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Ilagan

July 14, 2023

Not to be confused with Iligan.

Ilagan, officially the City of Ilagan (Ibanag: Siudad nat Ilagan; Ilocano: Siudad ti Ilagan; Filipino: Lungsod ng Ilagan), is a 1st class component city[12] and capital of the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 158,218 people[10] making it the most populous city in the province.[13] As of 2022, it holds the title as the most number of voters in the province with 101,050 electorates.[14][15]

Ilagan
Component city
City of Ilagan
Ilagan City Hall
Flag
Seal
Nicknames: 
  • Center of Eco-Tourism Adventure in Region 2[1]
  • Home of the World's Largest Wooden Lounge Chair (Butaka)[2]
  • Sports Tourism Hub of the North[3][4]
  • Corn Capital of the Philippines[5]
Motto(s): 
Sulong Pa! Lungsod ng Ilagan
(More Progress! City of Ilagan)
Anthem: Martsa ng Ilagan (Ilagan March)[6]
Map of Isabela with Ilagan highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Ilagan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°08′56″N 121°53′22″E / 17.1489°N 121.8894°E / 17.1489; 121.8894
CountryPhilippines
RegionCagayan Valley
ProvinceIsabela
District 1st district
FoundedMay 4, 1686
CityhoodAugust 11, 2012
Barangays91 (see Barangays)
Government
 [8]
 • TypeSangguniang Panlungsod
 • MayorJosemarie L. Diaz
 • Vice MayorKiryll S. Bello
 • RepresentativeAntonio T. Albano
 • City Council
Members
 • Electorate101,050 voters (2022)
Area
[9]
 • Total1,166.26 km2 (450.30 sq mi)
Elevation
139 m (456 ft)
Highest elevation
1,388 m (4,554 ft)
Lowest elevation
24 m (79 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[10]
 • Total158,218
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
 • Households
39,663
Demonym(s)Ilagueño (m)
Ilagueña (f)
Economy
 • Income class1st city income class
 • Poverty incidence
13.85
% (2018)[11]
 • Revenue₱ 1,870 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 4,844 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 1,735 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 1,898 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityIsabela 2 Electric Cooperative (ISELCO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3300
PSGC
023114000
IDD : area code +63 (0)78
Native languagesIbanag
Ilocano
Tagalog
Websitewww.cityofilagan.gov.ph

With a total land area of 116,626 hectares (288,190 acres), it is the largest city in the island of Luzon and the fourth largest city in land area in the Philippines, after Davao City, Puerto Princesa, and Zamboanga City.[16]

Etymology

From an inversion of the Ibanag word nagali which means move or transfer in the English language, due to the relocation of the site of the capital from Naguilian Baculod to its present site in barangay San Vicente. The move was due to economy and security of the town. Another etymology, according to Fr. Julian Malumbres, Ilagan derived its name from the word laga, an Ibanag word for smallpox during the town's founding in 1686 where the disease was widespread.[17]

History

Historical affiliations

  Kingdom of Spain 1587–1898
  United States of America 1898–1942
  Japan 1942–1945
  Philippines 1946–present

Early history

The town was then called by its native Gaddang settlers as Bolo during the pre-Spanish conquest era. It is one of the populous settlement during that period and site of the vast tobacco plantation in the region making it one of the most important economic areas in northern Luzon.

Spanish colonial era

In 1581, Governor-General Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñalosa sent Capt. Juan Pablo Carreon to explore Cagayan Valley as well as to establish missions. Among the Spanish missionaries who penetrated deeply into the region was Pedro Jimenez, who founded Ilagan.

The town of Bolo was founded by the Dominicans in 1619 in honor of Saint Ferdinand of Castile. The old Bolo was situated in the western side of Cagayan River in what is known today as barangay Naguilian-Baculod. The cultural shock brought by the dominating social and economic regulations introduced by the Spanish authorities propelled the natives to dissent in the Mallig and the Ilagan-Tumauini territories in what was known as the Gaddang Revolution. The natives abandoned their settlement after burning their church and houses until 1622 when the Spanish government pardoned and exempted them from paying tribute within three years. After the Gaddang revolt, the natives re-established their settlement upon the efforts of Fr. Pedro Jimenez in 1678 on the east side of the river thereby giving the legendary name for Ilagan which is the reverse of the word nagali meaning move or transfer. The Dominicans accepted the settlement as an ecclesiastical mission given the name San Fernando de Ilagan in honor of its patron, Saint Ferdinand of Castile.

Foundation

Main article: Municipalities of the Philippines

On May 4, 1686, Ilagan was founded and missionaries converted the natives to Christianity. Ilagan was made the capital town of Cagayan Valley when Brig. Manuel Sanchez Mira was then the governor of the whole territory.

In 1763, Ilagan was the scene of revolt led by Dabo and Juan Marayag[18] against the collection of tribute, the enforcement of tobacco monopoly committed by the friars during the Spanish colonization.

On May 1, 1856, Ilagan became the capital town when Isabela de Luzon was founded.

American colonial era

The present day Ilagan is an area that was detached from the old province of Nueva Vizcaya. The first municipal president of the town, Rafael Maramag, added luster to the history of his hometown by becoming the first governor of the province of Isabela after its reorganization by the Americans in 1901.

On August 4, 1901, the American occupation under the United States-Philippine Commission has enacted the Provincial Government Act 210 that has re-established Isabela and other provinces in the Philippines. Rafael Maramag, a former municipal president (mayor) of Ilagan was appointed as the first governor. The act then re-established Ilagan as the provincial capital.

On November 13, 1925, Gaffud has approved a resolution filed by all Municipal Presidents of the Isabela (the counterpart of the present-day Mayors' League) following a four-day convention. The resolution called for the erection of a monument in honor of the country's National Hero José Rizal in Ilagan public plaza located in barangay Bagumbayan.

Japanese occupation

The fortunes of Isabela as a province and Ilagan as a town followed a similar path to the rest of the country's history as a commonwealth nation and as a free republic in 1942, the Japanese occupation, liberation, political and military independence to this day.

On June 19, 1945, Ilagan was liberated from the Japanese Army as part of the liberation campaign with the combined forces of 14th Infantry, United States Army Forces in the Philippines – Northern Luzon (USAFIP-NL), under the command of Lt Col. Romulo A. Manriquez, and the 37th Division of the U.S. Sixth Army against the Japanese.[19]

During this era, a man-made tunnel was constructed from the sweat and blood of detained Ilagueños and it is now a tourist destination in the city.[20] The tunnels are believed to have served as headquarters of the Japanese soldiers.[21]

Philippine independence

By the turn of the 1950s, the new Poblacion was located uphill from the old Saint Ferdinand Parish Church, formerly known as Saint Ferdinand Cathedral in barangay Bagumbayan to barangay San Vicente, which is the site of the current City Hall.[22]

The Martial Law era

See also: Bishop Miguel Purugganan

When Ferdinand Marcos' September 1972 declaration of Martial Law began a 14-year period of authoritarian rule, the province of Isabela - including Ilagan - became a center of both conflict and protest when Marcos cronies Danding Cojuangco and Antonio Carag managed to block a Spanish-era grant which was supposed to see the return of Hacienda San Antonio and Hacienda Santa Isabel in Ilagan to local farmers. Cojuangco and Carag purchased the two haciendas themselves, displacing tens of thousands of farmers who were supposed to get those lands back a hundred years after the Spanish acquired them.[23]

In its desire to serve its parishioners, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilagan hosted a Social Action Center which would help the farmers. In the Social Action Center's newsletter, the "Courier," researcher Sabino Padilla Jr. documented and exposed the ways by which Cojuangco, Carag, the provincial government and the military harassed the farmers who were supposed to get the land. This all led to a protest march in joined by 12,000 protesters from all over Isabela, and eventually, for 4,000 farmers to finally get the titles to their land. But it also earned the ire of the administration.[23][24]

In 1982, Padilla and 12 others were arrested by the regime and jailed under poor conditions at the Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya Stockade of the Philippine Constabulary until almost the end of the Marcos regime.[23]

In 1983, soldiers went as far as to raid the residence of the Bishop of Ilagan, Miguel Purugganan, in search of alleged rebels and firearms. They found none, but continued to keep Bishop Puruggananan and the church workers under him under military surveillance.[24]

Cityhood

Main article: Cities of the Philippines

Ilagan has attempted to gain cityhood status at least three times in its history:

  • On February 2, 1998, congress passed Republic Act No. 8474 which sought to convert Ilagan into a city.[25] But the plebiscite[26] held on March 14, 1999, turned down its bid for cityhood. The majority of the people voted no in that event.[27]
  • On March 2, 2005, House bill no. 3847 was filed and approved by the house and transmitted for the cityhood of Ilagan but remains pending for concurrence in the senate.[28] The bill did not go through when mayor Delfinito Albano was gunned down by three unidentified men in the night of June 27, 2006, in Quezon City.[29][30] The campaign used the term C-U-DAD Ilagan for the cityhood status of Ilagan.
  • On February 27, 2012, Ilagan renewed its bid for cityhood as sponsored by house bill no. 5917.[31] Local officials of the town expressed support for the town's conversion into a city.[32][33] On May 22, 2012, the congress approved the cityhood bill of Ilagan on its House Resolution No. 144 and was signed by then President Benigno Aquino III on June 21, 2012.[34] Plebiscite was held on August 11, 2012,[35] with a majority of votes voting yes. By virtue of Republic Act 10169,[36] Ilagan was then proclaimed as a new component city, the third in the province of Isabela and the fourth in Cagayan Valley on the same day by COMELEC Commissioner Armando Velasco.[37][38]
2012 Ilagan Cityhood Plebiscite
Choice Votes %
  Yes 54,512 95.51
No 2,386 4.18
Valid votes 56,898 99.69%
Invalid or blank votes 177 0.31%
Total votes 57,075 100.00
Registered voters/turnout 83,511 68.34%
Source: Plebiscite result from the COMELEC via Inquirer.

Contemporary

On August 28, 2019, the city government created the Ilagan Development Authority (ILAGANDA)[39] which is aimed to transform Ilagan into a liveable city in the year 2030.[40]

Geography

The city is located on the central portion of the province of Isabela. It is bounded by nine municipalities: on the north by the municipalities of Divilacan, Tumauini, and Delfin Albano; on the west by the municipality of Quirino; on the east by the municipalities of Divilacan and Palanan, and the Pacific Ocean; and on the south by the municipalities of Gamu, Naguilian, Benito Soliven and San Mariano. Ilagan is 83 kilometres (52 mi) from Tuguegarao and 398 kilometres (247 mi) from Metro Manila (linked by a national highway via Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya).

Barangays

Ilagan City is politically subdivided into 91 barangays, the highest number of barangays in the province. [41] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Currently, there are 13 barangays in the city that are considered urban (highlighted in bold). Barangays are grouped into 4 clusters, namely Centro Poblacion Cluster, Northeastern Cluster, San Antonio Cluster, and Western Cluster.[42][43]

  • Aggasian
  • Alibagu
  • Alinguigan 1st
  • Alinguigan 2nd
  • Alinguigan 3rd
  • Arusip
  • Baculud (Poblacion)
  • Bagong Silang
  • Bagumbayan (Poblacion)
  • Baligatan
  • Ballacong
  • Bangag
  • Batong-Labang
  • Bigao
  • Cabannungan 1st
  • Cabannungan 2nd
  • Cabeseria 2 (Dappat)
  • Cabeseria 3 (San Fernando)
  • Cabeseria 4 (San Manuel)
  • Cabeseria 5 (Baribad)
  • Cabeseria 6 and 24 (Villa Marcos)
  • Cabeseria 7 (Nangalisan)
  • Cabeseria 9 and 11 (Capogotan)
  • Cabeseria 10 (Lupigui)
  • Cabeseria 14 and 16 (Casilagan)
  • Cabeseria 17 and 21 (San Rafael)
  • Cabeseria 19 (Villa Suerte)
  • Cabeseria 22 (Sablang)
  • Cabeseria 23 (San Francisco)
  • Cabeseria 25 (Santa Lucia)
  • Cabeseria 27 (Abuan)
  • Cadu
  • Calamagui 1st
  • Calamagui 2nd
  • Camunatan
  • Capellan
  • Capo
  • Carikkikan Norte
  • Carikkikan Sur
  • Centro - San Antonio
  • Centro Poblacion
  • Fugu
  • Fuyo
  • Gayong-Gayong Norte
  • Gayong-Gayong Sur
  • Guinatan
  • Imelda Bliss Village
  • Lullutan
  • Malalam
  • Malasin (Angeles)
  • Manaring
  • Mangcuram
  • Marana I
  • Marana II
  • Marana III
  • Minabang
  • Morado
  • Naguilian Norte
  • Naguilian Sur
  • Namnama
  • Nanaguan
  • Osmeña (Sinippil)
  • Paliueg
  • Pasa
  • Pilar
  • Quimalabasa
  • Rang-ayan (Bintacan)
  • Rugao
  • Salindingan
  • San Andres (Angarilla)
  • San Felipe
  • San Ignacio (Canapi)
  • San Isidro
  • San Juan
  • San Lorenzo
  • San Pablo
  • San Rodrigo
  • San Vicente (Poblacion)
  • Santa Barbara (Poblacion)
  • Santa Catalina
  • Santa Isabel Norte
  • Santa Isabel Sur
  • Santa Maria (Cabeseria 8)
  • Santa Victoria
  • Santo Tomas
  • Siffu
  • Sindon Bayabo
  • Sindon Maride
  • Sipay
  • Tangcul
  • Villa Imelda (Maplas)

As of December 31, 2022,[44] the following barangays are considered urban: Alibagu, Baculud, Bagumbayan, Baligatan, Calamagui 1st, Calamagui 2nd, Centro Poblacion, Guinatan, Imelda Bliss Village, Osmeña, San Vicente, Santa Barbara and Santa Isabel Sur.[45][43]

Land

 
Ilagan River and Ilagan City from above.

Of the total 1,166.26 km2 land area of Ilagan; 31% are agricultural, 36% are forest areas and the remaining 33% are built-up areas and open grassland areas that are available for industrial, commercial and residential uses.[46] Of all cities in the country, Ilagan ranks as the top producer of corn.[47] 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. The Cagayan Valley Research Center (CVRC) is an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture (DA) that serves as the primary plant breeding institution in Cagayan Valley.[48] It is one of the Bureau of Agricultural Research’s active partners in research and development in the region.[49][50] It is located in barangay San Felipe along National Highway. Ilagan has rich forest resources. Hectares of forest land are strictly protected by authorities like the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), several NGOs and the Local Government Unit.

Climate

Ilagan has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) with consistently hot temperatures year-round, a dry season from January to April and a wet season from May to December.

