Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya

Bagabag
Municipality
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Map of Nueva Vizcaya showing the location of Bagabag
Bagabag Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°36′N 121°16′E / 16.600°N 121.267°E / 16.600; 121.267Coordinates: 16°36′N 121°16′E / 16.600°N 121.267°E / 16.600; 121.267
Country	Philippines
Region	Cagayan Valley (Region II)
Province	Nueva Vizcaya
District	Lone district
Founded	1741
Barangays	17
Government[1]
• Mayor	Johnny M. Sevillena
Area[2]
• Total	183.90 km2 (71.00 sq mi)
Population (2010)[3]
• Total	35,462
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	3711
Dialing code	78
Income class	2nd class; partially urban
Website	www.lgu-bagabag.gov.ph

The Municipality of Bagabag is a second class municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. According to the 2010 Philippine census, it has a population of 35,462 people.^[3]

Bagabag is considered the pineapple region of Nueva Vizcaya. The main crops include rice, corn, rattan, onion, camote, cassava, banana, coconut, mango, and pineapple. Bagabag is also the largest producer of tilapia in the province and is famous for its delicious buko pie in the Cagayan Valley. Located in the northern part of the town is the Bagabag Airport which serves the town and is the only airport of Nueva Vizcaya. Adjacent to the airport is the SIL Bagabag.^[4]

Geography

Bagabag is approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) away from the capital town of Bayombong and 286 kilometres (178 mi) from Manila. It is located at the north-eastern part of Nueva Vizcaya with a total land area of 260 square kilometers or 26,000 hectares. It is bounded in the west by the municipality of Villaverde, in the east by the municipality of Diadi, in the north by the municipality of Lamut, Ifugao, in the south-west by Solano, and in the south by the municipality of Quezon. Bagabag is the gateway to the famous Banaue Rice Terraces.

Barangays

Bagabag is politically subdivided into 17 barangays.^[2]

History

The town of Bagabag was founded on October 7, 1741, during the Spanish regime by Padre Antonio del Campo, a Spanish friar, at sitio “Nagcumventuan” a place now located between Pogonsino, Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya and Bangar, Solano, Nueva Vizcaya. The present name of the sitio bears proof to the fact that the Spanish priest constructed a church in the original town site. The first priest was Pe. Luis Sierra who came in 1743, and Pe. Alejandro Vidal, who was the Vicar Provincial, organized it in 1754. Due to the continuous erosion and flood from the Magat River and for its increasing population and growth, Pe. Vidal later transferred the town site to “Nassa” which is located between Barangays Lantap and Santa Lucia. The latter place is an open and muddy throughout the year. For the third time, Pe. Vidal transferred the town site to its present site where numerous buri palms were then growing. It was from this buri palm plant the name of Bagabag originated, the same being called by the natives as “bagbag”. No account could be given on the date of the year, the present town of Bagabag was founded as the records were destroyed during World War II. In 1945, the combined United States and the Philippine Commonwealth troops entered in Bagabag together with the recognized guerillas by the attack of the Japanese Imperial forces in the Battle of Bagabag continue in World War II.

Demographics

The natives of Bagabag are the Ga'dangs or Gaddangs whose ancestors originally came from the Cagayan and Isabela provinces. The Gaddangs predominantly live in the town proper and they speak the Gaddang language. Many Ilocanos and Tagalogs have migrated and live in Bagabag.^[5]

Tilapia industry

On January 11, 2008, the Cagayan Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) stated that tilapia fish production grew and Cagayan Valley is now the Philippines' tilapia capital. Production supply grew 37.25% since 2003, with 14,000 metric tons (MT) in 2007. The recent aquaculture congress found that the growth of tilapia production was due to government interventions: provision of fast-growing species, accreditation of private hatcheries to ensure supply of quality fingerlings, establishment of demonstration farms, providing free fingerlings to newly constructed fishponds, and the dissemination of tilapia to Nueva Vizcaya (in Diadi town). Former cycling champion Lupo Alava is a multi-awarded tilapia raiser in Bagabag. Chairman Thompson Lantion of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, a retired two-star police general, has fishponds in La Torre, Bayombong. Also, Nueva Vizcaya Gov. Luisa Lloren Cuaresma also entered into similar aquaculture endeavors in addition to tilapia production.^[6]

Local government

Bagabag Municipal Hall

Elected officials 2013-2016:

• Mayor: Hon. Johnny Macaroy Sevillena
• Vice Mayor: Ed Gallardo Afalla
• Municipal Councillors (Sangguniang Bayan Members):
  • Revelita L. Jallorina
  • Benigno B. Calauad
  • Rodolfo S. Abon
  • Lenita P. Rebuta
  • Elpidio A. Torio
  • Brenda Lyn S. Afalla
  • Ferdinand D. S. Inaldo
  • Marnilo G. Carbonel

Schools

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya.

• Local Government Unit of Bagabag
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System

		Lamut, Ifugao
	Villaverde		Diadi
		Bagabag
	Solano	Quezon

Province of Nueva Vizcaya Bayombong (capital) Municipalities Alfonso Castañeda Ambaguio Aritao Bagabag Bambang Bayombong Diadi Dupax del Norte Dupax del Sur Kasibu Kayapa Quezon Santa Fe Solano Villaverde Barangays See: List of barangays in Nueva Vizcaya