Bugasong

Bugasong
Municipality
Municipality of Bugasong
The historical Estaca Hill
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Map of Antique with Bugasong highlighted
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Bugasong Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°02′41″N122°03′53″E / 11.0447°N 122.0647°E / 11.0447; 122.0647
Country	Philippines
Region	Western Visayas
Province	Antique
District	Lone district
Founded	1591
Barangays	27 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	John Lloyd M. Pacete
•  Vice Mayor	Renante S. Dava
•  Representative	Loren Legarda
•  Municipal Council	Members Casimira S. dela Cruz Susan V. Escote Edsel James A. Capendit Jennifer Rose A. Tatoy Roberto V. Fruto Jr. Manuel S. dela Cruz Jr. Lea Agnes V. Pediangco Breccio M. Ostan Jr.
•  Electorate	23,089 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	203.71 km2 (78.65 sq mi)
Elevation	296 m (971 ft)
Highest elevation (Mount Baloy)	1,960 m (6,430 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	36,060
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
•  Households	8,172
Demonym	Bugasongnon
Economy
•  Income class	3rd municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	27.21 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 218.9 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 430.2 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 180.1 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 180.6 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Antique Electric Cooperative (ANTECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5704
PSGC	060604000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)36
Native languages	Karay-a Hiligaynon Tagalog

Bugasong, officially the Municipality of Bugasong (Kinaray-a : Banwa kang Bugasong; Hiligaynon : Banwa sang Bugasong; Tagalog : Bayan ng Bugasong), is a municipality in the province of Antique, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,676 people. ^[5] Making it 8th most populous municipality in the province of Antique and fourth largest municipality in terms of land area, with a total area of 203.71 square kilometers.

Geography

Bugasong is 43 kilometres (27 mi) from the provincial capital, San Jose de Buenavista.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 203.71 square kilometres (78.65 sq mi)  ^[6] constituting 7.46% of the 2,729.17-square-kilometre- (1,053.74 sq mi) total area of Antique. Bugasong has two largest river's Paliwan River 58.1 km (36.1 mi) and Kangaranan River 56.8 km (35.3 mi). Bugasong has many highest peaks Mount Baloy 1,958 m (6,424 ft) and Mount Balabag 1,716 m (5,630 ft).

Climate

Climate data for Bugasong, Antique
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30 (86)	31 (88)	32 (90)	33 (91)	32 (90)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (87)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	48 (1.9)	41 (1.6)	58 (2.3)	82 (3.2)	223 (8.8)	300 (11.8)	346 (13.6)	307 (12.1)	311 (12.2)	292 (11.5)	167 (6.6)	81 (3.2)	2,256 (88.8)
Average rainy days	11.4	7.7	11.3	15.4	25.7	28.5	29.5	28.7	28.3	28.7	21.8	15.2	252.2
Source: Meteoblue [7] (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.)

Barangays

Bugasong is politically subdivided into 27 barangays. ^[8] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Ilaures and Cubay Sur were sitio s converted into barrios in 1957 and 1959, respectively. ^{[9] [10]}

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2024 [11]		2010 [12]
060604001	Anilawan	0.6%	223	213	▴	0.32%
060604002	Arangote	1.4%	510	442	▴	1.01%
060604003	Bagtason	5.0%	1,786	1,779	▴	0.03%
060604004	Camangahan	3.2%	1,139	1,124	▴	0.09%
060604018	Centro Ilawod ( Poblacion )	5.6%	2,020	1,934	▴	0.31%
060604019	Centro Ilaya (Poblacion)	6.1%	2,190	2,086	▴	0.34%
060604020	Centro Pojo (Poblacion)	6.3%	2,259	2,147	▴	0.36%
060604005	Cubay North	5.0%	1,813	1,635	▴	0.73%
060604006	Cubay South	3.7%	1,330	1,272	▴	0.31%
060604009	Guija	3.2%	1,140	1,078	▴	0.39%
060604010	Igbalangao	4.9%	1,773	1,754	▴	0.08%
060604011	Igsoro	3.8%	1,368	1,261	▴	0.57%
060604012	Ilaures	3.9%	1,391	1,361	▴	0.15%
060604013	Jinalinan	2.9%	1,053	955	▴	0.69%
060604014	Lacayon	3.6%	1,307	1,148	▴	0.92%
060604015	Maray	1.3%	468	398	▴	1.15%
060604016	Paliwan	3.6%	1,303	1,227	▴	0.42%
060604017	Pangalcagan	5.7%	2,053	1,805	▴	0.91%
060604021	Sabang East	2.3%	835	783	▴	0.45%
060604022	Sabang West	2.2%	801	689	▴	1.07%
060604023	Tagudtud North	3.1%	1,102	1,771	▾	−3.28%
060604024	Tagudtud South	2.9%	1,044	944	▴	0.71%
060604025	Talisay	2.7%	982	953	▴	0.21%
060604026	Tica	1.5%	540	521	▴	0.25%
060604027	Tono-an	2.1%	745	671	▴	0.74%
060604028	Yapu	1.5%	551	527	▴	0.31%
060604029	Zaragoza	5.3%	1,916	1,786	▴	0.50%
	Total		36,060	32,264	▴	0.79%

