Damulog, Bukidnon

Damulog
Municipality
Municipality of Damulog
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Nicknames:  Passway to Northern Mindanao Land of the Virgin Nature
Map of Bukidnon with Damulog highlighted
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Damulog Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°29′N124°56′E / 7.48°N 124.93°E / 7.48; 124.93 Coordinates: 7°29′N124°56′E / 7.48°N 124.93°E / 7.48; 124.93
Country	Philippines
Region	Northern Mindanao (Region X)
Province	Bukidnon
District	3rd District
Founded	August 16, 1971
Barangays	17 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Melino L. Buro
•  Vice Mayor	Alberto G. Salmasan
• Congressman	Manuel F. Zubiri
• Electorate	18,283 voters (2019)
Area   [2]
• Total	244.19 km2 (94.28 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	256.4 m (841.2 ft)
Population  (2015 census) [4]
• Total	30,302
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
• Households	6,718
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	61.46% (2015) [5]
• Revenue (₱)	91,728,825.55 (2016)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8721
PSGC	101302000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)88
Climate type	tropical rainforest climate
Native languages	Binukid Cebuano Ata Manobo Ilianen language Matigsalug language Tagalog
Website	www.damulogbuk.gov.ph

Damulog, officially the Municipality of Damulog, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 30,302 people. ^[4]

History

Historically, the first settlers of Damulog were the Manobos. They are the indigenous people of the place. Testimonials of the old folks disclosed that the name of the place was “Ramulog” meaning a place to take a bath. A river at the town proper is a place where the Manobos take a bath. It also became a place of gathering where the men were fishing nearby, their wives washed clothes and the children are either swimming or gathering shells. Over time, “Ramulog” changed to “Damulog” due to assimilation of the Manobos and the new settlers. The river is now called Damulog River.

The opening of the Sayre Highway in 1953 opened Damulog into external trade. Manobos and Muslims from nearby Cotabato gathered abaca from the forests and sell it to the traders. The traders processed the abaca into raw fiber and resell it in Cagayan de Oro City process these into fiber. More immigrants from the Visayas came and started to acquire farm lots. Slowly, the new settlers soon dominated trade and business.

Damulog celebrates its Araw ng Damulog every 16th day of August with exhilarating activities that comprehends every walk of life. The municipality celebrates its town fiesta every 7th day of October of the year in honor of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary. In line are different activities that draw many expectators from other municipalities and neighboring towns.

Political development

Damulog once a barrio of Kibawe was officially created a regular Municipality in January 1972 pursuant to Republic Act No. 6369. The author was Congressman Cesar "Titang" Fortich. The approval was on August 16, 1971 and Damulog started as municipality in 1972. Presently, the municipality has seventeen (17) regular barangays, namely: Aludas, Angga-an, Kinapat, Kiraon, Kitingting, Lagandang, Macapari, Maican, Migcawayan, New Compostela, Old Damulog, Omonay, Poblacion, Pocopoco, Sampagar, San Isidro, and Tangkulan.

It is difficult to trace the political lineage who handled the reins of power prior to the creation of the barrio of Damulog into a municipality. The kapitan del barrio then was Tito C. Balangyao who assumed as mayor upon its creation as a municipality in 1972. He remained mayor until March 1980 when Emiterio D. Luis won the mayoralty election. At the height of the EDSA People Power revolution, Corazon C. Aquino toppled President Ferdinand E. Marcos and subsequently, Mr. Luis was replaced by Erlito Bagas who was appointed as Officer-In-Charge (OIC) in the Office of the Mayor. After about two months, Rev. Romeo P. Tiongco assumed as mayor. He relinquished his post a year after wherein then Vice Mayor Basilio Beltran assumed the top post.

In 1992 election, Emiterio D. Luis again won the mayoralty post. It was during his term that RA 7160 known as the Local Government Code of 1991 was implemented. It was also this time that local governance became multidisciplinary and multifaceted. He finished his three terms in 1998.

In July 1998, the first lady chief executive was elected. She was then Josefina G. Tero who served a one-term office. She was succeeded by Fortunato E. Gudito, a retired military intelligence officer, who won the May 2001 local election. He served two terms.

In the May 2007 elections, Romeo P. Tiongco contested Gudito and won and is serving now as the incumbent mayor of the municipality of Damulog.