Climate data for Ilagan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29
(84) 		30
(86) 		32
(90) 		35
(95) 		35
(95) 		35
(95) 		34
(93) 		33
(91) 		32
(90) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		28
(82) 		32
(90)
Average low °C (°F) 19
(66) 		20
(68) 		21
(70) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		22
(72) 		21
(70) 		20
(68) 		22
(71)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 31.2
(1.23) 		23
(0.9) 		27.7
(1.09) 		28.1
(1.11) 		113.5
(4.47) 		141.4
(5.57) 		176.4
(6.94) 		236.6
(9.31) 		224.9
(8.85) 		247.7
(9.75) 		222.9
(8.78) 		178
(7.0) 		1,651.4
(65)
Average rainy days 10 6 5 5 13 12 15 15 15 17 16 15 144
Source: World Weather Online[51]

Demographics

Population

Population census of Ilagan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 16,008—    
1918 23,447+2.58%
1939 31,323+1.39%
1948 35,384+1.36%
1960 48,251+2.62%
1970 62,118+2.56%
1975 70,075+2.45%
1980 79,336+2.51%
1990 99,120+2.25%
1995 106,912+1.43%
2000 119,990+2.50%
2007 131,243+1.24%
2010 135,174+1.08%
2015 145,568+1.42%
2020 158,218+1.65%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[52][53][54][55]

The rapid increase of population in Ilagan is attributed to the current growth of economic activities specially in the sectors of Commerce, Industry, Agriculture and Housing. Ilagan is one of the 145 emerging cities in the Philippines with more than 100,000 residents.[56] Statistics from the Philippine Statistics Authority show that Ilagan had a population 131,24311 in 2007, which increased to 135,174 people in the 2010 census making Ilagan as the most populous city in the province of Isabela and the second in Cagayan Valley after Tuguegarao. In the 2020 census, the population of Ilagan, was 158,218 people,[10] with a density of 140 inhabitants per square kilometre or 360 inhabitants per square mile.

Ethnicity

Ilagueños today reflects a combination of indigenous, Chinese and Hispanic descent. The core community was composed of tribes notably the Agta, Ibanag, Gaddang, Yogad, and Kalinga which mirrors the habitation of the Philippines believed to have started 26,000 years ago with various strains of Aetas, then Indonesians coming 5,000 years ago and the Malays in droves starting 200 years B.C. up to 1500 A.D. Trade and cultural relations with Chinese preceded the 16th century incursion of the Spaniards. Ilocanos who already developed their own distinct traits were recorded to have migrated massively in the 19th century owing to the accessibility of the land and vast opportunities in the area straddling from the present day provinces of Cagayan and Nueva Vizcaya. It was proclaimed a province by a Royal Decree and Named Isabela de Luzon on the first day of May in 1856.

Languages

Ilagan is dominated by use of Ibanag and Ilocano languages. Tagalog is also used as verbal communication channel between Ibanag and Ilocano speakers. English is used primarily in communication for government publications, local newsprints, road signs and commercial signs and in doing official business transaction in the city.

Religion

Ilagan's population is predominantly Roman Catholic. The Diocese of Ilagan has 39 catholic churches all over the province of Isabela. Its former seat was in Saint Ferdinand Parish then it is now transferred to Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel in Gamu, Isabela.

There are also Protestants, Baptist, Church of Christ, Adventists, Born Again groups, Victory Christian Fellowship, Latter Day Saints, Jehovah's Witnesses, Islam, and Philippine-based groups like Iglesia ni Cristo and Members Church of God International that accounts to the city's population. These religious organizations have their own temples and churches sparsely located in the city.

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Ilagan
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[57][58]
[59][60][61][62][63]

Agriculture and fishery remains to be the main backbone of Ilagan's economy. There are almost 23,803 hectares that are basically cultivated land and 314 hectares are utilized for fish culture. However, the suitable farm area of Ilagan is 32,153.19 hectares potentials for crops, livestock and fish production. This figure shows that a significant percentage (24.99%) is not being fully utilized for agricultural production leaving them idle and under utilized.

Commerce and trade is the second economic based income of the people of Ilagan. In the year 2006, statistics showed that there are currently 1,795 registered business establishments. For year 2000, commercial trade was at 1,996 revealing that there were more or less than 201 establishments that had been closed down within the period 2000–2006. There were even more establishments in 1995 with a total of 1,877 in all. The trend shows that from 1995 to 2000, there was a growth of 2.94%, but from 2000 to 2006 a decreasing growth rate of -1.75% was registered. Just like the past years, for the year 2006, commercial activities within the city are classified into wholesale, retail and service-oriented businesses.

The industrial sector of the municipal economy comprises 210 establishments in year 2006 as compared with 207 in 2000. This reflects a 2.4% increase in industrial activities over a period of six years (2000–2006). The existing industries are mostly on a micro scale except for the Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. located in barangay Guinatan which is the only significant employment generator within the locality at that time. Following the previous year's trend, industries currently operating are agro-industries, wood-based manufacturing or service-oriented industries.

The commercial area includes areas which are occupied by public markets, wholesale and retail stores, restaurants, banks, shops and other establishments or structures engaged in commercial activities. The bulk of those who are engaged in trade and commerce are found in the public markets. The area covered by the commercial area is approximately 90.56 hectares or 2.62% of the urban core.

As compared to the 2000 existing commercial area of 17 hectares, the increase of 73.56 hectares in 2007 is an indication that Ilagan is racing towards commercialization.[64]

The transformation of Ilagan into a fast growing city in Cagayan Valley became evident upon the assumption in office of then Mayor Josemarie L. Diaz, the re-structuring of the economic landscape of the city and the eventual transformation of its business climate into a business friendly environment successfully lured multi-national companies in investing their capitals into its market. Economic boom began to ingulf Ilagan with the entry of eight banks and financial institutions in just a number of months.[65]

The Local Government of Ilagan responded positively with these developments by the enactment of legislative measures including the provision of the Investment Incentive Code which provided for tax incentives to investments. These measures eventually opened the flood gates for big investments to enter the local market that included the establishments of malls like the Northstar Mall (now called Xentro Mall) and Talavera Square Mall that house the Savemore, Robinsons Supermarket, Puregold, Jollibee, McDonald's, Red Ribbon, Goldilocks, Mang Inasal, Greenwich, Chowking and many other stores.

At present, Ilagan has one of the fastest-growing economy in the province of Isabela as well as in the whole Cagayan Valley over the past years.[66] The city is the primary growth center and investment hub of the Cagayan Valley region due to the rapid commercialization and stabilization of the different sectors involved in its economy.[67] It has two major public markets which is the old Pamilihang Bayan ng Ilagan located in Centro Poblacion (now called Xentro Market) and the multi-million pesos New Ilagan Public Market Complex in barangay Baligatan. In front of the public market is a three-storey structure called as Ilagan City Mall, the first LGU-owned and operated mall in the city. The increasing number of market goers coming from the different regions of the city and adjacent municipalities, prompted city officials to facilitate the construction of the modern market. As of 31 December 2021, Ilagan has a total of 21 banks with a total volume of bank deposits at Php 15.7 billion.[68][69] There are also thousands of commercial establishments composed of distributors, retail and wholesale. Pawnshops, lending companies, insurance agencies, cooperatives and other financial institutions are spread all over the city.

Food and beverage

There are several food and beverage companies in the city. The largest of which is the Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI)[70] which operates a softdrink bottling plant in barangay Guinatan. Another, is a vinegar and soy sauce fermentation company locally known as 'Best Choice', which is operated and owned by Robelly's Food Products[71] and also the Jack Confectionery, which operates a wine fermentation plant. There are 15 bakeries/bakeshops and 1 ice cream/ice drop company. Aside from the increasing number of local cafés, restaurants and several multi-national fastfood companies opened their respective branch/es in the city.

Furniture making

One major industry in Ilagan is furniture making. Several furniture shops, located along the National Highway in barangays Alinguigan 2nd & Alinguigan 3rd, manufacture and sell furnitures made of quality narra wood. These barangays were dubbed as "Butaka City" of Ilagan,[72][73] where the Guinness Book of Records' entry for the biggest lounge chair in the world, the Butaka, was manufactured.[74]

Tobacco industry

Ilagan became one of the largest producers of tobacco during the Spanish time. The tobacco monopoly have caused the valley to languish in poverty from 1785 to 1797. The lifting of the monopoly was caused by the heavy loss incurred by the government. A royal decree released in 1882 which aimed to totally abolished the monopoly and attracted foreign capitalist to invest in the country. In Ilagan, the Compañía General de Tabacos de Filipinas also known as La Tabacalera was established in 1881 and produced the famous La Flor de la Isabela[75] which was the largest company of its kind in the world at that time. The Tabacalera acquired two haciendas in Ilagan which were Hacienda San Antonio and Hacienda Santa Isabel. The majority of the western barangays of the city are planting tobacco other than rice, corn and high-value crops.[76][77] The National Tobacco Administration is the attached agency under the Department of Agriculture that is mandated to conduct series of efficacy trials, scientific experiments and tests on new agricultural products, inputs, systems and processes being introduced. They recommend and certify for the applicability and efficacy on the recommended tobacco technologies. Its provincial field office is located at Barangay Osmeña.[78]

Agri-support activities

  • Most of the industries in the city are agri-based. For the last ten years, there has been a great number of local investment in poultry and hog raising. 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.
  • The Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 2 (DA-RFO2) and the city government of Ilagan had agreed to establish an I-Corn Complex worth P196.7 million. The agreement was reached after a consultation meeting led by the DA Region 2 officials and representatives from other concerned government agencies. The Department of Agriculture will provide P107 million while the city government of Ilagan will provide P89.7 million for the said complex that will serve as a one-stop agri-commercial center once completed. The I-Corn Complex will serve Ilagueño corn farmers including those from Isabela and the rest of Cagayan Valley. The establishment of the facility is also aimed to solve problems in corn production, particularly on drying during the wet season. The construction of the corn complex is in support to the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act (AFMA), which aims to strengthen the agri-fisheries sector in a modernized perspective to attain food security, poverty alleviation, income enhancement and profitability, global competitiveness and sustainability. The complex is designed to be used as a post-harvest, processing and research facility that will ensure product quality and thus boost the income of farmers. It is expected to be operational by February 2024 with the operation of the Corn Innovation Center whose construction and implementation started in January 2023. The mechanical drying facility as one of its components will help farmers cope with losses and damage during calamities. The said corn complex facility is located at Barangay Marana 1st, where the city government donated the lot for the construction.[79][80][81]

Jeep and tricycle body building

There are nine motor vehicle assembly shops in Ilagan; five jeepney assembly shops and four tricycle side-car makers. These motor vehicle assembly shops respond to the increasing need for transportation service in the city.

Tourism industry

  • The city has best tourism sceneries for local and foreign tourists.[82][83] These includes natural attractions like Ilagan Sanctuary[84][85] where you can find limestone caves and the Pinzal falls, Abuan river and Burmurbur falls.[86] Man-made attractions include Ilagan Japanese Tunnel, Isabela Museum and Library,[87] the Queen Isabela II monument (Skypark)[88] and Butaka Shrine (commonly known as Bonifacio Park) where it features the largest wooden lounge chair in the world.[89][90]
  • Ilagan Sanctuary is a 200-hectare protected area located within the 819-hectare Fuyot Springs National Park along the foothills of the Sierra Madre mountain range in barangay Santa Victoria, fifteen kilometers away from the city proper.[91] Attractions inside the park include prayer mountain, bird viewing, Butterfly park, animal kingdom (mini zoo), natural spring pool, boating & kayaking, wall-climbing & rappelling, cable car & tree-top adventure, 350-meter long & 700-meter high zipline,[92] 1.5 kilometer hike to Pinzal falls and the 400-meter limestone caves.[93][94][95] Some activities in the sanctuary will require you to ride on an all terrain vehicle (ATV).[96][97]
  • The Ilagan Japanese Tunnel in barangay Santo Tomas is a war tunnel headquarter military base of the Japanese during the World War II and is about 40 meters by 3.66 meters wide but has yet to be fully scaled and explored.[98][99]
  • Abuan River is part of the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park. It has an average elevation of 82 meters above sea level.[100] It serves as the main river in the Northern Sierra Madre park that feeds the Abuan watershed in the city. Tourists and visitors can explore the diverse animal and plant life in one of the country’s remaining and lush virgin forest.[101][102]

Culture

Ilagan today, acknowledged as the corn capital of the country lives its economic boom while playing a vital contributory role for the province of Isabela as its capital since its creation as a province. To the predominantly agricultural economy of the province of Isabela, the city adds the vigor of its trade, commercial and cultural life.[103]

Aggaw na Ilagan

Aggaw na Ilagan or Ilagan Day is celebrated annually every May 4.[104][105] It was the date when Ilagan was founded as a town.[106][107]

Balai na Ilagan

Balai na Ilagan has been set up to give a communal space of Ilagueños with the aim to nurture artistic talents of residents and to provide a multipurpose hall within the diocese of the Roman Catholic Church. Balai na Ilagan is intended to celebrate arts and culture in the province of Isabela.[108]

Binallay

A native rice cake prepared year-round in Ilagan.[109][110][111][112] It was during the administration of then Mayor Albano that Binallay Festival became the official festivity of Ilagan but was later replaced by the Mammangui Festival.[113]

Cityhood anniversary

Celebrated every August 11.[114][115] The city government celebrated the first anniversary of Ilagan's cityhood charter in 2013.[116] On August 11, 2015, marked another day in the history of Ilagan as the Department of Agriculture proclaimed the city as the new Corn Capital[117] of the Philippines during its third cityhood anniversary.[118]

Mammangui festival

Celebrated during the last week of May; Mammangi is an Ibanag word meaning the harvest or planting of corn. It honors the farmers who are the real foundation of Ilagan's economy and is celebrated as a thanksgiving activity for a good harvest. In 2011, General Ordinance No. 33 promulgated during the administration of then Mayor Diaz ordained Mammangui Festival as the official festivity of Ilagan to be celebrated on the month of May.[119][120][121]

Patronal and town fiesta

As a predominantly Catholic nation, the culture of observing the feast days of the most venerated Roman Catholic icons are common and widespread in the Philippines. In Ilagan, the city celebrates the feast day of its patron, San Fernando, every May 30[122] including the celebration of the town fiesta.[123]

Pop culture

Film director Romm Burlat is set to produce Pira-Pirasong Pangarap, an upcoming film biography which will portray the interesting and inspiring story of the current mayor Josemarie L. Diaz as a political leader. Gabby Concepcion, popular drama actor will portray as the mayor in the upcoming movie.[124]

Sports

Isabela sports complex

In 1993, Ilagan hosted the Palarong Pambansa[125] (National Games) and in 2011 the SCUAA National Olympics.[126][127] It was held at the Isabela Sports Complex.[128][129] The sports complex was erected by the National Government and local officials during the presidency of Fidel V. Ramos as a permanent facility for the province of Isabela, in barangay Alibagu, Ilagan, the capital. The impressive facility of 50 hectares, on which has built a stadium with a 39,000 seating capacity, likewise has an athlete's village for housing participants. Some of the houses for the athlete's village were donated by certain civic-minded citizens and organizations who were approached by the officials of the province through the initiative of the late former Isabela Governor Benjamin G. Dy. The complex is also equipped with a basketball court, volleyball courts, swimming pool, badminton and tennis courts, sepak takraw court, oval rubber track and a baseball field.

