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Tumauini is a municipality in Isabela. It is to the north of the provincial capital, Ilagan.
Understand
[edit | edit source]Tumauini was officially established by the Spanish in the 18th century, although a mission existed in what is now Barangay Pilitan from 1598 until its destruction in an uprising in 1621. It briefly became a temporary capital of the newly-established province of Isabela in the 1850s before it moved to neighboring Ilagan.
It is home to about 77,000 people (census, 1 July 2024) 
Talk
[edit | edit source]Tumauini is more or less evenly divided between Ibanag and Ilocano speakers, although most residents will understand Tagalog.
Get in
[edit | edit source]Tumauini is along the Maharlika Highway to Tuguegarao, and there are buses passing here generally every hour all day. The main bus stops are at XentroMall and Shell Gas Station, where a junction leads to Delfin Albano.
Tumauini is also serviced by passenger vans plying the Tuguegarao-Santiago City route. The main van stops are shared with the bus stops above.
Secondary provincial roads connect Tumauini with Ilagan and Mallig (and hence to Roxas) via Delfin Albano.
Get around
[edit | edit source]Tricycles are the main form of transport. Fares start at P20. To reach the barangays west of the Cagayan River (Paragu and Pilitan), make a detour through Delfin Albano.
See
[edit | edit source]- 1 Tumauini Church (Saint Mathias Parish Church), Barangay 4. One of the oldest churches in Isabela and a designated national treasure. It contains the only cylindrical bell tower in the Philippines. Its striking red brick facade has intricate carvings and symbols, including an inscription of its construction date of 1784. The church is being nominated for inclusion as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- 2 Camp Samal, Barangay Arcon. Site of the 1977 National Jamboree of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines. This camp, whose name is formed by combining the surnames of a local couple, provides views of the Cagayan River, the town proper, and nearby Delfin Albano.
- 3 Tumauini Municipal Park, in front of St. Mathias Church. Tree-lined and shady park complete with a treehouse.
- 4 Magoli EcoPark, Barangay Antagan 1st. A recreational area and swimming spot around a mini-dam at a point where the Pinacanauan de Tumauini river leavers the Sierra Madre.
- 5 Chapel of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary of Paragu (Our Lady of Paragu Chapel), Barangay Road, Paragu. A chapel in one of Tumauini's rural barangays housing the century-old venerated Marian image of Our Lady of Paragu.
Do
[edit | edit source]Tumauini celebrates its patronal fiesta on February 24. This also involves celebrating the town's main product, corn.
Buy
[edit | edit source]- 1 Xentro Mall, Maharlika Highway, Barangay San Pedro, ☏ +63 956 553 6980. 9AM-8PM. Has a Savemore grocery and a Uno location
- 2 Tumauini Public Market, Maharlika Highway, Barangay San Pedro.
- 3 Puregold Tumauini, Maharlika Highway.
Eat
[edit | edit source]- 1 Jomar's Place, Ilagan-Delfin Albano-Mallig Road, Barangay 3, ☏ +63 78 323-2332. 6AM-11:30PM. Grilled dishes, pancit and pizza. Karaoke rental available.
- 2 Boogs Grill, Santa Visitacion, ☏ +63 975 824 3944. 7AM-12MN, Sun-Thu, 7AM-2AM Fri-Sat.
Drink
[edit | edit source]Sleep
[edit | edit source]There are no hotels in town; the nearest ones are in Ilagan. You may pitch a tent in Camp Samal, though.
- 1 RedDoorz Hostel at Madrias Pension House, Maharlika Highway, Purok 2, San Mateo (in front of Oil Bay gas station), ☏ +63 967 218 6071, allentmadria77@gmail.com.
Connect
[edit | edit source]Go next
[edit | edit source]| Routes through Tumauini |
| Tuguegarao ← Cabagan ← | N  S | → Ilagan → Santiago City |