Bayabas is a 5th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines

Philippines

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. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 7,706 people in 1,290 households.

Bayabas is located between Tago

Tago, Surigao del Sur

Tago is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines-History:The Municipality of Tago was born thrice because of the precariousness of political times back then. It saw the light of day for the first time in 1865 under the Maura Law of the Spanish Regime that...

 and Cagwait

Cagwait, Surigao del Sur

Cagwait is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 19,899 people in 3,426 households. Cagwait is about 32 kilometers Southeast of Tandag, the capital town of Surigao del Sur...

. The Tago River separates the municipalities of Tago and Bayabas. Bayabas is consist of seven barangays mostly located in the coastlines. Though Bayabas is a small municipality, it is also abundant in natural resources especially seafoods. The town envisions to become the leading aquaculture producer in Surigao del Sur, however because of lack of political will on the part of the local officials and concerned agencies to realistically implement the laws regarding the conservation and preservation of the existing marine resources and its ecosystem leads to depletion of its natural resources, eroding eventually the so called mission and vision of the municipality; and perhaps such could be a hope against hope dream to become a leading aquamarine producer in this region.

Barangays

Bayabas is politically subdivided into 7 barangay

Barangay

A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...

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• Amag
• Balete (Pob.)
• Cabugo
• Cagbaoto
• La Paz
  • Cagbato
  • Buwan-Buwan
  • Dianga
  • Bolhoon
  • Tinambakan
• Magobawok (Pob.)
• Panaosawon

Environmental Issues

The Municipality of Bayabas has been the target of mining companies because of its rich providential mineral deposits. The Lapaz mining which is located near the river caused damage to the river. Most of the people who live nearby the riverbanks have their livelihood dependent on the river. The mining operations caused to destroy the livelihood of people and pollute the river. Bayabas is also known in Surigao del Sur as the aquaculture producer but with the current mining operations, there has been reports that the source of seafoods like wild prawns, shrimps, and crabs have been rapidy depleting. The people of Lapaz opposed the mining operation and desperation lead them to fight and stop the current mining operation.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information