Ilagan, Isabela
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Ilagan is a 1st-class municipality in the province of Isabela
, Philippines
. It is the capital municipality
and the largest town of Isabela (for land area and total population). According to the latest census, it has a population of 131,243 people in 24,085 households.
The conversion of Ilagan, Isabela on February 2, 1998 (RA 8474) for cityhood would have made it the largest city in the province
. But the plebiscite held on March 14, 1999 turned down its bid for cityhood under the Administration of former Mayor
Mercedes P. Uy. The majority of the people voted no in that historic event. It has 72,365 voters according to the 2007 elections
.
After 13 years, the municipal learders of Ilagan lead by Isabela first district Rep. Rodolfo Albano has renewed the bid for its citihood. Vice Gov. Rodito Albano said that the provincial government fully supports Ilagan’s renewed cityhood bid, considering that such goal is already long overdue. And former Department of Justice Secretary Silvestre Bello III expressed support to the renewed move of the local officials of Ilagan, Isabela, headed by Mayor Josemarie L. Diaz, for the town’s conversion to a city.
s. Ilagan has the most number of barangays in the province
of Isabela.
. It is bounded on the North by the Municipality of Tumauini, on the West by the Municipality of Quirino
, Northwest by the Municipality of Divilacan and the Pacific Ocean
, and on the Southeast by the Municipality of San Mariano. Ilagan is approximately 96 kilometers from Tuguegarao City
and 397 kilometers from Metro Manila
(linked by a national highway via Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya
).
As an agriculture-based municipality, Ilagan produces ample supply of corn, rice, vegetables and legumes. Fruits like the banana are year-round products especially in the mountainous areas of the municipality. Ilagan, also, produces seasonal fruits such as mangoes and pomelo.
Ilagan has rich forest resources. Hectares of forest land are strictly protected by the authorities like the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), several NGOs and the Local Government Unit.
Statistics from the National Statistics Office showed that Ilagan has a total population of 79, 336 in 1990 and 99, 120 in 1995 with an annual growth rate of 2.5%. At present, the total population of Ilagan is 121,390. Using the projected annual growth rate of 2.5%, the population is expected to be 121.097 in 1999, 126,606 in 2001 and 160,121 in 2008.
People who wish to make Ilagan their home could choose from a number of premium subdivisions that best suit their lifestyle.
wood. These barangays comprise the so-called Butaka City of Ilagan, where the Guinness Book of Records' entry for the biggest armchair in the world, the Butaka, was manufactured.
There are 15 bakeries/ bakeshops and 1 ice cream/ ice drop company.
Aside from a number of local cafes and restaurants, several fastfood chains opened their respective branch(es) in ilagan: Cindys Bakery and Restaurant (Poblacion and Northstar Mall), Jollibee (Baligatan and Northstar Mall), Mang Inasal (Northstar Mall), Goldilocks (Talavera Square Mall), McDonalds (Northstar Mall) and Genaro's (Northstar Mall).
and hog raising. At present, there are seven poultry contract growers and 33 small and medium scale hog raisers in Ilagan.
Other support facilities, warehouses and small rice mills, strategically located in different barangays of Ilagan address the storage needs of farmers during the harvest season.
In Barangay Alibagu, the Empress Garden Hotel (with 120 rooms and a convention center) is currently under construction.
The Brent-Nathan Realty and Development Corporation (BNRDC) nestled one of their projects in the foothills of Ilagan, Isabela. The most prestigious gated community now recognized and fondly called Francisca Village Phase I and Francisca Village Phase II, the Landmark of BNRDC’s contemporary standard of majestic homes that embody the ideal of comfort and convenience. It showcases beautiful homes with impressive split level configurations that offer an unparalleled view of the breathtaking natural environment and a perpetually cool and calm surrounding found in a 46-hectare site. These masterplanned communities have been duplicated in two other BNRDC Villages; the Brethan Subdivision in Marabulig 1, Cauayan City, and Pascual Village in Roxas, Isabela.
