population of 32,787 according to the 2007 latest Philippine census. It is bounded in the west by the municipality of Villaverde, in the east by the municipality of Diadi, in the north by the municipality of Lamut, Ifugao, in the southwest by Solano, and in the south by the municipality of Quezon. Bagabag is the gateway to the famous Banaue Rice Terraces.
Bagabag is considered the pineapple region of Nueva Vizcaya. The main crops include rice, corn, rattan, onion, camote, cassava, banana, coconut, mango, and pineapple. Bagabag is also the largest producer of tilapia in the province and is famous for its delicious buko pie in the Cagayan Valley. Located in the northern part of the town is the Bagabag Airport which currently serves the town and is the only airport of Nueva Vizcaya. Adjacent to the airport is the SIL Bagabag.
The natives of Bagabag are the Ga’dangs or Gaddangs whose ancestors originally came from the Cagayan and Isabela provinces. The Gaddangs predominantly live in the town proper and they speak the Gaddang language. Presently, there are lots of Ilocanos and Tagalogs who migrated and line in Bagabag.
Bagabag has 19 barangays namely Bakir, Baretbet, Careb, Dumayop, Lantap, Murong, Nangalisan, Paniki, Pogonsino, San Geronimo (Poblacion), San Pedro (Poblacion), Santa Cruz, Santa Lucia, Tabban, Tuao North, Tuao South, Villa Coloma (Poblacion), Villa Quirino (Poblacion) and Villaros.
July 24th, 2010 -- Posted in Municipalities, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines, Provinces, Travel |
Aritao is one of the towns in the province of Nueva Vizcaya. It is a 3rd class municipality with a population of 34,206 people in 6,276 households according to the latest census.
The original residents of this town are the ethnic minority called Isinays (the same term for the spoken dialect). The name of the town “Aritao” came from the Isinay phrase “Ari Tau” which stands for “Our King” (ari-king and tau-our) that refers to the legendary Isinai Chieftain Mengal, a fierce and brave king who resisted Spanish conquest of the Isinai territories around Ajanas and Ynordenan.
The 22 barangays of Aritao are Banganan, Beti, Bone North, Bone South, Calitlitan, Comon, Cutar, Darapidap, Kirang, Nagcuartelan, Poblacion, Santa Clara, Tabueng, Tucanon, Anayo, Baan, Balite, Canabuan, Canarem, Latar-Nocnoc-San Francisco, Ocao-Capiniaan and Yaway.
July 23rd, 2010 -- Posted in Municipalities, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines, Provinces, Travel |
One of the municipalities in the province of Nueva Vizcaya is Ambaguio. It is a 5th class municipality with a population of 11,499 people in 1,837 households according to the latest census. The 8 barangays of the municipality are Ammoweg, Camandag, Labang, Napo, Poblacion, Salingsingan, Tiblac and Dulli.
July 22nd, 2010 -- Posted in History, Municipalities, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines, Provinces, Travel |
The municipality of Alfonso Castañeda was created on April 20, 1979 by virtue of Batas Pambansa Blg. 27. This municipality was named after the first elected Governor of the Province of Nueva Vizcaya who belonged to the Cultural Minority group, the late Governor Alfonso Castañeda. It is located in the boundary of three provinces: Nueva Vizcaya, Aurora and Nueva Ecija. It has a land area of 416.06 sq. km. and it is composed of six (6) barangays namely Abuyo, Galintuja, Cauayan, Lipuga, Lublub and Pelaway.
The Balugas and Bugkalots were the original settlers found in this place but due to the rich resources found in this place other groups like the Ilocanos, Tagalogs, Ibalois, Kankanais, Ifugaos, Bicolanos and Isinals were attracted to migrate and settle in this humble place.
Long before the creation of this town, it was named Barangay Lublub which is one of the barangays of the municipality of Dupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya. It was headed by its Barangay Captain Hon. Alfredo M. Castilo Sr. who then became its frist appointed Mayor after its separation from Dupax del Sur and proclamation as an independent municipality.
July 21st, 2010 -- Posted in History, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines, Provinces, Travel |
The name NUEVA VIZCAYA was derived from the Spanish province “Vizcaya” in the Basque Country. It is used to be a territory of the vast Cagayan Valley which was once an integral political unit with one governor. It was in 1839 when then Governor Luis Lardizabal issued an order to transform Nueva Vizcaya into a politico-militar province upon the advice of the alcalde mayor of Cagayan. Said order was approved by a Royal Decree on April 10, 1841. In 1902, the province had its first taste of civil governance when it was organized by the Philippine Commission.
In May of 1865, great portion of Nueva Vizcaya’s northern territory was ceded to the newly-born province of Isabela. Furthermore, the organization of the province of Ifugao in 1908 reduced the area of Nueva Vizcaya when it give up its northwest territory. The area of Nueva Vizcaya was also reduced during the survey executed by the Bureau of Lands in 1914 and the enactment of the Administrative Code of 1917.
In 1942, Japanese troops occupied Nueva Vizcaya but liberated in 1945 by Filipino and American troops. It was in 1971 when Republic Act No. 6394 was passed creating the town of Quirino thus separating it from its mother province and made into a regular province.
