Sabangan

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Municipality in Mountain Province, Philippines

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Sabangan (), officially the Municipality of Sabangan (; ) is a municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 8,556 people.

History

Chico River Dam Project

Sabangan was one of several municipalities in Mountain Province which would have been flooded by the Chico River Dam Project during the Marcos dictatorship, alongside Bauko, Bontoc, Sadanga, Sagada, and parts of Barlig. However, the indigenous peoples of Kalinga Province and Mountain Province resisted the project and when hostilities resulted in the murder of Macli-ing Dulag, the project became unpopular and was abandoned before Marcos was ousted by the 1986 People Power Revolution.

Geography

Sabangan is situated 18.46 km from the provincial capital Bontoc, and 369.59 km from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

Sabangan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Bao-angan
  • Bun-ayan
  • Busa
  • Camatagan
  • Capinitan
  • Data
  • Gayang
  • Lagan
  • Losad
  • Namatec
  • Napua
  • Pingad
  • Poblacion
  • Supang
  • Tambingan

Climate

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Demographics

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Economy

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Sabangan, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Mountain Province, 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 councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council (2019–2022):

  • Congressman: Maximo Y. Dalog Jr.
  • Mayor: Marcial C. Lawilao Jr.
  • Vice-Mayor: Rodolfo L. Mencion
  • Councilors:
    • Henrico B. Boguilis
    • Roman B. Bacog
    • Roger C. Bas-ilen
    • Enrique G. Litilit
    • Gabin Rhey G. Sudicalan
    • William M. Malamion
    • Minverva V. Lipawen
    • Crispin P. Altaki

Education

The Sabangan Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.

Primary and elementary schools

  • Bun-ayan Elementary School
  • Busa Elementary School
  • Camatagan Elementary School
  • Capinitan Elementary School
  • Data Elementary School
  • Dumanegdeg Primary School
  • Gayang Elementary School
  • Labbay Primary School
  • Lagan Elementary School
  • Legleg Primary School
  • Libo Elementary School
  • Madepdeppas Elementary School
  • Namatec Elementary School
  • Napua Elementary School
  • Pingad-Bao-angan Elementary School
  • Sabangan Central School
  • Sabangan Elementary School
  • Supang Elementary School
  • Tambingan Elementary School

Secondary schools

  • Data National High School
  • Namatec National High School
  • Pingad National High School
  • Sabangan National High School
  • San Alfonso High School

References

References

  1. {{DILG detail
  2. (July 17, 2024). "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President".
  3. (1980-09-05). "Valley of Sorrow".
  4. Doyo, Ma. Ceres P.. (2015). "Macli-ing Dulag: Kalinga Chief, Defender of the Cordillera". University of the Philippines Press.
  5. "2019 National and Local Elections".
  6. (January 15, 2021). "Masterlist of Schools".

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