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Sultan Kudarat Province
Sultan Kudarat, officially the Province of Sultan Kudarat ( hil, Kapuoran sang Sultan Kudarat; Maguindanaon: ''Dairat nu Sultan Kudarat'', Jawi: دايرت نو سلطان كودرت; ceb, Lalawigan sa Sultan Kudarat; tl, Lalawigan ng Sultan Kudarat), is a province in the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ... located in the Soccsksargen Regions of the Philippines, region in Mindanao. Its capital is Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, Isulan and the commercial center is Tacurong. Etymology The name ''Sultan Kudarat'' given to the province was derived from the Maguindanao people, Maguindanaon Muslim ruler, Muhammad Kudarat, Sultan Muhammad Dipatuan Kudarat who begun to assert his leadership in the year 1619 and reigned in the Sultanate of Maguindanao from 1625 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebak
Lebak, officially the Municipality of Lebak ( hil, Banwa sang Lebak; tl, Bayan ng Lebak; mdh, Inged nu Libak, Jawi Alphabet, Jawi: ايڠايد نو ليبق), is a 1st class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 88,868. It is a coastal municipality that lies in the northernmost part of the province. Etymology Lebak is a Maguindanaon word meaning Valley#Hollows, hollow. This is because of the eastern part of Lebak is a mountain and on the western part is the Celebes Sea thus the hollow portion is between a mountain and the sea. History Early settlers are the Manobo at Salangsang. Anthropomorphic urn burials of limestone and some pottery were found in Seminoho Cave dates back to AD 585. Manobos way of life was intact until the Teduray settlers arrived in the 1950s. Sultanate era Lebak was once part of Sultanate of Maguindanao.The arrival of Magui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbio, Sultan Kudarat
Columbio, is a 1st class municipality in Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,527 people. History The municipality of Columbio was transferred from Cotabato Province to Province of Sultan Kudarat on November 22, 1973, by presidential decree 341 by President Ferdinand E. Marcos. Geography Barangays Columbio is politically subdivided into 16 barangay A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolitan ...s. Climate Demographics Columbio is inhabited by ethnic groups such as the Ilocanos, Ilonggos, Blaan and Maguindanaon. Ilocanos and Ilonggos are the only inhabitants of the town not native to Mindanao. Economy References External links Columbio Profile at PhilAtlas.com Columbio Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipaliti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Standard Time
Philippine Standard Time (PST or PhST; fil, Pamantayang Oras ng Pilipinas), also known as Philippine Time (PHT), is the official name for the time zone used in the Philippines. The country only uses one time zone, at an offset of UTC+08:00, but has used daylight saving time for brief periods in the 20th century. Geographic details Geographically, the Philippines lies and 126°34′ east of the Prime Meridian, and is physically located within the UTC+08:00 time zone. Philippine Standard Time is maintained by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). The Philippines shares the same time zone with China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, Western Australia, Brunei, Irkutsk, Central Indonesia, and most of Mongolia. History Philippine Standard Time was instituted through Batas Pambansa Blg. 8 (that defined the metric system), approved on December 2, 1978, and implemented on January 1, 1983. The Philippines is one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Districts Of Sultan Kudarat
The legislative districts of Sultan Kudarat are the representations of the province of Sultan Kudarat in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its first and second congressional districts. History Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Sultan Kudarat were represented under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (1917–1935) and Cotabato (1935–1972). The enactment of Presidential Decree No. 341 on November 22, 1973 created the Province of Sultan Kudarat out of the reduced Cotabato Province's southern municipalities. This new province was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region XII from 1978 to 1984. Sultan Kudarat first gained separate representation in 1984, when it returned one representative, elected at large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa. Under the new Constitution which was proclaimed o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Representatives Of The Philippines
The House of Representatives of the Philippines ( fil, Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas, italic=unset, ''Kamara'' or ''Kamara de Representantes'' from the Spanish language, Spanish word ''cámara'', meaning "chamber") is the lower house of Congress of the Philippines, Congress, the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, with the Senate of the Philippines as the upper house. The lower house is usually called Congress, although the term collectively refers to both houses. Members of the House are officially styled as ''representative'' (''kinatawan'') and sometimes informally called ''congressmen'' or ''congresswomen'' (''mga kongresista'') and are elected to a three-year term. They can be re-elected, but cannot serve more than three consecutive terms except with an interruption of one term like the senate. Around eighty percent of congressmen are district representatives, representing a particular geographical area. The 19th Congress has 253 Congressional districts of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barangay
A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolitan areas, the term often refers to an inner city neighborhood, a suburb, or a suburban neighborhood or even a borough. The word ''barangay'' originated from ''balangay'', a type of boat used by a group of Austronesian peoples when they migrated to the Philippines. Municipalities and cities in the Philippines are politically subdivided into barangays, with the exception of the municipalities of Adams in Ilocos Norte and Kalayaan in Palawan, with each containing a single barangay. Barangays are sometimes informally subdivided into smaller areas called ''purok'' ( en, "wikt:zone, zone"), or barangay zones consisting of a cluster of houses for organizational purposes, and ''sitios'', which are territorial enclaves—usually rural—far from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senator Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat
