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Bukidnon
Bukidnon(), officially the Province of Bukidnon ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Bukidnon; fil, Lalawigan ng Bukidnon; hil, Kapuroan sang Bukidnon; Binukid and Higaonon: ''Probinsya ta Bukidnon''), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is the city of Malaybalay. The province borders, clockwise from the north, Misamis Oriental, Agusan del Sur, Davao del Norte, Cotabato, Lanao del Sur, and Lanao del Norte. According to the 2020 census, the province is inhabited by 1,541,308 residents. The province is composed of 2 component cities and 20 municipalities. It is the third largest province in the country in terms of total area of jurisdiction behind Palawan and Isabela respectively. The name "Bukidnon" means "highlander" or "mountain dweller." Occupying a wide plateau in the north central part of the island of Mindanao, the province is considered to be the food basket of the region, being the major producer of rice and corn. Products ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaybalay, Bukidnon
Malaybalay, officially the City of Malaybalay ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Malaybalay; Bukid and Higaonon: ''Bánuwa ta Malaybaláy''; fil, Lungsod ng Malaybalay), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 190,712 people. The city, dubbed as the "South Summer Capital of the Philippines", is bordered north by Impasugong; west by Lantapan; south by Valencia and San Fernando; and east by Cabanglasan and Agusan del Sur. It was formerly part of the province of Misamis Oriental as a municipal district in the late 19th century. When the special province of Agusan (now Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur) and its sub-province (Bukidnon) were created in 1907, Malaybalay was designated as the capital of Bukidnon. It was then formally established as a municipality on October 19, 1907, and was created into a city on February 11, 1998, by virtue of ''Republic Act 8490''. Malaybalay City is the venue of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bukidnon Provincial Board
The Bukidnon Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Bukidnon. The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into three districts, the first and the third sending three members to the provincial board, while the second sends four members; the number of candidates the electorate votes, and the number of winning candidates, depends on the number of members their district sends. The vice governor is the ''ex officio'' presiding officer, and only votes to break ties. The vice governor is elected via the plurality voting system province-wide. The districts used in appropriation of members is coextensive with the legislative districts of Bukidnon. District apportionment List of members An additional three ''ex officio'' members are the presidents of the provincial chapters of the Association of Barangay Captains, the Councilors' League, the Sangguniang Kabataan provincial president; t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencia, Bukidnon
Valencia, officially the City of Valencia ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Valencia; fil, Lungsod ng Valencia), is a 2nd class component city in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 216,546 people. Valencia attained its city status after the ratification of Republic Act No. 8985 on January 12, 2001. The city is the most populous among all cities and municipalities, and the 6th largest in terms of area in the province of Bukidnon. It is also the most populous inland/landlocked city in Mindanao. It is the third largest city in Northern Mindanao in terms of population, after Cagayan de Oro and Iligan respectively. The city serves as the center of trade and commerce in the province of Bukidnon. History Origins The territory that now comprises the city of Valencia is combined from thirteen barangays of Malaybalay. The earliest inhabitants in the area, presently comprising part of the Poblacion, were Bukidnon natives who founded a settle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon
Manolo Fortich, officially the Municipality of Manolo Fortich ( Bukid and Higaonon: Banuwa ta Manolo Fortich; ceb, Lungsod sa Manolo Fortich; tl, Bayan ng Manolo Fortich), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 113,200 people. Manolo Fortich used to be known as Maluko; it was renamed in 1957. Maluko also happens to be the name of one of the municipality's barangay. History Before the coming of the Spaniards, the term ''"Bukidnon"'' referred to as the semi-sedentary indigenous inhabitants of the high plateaus and rugged mountain ranges of central Mindanao. The more prominent of these peoples were the ''"Manobos"'' who were the earliest settlers of this region. Located on the northern part of Bukidnon, is the Municipality of Manolo Fortich. The great pre-historic Asiatic migration was believed to have brought the early settlers of Bukidnon. It was theorized that they came from places of what ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quezon, Bukidnon
Quezon, officially the Municipality of Quezon ( ceb, Lungsod sa Quezon; tl, Bayan ng Quezon), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 109,624 people. History Early history Before the ranching settlers arrived in Quezon in the early 20th century, this mountainous and bucolic land was inhabited by the nomadic Manobo tribe. These natives lived mostly along the banks of the Pulangui River, around the edges of thickly-forested hills or near lush watersheds of which Quezon is abundantly blessed with. Contemporary period After the Second World War, an influx of migrants from other parts of the country began arriving in Quezon. The opening of a bridge over the Pulangui River in the early 1960s increased the pace of migration even more. The original name of the municipality per Executive Order No. 199 dated November 18, 1965, was Upper Pulangui, in which the appointed mayor was Crispin C. Bernadas. On Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitaotao, Bukidnon
