Basud, Camarines Norte
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Basud is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines
. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 33,885 people in 6,508 households.
Ancestors revealed that the town of Basud was founded in the year 1783, the first site which was in Pinagwarasan, then later to Nepu, a nearby sitio of the present proper.
The town of Basud remained independent until 1904, having fused to the nearby municipality of Daet for lack of funds for the maintenance of its operations. By virtue of Executive Order No. 114 in 1908, Basud was restored to its original status as an independent municipality.
Original founders of the town were Bartolome Quiñones and Florencia Era, both of whom belonged to a well-to-do family, they commanded the respect of the people.
The Spaniards ruled and guided the people of Basud with the local government headed by well known Capitanes del Pueblo. Prominent among them were Paulino Quiñones and Maximo Flores.
History recalls that in the year 1902, a civil form of government was established with Antonio Quiñones as president, while Exequiel Era was the first elected president in the year 1908 when Basud was separated from Daet to form an independent municipality. From then, Basud had been administered by different elected officials even before the commonwealth regime up to the Philippines became a Republic in 1946. It is believed that the town is the oldest municipality in the province of Camarines Norte if not in then "Ambos Camarines".
The decades of political dynasty at Basud, Camarines Norte stopped after the 2010 National Election in which the newly elected Mayor is Honorable Dominador Davuco.
The municipality’ population is unevenly distributed to its 29 barangays and varies in terms of population sizes and growth rates. I can be noted that those barangays along the national road recorded the highest population share. In 2007 San Felipe recorded a population share of 8.63%, Barangay Poblacion 1 and Matnog followed with 8.02% and 7.79%, respectively. Binatagan has the least population with 295 or 0.80% of the total population.
The second major product of the municipality is palay, which is harvested twice a year in irrigated areas of 627.10 hectares, which has an average yield of 80 cavans per cropping of 74.24 MT per year. Rainfed areas are being harvested once a year with 60 cavans per hectare per cropping or 17.04 MT per year and even lesser in times of calamities and drought.
Pineapple, which lately bloomed in production due to the government assistance on crop loan, has made farmers to plant most of the coco-based areas. It occupies an area of 586 hectares. Pineapple production is usually 18 to 20 months before it can be harvested.
Hogs are also a backyard activity. There are usually 1 to 2 stocks per farmer. The housing is built of light local materials. Breeding and inter-breeding with poor quality species results to a smaller and slower hog variety. Farmers cannot afford to have high quality breed because of high capital including the high cost of feeds and the risk in raising this kind of variety, thus diminishing the margin of profit.
The municipality has two coastal barangays namely: Taba-taba and Mangcamagong situated along the cost of San Miguel Bay. Most of the fishermen here are sustenance fishermen with limited fishing paraphernalia and few own fishing boats of three tons gross and less.
Fish caught in this area are customarily brought and hauled in Mercedes since most of these fishermen have consignment deals with fish dealers. Few are sold in Basud town proper through rigaton. The necessity to improve the road and market facilities will possibly change the trend of fish marketing here in Basud. Likewise, fishermen themselves could directly market their catch to Manila and command a higher price without so much cost on fuel.
Study reveals that occupants vacated their stalls due to poor or lack of patronage on the part of the people and an insufficient capital on the part of the stallholders.
The municipality is rich in mineral resources such as diatomaceous earth
(DE) or commonly called white clay. This is one of the income generating industries of the municipality. This non-metallic mineral can be found in barangays Caayunan, San Pascual, Oliva and San Felipe. It has a total approximate reserve of 1,289,600 metric tons.
Gravel and sand
The municipality has a viable source of sand and gravel. The Bactas River located in Pagsangahan and Oliva is a source of mixed gravel and coarse aggregate. It is being extracted by mining concessionaries. Matnog is another source of construction aggregates including sand that is being extracted by the barangay people.
Transportation
Land transportation is the primary means of transporting people, goods and services from the barangay to the town proper of Basud. While sea transport is being used by the municipality’s two coastal barangays, namely: Taba-taba and Mangcamagong, they often use during summer as an alternative route to the fishing town of Mercedes.
Roads
The municipal proper is being linked to its different barangays by the municipality’s two major roads, namely the Maharlika Highway and the Mangcamagong provincial road. The Maharlika highway has a total length of 25.50 kilometers stretching from the boundary of the municipality of Daet to the Camarines Norte - Camarines Sur boundary. The Mangcamagong provincial road has a total length of 9.46 kilometers, stretching from the municipal boundary of Basud and Mercedes to the junction of Maharlika highway.
