Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte

Padre Burgos, officially the Municipality of Padre Burgos (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Padre Burgos; Tagalog: Bayan ng Padre Burgos), is a municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 11,159 people.^[3]

Padre Burgos
Municipality
Municipality of Padre Burgos
Flag Seal
Etymology: Tamulayag
Map of Southern Leyte with Padre Burgos highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Padre Burgos Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°02′N 125°01′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Southern Leyte
District	1st district
Founded	1957
Named after	José Burgos
Barangays	11 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Hermenegildo C. Culpa (Lakas)
• Vice Mayor	Maria Fe Crispina B. Poblete (PDPLBN)
• Representative	Luz V. Mercado
• Municipal Council	Members Alexander B. Neuda Edward C. Bactindon Fritz P. Culpa Rosario S. Maglinte Ricardo E. Borces Brian M. Gilles Joseph B. Laguna Joan Aclao-Arias
• Electorate	7,831 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	25.65 km2 (9.90 sq mi)
Elevation	32 m (105 ft)
Highest elevation	324 m (1,063 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	11,159
• Density	440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
• Households	2,561
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	23.00 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 101.9 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 244.3 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 70.89 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 81.09 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative (SOLECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6602
PSGC	0806410000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)53
Native languages	Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog
Website	www.padreburgosleyte.gov.ph

Padre Burgos is named after Fr. José Burgos, one of the martyred priests collectively called Gomburza. The town is surrounded by Sogod Bay in the East, Padre Burgos was once called "Tamulayag", a vernacular slang which means "Let's go fishing". Fishing is the main livelihood in the town.

The town is famous for its white-sand beaches such as the Tangkaan Beach, from where Limasawa Island can be seen; the Likay-Likay Beach, where you can go fishing and snorkelling; the Bukana which is like a small swam of water and serve as a home of many fishes in Buenavista, the floating Balsa of Bas. And the beaches in Barangay Lungsodaan. Padre Burgos is also famous to diving enthusiasts, the underwater beauty boasts many colourful clusters of corals. With the Local Government's cooperation, Coral Cay, a foreign non-profit organization established its offices in Barangay Tangkaan whose main purpose is to provide help among local people to maintain fish sanctuaries, awareness programs on ocean-life preservation, and clean-up activities on the shorelines of Padre Burgos.

Padre Burgos is also known for its "budbod" (suman), a very sweet sticky-rice.

History

Padre Burgos was converted to a municipality from portions of Malitbog and Macrohon through Executive Order No. 265 signed by President Carlos P. Garcia on August 29, 1957.^[5]

Geography

Barangays

Padre Burgos is politically subdivided into 11 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Buenavista
• Bunga
• Cantutang
• Dinahugan
• Laca
• Lungsodaan
• Poblacion
• San Juan
• Santa Sofia
• Santo Rosario
• Tangkaan

Climate

Climate data for Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28 (82)	28 (82)	29 (84)	31 (88)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	30 (85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	98 (3.9)	82 (3.2)	96 (3.8)	71 (2.8)	104 (4.1)	129 (5.1)	101 (4.0)	94 (3.7)	99 (3.9)	135 (5.3)	174 (6.9)	143 (5.6)	1,326 (52.3)
Average rainy days	18.0	14.1	17.1	16.8	23.7	25.7	25.8	23.3	24.4	25.9	24.0	20.6	259.4
Source: Meteoblue[6]

Demographics

Population census of Padre Burgos

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	7,125	—
1970	8,045	+1.22%
1975	9,848	+4.14%
1980	10,790	+1.84%
1990	7,375	−3.73%
1995	7,593	+0.55%
2000	8,926	+3.53%
2007	10,194	+1.85%
2010	10,525	+1.17%
2015	11,091	+1.00%
2020	11,159	+0.12%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7][8][9][10]

Religion

Majority of the population are members of the Philippine Independent Church (IFI), while others belong to Roman Catholic, Hosanna Assembly of God, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons), Iglesia ni Cristo, and UCCP, among others.

List of Churches

• Roman Catholic Church, Poblacion. Holy Mass every day: Monday & Friday – 5:30 pm; Tuesday & Thursday – 5:30 am; Sunday 5:30 am.
• Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI), Barangay Santa Sofia
• Hosanna Chapel Philippines (AG), Barangay Poblacion
• United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP), Barangay Poblacion
• Philippine Independent Church, Barangay Poblacion
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons), Barangay Cantutang
• Iglesia ni Cristo, Barangay Cantutang

Economy

Poverty incidence of Padre Burgos

10 20 30 40 2000 24.62 2003 26.48 2006 20.50 2009 33.91 2012 30.91 2015 34.61 2018 23.98 2021 23.00 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

Tourism

• Peter's Dive Resort
• Tangkaan Beach
• Michael's Resort and Dive
• Sogod Bay Scuba Resort
• Padre Burgos Castle Resort