Demographics

Population census of Bugasong

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	11,101	—
1918	10,924	−0.11%
1939	14,863	+1.48%
1948	15,642	+0.57%
1960	16,635	+0.51%
1970	17,697	+0.62%
1975	17,988	+0.33%
1980	21,619	+3.74%
1990	24,537	+1.27%
1995	26,721	+1.61%
2000	28,294	+1.23%
2007	30,394	+0.99%
2010	32,264	+2.20%
2015	33,642	+0.80%
2020	34,676	+0.64%
2024	36,060	+0.94%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [13] [14] [12] [15] [16]

In the 2020 census, Bugasong had a population of 34,676. ^[17] The population density was 170 inhabitants per square kilometre (440/sq mi).

Language

Bugasongnons speak Kinaray-a as their main dialect while Hiligaynon is used as their secondary dialect.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Bugasong

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 53.85 2003 39.68 2006 31.50 2009 39.67 2012 22.50 2015 23.76 2018 19.93 2021 27.21 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25]

The Bagtason Loom Weavers Association (BLWA) under chairman Mario Manzano, established in 2008 is the maker of the original "sampaguita" design patadyong habol, habul or pinili textile. They launched a demonstration farm for natural indigo dye sourced from Antique for their handwoven fabric. The Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) trained the weavers using funds from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. ^[26]

Government

The current mayor of the town is John Lloyd Pacete with Bernard Pesayco as vice mayor. The town council is composed of ten members, eight are elected at large, while two are elected after the barangay elections. The current town council members are:

• Casimira de la Cruz
• Aida Uy Kimpang
• Gerardo Antoy
• Susan Escote
• Geraldine Pesayco
• Roberto Fruto
• Cyril Pesayco
• Renante Dava
• Krizel Joy Panaguiton (SK Municipal Federation President)
• Norma Sayon (Liga ng mga Barangay)

Tourism

The town celebrates its annual town fiesta every 18 January in honor of Santo Niño (the Holy Child). The local town festival, the Bugas Sa Lusong, is integrated with this celebration, with its opening salvo sometime between 10 and 12 January. The highlight of the celebration is the high mass on 18 January, usually celebrated by the diocesan bishop and visiting priests.

The patadyong, a colorful native fabric, is a well-known product made by the locals in barangay Bagtason.

The Estaca Hills historically served as the town's watch tower. Currently, it is a destination for hiking. From the top, one can see the entirety of Bugasong.

Education

The town is the location of the only Dominican school in the province of Antique, Saint Joseph Academy, which was established on 1957. The school is run by the Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of the Philippines. Notable alumni include former Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas Atty. Pelagio Apostol and then National Artist Edsel Moscoso. Rex Francis Z. Ynion, a Council Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines, Metro Manila South Council which has jurisdiction to the Cities of Las Pinas, Taguig, Muntinlupa and Municipality of Pateros.

Other schools in the town include: Antique Vocational School, at the town proper; Northern Bugasong National School at barangay Cubay North; Southern Bugasong National School at barangay Igbalangao and Eastern Bugasong National High School (formerly Northern Bugasong National High School-Annex) at barangay Pangalcagan.

Gallery

• 
  The summer heat in 2010 dried up the Cangaranan River
• 
  A local fisherman in Bugasong is set to hurdle the waves
• 
  The historical Estaka hill
• 
  The shores of Ilaures
• 
  Saint Joseph Academy, the only Dominican school in Antique
• 
  Bugasong sea shores

References

1.   Municipality of Bugasong | (DILG)
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10. "Republic Act No. 2133; An Act Creating the Barrio of Cubay Sur in the Municipality of Bugasong, Province of Antique". The Corpus Juris. 7 April 1959. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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26. Petinglay, Annabel Consuelo (February 17, 2023). "Antique loom weavers cultivate model farm for natural dye". Philippine News Agency . Retrieved November 5, 2024.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Bugasong Online