The municipality has a total road network of 138.057 kilometers composed of 25.50 kilometers of national highway and 23.16 kilometers of provincial roads including 83.481 kilometers of barangay roads and 5.956 kilometers of municipal streets.
Fish landing
Basud has fish ports serving the two coastal barangays of Mangcamagong and Taba-taba. To this date, said fish port that the government spent more than one million pesos cannot fully serve for its main purpose, first, due to its almost dilapidated structure and secondly, there is no big fishing vessels using the port.
Water supply
The different barangays of the municipality is being served by levels I, II and III water supply. As of 2001, serving with potable water is 4,110 households. CNWD was serving 2,558 households mostly in barangays Poblacion I, Poblacion II and part of barangays Matnog, Bactas and Mocong. The municipality’s water consumers are consuming an average of 07.4 cubic meters per day. To cope with the consumption demand especially during summer, the CNWD has constructed an elevated water tank with a capacity of 200 cubic meters and implementing the “Tubig ng Buhay, Hatid sa Barangay” program.
Barangays San Pascual, Caayunan, Tuaca and San Felipe are being served by spring development. Other barangays are being served by shallow wells, deep wells or dug wells.
Power supply
Basud has been served by electric power, formerly by the defunct Hidalgo Electric Enterprise, now by the National Power Corporation through the Camarines Norte Electric Cooperative (CANORECO). After the establishment of this cooperative, there was a great improvement in terms of power supply condition in the municipality.
Communication
Basud has a telecommunication system that is being run by one personnel of the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC). There are two satellites of Smart and Globe in Poblacion II. There is postal office and has a staff of one mail carriers serving all barangays in the municipality. These personnel cannot adequately serve the entire from the lack of personnel; another problem is the difficulty in the delivery of mails in the remote and far-flung barangays.
Education
The municipality has 26 elementary schools, two National High Schools and 31 Day Care Centers. Barangay Caayunan has two elementary schools while barangays Mantugawe, Binatagan and Manmuntay has no existing one. There are four High School namely: Basud National High School at Poblacion Uno and Amoguis, San Felipe National High School at Barangay San Felipe, Tuaca National High at Barangay Tuaca and Dominador Narrido High School at Barangay Taisan.
There are three major tourist attractions in the municipality, this are;
Other historic spots, religious shrine, natural and scenic spots, parks and other man made attractions is cherished places of the beautiful town of Basud.
The municipal government has many plans for the development of these tourist potentials but considering its limited resources, the same was left behind.
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. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 33,885 people in 6,508 households.
History
History relates that in the year 1661 when Spaniards landed on this soul, they noticed and found people were living in clusters of deltas separated by creeks. Having in mind of the situation, the colonizers named the "BASUD" means deltas.Ancestors revealed that the town of Basud was founded in the year 1783, the first site which was in Pinagwarasan, then later to Nepu, a nearby sitio of the present proper.
The town of Basud remained independent until 1904, having fused to the nearby municipality of Daet for lack of funds for the maintenance of its operations. By virtue of Executive Order No. 114 in 1908, Basud was restored to its original status as an independent municipality.
Original founders of the town were Bartolome Quiñones and Florencia Era, both of whom belonged to a well-to-do family, they commanded the respect of the people.
The Spaniards ruled and guided the people of Basud with the local government headed by well known Capitanes del Pueblo. Prominent among them were Paulino Quiñones and Maximo Flores.
History recalls that in the year 1902, a civil form of government was established with Antonio Quiñones as president, while Exequiel Era was the first elected president in the year 1908 when Basud was separated from Daet to form an independent municipality. From then, Basud had been administered by different elected officials even before the commonwealth regime up to the Philippines became a Republic in 1946. It is believed that the town is the oldest municipality in the province of Camarines Norte if not in then "Ambos Camarines".
Geographical Location
The municipality of Basud lies on the southern most point of Camarines Norte bounded by mountains that separate the province from the Province of Camarines Sur, it is situated at 122’ 57.34 longitude and 14’04 latitude. On the western boundary is the municipality of San Lorenzo Ruiz, while on the northern portion is bounded by the municipality of Daet and the municipality of Mercedes and the shore of San Miguel bay on the eastern portion.Political Subdivisions
At present, Basud is composed of 29 barangays after Poblacion was divided into two on June 6, 1988, during the incombency of then Mayor Silverio F. Quiñones Jr.The decades of political dynasty at Basud, Camarines Norte stopped after the 2010 National Election in which the newly elected Mayor is Honorable Dominador Davuco.