The Northstar Resources is slowly rising in Alibagu. Located within the complex is the Northstar Mall, the flagship mall project of the Northstar Group through its local property subsidiary AM City Realty. The 400-million peso mall features cinemas, specialty shops, several restaurants (like Mang Inasal, McDonalds,Jollibee and Genaro's), an SM
Savemore Store, a Pandayan Bookstore,a Watsons Pharmacy, an amusement center, a CD-R KING branch, clothing shops (like Bench, Penshoppe, RRJ and Blued), shoe stores (like Otto and Rusty Lopez), hardware stores (like Ace Hardware and DIY Shop), handicraft shop Unitan Handicraft, Metro Sun Department Store, CAC Store, travel agencies, and other specialty shops. This development aims to provide a one-stop center where people of Ilagan and near-by towns could shop, eat, and have fun.
Another mall in Ilagan is the Talavera Square Mall . The mall showcases a Robinsons Supermarket branch, a Hardware Store like Handyman
Do-It-Best branch, Russ, Soon to open Department Store, Goldilocks, Ice Cream King, High Intensity Computer Store, My Phone Cellphone Garage, Best Picture Photo Center, Toy Stores, Katki and other specialty shops, and several entertainment establishments.
Mart One Ilagan is now open for shoppers featuring an integrated Expressions shop.
The second branch of SM Savemore in Ilagan will be having its grand opening on December 5, 2011.
. Other road networks are 33,005 km provincial roads, 8,909 municipal streets and 269,713 km of barangay
roads.
Ilagan is accessible by all means of land transportation. From the Poblacion to the 91 barangays and five adjacent municipalities. Regular jeepney trips are from 6:00 am
to 9:00 pm
. Tricycles are available 24 hours a day.
There are 5 bus companies in ilagan. Each company operates a fleet of air conditioned buses with daily trips to Manila
through their respective terminals. Several bus companies also use the Ilagan route from Cagayan
and Northern Isabela to Manila
, Dagupan
, Baguio City
and other destinations.
Mobile network operators in Ilagan include Smart Communications
, Globe Telecom
, SunCellular, Talk 'N Text
, Touch Mobile
, and Red Mobile
.
Other companies providing various telecommunications services such as telegraph and fax services are PT&T, and RCPI now Universal Storefront Services Corporation.
(PhilPOst) is the major postal service provider in Ilagan.
Express delivery services are provided by LBC
, JRS Express, and EMS (through PhilPost).
Based on MPDO record, 63 out of 91 barangays are energized.
, Quirino
, Naguilian
and Delfin Albano.
There are seven (7) Public Secondary Schools around the town, like Isabela National High School, Isabela School of Arts and Trades, Ilagan Sports High School, Ilagan West National High School, Rang-ayan Agro National High School, San Antonio National High School, Sta. Isabela High School. Other Private and Public schools also located in town like Saint Ferdinand College, Casa del Niño Montessori School, Montessori Education of Asia Pacific, the Central Isabela Christian Academy, STI, Chronicles Institute of Isabela, Colegio de Ilagan, Ilagan North Central School, Ilagan South Central School, Ilagan West Central School and Ilagan East Central School.
Provincial offices of the Department of Education
(DepEd) are all located in Ilagan.
The Isabela Provincial Museum (former location of The Isabela Provincial Capitol) houses a collection of artifacts, literature, and other historical elements that best describe the culture of the people of Isabela.
(National Games) in 1993 and SCUAA National Olympics in 2011. It was held at the Isabela Sports Complex in barangay Alibagu. The sports complex was constructed during the presidency of Fidel V. Ramos
. The complex is equipped with Basketball court, volleyball court, swimming pool, badminton court, Sepak takraw court , oval and baseball field. Table Tennis is also a popular sport in Ilagan. It is played regularly at Romansville Hotel at the poblacion and hosted by Ilagan Table Tennis Club.
Isabela province
Isabela is the second largest province of 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...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. It is the capital municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
and the largest town of Isabela (for land area and total population). According to the latest census, it has a population of 131,243 people in 24,085 households.
