Marabut, Samar

Marabut
Municipality
Municipality of Marabut
Limestone rock formations off the coast of Marabut
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Map of Samar with Marabut highlighted
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Marabut Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°07′N125°13′E / 11.12°N 125.22°E / 11.12; 125.22
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Samar
District	2nd district
Founded	July 22, 1949
Barangays	24 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Percival A. Ortillo Jr.
•  Vice Mayor	Judith O. Marks
•  Representative	Reynolds Michael Tan
• Councilors	List • Gilbert G. Bocar • Ma. Judith O. Marks • Ruben A. Alonzo • Fidela P. Tiozon • Adela G. Agua • Benedicto A. Daga • Virgilio G. Beringuel • Crisanto G. Torbeles Jr. DILG Masterlist of Officials
•  Electorate	13,458 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	143.55 km2 (55.42 sq mi)
Elevation	36 m (118 ft)
Highest elevation	310 m (1,020 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	17,842
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
•  Households	4,425
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	31.26 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 104.7 million (2020), 39.99 million (2012), 45.2 million (2013), 50.87 million (2014), 103.1 million (2015), 73.5 million (2016), 150.3 million (2017), 195 million (2018), 86.31 million (2019), 104.2 million (2021), 142.7 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 435 million (2020), 62.66 million (2012), 58.62 million (2013), 83.81 million (2014), 106.8 million (2015), 164.2 million (2016), 284 million (2017), 397.7 million (2018), 433.3 million (2019), 446.5 million (2021), 493.3 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 120.9 million (2020), 33.59 million (2012), 42.77 million (2013), 37.11 million (2014), 88.5 million (2015), 63.13 million (2016), 72.79 million (2017), 86.81 million (2018), 84.56 million (2019), 107.2 million (2021), 116.3 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 31.08 million (2020), 26.52 million (2012), 26.57 million (2013), 38.23 million (2014), 53.21 million (2015), 50.8 million (2016), 67.94 million (2017), 44.47 million (2018), 46.38 million (2019), 33.93 million (2021), 32.24 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Samar 2 Electric Cooperative (SAMELCO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6721
PSGC	086010000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)55
Native languages	Waray Tagalog

Marabut, officially the Municipality of Marabut (Waray : Bungto han Marabut; Tagalog : Bayan ng Marabut), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,842 people. ^[3]

Its coast stretches more than 20 kilometers (12 mi) along the San Pedro Bay and Leyte Gulf.

History

Before the construction of Mabaysay Church (Basey Church) in 1846 A.D., there were already people who inhabited Marabut, who were called Umhanan or Tinawgan.

The families of Agustin Grefiel, Logero Ferreras and Catato Amantillo were among the first inhabitants. These people intermarried. Fearing that the guardia civil would forcibly take them to work on the construction of the Mabaysay Church (now known as Basey), they settled in the hinterlands. In 1868, prior to the birth of Dr. Jose Rizal, some settlers transferred their residences to the shoreline until the Balangiga massacre on September 28, 1901. Some settlers from Balangiga transferred to the inhabitants' community because they were afraid of retaliation by American forces. The commmunity's population steadily increased. Singoy Amantillo had five children: Bicario, Mauricio Enrique or "Iking,"  Jacobo Alyas or "Ka Buta," and Lami. The family of Ysidro Mista Ferreras later settled there as well.

During the Spanish regime, shortly before the establishment of the Commonwealth Republic, Ysidro encouraged Engracio Amantillo and Mauricio Amantillo to change the name from Umhanan to Tinawgan, then to Sitio Lipata, because of the numerous Lipata trees in the area and later its growing recognition. Another famous man, Bicario Amantillo, the fierce and brave soldier, was widely known throughout the Province of Samar as a revolutionary leader during the Filipino-American Revolution. He organized the residents of Sitio Lipata for mutual defense against Muslim bandits and other enemies. He also improved the sitio until his capture. His right-hand man, Ysidro M. Ferreras, the contemporary revolutionary leader and fierce, diplomatic, and gallant magistrate, succeeded him. He successfully worked for the improvement of this sitio for others' welfare.

Following the defeat of the Filipinos by the American soldiers during the revolutionary era, the civil government of the Philippines began, as did the American regime. The growth of the population in Sitio Lipata has rapidly increased, with prominent figures coming under the leadership of YSIDRO. They decided to settle in a barrio called Hilaba instead of Sitio Lipata due to its considerably wider land area and hill in the middle, available for a church to be constructed. However, the majority of the residents of Sitio Lipata retracted the proposal since it would be more difficult, especially for bancas, to reach the shore at low tide.

