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Moro Gulf
The Moro Gulf is the largest bay, gulf in the Philippines. It is located off the coast of Mindanao Island, and is part of the Celebes Sea. The gulf is one of the country's tuna fishing grounds. Geography The gulf stretches between and is surrounded by the main section of Mindanao on the east, and the Zamboanga Peninsula (geographical region), Zamboanga Peninsula of Mindanao on the west. The peninsula's major drainage goes towards the gulf. Sibuguey Bay and Illana Bay are its major bays. Zamboanga City, which is an international port, is bound by the Gulf and Celebes Sea in the East. Cotabato City, on the eastern coast, is another major port. Earthquakes The Moro Gulf is also an area of significant tectonic activity with several fault zones in the region capable of producing major earthquakes and destructive local tsunamis, such as the devastating 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake which killed over 5,000 people and left over 90,000 people homeless as it hit the west coast of Mindana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Moro People
The Moro people or Bangsamoro people are the 13 Muslim-majority ethnolinguistic Austronesian groups of Mindanao, Sulu, and Palawan, native to the region known as the Bangsamoro (lit. ''Moro nation'' or ''Moro country''). As Muslim-majority ethnic groups, they form the largest non-Christian population in the Philippines, and according the 2020 census conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, they comprise about 6.5% of the country's total population, or 7.1 million people. Most Moros are followers of Sunni Islam of the Shafiʽi school of fiqh. The Moros were once independent under a variety of local states, including the Sultanate of Sulu, the Sultanate of Maguindanao, and the Confederation of sultanates in Lanao; withstanding repeated Spanish invasions, the Moro states remained de facto independent up until the Moro Rebellion of the early 20th century. Upon Philippine independence in 1946, the Moros continued their struggle for self-determination against a predom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat
Kalamansig, officially the Municipality of Kalamansig (, Jawi: ايڠد نو كلمانسيݢ), is a municipality in the province of Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 50,900 people. The main means of livelihood of the people is farming and fishing. The municipality's marine environment is home to various species of marine wildlife and plants, the most important of which is the ''giant tamilok'', the largest shipworm species in the world. The species can only be found within the area, and nowhere else in the world, making Kalamansig an important biodiversity area. Formerly hunted by the locals, the giant tamiloks are now strictly protected by the municipality, specifically the former hunters of the species, after research confirmed the high importance of the species in the area's biodiversity. The nearest point of entry is through Cotabato Airport, Cotabato City. The town can easily be reached by taking the fully cemented Upi-Leb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat
Palimbang, officially the Municipality of Palimbang (; ; , Jawi: ايڠايد نو ڤليمبڠ), is a 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 locally known as Pula a tree widely grown in the place. A group of fishermen from Pal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pagadian
Pagadian, officially the City of Pagadian, is a Component city of the Philippines, component city and the capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. It is the regional center of Zamboanga Peninsula and the second-largest city in the region and in the province, after the independent Zamboanga City, city of Zamboanga. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 210,452 people. The city will be converted to a highly urbanized city by the virtue of Proclamation No. 1247, signed by President Rodrigo Duterte dated November 8, 2021. Pagadian began as stop-over for traders who plied the road between the old Zamboanga City, Spanish fort-town of Zamboanga on the southwestern tip of the Zamboanga Peninsula (geographical region), Zamboanga Peninsula and other bigger towns to the north of the old Zamboanga (province), Zamboanga Province. Except for its sheltered bay and good fishing grounds, it was not a promising site because it is situ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Olutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay
Olutanga, officially the Municipality of Olutanga (; Chavacano: ''Municipalidad de Olutanga''; ), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,438 people. The municipality is in the southwestern part of the eponymous Olutanga Island. Geography Barangays Olutanga is subdivided into 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios. * Bateria * Calais * Esperanza * Fama * Galas * Gandaan * Kahayagan * Looc Sapi * Matim * Noque * Pulo Laum * Pulo Mabao * San Isidro * San Jose * Santa Maria * Solar (Poblacion) * Tambanan * Villacorte * Villagonzalo Climate Demographics Economy Educational institutions Tertiary * Western Mindanao State University - External Studies Unit (WMSU) High schools * Loyola High School * Olutanga National High School * Pantaleon Cudiera National High School (Formerly Bateria NHS) Elementary Primary * San Isidro Primary School References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Naga, Zamboanga Sibugay
Naga, officially the Municipality of Naga (; Chavacano: ''Municipalidad de Naga''; ), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,743 people. Geography Barangays Naga is politically subdivided into 23 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios. * Aguinaldo * Baga * Baluno * Bangkaw-bangkaw * Cabong * Crossing Santa Clara * Gubawang * Guintoloan * Kaliantana * La Paz * Lower Sulitan * Mamagon * Marsolo * Poblacion * San Isidro * Sandayong * Santa Clara * Sulo * Tambanan * Taytay Manubo * Tilubog * Tipan * Upper Sulitan Climate Demographics Economy References External links * Philippine Standard Geographic Code The Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) is a systematic classification and coding for geographic areas in the Philippines. It classifies areas based on the country's four levels of administrative divisions: regions, provinces, municipalities ...br> ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Matanog, Maguindanao
