| Municipality of Bangued | |
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| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
| Province | Abra |
| District | Lone District of Abra |
| Barangays | 31 |
| Income class | 1st class municipality |
| Mayor | Dominic B. Valera |
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| Area | 105.70 km² |
| Population
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46,179 |
Bangued is a first class municipality in the province of Abra in the Cordillera Administrative Region of the Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 46,179 in 8,071 households. The government is aiming to put Bangued into higher standard and on the way of becoming a component city, and Cordillera Region's second city after Baguio.
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History
The name of Bangued means "roadblock". It was established as a regular town in 1598 and was made the seat of the provincial government of Abra on July 25, 1861. The inauguration coincided with the feast day of Saint James the Great.
The early settlers were the Tingguian's belonging to the Bago, Itneg, Masadiit, lbanao, Indayas tribes, who latter intermarried with the immigrants from Ilocos Sur. The Tingguians opposed the Christianization introduced by the Spanish friars who penetrated the eastern settlements. The Tingguian residents prevented the Spaniards from penetrating their area of which they placed roadblocks on all roads leading to the place. They also cut large logs and threw them to the Abra River to prevent the incoming colonizers from entering the area with the use of their boats and bamboo rafts. These logs were made as obstacles and big rocks were placed along the roads which the natives called "bangen", meaning obstacles.
When the conquistadores, led by Juan de Salcedo, decided to penetrate the area, they proceeded eastward and saw for themselves the big logs along the Abra River and the big stones which were placed, blocking all roads leading to the community. The Salcedo's subaltern happened to meet one of the natives and asked what was the name of the place and thinking that they were inquiring about the big stones that were placed on the roads, he answered "bangen" and the subaltern jotted down on his notebook about the word.
The Spaniards were successful in their attempt to penetrate the inner communities in the east by removing the obstacles saying in Spanish "Abra ese obstucus" and it was in that happening when they developed the area and established the towns and barangays. The place where they found many obstacles, they named it "Bangen" and the province they called it "Abra".
When the Americans colonized the country and established the civil government, the town's name was modified to "Bangued".
Geography and Climate
Bangued is a landlocked municipality. It is elongated in shape towards north and south, and bisected through the center by the large Abra River. It is situated in the western portion of the province with boundaries defined by the Province of Ilocos Norte and the Municipality of Danglas in the north; La Paz, Tayum and Peñarrubia in the east; San Isidro in the south, and Langiden and Pidigan in the west.
Bangued has a total land area of about 112.4 km² accounting for 2.83% of the total area of the province. It is generally mountainous from north to south; however, it is flat and rolling at the mid-section. From here it has an elevation of 30 meters above mean sea level. In the north, which consists mostly of mountains, elevation ranges from 60 to 1,036 meters. In the south, which is interspersed with mountain and hills, elevation ranges from 45 to 300 meters.
Bangued is accessible through the Abra-Ilocos Sur National Road from the west, Abra-Kalinga Road from the northeast, and Abra-Ilocos Norte Road from the North. It is 408 km from Manila, 197 km from Baguio City and 60 km from Vigan City.
The climate falls under the first type of tropical climate, which is characterized by two pronounced seasons, dry from November to April and wet during the remaining months of the year. Prevailing wind blowing in the area is mostly in the direction from northwest to southeast. However, during summer in the absence of weather disturbance, wind blows from north to south or east to west.
Barangays
Bangued is politically subsivided into 31 barangays with 77 sitios.
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Economy
The economy of the municipality is heavily dependent on agriculture, followed by trade and industry. Chinese businessmen dominate trade and manufacturing as a common preoccupation of the populace.
The commercial activity of Bangued is confined in the urban core establishing a linear pattern of development along major thoroughfares. This is evident from Torrijos Street to Taft Street of Zone 5, McKinley Street to Santiago Street and Partelo Street of Zone 4, and Capitulacion Street of Zone 1 and Zone 2.
For the year 2000 there were 1,539 commercial/business enterprises classified as wholesale and retail trade, dry and wet markets, banking and finance, service and others. There were 9 large suppliers of lumber, hardware and other construction supplies and materials. Likewise there were also about 3 large contractors with undetermined number of small to medium scale. On the other hand, there were also a number of large to medium scale suppliers of general merchandise, groceries and various types of prime commodities.
As the economic center of Abra, small scale or cottage industries abound. The most common are hollow blocks and other concrete products manufacturing with gravel and sand readily available at the Abra River bank. Wood and bamboo craft is also a promising business enterprises with raw materials available in the vicinity and in the hinterlands for narra and other species of hardwood, rattan and bamboos. Metalcraft, tinsmithing, jewelry making is also expanding while a lot of households are now in the small scale processing or value adding activities appertaining to various food items.
Health Services
Health services delivery is vital in the promotion of a healthy and productive citizenry. due to limited funds of the municipal government, priorities were concentrated on the preventive health care programs.
