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1. Regions in the Philippines CAGAYAN VALLEY REGION

2. Cagayan Valley Cagayan Valley  ( Ilocano :  Tanap ti Cagayan ;  Filipino :  Lambak ng Cagayan ), designated as  Region II , is an  administrative region  in the  Philippines . Located in the northeastern section of  Luzon , [5]  it is composed of five  Philippine provinces :  Batanes ,  Cagayan ,  Isabela ,  Nueva Vizcaya , and  Quirino . The region hosts four chartered cities:  Cauayan ,  Ilagan ,  Santiago , and  Tuguegarao .

3. Most of its land area lies in the valley between the  Cordilleras  and the  Sierra Madre  mountain ranges. The eponymous  Cagayan River , the country's largest and longest, runs through the region, flows from the  Caraballo Mountains , and ends in  Aparri . Cagayan Valley is the second-largest Philippine administrative region by land area. [7]  According to a literacy survey in 2013, 97.2% of Cagayan Valley's citizens (ages 10 to 64) are  functionally literate , which is the highest out of the seventeen  regions of the Philippines .

4. History Archaeology indicates that Cagayan has been inhabited for half a million years, though no human remains of any such antiquity have yet appeared. The earliest inhabitants are the  Agta , or Atta, food-gatherers who roam the forests  without fixed abodes . A large tract of land has lately been returned to them. [ citation needed ]  The bulk of the population are of Austronesian origin. For centuries before the coming of the Spanish, the inhabitants traded with Indians, Malays, Chinese, and Japanese. In the nineteenth and 20th centuries, the prosperity found in tobacco cultivation caused many  Ilokano people  to settle here, it was only in this large-scale Ilocano settlement that made Ilocano language replace Ibanag as the  lingua franca  of the region. Tobacco is still a major factor in the economy of Cagayan, though a special economic zone and free port has been created to strengthen and diversify the provincial economy.

5. During the Spanish era, Cagayan Valley had a larger territory than today, then named  Provincia de Cagayan.  Then it included the territories of the above-mentioned provinces and the eastern parts of the  Cordillera  provinces of  Apayao ,  Kalinga ,  Ifugao  and  Benguet , and the north part of  Aurora . Historian and missionary Jose Burgues said, "The old Cagayan Valley comprises the province of Cagayan, Isabela and Nueva Vizcaya as well as the military Districts of Apayao , Itaves , Quiangan , Cayapa and Bintangan , plus the area of the Sierra Madre to the Pacific Ocean in the said trajectory.

6. During  World War II , at  Balete Pass  in Nueva Vizcaya, the retreating  Japanese Imperial Army  under General  Tomoyuki Yamashita  dug in and held on for three months against the American and Filipino forces who eventually drove them out; the pass is now called Dalton Pass in honor of General Dalton, USA, who was killed in the fighting.

7. Geography Cagayan Valley is the large mass of land in the northeastern region of  Luzon , comprising the provinces of  Cagayan ,  Isabela ,  Nueva Vizcaya ,  Quirino , and the  Batanes  group of islands. It is bordered to the west by the  Cordillera  mountain range, to the east by the  Sierra Madre , to the south by the  Caraballo Mountains , and to the north by the  Luzon Strait .

8. The region contains two landlocked provinces, Quirino and Nueva Vizcaya, which are ruggedly mountainous and heavily forested. Nueva Vizcaya is the remnant of the southern province created when Cagayan Province was divided in two in 1839. They are ethnically and linguistically diverse, with a substrate of  Agtas ,  Negritos  who are food-gatherers with  no fixed abodes , overlaid by  Ilongots  and others in a number of tribes, some of whom were fierce head-hunters (they have given up the practice), with the latest but largest element of the population being the  Ilocanos , closely followed by the  Ibanags .

9. Administrative divisions Cagayan Valley comprises five  provinces , one independent  city , three component  cities , 89  municipalities , and 2,311 barangays.

10. Languages Ilocano  is the main lingua franca (orally) of the region. Other languages include  Ibanag  and  Ivatan , the main language of  Batanes . The use of  Tagalog  and  English  also serve as the region’s language in education, governance, tourism, popular culture, and commerce inside and outside the region.

11. Economy The province of  Isabela  and the city of  Santiago [22]  are notably the most progressive province and richest city in the region, respectively. [23] [24] [25]  Isabela was the 9th richest province in the  Philippines  in 2021, being the only province from the region to be included in the list.

