Basista

Not to be confused with Batista or Bautista, Pangasinan.

Basista
Municipality
Municipality of Basista
Basista Town Hall
Seal
Nickname:  Home of the finest musicians
Map of Pangasinan with Basista highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Basista Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°51′09″N120°23′51″E / 15.8524°N 120.3976°E / 15.8524; 120.3976
Country	Philippines
Region	Ilocos Region
Province	Pangasinan
District	2nd district
Founded	September 5, 1961
Chartered	May 8, 1967
Barangays	13 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Jolly R. Resuello
•  Vice Mayor	Dante P. Bustarde
•  Representative	Mark Cojuangco
•  Municipal Council	Members Christian S. Bacani Jake Niccole L. Perez Dominador A. Frias Monica N. Ramos Vanessa F. Baraquio Marino C. Capua Bernard S. Doria Teresita S. Erquiza
•  Electorate	25,118 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	24.00 km2 (9.27 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Highest elevation	48 m (157 ft)
Lowest elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	37,679
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
•  Households	8,824
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	14.48 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 114.5 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 165.9 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 111.7 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 14.38 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (CENPELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2422
PSGC	015509000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)75
Native languages	Pangasinan Ilocano Tagalog

Basista, officially the Municipality of Basista (Pangasinan : Baley na Basista; Ilocano : Ili ti Basista; Tagalog : Bayan ng Basista), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,679 people. ^[3]

Basista is 29 kilometres (18 mi) from Lingayen and 198 kilometres (123 mi) from Manila.

History

The former barrio of San Carlos, now the site of the town proper or poblacion was once the biggest and one of the progressive barrios located in the far south of the mother town, San Carlos (now a city).

As early as 1918, influential and prominent citizens of the then barrio of Basista came together and made the first attempt to petition the municipal government of San Carlos and the provincial board of Pangasinan to grant the township of their barrios. Prominent politicians during that time volunteered their help in making representations with the proper authorities, but their request was not granted.

On September 5, 1961, President Carlos P. Garcia issued Executive Order No. 446 creating the town of Basista composed of 13 barrios out of the 28 that petitioned. ^[5] Four years after, however, the Philippine Supreme Court declared the town's creation as without legal basis citing their ruling in the " Emmanuel Pelaez vs. Auditor General" that "municipalities created under Executive Orders are void". It was here that Republic Act No. 4866 filed by Pangasinan 2nd District Representative Jack L. Soriano was enacted into law and legally created Basista as a town of Pangasinan. ^{[6] [7]}

Geography

Barangays

Barangays of Basista

Basista is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Anambongan
• Bayoyong
• Cabeldatan
• Dumpay
• Malimpec East
• Mapolopolo
• Nalneran
• Navatat
• Obong
• Osmena, Sr.
• Palma
• Patacbo
• Poblacion

Climate

Climate data for Basista, Pangasinan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31 (88)	31 (88)	31 (88)	33 (91)	32 (90)	32 (90)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	31 (88)	31 (88)	31 (88)	31 (88)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21 (70)	21 (70)	22 (72)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (73)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	5.1 (0.20)	11.6 (0.46)	21.1 (0.83)	27.7 (1.09)	232.9 (9.17)	350.8 (13.81)	679.8 (26.76)	733.1 (28.86)	505 (19.9)	176.6 (6.95)	67.2 (2.65)	17.7 (0.70)	2,828.6 (111.38)
Average rainy days	3	3	3	4	14	18	23	25	22	15	8	4	142
Source: World Weather Online [8]

Demographics

Population census of Basista

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	14,204	—
1975	15,241	+1.42%
1980	17,191	+2.44%
1990	22,360	+2.66%
1995	24,278	+1.55%
2000	26,616	+1.99%
2007	28,104	+0.75%
2010	30,385	+2.88%
2015	32,959	+1.56%
2020	37,679	+2.67%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12]

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Basista, belonging to the second congressional district of the province of Pangasinan, 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 councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council
(2022) ^[20]

Position	Name
Mayor	Jolly R. Resuello
Vice Mayor	Dante P. Bustarde
Councilors	Christian S. Bacani
	Jake Niccole L. Perez
	Dominador A. Frias
	Monica N. Ramos
	Vanessa F. Baraquio
	Marino C. Capua
	Bernard S. Doria
	Teresita S. Erguiza

Landmarks

• Mary Help of Christians Parish Church of Basista
• Basista Municipal Hall
• Basista Central School
• Basista National High School

Image gallery

• 
  Mary Help of Christians Parish Church of Basista
• 
  Rizal monument
• 
  Park, glorietta and plaza
• 
  Public market and tricycle terminal
• 
  Auditorium
• 
  Downtown
• 
  Basista Mayor monument
• 
  Basista Gymnasium
• 
  Basista National High School

References

1.   Municipality of Basista | (DILG)
2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN   0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
3. Census of Population (2020). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved July 8, 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
5. Executive Order No. 446, s. 1961 (September 5, 1961), Creating the Municipality of Basista in the Province of Pangasinan, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines , retrieved September 16, 2023
6. Republic Act No. 4866 (May 8, 1967), An Act Declaring Basista, Province of Pangasinan, Created by Executive Order Numbered Four Hundred Forty-Six Dated September Five, Nineteen Hundred Sixty-One, as a Duly Constituted Municipality, The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation, Inc., retrieved September 16, 2023
7. "Basista". Cities and Municipalities. Province of Pangasinan. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
8. "Basista, Pangasinan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". World Weather Online. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
9. Census of Population (2015). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 20, 2016.
10. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region I (Ilocos Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved June 29, 2016.
11. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
12. "Province of Pangasinan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
13. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
14. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
15. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
16. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
17. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
18. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
19. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
20. "Halalan 2022 Basista, Pangasinan Election Results". ABS-CBN Halalan 2022 Results. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

External links

• Basista Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Municipal Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines
• Basista at the Pangasinan Government Website Archived January 19, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
• Republic Act 4866 : An Act declaring Basista a duly constituted municipality of Pangasinan
• Local Governance Performance Management System
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information