Finally, Ysidro decided to convert Sitio Lipata into the barrio Sto Niño of Basey Samar. Ysidro was elected as Mayor of Basey, while Engracio was elected as Municipal Vice Mayor; likewise, Mauricio was elected as Cabeza del Barrio Sto. Niño. When World War II broke out on December 7, 1941, the elementary education in Barrio Sto. Niño was temporarily closed until the end of the war in Samar in 1944.

Early in 1949, Ysidro submitted a proposal to President Elpidio Quirino for the conversion of Barrio Sto. Niño into a municipality. On July 22, 1949, with the help of the late speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Lorenzo Perez, Executive Order No. 247 was issued and signed by the President, creating the Municipality of Marabut, Samar, in honor of the late Congressman Serafin Marabut, a native of Basey, Samar. Ysidro M. Ferreras was elected as the first municipal mayor, and Engracio Amantillo was elected as the vice mayor. The Municipality of Marabut is composed of 14 barangays: San Roque, Tag-Alag, Legaspi, Caluayan, Tinabanan, Osmena, Canyoyo, Binocyahan, Odoc, Pinana-an, and Sto. Nino (Pobl), Lipata, Amambucale, and Pinamitinan. 

A year later, the late mayor Macario Ferreras's term, through the Municipal Ordinance, Poblacion Marabut was divided into four barangays: Amantillo, Sto. Nino, Catato, and Lipata. Brgy. Pinamitinan was divided into three barangays: Sta. Rita and Malobago, Brgy. Odoc was divided into two barangays, the Brgy. Ferreras, Brgy. Binocyahan was divided into two barangays, Brgy. Logero. Osmenia was divided into four brigades. Mabuhay, Rono, and Panan-awan. Legaspi was divided into two brigades. Veloso. Marabut now has 24 barangays in all.

The first barangay captain of Brgy. Amantillo was Amado A. Opena.

Geography

Barangays

Marabut is politically subdivided into 24 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

In 1957, the sitio of Pinana-an was converted into barrio Pinalangga. ^[5]

• Amambucale
• Caluwayan
• Canyoyo
• Ferreras
• Legaspi
• Logero
• Osmeña
• Pinalanga
• Pinamitinan
• Catato (Poblacion)
• San Roque (formerly sitio Cabugao ^[6] )
• Santo Niño (Poblacion)
• Tagalag
• Tinabanan
• Amantillo (Poblacion)
• Binukyahan
• Lipata (Poblacion)
• Mabuhay
• Malobago
• Odoc
• Panan-awan
• Roño
• Santa Rita
• Veloso

Climate

Climate data for Marabut, Samar
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28 (82)	29 (84)	29 (84)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21 (70)	21 (70)	21 (70)	22 (72)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (73)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	72 (2.8)	52 (2.0)	65 (2.6)	62 (2.4)	87 (3.4)	129 (5.1)	153 (6.0)	124 (4.9)	147 (5.8)	157 (6.2)	139 (5.5)	117 (4.6)	1,304 (51.3)
Average rainy days	17.4	13.4	16.8	18.0	22.0	25.3	26.2	24.2	24.9	26.0	23.3	20.8	258.3
Source: Meteoblue [7]

Demographics

Population census of Marabut

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	7,662	—
1970	10,167	+2.87%
1975	11,892	+3.19%
1980	13,288	+2.24%
1990	10,543	−2.29%
1995	10,355	−0.34%
2000	12,335	+3.82%
2007	13,745	+1.50%
2010	15,115	+3.52%
2015	16,962	+2.22%
2020	17,842	+1.00%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Marabut

10 20 30 40 50 2006 35.00 2009 44.39 2012 37.17 2015 37.36 2018 27.43 2021 31.26 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

References

1.   Municipality of Marabut | (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 VIII (Eastern Visayas)". 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. "An Act Converting the Sitio of Pinana-an in the Municipality of Marabut, Province of Samar, into a Regular Barrio". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
6. "An Act Creating the Barrio of San Roque in the Municipality of Marabut, Province of Samar". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
7. "Marabut: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
8. Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
9. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
10. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
11. "Province of Samar (Western Samar)". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
12. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
13. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
14. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
15. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
16. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
17. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
18. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
19. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Marabut Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System
• Official Website of Marabut Samar