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Benguet
Benguet (), officially the Province of Benguet ('';'' ; ; ; ), is a landlocked Provinces of the Philippines, province of the Philippines located in the southern tip of the Cordillera Administrative Region in the island of Luzon. Its capital city, capital is La Trinidad, Benguet, La Trinidad. The highland province is known as the ''Salad Bowl of the Philippines'' due to its huge production of upland vegetables. Situated within the interior of Benguet is the Cities of the Philippines#Classification, highly urbanized city of Baguio, which is administered independent from the province and also its largest city. History Early history The Highland, mountainous area now covered by Benguet is generally presumed to have been settled from at least the 14th century by tribes coming from the surrounding lowlands, lured by the abundance of natural resources such as gold, hides, and wax. Two of these groups, the Ibaloi and the Kankanaey people, Kankanaey, are dominant ethnolinguistic gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Barangays In Benguet
The province of Benguet has 269 barangays comprising its 13 municipalities and 1 independent city. Barangays References {{Benguet Benguet Benguet (), officially the Province of Benguet ('';'' ; ; ; ), is a landlocked Provinces of the Philippines, province of the Philippines located in the southern tip of the Cordillera Administrative Region in the island of Luzon. Its capital cit ... Populated places in Benguet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Trinidad, Benguet
La Trinidad (), officially the Municipality of La Trinidad (; ), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality and capital of the Philippine Province, province of Benguet, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 137,404 people. The town is known for its La Trinidad Strawberry Farm, strawberry fields, earning the title "Strawberry Fields of the Philippines". The municipality is within the Metro Baguio area. The town's name comes from the Spanish phrase for "The Trinity." History Spanish period The valley encompassing La Trinidad was originally called "Benguet", a thriving community of Ibaloi people, Ibaloi migrants from Tinek. Natives traded local products, which included gold, with nearby lowland towns that had Dominican Order, Dominican and Augustinians, Augustinian missions established. At around 1616, the procurator general of Manila, Hemando de los Rios Coronel, became interested in the mountains' gold and proposed to expedite its search to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baguio
Baguio ( , , ), officially the City of Baguio (; ; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines. It is known as the "Summer Capital of the Philippines", owing to its cool climate since the city is located approximately above mean sea level, often cited as in the Luzon tropical pine forests ecoregion, which also makes it conducive for the growth of mossy plants, orchids and pine trees, to which it attributes its other moniker as the "City of Pines". Baguio was established as a hill station by the United States in 1900 at the site of an Ibaloi people, Ibaloi village known as ''Kafagway''. It was the United States' only hill station in Asia. Baguio is classified as a Cities of the Philippines#Classification, highly urbanized city (HUC). It is the largest city in Benguet, serving as the provincial capital from 1901 to 1916, but has since been administered independently from the province fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itogon
Itogon, officially the Municipality of Itogon, (; ), is a municipality in the province of Benguet, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 61,498 people. Itogon is a mining town, being the site of the first large-scale mining operations in the country. Itogon is also the site of Binga Dam, managed and operated by the SN Aboitiz Power - Benguet, Inc. History Spanish period During the Spanish Regime, a native of the historic pueblo of ''Itogon'' (or ''Itokhon''), named ''Codeng'', was appointed by the Spanish authorities as ''capitan'' of another nearby village, ''Balingway'' (currently ''Itogon Central/Proper''). Balingway was later established as a town site and renamed after ''Codengs native place. American period During the American rule, Itogon was established as one of the 19 townships of the province of Benguet, upon the issuance of ''Act No. 48'' by the Philippine Commission on November 22, 1900. Mining operations started in Itogon in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atok, Benguet
Atok (), officially the Municipality of Atok, (; ), is a 3rd-class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Benguet, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,218 people. History Spanish period The area of Atok was previously referred to by the natives and History of the Philippines (1521-1898), Spanish colonizers as ''Chontog'', an Ibaloi language, Ibaloi word for "mountainous". Spanish military officials and missionaries arrived at Chontog in 1892, establishing ''precedencias'' (tax collection stations) in the area and its surrounding settlements. The Ibaloi language, Ibaloi phrase ''Nay patok shi Chontog'', which means "on the mountain top", was later shortened to ''Atok''. American period During the History of the Philippines (1898-1946), American rule, Atok was established as one of the 19 townships of the province of Benguet, upon the issuance of ''Act No. 48'' by the Philippine Commission on Novembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bokod, Benguet
Bokod, officially the Municipality of Bokod, (; ), is a municipality in the province of Benguet, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,435 people. History Pre-colonial and Spanish periods According to folklore, ''Bokod'', once a heavily forested village, got its name from a man named ''Ebokot'' (or ''Ekbot''), who introduced agricultural development to the area. ''Ebokots name was associated with the village and was registered as a pueblo during the Spanish Regime. American period Bokod was established as one of the 19 townships of Benguet during the American Rule with the enactment of ''Act No. 48'' on November 22, 1900. On August 13, 1908, Benguet was established as a sub-province of the newly created Mountain Province with the enactment of ''Act No. 1876''. As a result, six townships of Benguet were abolished, among them were ''Ambuklao'' and ''Daclan'' which were integrated into the township of Bokod. Executive Order No. 24 dated March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Districts Of Benguet
