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Bayombong is the most populous town and seat of the Provincial Capitol of Nueva Vizcaya. The name Bayombong emanated from the Gaddang word “Bayongyong” which means the confluence of two or more rivers. It has been reported that a certain tribe arrived and tried to invade the place, which caused the outbreak of the first tribal war in the area.
Poverty incidence of Nueva Vizcaya 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 14.97 2009 13.26 2012 20.67 2015 15.37 2018 16.05 2021 10.80 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Fresh tilapia catch Agriculture is the main industry in the province, together with rice, corn, fruits and vegetables as major crops. Nueva Vizcaya is a major producer of citrus crops in the country, principally pomelo, ponkan and oranges ...
Tribesmen from Mayoyao, Silipan, and Kiangan ambushed travellers and even attacked towns from Ilagan to Bayombong, taking nearly 300 lives. More than 100 of the victims were Gaddang residents of Bagabag, Lumabang, and Bayombong.
Christianity had its origins in Bambang when the Dominicans, led by Father Tomas Gutierrez, established the mission called Ytuy in 1609 to convert and serve the local tribe called Isinay. The present-day towns of Bambang, Bayombong, Aritao, and Kayapa comprised the said mission. [1]
Erected on November 7, 1966, through the apostolic constitution Patris Instar as the Territorial Prelature of Bayombong, [2] the said prelature was elevated to a diocese in November 1982 by Pope John Paul II through apostolic constitution Cum Decessores Nostri Romani Pontifices. [3] [4] The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao.
The Gaddang language (also Cagayan) is spoken by up to 30,000 speakers (the Gaddang people) in the Philippines, particularly along the Magat and upper Cagayan rivers in the Region II [2] provinces of Nueva Vizcaya [3] and Isabela and by overseas migrants to countries in Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, in the Middle East, United Kingdom and the United States.
Super Typhoon Man-yi is the fourth typhoon to hit the Philippines in less than two weeks, resulting in at least eight deaths as landslides and storm surges were triggered by intense winds and ...
Bagabag is 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of its provincial capital, Bayombong, and 285 kilometers (177 mi) north of Manila. It is located in the northeastern part of Nueva Vizcaya with a total land area of 260 square kilometres (26,000 ha).