Cabagan
Cabagan, officially the Municipality of Cabagan (Ibanag: Ili nat Cabagan; Ilocano: Ili ti Cabagan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Cabagan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 53,897 people.[3]
Not to be confused with Cabangan.
Cabagan
Cabagan Nuevo
26 (see Barangays)
Christopher A. Mamauag
Lovier V. Masigan
Antonio T. Albano
31,525 voters (2022)
430.40 km2 (166.18 sq mi)
31 m (102 ft)
83 m (272 ft)
15 m (49 ft)
53,897
130/km2 (320/sq mi)
11,843
1st municipal income class
₱ 231 million (2020)
₱ 530.6 million (2020)
₱ 222.2 million (2020)
₱ 240.8 million (2020)
Isabela 2 Electric Cooperative (ISELCO 2)
+63 (0)78
Ibanag
Ilocano
Tagalog
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Etymology[edit]
Etymologically, the name Cabagan may have originated from the native word bag or bajaque, not because "G-strings" were used here or made in Cabagan, but most probably because there were stores in the village. Cabagan could have also been derived from the word cabbagang, meaning "pilgrim" or "stranger".[5] Based on the fact that Cabagan at the time was in constant contact with members of the "pagan tribes" from southern Isabela as well as with the "Kalingas", of the neighboring Cordillera mountains.
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History[edit]
Various Cabagan[edit]
The Cabagan of old, which existed from 1646 to 1877 was simply called, "Cabagan".
In 1877, the Spaniards decided to transfer present-day Cabagan to a new site, abandoning the old Cabagan.
In 1888, the Spaniards resurrected the abandoned Cabagan, into a new town. With this development, there were now two Cabagans.
The Spaniards rectified the predicament by naming the first Cabagan as Cabagan Viejo, and the second Cabagan as Cabagan Nuevo or the new Cabagan.[5]
During the American period, the names of the two Cabagans caused confusion for the colonial authorities which led them to rename Cabagan Nuevo as simply "Cabagan", and the old namesake as San Pablo.
Foundation[edit]
The old Cabagan, Cabagan Viejo which is now called "San Pablo", was the key town in the colonization of the Irrayas and southern Isabela. In 1621, the Irraya rebelled and the Spanish relocated three hundred loyalist families who agreed to establish the village of Maquilla, near Tuguegarao. Cabagan became a charter town on November 30, 1646, and ecclesiastically on May 15, 1647, with Saint Paul the Apostle as the patron saint.[5]
New Cabagan (Cabagan Nuevo)[edit]
The new Cabagan was established after a Spanish government decree on January 25, 1877, wherein the old Cabagan or San Pablo, be transferred to its present site. The brainchild of the transfer was parish priest Pedro Ricart, who had aggressively lobbied the Spanish government. Father Jose Burgues' History of Cagayan Valley gave the unhealthiness of the old site as the reason for the transfer. Others state that Cabagan was transferred because economic activity appeared to shifting to the villages to the south, namely between the villages of Ugad and Luquilu, around three kilometers away.[5]
The transfer was not without friction though. A number of Cabagan's inhabitants opposed the transfer. But the missionary's will prevailed. To underline his resolve, the missionary uprooted the Church of the old Cabagan and brought the images and other vestments to the new Cabagan.[5]
When the Spaniards moved the town, they also endeavored to build a massive church and convent made of stone, brick and mortar. From 1877, until the Philippine Revolution in 1898, the Spaniards were still not able to complete the constructions needed for the new town.[5]
Education[edit]
The Schools Division of Isabela governs the town's public education system.[33] The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region.[34] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.
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