Bugasong

Bugasong, officially the Municipality of Bugasong (Kinaray-a: Banwa kang Bugasong; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Bugasong; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bugasong), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Antique, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,676 people.[3] Making it 8th most populous municipality in the province of Antique and fourth largest municipality in terms of land area, with a total area of 203.71 square kilometers.

Bugasong
Municipality
Municipality of Bugasong
The historical Estaca Hill
The historical Estaca Hill
Flag of Bugasong
Flag
Map of Antique with Bugasong highlighted
Map of Antique with Bugasong highlighted
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Bugasong is located in Philippines
Bugasong
Bugasong
Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°02′41″N 122°03′53″E
CountryPhilippines
RegionWestern Visayas
ProvinceAntique
District Lone district
Founded1591
Barangays27 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorJohn Lloyd M. Pacete
 • Vice MayorRenante S. Dava
 • RepresentativeLoren Legarda
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate22,422 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total203.71 km2 (78.65 sq mi)
Elevation
296 m (971 ft)
Highest elevation
(Mount Baloy)
1,960 m (6,430 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total34,676
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
 • Households
8,172
DemonymBugasongnon
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
19.93
% (2018)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 153.1 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 274.6 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 141.3 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 64.91 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityAntique Electric Cooperative (ANTECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5704
PSGC
060604000
IDD : area code +63 (0)36
Native languagesKaray-a
Hiligaynon
Tagalog

Geography

Bugasong is 43 kilometres (27 mi) from the provincial capital, San Jose de Buenavista.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 203.71 square kilometres (78.65 sq mi) [5] constituting 7.46% of the 2,729.17-square-kilometre- (1,053.74 sq mi) total area of Antique. Bugasong has two largest river's Paliwan River 58.1 km (36.1 mi) and Kangaranan River 56.8 km (35.3 mi). Bugasong has many highest peaks Mount Baloy 1,958 m (6,424 ft) and Mount Balabag 1,716 m (5,630 ft).

Climate
Climate data for Bugasong, Antique
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30
(86)		 31
(88)		 32
(90)		 33
(91)		 32
(90)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(87)
Average low °C (°F) 22
(72)		 22
(72)		 22
(72)		 24
(75)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 22
(72)		 24
(75)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 48
(1.9)		 41
(1.6)		 58
(2.3)		 82
(3.2)		 223
(8.8)		 300
(11.8)		 346
(13.6)		 307
(12.1)		 311
(12.2)		 292
(11.5)		 167
(6.6)		 81
(3.2)		 2,256
(88.8)
Average rainy days 11.4 7.7 11.3 15.4 25.7 28.5 29.5 28.7 28.3 28.7 21.8 15.2 252.2
Source: Meteoblue[6] (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.)

Barangays

Bugasong is politically subdivided into 27 barangays.[7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Ilaures and Cubay Sur were sitios converted into barrios in 1957 and 1959, respectively.[8][9]

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2020[3] 2010[10]
060604001 Anilawan 0.6% 223 213 ▴ 0.46%
060604002 Arangote 1.5% 510 442 ▴ 1.44%
060604003 Bagtason 5.2% 1,786 1,779 ▴ 0.04%
060604004 Camangahan 3.3% 1,139 1,124 ▴ 0.13%
060604018 Centro Ilawod (Poblacion) 5.8% 2,020 1,934 ▴ 0.44%
060604019 Centro Ilaya (Poblacion) 6.3% 2,190 2,086 ▴ 0.49%
060604020 Centro Pojo (Poblacion) 6.5% 2,259 2,147 ▴ 0.51%
060604005 Cubay North 5.2% 1,813 1,635 ▴ 1.04%
060604006 Cubay South 3.8% 1,330 1,272 ▴ 0.45%
060604009 Guija 3.3% 1,140 1,078 ▴ 0.56%
060604010 Igbalangao 5.1% 1,773 1,754 ▴ 0.11%
060604011 Igsoro 3.9% 1,368 1,261 ▴ 0.82%
060604012 Ilaures 4.0% 1,391 1,361 ▴ 0.22%
060604013 Jinalinan 3.0% 1,053 955 ▴ 0.98%
060604014 Lacayon 3.8% 1,307 1,148 ▴ 1.31%
060604015 Maray 1.3% 468 398 ▴ 1.63%
060604016 Paliwan 3.8% 1,303 1,227 ▴ 0.60%
060604017 Pangalcagan 5.9% 2,053 1,805 ▴ 1.30%
060604021 Sabang East 2.4% 835 783 ▴ 0.64%
060604022 Sabang West 2.3% 801 689 ▴ 1.52%
060604023 Tagudtud North 3.2% 1,102 1,771 ▾ −4.63%
060604024 Tagudtud South 3.0% 1,044 944 ▴ 1.01%
060604025 Talisay 2.8% 982 953 ▴ 0.30%
060604026 Tica 1.6% 540 521 ▴ 0.36%
060604027 Tono-an 2.1% 745 671 ▴ 1.05%
060604028 Yapu 1.6% 551 527 ▴ 0.45%
060604029 Zaragoza 5.5% 1,916 1,786 ▴ 0.70%
Total 34,676 32,264 ▴ 0.72%