12. The city of  Tuguegarao  is the center of excellence in education, commerce, trade and culture and as the economic center of the region, the city continuously aims for outstanding performance and competence in administration, citizen participation, community and economic development, cultural arts, education, fiscal management, infrastructure, intergovernmental cooperation, planning, public safety, recreation and leisure services, social services, and technology. Its economy gradually shifted from agriculture to secondary/tertiary economic activities such as trading, commerce and services. The shift was ushered by city's role as the  Regional Government Center  and  Center of Commerce in Northern Luzon .

13. Tuguegarao City  was included to be one of the digital cities for 2025 to sustain the rapid growth of the Information Technology and Business Process Management and to promote development in the city. The program (Digital Cities 2025) was created through a partnership between the DICT, the IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP), and Leechiu Property Consultants (LPC).

14. Cauayan  is a component city in the province of Isabela. It is dubbed as the  Ideal City of the North  and the host city for the proposed  Isabela Special Economic Zone  and the  Regional Agro-Industrial Growth Center . [35]  It is the home of Cosmos Bottling Corporation, now acquired by the giant multinational business conglomerate San Miguel Corporation manufactures soft drinks in the area and the Mega Asia Bottling Corporation with its newly built plant for RC Cola brand. It is also here where the regional sales offices of several multi-national companies are located. As a young city, it has enormous potential for small to large enterprises and its real estate industry is just beginning. Medium size commercial centers or subdivisions are the appropriate ventures to put up.

15. Ilagan  is a component city and the capital of the province of Isabela. The city is the  Corn Capital of the Philippines  and has been considered as the  Primary Growth Center of Region 2 . [38] [39] [40]  Most of the industries in the city are agri -based. Over the past decades, there has been a great number of local investments in poultry and hog raising. There are several poultry contract growers and small and medium scale hog raisers in the city. Other support facilities, warehouses and small and big rice mills, strategically located in the different barangays of the city to address the storage needs of farmers during the harvest season. Of all cities in the country, Ilagan ranks as the top producer of corn. [41]  As an agriculture-based city, it produces ample supply of corn, rice, vegetables and legumes. Fruits like the banana are year-round products especially in the mountainous areas of the city. Ilagan also produces seasonal fruits such as mangoes and pomelo. Commerce and trade is considered to be the city's second economic-based income. It is also the hub of the  Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines, Inc. , one of the industrial complexes in the region.

16. Solano  is a first class municipality and the main commercial and financial center of the province of Nueva Vizcaya. It also has the most fast food restaurants chains and the most banks among the municipalities in the entire region. According to the 2016 Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index conducted by the National Competitiveness Council, Solano took the 25th spot overall and ranked 30th among the first class and second class municipalities in the Philippines. This further solidified the status of Solano as the undisputed premier town of Cagayan Valley being the premier town in Nueva Vizcaya and the fastest-growing municipality in the region.

17. Cagayan has several attractions which include beaches, swimming, snorkeling, skin-diving, fishing in the river and the sea, hiking in primeval forest, mountain-climbing, archaeological sites, the collection of the provincial museum, the Callao Caves, and many churches. The  Cagayan Economic Zone Authority  (CEZA)  is situated in  Santa Ana, Cagayan .

18. Quirino  is the youngest province in the region. With its agricultural based nature, the vast vegetative agricultural covers reveal the major source of living of the people. Farming has been the main industry in the province, with rice and corn as major crops as with other provinces in the region. Virgin forest and wealthy bodies of water have been great contributors in its development. Small scale industries like furniture making, basketry, rattan craft, and dried/fossilized flower production, where the province was famously known, are prevalent. Banana products also sold in and out the province and also for export purposes. The small scale business and associations also make their own products like banana chips, peanuts, patupats and others. The province also produces a substantial amount of fruits/crops like mango, citrus, pineapple, coffee, coconut, papaya,  lanzones ,  rambutan  and vegetables

19. The province of  Nueva Vizcaya  has basically an agricultural economy with commerce, trade, and industry contributing to its growth and development. Among other major economic activities are farming and cattle and swine raising. Primary crops are  palay  and corn. The province produces quality onions and vegetables often sold in Metro Manila. Oranges and mangoes are now major crops being exported fresh to other Asian countries; earning its title as the  Citrus Capital of the Philippines .

20. Batanes  is the northernmost and smallest province in the region as well as in the whole Philippines. It is the only province located outside the mainland Cagayan Valley. Due to its geographical location, fishing is considered as a major industry and source of livelihood for the people. Garlic and cattle are major export crops. Ivatans also plant  camote  (sweet potato), cassava, gabi or tuber and a unique variety of white  uvi . Sugarcane is raised to produce  palek , a kind of native wine, and vinegar. Tourism also contributes to the province's thriving economy. [