Buenavista, Quezon

Buenavista Piris
Municipality
Municipality of Buenavista
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Etymology: Beautiful View
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Buenavista Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°44′22″N122°28′03″E / 13.7394°N 122.4675°E / 13.7394; 122.4675
Country	Philippines
Region	Calabarzon
Province	Quezon
District	3rd district
Established	August 26, 1950
Barangays	37 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Reynaldo E. Rosilla Jr.
•  Vice Mayor	Alvin Ray U. Rivera
•  Representative	Reynante U. Arrogancia
•  Municipal Council	Members Francisco G. Añonuevo Jaica J. Ricamora Noello C. Cawa William T. Uy Remedios A. Osillo Marianito V. Barolo Saturnino U. Loayon Jr. Benzon M. Edrad
•  Electorate	19,886 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	161.35 km2 (62.30 sq mi)
Elevation	72 m (236 ft)
Highest elevation	332 m (1,089 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	31,160
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
•  Households	7,629
Demonym	Buenavistahin
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	24.96 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 140.3 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 515.2 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 109.7 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 199.9 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Quezon 1 Electric Cooperative (QUEZELCO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	4320
PSGC	045605000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)42
Native languages	Tagalog
Major religions	Roman Catholic
Website	https://www.buenavistaquezon.com/

Buenavista, officially the Municipality of Buenavista (Tagalog : Bayan ng Buenavista), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,160 people. ^[3]

It was formerly known as Piris. It is accessible by land via Lopez and Catanauan or by water transportation via Guinayangan from Lucena City.

Etymology

Formerly known as Piris, Buenavista is now its official name from the Spanish words buena vista, which translates to good view, nice view, fair view, beautiful view, or good sight in the English language.

History

Origin

Its original name was Piri as engraved in the oldest church bell which was donated by one Don Jose Casal in the year 1866. It used to be located in the Sitio of Pinagbayanan situated in the western side of the Piris River which is about one a half kilometers away from the present town site. It was a mere hamlet of the municipality of Guinanyagan, province of Quezon and remained as such for quite a number of years until it finally became a municipality. This place became the choice of the founders, who were a mixture of Bicolanos and Visayans to enable them to easily escape the Moro raids that were prevalent during the olden times. When the raids finally subsided, the barrio of Piris was transferred to its present location. The word Piri was changed to Piris and later re-changed to Piris.^{[ citation needed ]}

Separation as a town

In October 1936, some civic minded residents launched the proposition of making the place a municipality. They signed a petition for the separation of Piris from the municipality of Guinayangan. A group of seven members was formed and was commissioned to undertake a delegation to the Office of the Secretary of the Interior for the purpose. The group was composed of Don Feliciano Roldan, Mariano San Jose, Honorio Hutamares, Teodorico Dosto, Ciriaco Parraba, Antonio Pasta and Francisco San Jose. The outbreak of the second global war marked the failure of the offices concerned to convert the place into a regular municipality.

After the election of Gaudencio V. Vera as representative for the second district of Quezon Province, Francisco San Jose, a native and public teacher of the place, was instructed by Congressman Vera to help prepare the necessary papers pertaining to the separation of Piris from Guinayangan. When the papers were prepared, House Bill No. 83 was passed by both houses of Congress and became Republic Act No. 495 under Proclamation No. 201 by President Elpidio Quirino, the corporate existence of Piris in the name Buenavista, the 37th municipality of Quezon province, was fixed on August 26, 1950. ^[5] An inauguration was celebrated by the town people under the leadership of Domingo Reyes and Yao Ching Kio, wealthy businessman of the place, with Congressman Vera as the guest of honor. When the municipality of Buenavista was inaugurated on August 26, 1950, it belonged to the seventh class. Six months later, duan some increase in revenue, it rose to sixth class. Francisco Falqueza was appointed Municipal Mayor and held office beginning August 26, 1950, up to December 31, 1951, and on November 13, 1951, in a local election, Primitivo Pasta Sr. becoming the first elected mayor.

Geography

Buenavista is located in the eastern part of Quezon at the base of the Bondoc Peninsula. It is bounded on the northern part by Guinayangan, on the south by the town of San Narciso, on the western part by Lopez and Catanauan, and on the east by Ragay Gulf facing Bicol Region. The municipality is 336 kilometers (209 mi) southeast of Metro Manila and 206 kilometres (128 mi) southeast of provincial capital Lucena.

