Isabela Province : The Rice and Corn Granary of Luzon
by Jhaypee Guia on July 31, 2012Isabela is the second largest province in the Philippines next to Palawan. It is located in the Cagayan Valley Region in Luzon. Its capital is Ilagan and borders, clockwise from the south, Aurora, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Ifugao, Mountain Province, Kalinga, and Cagayan. This primarily agricultural province is the rice and the corn granary of Luzon.
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Cagayan: The Land of Smiling Beauty
by Jhaypee Guia on July 30, 2012Cagayan, called the "Land of Smiling Beauty", is a province of the Philippines in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Tuguegarao City and is located at the northeastern corner of the island of Luzon. Present day chroniclers say that the name was derived from the word “Tagay,” a kind of plant that grows abundantly in the northern part of the province. Thus, “Catagayan” which means a place where the tagay grows abundantly was shortened to “Cagayan,” the present name of the province.
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The City of Santiago
by Jhaypee Guia on July 27, 2012The city of Santiago is an independent city in the province of Isabela, Philippines. Santiago is situated 79 kilometers south of Ilagan City, the provincial capital city, and about 326 kilometers North of Metro Manila. The city sits on a vast area of predominantly flat and fertile land in the Cagayan Valley, surrounded by the Caraballo Mountains to the south, the Great Sierra Madre to the east and the Cordillera Mountain Range to the west.
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The Well-off Santiago City
by Jane Dacumos on July 25, 2012Santiago City is Cagayan Valley's pioneer city. It ushered more development not only in Isabela but in the whole region. It motivated other towns to grasp for more progress and to uplift the people’s standard of living. The city is highly equipped with facilities in health, education and security, making it a first choice in terms of settlement.
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The Historical Path of Dalton Pass
by Jhaypee Guia on July 24, 2012Dalton Pass, also called Balete Pass, is a zigzag road that joins the provinces of Nueva Ecija and Nueva Viscaya, Philippines. It is located at about 3,000 feet above sea level, where Caraballo Sur meets the Sierra Madre. Being the only access between Central Luzon and Cagayan Valley, the pass became the scene of much bloody fighting during the final stages of World War II and bore witness to the death of almost 17,000 Japanese, American, and Filipino soldiers.
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