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	Local Government Unit: Isabela City
		Isabela, a Second Class Municipality was considered as one of the highest revenue generating LGU’s among the municipalities in Region IX.
		The Municipality of Isabela, with an area of 22,373 hectares, absorbed the former City of Basilan and the Municipality of Malamawi.
		On March 5, 2001, the City of Isabela was created into a Component City of the Province of Basilan, under RA 9023 by Her Excellency Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
	elgu.ncc.gov.ph /ecommunity/isabelabasilan (722 words)

	da-isabela.com :: description
		Isabela, the biggest province in the Cagayan Valley Region, is now one of the premier provinces of the north.
		Isabela comprises an aggregate land area of 10,665 square kilometers, representing almost 40 percent of the regional territory.
		Isabela is acknowledged as the hub of trade and commercial activities in the region due to its central location in the region.
	www.da-isabela.com /description.html (536 words)

	Vigilance good for Isabela City waters
		The city’s bantay dagat team has been going after violators since the enactment over a year ago of an ordinance prescribing penalties for violations of fishery laws, including overfishing and the use of destructive fishing practices.
		The team is composed of city officials and members of the PNP and PNP Maritime, the Coast Guard, Army, Navy, DENR, barangay captains and bantay dagat members.
		Isabela City is one of 14 local government units in Western Mindanao implementing marine sanctuary plans, with technical assistance from the EcoGov Project and the DENR.
	ecogovproject.denr.gov.ph /docs/Story_Vigilance_in_Isabela_Waters.htm (336 words)

	Isabela City - WikiPilipinas: The Hip 'n Free Philippine Encyclopedia
		Isabela City is a 5th class city and the capital of the province of Basilan, Philippines.
		While administratively, the island province of Basilan is part of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), Isabela City itself is in not part of this region and is placed under the Zamboanga Peninsula region.
		Isabela City, like the rest of the province, has seen some of the fiercest fightings between government troops and the Abu Sayyaf, an Islamic separatist group.
	en.wikipilipinas.org /index.php?title=Isabela,_Basilan (422 words)

	Sun.Star Zamboanga - Isabela City hosts Prisaa 2007 regional meet
		ISABELA, Basilan -- The regional private schools athletic meet organized by the Private Schools Athletic Association (Prisaa-Western Mindanao) kicked off Friday in Isabela City with much fanfare amid apprehensions for security and safety of delegates.
		City Government officials were elated for hosting a prestigious event that is seen as a step towards promoting the city as a peaceful site for conventions and athletic meet.
		This is the first time that Isabela City is a venue of a prestigious regional activity despite our modest facilities," Mayor Rody Tan said, as he welcomed the more than 700 delegates and officials to the athletic meet.
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/zam/2007/01/20/sports/isabela.city.hosts.prisaa.2007.regional.meet.html (548 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Isabela City
		While administratively, the island province of Basilan is part of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), Isabela City itself is in not part of this region and is placed under the Zamboanga Peninsula region.
		Isabela City, like the rest of the province, has seen some of the fiercest fightings between government troops and the Abu Sayyaf, an Islamic separatist group.
		Isabela City is a 5th class city and the capital of the province of Basilan, Philippines.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Isabela-City (360 words)

	WOW Philippines :: Explore Philippines :: Description
		Isabela, the biggest province in the Cagayan Valley Region, is now one of the premier provinces of the north.
		Isabela comprises an aggregate land area of 10,665 square kilometers, representing almost 40 percent of the regional territory.
		Isabela is acknowledged as the hub of trade and commercial activities in the region due to its central location in the region.
	www.tourism.gov.ph /explore_phil/place_details.asp?content=description&province=6 (536 words)

	The city of Isabela is located o (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The city of Isabela is located on the northwestern most tip of Puerto Rico.
		It is also known as la "Ciudad de los Gallitos or the "City of the Fighting Cocks." Since the 18th century, cocks fighting was very common throughout the island, and the town became famous and well known for the quality of its fighting cocks and special breeding and training techniques used by its people.
		It could be said that Isabela is a hybrid town of sorts, with the rarity of being a coastline city that has beaches but is also known for its mountains.
	www.chicagoboricua.net /isabela.htm (512 words)

