Baggao

Baggao, officially the Municipality of Baggao (Ibanag: Ili nat Baggao; Ilocano: Ili ti Baggao; Tagalog: Bayan ng Baggao), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 87,753 people.^[3]

Baggao
Municipality
Municipality of Baggao
Flag Seal
Map of Cagayan with Baggao highlighted
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Baggao Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°56′05″N 121°46′24″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Cagayan Valley
Province	Cagayan
District	1st district
Barangays	48 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Leonardo Pattung.
• Vice Mayor	Rowel B. Gazmen.
• Representative	Ramon C. Nolasco Jr.
• Municipal Council	Members Mariano L. Miguel Jr. Arnel R. Atalip Jaime E. Ramos Jr. Virginia Loreta T. Herrero Lilibeth C. Ulep Roy F. Dumayag Oscar D. Buraga Jr. Edmundo B. delos Santos Jr.
• Electorate	48,060 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	920.60 km2 (355.45 sq mi)
Elevation	51 m (167 ft)
Highest elevation	172 m (564 ft)
Lowest elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	87,753
• Density	95/km2 (250/sq mi)
• Households	21,486
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	13.46 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 395.3 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 860 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 302.8 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 166.3 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Cagayan 1 Electric Cooperative (CAGELCO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3506
PSGC	021506000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)78
Native languages	Ibanag Ilocano Cagayan Agta Dupaningan Agta Tagalog

Etymology

The name Baggao is derived from the Ibanag word which means washing in the English language. Old folks recount that the Ibanags who frequently hunted in the locality, used to wash their catch before taking them home in a big mud hole which they called Abbagaoan. This Abbaggaoan an Ibanag word, meaning a place to wash, became a noted landmark for hunters from which the name of the municipality was eventually derived.

History

Long before the issuance of the Royal Decree which officially detached Baggao as a barrio of Amulung on November 27, 1896, the place has already became famous as a hunting ground. It was detached from Amulung to become a separate Spanish mission.^[5]

With the formal creation of Baggao as a separate municipality, Rev. Fr. Pedro Vicandi, O.P. who was then the Parish Priest of the area, was designated officer-in-charge of the town. His chapel, and at the same time, the town hall consisted of a shack made of bamboo and cogon built atop of a hill one kilometer southeast of the present municipal building.

On April 18, 1899 Fr. Vicandi fled the area when Col. Daniel Tirona, under Gen. E. Aguinaldo, visited the Town and put to flame the friar’s shanty. However, in September 1899, when civil order was finally restored, Don Rafael Catolico took over as the first mayor of the New “Pueblo Civil”.

For more than 85 years since it was separated from its mother town of Amulung, the seat of the Municipal Government of Baggao has been seated at the Centro or Poblacion. In 1899, when Don Rafael Catolico took over as the first mayor of the new “Pueblo Civil” there were 5,051 inhabitants living in sparse settlements. The communities given the official status as a barrio were those immediately surrounding the Poblacion. Most of the barangays, now established upstream were merely patches of forest clearings barely making the requirements of becoming a full-fledge barrio.

However, with the continuous influx of immigrants from other towns and provinces, new communities sprouted continuously moving further northeastward to the more fertile expanse of this virgin municipality. As of today there are already 48 barangays settled by 85% of the more than 82,302 inhabitants along the north-eastern portion of Baggao, the nearest of which is no less than 16 kilometers to the Poblacion, while the farthest of the 12 barangays immediately surrounding the Centro is no more than 10 kilometers away.

The Poblacion (Centro) founded a century ago became a dead center today. Basing on the context of “ripple effect” approach of development, the site of the municipal government of Baggao became misplaced and unstrategically located as its pivotal role of development. The townsite, in fact, has caused an upsurge of factionalism and a desire of the people to split the municipality into two. In so doing, the Municipal Development Council arrived at a general consensus of selecting San Jose, the most progressive barangay of the town, as the next seat of the municipal government of Baggao. Hence in 1985, public hearings led by then the late Mayor Virgilio G. Herrero were conducted throughout the different barangays of Baggao where 85% of the population expressed their support to the move. So, in a session conducted by the Sangguniang Bayan of Baggao, the members passed a resolution transferring the site of the seat of municipal government of Baggao from the old site in Poblacion to its new location in barangay San Jose.^[6]

Geography

Barangays

Baggao is politically subdivided into 48 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Adaoag
• Agaman
• Agaman Norte
• Agaman Sur
• Alba
• Annayatan
• Asassi
• Asinga-Via
• Awallan
• Bacagan
• Bagunot
• Barsat East
• Barsat West
• Bitag Grande
• Bitag Pequeño
• Bunugan
• C. Verzosa
• Canagatan
• Carupian
• Catugay
• Dabbac Grande
• Dalin
• Dalla
• Hacienda Intal
• Ibulo
• Immurung
• J. Pallagao
• Lasilat
• Mabini
• Masical
• Mocag
• Nangalinan
• Remus
• Poblacion
• San Antonio
• San Francisco
• San Isidro
• San Jose
• San Miguel
• San Vicente
• Santa Margarita
• Santor
• Taguing
• Taguntungan
• Tallang
• Taytay
• Temblique
• Tungel

