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Basilan
Basilan, officially the Province of Basilan (; ; ; ), is an island province of the Philippines located primarily in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region. Basilan Island is the largest and northernmost of the major islands of the Sulu Archipelago. It is just off the southern coast of the geographic Zamboanga Peninsula. Isabela, the most populous city and the former capital, is a component city under the provincial government of Basilan but is administered as part of the Zamboanga Peninsula Region and is listed statistically independent. The provincial capital has since been transferred to Lamitan. Despite this, the provincial Capitol and government offices are still located at Isabela. Basilan is home to three main ethnolinguistic groups: the indigenous Yakans, and the later-arriving Tausugs and Chavacanos. The Yakans and Tausugs are predominantly Muslim, while the Chavacano are mainly Christian. There are also a number of smaller ethnic groups. Although the official lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basilan Peak
Basilan, officially the Province of Basilan (; ; ; ), is an island Provinces of the Philippines, province of the Philippines located primarily in the Bangsamoro, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region. Basilan Island is the largest and northernmost of the major islands of the Sulu Archipelago. It is just off the southern coast of the geographic Zamboanga Peninsula (geographical region), Zamboanga Peninsula. Isabela, Basilan, Isabela, the most populous city and the former capital, is a Cities of the Philippines, component city under the provincial government of Basilan but is administered as part of the Zamboanga Peninsula Regions of the Philippines, Region and is listed statistically independent. The provincial capital has since been transferred to Lamitan. Despite this, the provincial Capitol and government offices are still located at Isabela. Basilan is home to three main ethnolinguistic groups: the indigenous Yakan people, Yakans, and the later-arriving Tausūg people, Tausugs and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabela, Basilan
Isabela, officially the City of Isabela (Chavacano language, Chavacano: ''Ciudad de Isabela''; Tausūg language, Tausūg: ''Dāira sin Isabela''; Yakan language, Yakan: ''Siudad Isabelahin''; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and ''de facto'' capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 130,379 people making it the most populous city in the province. It is also colloquially known as Isabela de Basilan to differentiate the city's name from the Isabela (province), province of Isabela in Luzon. While administratively the island province of Basilan is part of the Bangsamoro, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), Isabela, which previously served as its capital since the province's creation, itself is not part of this region, being placed instead under the Zamboanga Peninsula region. While the city is still regulated by the Basilan provincial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamitan
Lamitan, officially the City of Lamitan (Chavacano language, Chavacano: ''Ciudad de Lamitan''; Yakan language, Yakan: ''Siyudad Lamitanin''; Tausūg language, Tausūg: ''Dāira sin Lamitan''; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and ''de jure'' capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 100,150 people. The city is bounded on the east by the municipality of Tuburan, Basilan, Tuburan, on the south by Tipo-Tipo, Basilan, Tipo-Tipo, on the west by Isabela, Basilan, Isabela and on the north by Basilan Strait. Etymology ''Lamitan'' is derived from the word ''Lami-Lamihan'', which signifies a combination of Merrymaking and Conference. The town was named after the first Spaniards from Isabela, Basilan, Isabela who blew up the area. When the Spaniards arrived, the Yakan people, Yakans were celebrating their national holiday. The explorers asked for the name of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamitan, Basilan
Lamitan, officially the City of Lamitan (Chavacano: ''Ciudad de Lamitan''; Yakan: ''Siyudad Lamitanin''; Tausūg: ''Dāira sin Lamitan''; ), is a component city and ''de jure'' capital of the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 100,150 people. The city is bounded on the east by the municipality of Tuburan, on the south by Tipo-Tipo, on the west by Isabela and on the north by Basilan Strait. Etymology ''Lamitan'' is derived from the word ''Lami-Lamihan'', which signifies a combination of Merrymaking and Conference. The town was named after the first Spaniards from Isabela who blew up the area. When the Spaniards arrived, the Yakans were celebrating their national holiday. The explorers asked for the name of the place; the Yakans assumed they were asking about the merrymaking and explained that it was the ''Lami-Lamihan'' celebration; the Spaniards misunderstood their response and later referred to the location as ''La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mujiv Hataman
Mujiv Sabbihi Hataman (born September 11, 1972) is a Filipino politician and indigenous people's rights advocate from the Yakan people of the Sulu Archipelago. He became nationally prominent when he served as the sixth and last regional governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) from 2011 until it was replaced by the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in 2019. Since 2019, he has been serving as the representative of Basilan's lone district and was a House Deputy Speaker from 2019 to 2022. On July 10, 2020, he was one of the 11 representatives who voted to grant the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN. Hataman also previously served as the Party-list Representative of Anak Mindanao from 2001 to 2010. Early life and education Hataman was born on September 11, 1972, in Buli-Buli, Sumisip, Basilan. He came from an influential family. His grandfather is the Panglima or leader of Yakan in Sumisip while his father was the barangay captain of Sumis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative District Of Basilan
