Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur

Santo Domingo
Municipality
Municipality of Santo Domingo
St. Dominic of Guzman Parish Church of Santo Domingo
Flag Seal
Motto(s):  Arangkada Todo-Todo, Santo Domingo
Map of Ilocos Sur with Santo Domingo highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Santo Domingo Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°38′29″N120°24′39″E / 17.6414°N 120.4108°E / 17.6414; 120.4108
Country	Philippines
Region	Ilocos Region
Province	Ilocos Sur
District	1st district
Named for	Saint Dominic
Barangays	36 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  mayor of Santo Domingo [*]	Bryan Dexter V. Tadena
•  Vice Mayor	Michael Emili V. Figueras
•  Representative	Deogracias Victor B. Savellano
•  Municipal Council	Members Cristina Jane G. de Vera Rizaldy S. Rosario Eugene R. Tadeja Godofredo T. Ingan Henry Q. Palpal-Latoc Joan T. Tabangcura Luciano F. Manuel
•  Electorate	19,871 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	55.49 km2 (21.42 sq mi)
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Highest elevation	185 m (607 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	29,041
• Density	520/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
•  Households	7,346
Economy
•  Income class	3rd municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	16.53 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 118.7 million (2020), 26.85 million (2012), 76.17 million (2013), 67.35 million (2014), 100.2 million (2015), 143.3 million (2016), 92.96 million (2017), 416.2 million (2018), 171.8 million (2019), 276.6 million (2021), 286.2 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 907.2 million (2020), 89.08 million (2012), 96.31 million (2013), 104.7 million (2014), 128.2 million (2015), 394.2 million (2016), 438.6 million (2017), 774 million (2018), 878.3 million (2019), 1,051 million (2021), 1,156 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 112.9 million (2020), 43.53 million (2012), 48.34 million (2013), 53.95 million (2014), 56.94 million (2015), 62.46 million (2016), 72.43 million (2017), 106.3 million (2018), 93.33 million (2019), 132.5 million (2021), 193.8 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 70.56 million (2020), 13.5 million (2012), 12 million (2013), 28.42 million (2014), 43.28 million (2015), 68.71 million (2016), 50.96 million (2017), 65.53 million (2018), 82.9 million (2019), 47.9 million (2021), 59.56 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Ilocos Sur Electric Cooperative (ISECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2729
PSGC	012928000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)77
Native languages	Ilocano Tagalog
Website	www.stodomingo-ilocossur.gov.ph

Santo Domingo, officially the Municipality of Santo Domingo (Ilocano : Ili ti Santo Domingo; Filipino : Bayan ng Santo Domingo), is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,041 people. ^[3]

Etymology

The name of the municipality came from its old moniker, "Paggappuan ti Santol iti Domingo," an Ilocano term meaning "The source of the Santol sold every Sunday." Santol ( Sandoricum koetjape ) is the name of the tree bearing round, yellowish fruits growing in abundance in the municipality, notably in Barangay Pussuac.

History

During the Spanish era, an enlisted man of the Spanish Civil Guard, Pablo Arquero, looked for the source of the santol being sold in the markets of Ciudad Fernandina (now Vigan City) on Sundays during the months of June to August. To do so, he asked for a leave of absence from his platoon leader to trace the source of the fruits. With his Ilocano guide, he searched the lands north of Villa Fernandina. He found nothing in the neighboring towns of Bantay, Santa Catalina, San Vicente, and Bantaoay (now San Ildefonso). He finally found many santol-bearing trees in a place north of Bantaoay now called Barangay Pus-uac. He has found the "Paggappuan ti Santol ti Domingo." The town was named Santo Domingo on account of this feat.

Don Pablo Arguero was claimed to be the founder of the municipality on May 12, 1742, with Father Tomas Millan as the first parish priest. Father Millan laid the foundation of the belfry, where the great Filipino hero Diego Silang once worked as a boy.

