Patikul, officially the Municipality of Patikul (
Tausūg: ''Kawman sin Patikul''; ), is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
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of
Sulu
Sulu (), officially the Province of Sulu (Tausug language, Tausūg: ''Wilaya' sin Lupa' Sūg''; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province of the Philippines in the Sulu Archipelago.
It was part of the Bangsamoro, Bangsamoro Autonomous R ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 79,564 people. The provincial capitol and offices are located in this municipality.
The municipality is used to be known for being a stronghold of the
Abu Sayyaf
Abu Sayyaf (; , ASG), officially known by the Islamic State as the Islamic State – East Asia Province, was a Jihadist militant and piracy, pirate group that followed the Wahhabi doctrine of Sunni Islam. It was based in and around Jolo and B ...
insurgent group.
History
Colonial period
Spanish occupation
The municipality of Patikul, situated east of
Jolo
Jolo () is a volcanic island in the southwest Philippines and the primary island of the province of Sulu, on which the capital of the same name is situated. It is located in the Sulu Archipelago, between Borneo and Mindanao, and has a populatio ...
, was a settlement at an isolated hill, far from the beach, by the 19th century.
In 1876, the expedition aimed to conquer the
Jolo
Jolo () is a volcanic island in the southwest Philippines and the primary island of the province of Sulu, on which the capital of the same name is situated. It is located in the Sulu Archipelago, between Borneo and Mindanao, and has a populatio ...
island, led by
Governor-General
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José Malcampo and consisted of 9,000 troops which had left
Manila
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on February 5, had a force disembarked at the area on the 22nd, a day after reaching the island through
Zamboanga.
The Moros resisted, causing some casualties, but later escaped. Following the destruction of Jolo, the datus dispersed in all directions, except those remained in Tandu and Patikul, then the strongest, but later formed a party loyal to
the sultan.
In the late 1870s, two candidates for sultan were both proclaimed—Amirul Kiram of
Maimbung (Maymbung), as suggested by
Sulu governor Julian Gonzales Parrado; and Datu Aliyud Din of Patikul, who was supposed to be the regent but such suggestion was opposed by the party, marking the start of armed conflicts. In 1885, the Maimbung forces attacked the outnumbered Patikul party, defeating them, destroying the camp, and burning the settlement. Aliyud Din later fled to
Basilan
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.
In 1887 and 1888, Patikul, along with other areas, was attacked by forces led by governor Juan Arolas and loyal to Sultan Harun, killing several natives. Meanwhile, Datu Aliyud Din returned to Patikul in late 1886, and for about a year, was defended against forces of Maimbung and those loyal to Sultan Harun. He temporarily left the area for a year, and lived until his death, about 1892.
Patikul and Maimbung parties remained divided, even the Spaniards left the country and
the Americans occupied Jolo in 1899.
Natives of Lati and Patikul were involved in the deadly attack of Jolo when hostilities broke out shortly in 1895.
American occupation
Decade-old rivalries between the major Moro leaders continued. The district of Patikul was controlled by brothers, Datus Jokanain and Kalbi, close American allies who traditionally opposed to Sultan
Jamalul Kiram II.
The
datu
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s and Panglima Bandahala played a key role during the failed three-day negotiations with Moros in
Bud Dajo
Bud Dajo (; ), is a cinder cone and the second highest point (+600m) in Sulu, a province of the Philippines in the Sulu Archipelago. It is one of the cinder cones that make up the island of Jolo Island, Jolo and part of the Jolo Group, Jolo Volca ...
—many of whom were the datus' followers
—convincing them to come down.
Panglima Imlam and Imam Harib, members of a runaway faction, occupied and defended the eastern summit of the volcanic mountain,
which
was attacked by Americans in March 1906.
Contemporary
Patikul was used to be strongholds of the
Moro National Liberation Front
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(MNLF)
and the ''
Abu Sayyaf
Abu Sayyaf (; , ASG), officially known by the Islamic State as the Islamic State – East Asia Province, was a Jihadist militant and piracy, pirate group that followed the Wahhabi doctrine of Sunni Islam. It was based in and around Jolo and B ...
'' (ASG);
and along with the rest of Sulu, has been the scene of clashes with the military.
On January 18, 1977, the first group of some 700 MNLF rebels, led by then district chairperson and former mayor Usman Sali, and a Philippine–Libyan ceasefire team were met and "pledged" to halt military activities in his area.
However, Sali was involved in
an attack on October 10 on the soldiers of the
1st Infantry (''Tabak'') Division of the
Philippine Army
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in a public market in
Barrio
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Danag, by 150 insurgents under him being a rogue commander, who lured them into a "peace dialogue".
Thirty-five, including their commander, Brig. Gen. Teodulfo Bautista, were killed; a soldier survived.
On February 20, 1996, a
Marine offensive against the ASG in Kanjamak killed fourteen extremists.
The MNLF later claimed
that at the height of the offensive, seven Muslim worshippers were killed by troopers in a mosque in Tanum, which was later denied by the
Armed Forces
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Southern Command.
Patikul had its power connection energized through a project by the
National Electrification Administration
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in the late 1996.
On 2 February 2019, five
soldiers
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Etymology
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were killed and five others injured in a
shootout
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with the
ISIL
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-linked group,
Abu Sayyaf
Abu Sayyaf (; , ASG), officially known by the Islamic State as the Islamic State – East Asia Province, was a Jihadist militant and piracy, pirate group that followed the Wahhabi doctrine of Sunni Islam. It was based in and around Jolo and B ...
, in Patikul. Three
terrorists
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were killed and 15 others were injured. The attack happened a week after
a bombing that killed 20 people in
a cathedral in the neighboring city of
Jolo
Jolo () is a volcanic island in the southwest Philippines and the primary island of the province of Sulu, on which the capital of the same name is situated. It is located in the Sulu Archipelago, between Borneo and Mindanao, and has a populatio ...
.
On June 4, 2021, A Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) crashed in Patikul, Sulu, killing 53 people. The incident is the deadliest aviation accident involving the Philippine military.
Geography
Barangays
Patikul is politically subdivided into 30
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s while some have
sitios
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.
* Anuling
* Bakong
* Bangkal
* Bonbon
* Buhanginan (Darayan)
* Bungkaung
* Danag
* Gandasuli
* Igasan
* Kabbon Takas
* Kadday Mampallam
* Kan Ague
* Kaunayan
* Langhub
* Latih
* Liang
* Maligay
* Mauboh
* Pangdanon
* Panglayahan
* Pansul
* Patikul Higad
* Sandah
* Taglibi (
Poblacion
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)
* Tandu-Bagua
* Tanum
* Taung
* Timpok
* Tugas
* Umangay
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Poverty Incidence of
References
External links
Patikul Profile at PhilAtlas.com*
Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>
Patikul Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive IndexPhilippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
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