Matanog, officially the Municipality of Matanog (Iranun and Mëranaw: ''Ingëd a Matanog''; Filipino: ''Bayan ng Matanog''; Arabic: بلدية ماتانوج), is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,034 people. History Establishment and early years Matanog was established by virtue of ''Presidential Decree No. 780'', signed by President Ferdinand Marcos on August 25, 1975, when six ''barangays'' of Parang in what was then Maguindanao were separated. The seat of government was designated at Barangay Langkong. Matanog is among the municipalities inhabited mainly by the Iranun people, along with Buldon and Barira; much parts of these had constituted the Camp Abubakar, the main camp of the Moro National Liberation Front (MILF) since the 1980s. The local government units had held office either in Cotabato City or in Parang since the Marcos presidency, with the municipal halls in Matanog a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Margosatubig, Zamboanga Del Sur
Margosatubig, officially the Municipality of Margosatubig (; Subanon language, Subanen: ''Benwa Margosatubig''; , Jawi Alphabet, Jawi: ايڠد نو مرݢوستوبݢ; Chavacano: ''Municipalidad de Margosatubig''; ), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,660 people. History The Subanens were believed to be the first people to have settled in this land, right near the swift flowing river that now traverse the Margosatubig Pilot School and Guiwan district. “Malagus Tubig” was the original name of the town, which was taken after the swift river current that kept changing its course towards the mouth of Dumanquilas Bay. In the 16th century, the Spaniards arrived and found that its bay is a natural refuge from bad weather for their ships. Soon it became their choice settlement changing Malagus Tubig (Marugusaig) to its present name Margosatu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Malangas, Zamboanga Sibugay
Malangas, officially the Municipality of Malangas ( Cebuano: ''Lungsod sa Malangas''; Filipino (Tagalog): ''Bayan ng Malangas''; , Jawi: ايڠد نو ملاڠس); Zamboangueño/Chavacano: ''Municipio de Malangas'', is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,022 people. The municipality is generally rolling near the shorelines and mountainous in the hinterland with some patches of flat land located within the mangroves near the shorelines. It borders Buug to the north-east; Diplahan to the north-west; Imelda to the west; Margosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur, to the east; and Alicia to the south. Malangas is the site of coal mining in Western Mindanao area, operated by the Philippine National Oil Company - Exploration Corporation. The coalmine is one of the largest in the country. Its town center nests in a harbor in Dumanquilas Bay, boasts of its twin ports, one for coal, the other for passenger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Malabang, Lanao Del Sur
Malabang, officially the Municipality of Malabang ( Maranao: ''Inged a Malabang''; ), is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 49,088 people. The town is one of the two former capitals of the Sultanate of Maguindanao from 1515 until the Spanish conquered the land in 1888. History Malabang, in Lanao del Sur, is considered the oldest settlement in mainland Mindanao. The Sultanate of T'bok was an established kingdom in present-day Malabang long before the Philippines became a country. The people of Malabang are mostly Maranaos, a southern Mindanao ethnicity; they are also often identified with the Iranuns because of Iranuns who live in some of the barangays in the southern part of Malabang, comprising what is now Balabagan. In March 1969, Executive Order 386, signed by President Carlos P. Garcia, reconstituted the southern part of Malabang as the Municipality of Balabagan. Thus, Iranuns are now resident ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay
Mabuhay, officially the Municipality of Mabuhay (; Chavacano: ''Municipalidad de Mabuhay''; ), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,390 people. The municipality is located in the northeastern part of Olutanga Island. Geography Barangays Mabuhay is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios. * Abunda * Bagong Silang (Tumalog) * Bangkaw-bangkaw * Caliran (Turko) * Catipan * Kauswagan * Ligaya * Looc-Barlac * Malinao (Sagasa) * Pamansaan * Pinalim (San Roque) * Poblacion (Mabuhay) * Punawan * Santo Niño (Tobi-an) * Sawa * Sioton * Taguisian * Tandu-Comot (Katipunan) Climate Demographics Economy References External links Mabuhay Profile at PhilAtlas.com* Philippine Standard Geographic Code The Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) is a systematic classification and coding for geographic areas in the Philippines. It c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lapuyan, Zamboanga Del Sur
Lapuyan (; Subanen: ''Benwa Dlepuyan''; , Jawi: ايڠد نو لڤوين; Chavacano: ''Municipalidad de Lapuyan''; ), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,737 people. The municipality of Lapuyan is located in the southern section of the Zamboanga del Sur province. It is also often referred to as "Little America". History Lapuyan was created by separating the barrios of Lapuyan, Maruing, Kumalarang, Karpok, and Timbang, all of the municipality of Margosatubig and formed into a regular municipality by virtue of Executive Order No. 273 on October 16, 1957, by President Carlos P. Garcia upon the recommendation of Sen. Roseller T. Lim, Gov. Bienvenido Ebarle and the Provincial Board of Zamboanga del Sur. The municipality was formally inaugurated on April 21, 1958, with the induction into office of the following municipal officials: Mayor Coco I. Sia, Vice Mayor Bayang Guiaya, Councilors Dr. V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