In 2010, the University of Northern Philippines opened a campus in Quimmarayan. It houses the university's agricultural, fishery and research courses; and the Environmental Research and Training Center.

Geography

Santo Domingo is 413 kilometres (257 mi) from Metro Manila and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Vigan City, the provincial capital.

Barangays

Santo Domingo is politically subdivided into 36 barangays.  ^[5] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Binalayangan
• Binongan
• Borobor
• Cabaritan
• Cabigbigaan
• Calautit
• Calay-ab
• Camestizoan
• Casili
• Flora
• Lagatit
• Laoingen
• Lussoc
• Nagbettedan
• Naglaoa-an
• Nalasin
• Nambaran
• Nanerman
• Napo
• Padu Chico
• Padu Grande
• Paguraper
• Panay
• Pangpangdan
• Parada
• Paras
• Poblacion
• Puerta Real
• Pussuac
• Quimmarayan
• San Pablo
• Santa Cruz
• Santo Tomas
• Sived
• Suksukit
• Vacunero

Climate

Climate data for Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30 (86)	31 (88)	33 (91)	34 (93)	33 (91)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	31 (88)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	19 (66)	19 (66)	21 (70)	23 (73)	24 (75)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	22 (72)	21 (70)	19 (66)	22 (72)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	9 (0.4)	11 (0.4)	13 (0.5)	23 (0.9)	92 (3.6)	122 (4.8)	153 (6.0)	137 (5.4)	139 (5.5)	141 (5.6)	42 (1.7)	14 (0.6)	896 (35.4)
Average rainy days	4.6	4.0	6.2	9.1	19.5	23.2	24.0	22.5	21.5	15.2	10.5	6.0	166.3
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) [6]

Demographics

Population census of Santo Domingo

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 10,075 —     1918 13,018 +1.72% 1939 10,856 −0.86% 1948 11,082 +0.23% 1960 13,685 +1.77%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1970 14,980 +0.91% 1975 15,957 +1.28% 1980 17,728 +2.13% 1990 20,720 +1.57% 1995 22,727 +1.75%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2000 24,520 +1.64% 2007 25,888 +0.75% 2010 27,596 +2.35% 2015 27,975 +0.26% 2020 29,041 +0.74%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10]

In the 2020 census, Santo Domingo had a population of 29,041. ^[3] The population density was 520 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,300/sq mi).

Economy

Poverty incidence of Santo Domingo

5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 17.10 2009 16.39 2012 21.05 2015 11.29 2018 4.30 2021 16.53 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Santo Domingo, belonging to the first congressional district of the province of Ilocos Sur, 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.

Elected officials

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

Position	Name
Congressman	Ronald V. Singson
Mayor	Bryan Dexter V. Tadena
Vice-Mayor	Edwin Maribert Tacbas
Councilors	Luciano Manuel
	Benedict De Vera
	Eugene Tadeja
	Henry Palpal-latoc
	Pompeyo Palpal-latoc
	Mark Denver Alvarado
	Eduardo Tacal
	Rodelio Valencia

List of local chief executives

For 378 years, from 1521 to 1899, Local Chief Executives of the “pueblos” or town were appointed by the Spaniards and in the year 1901 up to 1946 they were appointed by Americans. Afterwards, election was the mode of selection.

Gobernadorcillos (1742-1892):