The legislative districts of Benguet are the representations of the province of Benguet 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 lone congressional district. History In 1917, the undivided Mountain Province, of which Benguet was a component sub-province, was provided representation in the Philippine Legislature. Pursuant to the Revised Administrative Code (Act No. 2711) enacted on March 10, 1917, the non-Christian-majority areas of the Philippines, which then included the Mountain Province and Baguio, were to be collectively represented in the legislature's upper house by two senators from the 12th senatorial district, both appointed by the Governor-General. Three assembly members, also appointed by the Governor-General, were to represent the Mountain Province and the chartered city of Baguio in the lower house as a single at-large district. The residents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benguet Provincial Board
The Benguet Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Benguet. The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into two districts, the first sending four and the second sending six members. The number of members the electorate votes for and the number of members elected depends on the number of members the district sends. The vice governor is the ''ex officio'' presiding officer, and only votes to break ties. The vice governor is elected via the plurality voting system province-wide. Seat apportionment List of members An additional three ''ex officio'' members are the presidents of the provincial chapters of the Association of Barangay Captains, the Councilors' League, the Sangguniang Kabataan provincial president; the municipal and city (if applicable) presidents of the Association of Barangay Captains, Councilor's League and Sangguniang Kabataan, shall elect amongst themselves their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of Benguet ...
The governor of Benguet is the local chief executive of the Philippine province of Benguet. List Benguet sub-province The former sub-province of Benguet was part of the old Mountain Province (''La Montañosa''). Benguet province On June 18, 1966, Mountain Province was divided into four provinces, creating the provinces of Benguet, Mountain Province, Ifugao, and Kalinga-Apayao. References {{Provincial governors in the Philippines Governors of Benguet Benguet Benguet (), officially the Province of Benguet ('';'' ; ; ; ), is a landlocked Provinces of the Philippines, province of the Philippines located in the southern tip of the Cordillera Administrative Region in the island of Luzon. Its capital cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melchor Diclas
Melchor Daguines Diclas (born March 18, 1973) is a Filipino politician and physician who has been the governor of Benguet since 2019. A member of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino, Diclas previously served as vice mayor of Buguias from 2007 to 2010, and then as mayor from 2010 to 2016. Early life and education Diclas was born on March 18, 1973, in Buguias, Benguet, to Virgilio Diclas and Cecelia Daguines. He is the second of five children. He completed his elementary education at Natubleng Elementary School and his secondary education at San Jose High School in La Trinidad, as well as Saint Paul’s Academy in Atok. He attended Saint Louis University in Baguio, graduating in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. That same year, he was elected chairman of the Sangguniang Kabataan in his home barangay of Natubleng, Buguias. Diclas then continued his studies at the same university, graduating in 1997 with a Doctor of Medicine degree. During his time there, in 1996, he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative District Of Baguio
The legislative districts of Baguio are the representations of the highly urbanized city of Baguio in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The city is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its lone congressional district. History In 1917, the city of Baguio, along with the undivided Mountain Province, was provided representation in the Philippine Legislature. Pursuant to the Revised Administrative Code (Act No. 2711) enacted on March 10, 1917, the non-Christian-majority areas of the Philippines, which then included the Mountain Province and Baguio, were to be collectively represented in the legislature's upper house by two senators from the 12th senatorial district, both appointed by the Governor-General. Three assembly members, also appointed by the Governor-General, were to represent the Mountain Province and the chartered city of Baguio in the lower house as a single at-large district. The residents of Bagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Pulag
Mount Pulag (; ) is Luzon's highest peak at above sea level, List of mountains in the Philippines, third-highest mountain in the Philippines, and the List of islands by highest point, 26th-highest peak of an island on Earth. It is List of Ultras of the Philippines, second-most prominent mountain in the Philippines. Located on the triple border of the Provinces of the Philippines, provinces of Benguet, Ifugao, and Nueva Vizcaya, the borders meet at the mountain's peak. Mount Pulag is third highest next to Mount Apo and Mount Dulang-dulang. Mount Pulag is famous for its "sea of clouds" and its exceptional view of the Milky Way, Milky Way Galaxy at dawn, which has attracted many tourists who wish to see the "other-worldly" scenery. The entire mountain is believed to be the home to the ''tinmongao'' spirits and is the sacred resting ground of the souls of the Ibaloi people and other ethnic peoples in the area. History The Ibaloi people of Benguet mummify their dead and house t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
