Cagayan Valley ( Lambak ng Cagayan in Filipino ; Tana ' nak Cagayan in the Ibanag language ; Tanap ti Cagayan in the Ilocano language ) is a region of the Philippines, also designated as Region II or Region 02.

They are found south of Cagayan Valley, northeast of the Central Luzon Plains.

The raid resulted in the capture of many Sama Balangingi and the exile of many to the tobacco fields of Cagayan Valley.

Following this accomplishment, the corps turned northward and began the systematic reduction of the enemy positions on the approach to the Cagayan Valley.

Cagayan Valley is the largest region of the Philippines in terms of land area.

Cagayan Valley is the vast mass of land in the northeastern region of Luzon, comprising today the provinces of Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino.

During Spanish times Cagayan Valley had a larger territory than what it has today.

As the historian and missionary Jose Burgues, said, The old Cagayan Valley comprises the province of Cagayan, Isabela and Nueva Vizcaya as well as the military Districts of Apayao, Itaves, Quiangan, Cayapa and Bintangan, plus the area of the Sierra Madre to the Pacific Ocean in hte said trajectory.

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

Archaeology indicates that the Cagayan Valley has been inhabited for half a million years, though no human remains of any such antiquity have yet appeared.

The Philippine Republic's Region II, Cagayan Valley, contains two landlocked provinces, Quirino and Nueva Vizcaya.

The province of Isabela is the richest in Cagayan Valley.

On January 11, 2008, the Cagayan Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ( BFAR ) stated that tilapia ( species of cichlid fishes from the tilapiine cichlid tribe ) production grew and Cagayan Valley is now the Philippines ’ tilapia capital ( Saint Peter ’ s fish ).

In 1945, the combined United States and Philippine Commonwealth ground troops together with the recognized guerrillas took in Cagayan by the attack from the Japanese troops during the liberated in Cagayan province was under the Filipino soldiers of the 1st, 2nd, 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th and 16th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, 1st Infantry Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary and the 11th and 14th Infantry Regiment of the United States Armed Forces in the Philippines – Northern Luzon or USAFIP-NL from the Battle of Cagayan Valley during the Second World War.

Peter ( born May 23, 1946, Iguig, Cagayan, Philippines ), popularly known by his nickname Dado, is a Filipino entrepreneur and engineer working in the high-tech industry .< ref >

The following year, it was renamed after the first Filipino Governor of Cagayan, Gracio P. Gonzaga.

The Ibanag language ( also Ybanag or Ibanak ) is spoken by up to 500, 000 speakers ( the Ibanag people ) in the Philippines, in the northeastern provinces of Isabela and Cagayan, especially in Tuguegarao City, Solana, Cabagan, and Ilagan and with overseas immigrants in countries located in the Middle East, UK and the U. S. A ..

**** Ibanag ( Cagayan and Isabela )

The Ibanag language ( also Ybanag ) is spoken by about 500, 000 speakers in two of the northeasternmost provinces of the Philippines, Isabela and Cagayan, especially in Tuguegarao City, Solana, Cabagan, San Pablo, Isabela, Tumauini, Isabela, Sta.

The town is located in the southwest part of Cagayan Province in what is known as the Itawes Region, 125 40 ' East, 17 North, along which the Rio Chico runs west, south, and northwest of the town until it debouches into the Rio Ibanag somewhere near Nassiping.

The Malaueg Church in Rizal, Cagayan

* Malaueg Church in Rizal, Cagayan, Philippines-The famous Dominican Church in the Philippines

The town of Rizal in Cagayan is not Rizal in the times of Spanish regime, but the town was called " Malaueg ".

By knowing the characters, Biuag is a native of the town of Enrile, Cagayan, the beautiful woman was from the town of Tuao, Cagayan and Malana was a native of Malaueg.

The longest river is the Cagayan River or Rio Grande de Cagayan in northern Luzon measuring 354 kilometers.

It is composed of five provinces, namely: Batanes with Basco as the capital, Cagayan, Tuguegarao City as the capital, Isabela considered to be the heart of the region with Ilagan as the capital, Nueva Vizcaya with Bayombong as the capital, and Quirino with Cabaruguis as the capital.

Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan is a private, Roman Catholic university run by the Society of Jesus in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines.

Francisco Z. Araneta, S. J., then rector, had vowed to St. Francis Xavier that if ever Ateneo de Cagayan is conferred as a university before its Commencement Exercises on March 22, 1958, he will rename the university after the saint.

Aparri is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Luzon, Philippines.

But it was established as one of the major ports of the Galleon Trade on May 11, 1680 because it is located at the mouth of the mighty Cagayan River towards the flourishing city of then Nueva Segovia.

Aparri is one of the most famous towns in Cagayan, rivaling that of Tuguegarao, the capital city.

The strait is approximately wide containing a number of islands grouped into two groups: the Batanes Islands of Batanes province and the Babuyan Islands of Cagayan province, both of the Philippines.

The Cebu Strait connects the western part of Bohol Sea with Camotes Sea, and is a major sea-lane connecting Cebu City on its northern end with port cities in the south such as Dumaguete City and Cagayan de Oro City.

It is composed of five provinces, namely: Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, and Quirino.

The famous Del Monte Philippines located in the Province of Bukidnon and its processing plant is located in Cagayan de Oro City, which shipped to the entire Philippines and Asia-Pacific region.

Del Monte Philippines, which exports pineapples all over the Asia-Pacific region, has a processing plant in Cagayan de Oro.

Cagayan (), the " Land of Smiling Beauty ", is a province of the Philippines in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon.

Nueva Vizcaya is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon.

Quirino is a land-locked province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon.

It borders to the east the regions of the Cordillera Administrative Region and Cagayan Valley and to the south the region of Central Luzon.

Bordering the region are the regions of Ilocos, Cordillera Administrative Region and Cagayan Valley regions to the north ; National Capital Region and CALABARZON to the south ; and of waters of Manila Bay to the south ; South China Sea to the west ; and The Philippine Sea to the east.

In 1975, having adequate facilities and amenities aside from being the region's geographic center and having capabilities of serving as the administrative seat of government for the region, Tuguegarao was declared the regional capital of Region II ( Cagayan Valley ).

The new dock also eased communications between the colonial government, its soldiers and the missionaries, who were tasked to colonize the natives in the Cordillera Mountains and the Cagayan Valley region and exploit its gold deposits.

Santiago was originally a part of the province Cagayan ( comprising the whole Cagayan Valley region ), which was reorganized as a political subdivision in 1583 with Nueva Segovia as its capital.