Visit Sta. Victoria Caves and Falls, Ilagan, Isabela

The Sta. Victoria Caves Park in Ilagan, Isabela, which is around 1.5 to 2 hours from the city of Tuguegarao, offers its visitors with various ways to have a great encounter with nature. It features 12 limestone caves with naturally formed rock formations and stalactites. After taking a walk at the caves, you may want to cool off and try the waters at the nearby Pinzal Falls. Moreover, the park, which is located within the Fuyot Springs National park, also features carabao - cart rides, mini zoos and picnic areas. The park is 15 kilometers away from the Ilagan town proper.

Photos of Tuguegarao City Hall

Visit Highlander Hotel and Resort, Solano, Nueva Vizcaya

Regarded as one of the region's premier hotels and resorts, the Highlander located along the National Highway, Solano Nueva Vizcaya, offers its visitors with a complete package for recreation and relaxation. The hotel boasts off 53 de luxe rooms touched with fine luxury and elegance, a good - sized swimming pool and a huge expanse of lawns and gardens ideal for romantic dinners. Moreover, while in the hotel, one would have a good view of the majestic mountain ranges that embraces the whole valley region. The Banaue Rice Terraces is only a couple of hours away from the hotel.

Visit Camp Samal, Tumauini, Isabela

Camp Samal Hotel, Resort, Training Center and Leisure Park, located in the town of Tumauini, Isabela and around 30 minutes away from Tuguegarao, offers a wide variety of leisure activities for its visitors. Being situated on top of a hill, the site offers you with a great view of the wide expanse of rice fields Tumauini has, making it a good choice for family and barkada picnics. This resort complex also provides its visitors with one of the region's finest swimming pools and hotels. 

Photos around Tuguegarao

Bonifacio Street

Soon to open EASTWEST BANK, Bonifacio Street corner College Avenue

Jollibee Tanza Branch, Tanza Junction

FCI Citimall Phase 2, Bonifacio Street

National Book Store, Brickstone Mall, Maharlika Highway, Pengue

Visit Blue Lagoon, Claveria

Holiday Plaza Hotel to open soon

Tuguegarao will soon have its newest hotel as Holiday Plaza Hotel, located at the Arellano corner Blumentritt Streets, announced through its Facebook account that it will be having its soft opening on February 8, 2012. Holiday Plaza Hotel, which has presence in cities in the country and abroad, is accorded by the International Star Classification Board as a member of their star classification system. The hotel will be featuring a gym, a spa and a convention hall to go together with their partners, Levitate Cafe, Levitate Bar and Max's Restaurant.

The hotel is expected to compete immediately against the finest in the city as it is expected to showcase quality and elegance in its services, a trademark that the Holiday hotels chain is known for.

This is the fourth hotel to open in a span of less than year in Tuguegarao after La Margarita's Traveller's Inn, Pulsar Hotel and The Mango Suites.

After Mall of the Valley, here comes Mall of the City

Though the Mall of the Valley located at Centro, Tuguegarao is yet to be fully completed, it has already delivered benefits to the city most especially to its coffers. Most of the stalls in both the two phases of the mall have been filled up. The previous tenants of the old plaza occupy the most parts of the Phase 1 and the first floor of Phase 2. Phase 1 also has the Merrytime Zone and the Convention Hall under its roof while Phase 2 boasts off the mall's biggest and most popular tenants, namely: Savemore Supermarket, Ace Express, Watson's, Pandayan Bookstore, Savory Restaurant, RRJ Branch 3 and CD - R King. The aforesaid are located at the basement. The second and third floors of the Phase 2 is still under completion.

Buoyed by the success of the MoVA (some fondly calls it as MALLengke), the City Government would now venture into the construction of a new mall that would be similar to that of the aforementioned. The 2 story  mall, which would be called Mall of the City, shall be located at the current site of the Don Domingo Public Market at Balzain East, Tuguegarao City. Construction will start this year.

While it is true that there are a lot of benefits that could be derived from this project like investment and job generation, additional funds for the government and better facilities for the consumers, the Local Government Unit should ensure that the previous tenants, which mostly consists of small vendors, of the soon - to - be - renovated Palengke would be given the priority in occupying spaces in the new mall. Rent rates should not be to burden some for them to handle. Their interests should be protected because most of them only has their trade as their source of livelihood.

Local Business: Rodamel Drugstore

Despite of the presence of some of the country's largest and most popular drugstores like Watson's and Mercury Drug(3 stores) in Tuguegarao, Rodamel Drugstore has stood firm and continues to maintain a large share of the consumer market. One good reason for these is the affordable price that goes with the quality and wide range of products they offer. In operation for already 27 years since February 1984, they have grown to become the number one drugstore in the  city. At present, they already have nine branches located at strategic places in the city of Tuguegarao.

Visit St. Clare Monastery, Iguig