Cagayan Valley Region

• Composed of 5 provinces: Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya
• Batanes Capital - Basco
• Cagayan Capital - tuguegarao City
• Isabela capital - city of iligan
• Quirino capital - cabarroguis
• nueva vizcaya capital - bayombong
• Region 2 - has 10 congressional districts with 4 cities : cagayan city, santiago city, tuguegarao city, iligan city. and consists of 90 municipalities
• 6 region 2 festivals: sarakat festival, viray festival, cabibi festival, pav-vurulun festival, panagyaman rice festival, grand ammungan festival
• the sarakat festival - in sta. paxedes, to promote wanes, art pieces, and other product made by sarakat leaves
• viray festival - town plays
• cabibi festival - in lal-lo, features merry making including street dancing, trade fair, etc. offer thanksgiving in honor of town's patron saint
• Pav-vurulun festival - from ibanag word, means get together or sense of belonging
• panagyaman rice festival - success of small farmers (hungy free philippine), ilocano term of pasasalamat
• Grand ammungan festival - gathering, highlights array of activities were novo vizcayanis from an walks of life come together
• region 2: 6 delicacies - kakanin, pancit batil patong, carabao milk candy, chicharabao, banat cabagan, ybanag longganisa
• Cultures and traditions - childbirth and man is absolutely king that can marry 6 wives
• region 2; 6 tourist spots- callao caves resort, basilica minore of our lady piat, palaui island, iguig calvary hills, baggao cave, portabaga falls