City of Ilagan sports complex

 
Ilagan Sports Complex

The City of Ilagan Sports Complex (formerly called as Paguirigan Memorial Athletic Stadium) is a sports facility equipped with new modern rubber track, basketball, volleyball, badminton and tennis courts, concrete bleachers and a new swimming pool that was built to accommodate major sports and athletic events such as the Cagayan Valley Regional Athletic Association (CAVRAA) meet held in 2016 and 2017.[130][131][132] It was the chosen venue by the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA), Inc. for the 2017, 2018[133] and 2019[134] Ayala Philippine Athletics Championships,[135] 12th[136] and 14th South East Asia Youth Athletics Championship[137][138] and the 2017 Philippine National Open Invitational Athletics Championship, where world class athletes from Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Laos, Brunei, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Fil-Am contingent, Philippine Team and the host City of Ilagan team participated in the said event.[139][140] It is the first city outside Metro Manila to have hosted the championships for 2 years in a row,[141] first and only Philippine city in this decade to have an International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) certified track and field competition venue, first host city to stage the international format of athletics competition and the first host city to have organized the championships integrating entertainment and the thrill of sports competition.[142][143][144]

  • On January 11, 2019, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) announced that Ilagan will be hosting the 2019 Batang Pinoy Luzon qualifying leg sports competition; it was held on March 16–23, 2019.[145] Batang Pinoy is a national competition for athletes under fifteen years old and was established through Executive Order No. 44, which was signed by then President Joseph Estrada on December 2, 1998.[146][147][148]
  • In May 2022, Ilagan hosted the Philta National Youth Tennis Circuit 2022 and the Little League North Luzon baseball championship national sports events. The delegates for baseball are from the city of Ilagan, municipality of Divilacan in Isabela, the provinces of Kalinga, Mt. Province, Ilocos Norte and Zambales. While for tennis, the delegates are from the city of Manila, provinces of Palawan, Nueva Ecija and Quirino, the cities of Santiago and Cauayan, municipalities of Roxas and Alicia in Isabela. It was held on May 23–29, 2022 at the City of Ilagan Sports Complex.[149][150]
  • In February 2023, Ilagan hosted the Baseball Little League Philippine Games.[151] An estimated number of 2,000 delegates composed of athletes, coaches and chairpersons from North and South Luzon including National Capital Region participated in the sports event held on February 5–12, 2023 at the City of Ilagan Sports Complex.[152][153] The 2023 Little League Philippines National Finals was also held in Ilagan on April 9–16, 2023.[154][155] The final leg of the 2023 Philippine Baseball Series was joined by 63 teams from regional tournaments in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.[156][157]
  • In March 2023, the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA), Inc. management has chosen the City of Ilagan as the venue of the International Container Terminal Services Incorporated (ICTSI) - sponsored Philippine Athletic Championships where delegations from Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei and Iraq converged in the city to compete for 165 medals in 80 athletic sports events.[158][159] The 5-day sports competition was held at the City of Ilagan Sports Complex on March 22–26, 2023.[160][161][162] The 2023 Cagayan Valley Regional Association of State Universities and Colleges (CaVRASUC) games and Socio-Cultural Festival was also held in Ilagan on March 27–30, 2023.[163][164][165] The annual sports event was participated by an estimate of 1,500 student athletes, coaches and officials from the different delegations of state universities and colleges in the Cagayan Valley region which included Isabela State University, Quirino State University, Nueva Vizcaya State University, Batanes State College and Philippine Normal University - North Luzon campus.[166][167]
  • The 2023 Cagayan Valley Regional Athletic Association (CAVRAA) meet was held in Ilagan on April 23–28, 2023.[168][169] An estimate of almost 7,000 delegates and technical officials from the provinces of Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Cagayan, Batanes and the cities of Ilagan, Santiago, Tuguegarao, and Cauayan participated in the annual sports event that was hosted by the DepEd Schools Division of the City of Ilagan and the city government.[170][171][172]

City of Ilagan community center

The City of Ilagan Community Center is a government facility that was built to accommodate indoor events such as basketball games, badminton and volleyball tournaments, cheerdance competitions, concerts, and other important activities.[173][174] The community center is now fully airconditioned. The SK Federation in Ilagan has a yearly basketball tournament for the youth of the city.[175] The facility is being used for meeting and serving as a vaccination site.[176]

Ping-Pong central

Table tennis is also a popular sport in the city. It is played regularly in Ping-Pong Central in Francisca Village, Baligatan and hosted by the Table Tennis Association of Ilagan (TATAC-Ilagan).[177] Regular ranking tournament is held monthly among residents of Ilagan. Open tournament is held annually.[178]

Isabela golf club

The only golf course[179] in Isabela is located in Ilagan. This golf course has produced several World Junior Golf Champions.

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Panlungsod

As a component city and the capital of the Province of Isabela, government officials in the provincial level are voted by the electorates of the city. The provincial government have political jurisdiction over local transactions of the city government.

The city of Ilagan is governed by a city mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a city council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Barangays are also headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. The barangays have SK federation which represents the barangay, headed by SK chairperson and whose members are called SK councilors. All officials are also elected every three years.

Seal

The city seal has an inscription of the city name "City of Ilagan" and the name of province "Isabela" with years 1686 as the foundation of the town and 2012 as the year of its cityhood declaration. Another inscription which is written in Latin words Vox populi, Vox Dei which is in literal meaning "the voice of the people, the voice of God". The mountain represents the Sierra Madre mountain ranges, the longest mountain ranges in the Philippines. The rivers which represent the Cayagan river and Ilagan river. The Ilagan river that flows westward from Sierra Madre, joining the Cagayan river. The buildings which represent the urbanization of the city with the municipal logo. The corn represents the city as the corn capital of the Philippines which is one of the major agricultural products of the city. Barangays also have their own seal which represent themselves.

Elected officials

Main article: Mayor of Ilagan

There were 28 municipal mayors during its municipal period since 1904. The first municipal mayor was Rafael Maramag who served the town from 1904 to 1906. Its first city mayor is Josemarie L. Diaz from 2012 to 2016.

Mayor of the City of Ilagan
 
Seal of the City of Ilagan
Incumbent
Josemarie L. Diaz
since June 30, 2019 (2nd term)
AppointerElected via popular vote (maximum of three consecutive terms)
Term length3 years
Formation1904
Websitewww.ilagan-isabela.gov.ph  
Members of the Ilagan City Council
(2022–2025)[180][181]
Position Name
District Representative
(1st Legislative District of the Province of Isabela) 		Antonio T. Albano
Chief Executive of the City of Ilagan Mayor Josemarie L. Diaz
Presiding Officer of the City Council of Ilagan Vice Mayor Kiryll S. Bello
Members of the City Council Jay Eveson C. Diaz
Jessamyn Uy Ligan
Rachel Villanueva Garcia
Harold P. Olalia
Antonio R. Montereal, Jr.
Lilian Q. Bringas
Joey L. Ramos
Rolando L. Tugade
Rommel B. Ballesteros
Daniel Joseph A. Mata

Congress representation

Main article: Isabela's 1st congressional district

Ilagan belongs to the first legislative district of the province of Isabela. Currently, the city is represented by Antonio T. Albano in the house of representatives.[182]

Infrastructure

Transportation

Ilagan is linked by a national highway called Maharlika Highway (designated as Asian Highway 26, AH26 by Asian Highway Network). Ilagan's longest bridge is the Malalam Bridge in barangay Malalam going north, which was inaugurated on December 8, 1995.[183]

Ilagan is the only place in the Cagayan Valley Region that considers jeepneys as one of the primary means of public transportation within its vicinity and neighboring municipalities.[184][185] There are 432 Jeepneys used as the major public transportation in Ilagan with corresponding routes from Centro-Calamagui-Alibagu-Upi junction-Guibang vice versa, Centro-Calamagui-Bliss Village-Salindingan vice versa, Centro-San Antonio region vice versa, Centro-Bintacan vice versa, and neighboring towns Ilagan-Gamu-Burgos-Roxas vice versa, plus 4,000 tricycle units and few bus companies. Each company operates a fleet of air conditioned buses with daily trips to Manila from their respective terminals. Several bus companies also use the Ilagan route from Tuguegarao City and Northern Isabela to Manila, Dagupan, Baguio and other destinations.

Victory Liner and GV Florida Transport have terminals within the city that offers daily trips to Kamias, Quezon City, Sampaloc, Manila and Baguio City.[186] The Local Government Unit (LGU) inaugurated the Ilagan City Central Transport Terminal beside the Northstar Mall in Alibagu on November 28, 2011.

The city will soon adapt the Hybrid Electric Road Train (HERT)[187] which was developed by the DOST[188] as an alternative mode of transport for front-liners, community outreach activities, among others.[189][190] Each coach of the HERT can accommodate 220 passengers.[191]

On May 4, 2022, the city government launched eleven units of taxis as LTFRB issued 90-day provisional authority.[192][193] The transport service will ply across Cagayan Valley and it is the first in the region.[194] Additionally, the city launched 58 public utility vehicles that will service the city as part of its modernization program.[195][196]

Bridges

  • Baculud Overflow Bridge. In 2014, the city government inaugurated the Baculud Overflow Bridge that connects the poblacion area to the northeastern barangays going to Tuguegarao.[197]
  • In 2016, the structure was damaged by flood brought by the torrential rain when Typhoon Haima or locally known as Super Typhoon Lawin struck the provinces of Isabela and Cagayan.[198][199] The authorities had to close the bridge until the completion of its rehabilition which began in 2017.[200] On May 4, 2019, the two lane overflow bridge was reinaugurated by the city government during the 333rd founding anniversary of Ilagan.[201]
  • Lullutan Bridge. In February 2015, the Lullutan Bridge was opened to the public local by the national and local government. On April 8, 2015, then President Benigno S. Aquino[202] traveled to Isabela to lead the inauguration of the new bridge, which connects the east and west banks of the Cagayan River.[203][204] It connects the city's western barangays and nearby municipalities of Delfin Albano and Tumauini with the city. Before the construction of the new bridge, residents have to use barges to transport agricultural products to the market. Due to this. travel time between barangays on either side of the river has been cut short drastically.
  • The bridge in Santa Maria (Cabisera 8) was completed and opened to the public in 2015.[205] Road concreting and widening, creation of diversion and circumferential roads and farm to market roads were prioritized by the national and city government to help mobilize the transportation goods and delivery of basic services within the city's jurisdiction and neighboring municipalities.[206][207][208][209]
  • Malalam Bridge. The bridge connects barangay Malalam to Alinguigan 2nd going to Tuguegarao.

Road Networks

  • National Road. There are 29.313 kilometres (18.214 mi) of concrete road out of 24.56 kilometres (15.26 mi) of national road that passes through the city.[210]
  • Provincial Road. Other road networks are 33.005 kilometres (20.508 mi) provincial roads, 8,909 city streets and 269.713 kilometres (167.592 mi) 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.
  • Ilagan-Divilacan Road. The construction of an 82-kilometer Ilagan-Divilacan Road through the protected Sierra Madre mountains is on-going to open access to the coastal towns of Divilacan, Palanan and Maconacon. The approved budget contract of the project amounting to P1.5B, will pass through the foothills of the 359,486-hectare Northern Sierra Madre mountain ranges and will take four years to complete. The project will improve an old logging road used by the defunct Acme Logging Corp.[211][212][213]

Telecommunications

The city has a number of internet cafés, and the majority of the country's Internet Service provider (ISP e available in Ilagan sucis,expected to be completed Globe Broadband, Converge Fiber, PLDT Fiber and Digitel. Cable TV provider Polaris Cable Vision also offers fiber Internet connection.[214]

Power

  • Isabela Electric Cooperative II, Inc. (ISELCO II). Residences and establishments are able to get their energy needs through the service provided by the Isabela Electric Cooperative II, Inc. (ISELCO II). Its main office is located at barangay Alibagu.[217] Based on MPDO record, 63 out of 91 barangays are energized.[218] As of 2011, Ilagan is now 100% energized. Also, a sub-station of National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is located in barangay Baligatan.
  • Freeway Lighting System. Ilagan is one of the few places in the Cagayan Valley Region that has a continuous freeway lighting system. The city government have managed to install incandescent highway lights along the national road from barangay Alibagu in the south all the way to barangay San Juan in the north.
  • Solar Power Plant. The Department of Energy (DOE) has approved on May 27, 2015, the service contract of the largest solar PV power plant in the Philippines.[219] Cheap solar energy will be available for residents here soon after the proponents of the P7-billion solar power plant have already secured its funding. A twenty-five (25) year Service contract was signed between Living Project 4 People Philippines Inc. (LP4PP) and the Department of Energy. The signing will start the process of completion of development, installation, construction, commissioning and operation of a 100.0 MW Solar PV Project in the city. LP4PP said that the solar project will be constructed in 10 phases to install 10.0 MW for each phase that will start construction in August 2015. Accordingly, it is a pure solar PV Grid connected installation that will avail on the privileges under the Renewable Energy Law of the country. The renewable energy to be generated will be sold directly to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) under the Feed-in-Tariff Scheme of the RE law. The 100.0 MW Solar PV project will help alleviate the current electricity shortage in the country that causes regular black-outs resulting in industry closures as well as inconvenience to the consumers. The solar power facility will be constructed at a 100-hectare land at barangay Cabannungan, several kilometers away from the city proper.[220][221]
  • In December 2022, the Department of Energy (DOE) has given the go signal to a Filipino-French joint venture to develop one of the biggest renewable energy projects in the Philippines - an P18-billion solar farm in Ilagan City. The project will be undertaken by San Ignacio Energy Resources Development Corporation, which is part of the Nextnorth Energy Group developing over 450 megawatts of solar and hydro projects in Northern Luzon, and French firm Total Eren S.A. The project will involve the development of a 440 MWp/336 MWac solar PV project to be built on around 400 hectares of available land located along the Northern Luzon high voltage transmission network of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). The project is scheduled to start construction in 2024 and start feeding electricity into the grid in 2025.[222][223]

Water and sewerage system

  • City of Ilagan Water District (CIWD). It is a government-owned and controlled corporation that is mandated to supply all the water needs of its concessionaires. It has managed to put up several pumping stations all throughout the city to cater the increasing demand of Ilagan's growing population and economy. Some residents and privately owned business entities have their own electric water pumps and some are able to put up their own traditional deep wells for their own water needs and irrigation systems specially those residents from far-flung barangays who are not able to avail the service provided by the water district. Its main office is located in barangay Osmeña. Several water refilling stations have opened to serve as an alternative for the residents for their water needs. Also, the city government is continuously implementing solutions in line with the water and sewerage problems of the city such as the construction of deep wells in every barangay and the construction of drainages and canals in those area affected by floods during the rainy and stormy season.[224][225][226]
  • Pasa Small Reservoir Irrigation Project (PSRIP). The irrigation project is a $21.7 million government project in barangay Pasa, a joint undertaking between the South Korean government, through Korea International Cooperation Agency (Koica), and the Philippines, through the National Irrigation Administration and the local government of Isabela. The project entailed construction of a 34-meter high earth-filled dam across Pasa River, a reservoir with an active storage of 3.90 million cubic meters, with 5.93 kilometers of a main canal and 16.20 kilometers of lateral canals. According to authorities and government officials, the project is said to be under South Korea's five-year program under the East Asia Climate Change Partnership to address climate change and to bolster Green Growth in Asia. It was built to help mitigate floods with its small water impounding or catchment basin features aside from irrigating more farmlands in the province, the project is also aimed at reducing the impact of climate change and promoting water management in rural areas. The dam is expected to irrigate eight hundred (800) hectares of farmlands, covering the barangays of Pasa, Santa Victoria, Fuyo, Morado and Minabang, all within Ilagan City, and should benefit seven hundred forty seven (747) families in the province of Isabela. Also, the authorities added that the Pasa Dam project would further fortify Isabela as the country's leading agriculture province, which has kept the title as a top corn producer and second in rice production.[227][228][229]

