Agoncillo, Batangas

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Map of Batangas showing the location of Agoncillo

Agoncillo is a 4th class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. It is located 120 kms south of Manila, a two hour drive via the scenic route of Tagaytay Ridge and R. Diokno Highway It is 32 kms away from Batangas City, the provincial capital. Bounded in the east by approximately 10 kms lakeshore of Taal Lake, in the south by the municipality of San Nicolas, separated by Pansipit River on the west by the municipality of Lemery and on the north by the municipality of Laurel. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 26,584 people in 5,029 households.

1 Barangays
- 1.1 Historical background
2 Current Officials
3 External links

[edit] Barangays

Agoncillo is politically subdivided into 21 barangays.

Adia
Bagong Sikat
Balangon
Banyaga
Bilibinwang
Bangin
Barigon
Coral Na Munti
Guitna
Mabini
Pamiga

Panhulan
Pansipit
Poblacion
Pook
San Jacinto
San Teodoro
Santa Cruz
Santo Tomas
Subic Ibaba
Subic Ilaya

[edit] Historical background

The town of Agoncillo was originally a part of Lemery. In 1945, an executive committee was formed by the first appointed Mayor Jacinto Mendoza Sr. to prepare a resolution, requesting the Secretary of the Interior, Malacanang, thru the provincial board to detach and separate 11 barrios and be created a municipality.

By virtue of an Executive Order issued by His Excellency President Elpidio Quirino, the Municipality of Pansipit was created. But the Municipal Council of Lemery passed a resolution requesting for the revocation and suspension of the said creation. Thus, another executive order was endorsed for the conduct of a plebiscite to ascertain the true sentiments of the residents regarding the issue of separation.

Finally, on April 17, 1949, Executive Order No. 212 was issued by President Elpidio Quirino, lifting the suspension and thereby, authorizing the immediate organization of the Municipality under the name of Agoncillo, in honor of Don Felipe Agoncillo, a native of Taal and one of the first Filipino representatives to the Spanish Cortez.

[edit] Current Officials

The current set of local government officials were elected in 2004 and their term will expire in 2007. The municipal mayor is Glortoso Martinez. Cipriana Torio is the vice mayor and presiding officer of the Sangguniang Bayan which is composed of Arnold Roxas, Michael John Himarang, Randy Matienzo, Buenaventura Carolino, Pablita Hernandez, Domingo Encarnacion, Pedro Sangalang and Ador Alcantara.