Land area
The municipality has a total land area of 26,028 hectares representing about 11.59 percent of the total land area of the province.Size, Growth Rates, and Distribution of Barangays
PopulationThe municipality’ population is unevenly distributed to its 29 barangays and varies in terms of population sizes and growth rates. I can be noted that those barangays along the national road recorded the highest population share. In 2007 San Felipe recorded a population share of 8.63%, Barangay Poblacion 1 and Matnog followed with 8.02% and 7.79%, respectively. Binatagan has the least population with 295 or 0.80% of the total population.
- Angas 997
- Bactas 1,152
- Binatagan 295
- Caayunan 1,302
- Guinatungan 786
- Hinampacan 686
- Langga 821
- Laniton 1,440
- Lidong 455
- Mampili 1,046
- Mandazo 679
- Mangcamagong 1,446
- Manmuntay 668
- Mantugawe 952
- Matnog 2,864
- Mocong 848
- Oliva 844
- Pagsangahan 1,385
- Pinagwarasan 1,019
- Plaridel 1,060
- Poblacion 1 2,949
- Poblacion 2 2,598
- San Felipe 3,172
- San Jose 933
- San Pascual 1,531
- Taba-Taba 571
- Tacad 1,026
- Taisan 1,270
- Tuaca 1,568
Agriculture
The municipality’s lands, which are devoted to agriculture, have an approximate area of 12,086.60 hectares or 47.38% percent of the municipality’s total land area. The municipality is producing three major agricultural crops. Coconut land occupies the largest area that has 10,324 hectares. Rice land, which has the second largest area with 627.10 hectares irrigated and 254 hectares rainfed. The third is 586 hectares planted to pineapple. Other crops are seasonal crops and are being for family consumption only.Crops
Copra is known to be the chief product and the main source of income of the municipality. Coconut by-products such as brooms, baskets, charcoal and even soap making are the traditional sources of income of the people.The second major product of the municipality is palay, which is harvested twice a year in irrigated areas of 627.10 hectares, which has an average yield of 80 cavans per cropping of 74.24 MT per year. Rainfed areas are being harvested once a year with 60 cavans per hectare per cropping or 17.04 MT per year and even lesser in times of calamities and drought.
Pineapple, which lately bloomed in production due to the government assistance on crop loan, has made farmers to plant most of the coco-based areas. It occupies an area of 586 hectares. Pineapple production is usually 18 to 20 months before it can be harvested.
Livestock/Poultry
The present livestock production is primarily on small-scale basis with mostly backyard farming except those who produce broilers, which range from 100 to 300 birds. Poultry such as native chicken are usually few in numbers per farmer and subsist on stray grain and grasses. Pest and diseases often attack the birds, thus dwindle the stock and produces low quality chickens.Hogs are also a backyard activity. There are usually 1 to 2 stocks per farmer. The housing is built of light local materials. Breeding and inter-breeding with poor quality species results to a smaller and slower hog variety. Farmers cannot afford to have high quality breed because of high capital including the high cost of feeds and the risk in raising this kind of variety, thus diminishing the margin of profit.
Fisheries
The municipality has two coastal barangays namely: Taba-taba and Mangcamagong situated along the cost of San Miguel Bay. Most of the fishermen here are sustenance fishermen with limited fishing paraphernalia and few own fishing boats of three tons gross and less.
Fish caught in this area are customarily brought and hauled in Mercedes since most of these fishermen have consignment deals with fish dealers. Few are sold in Basud town proper through rigaton. The necessity to improve the road and market facilities will possibly change the trend of fish marketing here in Basud. Likewise, fishermen themselves could directly market their catch to Manila and command a higher price without so much cost on fuel.
Commerce
The municipality of Basud significantly improved for the last ten years in terms of commerce. The municipal officials focused their attention at the municipality public market as the center of commerce. It was established in the year 1990 seven fresh fish stalls, meat stalls, vegetables stalls, dried fish stalls, sari-sari stores, agricultural stall, hardware, drugstore, bakery and dry good stall.Study reveals that occupants vacated their stalls due to poor or lack of patronage on the part of the people and an insufficient capital on the part of the stallholders.
Other Industries
Diatomaeous Earth (White Clay)The municipality is rich in mineral resources such as diatomaceous earth
Diatomaceous earth
Diatomaceous earth also known as diatomite or kieselgur/kieselguhr, is a naturally occurring, soft, siliceous sedimentary rock that is easily crumbled into a fine white to off-white powder. It has a particle size ranging from less than 1 micrometre to more than 1 millimetre, but typically 10 to...
(DE) or commonly called white clay. This is one of the income generating industries of the municipality. This non-metallic mineral can be found in barangays Caayunan, San Pascual, Oliva and San Felipe. It has a total approximate reserve of 1,289,600 metric tons.
