Aglipay, officially the Municipality of Aglipay (; ), is a

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in the

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,714 people. Aglipay is from

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and from

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Etymology

Aglipay derives its named from

Gregorio Aglipay Gregorio Aglipay Cruz y Labayán (; Filipino language, Filipino: ''Gregorio Labayan Aglipay Cruz''; pronounced ; May 5, 1860 – September 1, 1940) was a Filipino former Roman Catholic (term), Roman Catholic Priesthood (Catholic Church), priest ...

, a Filipino priest and revolutionary who opposed the Spanish colonizers and settled along the banks of the Addalam River in the present-day municipality.

History

Aglipay was established as a municipality in

Nueva Vizcaya Nueva Vizcaya, officially the Province of Nueva Vizcaya (; ; Pangasinan: ''Luyag/Probinsia na Nueva Vizcaya''; ), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital and largest town is Bayo ...

by virtue of Executive Order No. 368, signed by President

Elpidio Quirino Elpidio Rivera Quirino (; November 16, 1890 – February 29, 1956) was a Philippine nationality law, Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 6th President of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953. A lawyer by profession, Quirino entered p ...

on November 11, 1950. Later, on June 18, 1966, the municipality was incorporated to the newly established sub-province of

by virtue of Republic Act No. 4734. On June 21, 1969, Barrios Banuar, Bekebik, Burgos, Capellangan, Dabibi, Del Pilar, Dingasan, Eden, Malini, Mangandingay, Tucod, Villamor, and Zamora were ceded to

, the provincial capital.

Geography

Aglipay is situated from the provincial capital

, and from the country's capital city of

Barangays

Aglipay is politically subdivided into 25

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have I

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. * Dagupan * Dumabel * Dungo (Osmeña) * Guinalbin * Ligaya * Palacian * Pinaripad Sur * Progreso (

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) * Ramos * Rang-ayan * San Antonio * San Francisco * San Leonardo * San Ramon * Victoria * Villa Pagaduan * Villa Santiago * Alicia * Cabugao * Diodol * Nagabgaban * Pinaripad Norte * San Benigno * San Manuel * Villa Ventura

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Government

Local government

Aglipay is part of the lone congressional district of the province of

. It 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 municipal councilors are elected directly in polls held every three years.

Education

The Schools Division of Quirino governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the DepEd in

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region. The Aglipay Schools District Office governs the public and private elementary and high schools throughout the municipality.

Primary and elementary schools

* Aglipay East Central School (Progreso Elementary School) * Aglipay West Central School * Cabugao Elementary School * Diffun Amazing West Kiddie Learning Center * Diodol Elementary School * Diodol Elementary School Annex * Gabriela Adventist Multigrade School * Ligaya Elementary School * Methodist Beatitudes School * Osmena Elementary School * Osmena Primary School Annex * Palacian Elementary School * Pinahiw Elementary School * Pinaripad Norte Elementary School * Pinaripad Sur Elementary School * Ramos Elementary School * Rang-ayan Primary School * San Antonio Elementary School * San Benigno Elementary School * San Francisco Elementary School * San Francisco Elementary School Annex * San Ramon Elementary School * St. Christian Educational Center * Victoria North Elementary School * Victoria South Elementary School * Villa Pagaduan Elementary School * Villa Santiago Elementary School * Villa Ventura Elementary School

Secondary schools

* Aglipay National High School * Alicia Integrated School * Dagupan Integrated School * Dumabel Integrated School * Nagabgaban Integrated School * Our Lady of Lourdes School * Pinaripad National High School * San Manuel Integrated School * Tucod High School * Victoria High School

References

External links

Aglipay Profile at PhilAtlas.com
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