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Reina Mercedes

Isabela

Municipality of Reina Mercedes

Maayos at Ramdam na Serbisyo. Reina Mercedes Progresibo!

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Mayor’s Section

Atty. Maria Lourdes P. Respicio-Saguban

Municipal Mayor

Maayos at Ramdam na Serbisyo. Reina Mercedes Progresibo!

My fellow Reina Mercedes residents,

Welcome to the official website of our municipality. This digital home is meant to bring government closer to every household — so that permits, public information, and frontline services are easier to find, understand, and use.

Our administration is guided by a simple standard: service that is orderly, and service that people can actually feel. That is the heart of Maayos at Ramdam na Serbisyo. We work toward a Reina Mercedes that is an agro-industrial zone of Isabela — with healthy, self-sufficient, literate, and peace-loving people living in a safe, clean, and well-planned community, governed with accountability and faith.

Together with the Vice Mayor, the Sangguniang Bayan, our department heads, and barangay leaders, we will keep investing in food security, livelihoods, public health, and transparent local governance. When families can grow food, share harvests, and access municipal services without delay, our town becomes more resilient — before calamities and after them.

I invite you to use this website, follow our Public Information Office, and tell us how we can serve you better. Reina Mercedes moves forward when every resident is part of the work.

Mabuhay po kayong lahat.

Atty. Maria Lourdes P. Respicio-Saguban

Municipal Mayor, Reina Mercedes, Isabela

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Visit

Tourist Destinations

Gardens, farms, and nearby places of faith that welcome visitors to Reina Mercedes and adjoining towns in Isabela.

Lush botanical garden with flowering plants

Meraki Garden

Napaccu Grande, Reina Mercedes, Isabela

A botanical destination known for colorful gardens, events space, and family amenities along the national highway.

Open farmland under a wide sky

La-thorpe Farm

Tallungan, Reina Mercedes, Isabela

An agri-tourism farm in Barangay Tallungan offering a countryside experience of local agriculture.

Fruit trees in an orchard

La Rizalina Orchard Garden and Farm

Turod, Reina Mercedes, Isabela

An orchard garden and farm in Barangay Turod, highlighting the municipality’s agricultural landscape.

Resort grounds with a swimming pool

Elyce Resort Hotel

Villador, Reina Mercedes, Isabela

A local resort hotel in Barangay Villador for overnight stays, gatherings, and leisure.

Church interior with arched ceiling

Our Lady of the Pillar Parish Church

Cauayan City, Isabela

A nearby parish church in Cauayan City, a short drive south of the poblacion.

Quiet monastery courtyard

St. Clare Monastery

Gamu, Isabela

A place of prayer and pilgrimage in nearby Gamu, often visited together with Reina Mercedes destinations.

Our story

Historical Background

Reina Mercedes was founded in 1743 on the early Gaddang site of Abbag, which means “on the other side” (of the Magat River), before then being renamed to Calering, and Calanusian (from canusi, a species of white ebony).

The town was finally renamed in honor of Queen Mercedes of Orléans, the first consort of Alfonso XII, son of Isabela II. Mercedes died of tuberculosis on June 26, 1878, in the fourth year of Alfonso’s reign.

When the town was partitioned from Cauayan on January 20, 1886, the priest Pedro Jiménez named it after the late queen.

Where we are

Geographic Location

The Municipality of Reina Mercedes is situated in Central Isabela. It is a satellite municipality of Cauayan, a growth center of the province of Isabela. Its terrain is generally flat rolling.

It is bounded on the north by Naguilian; on the east by Cagayan River; on the south by Cauayan; and on the west by Luna. The poblacion is approximately 23 kilometers south of Ilagan on the national highway and 10 kilometers north of Cauayan.

  • Income class4th class municipality
  • Barangays20 barangays
  • Land area3,540 hectares
  • Population (2020)27,900

Municipal Hall: Reina Mercedes New Municipal Hall, Nappaccu Grande, Reina Mercedes, Isabela, Philippines