Civic center

On February 21, 2021, the City Government of Ilagan spearheaded the groundbreaking of a P250 million worth multi-purpose commercial and convention center with a total maximum capacity of up to 8,000 seats.[230][231] The huge facility is situated in the newly established 10-hectares civic center in Barangay Alibagu wherein field offices of the different national government agencies were built upon since its establishment in 2020.[232] These agencies include the Technical Skills and Development Authority (TESDA) Isabela Provincial Field Office,[233][234][235] Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-Isabela),[236] Department of Science and Technology (DOST-Isabela),[237] New Ilagan City District Jail and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP-Isabela),[238][239] Social Security System (SSS) Regional Office, Department of Education (DepEd - Division of the City of Ilagan), PNP Highway Patrol Group Regional Office, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE-Isabela)[240] and the new Ilagan City Hotel.[241] On January 24, 2023, the city government signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) for a housing project that will provide shelter to almost 5,000 beneficiaries from the city itself.[242][243] These joint ventures of the city government and other attached agencies were all carefully planned in accordance with the vision of making Ilagan a liveable city by the year 2030.[244]

Healthcare

  • In 2014, the City Government inaugurated a diagnostic center in San Antonio City Hospital.
  • Completed in 2014, the Department of Health – Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation Center Region II (DOH-DATRC RO2) was founded to bring hopes and changes to the victims of drug dependency and to provide affordable, quality and sustainable rehabilitative programs and services in partnership with other agencies towards the realization of its goal and for the fulfilment of its mandate. It is the first and only government owned treatment and rehabilitation center in Cagayan Valley located at Barangay Centro San Antonio, with a total land area of 1.97 hectares.[245] Upon accreditation of 50-bed capacity on 12 March 2017 and completion of some infrastructures, the facility was allowed to accommodate clients for residential program.[246][247] On 12 April 2017 the center had its first residential admission and two months after, the facility was inaugurated with the presence of former DOH Secretary Pauline Jean Ubial.[248][249][250][251]
  • On 25 November 2020, the city government inaugurated its own Molecular Laboratory at San Antonio City of Ilagan Hospital. It is the first LGU-owned and operated health facility of its kind in Cagayan Valley. The Department of Health (DOH) gave its license to operate and accommodate patients of COVID-19.[252][253][254]
  • On 11 August 2021, the city government inaugurated the City of Ilagan Medical Center (CIMC)[255] located in barangay Lullutan as one of the highlights during its 9th cityhood anniversary celebration.[256] The hospital has a 100-bed capacity and is now being used as an isolation facility for COVID-19 patients.[257][258]
  • On May 4, 2022, the groundbreaking of the City of Ilagan Medical Arts building was led by the city government in barangay Lullutan beside the City of Ilagan Medical Center (CIMC). The main purpose of the building is to house medical clinics for consultations and stalls for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME).[259][260][261]
  • On May 4, 2023, the city government undertook the groundbreaking of the Physical Rehabilitation and Infectious Disease building during the 337th Aggaw na Ilagan celebration. The proposed site of the health facility is located beside the City of Ilagan Medical Center in barangay Lullutan.[262][263][264]

Health centers

  • City Health Office I (San Vicente)[265]
  • City Health Office II (Marana 1st)[266]
  • City of Ilagan Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Center[267][268]

Public hospitals

Private hospitals

Overall, the city has three public and two private hospitals and three City Health Units. There are also dozens of dental clinics, maternity and pediatric clinics, derma clinics and pharmacies scattered around the city. As of 2022, Citimed of Ilagan is still under construction.[281][282][283]

Education

Ilagan is the center of education in the province of Isabela especially for neighboring municipalities of Tumauini, Gamu, Burgos, Roxas, Quirino, Naguilian, Benito Soliven, San Mariano and Delfin Albano. Provincial field offices of the different government agencies like the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and Department of Education (DepEd) are all located in the city. The DepEd office located at the Government Center in barangay Alibagu governs school districts in the entire province of Isabela except for Cauayan, Ilagan and Santiago cities.

Elementary and secondary schools

See also: List of schools in Ilagan

The Schools Division of the City of Ilagan governs the city's public education system. The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region.[284] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the city.

There are six integrated high schools, ten secondary public schools and three other private secondary schools. There are 88 elementary schools throughout Ilagan, while the most populated are located in the poblacion area.[285]

Ilagan has formerly three districts namely: Ilagan East District, Ilagan West District and Ilagan South District when it was under the Division of Isabela, the mother school division. These districts has clusters of schools geographically located.

On January 21, 2013, the Schools Division of the City of Ilagan was created following the success of its cityhood bid in 2012. Denizon Domingo was installed as the first city school division superintendent.[286]

On June 17, 2013, the new school division reorganized the three existing school districts: Ilagan East District, Ilagan West District and Ilagan South District to established additional three school districts: Ilagan North District, Ilagan Northwest District and San Antonio District. There are now six school districts in the city.

  • Ilagan East District
  • Ilagan North District
  • Ilagan Northwest District
  • Ilagan West District
  • Ilagan South District
  • San Antonio District

On July 8, 2019, the Local School Board was reorganized through executive order of the City Mayor.[287] Currently, the schools division is headed by Dr. Eduardo C. Escorpiso, Jr. since April 3, 2023.[288][289][290]

Technical schools

There are also technical schools in the city which is being governed by Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). These institutions offer short, one or two year courses.

Higher educational institutions

Ilagan also has two higher educational instructions which are accredited by CHED. They offer undergraduate and graduate programs to the public. The local government also supports scholarship grants to deserving students for college degree programs.

In 2023, the City Government of Ilagan had already completed all the necessary and pertinent documents as mandated by the Commission on Higher Education Regional Office 2 (CHED RO2) for the creation of the City of Ilagan College (CIC).[297] The proposed higher educational institution is expected to offer health allied courses which include Nursing, Medical Laboratory Science, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Optometry and more. On May 4, 2023, the city government spearheaded the groundbreaking ceremony in Barangay Lullutan to officially mark the start of its construction which is expected to be completed by 2024.[298][299][300]

Training facility

On June 13, 2021, a memorandum of agreement was signed between the Philippine National Police and the City Government of Ilagan for the establishment of PNP Training Facility situated in a 3-hectares property that was purchased by the city government from Tabacalera in Barangay Santa Barbara. The newly inaugurated facility is expected to serve as PNP’s Recruitment and Training Center that will cater police trainees all over Luzon including the National Capital Region.[301][302]

Media

Ilagan's main media outlet is the radio.

The following may not be in operation as of 2022.

Radio

  • 711 kHz DZYI[303] under Swara Sug Broadcasting Corporation / SonShine Radyo
  • 900 kHz DZSE 900 Radyo Alerto Asean - AM Ilagan
  • 101.7 MHz under Pacific Broadcasting Service[304]

Television

The following Television stations are present:[305]

Print

  • New Valley Times Press[306]
  • Squiggy Printing Services

Notable personalities

Politics

Religion

Sports


Sister cities

Local

International

See also

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External links

 
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Ilagan.
 
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Official websites

  • CITY OF ILAGAN - Corn Capital of the Philippines

General information

  • Isabela Government Website
  • Economic Profile of the City of Ilagan
  • Philippine Standard Geographic Code
  • Ilagan Profile - Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index (dti.gov.ph)
  • City Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines October 26, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
  • The Road to Cityhood
  • Speech of President Aquino at the inauguration of the Lullutan Bridge
  • Philippines’ Largest Solar Power Plant to Rise in Ilagan City, Isabela