Barangays

Buenavista is politically subdivided into 37 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Bagong Silang
• Batabat Norte
• Batabat Sur
• Buenavista
• Bukal
• Bulo
• Cabong
• Cadlit
• Catulin
• Cawa
• De La Paz
• Del Rosario
• Hagonghong
• Ibabang Wasay
• Ilayang Wasay
• Lilukin
• Mabini
• Mabutag
• Magallanes
• Maligaya (Esperanza)
• Manlana
• Masaya
• Poblacion
• Rizal
• Sabang Pinamasagan
• Sabang Piris
• San Diego
• San Isidro Ibaba
• San Isidro Ilaya
• San Pablo
• San Pedro (Villa Rodrigo)
• San Vicente
• Siain
• Villa Aurora
• Villa Batabat
• Villa Magsaysay
• Villa Veronica

Topography

Buenavista is primarily upland municipality characterized by ragged terrain, generally hilly or mountainous with high plains, valleys and swamps. It lies on different slopes from 0-15% and above. There are three types of soil that covers the municipality. These are Faraon Clay, Catanauan Clay loam and Bolinao Clay loam. This is the most extensive upland soil of the province mostly found in Bondoc Peninsula. Faraon Clay loam covers about 13,133.75 hectares which is 85% of the total land area of the municipality, 10%is said to be catanauan Clay loam and 5% of the total land area in Bolinao Clay loam. The greater portion of the soil types is used for grazing. The low-lying hills are planted to coconut and seasonal crops like corn, root crops, and fruit bearing trees.

Catanauan Clay loam is found in the valley is used mostly on paddy rice field, while Bolinao Clay loam is devoted to coconut, bananas and other crops and some part has a mineral deposit like in Barangay Bulo and Cadlit.

Climate

Climate data for Buevavista, Quezon
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	28 (82)	30 (86)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21 (70)	21 (70)	22 (72)	23 (73)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	31 (1.2)	23 (0.9)	25 (1.0)	30 (1.2)	85 (3.3)	145 (5.7)	182 (7.2)	153 (6.0)	172 (6.8)	150 (5.9)	113 (4.4)	68 (2.7)	1,177 (46.3)
Average rainy days	11.3	8.5	9.7	11.3	18.3	23.2	26.6	25.4	25.9	24.2	19.7	15.2	219.3
Source: Meteoblue [6]

Its climate is classified as type 3 which means the rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year.

Demographics

Population census of Buenavista

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	6,438	—
1970	12,987	+7.26%
1975	14,462	+2.18%
1980	16,246	+2.35%
1990	20,060	+2.13%
1995	21,376	+1.20%
2000	22,840	+1.43%
2007	24,798	+1.14%
2010	29,053	+5.93%
2015	30,047	+0.64%
2020	31,160	+0.72%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10]

Languages

The main language is Tagalog, although the Bicolanos, Visayan and Ilocano languages are commonly used in the barangays.

Religions

There religious organizations in the town such as: Roman Catholic, Iglesia Ni Cristo, Church of God, Seventh-Day Adventist, Born Again, Baptist, Islam, and Jehovah's Witnesses.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Buenavista

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2006 74.40 2009 34.93 2012 46.59 2015 38.54 2018 24.91 2021 24.96 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

Government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Elected officials

Members of the Buenavista Municipal Council
(2022–2025) ^[19]

Position	Name
District Representative (3rd Legislative District of the Province of Quezon)	Congressman Reynante U. Arrogancia
Chief Executive of the Municipality of Buenavista	Mayor Reynaldo E. Rosilla Jr.
Presiding Officer of the Municipal Council	Vice Mayor Alvin Ray U. Rivera
Members of the Municipal Council	Francisco G. Añonuevo
	Jaica J. Ricamora
	Noello C. Cawa
	William T. Uy
	Remedios A. Osillo
	Marianito V. Barolo
	Saturnino U. Loayon Jr.
	Benzon M. Edrad

List of former chief executives

• Francisco Falqueza (appointed) Aug.26, 1950–Dec.31, 1951
• Primitivo Pasta Sr. (first elected Mayor) 1951–1955
• Eustaquio Cawa 1955–1963
• Domingo Reyes 1963-1986
• Edgardo San Juan (elected Vice Mayor acted as OIC-mayor early 1982–1986)
• Alex Ang (OIC-Mayor) 1986-1987
• Vicente Cawa 1988-1995
• Florencio Villamater 1995-2001
• Ramon Reyes 2001-2007
• Ma. Remedios Rivera 2007-2016
• Alexander Rivera 2016–2019
• Ma. Remedious Rivera 2019–2022

Churches

• San Lorenzo Diácono Parish (est.1955)

Notable personalities

• Alice Dixson - actress & model

References

1.   Municipality of Buenavista | (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 IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. Presidential Proclamation No. 201 (August 7, 1950), FIXING THE DATE FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE CORPORATE EXISTENCE OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF BUENAVISTA, PROVINCE OF QUEZON., The Lawphil Project, retrieved August 31, 2022
6. "Buenavista: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
7. Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
8. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
9. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
10. "Province of Quezon". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
11. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
12. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
13. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
14. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
15. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
16. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
17. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
18. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
19. "2022 ELECTION RESULTS: Buenavista, Quezon". Rappler.com. May 13, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.

External links

Official Websites

• Sulong Buenavista! - Official Web Site of Municipality of Buenavista, Quezon

General information

• Buenavista Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System