With the Expanded Program on Immunization, the Office of the Municipal Health Officer immunized a total 1,100 children, on National Tuberculosis Program there were 11 sputum examinations conducted where only 3 were positive cases and subjected for treatment. On the Control of Diarrheal Diseases, there were 264 cases given oresol while on Nutrition Program, a total of 6,439 children (0-6 yrs.) were weighed per Operation Timbang, finding 52 cases of severely malnourished children and 253 moderate. Under the same program, a total of 9,565 cases from all age categories were given Vitamin A, Iodine and Iron supplement. Moreover, on Family Planning, a total of 1,999 current users of various family planning methods were maintained, while adding a total of 225 clients or new acceptors. In addition, on Environment Sanitation, a total of 1,451 level I water system were chlorinated while 11 additional sanitary toilets were constructed during the year.
Hospitals & Clinics
- Abra Provincial Hospital, Barangay Calaba - Public
- Seares Memorial Clinic, Zone 4 - Private
- Saint James Clinic, Zone 7 - Private
- Saint Jude Clinic, Zone 7 - Private
- Bobila Clinic, Zone 7 - Private
- Christian Hospital, Zone 5 - Private
Social Welfare and Development
With the new administration, the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO) faced a significant challenges and opportunities. Strategies are redirected inorder to be more responsive to the changing times and more relevant to the vision and priority thrusts of the Administration. These provides a venue for the continuous improvement of interventions for the upliftment of the social and economic status of the poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged sectors which include children, youth, person with disability, older persons, informal sector workers, victims of disasters, disfunctional families and depressed individuals. Program packages for the various clientele group categories are now given more recognition by the new administration.
Services offered by the MSWDO
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Education
The municipality has a total of 24 Educational Institutions at all levels. 21 belong to the government while the rest are private. Of the total public schools, 19 belongs to the elementary levels. Most of the educational institutions of higher levels secondary and tertiary are concentrated in the urban core, while elementary schools are strategically located in different barangays forming their own catchment areas.
Aside from these institutions there are at least 15 daycare centers located in different barangays, and 5 private institutions for pre-schoolers complementing that from the government.
The total number of elementary school teachers in the public sector is 218 giving a gross teacher pupil ratio of 1:30 (SY 1999-2000 DepEd), in the private there are 193 with a ratio of 1:28 in the same period. Two public libraries complement existing facilities, the Provincial Library located al Santiago St. Zone 3 and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines Library located at the Municipal Trial Court.
Colleges
- Divine Word College of Bangued, Zone 6 - Private
- Abra Valley Colleges, Zone 4 - Private
- Data Center College of the Phils., Zone 5 - Private
- Abra State Institute of Sciences and Technology, Zone 3 - Public
High Schools
- Divine Word College of Bangued, Zone 6 - Private
- Abra Valley Colleges, Zone 4 - Private
- Holy Spirit Academy of Bangued, Zone 5 - Private
- Abra State Institute of Sciences and Technology, Zone 3 - Public
- Abra High School, Zone 3 - Public
Real Property Tax
Real Property Tax is one of the biggest source of locally generated revenues of the Municipality of Bangued. Computation of tax is based on the assessed value of the real property. One percent (1%) for Basic tax and one percent for SEF tax. Real property taxpayers are encouraged to pay on or before March 31 of each year to avail of a 10% discount on Basic tax and another 10% discount on SEF tax at the Office of the Municipal Treasurer. Payments made after March 31 will have to pay an additional penalty of 2% per month.
How to Acquire a New Tax Declaration
- Presentation of documents - deed of sale / deed of donation / extra judicial settlement duly notarized by a Notary Public.
- Presentation of payments of Real Property Tax.
- Presentation of certification from the BIR for the capital gain tax / donor's tax / inheritance tax
- Payment of transfer fee to the provincial treasurer's office
- The new Tax Declaration will be prepared by the Action Officer to be Approved by the Assessor.
2007 Election Results
| POSITION | CANDIDATE | TOTAL VOTES |
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| Mayor | Dominic B. Valera |
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| Vice-Mayor | Betzaida B. Alzate |
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| Councilors | Joseph Domino A. Valera |
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| Danilo A. Adame |
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| Kathleen Maria A. Balbin |
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| Salvacion B. Borja |
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| Christopher Joy L. Bachiller |
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| Fides B. Alzate |
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| Florencio B. Viado |
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| Nevelle L. Lucero |
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Transportation
Passenger buses, mini-buses, jeepneys and tricycles including cargo are the major means of transportation in the town. Buses, mini-buses and jeepneys ply the longer routes covering the entire province of Abra and out, while tricycles serve only the inner arteries of the municipality's barangays including the adjacent towns of Pidigan, Tayum and Peñarrubia on a chartered ride basis.
Buses going to Manila have their own permanent station/terminal, while all the rest are accommodated and parked along various open lots, gasoline stations, etc.
Cityhood
Sisterhood Tie Up
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Vigan City, Philippines |
External links
- Municipality of Bangued official website
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- Bangued: Your Ultimate Online Guide
- Bangued: Your Ultimate Online Guide (second link)
- 2007 Philippine Census Information
- 2007 Local Elections
- Sisterhood Tie Up
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