The conversion of Ilagan, Isabela on February 2, 1998 (RA 8474) for cityhood would have made it the largest city in the province
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
. But the plebiscite held on March 14, 1999 turned down its bid for cityhood under the Administration of former Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
Mercedes P. Uy. The majority of the people voted no in that historic event. It has 72,365 voters according to the 2007 elections
Philippine general election, 2007
Legislative and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 14, 2007. Positions contested included half the seats in the Senate, which are elected for six-year terms, and all the seats in the House of Representatives, who were elected for three-year terms...
.
After 13 years, the municipal learders of Ilagan lead by Isabela first district Rep. Rodolfo Albano has renewed the bid for its citihood. Vice Gov. Rodito Albano said that the provincial government fully supports Ilagan’s renewed cityhood bid, considering that such goal is already long overdue. And former Department of Justice Secretary Silvestre Bello III expressed support to the renewed move of the local officials of Ilagan, Isabela, headed by Mayor Josemarie L. Diaz, for the town’s conversion to a city.
Barangays
Ilagan, Isabela is politically subdivided into 91 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
s. Ilagan has the most number of barangays in the province
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
of Isabela.
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Physical features
Ilagan is located in the central portion of Isabela ProvinceIsabela province
Isabela is the second largest province of 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...
. It is bounded on the North by the Municipality of Tumauini, on the West by the Municipality of Quirino
Quirino
Quirino is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Cabarroguis and was named after Elpidio Quirino, the sixth President of the Philippines. The province borders Aurora to the southeast, Nueva Vizcaya to the west, and Isabela to the north...
, Northwest by the Municipality of Divilacan and the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
, and on the Southeast by the Municipality of San Mariano. Ilagan is approximately 96 kilometers from Tuguegarao City
Tuguegarao City
Tuguegarao City is the city capital of Cagayan, Philippines and the regional capital of Region 02 . Tuguegarao is the economic center of the Cagayan Valley Region; it is located on a peninsula in the Cagayan Valley. It is sheltered by the Sierra Madre Mountains in the East; Cordilleras in the...
and 397 kilometers from Metro Manila
Metro Manila
Metropolitan Manila , the National Capital Region , or simply Metro Manila, is the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Manila and its surrounding areas in the Philippines...
(linked by a national highway via Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya
Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya
Santa Fe is a 4th class municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 13,421 people in 2,533 households....
).
Land
Of the total 1,166.26 km2 land area of Ilagan; 31% are agricultural, 36% are forest areas and the remaining 33% are build-up areas and open grassland areas that are available for industrial, commercial and residential uses.As an agriculture-based municipality, Ilagan produces ample supply of corn, rice, vegetables and legumes. Fruits like the banana are year-round products especially in the mountainous areas of the municipality. Ilagan, also, produces seasonal fruits such as mangoes and pomelo.
Ilagan has rich forest resources. Hectares of forest land are strictly protected by the authorities like the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), several NGOs and the Local Government Unit.
Human
The rapid increase of population in Ilagan is attributed to the current growth in economic activities especially in the sectors of Commerce, Industry, Agriculture and Housing.Statistics from the National Statistics Office showed that Ilagan has a total population of 79, 336 in 1990 and 99, 120 in 1995 with an annual growth rate of 2.5%. At present, the total population of Ilagan is 121,390. Using the projected annual growth rate of 2.5%, the population is expected to be 121.097 in 1999, 126,606 in 2001 and 160,121 in 2008.
People who wish to make Ilagan their home could choose from a number of premium subdivisions that best suit their lifestyle.
Furniture making
The major industry is furniture making. Several furniture shops, located along the National Highway in Barangays Alinguigan 2nd & 3rd, manufacture and sell furniture made of quality narraPterocarpus
Pterocarpus is a pantropical genus of trees in the family Fabaceae, most of which yield valuable timber traded as padauk ; other common names are mukwa or narra...
wood. These barangays comprise the so-called Butaka City of Ilagan, where the Guinness Book of Records' entry for the biggest armchair in the world, the Butaka, was manufactured.
Food and beverage
There are several food and beverage companies in the municipality. The largest of which are the Coca-Cola Company, which operates a softdrink bottling plant in Barangay Osmeńa, and Jack Confectionery, which operates a wine fermentation plant.There are 15 bakeries/ bakeshops and 1 ice cream/ ice drop company.
