Cagayan Valley

Region II

Cagayan Valley

Cagayan Valley is a region of the Philippines, designated as Region II.

The Cagayan Valley Region II is defined by the Cagayan River.

Cagayan Valley is the Philippines’ Tilapia  capital.

Cagayan Valley MapSome Tributaries of Cagayan River:Magat RiverIlagan RiverPinacanauan RiverTagite RiverBubunaoan River

Province/City CapitalBatanes Basco

Cagayan Tuguegarao City

Isabela Ilagan

Nueva Vizcaya Bayombong

Quirino Cabarroguis

Region II is composed of 5 provinces, 3 cities, 90 municipalities, and 2,311 barangays.

Political Divisions

Ibanag or Proverbs Unoni

Nobody goes up who does not come down.

You rear a crow that pecks your eyes.

He who sows goodness, reaps gratitude.

Borrowed clothes are either loose or tight.

Wealth is useless if character is worthless.

Legend of Magat RiverMagat River is a river in the Philippine island of Luzon. It is the largest tributary of Cagayan River, the longest and largest river system in the country.

Ibanag Palavvun or Riddles

Who can be the lovely lady,that eats her own body.

Deep when decreased,Shallow when increased.

What is golden that is surrounded with silver?

-Candle

-Well

-EggI have a tiny silver string Which come from heaven.

-Rain

Lappaw Na Asusena Asucena Flower Oh, how beautiful are your eyes, theyMake me sufferOh, I die of love when you look at me Oh, oh, you are like an asucena flowerWhich butterflies kiss/smell everyday.Neneng, please cast your eyes on meA pitiful one, who dies of love for youTo whom else will he whisper his loveTo no other flower, Neneng, if not you.

The Return

Edith L. Tiempo (April 22, 1919 – August 21, 2011), Tiempo was born in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya. She was a poet, fiction writer, teacher and literary critic. She was a Filipino writer in the English language. Mrs. Tiempo married another well-known writer, Edilberto K. Tiempo. Well-known for her poems, short stories and novels, Dr. Tiempo and her husband also used to teach in Siliman University.