July 14, 2023
ilagan, confused, with, iligan, officially, city, ibanag, siudad, ilocano, siudad, filipino, lungsod, class, component, city, capital, province, isabela, philippines, according, 2020, census, population, people, making, most, populous, city, province, 2022, ho. Not to be confused with Iligan Ilagan officially the City of Ilagan Ibanag Siudad nat Ilagan Ilocano Siudad ti Ilagan Filipino Lungsod ng Ilagan is a 1st class component city 12 and capital of the province of Isabela Philippines According to the 2020 census it has a population of 158 218 people 10 making it the most populous city in the province 13 As of 2022 it holds the title as the most number of voters in the province with 101 050 electorates 14 15 IlaganComponent cityCity of IlaganIlagan City HallFlagSealNicknames Center of Eco Tourism Adventure in Region 2 1 Home of the World s Largest Wooden Lounge Chair Butaka 2 Sports Tourism Hub of the North 3 4 Corn Capital of the Philippines 5 Motto s Sulong Pa Lungsod ng Ilagan More Progress City of Ilagan Anthem Martsa ng Ilagan Ilagan March 6 Map of Isabela with Ilagan highlightedOpenStreetMapIlaganLocation within the PhilippinesCoordinates 17 08 56 N 121 53 22 E 17 1489 N 121 8894 E 17 1489 121 8894CountryPhilippinesRegionCagayan ValleyProvinceIsabelaDistrict1st districtFoundedMay 4 1686CityhoodAugust 11 2012Barangays91 see Barangays Government 8 TypeSangguniang Panlungsod MayorJosemarie L Diaz Vice MayorKiryll S Bello RepresentativeAntonio T Albano City CouncilMembers 7 Jay Eveson C DiazJessamyn H UyRachel V GarciaHarold P OlaliaAntonio R Montereal Jr Lillian Q BringasJoey L RamosRolando L TugadeRommel B BallesterosDaniel Joseph A Mata Electorate101 050 voters 2022 Area 9 Total1 166 26 km2 450 30 sq mi Elevation139 m 456 ft Highest elevation1 388 m 4 554 ft Lowest elevation24 m 79 ft Population 2020 census 10 Total158 218 Density140 km2 350 sq mi Households39 663Demonym s Ilagueno m Ilaguena f Economy Income class1st city income class Poverty incidence13 85 2018 11 Revenue 1 870 million 2020 Assets 4 844 million 2020 Expenditure 1 735 million 2020 Liabilities 1 898 million 2020 Service provider ElectricityIsabela 2 Electric Cooperative ISELCO 2 Time zoneUTC 8 PST ZIP code3300PSGC023114000IDD area code 63 0 78Native languagesIbanag Ilocano TagalogWebsitewww wbr cityofilagan wbr gov wbr phWith a total land area of 116 626 hectares 288 190 acres it is the largest city in the island of Luzon and the fourth largest city in land area in the Philippines after Davao City Puerto Princesa and Zamboanga City 16 Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 2 1 Early history 2 2 Spanish colonial era 2 2 1 Foundation 2 3 American colonial era 2 4 Japanese occupation 2 5 Philippine independence 2 5 1 The Martial Law era 2 6 Cityhood 2 7 Contemporary 3 Geography 3 1 Barangays 3 2 Land 3 3 Climate 4 Demographics 4 1 Population 4 2 Ethnicity 4 3 Languages 4 4 Religion 5 Economy 5 1 Food and beverage 5 2 Furniture making 5 3 Tobacco industry 5 4 Agri support activities 5 5 Jeep and tricycle body building 5 6 Tourism industry 6 Culture 6 1 Aggaw na Ilagan 6 2 Balai na Ilagan 6 3 Binallay 6 4 Cityhood anniversary 6 5 Mammangui festival 6 6 Patronal and town fiesta 6 7 Pop culture 7 Sports 7 1 Isabela sports complex 7 2 City of Ilagan sports complex 7 3 City of Ilagan community center 7 4 Ping Pong central 7 5 Isabela golf club 8 Government 8 1 Local government 8 2 Seal 8 3 Elected officials 8 4 Congress representation 9 Infrastructure 9 1 Transportation 9 1 1 Bridges 9 1 2 Road Networks 9 2 Telecommunications 9 3 Power 9 4 Water and sewerage system 9 5 Civic center 10 Healthcare 10 1 Health centers 10 2 Public hospitals 10 3 Private hospitals 11 Education 11 1 Elementary and secondary schools 11 2 Technical schools 11 3 Higher educational institutions 11 4 Training facility 12 Media 12 1 Radio 12 2 Television 12 3 Print 13 Notable personalities 13 1 Politics 13 2 Religion 13 3 Sports 14 Sister cities 14 1 Local 14 2 International 15 See also 16 References 17 External links 17 1 Official websites 17 2 General informationEtymology EditFrom an inversion of the Ibanag word nagali which means move or transfer in the English language due to the relocation of the site of the capital from Naguilian Baculod to its present site in barangay San Vicente The move was due to economy and security of the town Another etymology according to Fr Julian Malumbres Ilagan derived its name from the word laga an Ibanag word for smallpox during the town s founding in 1686 where the disease was widespread 17 History EditHistorical affiliations Kingdom of Spain 1587 1898 United States of America 1898 1942 Japan 1942 1945 Philippines 1946 present Early history Edit The town was then called by its native Gaddang settlers as Bolo during the pre Spanish conquest era It is one of the populous settlement during that period and site of the vast tobacco plantation in the region making it one of the most important economic areas in northern Luzon Spanish colonial era Edit In 1581 Governor General Gonzalo Ronquillo de Penalosa sent Capt Juan Pablo Carreon to explore Cagayan Valley as well as to establish missions Among the Spanish missionaries who penetrated deeply into the region was Pedro Jimenez who founded Ilagan The town of Bolo was founded by the Dominicans in 1619 in honor of Saint Ferdinand of Castile The old Bolo was situated in the western side of Cagayan River in what is known today as barangay Naguilian Baculod The cultural shock brought by the dominating social and economic regulations introduced by the Spanish authorities propelled the natives to dissent in the Mallig and the Ilagan Tumauini territories in what was known as the Gaddang Revolution The natives abandoned their settlement after burning their church and houses until 1622 when the Spanish government pardoned and exempted them from paying tribute within three years After the Gaddang revolt the natives re established their settlement upon the efforts of Fr Pedro Jimenez in 1678 on the east side of the river thereby giving the legendary name for Ilagan which is the reverse of the word nagali meaning move or transfer The Dominicans accepted the settlement as an ecclesiastical mission given the name San Fernando de Ilagan in honor of its patron Saint Ferdinand of Castile Foundation Edit Main article Municipalities of the Philippines On May 4 1686 Ilagan was founded and missionaries converted the natives to Christianity Ilagan was made the capital town of Cagayan Valley when Brig Manuel Sanchez Mira was then the governor of the whole territory In 1763 Ilagan was the scene of revolt led by Dabo and Juan Marayag 18 against the collection of tribute the enforcement of tobacco monopoly committed by the friars during the Spanish colonization On May 1 1856 Ilagan became the capital town when Isabela de Luzon was founded American colonial era Edit The present day Ilagan is an area that was detached from the old province of Nueva Vizcaya The first municipal president of the town Rafael Maramag added luster to the history of his hometown by becoming the first governor of the province of Isabela after its reorganization by the Americans in 1901 On August 4 1901 the American occupation under the United States Philippine Commission has enacted the Provincial Government Act 210 that has re established Isabela and other provinces in the Philippines Rafael Maramag a former municipal president mayor of Ilagan was appointed as the first governor The act then re established Ilagan as the provincial capital On November 13 1925 Gaffud has approved a resolution filed by all Municipal Presidents of the Isabela the counterpart of the present day Mayors League following a four day convention The resolution called for the erection of a monument in honor of the country s National Hero Jose Rizal in Ilagan public plaza located in barangay Bagumbayan Japanese occupation Edit The fortunes of Isabela as a province and Ilagan as a town followed a similar path to the rest of the country s history as a commonwealth nation and as a free republic in 1942 the Japanese occupation liberation political and military independence to this day On June 19 1945 Ilagan was liberated from the Japanese Army as part of the liberation campaign with the combined forces of 14th Infantry United States Army Forces in the Philippines Northern Luzon USAFIP NL under the command of Lt Col Romulo A Manriquez and the 37th Division of the U S Sixth Army against the Japanese 19 During this era a man made tunnel was constructed from the sweat and blood of detained Ilaguenos and it is now a tourist destination in the city 20 The tunnels are believed to have served as headquarters of the Japanese soldiers 21 Philippine independence Edit By the turn of the 1950s the new Poblacion was located uphill from the old Saint Ferdinand Parish Church formerly known as Saint Ferdinand Cathedral in barangay Bagumbayan to barangay San Vicente which is the site of the current City Hall 22 The Martial Law era Edit See also Bishop Miguel Purugganan When Ferdinand Marcos September 1972 declaration of Martial Law began a 14 year period of authoritarian rule the province of Isabela including Ilagan became a center of both conflict and protest when Marcos cronies Danding Cojuangco and Antonio Carag managed to block a Spanish era grant which was supposed to see the return of Hacienda San Antonio and Hacienda Santa Isabel in Ilagan to local farmers Cojuangco and Carag purchased the two haciendas themselves displacing tens of thousands of farmers who were supposed to get those lands back a hundred years after the Spanish acquired them 23 In its desire to serve its parishioners the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilagan hosted a Social Action Center which would help the farmers In the Social Action Center s newsletter the Courier researcher Sabino Padilla Jr documented and exposed the ways by which Cojuangco Carag the provincial government and the military harassed the farmers who were supposed to get the land This all led to a protest march in joined by 12 000 protesters from all over Isabela and eventually for 4 000 farmers to finally get the titles to their land But it also earned the ire of the administration 23 24 In 1982 Padilla and 12 others were arrested by the regime and jailed under poor conditions at the Bayombong Nueva Vizcaya Stockade of the Philippine Constabulary until almost the end of the Marcos regime 23 In 1983 soldiers went as far as to raid the residence of the Bishop of Ilagan Miguel Purugganan in search of alleged rebels and firearms They found none but continued to keep Bishop Puruggananan and the church workers under him under military surveillance 24 Cityhood Edit Main article Cities of the Philippines Ilagan has attempted to gain cityhood status at least three times in its history On February 2 1998 congress passed Republic Act No 8474 which sought to convert Ilagan into a city 25 But the plebiscite 26 held on March 14 1999 turned down its bid for cityhood The majority of the people voted no in that event 27 On March 2 2005 House bill no 3847 was filed and approved by the house and transmitted for the cityhood of Ilagan but remains pending for concurrence in the senate 28 The bill did not go through when mayor Delfinito Albano was gunned down by three unidentified men in the night of June 27 2006 in Quezon City 29 30 The campaign used the term C U DAD Ilagan for the cityhood status of Ilagan On February 27 2012 Ilagan renewed its bid for cityhood as sponsored by house bill no 5917 31 Local officials of the town expressed support for the town s conversion into a city 32 33 On May 22 2012 the congress approved the cityhood bill of Ilagan on its House Resolution No 144 and was signed by then President Benigno Aquino III on June 21 2012 34 Plebiscite was held on August 11 2012 35 with a majority of votes voting yes By virtue of Republic Act 10169 36 Ilagan was then proclaimed as a new component city the third in the province of Isabela and the fourth in Cagayan Valley on the same day by COMELEC Commissioner Armando Velasco 37 38 2012 Ilagan Cityhood Plebiscite Choice Votes Yes 54 512 95 51No 2 386 4 18Valid votes 56 898 99 69 Invalid or blank votes 177 0 31 Total votes 57 075 100 00Registered voters turnout 83 511 68 34 Source Plebiscite result from the COMELEC via Inquirer Contemporary Edit On August 28 2019 the city government created the Ilagan Development Authority ILAGANDA 39 which is aimed to transform Ilagan into a liveable city in the year 2030 40 Geography EditThe city is located on the central portion of the province of Isabela It is bounded by nine municipalities on the north by the municipalities of Divilacan Tumauini and Delfin Albano on the west by the municipality of Quirino on the east by the municipalities of Divilacan and Palanan and the Pacific Ocean and on the south by the municipalities of Gamu Naguilian Benito Soliven and San Mariano Ilagan is 83 kilometres 52 mi from Tuguegarao and 398 kilometres 247 mi from Metro Manila linked by a national highway via Santa Fe Nueva Vizcaya Barangays Edit Ilagan City is politically subdivided into 91 barangays the highest number of barangays in the province 41 Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios Currently there are 13 barangays in the city that are considered urban highlighted in bold Barangays are grouped into 4 clusters namely Centro Poblacion Cluster Northeastern Cluster San Antonio Cluster and Western Cluster 42 43 Aggasian Alibagu Alinguigan 1st Alinguigan 2nd Alinguigan 3rd Arusip Baculud Poblacion Bagong Silang Bagumbayan Poblacion Baligatan Ballacong Bangag Batong Labang Bigao Cabannungan 1st Cabannungan 2nd Cabeseria 2 Dappat Cabeseria 3 San Fernando Cabeseria 4 San Manuel Cabeseria 5 Baribad Cabeseria 6 and 24 Villa Marcos Cabeseria 7 Nangalisan Cabeseria 9 and 11 Capogotan Cabeseria 10 Lupigui Cabeseria 14 and 16 Casilagan Cabeseria 17 and 21 San Rafael Cabeseria 19 Villa Suerte Cabeseria 22 Sablang Cabeseria 23 San Francisco Cabeseria 25 Santa Lucia Cabeseria 27 Abuan Cadu Calamagui 1st Calamagui 2nd Camunatan Capellan Capo Carikkikan Norte Carikkikan Sur Centro San Antonio Centro Poblacion Fugu Fuyo Gayong Gayong Norte Gayong Gayong Sur Guinatan Imelda Bliss Village Lullutan Malalam Malasin Angeles Manaring Mangcuram Marana I Marana II Marana III Minabang Morado Naguilian Norte Naguilian Sur Namnama Nanaguan Osmena Sinippil Paliueg Pasa Pilar Quimalabasa Rang ayan Bintacan Rugao Salindingan San Andres Angarilla San Felipe San Ignacio Canapi San Isidro San Juan San Lorenzo San Pablo San Rodrigo San Vicente Poblacion Santa Barbara Poblacion Santa Catalina Santa Isabel Norte Santa Isabel Sur Santa Maria Cabeseria 8 Santa Victoria Santo Tomas Siffu Sindon Bayabo Sindon Maride Sipay Tangcul Villa Imelda Maplas As of December 31 2022 44 the following barangays are considered urban Alibagu Baculud Bagumbayan Baligatan Calamagui 1st Calamagui 2nd Centro Poblacion Guinatan Imelda Bliss Village Osmena San Vicente Santa Barbara and Santa Isabel Sur 45 43 Land Edit Ilagan River and Ilagan City from above Of the total 1 166 26 km2 land area of Ilagan 31 are agricultural 36 are forest areas and the remaining 33 are built up areas and open grassland areas that are available for industrial commercial and residential uses 46 Of all cities in the country Ilagan ranks as the top producer of corn 47 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 The Cagayan Valley Research Center CVRC is an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture DA that serves as the primary plant breeding institution in Cagayan Valley 48 It is one of the Bureau of Agricultural Research s active partners in research and development in the region 49 50 It is located in barangay San Felipe along National Highway Ilagan has rich forest resources Hectares of forest land are strictly protected by authorities like the Department of Environment and Natural Resources DENR several NGOs and the Local Government Unit Climate Edit Ilagan has a tropical savanna climate Koppen Aw with consistently hot temperatures year round a dry season from January to April and a wet season from May to December Climate data for IlaganMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearAverage high C F 29 84 30 86 32 90 35 95 35 95 35 95 34 93 33 91 32 90 31 88 30 86 28 82 32 90 Average low C F 19 66 20 68 21 70 23 73 23 73 24 75 23 73 23 73 23 73 22 72 21 70 20 68 22 71 Average rainfall mm inches 31 2 1 23 23 0 9 27 7 1 09 28 1 1 11 113 5 4 47 141 4 5 57 176 4 6 94 236 6 9 31 224 9 8 85 247 7 9 75 222 9 8 78 178 7 0 1 651 4 65 Average rainy days 10 6 5 5 13 12 15 15 15 17 16 15 144Source World Weather Online 51 Demographics EditPopulation Edit Population census of IlaganYearPop p a 190316 008 191823 447 2 58 193931 323 1 39 194835 384 1 36 196048 251 2 62 197062 118 2 56 197570 075 2 45 198079 336 2 51 199099 120 2 25 1995106 912 1 43 2000119 990 2 50 2007131 243 1 24 2010135 174 1 08 2015145 568 1 42 2020158 218 1 65 Graphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues Source Philippine Statistics Authority 52 53 54 55 The rapid increase of population in Ilagan is attributed to the current growth of economic activities specially in the sectors of Commerce Industry Agriculture and Housing Ilagan is one of the 145 emerging cities in the Philippines with more than 100 000 residents 56 Statistics from the Philippine Statistics Authority show that Ilagan had a population 131 24311 in 2007 which increased to 135 174 people in the 2010 census making Ilagan as the most populous city in the province of Isabela and the second in Cagayan Valley after Tuguegarao In the 2020 census the population of Ilagan was 158 218 people 10 with a density of 140 inhabitants per square kilometre or 360 inhabitants per square mile Ethnicity Edit Ilaguenos today reflects a combination of indigenous Chinese and Hispanic descent The core community was composed of tribes notably the Agta Ibanag Gaddang Yogad and Kalinga which mirrors the habitation of the Philippines believed to have started 26 000 years ago with various strains of Aetas then Indonesians coming 5 000 years ago and the Malays in droves starting 200 years B C up to 1500 A D Trade and cultural relations with Chinese preceded the 16th century incursion of the Spaniards Ilocanos who already developed their own distinct traits were recorded to have migrated massively in the 19th century owing to the accessibility of the land and vast opportunities in the area straddling from the present day provinces of Cagayan and Nueva Vizcaya It was proclaimed a province by a Royal Decree and Named Isabela de Luzon on the first day of May in 1856 Languages Edit Ilagan is dominated by use of Ibanag and Ilocano languages Tagalog is also used as verbal communication channel between Ibanag and Ilocano speakers English is used primarily in communication for government publications local newsprints road signs and commercial signs and in doing official business transaction in the city Religion Edit Ilagan s population is predominantly Roman Catholic The Diocese of Ilagan has 39 catholic churches all over the province of Isabela Its former seat was in Saint Ferdinand Parish then it is now transferred to Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel in Gamu Isabela There are also Protestants Baptist Church of Christ Adventists Born Again groups Victory Christian Fellowship Latter Day Saints Jehovah s Witnesses Islam and Philippine based groups like Iglesia ni Cristo and Members Church of God International that accounts to the city s population These religious organizations have their own temples and churches sparsely located in the city Economy EditPoverty Incidence of Ilagan Graphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues Source Philippine Statistics Authority 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 Agriculture