Aside from a number of local cafes and restaurants, several fastfood chains opened their respective branch(es) in ilagan: Cindys Bakery and Restaurant (Poblacion and Northstar Mall), Jollibee (Baligatan and Northstar Mall), Mang Inasal (Northstar Mall), Goldilocks (Talavera Square Mall), McDonalds (Northstar Mall) and Genaro's (Northstar Mall).
Agri-support activities
Most of the industries in the town are agri-based. For the past ten years, there has been a great number of local investment in poultryPoultry
Poultry are domesticated birds kept by humans for the purpose of producing eggs, meat, and/or feathers. These most typically are members of the superorder Galloanserae , especially the order Galliformes and the family Anatidae , commonly known as "waterfowl"...
and hog raising. At present, there are seven poultry contract growers and 33 small and medium scale hog raisers in Ilagan.
Other support facilities, warehouses and small rice mills, strategically located in different barangays of Ilagan address the storage needs of farmers during the harvest season.
Jeep and tricycle body building
There are 9 motor vehicle assembly shops in Ilagan; 5 jeepney assembly shops and 4 tricycle sidecar makers. These motor vehicle assembly shops respond to the increasing need for transportation service in the municipality.Hotels
There are several hotels located in Ilagan. These hotels are mostly located in the town center. These are D'Infinity Hotel, Hotel Romans Ville, San Antonio Hotel, and Marjs Hotel.In Barangay Alibagu, the Empress Garden Hotel (with 120 rooms and a convention center) is currently under construction.
Real estate
The Northstar Resources Group of Companies, Inc. is a subsidiary of AM City Realty & Development Corp. located at Maharlika Highway, Alibagu, Ilagan, Isabela. They are accredited to market high-end properties from trusted real estate developers in Ilagan and in Isabela. These properties (house and lot or lot only) are residential and commercial estates located in masterplanned, exclusive properties in Ilagan. Among their properties are Cityhomes Subdivision, Capitol Hills Subdivision, Richmond Hills Subdivision and Northstar Commercial Complex which are all located at Alibagu, Ilagan, Isabela. This properties are fully developed, master planned community, secured and comfortable place to live with high class facilities and amenities. And especially, accessibility is very easy.The Brent-Nathan Realty and Development Corporation (BNRDC) nestled one of their projects in the foothills of Ilagan, Isabela. The most prestigious gated community now recognized and fondly called Francisca Village Phase I and Francisca Village Phase II, the Landmark of BNRDC’s contemporary standard of majestic homes that embody the ideal of comfort and convenience. It showcases beautiful homes with impressive split level configurations that offer an unparalleled view of the breathtaking natural environment and a perpetually cool and calm surrounding found in a 46-hectare site. These masterplanned communities have been duplicated in two other BNRDC Villages; the Brethan Subdivision in Marabulig 1, Cauayan City, and Pascual Village in Roxas, Isabela.
Commerce and trade
Ilagan has two major public markets; the old Pamilihang Bayan ng Ilagan located in the Poblacion and the newly constructed multi-million peso New Ilagan Public Market Complex in Baligatan. The increasing number of market goers, coming from within the town and adjacent municipalities, prompted municipal officials to facilitate the construction of the modern market.The Northstar Resources is slowly rising in Alibagu. Located within the complex is the Northstar Mall, the flagship mall project of the Northstar Group through its local property subsidiary AM City Realty. The 400-million peso mall features cinemas, specialty shops, several restaurants (like Mang Inasal, McDonalds,Jollibee and Genaro's), an SM
SM Prime Holdings
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. or SM Prime is the parent company of the SM Group's shopping malls. It is the largest shopping mall and retail operator in the Philippines...
Savemore Store, a Pandayan Bookstore,a Watsons Pharmacy, an amusement center, a CD-R KING branch, clothing shops (like Bench, Penshoppe, RRJ and Blued), shoe stores (like Otto and Rusty Lopez), hardware stores (like Ace Hardware and DIY Shop), handicraft shop Unitan Handicraft, Metro Sun Department Store, CAC Store, travel agencies, and other specialty shops. This development aims to provide a one-stop center where people of Ilagan and near-by towns could shop, eat, and have fun.
