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Northern Mindanao
Northern Mindanao (; Maranao language, Maranao: ''Pangotaraan Mindanao''; ) is an Regions of the Philippines, administrative region in the Philippines, designated as Region X. It comprises five Provinces of the Philippines, provinces: Bukidnon, Camiguin, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, and Lanao del Norte, as well as two ''Cities of the Philippines#Independent cities, highly urbanized cities'': Cagayan de Oro and Iligan, all occupying the northern-central part of Mindanao, including the island of Camiguin. The regional center and largest city is Cagayan de Oro. Etymology and history The current name of the region was derived from its position on Mindanao island. The term was officially coined by the Americans after the establishment of American Colonialism, colonial rule in the Philippines due to the defeat of Filipino revolutionaries. There have been proposals to rename the current Northern Mindanao region, which is dominated by the Cebuano ethnic group, into the ''Amihan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of The Philippines
In the Philippines, regions (; ISO 3166-2:PH) are Administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative divisions that primarily serve to coordinate planning and organize national government services across multiple Local government in the Philippines, local government units (LGUs). Most national government offices provide services through their regional branches instead of having direct provincial or city offices. Regional offices are usually but not necessarily located in the city designated as the regional center. As of 2024, the Philippines is divided into 18 regions. Seventeen of these are mere administrative groupings, each provided by the president of the Philippines with a regional development council (RDC) – in the case of the Metro Manila, National Capital Region (Metro Manila), an additional Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, metropolitan development authority serves as the coordinating and policy-making body. Only one, the Bangsamoro, Bangsamoro Auto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of The Philippines
In the Philippines, provinces ( or ) are one of its primary political and administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative divisions. There are 82 provinces at present, which are further subdivided into Cities of the Philippines, component cities and Municipalities of the Philippines, municipalities. The local government units in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region, as well as Cities of the Philippines#Independent cities, independent cities, are independent of any provincial government. Each province is governed by an elected legislature called the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and an elected governor. The provinces are grouped into Regions of the Philippines, eighteen regions based on geographical, cultural, and ethnological characteristics. Thirteen of these regions are numerically designated from north to south, while the National Capital Region, the Cordillera Administrative Region, the Southwestern Tagalog Region (Mimaropa), the Negros Island Region, and the Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Representatives Of The Philippines
The House of Representatives (; '','' thus commonly referred to as ''Kamara'') is the lower house of Congress of the Philippines, Congress, the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, with the Senate of the Philippines as the upper house. The lower house is commonly Totum pro parte, referred to as Congress, although the term collectively refers to both houses. Members of the House are officially styled as ''representatives'' () and are sometimes informally called ''congressmen'' or ''congresswomen'' (). They are elected to a three-year term and can be re-elected, but cannot serve more than three consecutive terms without an interruption of one term (e.g. serving one term in the Senate ''ad interim''). Around 80% of congressmen are district representatives, representing specific geographical areas. The 19th Congress has 253 Congressional districts of the Philippines, congressional districts. Party-list representatives, who make up not more than twenty percent of the total number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barangay
The barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as ''barrio'', is the smallest Administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative division in the Philippines. Named after the Precolonial barangay, precolonial polities of the same name, modern barangays are political subdivisions of cities and municipalities which are analogous to Village#Philippines, villages, districts, neighborhoods, suburbs, or boroughs. The word ''barangay'' originated from ''balangay'', a type of boat used by a group of Austronesian peoples when they migrated to the Philippines. All Municipalities of the Philippines, municipalities and Cities of the Philippines, cities in the Philippines are politically subdivided into barangays, with the exception of the municipalities of Adams, Ilocos Norte, Adams in Ilocos Norte and Kalayaan, Palawan, Kalayaan in Palawan, each containing a single barangay. Barangays are sometimes informally subdivided into smaller areas called ''purok'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of The Philippines
A municipality is a local government unit (LGU) in the Philippines. It is distinct from ''city'', which is a different category of local government unit. Provinces of the Philippines are divided into cities and municipalities, which in turn, are divided into barangays (formerly barrios). , there are 1,493 municipalities across the country. A municipality is the official term for, and the official local equivalent of, a ''town'', the latter being its archaic term and in all of its literal local translations including Filipino. Both terms are interchangeable. A municipal district is a now-defunct local government unit; previously certain areas were created first as municipal districts before they were converted into municipalities. History The era of the formation of municipalities in the Philippines started during the Spanish rule, in which the colonial government founded hundreds of towns and villages across the archipelago modeled after towns and villages in Spain. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencia, Bukidnon
