Region II or Cagayan Valley is located in northeastern Luzon between the Cordilleras and Sierra Madre mountain ranges. It has 5 provinces and 3 cities with its regional center in Tuguegarao City and commercial center in Santiago City. The long Cagayan River runs through the region and empties into the Luzon Strait. During World War II, Japanese forces retreating from American and Filipino troops dug in at Balete Pass (now called Dalton Pass) in Nueva Vizcaya and held out for 3 months before being driven out. Now, Cagayan Valley is the largest producer of tilapia in the Philippines, especially in the provinces of Nueva Viz

1. (Cagayan Valley) REGION II

2. Political Map of Cagayan Valley

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

5. Its regional center- Tuguegarao, and its commercial center-Santiago City.

7. Tilapia capital of the PhilippinesOn January 11, 2008, the Cagayan Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) stated that tilapia (species of cichlidfishes from the tilapiine cichlidtribe) production grew and Cagayan Valley is now the Philippines’ tilapia capital (Saint Peter’s fish). Production supply grew 37.25% since 2003, with 14,000 metric tons (MT) in 2007. The recent found that the growth of tilapia production was due to government interventions: provision of fast-growing species, accreditation of private hatcheries to ensure supply of quality fingerlings, establishment of demonstration farms, providing free fingerlings to newly constructed fishponds, and the dissemination of tilapia to Nueva Vizcaya (in Diadi town). Former cycling champion Lupo Alava is a multi-awarded tilapia raiser in Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya. Chairman Thompson Lantion of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, a retired two-star police general, has fishponds in La Torre, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya. Also, Nueva Vizcaya Gov. Luisa Lloren Cuaresma also entered into similar aquaculture endeavors in addition to tilapia production.[1] Isabela province is the most rich in harvest among the other provinces in Region 2.

8. Political Divisions Province/City Capital Population Area Pop.Density (2009) (km²) (per km²) Batanes Basco 15,974 209.3 78.7 Cagayan Tuguegarao City 1,072,571 9,002.0 110.4 Isabela Ilagan 1,401,495 10,409.6 113 Nueva Viscaya Bayombong 397,837 3,903.9 94.0 Quirino Cabarroguis 163,610 3,057.2 48.6 Santiago City 126,244 275 459 Facts about Cagayan Valley

10. Beautiful Spots in Cagayan Valley

13. BALETE PASS IN NUEVA VIZCAYA

14. PRESENTED BY: VIVIAN R. SALITRE KRIZZIA JANE BUERON BSCS 3-A