Another mall in Ilagan is the Talavera Square Mall . The mall showcases a Robinsons Supermarket branch, a Hardware Store like Handyman
Handyman
A handyman is a person skilled at a wide range of repairs, typically around the home. These tasks include trade skills, repair work, maintenance work, both interior and exterior, and are sometimes described as "odd jobs", "fix-up tasks", and include light plumbing jobs such as fixing a leaky toilet...
Do-It-Best branch, Russ, Soon to open Department Store, Goldilocks, Ice Cream King, High Intensity Computer Store, My Phone Cellphone Garage, Best Picture Photo Center, Toy Stores, Katki and other specialty shops, and several entertainment establishments.
Mart One Ilagan is now open for shoppers featuring an integrated Expressions shop.
The second branch of SM Savemore in Ilagan will be having its grand opening on December 5, 2011.
Transportation
There are 29.313 kilometers of concrete road out of 24.56 kilometers of national road that passes through the municipalityMunicipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
. Other road networks are 33,005 km provincial roads, 8,909 municipal streets and 269,713 km of barangay
Barangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
roads.
Ilagan is accessible by all means of land transportation. From the Poblacion to the 91 barangays and five adjacent municipalities. Regular jeepney trips are from 6:00 am
12-hour clock
The 12-hour clock is a time conversion convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem and post meridiem...
to 9:00 pm
12-hour clock
The 12-hour clock is a time conversion convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem and post meridiem...
. Tricycles are available 24 hours a day.
There are 5 bus companies in ilagan. Each company operates a fleet of air conditioned buses with daily trips to Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
through their respective terminals. Several bus companies also use the Ilagan route from Cagayan
Cagayan
Cagayan , 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. Cagayan also includes the Babuyan Islands to the north. The province borders Ilocos Norte...
and Northern Isabela to Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
, Dagupan
Dagupan
The City of Dagupan is a 1st class city in the Philippines. It is an independent component city of the province of Pangasinan. According to the latest census, Dagupan City has a population of 149,554 people in 25,921 households. Located on Lingayen Gulf on the island of Luzon, Dagupan is the...
, Baguio City
Baguio City
The City of Baguio is a highly urbanized city in northern Luzon in the Philippines. Baguio City was established by Americans in 1900 at the site of an Ibaloi village known as Kafagway...
and other destinations.
Telecommunications
PLDT and Digitel are the main Telecommunications service providers in Ilagan. They operate and maintain several telecommunications facilities and offices within the municipality. They offer various services such as telephony and broadband internet (DSL).Mobile network operators in Ilagan include Smart Communications
Smart Communications
Smart Communications is a wholly owned mobile phone and Internet service subsidiary of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company .On June 30, 2010 the company reported that it had over 45 million cellular subscribers.-Brands:...
, Globe Telecom
Globe Telecom
Globe Telecom , commonly known as Globe, is a telecommunications company in the Philippines. Globe provides mobile, fixed line, and broadband Internet services.- History :In 1928, Congress passed Act No...
, SunCellular, Talk 'N Text
Talk 'N Text
Talk 'N Text is a cellular service, based in The Philippines, which belongs to Smart Communications. This is formerly known as Mobiline and Phone Pal. By April 2000, Piltel launched its GSM brand, Talk 'N Text. Piltel also reported 16,590,737 subscribers to its GSM brand, Talk 'N Text, before its...
, Touch Mobile
Touch Mobile
TM, also known as Touch Mobile and "Republika ng TM", is a cellular service brand of Globe Telecom, the second largest telecommunications company in the Philippines. TM was launched on September 12, 2001 to provide prepaid mobile services to the middle income market. Over the years, TM has evolved...
, and Red Mobile
Red Mobile
Red Mobile , formerly ümobile and legally as Connectivity Unlimited Resource Enterprise, Inc. , is a wholly owned subsidiary of Smart Communications, the Philippines' largest mobile telecommunications company. When it was initially launched as ümobile, it used the CURE Universal Mobile...