Valencia, officially the City of Valencia, is a component city in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 216,546 people. The city is applying for a Highly Urbanized City (HUC). 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 settlemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tangub
Tangub, officially the City of Tangub (; ), is a component city in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 68,389 people. Tangub City is also where the Panguil Bay Bridge is situated. The 3.77 km (2.34 mi) bridge connects Tangub, Misamis Occidental to Tubod, Lanao del Norte. History The city of Tangub grew from a small town. The city's name came from the Subanen word "''Tangkub''", which is a rice container made of tree bark woven together by rattan strips. There are several stories regarding how Tangub got its name. One version tells about a Spanish soldier on patrol in the area who found a dead man whom the Subanens described as bitten by a snake inside the “tangkub” when he checked if there was still rice in the container. Not understanding the dialect, the soldiers reported that there was a dead man from “tangkub” and the name stuck, which later on was changed to Tangub. Another version is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ozamiz
Ozamiz, officially the City of Ozamiz (; ), is a component city in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 140,334 people making it the most populous city in Misamis Occidental. Although occasionally spelled as Ozamis in official sources like COMELEC, it is spelled as Ozamiz in Republic Act No. 321, also known as the Ozamiz City Charter Act. In 2005, City Resolution 251-05 was passed to reiterate that it is officially spelled Ozamiz, not Ozamis. History Colonial period Spanish period The city of Ozamiz grew out of an old Spanish town called Misamis—a name believed to have been derived from the Subanen word , a variety of coconut. Other unverified historical sources, however, suggest that the name Misamis came from the Spanish word (Catholic Mass). The old Spanish town grew in size due to the nearby Spanish garrison stationed at the stone fort named Fuerte de la Concepcion y del Triunfo. The fort was construc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oroquieta
Oroquieta, officially the City of Oroquieta (; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 72,301 people. Etymology Oroquieta is named after the Basque people, Basque settlement of (spelled "Oroquieta" in Spanish language, Spanish) in Navarra, Spain. It was the birthplace of the Franciscans, Franciscan Friar Tomás Casado, who was the first Spanish parish priest of Oroquieta and was an important figure in its early foundation. History The settlement was originally known as Layawan, a ''Visitas, visita'' of the ''Parish, parroquia'' of Jimenez, Misamis Occidental, Jimenez in the province of Misamis (province), Misamis. Layawan (literally "the meandering one") is named after the Layawan River which flows through the settlement. Its name was changed to Oroquieta in 1884 when it was granted township by the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaybalay
Malaybalay City, officially the City of Malaybalay (Bukid language, Binukid: ''Bánuwa ta Malaybaláy''), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, 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" (shared with Marawi, Lanao del Sur), is bordered north by Impasugong; west by Lantapan, Bukidnon, Lantapan; south by Valencia, Bukidnon, Valencia and San Fernando, Bukidnon, San Fernando; and east by Cabanglasan, Bukidnon, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gingoog
Gingoog ( ), officially the City of Gingoog (; ), is a component city in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 136,698 people. Like other municipalities in the Philippines that retained Spanish-based orthography, the city name is spelled as ''Gingoog'' but is pronounced as or since it originated as a Binukid word. History The term Gingoog originally came from the word "Hingoog", which means "Goodluck", from a Lumad tribe of Manobo who settled in the area. The word implies good fortune, thus Gingoog means the "City of Good Luck". The natives of this place are the ones with the family names of "Gingco", and "Gingoyon". Gingoog was founded as a mission by Spanish missionaries in 1750. It was one of the oldest localities in Misamis Oriental Province, older than the province's capital and economic hub, Cagayan de Oro which was founded in 1871. The territory of then-independent Gingoog was made part of Talisaya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Salvador, Misamis Oriental
El Salvador, officially the City of El Salvador (; ), is a component city in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 58,771 people. The city serves as a pilgrimage site for Divine Mercy devotees. It is also known by its former name Tagnipa, which residents still refer to up to this day. History During Spanish colonial era, a soldier named Alejandro Acusar sailed with his family from Bohol to the area what is now El Salvador to seek a new life. From a distance while sailing, they sighted a place and decided to dock. They found a place to have abundant nipa huts, in which they named it Taganipa, Tagnipa or Taguipa. Acusar and his small family had then established themselves through farming and fishing. A wave of migrants from Bohol later followed as well as settlers from Luzon, other parts of Visayas and neighboring areas surrounding Taganipa settled in the area following years later, establishing themselves as fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
