PHOTOS: Remember Jambalaya in Cauayan, Isabela?

Years ago, it was not Happy Go Lucky, Tapa King and Sanitary Bakery. It was Sanitary Mart, Jambalaya and Sanitary Bakery. Walking through "centro," you would always see these three (3) before reaching the then-municipal hall, not city hall.
However, we should not forget that in between Sanitary Mart and Jambalaya was a school supplies store called "Emerald" which later folded for reasons unknown. Now, the place where Emerald was is not where a new building stands.
Cauayan, officially the City of Cauayan, (Ilokano: Siudad ti Cauayan; Ibanag: Siudad nat Cauayan; Filipino: Lungsod ng Cauayan), or simply Cauayan City is a 3rd class city in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 129,523 people. SOURCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauayan,_Isabela

A small town is founded in 1852 along the Cagayan River and in 2001, converted to a component city. During the Spanish regime, the city is a part of the Tobacco industry. Cauayan City is nearly the geographic center of the province and bordered by 7 neighboring towns which makes it as an important economic center of the province. In the recent years, there is an increase in economic activities. SOURCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauayan,_Isabela

Cauayan City is a fast-growing rural industrial center centrally located in the province and in the entire stretch out of Cagayan Valley. It is about 375 kilometers northeast Manila; 34.5 kilometers south of Ilagan, the capital city of Isabela; about 48 kilometers north Santiago City; and roughly 117 kilometers away from Tuguegarao City in Cagayan Province. SOURCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauayan,_Isabela