and fishery remains to be the main backbone of Ilagan s economy There are almost 23 803 hectares that are basically cultivated land and 314 hectares are utilized for fish culture However the suitable farm area of Ilagan is 32 153 19 hectares potentials for crops livestock and fish production This figure shows that a significant percentage 24 99 is not being fully utilized for agricultural production leaving them idle and under utilized Commerce and trade is the second economic based income of the people of Ilagan In the year 2006 statistics showed that there are currently 1 795 registered business establishments For year 2000 commercial trade was at 1 996 revealing that there were more or less than 201 establishments that had been closed down within the period 2000 2006 There were even more establishments in 1995 with a total of 1 877 in all The trend shows that from 1995 to 2000 there was a growth of 2 94 but from 2000 to 2006 a decreasing growth rate of 1 75 was registered Just like the past years for the year 2006 commercial activities within the city are classified into wholesale retail and service oriented businesses The industrial sector of the municipal economy comprises 210 establishments in year 2006 as compared with 207 in 2000 This reflects a 2 4 increase in industrial activities over a period of six years 2000 2006 The existing industries are mostly on a micro scale except for the Coca Cola Bottlers Philippines Inc located in barangay Guinatan which is the only significant employment generator within the locality at that time Following the previous year s trend industries currently operating are agro industries wood based manufacturing or service oriented industries The commercial area includes areas which are occupied by public markets wholesale and retail stores restaurants banks shops and other establishments or structures engaged in commercial activities The bulk of those who are engaged in trade and commerce are found in the public markets The area covered by the commercial area is approximately 90 56 hectares or 2 62 of the urban core As compared to the 2000 existing commercial area of 17 hectares the increase of 73 56 hectares in 2007 is an indication that Ilagan is racing towards commercialization 64 The transformation of Ilagan into a fast growing city in Cagayan Valley became evident upon the assumption in office of then Mayor Josemarie L Diaz the re structuring of the economic landscape of the city and the eventual transformation of its business climate into a business friendly environment successfully lured multi national companies in investing their capitals into its market Economic boom began to ingulf Ilagan with the entry of eight banks and financial institutions in just a number of months 65 The Local Government of Ilagan responded positively with these developments by the enactment of legislative measures including the provision of the Investment Incentive Code which provided for tax incentives to investments These measures eventually opened the flood gates for big investments to enter the local market that included the establishments of malls like the Northstar Mall now called Xentro Mall and Talavera Square Mall that house the Savemore Robinsons Supermarket Puregold Jollibee McDonald s Red Ribbon Goldilocks Mang Inasal Greenwich Chowking and many other stores At present Ilagan has one of the fastest growing economy in the province of Isabela as well as in the whole Cagayan Valley over the past years 66 The city is the primary growth center and investment hub of the Cagayan Valley region due to the rapid commercialization and stabilization of the different sectors involved in its economy 67 It has two major public markets which is the old Pamilihang Bayan ng Ilagan located in Centro Poblacion now called Xentro Market and the multi million pesos New Ilagan Public Market Complex in barangay Baligatan In front of the public market is a three storey structure called as Ilagan City Mall the first LGU owned and operated mall in the city The increasing number of market goers coming from the different regions of the city and adjacent municipalities prompted city officials to facilitate the construction of the modern market As of 31 December 2021 Ilagan has a total of 21 banks with a total volume of bank deposits at Php 15 7 billion 68 69 There are also thousands of commercial establishments composed of distributors retail and wholesale Pawnshops lending companies insurance agencies cooperatives and other financial institutions are spread all over the city Food and beverage Edit There are several food and beverage companies in the city The largest of which is the Coca Cola Beverages Philippines Inc CCBPI 70 which operates a softdrink bottling plant in barangay Guinatan Another is a vinegar and soy sauce fermentation company locally known as Best Choice which is operated and owned by Robelly s Food Products 71 and also the Jack Confectionery which operates a wine fermentation plant There are 15 bakeries bakeshops and 1 ice cream ice drop company Aside from the increasing number of local cafes restaurants and several multi national fastfood companies opened their respective branch es in the city Furniture making Edit One major industry in Ilagan is furniture making Several furniture shops located along the National Highway in barangays Alinguigan 2nd amp Alinguigan 3rd manufacture and sell furnitures made of quality narra wood These barangays were dubbed as Butaka City of Ilagan 72 73 where the Guinness Book of Records entry for the biggest lounge chair in the world the Butaka was manufactured 74 Tobacco industry Edit Ilagan became one of the largest producers of tobacco during the Spanish time The tobacco monopoly have caused the valley to languish in poverty from 1785 to 1797 The lifting of the monopoly was caused by the heavy loss incurred by the government A royal decree released in 1882 which aimed to totally abolished the monopoly and attracted foreign capitalist to invest in the country In Ilagan the Compania General de Tabacos de Filipinas also known as La Tabacalera was established in 1881 and produced the famous La Flor de la Isabela 75 which was the largest company of its kind in the world at that time The Tabacalera acquired two haciendas in Ilagan which were Hacienda San Antonio and Hacienda Santa Isabel The majority of the western barangays of the city are planting tobacco other than rice corn and high value crops 76 77 The National Tobacco Administration is the attached agency under the Department of Agriculture that is mandated to conduct series of efficacy trials scientific experiments and tests on new agricultural products inputs systems and processes being introduced They recommend and certify for the applicability and efficacy on the recommended tobacco technologies Its provincial field office is located at Barangay Osmena 78 Agri support activities Edit Most of the industries in the city are agri based For the last ten years there has been a great number of local investment in poultry and hog raising 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 The Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 2 DA RFO2 and the city government of Ilagan had agreed to establish an I Corn Complex worth P196 7 million The agreement was reached after a consultation meeting led by the DA Region 2 officials and representatives from other concerned government agencies The Department of Agriculture will provide P107 million while the city government of Ilagan will provide P89 7 million for the said complex that will serve as a one stop agri commercial center once completed The I Corn Complex will serve Ilagueno corn farmers including those from Isabela and the rest of Cagayan Valley The establishment of the facility is also aimed to solve problems in corn production particularly on drying during the wet season The construction of the corn complex is in support to the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act AFMA which aims to strengthen the agri fisheries sector in a modernized perspective to attain food security poverty alleviation income enhancement and profitability global competitiveness and sustainability The complex is designed to be used as a post harvest processing and research facility that will ensure product quality and thus boost the income of farmers It is expected to be operational by February 2024 with the operation of the Corn Innovation Center whose construction and implementation started in January 2023 The mechanical drying facility as one of its components will help farmers cope with losses and damage during calamities The said corn complex facility is located at Barangay Marana 1st where the city government donated the lot for the construction 79 80 81 Jeep and tricycle body building Edit There are nine motor vehicle assembly shops in Ilagan five jeepney assembly shops and four tricycle side car makers These motor vehicle assembly shops respond to the increasing need for transportation service in the city Tourism industry Edit The city has best tourism sceneries for local and foreign tourists 82 83 These includes natural attractions like Ilagan Sanctuary 84 85 where you can find limestone caves and the Pinzal falls Abuan river and Burmurbur falls 86 Man made attractions include Ilagan Japanese Tunnel Isabela Museum and Library 87 the Queen Isabela II monument Skypark 88 and Butaka Shrine commonly known as Bonifacio Park where it features the largest wooden lounge chair in the world 89 90 Ilagan Sanctuary is a 200 hectare protected area located within the 819 hectare Fuyot Springs National Park along the foothills of the Sierra Madre mountain range in barangay Santa Victoria fifteen kilometers away from the city proper 91 Attractions inside the park include prayer mountain bird viewing Butterfly park animal kingdom mini zoo natural spring pool boating amp kayaking wall climbing amp rappelling cable car amp tree top adventure 350 meter long amp 700 meter high zipline 92 1 5 kilometer hike to Pinzal falls and the 400 meter limestone caves 93 94 95 Some activities in the sanctuary will require you to ride on an all terrain vehicle ATV 96 97 The Ilagan Japanese Tunnel in barangay Santo Tomas is a war tunnel headquarter military base of the Japanese during the World War II and is about 40 meters by 3 66 meters wide but has yet to be fully scaled and explored 98 99 Abuan River is part of the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park It has an average elevation of 82 meters above sea level 100 It serves as the main river in the Northern Sierra Madre park that feeds the Abuan watershed in the city Tourists and visitors can explore the diverse animal and plant life in one of the country s remaining and lush virgin forest 101 102 Culture EditIlagan today acknowledged as the corn capital of the country lives its economic boom while playing a vital contributory role for the province of Isabela as its capital since its creation as a province To the predominantly agricultural economy of the province of Isabela the city adds the vigor of its trade commercial and cultural life 103 Aggaw na Ilagan Edit Aggaw na Ilagan or Ilagan Day is celebrated annually every May 4 104 105 It was the date when Ilagan was founded as a town 106 107 Balai na Ilagan Edit Balai na Ilagan has been set up to give a communal space of Ilaguenos with the aim to nurture artistic talents of residents and to provide a multipurpose hall within the diocese of the Roman Catholic Church Balai na Ilagan is intended to celebrate arts and culture in the province of Isabela 108 Binallay Edit A native rice cake prepared year round in Ilagan 109 110 111 112 It was during the administration of then Mayor Albano that Binallay Festival became the official festivity of Ilagan but was later replaced by the Mammangui Festival 113 Cityhood anniversary Edit Celebrated every August 11 114 115 The city government celebrated the first anniversary of Ilagan s cityhood charter in 2013 116 On August 11 2015 marked another day in the history of Ilagan as the Department of Agriculture proclaimed the city as the new Corn Capital 117 of the Philippines during its third cityhood anniversary 118 Mammangui festival Edit Celebrated during the last week of May Mammangi is an Ibanag word meaning the harvest or planting of corn It honors the farmers who are the real foundation of Ilagan s economy and is celebrated as a thanksgiving activity for a good harvest In 2011 General Ordinance No 33 promulgated during the administration of then Mayor Diaz ordained Mammangui Festival as the official festivity of Ilagan to be celebrated on the month of May 119 120 121 Patronal and town fiesta Edit As a predominantly Catholic nation the culture of observing the feast days of the most venerated Roman Catholic icons are common and widespread in the Philippines In Ilagan the city celebrates the feast day of its patron San Fernando every May 30 122 including the celebration of the town fiesta 123 Pop culture Edit Film director Romm Burlat is set to produce Pira Pirasong Pangarap an upcoming film biography which will portray the interesting and inspiring story of the current mayor Josemarie L Diaz as a political leader Gabby Concepcion popular drama actor will portray as the mayor in the upcoming movie 124 Sports EditIsabela sports complex Edit In 1993 Ilagan hosted the Palarong Pambansa 125 National Games and in 2011 the SCUAA National Olympics 126 127 It was held at the Isabela Sports Complex 128 129 The sports complex was erected by the National Government and local officials during the presidency of Fidel V Ramos as a permanent facility for the province of Isabela in barangay Alibagu Ilagan the capital The impressive facility of 50 hectares on which has built a stadium with a 39 000 seating capacity likewise has an athlete s village for housing participants Some of the houses for the athlete s village were donated by certain civic minded citizens and organizations who were approached by the officials of the province through the initiative of the late former Isabela Governor Benjamin G Dy The complex is also equipped with a basketball court volleyball courts swimming pool badminton and tennis courts sepak takraw court oval rubber track and a baseball field City of Ilagan sports complex Edit Ilagan Sports ComplexThe City of Ilagan Sports Complex formerly called as Paguirigan Memorial Athletic Stadium is a sports facility equipped with new modern rubber track basketball volleyball badminton and tennis courts concrete bleachers and a new swimming pool that was built to accommodate major sports and athletic events such as the Cagayan Valley Regional Athletic Association CAVRAA meet held in 2016 and 2017 130 131 132 It was the chosen venue by the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association PATAFA Inc for the 2017 2018 133 and 2019 134 Ayala Philippine Athletics Championships 135 12th 136 and 14th South East Asia Youth Athletics Championship 137 138 and the 2017 Philippine National Open Invitational Athletics Championship where world class athletes from Thailand Indonesia Malaysia Singapore Vietnam Cambodia Timor Leste Laos Brunei Sri Lanka Hong Kong Fil Am contingent Philippine Team and the host City of Ilagan team participated in the said event 139 140 It is the first city outside Metro Manila to have hosted the championships for 2 years in a row 141 first and only Philippine city in this decade to have an International Association of Athletics Federations IAAF certified track and field competition venue first host city to stage the international format of athletics competition and the first host city to have organized the championships integrating entertainment and the thrill of sports competition 142 143 144 On January 11 2019 the Philippine Sports Commission PSC announced that Ilagan will be hosting the 2019 Batang Pinoy Luzon qualifying leg sports competition it was held on March 16 23 2019 145 Batang Pinoy is a national competition for athletes under fifteen years old and was established through Executive Order No 44 which was signed by then President Joseph Estrada on December 2 1998 146 147 148 In May 2022 Ilagan hosted the Philta National Youth Tennis Circuit 2022 and the Little League North Luzon baseball championship national sports events The delegates for baseball are from the city of Ilagan municipality of Divilacan in Isabela the provinces of Kalinga Mt Province Ilocos Norte and Zambales While for tennis the delegates are from the city of Manila provinces of Palawan Nueva Ecija and Quirino the cities of Santiago and Cauayan municipalities of Roxas and Alicia in Isabela It was held on May 23 29 2022 at the City of Ilagan Sports Complex 149 150 In February 2023 Ilagan hosted the Baseball Little League Philippine Games 151 An estimated number of 2 000 delegates composed of athletes coaches and chairpersons from North and South Luzon including National Capital Region participated in the sports event held on February 5 12 2023 at the City of Ilagan Sports Complex 152 153 The 2023 Little League Philippines National Finals was also held in Ilagan on April 9 16 2023 154 155 The final leg of the 2023 Philippine Baseball Series was joined by 63 teams from regional tournaments in Luzon Visayas and Mindanao 156 157 In March 2023 the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association PATAFA Inc management has chosen the City of Ilagan as the venue of the International Container Terminal Services Incorporated ICTSI sponsored Philippine Athletic Championships where delegations from Malaysia Vietnam Thailand Indonesia Brunei and Iraq converged in the city to compete for 165 medals in 80 athletic sports events 158 159 The 5 day sports competition was held at the City of Ilagan Sports Complex on March 22 26 2023 160 161 162 The 2023 Cagayan Valley Regional Association of State Universities and Colleges CaVRASUC games and Socio Cultural Festival was also held in Ilagan on March 27 30 2023 163 164 165 The annual sports event was participated by an estimate of 1 500 student athletes coaches and officials from the different delegations of state universities and colleges in the Cagayan Valley region which included Isabela State University Quirino State University Nueva Vizcaya State University Batanes State College and Philippine Normal University North Luzon campus 166 167 The 2023 Cagayan Valley Regional Athletic Association CAVRAA meet was held in Ilagan on April 23 28 2023 168 169 An estimate of almost 7 000 delegates and technical officials from the provinces of Isabela Quirino Nueva Vizcaya Cagayan Batanes and the cities of Ilagan Santiago Tuguegarao and Cauayan participated in the annual sports event that was hosted by the DepEd Schools Division of the City of Ilagan and the city government 170 171 172 City of Ilagan community center Edit The City of Ilagan Community Center is a government facility that was built to accommodate indoor events such as basketball games badminton and volleyball tournaments cheerdance competitions concerts and other important activities 173 174 The community center is now fully airconditioned The SK Federation in Ilagan has a yearly basketball tournament for the youth of the city 175 The facility is being used for meeting and serving as a vaccination site 176 Ping Pong central Edit Table tennis is also a popular sport in the city It is played regularly in Ping Pong Central in Francisca Village Baligatan and hosted by the Table Tennis Association of Ilagan TATAC Ilagan 177 Regular ranking tournament is held monthly among residents of Ilagan Open tournament is held annually 178 Isabela golf club Edit The only golf course 179 in Isabela is located in Ilagan This golf course has produced several World Junior Golf Champions Government EditLocal government Edit Main article Sangguniang Panlungsod As a component city and the capital of the Province of Isabela