.
Other companies providing various telecommunications services such as telegraph and fax services are PT&T, and RCPI now Universal Storefront Services Corporation.
Postal and courier services
The Philippine Postal CorporationPhilippine Postal Corporation
The Philippine Postal Corporation, , abbreviated as PhilPost, is a government-owned and controlled corporation responsible for providing postal services in the Philippines. The Philippine Postal Corporation has an estimated 13,800 employees and runs more than 2,000 post offices nationwide...
(PhilPOst) is the major postal service provider in Ilagan.
Express delivery services are provided by LBC
LBC
LBC Radio operates two London-based radio stations, with news and talk formats. LBC was Britain's first legal commercial Independent Local Radio station, providing a service of news and information to London. It began broadcasting on 8 October 1973, a week ahead of Capital Radio...
, JRS Express, and EMS (through PhilPost).
Print media
There are 2 local broadsheets in circulation. In addition to these, several broadsheets, tabloids, and magazines from Manila are also available.Power
Ilagan residences and establishments source their energy needs through Isabela II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ISELCO II). Its main office is located at Barangay Alibagu, Ilagan, Isabela.Based on MPDO record, 63 out of 91 barangays are energized.
Education
Ilagan is the center of education in Isabela especially for neighboring municipalities of Tumauini, Gamu, RoxasRoxas, Isabela
Roxas is a first class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 53,461 people in 9,896 households....
, Quirino
Quirino
Quirino is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Cabarroguis and was named after Elpidio Quirino, the sixth President of the Philippines. The province borders Aurora to the southeast, Nueva Vizcaya to the west, and Isabela to the north...
, Naguilian
Naguilian, Isabela
Naguilian is a 4th class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 27,977 people in 5,210 households.-Barangays:Naguilian is politically subdivided into 25 barangays.-External links:*...
and Delfin Albano.
There are seven (7) Public Secondary Schools around the town, like Isabela National High School, Isabela School of Arts and Trades, Ilagan Sports High School, Ilagan West National High School, Rang-ayan Agro National High School, San Antonio National High School, Sta. Isabela High School. Other Private and Public schools also located in town like Saint Ferdinand College, Casa del Niño Montessori School, Montessori Education of Asia Pacific, the Central Isabela Christian Academy, STI, Chronicles Institute of Isabela, Colegio de Ilagan, Ilagan North Central School, Ilagan South Central School, Ilagan West Central School and Ilagan East Central School.
Provincial offices of the Department of Education
Department of Education (Philippines)
The Department of Education , is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the management and governing of the Philippine system of basic education. It is the chief formulator of Philippine educational policy and is responsible for the Philippine primary and secondary...
(DepEd) are all located in Ilagan.
Culture
Every 30 May the Municipality of Ilagan celebrates the Binallay Festival. Binallay is a native rice cake prepared year-round in Ilagan.The Isabela Provincial Museum (former location of The Isabela Provincial Capitol) houses a collection of artifacts, literature, and other historical elements that best describe the culture of the people of Isabela.
Sports
Ilagan was the host of the Palarong PambansaPalarong Pambansa
The Palarong Pambansa is an annual multi-sport event involving participants from the different regions of the Philippines....
(National Games) in 1993 and SCUAA National Olympics in 2011. It was held at the Isabela Sports Complex in barangay Alibagu. The sports complex was constructed during the presidency of Fidel V. Ramos
Fidel V. Ramos
Fidel "Eddie" Valdez Ramos , popularly known as FVR, was the 12th President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. During his six years in office, Ramos was widely credited and admired by many for revitalizing and renewing international confidence in the Philippine economy.Prior to his election as...
. The complex is equipped with Basketball court, volleyball court, swimming pool, badminton court, Sepak takraw court , oval and baseball field. Table Tennis is also a popular sport in Ilagan. It is played regularly at Romansville Hotel at the poblacion and hosted by Ilagan Table Tennis Club.
Local newspapers
- The Valley Times Press
- Northern Sierra Madre Express