Senator Ninoy Aquino, officially the Municipality of Senator Ninoy Aquino ( hil, Banwa sang Senator Ninoy Aquino; tl, Bayan ng Senador Ninoy Aquino; mdh, Inged nu Senator Ninuy Akinu, Jawi: ايڠايد نو سناتور نينوي اكينو), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 47,374 people. History The municipality was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 6712 on February 17, 1989, and is named after Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. It brought Barangays Buenaflores, Bugso, Kiadsam, Kadi, Kulaman, Malegdeg and Sewod in the Municipality of Kalamansig and Langgal in the Municipality of Bagumbayan to constitute into an independent municipality. The seat of government of the municipality is situated in Barangay Kulaman. Geography Barangays Senator Ninoy Aquino is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. * Banali * Basag * Buenaflores * Bugso * Buklod * Gapok * Kadi * Kapatagan * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Quirino, Sultan Kudarat
President Quirino, officially the Municipality of President Quirino (Filipino: ''Bayan ng President Quirino''; Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang President Quirino''; Maguindanaon: ''Inged nu President Kirinu'', Jawi: ايڠايد نو ڤريسيدنت كيرينو), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 42,244 people. History President Quirino was formerly called as Sambulawan and it is actually the portion of the Municipality of Buluan, Maguindanao and Tacurong City. Pres. Quirino was created into a separate municipality on November 22, 1973, at the same time when the Province of Cotabato was divided into the provinces of North Cotabato, Maguindanao, and Sultan Kudarat, by presidential decree 341 of President Ferdinand Marcos. Geography President Quirino is located at the center of Central Mindanao. It is from General Santos City, from Cotabato City, and from Davao City. It is situated at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat
Palimbang, officially the Municipality of Palimbang ( hil, Banwa sang Palimbang; tl, Bayan ng Palimbang; mdh, Inged nu Palimbang, Jawi: ايڠايد نو ڤاليمبڠ), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 92,828 people. It was incorporated on August 14, 1959, through Executive Order No. 350 by President Carlos P. Garcia. Their annual feast named ''Kalilang sa Biwang'' is celebrated every 11 November. History In the early days of the coming of Shariff Kabunsuan in Mindanao, Palimbang was not yet a dot on any geographical map of the island. This place was a mere abode of the primitive people whom we call not the cultural minority or highlander. According to Tarsila, there was a tremendous change in the society due to the spread out of Islam in the coastal areas widely known as Biwang, which later paved a way toward Islamic Civilization of the inhabitants. Palimbang at that time was l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lutayan, Sultan Kudarat
Lutayan, officially the Municipality of Lutayan ( hil, Banwa sang Lutayan; tl, Bayan ng Lutayan; mdh, Inged nu Lutayan, Jawi Alphabet, Jawi: ايڠايد نو لوتين), is a 2nd class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 65,644 people. This lakeside town shares Lake Buluan with its neighboring municipality, Buluan, Maguindanao. Lutayan was carved out from Buluan in 1966. The first appointed mayor was the wife of the then-mayor of Buluan, a royalty from the Rajah Buayan Sultanate, Bai Linilang Mangelen. She was also the first ever elected Mayor of the town and served for two decades. Geography Barangays Lutayan is politically subdivided into 11 barangays. * Antong * Bayasong * Blingkong * Lutayan Proper * Maindang * Mamali * Manili * Palavilla * Sampao * Sisiman * Tamnag Climate Demographics Economy References External links Lutayan P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebak, Sultan Kudarat
Lebak, officially the Municipality of Lebak ( hil, Banwa sang Lebak; tl, Bayan ng Lebak; mdh, Inged nu Libak, Jawi: ايڠايد نو ليبق), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 88,868. It is a coastal municipality that lies in the northernmost part of the province. Etymology Lebak is a Maguindanaon word meaning hollow. This is because of the eastern part of Lebak is a mountain and on the western part is the Celebes Sea thus the hollow portion is between a mountain and the sea. History Early settlers are the Manobo at Salangsang. Anthropomorphic urn burials of limestone and some pottery were found in Seminoho Cave dates back to AD 585. Manobos way of life was intact until the Teduray settlers arrived in the 1950s. Sultanate era Lebak was once part of Sultanate of Maguindanao.The arrival of Maguindanao which establish the Islamic faith and settled in near the rivers and shores i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lambayong, Sultan Kudarat
Lambayong, officially the Municipality of Lambayong ( hil, Banwa sang Lambayong; tl, Bayan ng Lambayong; mdh, Inged nu Lambayung), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 79,739 people. Etymology Lambayong is named after the flower-bearing creeper that grows in profusion on wet lands with which the town has plenty. The purplish cup-like petals are a sight to behold from a distance as they undulate with the dark waxy-textured green leaves when blown by the wind. The word Lambayong in Maguindanao means violet. History The municipality of Lambayong was transferred from Cotabato Province to Province of Sultan Kudarat on November 22, 1973, by Presidential Decree No. 341 of President Ferdinand E. Marcos. It was named as Mariano Marcos in honor of his father. On October 12, 1988, President Corazon Aquino signed Republic Act No. 6676, renaming the municipality to its current name. Geography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
