San Agustin, Isabela

San Agustin
Municipality
Municipality of San Agustin
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Nickname:  Crossbred Capital of the Philippines
Map of Isabela with San Agustin highlighted
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San Agustin Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°31′N121°45′E / 16.52°N 121.75°E / 16.52; 121.75
Country	Philippines
Region	Cagayan Valley
Province	Isabela
District	4th district
Named for	St. Augustine of Hippo
Barangays	23 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Cesar A. Mondala
•  Vice Mayor	Oliver D. Micu
•  Representative	Joseph S. Tan
•  Electorate	16,547 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	278.40 km2 (107.49 sq mi)
Elevation	125 m (410 ft)
Highest elevation	309 m (1,014 ft)
Lowest elevation	84 m (276 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	22,096
• Density	79/km2 (210/sq mi)
•  Households	5,544
Economy
•  Income class	3rd municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	11.83 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 149.3 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 303.3 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 122.1 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 72.82 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Isabela 1 Electric Cooperative (ISELCO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3314
PSGC	023127000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)78
Native languages	Ilocano Bugkalot Tagalog
Website	www.sanagustin-isabela.gov.ph

San Agustin, officially the Municipality of San Agustin (Ilocano : Ili ti San Agustin; Tagalog : Bayan ng San Agustin), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 22,096 people. ^[3]

Etymology

The town derived its name after the Saint Agustin of hippo

History

The town was created by virtue of Executive Order No. 269 by then President Elpidio Quirino on September 28, 1949. ^[5]

In the old days, the present site of San Agustin was a hinterland inhabited by headhunting Ilongots and some scattered bands of Aetas locally known as "Pogot". It was then a part of the municipality of Echague. From this town sailed forth a band of pioneers led by Juan Gumpal, Antonio Pintang, and Vicente Taguiam. They penetrated the wilderness and explored the valleys along both sides of the Cagayan River. They put up scattered settlements which were often plagued by malaria, and marauding Ilongots and Pogots but the pioneers stayed put and in the end they were able to befriend Ilongots and Aetas and at survived malaria. Not long after the scattered settlements grew into sitios and one of them was Lakay-lakay (named after the creek) on the western side of the Cagayan River. The place is now "Masaya Centro", the seat of the municipal government of San Agustin.

When Jones was organized into an independent municipality in 1921, 30 barrios were separated from the municipality of Echague and one of them was Masaya. Because all the barrios of Jones prospered and since there were no good roads connecting the barrios at that time, the people of Masaya and adjoining barrios petitioned the President of the Philippines to organize the barrios into a regular town. ^[6]

In 1959, the barrio of Uldogan was renamed Laoag. ^[7]

San Agustin is the home of the Nuang Festival the annual celebration in honor of the sturdy carabao and in recognition of the highly successful Carabao Upgrading Program of the local government, through the Office of the Municipal Agriculturist and its cooperating agencies and stakeholders. The program was commenced in 1993 by then Mayor Jesus M. Silorio. This was continued under the successive administrations of Mayor Virgilio A. Padilla and Mayor Operaflor A. Manuel. Under the latter's leadership, the Festival was started.

Geography

Barangays

San Agustin is politically subdivided into 23 barangays.  ^[8] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Bautista
• Calaocan
• Dabubu Grande
• Dabubu Pequeño
• Dappig
• Laoag
• Mapalad
• Masaya Centro (Poblacion)
• Masaya Norte
• Masaya Sur
• Nemmatan
• Palacian
• Panang
• Quimalabasa Norte
• Quimalabasa Sur
• Rang-ay
• Salay
• San Antonio
• Santo Niño
• Santos
• Sinaoangan Norte
• Sinaoangan Sur
• Virgoneza

Climate

Climate data for San Agustin, Isabela
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29 (84)	30 (86)	32 (90)	35 (95)	35 (95)	35 (95)	34 (93)	33 (91)	32 (90)	31 (88)	30 (86)	28 (82)	32 (90)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	19 (66)	20 (68)	21 (70)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	22 (72)	21 (70)	20 (68)	22 (71)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	31.2 (1.23)	23 (0.9)	27.7 (1.09)	28.1 (1.11)	113.5 (4.47)	141.4 (5.57)	176.4 (6.94)	236.6 (9.31)	224.9 (8.85)	247.7 (9.75)	222.9 (8.78)	178 (7.0)	1,651.4 (65)
Average rainy days	10	6	5	5	13	12	15	15	15	17	16	15	144
Source: World Weather Online [9]

Demographics

Population census of San Agustin

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	10,136	—
1970	13,294	+2.75%
1975	14,862	+2.26%
1980	14,880	+0.02%
1990	16,577	+1.09%
1995	17,861	+1.41%
2000	19,927	+2.37%
2007	20,681	+0.51%
2010	21,797	+1.93%
2015	22,880	+0.93%
2020	22,096	−0.68%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [12] [13]

In the 2020 census, the population of San Agustin, Isabela, was 22,096 people, ^[3] with a density of 79 inhabitants per square kilometre or 200 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of San Agustin

5 10 15 20 2006 19.60 2009 11.81 2012 14.62 2015 13.62 2018 12.36 2021 11.83 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

As a municipality in the Province of Isabela, government officials in the provincial level are voted by the electorates of the town. The provincial government have political jurisdiction over local transactions of the municipal government.

The municipality of San Agustin 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.

Barangays are also headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. The barangays have SK federation which represents the barangay, headed by SK chairperson and whose members are called SK councilors. All officials are also elected every three years.

Elected officials

Members of the San Agustin Municipal Council
(2022-2025) ^[22]

Position	Name
District Representative	Joseph S. Tan
Municipal Mayor	Cesar A. Mondala
Municipal Vice-Mayor	Oliver D. Micu
Municipal Councilors	Raden A. Mondala
	Eddie L. Domingo
	Paul Jerrymie P. Suni
	Manuel Respicio
	Menchie D. Yasol
	Marilou M. Daguro
	Artemio P. Guerrero
	Rocelyn C. Vargas

Congress representation

San Agustin, belonging to the fourth legislative district of the province of Isabela, currently represented by Hon. Joseph S. Tan. ^[23]

Education

The Schools Division of Isabela governs the town's public education system. ^[24] The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region. ^[25] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.

References

1.   Municipality of San Agustin | (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 II (Cagayan Valley)". 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. "San Agustin Executive Summary 2020" (PDF). Commission on Audit - coa.gov.ph. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
6. Miano, Troy Alexander (September 28, 2017). "NUANG AND THE FESTIVAL OF SAN AGUSTIN". Facebook.
7. "R.A. No. 2096, An Act Changing the Name of the Barrio of Uldogan in the Municipality of San Agustin, Province of Isabela, to Laoag". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
8. "Province: Isabela". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 12 November 2016.
9. "San Agustin, Isabela: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". World Weather Online. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
10. Census of Population (2015). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
11. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
12. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
13. "Province of Isabela". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
14. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
15. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
16. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
17. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
18. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
19. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
20. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
21. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
22. "San Agustin, Isabela Election Results 2022". Rappler PH. ph.rappler.com. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
23. "House of Representatives: 19th Congress". Official Website of the House of Representatives PH. congress.gov.ph. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
24. "HISTORY OF DEPED-ISABELA". DepED Isabela | The official website of DepED Schools Division of Isabela. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
25. "DEPED REGIONAL OFFICE NO. 02". DepED RO2 | The official website of DepED Regional Office No. 02.

External links

• Municipal Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines
• san Agustin at the Isabela Government Website
• Local Governance Performance Management System
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Municipality of San Agustin