Barangays

Damulog is politically subdivided into 17 barangays.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2015 [4]		2010 [6]
101302001	Aludas	1.5%	448	471	▾	−0.95%
101302002	Angga‑an	7.0%	2,121	1,320	▴	9.45%
101302003	Tangkulan (Jose Rizal)	7.9%	2,406	2,040	▴	3.19%
101302004	Kinapat	2.0%	608	550	▴	1.93%
101302005	Kiraon	2.0%	602	586	▴	0.51%
101302006	Kitingting	2.4%	734	726	▴	0.21%
101302007	Lagandang	4.0%	1,225	1,060	▴	2.79%
101302008	Macapari	4.1%	1,247	1,255	▾	−0.12%
101302009	Maican	3.1%	943	989	▾	−0.90%
101302010	Migcawayan	5.0%	1,528	1,389	▴	1.83%
101302011	New Compostela	4.2%	1,265	1,066	▴	3.31%
101302013	Old Damulog	5.3%	1,593	1,546	▴	0.57%
101302014	Omonay	21.5%	6,523	4,549	▴	7.10%
101302015	Poblacion (New Damulog)	14.5%	4,382	4,349	▴	0.14%
101302016	Pocopoco	4.1%	1,230	880	▴	6.58%
101302017	Sampagar	8.5%	2,571	2,019	▴	4.71%
101302019	San Isidro	2.9%	876	743	▴	3.19%
	Total		30,302	25,538	▴	3.31%

Climate

Climate data for Damulog, Bukidnon
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	31 (88)	29 (84)	28 (82)	28 (82)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)
Average low °C (°F)	20 (68)	19 (66)	20 (68)	21 (70)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	21 (70)	20 (68)	21 (70)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	46 (1.8)	35 (1.4)	41 (1.6)	38 (1.5)	67 (2.6)	79 (3.1)	68 (2.7)	66 (2.6)	52 (2.0)	59 (2.3)	62 (2.4)	45 (1.8)	658 (25.8)
Average rainy days	11.4	9.7	12.3	14.1	22.1	23.7	22.7	21.8	19.2	21.8	20.2	14.8	213.8
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) [7]

Demographics

Population census of Damulog
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1975	10,594	—
1980	12,596	+3.52%
1990	13,595	+0.77%
1995	15,010	+1.87%
2000	20,332	+6.72%
2007	21,183	+0.57%
2010	25,538	+7.04%
2015	30,302	+3.31%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [4] [6] [8] [9]

In the 2015 census, the population of Damulog, Bukidnon, was 30,302 people, ^[4] with a density of 120 inhabitants per square kilometre or 310 inhabitants per square mile.

Infrastructure

Transportation

Damulog is accessible by land transportation. The existing land transportation in the city consists of multicabs from nearby towns, single motorcycles, buses from Cagayan de Oro City and General Santos City, tricycles, and private vehicles facilitate the movement of people and goods to and from all places in the town. Traveling from Poblacion is mainly by land through all kinds of vehicles.

Damulog is traversed by Sayre Highway. This is from barangay Sampagar in the north to Old Damulog, Poblacion, Pocopoco, Macapari to Omonay in the south. There is concrete road from Poblacion to Kinapat, then all-weather road from Kinapat to Kiraon, then again concrete from Kiraon to Old Damulog forming a complete loop with the Sayre Highway. Another loo is the Sayre Highway in Pocopoco to Kinapat to Poblacion. The third loop is the Poblacion to Doncilyon to Old Damulog.

Most of these roads were built with grants from Asian Development Bank under the ARC Program. The Poblacion to Kinapat concrete road is also a part of the program.

Barangays Old Damulog and Macapari has covered courts. All 17 barangays have their respective office building, health center, Tanod outpost and complete school buildings.

Water

To focus on other development concern, the local government spun off its water service creating the Damulog Water System. The spinning-off was a part of the grant in 2013 from the SALINTUBIG program of the Department of Health. Before 2013, the water system provides running water for 2 hours every 2 days. Water was so scarce that water cannot reached households away from the transmission line. The new system now provides 24 hour service which is managed by the water district.

Utilities

17 Barangays enjoy electricity supplied by the First Bukidnon Electric Cooperative or popularly known in the town as FIBECO. All barangays have either Level 2 or Level 3 water system.

Communication

Mobile services are primarily offered by Smart Communications, Globe Telecom, and Sun Cellular. Internet services are also offered by Sun Cellular, Smart Communications, and Globe Telecom in 3G and LTE or 4G technology.

Education

All barangays have complete elementary schools. Day Care centers are also present in barangays and sitios where there is considerable number of children. Secondary schools include the Old Damulog NHS, the swanky Macapari NHS, the private Xavier de Damulog HS and Kitingting Laguna Academy in barangay Kitingting.

Within Damulog and its periphery, the Korea-based Join Together Society built 34 school buildings with 2-classroom each. Locations are really remote areas providing precious education to children. This is also part of the peace-building effort of the local government promoting co-existence to Lumad, Muslims and Christians.

Notable people

• Romy Tiongco, former mayor

References

1. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
2. "Province: Bukidnon". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 12 November 2016.
3. "Damulog, Bukidnon Profile". PhilAtlas.com. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
4. Census of Population (2015). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
5. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
6. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
7. "Damulog: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
8. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
9. "Province of Bukidnon". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

External links

• Damulog Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information