• Don Pablo Arquero
• Don Lucas Pulano
• Don Jose Alfonso
• Don Miguel Palomar
• Don Antonio Arce
• Don Francisco Quismundo
• Don Jose Molina
• Don Agustin Dela Vega
• Don Agustin Soliven
• Don Jose Florentino
• Don Juan Sumabat
• Don Juan de Castillo
• Don Sebastian Arce
• Don Policarpio Tobias
• Don Nicolas Molina
• Sebastian Bumatay
• Nicolas Palomar
• Antionio Molina
• Jacinto del Castillo
• Vicente Arce
• Mariano dela Vega
• Felipe Sumabat
• Quinterio Palomar
• Pedro Nicolas Jose
• Fruto Evaristo Salvador
• Manuel Peria
• Fructoso Palomar
• Pablo Gonzales Arce
• Manuel Bumatay
• Victor Briones
• Gregorio Molina
• Santiago Salvio
• Ambrocio dela Vega
• Eulogio Herminigildo
• Pablo Paulino Torres
• Serapio dela Cruz
• Valentine de Jesus
• Jose Palomar
• Anastacio Florentino
• Pedro Jacinto Tesoro
• Pedro Tobias
• Rodencindo dela Vega
• Remegio Tesoro Sebastian
• Valentin de Jesus Tesoro
• Herminigildo Palomar
• Hilario Baumatay
• Nicolas Briones
• Eleuterio Torres
• Pedro Alcantara
• Valentin Sebastian
• Cristobal Soliver
• Pedro Bumatay
• Gabino Bumatay
• Tomas Jacinto Tesoro
• Felix Sumabat
• Manuel Dela Vega
• Clemente Bumatay
• Camilo Tugade
• Mariano De Jesus
• Felix Eugenio Temporal
• Juan Carpio
• Enrique Arce
• Luis Palomar
• Arcadio Figueras
• Tranquilino Torre Victor
• Andres Villaflor De Jesus
• Apolonio Tobias
• Rafael Soliven
• Gregorio Tesoro Sebastian
• Bernabe Torre Victor
• Leon del Castillo
• Pedro Flotildes Rosario
• Bonifacio Figueras
• Ponciano Toarroja
• Eustaquio Tesoro Vega
• Doroteo Tobias
• Juan Figueras
• Balbino dela Vega
• Rafael Pizarro
• Joaquin Villafuerte
• Andres Tesoro Guillen
• Rufino Pinom Calestino
• Januario Celestino

Capitan Municipal (1893-1899):

• Don Wenceslao Soliven
• Don Isabelo Soliven

Presidentes Municipal:

• Don Aniceto Avila (1899-1900)
• Don Jacob Tesoro (1901-1902)
• Don Wenceslao Soliven (1903-1904)
• Don Catalino Villaflor (1905-1906)
• Don Rufino Tobias (1907-1908)
• Don Isidro Villafuerte (1909-1910)
• Don Januario Tobias (1911-1915)
• Don Felipe Tugade (1916-1918)
• Don Alfonso Aranillo (1919-1921)
• Don Vicente Tacderas (1922-1930)
• Don Teodoro Tabangcura (1931-1932)

Municipal Mayors:

• Jose J. Tesoro (1933-1937)
• Cirilo Rabanal (1938-1941)
• Amante Soliven (1941-1942)
• Rufino Soliven (1943-1944)
• Faustino Tobia (1944-1945)
• Faustino Tamargo (1945-1946)
• Juan Quines (1946-1947)
• Filomeno Tadena (1948-1962)
• Jose Tinaza (1962-1963)
• Benjamin Sanidad (1964-1975)
• Orlino Tesoro (1975-1986)
• Susante J. Tobias (Oct. 13, 1986-Dec. 1, 1987)
• Nelson T. Torices (Dec. 3, 1987-Feb. 2, 1988)
• Miguel Figueras JR. (1988-1997)
• Henry Tesoro (1997-1998)
• Alfred Figueras (1999-2000)
• Floro Tadena (2001-2010)
• Amado Tadena (2010-2019)
• Floro Tadena (2019-2020)
• Bryan Dexter Tadena (2020-Present)

References

1.   Municipality of Santo Domingo | (DILG)
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6. "Santo Domingo: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
7. Census of Population (2015). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
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10. "Province of Ilocos Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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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. "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 11, 2022.

External links

• Official Website of Municipality of Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur
• Pasyalang Ilocos Sur
• Municipality of Santo Domingo Ilocos Sur
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System