Climate

Climate data for Baggao, Cagayan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	24 (75)	25 (77)	28 (82)	31 (88)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	28 (82)	26 (79)	24 (75)	28 (83)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	20 (68)	20 (68)	21 (70)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	21 (70)	23 (73)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	150 (5.9)	106 (4.2)	84 (3.3)	48 (1.9)	103 (4.1)	115 (4.5)	134 (5.3)	156 (6.1)	136 (5.4)	240 (9.4)	246 (9.7)	300 (11.8)	1,818 (71.6)
Average rainy days	19	14.3	12.8	10.8	17.7	18.9	21.5	23.3	22.1	20.4	20.3	22.2	223.3
Source: Meteoblue[7]

Demographics

Population census of Baggao

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 3,857 —     1918 6,727 +3.78% 1939 11,602 +2.63% 1948 11,232 −0.36% 1960 21,597 +5.60% 1970 36,471 +5.37% 1975 41,011 +2.38% 1980 44,081 +1.45%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 55,264 +2.29% 1995 60,060 +1.57% 2000 66,264 +2.13% 2007 73,048 +1.35% 2010 78,188 +2.51% 2015 82,782 +1.09% 2020 87,753 +1.15%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11]

In the 2020 census, the population of Baggao, Cagayan, was 87,753 people,^[3] with a density of 95 inhabitants per square kilometre or 250 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Baggao

5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 30.00 2009 22.63 2012 21.96 2015 13.42 2018 13.47 2021 13.46 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Baggao, belonging to the first legislative district of the province of Cagayan, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

The current seat of the municipal government is situated in barangay San Jose.

Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council
(2022-2025)^[20]

Position	Name
Congressman	Ramon C. Nolasco Jr.
Mayor	Leonardo C. Pattung
Vice-Mayor	Rowel B. Gazmen
Councilors	Roy D. Tumaneng
	Johnny R. Bacud
	Arnel R. Atalip
	Ron Paolo J. Pattung
	Edmundo B. Delos Santos Jr.
	Alexander M. Gaspar
	Engr. Roy F. Dumayag
	Jaime E. Ramos Jr.

Roster of Local Chief Executives since November 27, 1896

1. Fray Pedro Vicandi, O.P. - 1896 - 1899
2. Don Rafael Catolico - 1899 - 1904
3. Juan Canillas - 1904 - 1908
4. Benito Reboredo - 1908 - 1912
5. Cipriano - 1912 - 1916
6. Vicente Garcia - 1916 - 1920
7. Jose Pallagao - 1920 - 1921
8. Roman Canillas - 1921 - 1924
9. Francisco Mendoza - 1924 - 1928
10. Alejo Siazon - 1928 - 1932
11. Isabelo Tobias - 1932 - 1940
12. Domingo Herrero - 1940 - 1944
13. Pastor Lorenzo - 1944 - 1945
14. Walfrido Pallagao - 1945 - 1946
15. Custavo Cruz Sr. - 1946 - 1947
16. Angel Canillas - 1947 - 1956
17. Felix Villanueva - 1956 - 1960
18. Walfrido Pallagao - 1960 - 1978
19. Virgilio Gasa Herrero - 1978 - Marso 1987
20. Dante S. Ramirez, M.D. - Marso 1987 to Nobyembre 30, 1987
21. Virgilio H. Navarro - Disyembre 01, 1987 to Pebrero 02, 1988
22. Virgilio Gasa Herrero - Pebrero 03, 1988 to Marso 27, 1998
23. Emely D. Carmona. - Marso 28, 1998 to Hunyo 30, 1998
24. Leonardo C. Pattung, M.D. - Hulyo 1, 1998 to Hunyo 30,2007
25. Rolando T. Uanang - Hulyo 1, 2007 to date Hunyo 30,2010
26. Leonardo C. Pattung, M.D. - Hulyo 1, 2010 to Hunyo 30, 2019
27. Joan C. Dunuan, MPA, LLB - Hulyo 1, 2019 to Hunyo 30, 2022
28. Leonardo C. Pattung, M.D. - Hulyo 1, 2022 to Present

Education

The Schools Division of Cagayan governs the town's public education system.^[21] The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region.^[22] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.

Media

• 90.1 MHz DWVY Radyo Cagayano^[23]

References

1.  Municipality of Baggao | (DILG)
2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
3. Census of Population (2020). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. Salgado, Pedro. "Other Missions in Cagayan Province". Cagayan Valley and Easter Cordillera: 1581-1898, Volume I. Rex Publishing. p. 359.
6. de Rivera Castillet, Ed. Cagayan Province and her People. Community Publishers.
7. "Baggao, Cagayan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
8. Census of Population (2015). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
9. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
10. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
11. "Province of Cagayan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
12. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
13. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
14. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
15. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
16. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
17. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
18. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
19. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
20. "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
21. "History of DepED SDO Cagayan". DepED SDO Cagayan | Official Website of DepED SDO Cagayan. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
22. "DEPED REGIONAL OFFICE NO. 02". DepED RO2 | The official website of DepED Regional Office No. 02. Archived from the original on 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
23. Ayroso, Dee (July 9, 2006). "Radyo Cagayano: Burned but Not Silenced". Bulatlat.com. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information