government officials in the provincial level are voted by the electorates of the city The provincial government have political jurisdiction over local transactions of the city government The city of Ilagan is governed by a city mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a city council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code The mayor vice mayor and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years Barangays are also headed by elected officials Barangay Captain Barangay Council whose members are called Barangay Councilors The barangays have SK federation which represents the barangay headed by SK chairperson and whose members are called SK councilors All officials are also elected every three years Seal Edit The city seal has an inscription of the city name City of Ilagan and the name of province Isabela with years 1686 as the foundation of the town and 2012 as the year of its cityhood declaration Another inscription which is written in Latin words Vox populi Vox Dei which is in literal meaning the voice of the people the voice of God The mountain represents the Sierra Madre mountain ranges the longest mountain ranges in the Philippines The rivers which represent the Cayagan river and Ilagan river The Ilagan river that flows westward from Sierra Madre joining the Cagayan river The buildings which represent the urbanization of the city with the municipal logo The corn represents the city as the corn capital of the Philippines which is one of the major agricultural products of the city Barangays also have their own seal which represent themselves Elected officials Edit Main article Mayor of Ilagan There were 28 municipal mayors during its municipal period since 1904 The first municipal mayor was Rafael Maramag who served the town from 1904 to 1906 Its first city mayor is Josemarie L Diaz from 2012 to 2016 Mayor of the City of Ilagan Seal of the City of IlaganIncumbentJosemarie L Diazsince June 30 2019 2nd term AppointerElected via popular vote maximum of three consecutive terms Term length3 yearsFormation1904Websitewww wbr ilagan isabela wbr gov wbr ph Members of the Ilagan City Council 2022 2025 180 181 Position NameDistrict Representative 1st Legislative District of the Province of Isabela Antonio T AlbanoChief Executive of the City of Ilagan Mayor Josemarie L DiazPresiding Officer of the City Council of Ilagan Vice Mayor Kiryll S BelloMembers of the City Council Jay Eveson C DiazJessamyn Uy LiganRachel Villanueva GarciaHarold P OlaliaAntonio R Montereal Jr Lilian Q BringasJoey L RamosRolando L TugadeRommel B BallesterosDaniel Joseph A MataCongress representation Edit Main article Isabela s 1st congressional district Ilagan belongs to the first legislative district of the province of Isabela Currently the city is represented by Antonio T Albano in the house of representatives 182 Infrastructure EditTransportation Edit Ilagan is linked by a national highway called Maharlika Highway designated as Asian Highway 26 AH26 by Asian Highway Network Ilagan s longest bridge is the Malalam Bridge in barangay Malalam going north which was inaugurated on December 8 1995 183 Ilagan is the only place in the Cagayan Valley Region that considers jeepneys as one of the primary means of public transportation within its vicinity and neighboring municipalities 184 185 There are 432 Jeepneys used as the major public transportation in Ilagan with corresponding routes from Centro Calamagui Alibagu Upi junction Guibang vice versa Centro Calamagui Bliss Village Salindingan vice versa Centro San Antonio region vice versa Centro Bintacan vice versa and neighboring towns Ilagan Gamu Burgos Roxas vice versa plus 4 000 tricycle units and few bus companies Each company operates a fleet of air conditioned buses with daily trips to Manila from their respective terminals Several bus companies also use the Ilagan route from Tuguegarao City and Northern Isabela to Manila Dagupan Baguio and other destinations Victory Liner and GV Florida Transport have terminals within the city that offers daily trips to Kamias Quezon City Sampaloc Manila and Baguio City 186 The Local Government Unit LGU inaugurated the Ilagan City Central Transport Terminal beside the Northstar Mall in Alibagu on November 28 2011 The city will soon adapt the Hybrid Electric Road Train HERT 187 which was developed by the DOST 188 as an alternative mode of transport for front liners community outreach activities among others 189 190 Each coach of the HERT can accommodate 220 passengers 191 On May 4 2022 the city government launched eleven units of taxis as LTFRB issued 90 day provisional authority 192 193 The transport service will ply across Cagayan Valley and it is the first in the region 194 Additionally the city launched 58 public utility vehicles that will service the city as part of its modernization program 195 196 Bridges Edit Baculud Overflow Bridge In 2014 the city government inaugurated the Baculud Overflow Bridge that connects the poblacion area to the northeastern barangays going to Tuguegarao 197 In 2016 the structure was damaged by flood brought by the torrential rain when Typhoon Haima or locally known as Super Typhoon Lawin struck the provinces of Isabela and Cagayan 198 199 The authorities had to close the bridge until the completion of its rehabilition which began in 2017 200 On May 4 2019 the two lane overflow bridge was reinaugurated by the city government during the 333rd founding anniversary of Ilagan 201 Lullutan Bridge In February 2015 the Lullutan Bridge was opened to the public local by the national and local government On April 8 2015 then President Benigno S Aquino 202 traveled to Isabela to lead the inauguration of the new bridge which connects the east and west banks of the Cagayan River 203 204 It connects the city s western barangays and nearby municipalities of Delfin Albano and Tumauini with the city Before the construction of the new bridge residents have to use barges to transport agricultural products to the market Due to this travel time between barangays on either side of the river has been cut short drastically The bridge in Santa Maria Cabisera 8 was completed and opened to the public in 2015 205 Road concreting and widening creation of diversion and circumferential roads and farm to market roads were prioritized by the national and city government to help mobilize the transportation goods and delivery of basic services within the city s jurisdiction and neighboring municipalities 206 207 208 209 Malalam Bridge The bridge connects barangay Malalam to Alinguigan 2nd going to Tuguegarao Road Networks Edit National Road There are 29 313 kilometres 18 214 mi of concrete road out of 24 56 kilometres 15 26 mi of national road that passes through the city 210 Provincial Road Other road networks are 33 005 kilometres 20 508 mi provincial roads 8 909 city streets and 269 713 kilometres 167 592 mi 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 Ilagan Divilacan Road The construction of an 82 kilometer Ilagan Divilacan Road through the protected Sierra Madre mountains is on going to open access to the coastal towns of Divilacan Palanan and Maconacon The approved budget contract of the project amounting to P1 5B will pass through the foothills of the 359 486 hectare Northern Sierra Madre mountain ranges and will take four years to complete The project will improve an old logging road used by the defunct Acme Logging Corp 211 212 213 Telecommunications Edit The city has a number of internet cafes and the majority of the country s Internet Service provider ISP e available in Ilagan sucis expected to be completed Globe Broadband Converge Fiber PLDT Fiber and Digitel Cable TV provider Polaris Cable Vision also offers fiber Internet connection 214 The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company provides fixed line services Wireless mobile communications services are provided by Smart Communications and Globe Telecommunications Dito Telecommunity is now available offering connectivity service Postal and courier services The Philippine Postal Corporation PhilPOst 215 is the major postal service provider in Ilagan Express delivery services are provided by LBC FedEx Air21 JRS Express 216 and EMS through PhilPost Other companies providing various telecommunications services such as telegraph and fax services are PT amp T and RCPI now Universal Storefront Services Corporation Power Edit Isabela Electric Cooperative II Inc ISELCO II Residences and establishments are able to get their energy needs through the service provided by the Isabela Electric Cooperative II Inc ISELCO II Its main office is located at barangay Alibagu 217 Based on MPDO record 63 out of 91 barangays are energized 218 As of 2011 Ilagan is now 100 energized Also a sub station of National Grid Corporation of the Philippines NGCP is located in barangay Baligatan Freeway Lighting System Ilagan is one of the few places in the Cagayan Valley Region that has a continuous freeway lighting system The city government have managed to install incandescent highway lights along the national road from barangay Alibagu in the south all the way to barangay San Juan in the north Solar Power Plant The Department of Energy DOE has approved on May 27 2015 the service contract of the largest solar PV power plant in the Philippines 219 Cheap solar energy will be available for residents here soon after the proponents of the P7 billion solar power plant have already secured its funding A twenty five 25 year Service contract was signed between Living Project 4 People Philippines Inc LP4PP and the Department of Energy The signing will start the process of completion of development installation construction commissioning and operation of a 100 0 MW Solar PV Project in the city LP4PP said that the solar project will be constructed in 10 phases to install 10 0 MW for each phase that will start construction in August 2015 Accordingly it is a pure solar PV Grid connected installation that will avail on the privileges under the Renewable Energy Law of the country The renewable energy to be generated will be sold directly to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines NGCP under the Feed in Tariff Scheme of the RE law The 100 0 MW Solar PV project will help alleviate the current electricity shortage in the country that causes regular black outs resulting in industry closures as well as inconvenience to the consumers The solar power facility will be constructed at a 100 hectare land at barangay Cabannungan several kilometers away from the city proper 220 221 In December 2022 the Department of Energy DOE has given the go signal to a Filipino French joint venture to develop one of the biggest renewable energy projects in the Philippines an P18 billion solar farm in Ilagan City The project will be undertaken by San Ignacio Energy Resources Development Corporation which is part of the Nextnorth Energy Group developing over 450 megawatts of solar and hydro projects in Northern Luzon and French firm Total Eren S A The project will involve the development of a 440 MWp 336 MWac solar PV project to be built on around 400 hectares of available land located along the Northern Luzon high voltage transmission network of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines NGCP The project is scheduled to start construction in 2024 and start feeding electricity into the grid in 2025 222 223 Water and sewerage system Edit City of Ilagan Water District CIWD It is a government owned and controlled corporation that is mandated to supply all the water needs of its concessionaires It has managed to put up several pumping stations all throughout the city to cater the increasing demand of Ilagan s growing population and economy Some residents and privately owned business entities have their own electric water pumps and some are able to put up their own traditional deep wells for their own water needs and irrigation systems specially those residents from far flung barangays who are not able to avail the service provided by the water district Its main office is located in barangay Osmena Several water refilling stations have opened to serve as an alternative for the residents for their water needs Also the city government is continuously implementing solutions in line with the water and sewerage problems of the city such as the construction of deep wells in every barangay and the construction of drainages and canals in those area affected by floods during the rainy and stormy season 224 225 226 Pasa Small Reservoir Irrigation Project PSRIP The irrigation project is a 21 7 million government project in barangay Pasa a joint undertaking between the South Korean government through Korea International Cooperation Agency Koica and the Philippines through the National Irrigation Administration and the local government of Isabela The project entailed construction of a 34 meter high earth filled dam across Pasa River a reservoir with an active storage of 3 90 million cubic meters with 5 93 kilometers of a main canal and 16 20 kilometers of lateral canals According to authorities and government officials the project is said to be under South Korea s five year program under the East Asia Climate Change Partnership to address climate change and to bolster Green Growth in Asia It was built to help mitigate floods with its small water impounding or catchment basin features aside from irrigating more farmlands in the province the project is also aimed at reducing the impact of climate change and promoting water management in rural areas The dam is expected to irrigate eight hundred 800 hectares of farmlands covering the barangays of Pasa Santa Victoria Fuyo Morado and Minabang all within Ilagan City and should benefit seven hundred forty seven 747 families in the province of Isabela Also the authorities added that the Pasa Dam project would further fortify Isabela as the country s leading agriculture province which has kept the title as a top corn producer and second in rice production 227 228 229 Civic center Edit On February 21 2021 the City Government of Ilagan spearheaded the groundbreaking of a P250 million worth multi purpose commercial and convention center with a total maximum capacity of up to 8 000 seats 230 231 The huge facility is situated in the newly established 10 hectares civic center in Barangay Alibagu wherein field offices of the different national government agencies were built upon since its establishment in 2020 232 These agencies include the Technical Skills and Development Authority TESDA Isabela Provincial Field Office 233 234 235 Department of Trade and Industry DTI Isabela 236 Department of Science and Technology DOST Isabela 237 New Ilagan City District Jail and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology BJMP Isabela 238 239 Social Security System SSS Regional Office Department of Education DepEd Division of the City of Ilagan PNP Highway Patrol Group Regional Office Department of Labor and Employment DOLE Isabela 240 and the new Ilagan City Hotel 241 On January 24 2023 the city government signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development DHSUD for a housing project that will provide shelter to almost 5 000 beneficiaries from the city itself 242 243 These joint ventures of the city government and other attached agencies were all carefully planned in accordance with the vision of making Ilagan a liveable city by the year 2030 244 Healthcare EditIn 2014 the City Government inaugurated a diagnostic center in San Antonio City Hospital Completed in 2014 the Department of Health Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation Center Region II DOH DATRC RO2 was founded to bring hopes and changes to the victims of drug dependency and to provide affordable quality and sustainable rehabilitative programs and services in partnership with other agencies towards the realization of its goal and for the fulfilment of its mandate It is the first and only government owned treatment and rehabilitation center in Cagayan Valley located at Barangay Centro San Antonio with a total land area of 1 97 hectares 245 Upon accreditation of 50 bed capacity on 12 March 2017 and completion of some infrastructures the facility was allowed to accommodate clients for residential program 246 247 On 12 April 2017 the center had its first residential admission and two months after the facility was inaugurated with the presence of former DOH Secretary Pauline Jean Ubial 248 249 250 251 On 25 November 2020 the city government inaugurated its own Molecular Laboratory at San Antonio City of Ilagan Hospital It is the first LGU owned and operated health facility of its kind in Cagayan Valley The Department of Health DOH gave its license to operate and accommodate patients of COVID 19 252 253 254 On 11 August 2021 the city government inaugurated the City of Ilagan Medical Center CIMC 255 located in barangay Lullutan as one of the highlights during its 9th cityhood anniversary celebration 256 The hospital has a 100 bed capacity and is now being used as an isolation facility for COVID 19 patients 257 258 On May 4 2022 the groundbreaking of the City of Ilagan Medical Arts building was led by the city government in barangay Lullutan beside the City of Ilagan Medical Center CIMC The main purpose of the building is to house medical clinics for consultations and stalls for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises MSME 259 260 261 On May 4 2023 the city government undertook the groundbreaking of the Physical Rehabilitation and Infectious Disease building during the 337th Aggaw na Ilagan celebration The proposed site of the health facility is located beside the City of Ilagan Medical Center in barangay Lullutan 262 263 264 Health centers Edit City Health Office I San Vicente 265 City Health Office II Marana 1st 266 City of Ilagan Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Center 267 268 Public hospitals Edit City of Ilagan Medical Center 269 270 271 Gov Faustino N Dy Sr Memorial Hospital 272 273 San Antonio City of Ilagan Hospital 274 275 276 Private hospitals Edit Isabela Doctors General Hospital 277 278 Dr Victor S Villaroman Memorial Hospital 279 280 Overall the city has three public and two private hospitals and three City Health Units There are also dozens of dental clinics maternity and pediatric clinics derma clinics and pharmacies scattered around the city As of 2022 Citimed of Ilagan is still under construction 281 282 283 Education EditIlagan is the center of education in the province of Isabela especially for neighboring municipalities of Tumauini Gamu Burgos Roxas Quirino Naguilian Benito Soliven San Mariano and Delfin Albano Provincial field offices of the different government agencies like the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority TESDA and Department of Education DepEd are all located in the city The DepEd office located at the Government Center in barangay Alibagu governs school districts in the entire province of Isabela except for Cauayan Ilagan and Santiago cities Elementary and secondary schools Edit See also List of schools in Ilagan The Schools Division of the City of Ilagan governs the city s public education system The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region 284 The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the city There are six integrated high schools ten secondary public schools and three other private secondary schools There are 88 elementary schools throughout Ilagan while the most populated are located in the poblacion area 285 Ilagan has formerly three districts namely Ilagan East District Ilagan West District and Ilagan South District when it was under the Division of Isabela the mother school division These districts has clusters of schools geographically located On January 21 2013 the Schools Division of the City of Ilagan was created following the success