Gravel and sand
The municipality has a viable source of sand and gravel. The Bactas River located in Pagsangahan and Oliva is a source of mixed gravel and coarse aggregate. It is being extracted by mining concessionaries. Matnog is another source of construction aggregates including sand that is being extracted by the barangay people.
Transportation
Land transportation is the primary means of transporting people, goods and services from the barangay to the town proper of Basud. While sea transport is being used by the municipality’s two coastal barangays, namely: Taba-taba and Mangcamagong, they often use during summer as an alternative route to the fishing town of Mercedes.
Roads
The municipal proper is being linked to its different barangays by the municipality’s two major roads, namely the Maharlika Highway and the Mangcamagong provincial road. The Maharlika highway has a total length of 25.50 kilometers stretching from the boundary of the municipality of Daet to the Camarines Norte - Camarines Sur boundary. The Mangcamagong provincial road has a total length of 9.46 kilometers, stretching from the municipal boundary of Basud and Mercedes to the junction of Maharlika highway.
The municipality has a total road network of 138.057 kilometers composed of 25.50 kilometers of national highway and 23.16 kilometers of provincial roads including 83.481 kilometers of barangay roads and 5.956 kilometers of municipal streets.
Fish landing
Basud has fish ports serving the two coastal barangays of Mangcamagong and Taba-taba. To this date, said fish port that the government spent more than one million pesos cannot fully serve for its main purpose, first, due to its almost dilapidated structure and secondly, there is no big fishing vessels using the port.
Water supply
The different barangays of the municipality is being served by levels I, II and III water supply. As of 2001, serving with potable water is 4,110 households. CNWD was serving 2,558 households mostly in barangays Poblacion I, Poblacion II and part of barangays Matnog, Bactas and Mocong. The municipality’s water consumers are consuming an average of 07.4 cubic meters per day. To cope with the consumption demand especially during summer, the CNWD has constructed an elevated water tank with a capacity of 200 cubic meters and implementing the “Tubig ng Buhay, Hatid sa Barangay” program.
Barangays San Pascual, Caayunan, Tuaca and San Felipe are being served by spring development. Other barangays are being served by shallow wells, deep wells or dug wells.
Power supply
Basud has been served by electric power, formerly by the defunct Hidalgo Electric Enterprise, now by the National Power Corporation through the Camarines Norte Electric Cooperative (CANORECO). After the establishment of this cooperative, there was a great improvement in terms of power supply condition in the municipality.
Communication
Basud has a telecommunication system that is being run by one personnel of the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC). There are two satellites of Smart and Globe in Poblacion II. There is postal office and has a staff of one mail carriers serving all barangays in the municipality. These personnel cannot adequately serve the entire from the lack of personnel; another problem is the difficulty in the delivery of mails in the remote and far-flung barangays.
Education
The municipality has 26 elementary schools, two National High Schools and 31 Day Care Centers. Barangay Caayunan has two elementary schools while barangays Mantugawe, Binatagan and Manmuntay has no existing one. There are four High School namely: Basud National High School at Poblacion Uno and Amoguis, San Felipe National High School at Barangay San Felipe, Tuaca National High at Barangay Tuaca and Dominador Narrido High School at Barangay Taisan.
Tourist attraction
There are three major tourist attractions in the municipality, this are;
- The Taba-taba white sand beach. This beach is situated at the shoreline of barangay Taba-taba and is accessible by barangay road from the junction of the Mangcamagong provincial road. The beach is part of San Miguel Bay and is very shallow with gradual depth of 4 to 7 feet during high tide. The seawater is so clean and calm and is famous of its white glittering sand with an approximately 40 meter distance of shoreline, which extends along the sea coast of the barangay proper.
- The Mangcamagong beach has almost the same feature as that of Taba-taba. The only difference is that Mangcamagong beach has a longer shoreline than Taba-taba.
- The Bicol National Park is located within the territorial jurisdiction of barangay Tuaca. It has a distance of 18 kilometers from the town proper. It has a forest reserve land area of 3,34 hectares. At the heart of this forest is the famous 7- kilometer winding road called Bitukang Manok. Motorists in all walks of life, while passing this forest zone feel the cool breeze and moderate winds. It lies between the Province of Camarines Sur and Camarines Norte. The boundary is very much identified because of its famous Bahi River passing a permanent boundary marker.
Other historic spots, religious shrine, natural and scenic spots, parks and other man made attractions is cherished places of the beautiful town of Basud.
The municipal government has many plans for the development of these tourist potentials but considering its limited resources, the same was left behind.