The legislative districts of Basilan are the representations of the province of Basilan in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its lone congressional district. History Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Basilan were represented under Zamboanga Province (1898–1899; 1935–1953), the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (1917–1935), Zamboanga del Sur (1953–1972) and Region IX (1978–1984). Even after separating from Zamboanga City and receiving its own charter on June 16, 1948, the city of Basilan remained part of the representations of the Province of Zamboanga (pursuant to Section 42 of Republic Act No. 288) and of the Province of Zamboanga del Sur (pursuant to Section 7 of Republic Act No. 711). The promulgation of Presidential Decree No. 356 on December 27, 1973, created the province of Basilan out of most of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basilan Provincial Board
The Basilan Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Basilan. The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into two districts, each sending four members to the provincial board; the electorate votes for four members, with the four candidates with the highest number of votes being elected. 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. District apportionment * 1st District: * 2nd District: 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; the municipal and city (if applicable) presidents of the Association of Barangay Captains, Councilor's League and Sangguniang Kabataan, shall elect amongst themselve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumisip
Sumisip, officially the Municipality of Sumisip ( Yakan: ''Bulak Sumisip''; Chavacano: ''Municipalidad de Sumisip''; ), is a municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 47,345 people. 12 barangays that were not on Basilan Island seceded to form the municipality of Tabuan-Lasa through ''Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 187'', which was subsequently ratified in a plebiscite held on March 29, 2008. History On August 2, 1993, vice mayor Sattaman Hataman was seriously injured in an ambush by Muslim rebels whilst riding a jeep home with his family and bodyguards; his wife Nora and daughter Hasma were killed during the attack, while a bodyguard was held hostage. On December 4, 1995, former mayor Abdulgafor Abubakar was about to ride his motorcycle parked near the Isabela Central Elementary Pilot School in Ilagan, Isabela when he was assassinated by two gunmen. Though he was rushed to a nearby hospital, Abubakar died from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zamboanga Peninsula
Zamboanga Peninsula (; ; ) is an administrative region in Mindanao, Philippines, designated as Region IX. It consists of the provinces of Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga Sibugay and Zamboanga del Sur, and the cities of Isabela and Zamboanga City. The region was previously known as Western Mindanao. Pagadian serves as the regional center, while Zamboanga City is the region's commercial and industrial center. Etymology The name of Zamboanga is the Hispanicized spelling of the Sinama term for "mooring place" - ''samboangan'' (also spelled ''sambuangan''; and in Subanen, ''sembwangan''), from the root word ''samboang'' ("mooring pole"). "Samboangan" was the original name of Zamboanga City, from where the name of the peninsula is derived from. "Samboangan" is well-attested in Spanish, British, French, German, and American historical records from as far back as the 17th century. This is commonly contested by folk etymologies which instead attribute the name of Zamboanga t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cities Of The Philippines
A city ( or ) is one of the units of local government in the Philippines. All Philippine cities are chartered cities (Filipino: ), whose existence as corporate and administrative entities is governed by their own specific municipal charters in addition to the Local Government Code of 1991, which specifies their administrative structure and powers. As of July 8, 2023, there are 149 cities. A city is entitled to at least one representative in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Representatives if its population reaches 250,000. Cities are allowed to use a common seal. As corporate entities, cities have the power to take, purchase, receive, hold, lease, convey, and dispose of real and personal property for their general interests; condemn private property for public use (eminent domain); contract and be contracted with; sue; and exercise all powers conferred on them by Congress. Only an List of Philippine laws, act of Congress can create or amend a city charter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tipo-Tipo, Basilan
Tipo-Tipo, officially the Municipality of Tipo-Tipo ( Tausūg: ''Lupah Tipo-Tipo''; Chavacano: ''Municipalidad de Tipo-Tipo''; ), is a municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,531 people. In 2006, the municipalities of Al-Barka and Ungkaya Pukan were created from Tipo-Tipo, reducing its number of barangays from 39 to 11. Tipo-Tipo was the site of the 2007 Basilan beheading incident where Abu Sayyaf bandits beheaded 14 Philippine Marines, as well as two subsequent battles in April 2014 and April 2016. Geography Barangays Tipo-Tipo is politically subdivided into 11 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios A ''sitio'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a ''sitios location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own bar .... Climate De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
