News & Updates from Cagayan Valley
Startup ecosystem, innovation programs, and founder stories from Cagayan Valley (Region II).
DICT Isabela and AMA Computer College Brought Senior High School Students Into Their First Hands-On IoT and Microcontroller Training
The "Smart Tech Starts Here" session, run through DICT Isabela's Tech4ED Digital Transformation Center in Santiago City, gave students direct exposure to embedded systems and connected devices at the level where careers in hardware and IoT actually begin.
PENRO Isabela Used a Rainwater-Fed Misting Innovation to Stop Dry Season Seedling Loss Before It Starts
The automatic misting system connected to a rainwater harvesting tank at PENRO Isabela's nursery is a low-cost infrastructure fix with direct consequences for how many seedlings survive to become forest cover.
Eighteen Cagayan Agri and Planning Officers Visited the SARAI Provincial Hub to Learn How to Run Municipal Agriculture on Satellite Data
The field study at the Cagayan Innovation Hub and SARAI Provincial Hub is part of an ongoing SARAI localization workshop, aimed at embedding climate-smart, data-driven decision-making directly into municipal-level agricultural planning across the province.
Cagayan State University Is Building Electric Vehicles for the Philippines — and the Roads of Northern Luzon Could Be First to Show What That Looks Like
The Electromobility Research and Development Center at CSU's Carig Campus has been developing electric tricycles, buses, and utility vehicles since 2021 — and through technology licensing agreements, it is now turning research into locally manufactured, community-ready transportation.
Isabela State University Is Looking for Student Startups — With Global Certification, Seed Funding, and a Live Demo Day on the Line
EntrepEd, ISU's venture accelerator pipeline built with the Wadhwani Entrepreneurship Network, is now open for applications — offering student innovators in Cagayan Valley a structured path from idea to investor-ready startup at zero cost.
Pineapple Leaves as Packaging: DOST Is Testing a Local Solution for Isabela's Honeydew Melon Industry
The DOST Industrial Technology and Development Institute is running live transport tests on pineapple leaf fiber cushion pads at a farm in Echague, Isabela — a practical attempt to reduce post-harvest losses using an agricultural waste material the region already produces in abundance.
DMW Region 2 Brings Agri-Business and Financial Training to Quirino OFWs — With a Former Dubai Worker as the Main Speaker
The second batch of the Byaheng Entrepreneur seminar ran on February 19 in Aglipay, Quirino, where 14-year Dubai OFW-turned-farmer Mark Anthony Faraon showed returning workers what reintegration can look like when savings become a six-hectare sustainable farm.
DOST Launches Two Innovation Facilities and a New Awards Program in Cagayan — All in One Day
he Cagayan Innovation Hub, SARAI Provincial Hub, and SciTech Philippines Awards launched together on March 16, positioning Cagayan as Northern Luzon's most ambitious test case for data-driven, climate-resilient agriculture and MSME development.
Eight Isabela MSMEs Take the "ISAbela BEst LAku" Brand to Tokyo — and They're Not First-Timers Anymore
On March 10, a delegation from Isabela opened at FOODEX Japan 2026 with eight food enterprises showcasing cornicks, cacao products, fruit wines, and more at Tokyo Big Sight — the province's second consecutive year on one of Asia's biggest food trade stages.
Cagayan Is Being Explored as the Philippines' First Rocket Launch Site — and Northern Luzon Should Pay Attention
A cooperation agreement between PhilSA, DICT, CEZA, and South Korea's Perigee Aerospace puts Cagayan province on the map as a potential spaceport site, with Filipino engineers already in training.