REGION 2

CAGAYAN VALLEY

(TILAPIA CAPITAL IN PHILIPPINES)

(LAND OF SMILING BEAUTY)

REGION 2 MAP

HISTORY
Archaeological findings dating back to the
Palaeolithic age indicate that the ancestors of
modern humans had settled in Cagayan as early
as 500,000 years ago. Man may have followed
large mammals into the valley in search of game.
The agtas were probably the first modern
humans to populate the vast Cagayan valley
region, followed by various Malayo-Polynesian
groups who settled in the Cagayan plains and
established culturally similar but ethnically
distinct communities.

 CAGAYAN VALLEY is the second

largest region of the Philippines in
terms of land area
CAGAYAN VALLEY is considered as an
adventurers paradise, with its intricate
cave systems, rugged mountain peaks,
white water rapids and beautiful
beaches.

BATANES
Capital:
BASCO

HISTORY
The island-province of Batanes was created by
a series of volcanic activities and other
geologic forces when Mt. Iraya erupted around
325 BC.
The Ivatans lived in relatively well-populated
settlements at the time western travellers
visited the islands. William Dapier, an English
buccaneer, visited Batanes in 1687 and found
the people organized into communities built
around protected settlements called idjangs,
which were usually defensive positions on top
of steep hills.

 IVATAN are
Filipino
ethnolinguistic
group
predominant in
the Batanes
Islands of the
Philippines.
Ivatans were
colonized by
the spaniards.

Ivatans have
adopted their
now-famous
stone houses
made of
limestone,
designed to
protect against
the hostile.

ATTRACTIONS

song song
ruins

LIGHT HOUSE

 BATANES
SEAPORT
- Historical
spot where
katipuneros
landed.

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Small-scale farming & fishing ; Root
crops , vegetables, fruit trees

CAGAYAN
Capital:
TUGUEGARAO

HISTORY
Cagayan province is equal parts adventure and
culture.
With a lot of centuries-old churches dating
back to Spanish colonization, you shouldnt
miss out on some of its old-fashioned religious
edifices. Start a day in Cagayan province by
visiting the brick-walledCathedral of St.
Peter and PaulinTuguegarao City. Its the
biggest church in the area built during the
Spanish era.

ATTRACTIONS

CALLAO CAVE

PINACANAUAN
RIVER

BUNTUN BRIDGE

RIO GRANDE DE
CAGAYAN

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Cigar & Cigarette, Food processing,
Wood, leather and Foot wear.

ISABELA
Capital:
ILAGAN CITY

HISTORY
Isabela province is wonderfully unique.
It has a signature noodle dish Pansit
Cabagan.Its home tothe worlds
largestbutaka(chair with long arm
rests). Red bricks make up
TumauiniChurch. Northern Sierra
Madre Natural Parkis the largest
preserved jungle in the country. This is
a place made for exploring.

ATTRACTIONS

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
monggo, tobacco, coffee, banana, and
mango.
Its livestock andpoultry industries are
also on the rise,
especiallydairyprocessing, hog
production, cattle breeding, and
commercialpoultryraising.

NUEVA VIZCAYA

Capital:
BAYOMBONG

HISTORY
Nueva Vizcaya could still be reflected from the
culture and customs of its early settlers, which
included the Ilongots (now called Bugkalots),
Igorots, Ifugaos, Isinais, and Gaddangs. The
influx of civilization and the infusion of modern
technology to the lifestream of the province
induced many immigrants from the adjacent
provinces, primarily Ilocanos, Tagalogs,
Pangasinenses, Kapampangans, among others.

ATTRACTIONS

Daton Pass
and kirang
Pass
Lion-alayan Cave

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL- Rice, Corn,
Vegetables
Industrial, Logging, Sawmill

QUIRINO

Capital:
CARABOGGUI

HISTORY
This quiet province, almost invisible on major
tourist maps, is actually teeming with
souvenir-worthy products.If youre looking
for native delicacies, the municipality
ofSagudayhas Kamias prunes, peanut
products, tamarind candy and ginger tea.
You can also go antique-hunting, or compare
fossilized flowers. For bigger-item buys, try
one of Quirinos bigger industries wooden
furniture for home and office use.

ATTRACTIONS

SUSUNG DALAGA
Located at Barangay
Rizal,Diffun, Quirino

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
MAIN PRODUCS
Agriculture- Banana, Corn, Tobacco,
Lodgging
Small scale- Furniture making, Wood
carving, Basketries, Rattan products,
Marble tiles, Figurine

LITERARY WORKS
Fernando Maramag was an excellent poet and
journalist in English. He had a rich style and deep
understanding of human nature qualities which made
his poetry appealing to all readers. On the other
hand, his editorial writings exerted great influence
on the various phases of the Filipino way of life,
particularly in its government, economics, education
and politics, according to a critic.
He was born on January 21, 1893 in Ilagan, Isabela, to
Rafael Maramag and Victoria
Mamuri, a Spanish mestiza. His parents were wealthy
landowners.

The Rural Maid

By Fernando M. Maramag
1.
Thy glance, sweet maid, when first we met,
Had left a heart that aches for thee,
I feel the pain of fond regret
Thy heart, perchance, is not for me.
2.
We parted: though we met no more,
My dreams are dreams of thee, fair maid;
I think of thee, my thoughts implore
The hours my lips on thine are laid.
3.
Forgive these words that love impart,
And pleading, bare the poets breast;
And if a rose with thorns thou art,
Yet on my breast that rose may rest.
4.
I know not what to name thy charms,
Thou art half human, half divine;
And if I could hold thee in my arms,
I know both heaven and earth were mine.

Bigong Pag-asa

salin ni Isagani R. Cruz

(1) Anong saya at ginhawa

kung may nagmamahal
dahil may makikiramay
sa lahat ng pagdurusa.
(5) Ang masama kong kapalaran
walang kapantay---wala akong alinlangan---sa dinaranas sa kasalukuyan.
(9) Kahit ako ay magmahal
sa isang musa
wala namang hinuha
na ako'y pahahalagahan.
(13) Isumpa ko kaya ang panahon
nang ako'y ipinanganak
higit na mas masarap

Edith Tiempo
Edith L. Tiempo(April 22, 1919 August 21, 2011), poet,
fiction writer, teacher and literary critic was
aFILIPINOwriter in the English language.
Tiempo was born inBayombong, Nueva Vizcaya. Her poems
are intricate verbal transfigurations of significant
experiences as revealed, in two of her much anthologized
pieces,"Lament for the Littlest Fellow"and"Bonsai.As
fictionist, Tiempo is as morally profound. Her language has
been marked as "descriptive but unburdened by scrupulous
detailing." She is an influential tradition inPhilippine
Literature in English. Together with her late husband, writer
and criticEdilberto K. Tiempo, they founded (in 1962) and
directed theSilliman National Writers
WorkshopinDumaguete City, which has produced some of
the Philippines' best writers.
She was conferred theNational Artist Awardfor
Literature in 1999.

Works
Novels

A Blade of Fern(1978)
His Native Coast(1979)
One, Tilting Leaves
The Alien Corn(1992)
The Builder(2004)
The Jumong(2006)

Short stories
Abide, Joshua, and Other Stories(1964)
The Corral

Poetry

The Tracks of Babylon and Other Poems(1966)

The Charmer's Box and Other Poet(1993)
Marginal Annotations and Other Poems
Inside Job
In the beginning
The Return

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