of its cityhood bid in 2012 Denizon Domingo was installed as the first city school division superintendent 286 On June 17 2013 the new school division reorganized the three existing school districts Ilagan East District Ilagan West District and Ilagan South District to established additional three school districts Ilagan North District Ilagan Northwest District and San Antonio District There are now six school districts in the city Ilagan East District Ilagan North District Ilagan Northwest District Ilagan West District Ilagan South District San Antonio DistrictOn July 8 2019 the Local School Board was reorganized through executive order of the City Mayor 287 Currently the schools division is headed by Dr Eduardo C Escorpiso Jr since April 3 2023 288 289 290 Technical schools Edit There are also technical schools in the city which is being governed by Technical Education and Skills Development Authority TESDA These institutions offer short one or two year courses Chronicles Institute of Isabela Colegio de Ilagan Far East Computer Technology Ilagan Isabela Provincial Training Center Isabela School of Arts and Trades ISAT 291 Isabela State University also offers two year courses Saint Ferdinand College also offers TESDA courses 292 293 TESDA Regional Technical Vocational Education and Training Innovation Center 294 295 Higher educational institutions Edit Ilagan also has two higher educational instructions which are accredited by CHED They offer undergraduate and graduate programs to the public The local government also supports scholarship grants to deserving students for college degree programs Isabela State University 296 Saint Ferdinand CollegeIn 2023 the City Government of Ilagan had already completed all the necessary and pertinent documents as mandated by the Commission on Higher Education Regional Office 2 CHED RO2 for the creation of the City of Ilagan College CIC 297 The proposed higher educational institution is expected to offer health allied courses which include Nursing Medical Laboratory Science Pharmacy Dentistry Optometry and more On May 4 2023 the city government spearheaded the groundbreaking ceremony in Barangay Lullutan to officially mark the start of its construction which is expected to be completed by 2024 298 299 300 Training facility Edit On June 13 2021 a memorandum of agreement was signed between the Philippine National Police and the City Government of Ilagan for the establishment of PNP Training Facility situated in a 3 hectares property that was purchased by the city government from Tabacalera in Barangay Santa Barbara The newly inaugurated facility is expected to serve as PNP s Recruitment and Training Center that will cater police trainees all over Luzon including the National Capital Region 301 302 Media EditIlagan s main media outlet is the radio The following may not be in operation as of 2022 Radio Edit 711 kHz DZYI 303 under Swara Sug Broadcasting Corporation SonShine Radyo 900 kHz DZSE 900 Radyo Alerto Asean AM Ilagan 101 7 MHz under Pacific Broadcasting Service 304 Television Edit The following Television stations are present 305 Channel 4 People s Television Network Channel 7 GMA Network Inc Channel 41 Interactive Broadcast Media Inc Print Edit New Valley Times Press 306 Squiggy Printing ServicesNotable personalities Edit Silvestre Bello IIIPolitics Edit Silvestre Bello III former secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment 307 Religion Edit Miguel Purugganan Roman Catholic Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilagan honored at the Philippines Bantayog ng mga Bayani for fighting against the Human rights abuses of the Marcos dictatorship 24 Sports Edit Ricci Rivero a basketball player of the UAAP actor and TV host 308 Hezy Val B Acuna II is a Filipino professional basketball player for the MJAS Zenith Talisay Aquastars of the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup Jackson Corpuz is a Filipino professional basketball player for Magnolia Hotshots of Philippine Basketball Association Sister cities EditLocal Edit Gamu Isabela since 2023 Quezon City Metro Manila Makati Metro Manila Taguig Metro ManilaInternational Edit Taipei TaiwanSee also EditIlagan Cathedral Ilagan Japanese War Tunnel Ilagan River Ilagan Sanctuary Ilagan Sports ComplexReferences Edit Ilagan Center of Eco Tourism Adventure Official Website of the City of Ilagan cityofilagan com Retrieved February 27 2023 Ilagan gunning for a world record with giant armchair Philstar philstar com April 26 2003 Retrieved April 26 2003 Ilagan eyes sports center as tourism branding Benjamin De Yro of the Northern Forum northernforum net Retrieved March 26 2017 CITY OF ILAGAN IN ISABELA PHILIPPINES PROVES ITS CLASS AND STANDING AS THE SPORTS TOURISM HUB OF THE NORTH Edited in Central London by Lexie 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2023 Opening Ceremony of the 2023 CaVRASUC games in Ilagan City Official Facebook Page of Isabela State University Roxas Campus facebook com Retrieved March 28 2023 CaVRASUC officially opens PNUNL takes part Frank Mark V Cristobal Official Facebook Page of The TORCH North Luzonian facebook com Retrieved March 27 2023 CaVRASUC 2023 unfolds through a Grand Opening Ceremony Article by Jasser Ramirez Photos by Jm Rigor Castillo amp Mark Escobar Official Facebook Page of The Sower Quirino State University Diffun Campus facebook com Retrieved March 28 2023 City of Ilagan hosts 2023 CAVRASUC games Merlito Edale Jr Philippine Information Agency pia gov ph Retrieved March 29 2023 Opening ceremony ng 2023 CAVRASUC isinagawa kagabi sa City of Ilagan Sports Complex Bombo Jayson Felina Bombo Radyo Cauayan bomboradyo com Retrieved March 28 2023 Cagayan dominates CAVRAA Meet anew bags 5th straight this year The Northern Forum northernforum net Retrieved April 29 2023 It s On CAVRAA officially opens 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Club Pinoy Sports Central Archived from the original on September 6 2012 Retrieved February 7 2012 Table Tennis Association City of Ilagan Ratings Central ratingscentral com Retrieved December 31 2022 Isabela Golf Course Golf Philippines Retrieved February 7 2012 City of Ilagan Election Results 2022 COMELEC Rappler com Retrieved February 25 2023 City of Ilagan Political Structure City Government of Ilagan cityofilagan com Retrieved February 25 2023 House of Representatives 19th Congress Official Website of the House of Representatives PH congress gov ph Retrieved May 15 2022 Major bridges completed Manila Standard Kamahalan Publishing Corp December 6 1995 p 16 Retrieved February 11 2023 Kauna unahang modernized PUV sa rehiyon ilulunsad ngayong araw ng LTFRB at DOTR sa lunsod ng Ilagan Bombo Lanie Velasco Bombo Radyo Cauayan bomboradyo com Retrieved May 27 2022 LTFRB 2 PUV modernization program to continue this year Merlito Edale Jr Philippine Information Agency pia gov ph Retrieved February 28 2023 More bus firms resume Manila Northern Luzon trips John Michael Mugas Inquirer net newsinfo inquirer net Retrieved April 7 2022 Cool ride with the Hybrid Electric Road Train goes to Ilagan City Department of Science and Technology DOSTv Science for the People dostv ph Retrieved November 26 2021 DOST HERT to open more opportunities in Ilagan City Isabela DOST Region 2 region2 dost gov ph Retrieved August 17 2021 Arayata Ma Cristina August 11 2021 Ilagan City to fabricate hybrid road train Philippine News Agency Retrieved September 3 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link DOST City of Ilagan eye HERT production Merlito Edale Jr Philippine Information Agency pia gov ph Retrieved August 24 2021 Pinoy technology works Hybrid electric road train fabrication project launched in Ilagan City Charissa Luci Atienza Manila Bulletin mb com ph Retrieved August 18 2021 10 TAXI UNITS ILULUNSAD SA CITY OF ILAGAN iFM Cauayan rmn ph Retrieved October 5 2022 Ilang units ng taxi na dumating sa lunsod ng Ilagan kinagiliwan ng mga mamamayan Bombo Lanie Velasco Bombo Radyo Cauayan bomboradyo com Retrieved April 23 2022 Visaya Vince Jacob May 5 2022 First taxi fleet launched in Cagayan Valley The Manila Times Retrieved June 21 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Visaya Vince Jacob May 28 2022 Ilagan has 58 new public utility vehicles The Manila Times Retrieved July 11 2022 58 public utility cars launched in Ilagan Balitang Hilaga balitanghilaga net Retrieved May 27 2022 LandBank funds Ilagan City infra projects via 3 5 B loan Raadee S Sausa of the Business Mirror businessmirror com ph Retrieved March 23 2023 Haima was the Philippines second typhoon in a week and it left a trail of destruction The Washington Post washingtonpost com Retrieved October 20 2016 Typhoon Lawin damage P657M Inquirer newsinfo inquirer net Retrieved October 20 2016 Cagayan Isabela residents warned of higher floods Move PH Rappler October 16 2016 Retrieved October 16 2016 Inauguration of Baculud Overflow Bridge Official Facebook Page of MyCity Ilagan May 4 2019 Retrieved May 4 2019 PNoy leads inauguration of Ilagan s longest bridge ABSCBN News news abs cbn com Retrieved April 7 2015 Inauguration of the Lullutan Bridge RVTM rvtm gov ph Retrieved April 7 2015 Inauguration of Lullutan Bridge in Isabela Department of Public Works and Highways April 8 2015 Retrieved October 8 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link DPWH completes P700 M bridge in Isabela GOVPH January 23 2015 Retrieved January 26 2015 DPWH paving farm to market roads in Ilagan Isabela Department of Public Works and Highways dpwh gov ph Retrieved June 13 2018 Farm to market road in Ilagan nears completion DPWH Manila Bulletin mb com ph Retrieved June 13 2018 DPWH to finish paving Ilagan farm to market road this June The Northern Forum northernforum net Retrieved June 14 2018 Ilagan Isabela farmers to have better road access Dahil sa farm to market road projects Politiko northernluzon politics com ph June 14 2018 Retrieved June 14 2018 Isabela 1st District Department of Public Works and Highways dpwh gov ph Retrieved March 4 2023 P1 6 B Isabela road to open soon The Manila Times manilatimes net October 2 2019 Retrieved October 2 2019 P2 billion highway near Benham Rise to open before end of 2018 Philstar Global philstar com March 2 2018 Retrieved March 2 2018 P2 b Isabela road via coastal towns half finished Manila Standard manilastandard net July 15 2017 Retrieved July 15 2017 Provider of Internet and Cable Services Polaris Cable Vision inc Cable and Internet Provider Retrieved October 8 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Philippine Postal Corporation Philippine Postal Corporation Archived from the original on January 9 2012 Retrieved February 7 2012 JRS 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net December 18 2022 Retrieved December 18 2022 440 MW Isabela solar project boost to gov t RE thrust Philippine News Agency pna gov ph Retrieved February 5 2023 Historical Background Welcome to Ilagan City Water District Retrieved October 8 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Manila Water bags contract for Ilagan Isabela project Philippines News Agency pna gov ph Retrieved January 30 2018 DENR STAKEHOLDERS TAKE ACTION TO TACKLE WATER RELATED ISSUES DENR r2 denr gov ph Retrieved March 22 2022 21 7M Korea funded dam to reduce Isabela flooding The Manila Times Retrieved December 27 2015 P1 B Pasa Dam activated in Isabela Inquirer newsinfo inquirer net Retrieved July 5 2018 Korea funded Pasa Dam breaks ground in Isabela The Manila Times manilatimes net July 6 2013 Retrieved July 6 2013 Ilagan city to establish convention center Jerico Joshua Kahulugan The Northern Forum northernforum net February 22 2021 Retrieved February 22 2021 P250 M multi purpose convention center to rise in City of Ilagan Philippine Information Agency Big News Network bignewsnetwork com Retrieved February 21 2021 Ground breaking ceremony ng itatayong convention center sa Ilagan city pinangunahan ng pamahalaang lungsod Radyo Agila Eagle Broadcasting Corporation DZEC 1062kHz Manila radyoagila com Retrieved February 21 2021 Groundbreaking of TESDA Isabela Office Building at the Ilagan Civic Center Official Facebook Page of SP Jayvee Diaz JECD facebook com Retrieved October 22 2021 Blessing and Inauguration of TESDA Isabela Provincial Office Building Official Facebook Page of SP Jayvee Diaz JECD facebook com Retrieved March 10 2023 TESDA Isabela Provincial Office has finally found its permanent home at the City Civic Center Barangay Alibagu City of Ilagan Isabela after being a nomadic office Official Facebook Page of TESDA Region II facebook com Retrieved October 17 2022 Preparation for the Ceremonial Signing of Memorandum of Agreement for the Establishment of the City of llagan Consumer Welfare Assistance Center and Awarding of Livelihood Kits to the City of Ilagan Public Market Vendors and Groundbreaking Ceremony of DTI Isabela Provincial Office at the Civic Center in Brgy Alibagu City of Ilagan Isabela Official Facebook Page of DTI R2 Isabela facebook com Retrieved October 27 2021 DOST THROUGH THE ASSISTANCE OF LGU ILAGAN SETS TO RISE ITS NEW BUILDING IN ILAGAN CITY ISABELA Official Facebook Page of DOST Region 2 facebook com Retrieved August 13 2021 Ground breaking ceremony for the 3 000 square meter lot granted by the Local Government of Ilagan City by virtue of a Contract of Usufruct for the establishment of new Ilagan City District Jail Facility at the City of Ilagan Civic Center Alibagu Ilagan City Official Facebook Page of BJMP Ilagan facebook com Retrieved August 11 2021 Groundbreaking of the Provincial offices of DOST and BJMP at the City of Ilagan Civic Center Official Facebook Page of MyCity PIO Ilagan Public Information Office facebook com Retrieved August 11 2021 DOLE Secretary Silvestre H Bello III personally graced the groundbreaking ceremony of a new lot for the DOLE Isabela Field Office IFO and its soon to be constructed building in a ceremony conducted in Ilagan City Official Facebook Page of DOLE Region 2 facebook com Retrieved June 28 2021 337th Aggaw na Ilagan Celebration Highlights Official Facebook Page of BM Ejay Diaz facebook com Retrieved May 4 2023 GROWING INTEREST LGUs expressed their interest to PBBM s Pambansang Pabahay para sa mga Pilipino Program Official Facebook Page of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development PH DHSUD PH facebook com Retrieved January 17 2023 City of Ilagan LGU formally signs up for PBBM s Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino Program Official Facebook Page of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development PH DHSUD PH facebook com Retrieved January 24 2023 City exec eyes Ilagan as liveable city by 2030 Official 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center Abe Almirol manilastandard net manilastandard net June 8 2017 Retrieved June 8 2017 Molecular Laboratory in the City of Ilagan launched Bombo Radyo Cauayan bomboradyo com November 25 2020 Retrieved November 25 2020 Dig Geronimo November 26 2020 First LGU operated Molecular Laboratory in Cagayan Valley launched in the City of Ilagan RMN Network PH rmn ph Retrieved November 26 2020 List of DOH Accredited amp Licensed COVID 19 testing centers PDF Department of Health PH doh gov ph Retrieved December 31 2021 City of Ilagan Medical Center full operation na 92 9 Brigada News FM brigadanews ph Retrieved September 4 2021 Edale Merlito Jr August 12 2021 City of Ilagan s 100 bed capacity hospital inaugurated Philippine Information Agency Retrieved September 2 2021 City of Ilagan Medical Center binuksan bilang Community Isolation Center Radyo Agila radyoagila com Retrieved April 6 2021 Isolation facility for Ilagueno COVID 19 patients opened Big News Network Breaking News Around the World Latest News April 5 2021 Retrieved September 3 2021 As part of Aggaw ng Ilagan the local government unit started the construction of its Medical Arts Building at Brgy Lullutan Official Facebook Page of The Northern Forum facebook com Retrieved May 5 2022 Ground Breaking Ceremony of the City of Ilagan Medical Arts Building Distribution of Aid to Individuals in Crisis Situation Assistance and the 3 day Surgical Mission in partnership with CVMC as part of 336th Aggaw ng Ilagan Official Facebook Page of The City of Ilagan Medical Center facebook com Retrieved May 5 2022 City Mayor Jay L Diaz conducted inspection of the on going construction of the Medical Arts Building in Lullutan City of Ilagan Official Facebook Page of the City Government of Ilagan Mycity Ilagan facebook com Retrieved November 10 2022 LANDBANK funded bridges hospital help boost Ilagan City s dev t Landbank of the Philippines landbank com Retrieved March 23 2023 Tatlong malalaking proyekto ng Ilagan City Government 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City of Ilagan health cityofilagan com Retrieved February 28 2023 Gov Faustino N Dy Sr Memorial Hospital Official Website of the City of Ilagan health cityofilagan com Retrieved February 28 2023 Gov Faustino N Dy Sr Memorial Hospital Official Website of the Province of Isabela Retrieved September 2 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link San Antonio City Hospital Official Website of the City of Ilagan health cityofilagan com Retrieved February 28 2023 List of Clinical Laboratories with Certificate of Performance PDF Lung Center of the Philippines Retrieved September 3 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link San Antonio City Hospital of Ilagan Isabela DOH nhfr doh gov ph Retrieved March 1 2023 Isabela Doctors General Hospital Official Website of the City of Ilagan health cityofilagan com Retrieved February 28 2023 Isabela Doctors General Hospital Inc Philippines Emerging 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Skills and Development Authority TESDA tesda gov ph Retrieved March 17 2023 Ilagan Campus Isabela State University Isabela State University University for the People and Nature Retrieved October 17 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link LGU Ilagan pays courtesy visit to CHED Regional Office 2 Official Website of the Commission on Higher Education Regional Office II chedregion2 com Retrieved January 17 2023 Highlights in the celebration of the 337th Aggaw na Ilagan Official Facebook Page of the City Government of Ilagan facebook com Retrieved May 4 2023 LANDBANK funded bridges hospital help boost Ilagan City s dev t LandBank Press Release Angely Mercado Philippine Information Agency pia gov ph Retrieved April 3 2023 GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY PARA SA PAGPAPATAYO NG CITY OF ILAGAN COLLEGE ISINAGAWA Official Facebook Page of Philippine Information Agency Region 2 facebook com Retrieved May 8 2023 Signing of memorandum sa pagitan ng PNP 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Ricky November 30 2020 Between showbiz amp basketball The Philippine Star Retrieved September 2 2021 External links Edit Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Ilagan Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ilagan Official websites Edit CITY OF ILAGAN Corn Capital of the PhilippinesGeneral information Edit Isabela Government Website Economic Profile of the City of Ilagan Philippine Standard Geographic Code Ilagan Profile Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index dti gov ph City Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines Archived October 26 2017 at the Wayback Machine Local Governance Performance Management System Philippine Census Information The Road to Cityhood Speech of President Aquino at the inauguration of the Lullutan Bridge Philippines Largest Solar Power Plant to Rise in Ilagan City Isabela P7 B solar power plant to rise in Isabela Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ilagan amp oldid 1165273172, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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