Since Nueva Vizcaya’s birth as a province, traces of the culture and customs of its early settlers, the Ilongots (Bugkalot), Igorots, Ifugaos, Isinays, and the Gaddangs, can still be seen. The influx of civilization and the infusion of modern technology to the life stream of the province induced many immigrants from adjacent provinces to migrate to this province.
The history of organized religion in the province of Nueva Vizcaya dates back to the year 1607 when the Dominican Order arrived at the hinterlands of the province to preach their beliefs. It was not until 1609, however, that the first settlement of a religious order was established in the southern half of the province. In 1702, a covenant was erected in Burubur at the foot of the Caraballo mountain in Santa Clara, which is now a barangay of the town of Aritao. It was on this site that the first mass in Nueva Vizcaya was celebrated and the first baptism of a Christian convert was held.
July 20th, 2010 -- Posted in Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines, Provinces, Travel |
One of the provinces in REGION II or the CAGAYAN VALLEY REGION is Nueva Vizcaya (Bagong Biskaya in Filipino). It is bordered clockwise by Ifugao, Isabela, Quirino, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan and Benguet. There are 15 municipalities in the province with Bayombong as the provincial capital and major educational center, Bambang and Solano as the major commercial centers and Kayapa as the summer capital and “vegetable bowl.”
The 15 municipalities of the province are Alfonso Castañeda, Ambaguio, Aritao, Bagabag, Bambang, Bayombong, Diadi, Dupax del Norte, Dupax del Sur, Kasibu, Kayapa, Quezon, Santa Fe, Solano and Villaverde.
Nueva Vizcaya is an ideal site for extensive agricultural activity given its forest land, agricultural areas and grasslands. Its main crops are rice, corn, vegetables, pineapples, banana, coffee, coconut, oranges and other fruit trees. When it comes to mining, deposits of metallic minerals can be exploited from the province such as copper, gold, molybdenum and pyrite. There are also non-metallic deposits which include red clay, white clay and limestone. The most abundant deposits in the province are sand and gravel.
July 10th, 2010 -- Posted in Isabela, Philippine churches, Philippines, Travel |
The SAN PABLO CHURCH in Isabela was built in 1625 and said to be the oldest in the province and its bell tower is the tallest in the Cagayan Valley. San Pablo is the oldest town of Isabela and it was founded by Padre de Sto. Tomas, 210 years before Isabela was made a province.
July 9th, 2010 -- Posted in Isabela, Philippine churches, Philippines, Travel |
The PARISH CHURCH OF ST. MATHIAS in Tumauini, Isabela 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. Clay bricks come to life in concentric circles on the facade, spiral curves on the finial serpentine reliefs and many finely molded details flowers, foliage, surfaces, cherubs and saints. Its architecture bears Chinese ancestry. This church of stone features a unique cylindrical bell tower that is the only one of its kind in the Philippines. Its exquisite ornamentation makes this church in Isabela one of the most striking and interesting churches.
July 8th, 2010 -- Posted in Isabela, Philippine churches, Philippines, Travel |
GUIBANG CHURCH houses the Miraculous Lady of the Visitacion. It is located along the national highway of Gamu, Isabela. Every month of July, religious pilgrims come to offer prayers of thanks and to ask for another year of good fortune. The Miraculous Lady of the Visitacion was canonically crowned on May 26, 1973 and acknowledged as a National Shrine on January 24-26.
July 7th, 2010 -- Posted in Isabela, Philippines, Sightseeing, Travel |
Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park (Palanan Rainforest) is the largest protected area in the country with more than 300,000 hectares of rainforest, and the lowest at 800 feet above sea level. Declared number one in biodiversity and also one of the top 10 biodiversity “hotspots” in the world. Research showed the existence of unknown and unnamed species of flora and fauna. A confirmed habitat of the Philippine Eagle and the Cloud Rat. Its coastal areas host whales and dolphins and other cetaceans. Ideal for scuba diving and other water sports, and a mountaineering/trekking challenge.
Accessible by light aircraft from Cauayan Airport (Cyclone Airways), pumpboat from Sta. Ana in Cagayan and Baler in Aurora Province, and trekking from San Mariano, Cauayan and Ilagan in Isabela. Also accessible by air transport from Tuguegarao City Domestic Airport through CHEMTRAD.
July 6th, 2010 -- Posted in Isabela, Philippines, Sightseeing, Travel |
Sta. Victoria Caves and Environmental School at Fuyo National Park features naturally formed lattices and sparkling rock formations. Visitors are given lectures and allowed to plant their own seedlings, and those enrolled at the Environmental School are given certificates. Within the area is the Pinzal Falls conducive for swimming and other recreational facilities like carabao-drawn carts and horseback riding. The park is 15 kilometers from Ilagan town proper.
July 5th, 2010 -- Posted in Isabela, Philippines, Sightseeing, Travel |
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.
July 4th, 2010 -- Posted in Isabela, Philippines, Sightseeing, Travel |
Isabela Museum and Library is the repository and custodian of the rich historical and cultural heritage of the Isabelinos. Features a gallery exhibit & collection of antiques such as artifacts, fossils, ethnographic items, heirloom pieces, visual arts (photographs, paintings, sculpture, graphic arts); historical and cultural dioramas, miniature models of provincial landmarks, among others. It was inaugurated on May 11, 1999 and is housed at the old capitol building in Ilagan. Open from Mondays to Saturdays from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
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