Fuga Island


Fuga Island is an island north of Luzon, part of the Babuyan Archipelago, which is the second-northernmost island group of the Philippines. It has an area of and a population of 2,015 persons. The principal settlement is Naguilian village on the southern coast. The highest peak is Mount Nanguringan in the northeast, with an elevation of.
Along with the neighbouring islets of Barit and Mabag, it constitutes one of 42 barangays of the municipality of Aparri, Cagayan. It is the only island of the Babuyan Archipelago under the jurisdiction of a mainland municipality, whereas all other islands form the municipality of Calayan.
Presently, Fuga Island is owned by Fuga Island Holdings. It was formerly owned by the Dominican Order under the encomienda system during the Spanish period eventually returned to the Filipinos after the signing of The Treaty of Paris. The first land title was issued in 1908 under Original Certificate Title number two, and the government of the Philippines designated the island and surrounding ports an economic zone as part of the Cagayan Special Economic Zone and Freeport under Republic Act No. 7922.

Archaeology

From January 31, 1978 to February 22, 1978, Bryan E. Snow and Richard Shutler, Jr. conducted an archaeological excavation on Fuga Moro Island. Only earthenware, pottery, porcelains, and stoneware were found during the excavation.