	The Mindanao Examiner
		Isabela City was dubbed as Future Rising City in Southern Philippines based on the passage of resolution duly approved by the City Government of Isabela under the leadership of the first mayor, the late Mayor Luis Boboy Biel II, a source tells me.
		Political crisis in Isabela City has greatly affected its economic status as there are strong political rivalries/competitions of people who wanted to stay in power or take the reign of power in the city through electoral processes comes May 2007 elections.
		In an interview with Alvin Dans by one of the radio network in Zamboanga City, he said that among the political candidates for Isabela City mayorship, four are committed Christian faith believers and one who was ones a devoted Christian now a convert Muslim believer because of her marriage with a Muslim-yakan.
	zamboangajournal.wordpress.com /2007/02/18/1306 (939 words)

	Santiago City - History
		The first known town established in Isabela by the Spaniards was Cabagan which was founded on May 15, 1647.
		It took them another 80 years before they established communities in southern Isabela, the last of which was Carig which was formally established on May 04, 1743.
		At this time this decree was promulgated, the towns of Diffun and Saguday, in the province of Quirino and the towns of Cordon, Ramon and San Mateo, in the province of Isabela, were barrios of this Municipality.
	www.geocities.com /cityofsantiago/history.html (1091 words)

	Houses in Isabela City, Basilan Province [ Ah Yer! Philippines ]
		Houses in Isabela City, Basilan Province [ Ah Yer!
		It is often overlooked that the gross value of furnishings can amount to a sizable figure.
		Isabela City is located in Basilan Province, ARMM Region, the Philippines.
	www.ahyer.com /philippines/armm/basilan/isabela/houses.html (371 words)

	Sun.Star Zamboanga - PNP chief visits Isabela City, vows support for cops
		ISABELA CITY -- National Police Chief Arturo Lomibao, in a visit to Isabela City last week, met with members of Concerned Citizens of Basilan for Peace, a peace group composed of non-government organizaons, Christian and Muslim religious leaders, peace advocates, and public and private sector representatives.
		In simple rites at the Isabela Police Station, he pinned medals to deserving PNP personnel under the Medalya ng Kagalingan and the Medalya ng Papuri Program.
		Lomibao also called on Isabela City Mayor Rody Tan to discuss various aspects of the peace and order situation in the city.
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/zam/2006/05/08/news/pnp.chief.visits.isabela.city.vows.support.for.cops.html (406 words)

	Isabela, Puerto Rico
		Isabela was founded in 1819 and named in honor of Queen Isabel of Spain.
		Isabela (population 39,147, area 55sq.mi/146sq.km) is also known as the "Garden of the Northwest".
		Isabela itself doesn't warrant much time but can serve as a nice base or stopping point.
	www.planetware.com /puerto-rico/isabela-pr-pr-i.htm (158 words)

	Basilan Information
		When the town of Zamboanga became a chartered city in 1936, it included Basilan.
		On July 1, 1948, Basilan itself became a separate city.
		The city was converted into a province on December 27, 1973.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Basilan (265 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sub-Region IX-B consisted of the provincess of Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur, with the chartered city of Zamboanga City as the sub-regional center.
		Zambaoanga Peninsula has five cities: Dipolog City, Dapitan City, Isabela City, Pagadian City, and the lone chartered city of Zamboanga City.
		Â¹ Isabela City is a component city of Basilan province which is part of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, but Isabela City itself is administratively a part of the Zamboanga Peninsula Region.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Zamboanga_Peninsula (470 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Basilan is subdivided into ten municipalities and one city.
		The legendary Sultan Kudarat of Maguindanao maintained a stronghold in Lamitan town until the Spaniards under the command of Governor General SebastiÃ¡n Hurtado de Corcuera crushed it in 1637.
		The city was converted into a province on December 27, 1973 after incessant fighting forced the hand of Filipino Dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos to issue a Presidential Decree to the effect.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Basilan (519 words)

	Isabela Resorts and Hotels, Isabela hostels resorts hotels accommodation, Isabela Hotel Reservation
		Next to Nueva Vizcaya the major highway is Isabela, the chief tobacco province of the Philippines occupying the upper part of Cagayan Valley.
		Isabela today is the premier province of the north, one of the more progressive in the country and Santiago, the commercial center of Region 02 has been declared an independent city last July 7, 1994.
		The City lies 328 kilometers northeast of Manila and is easily accessible by land from Metro Manila and most other points in Luzon.
	www.lakbaypilipinas.com /travel_isabela.html (856 words)