Kitaotao, officially the Municipality of Kitaotao ( ceb, Lungsod sa Kitaotao; tl, Bayan ng Kitaotao), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 53,796 people. History Cultural During the Spanish regime, a Manobo Tribe in Bukidnon, headed by Datu Tayaotao, was known among its neighboring settlements for his bravery and leadership. When the Spaniards invaded Cotabato, in one of their drives to expand their colonial control over the Philippines, Datu Tayaotao was called upon for help by one Datu Muslim. The combined forces of the Muslims and Manobo successfully repulsed the Spanish operation. A feast was declared by the Muslim chief to honor and thank Datu Tayaotao and his men. During the feast, the Muslim chief offered his only daughter to Datu Tayaotao to be his wife, as reward and bond, to strengthen the relation of the two tribes. The wedding took place at Datu Tayaotao's enclave, followed by a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maramag, Bukidnon
Maramag, officially the Municipality of Maramag ( ceb, Lungsod sa Maramag; tl, Bayan ng Maramag), is a 1st class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 108,293 people. History Maramag from “''Ag Ramag''”, a contracted Manobo term for “''Ag Ramag Ki Dini''”, which as freely translated, means “Let us eat our breakfast here.” The story as officially published by the late Prescioso Velez Abellanosa Sr. (a former municipal mayor) goes that the Manobos were constantly in conflict with the Maranao people, Maranaos for supremacy over the locality. Each time they set out for the battle they would stop on the bank of Pulangi River where flat stones that serve as their tables abound the area. Atop of these, they would draw their plans and eat their breakfast. This habit becomes their practice that even in times of peace and as a sign of good faith, these ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lantapan, Bukidnon
Lantapan, officially the Municipality of Lantapan ( Bukid and Higaonon: Banuwa ta Lantapan; ceb, Lungsod sa Lantapan; tl, Bayan ng Lantapan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 65,974 people. Lantapan is known as the “vegetable basket” of Mindanao. It used to be a barrio of Malaybalay until its creation, by virtue of Republic Act No. 4787 enacted on 18 June 1968, as a separate municipality. Geography The town is on a plateau in the heart of Bukidnon, situated between the Kalatungan and Kitanglad Mountain Ranges, after which its native name of "''lantapan''" was derived which means "level-on-top". Lantapan is bounded on the north by the municipalities of Sumilao and Impasugong; east by Malaybalay City; south by Valencia City; and west by Talakag. It lies above sea level at an average of and a maximum of of the Kitanglad range. It has an aggregate area of 318.2 km2, mostly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bukidnon Paglaum
Bukidnon Paglaum Party (BPP) (), or simply Bukidnon Paglaum, is a local political party in Bukidnon, Philippines. It was created and founded by Jose Ma. R. Zubiri, Jr., who also stands as the party's chairman. On 2012, it forged an alliance with the Liberal Party for the local elections in the province. The party was conditionally approved by the Commission on Elections on November 2012. Despite the similarity in names, Bukidnon Paglaum Party is not related to the older Negros Occidental Paglaum Party. Notable members * Juan Miguel Zubiri – Senator * Jose Maria Zubiri, Jr. José María Rubín Zubiri Jr. (born August 14, 1940), more commonly known simply as Jose Maria Zubiri Jr. or Jose Zubiri Jr., is a Filipino businessman and politician who is the incumbent representative of Bukidnon's 3rd congressional distri ... – Governor of Bukidnon * Alex Calingasan – Vice-Governor of Bukidnon * Jose Zubiri III – Third Legislative District of Bukidnon Representative Electio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Fernando, Bukidnon
San Fernando, officially the Municipality of San Fernando ( ceb, Lungsod sa San Fernando; tl, Bayan ng San Fernando), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 63,045 people. History The natives of Bukidnon known as Tigwahanons and Matigsalugs were the original inhabitants of this area. They settled along the fertile river valleys of the Tigwa and Salug rivers. These people were nomadic by nature and subsisted mainly by hunting and eating forest products but they also maintained small plots of corn and root crops in places where they built their temporary shelters. They have a feudal type of government headed by a political chieftain known as “Datu”, who also acted as their religious leader and armed forces chief. The municipality was formerly a district of the municipalities of Maramag, Dangcagan and Valencia City pursuant to Executive Order No. 347 of President Carlos P. Garcia dated J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Carlos, Bukidnon
Don Carlos, officially the Municipality of Don Carlos ( ceb, Lungsod sa Don Carlos; tl, Bayan ng Don Carlos), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 69,273 people. History The first people who settled this place before was a certain Datu Andarol, his wife Ba-e Mahanu, and their son Datu ‘Mangginayun’. Datu Andarol was a ruler and the leader of the Manobo tribe settling the village of Minduso, which was the old name of Don Carlos. The place was covered with forests and access by outlanders was prohibited unless permitted by the datu. Minduso was the home of Datu Andarol's descendants. Upon the arrival of the Spaniards, the datu was succeeded by his son, Datu Mangginayun. With their contacts with the Spaniards and missionaries, Spanish naming conventions and Christianity was introduced, and Datu Mangginayun adopted the name "Antonio", hence his full name was now Datu ‘Mangginayun’ Antonio Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pangantucan, Bukidnon
Pangantucan, officially the Municipality of Pangantucan ( ceb, Lungsod sa Pangantucan; tl, Bayan ng Pangantucan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 56,580 people. History The name “Pangantucan”, meaning wisdom and strength, is dedicated to a white stallion. The horse uprooted a bamboo stalk in time to warn his master, a ''datu'' of the tribe, of the impending threat of Manobo raiders, thereby saving the tribe from massacre. Pangantucan was once a ''barrio'' of Maramag, and as the seat of government it was merged in 1931 with neighbouring Adtuyon, Dominorog, Panalagsagan, Kalilangan and Barandias to form a separate municipal district. It was granted Municipal status in 1961. Geography Pangantucan is one of 20 municipalities in the Province of Bukidnon. It is situated at the south–western part of the province of Bukidnon and located approximately south of Malaybalay, the capital to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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