Demographics
Population census of Bugasong
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 11,101—    
1918 10,924−0.11%
1939 14,863+1.48%
1948 15,642+0.57%
1960 16,635+0.51%
1970 17,697+0.62%
1975 17,988+0.33%
1980 21,619+3.74%
1990 24,537+1.27%
1995 26,721+1.61%
2000 28,294+1.23%
2007 30,394+0.99%
2010 32,264+2.20%
2015 33,642+0.80%
2020 34,676+0.60%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][10][12][13]

In the 2020 census, Bugasong had a population of 34,676.[3] The population density was 170 inhabitants per square kilometre (440/sq mi).

Bugasongnons speak Kinaray-a as their main dialect while Hiligaynon is used as their secondary dialect.

Economy
Poverty Incidence of Bugasong
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15]
[16][17][18][19][20]

Government

The current mayor of the town is John Lloyd Pacete with Bernard Pesayco as vice mayor. The town council is composed of ten members, eight are elected at large, while two are elected after the barangay elections. The current town council members are:

  • Casimira de la Cruz
  • Aida Uy Kimpang
  • Gerardo Antoy
  • Susan Escote
  • Geraldine Pesayco
  • Roberto Fruto
  • Cyril Pesayco
  • Renante Dava
  • Krizel Joy Panaguiton (SK Municipal Federation President)
  • Norma Sayon (Liga ng mga Barangay)

Tourism

The town celebrates its annual town fiesta every 18 January in honor of Santo Niño (the Holy Child). The local town festival, the Bugas Sa Lusong, is integrated with this celebration, with its opening salvo sometime between 10 and 12 January. The highlight of the celebration is the high mass on 18 January, usually celebrated by the diocesan bishop and visiting priests.

The patadyong, a colorful native fabric, is a well-known product made by the locals in barangay Bagtason.

The Estaca Hills historically served as the town's watch tower. Currently, it is a destination for hiking. From the top, one can see the entirety of Bugasong.

Education

The town is the location of the only Dominican school in the province of Antique, Saint Joseph Academy, which was established on 1957. The school is run by the Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of the Philippines. Notable alumni include former Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas Atty. Pelagio Apostol and then National Artist Edsel Moscoso. Rex Francis Z. Ynion, a Council Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines, Metro Manila South Council which has jurisdiction to the Cities of Las Pinas, Taguig, Muntinlupa and Municipality of Pateros.

Other schools in the town include: Antique Vocational School, at the town proper; Northern Bugasong National School at barangay Cubay North; Southern Bugasong National School at barangay Igbalangao and Eastern Bugasong National High School (formerly Northern Bugasong National High School-Annex) at barangay Pangalcagan.

  • The summer heat in 2010 dried up the Cangaranan River
    The summer heat in 2010 dried up the Cangaranan River
  • A local fisherman in Bugasong is set to hurdle the waves
    A local fisherman in Bugasong is set to hurdle the waves
  • The historical Estaka hill
    The historical Estaka hill
  • The shores of Ilaures
    The shores of Ilaures
  • Saint Joseph Academy, the only Dominican school in Antique
    Saint Joseph Academy, the only Dominican school in Antique
  • Bugasong sea shores
    Bugasong sea shores

References
  1.  Municipality of Bugasong | (DILG)
  2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. "Province: Antique". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  6. "Bugasong: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  7. "Municipal: Bugasong". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  8. "Republic Act No. 1743 - An Act Creating the Barrio of Ilaures in the Municipality of Bugasong, Province of Antique". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 21 June 1957. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  9. "Republic Act No. 2133; An Act Creating the Barrio of Cubay Sur in the Municipality of Bugasong, Province of Antique". The Corpus Juris. 7 April 1959. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  10. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VI (Western Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
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  12. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  13. "Province of Antique". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  14. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  15. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  16. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  17. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  18. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  19. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  20. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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