	Zamboanga Peninsula (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Zambaoanga Peninsula has five cities: Dipolog City, Dapitan City, Isabela City, Pagadian City, and Zamboanga City.
		Isabela City is actually part of the island-province of Basilan to the south of the peninsula, and is that province's capital.
		However, the citizens of Isabela City did not want to join ARMM and so the city was made a part of the Zamboanga Peninsula region with the enactment of Executive Order No. 36 (the same E.O. that renamed the region).
	www.fact-index.com /z/za/zamboanga_peninsula.html (250 words)

	Dispute over Philippine mosque portends thin Holy Week crowd - Catholic Online
		ISABELA CITY, Philippines (UCAN) — Tension caused by the planned demolition of a mosque in the southern Philippines is expected to deter people from taking part in local Holy Week activities.
		The bishop attributed the decreased participation in the April 2 event to threats circulating in the province related to the city government's move to demolish one of Isabela's oldest mosques.
		Isabela prelature serves Basilan province, whose territory, except for Isabela City, is part of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
	www.catholic.org /international/international_story.php?id=19358 (1012 words)

	Calendar of Events 2007 - July to September
		A project of the Province of Cotabato in coordination with DOT 12, City Government of Kidapawan, Municipality of Magpet and mountaineering clubs of Region 12 and Region 11.
		A festival celebrating the city''s bountiful harvest in a form of grand colorful parade of orchid-bedecked floats and tribal street dancing.
		The festival is aimed at bolstering the new city’s claim as the North Slippers Capital.
	www.dotpcvc.gov.ph /VPY-calendar/vpy-julysept.html (4427 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Island in Philippines Poses Counterterrorism Challenge
		More striking is the improvement in Isabela City, where the inhabitants are 60 percent Christian and 40 percent Muslim.
		Today, Isabela City has a vibrant feel: Freshly painted murals brighten public walls, children in crisp school uniforms pour out of an elementary school, "Clean and Green" signs adorn city trash trucks and police assistance centers are conspicuous on street corners.
		Officials are concerned, he said, not only about the killing of the Green Beret in Zamboanga City, but also about intelligence reports indicating that the Abu Sayyaf plans to continue its bombing campaign in the Mindanao region and on the main Philippine island of Luzon in the north.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A20397-2002Dec21?language=printer (1291 words)

	Department of Education of the Philippines - DepEd
		Isabela City Division Supports ‘Tuloy and Pasko ng mga Bata’
		IAEB - Supply of Venues with board and lodging, accommodations, conference rooms for workshops, trainings, or seminars (Davao City)
		DepEd Complex, Meralco Ave., Pasig City Telephone Number: (032)632-1361 to 71
	www.deped.gov.ph (370 words)

	Ironwulf.net Ver 6: En Route » Blog Archive » Basilan: Isabela, the rising city
		Isabela City, the main capital of Basilan region, is a city on a rise, thriving amidst the adversities.
		We headed to the main city first of course since we had to make our regular courtesy call to the authorities there especially the DOT (Department of Tourism) to gather some information about the place.
		Isabela city is pretty much like other provincial developing cities in our country.
	www.ironwulf.net /2007/06/27/basilan-isabela-the-rising-city (2407 words)

	American Chronicle: Isabela City Mayor's Assassination was Fatwa-motivated!
		These are collective statements from the predominantly Moro beat respondents in Isabela City and the nearby municipalities of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), in the Southern Philippines' province of Basilan Island.
		Mayor Biel was assassinated, and three of his bodyguards were wounded at the front of the City Hall, at around 12.15 PM on Friday of March 3, 2006.
		Angry Muslims in the city and neighboring ARMM areas protested Mayor Biel's order to demolish one of the oldest mosque in Isabela City---the Ihya Unsunna mosque---to pave the way for the construction of a market depot.
	www.americanchronicle.com /articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=11550 (762 words)

	Isabela City-Social welfare and development program
		The Social Welfare and Development Program of the City of Isabela aims to provide innovations/ opportunities that will uplift the living condition of the distressed and disadvantaged clientele groups.
		Before, Isabela was one of the depressed municipalities wherein 60-70% of the populace belong to the poorest of the poor or belong to the poverty threshold level.
		With the increase in Internal revenue Allotment as a city and with the implementation of the Social Welfare Development Program, the city government was able to reach out to more clients and provided them with basic services thus improving the living condition of the people.
	www.cdsea.org /CDSKnowledge/best%20practices/lcp-2002/isabela.htm (173 words)

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