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Municipality in Isabela, Philippines

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::summary Municipality in Isabela, Philippines ::

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Maconacon, officially the Municipality of Maconacon (Ibanag: Ili nat Maconacon; ; Tagalog/Kasiguranin: Bayan ng Maconacon), is a municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people making it the least populous municipality in the province.

History

Maconacon was a former barrio of Cabagan. It became a separate municipality on June 21, 1969, by virtue of Republic Act No. 5776.

In June 2009, Municipal Mayor Francisco Talosig was shot in an ambush and died after being in a coma for four months. His successor, Erlinda Domingo, was also assassinated in 2013.

On April 12, 2024, the town is declared an insurgency-free municipality from the influence of CPP, NPA, and NDF, along with Divilacan.

Geography

Maconacon is one of the four coastal municipalities of the province of Isabela facing the Philippine Sea to the east. Separated from the rest of the province by the mighty Sierra Madre mountains, it is considered to be one of the most remote and isolated community in the province.

The town is bounded to the north by Peñablanca in the province of Cagayan, San Pablo and Cabagan to the west, Tumauini to the southwest, Divilacan to the south and the Philippine Sea to the east.

Maconacon is situated 107.90 km from the provincial capital Ilagan, and 533.49 km from the country's capital city of Manila, via Ilagan–Divilacan Road.

Barangays

Maconacon is politically subdivided into 10 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

Climate

| width = auto | location = Maconacon | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan high C = 28.2 | Feb high C = 29.7 | Mar high C = 30.7 | Apr high C = 32.5 | May high C = 33.8 | Jun high C = 33.8 | Jul high C = 33.0 | Aug high C = 32.7 | Sep high C = 32.3 | Oct high C = 31.4 | Nov high C = 29.7 | Dec high C = 28.3 | Jan mean C = 24.0 | Feb mean C = 24.8 | Mar mean C = 26.3 | Apr mean C = 27.9 | May mean C = 29.0 | Jun mean C = 29.1 | Jul mean C = 28.6 | Aug mean C = 28.4 | Sep mean C = 28.1 | Oct mean C = 27.5 | Nov mean C = 25.9 | Dec mean C = 24.6 | year mean C = | Jan low C = 19.9 | Feb low C = 20.0 | Mar low C = 21.9 | Apr low C = 23.3 | May low C = 24.2 | Jun low C = 24.5 | Jul low C = 24.3 | Aug low C = 24.2 | Sep low C = 24.0 | Oct low C = 23.6 | Nov low C = 22.1 | Dec low C = 21.0 |rain colour= |Jan rain mm=94 |Feb rain mm=55 |Mar rain mm=63 |Apr rain mm=55 |May rain mm=112 |Jun rain mm=160 |Jul rain mm=175 |Aug rain mm=208 |Sep rain mm=188 |Oct rain mm=382 |Nov rain mm=467 |Dec rain mm=251 |source 1 = Climate-Data.org{{cite web |url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/20048/ |title = Climate: Maconacon |publisher=Climate-Data.org |accessdate = 27 October 2020}}

Maconacon has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate rainfall from January to May and heavy to very heavy rainfall from June to December.

Demographics

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In the 2024 census, the population of Maconacon was 4,252 people, with a density of {{sigfig|4,252/538.66|2}} PD/km2.

Economy

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

As a municipality in the Province of Isabela, government officials at the provincial and municipal levels are voted by the town. The provincial government has political jurisdiction over most local transactions of the municipal government.

The Municipality of Maconacon is governed by a mayor, designated as its local chief executive, and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the municipal councilors are elected directly by the people in elections held every three years.

Barangays are also headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. The barangays have SK federation which represents the barangay, headed by SK chairperson and whose members are called SK councilors. All officials are also elected every three years.

Elected officials

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PositionName
District RepresentativeAntonio T. Albano
Municipal MayorRolly M. Quebral
Municipal Vice-MayorMa. Lycelle Kate D. Vicente
Municipal CouncilorsAida G. Manalay
Chester Vicente
Emmanuel B. Guiñez
Rene C. Baricog, Sr.
Jannet P. Costales
Richard Peralta
Michael P. Perucho
Edilbert M. Rapanut
::

Congress representation

Maconacon, belonging to the first legislative district of the province of Isabela, is currently represented by Antonio T. Albano.

Education

The Schools Division of Isabela governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley. The Palanan Schools District Office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.

Elementary school

  • Maconacon Central School

Secondary schools

  • Maconacon National High School
  • Reina Mercedes Integrated School

Infrastructure

Maconacon is accessible via sea and air. Its primary gateway is the Maconacon Airport which connects this isolated town to the rest of the province through Cauayan Airport, also in Cauayan and Tuguegarao Airport in Tuguegarao.

References

References

  1. "Republic Act No. 5776 - Creation of Municipal Districts in Isabela".
  2. {{DILG detail
  3. "REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5776, June 21, 1969: AN ACT CREATING CERTAIN MUNICIPAL DISTRICTS IN THE PROVINCE OF ISABELA". Supreme Court of the Philippines.
  4. Lagasca, Charlie. (October 9, 2009). "Ambushed Isabela mayor passes away". Philippine Star - philstar.com.
  5. "Isabela town mayor shot dead in QC". Rappler.
  6. Felina, Jayson. (April 15, 2024). "Mga residente ng Coastal Towns ng Isabela ikinatuwa ang pagiging insurgency free na ng kanilang bayan". Bombo Radyo.
  7. "Maconacon, Isabela Election Results 2022". ph.rappler.com.
  8. "House of Representatives: 19th Congress". congress.gov.ph.
  9. "HISTORY OF DEPED-ISABELA".
  10. "DEPED REGIONAL OFFICE NO. 02".
  11. (January 15, 2021). "Masterlist of Schools".

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