Besao, Mountain Province
Encyclopedia
Besao is a 5th class municipality in the province of Mountain Province
, Philippines
. According to the latest census, it has a population of 7,295 people in 1,735 households.
The municipality of Besao is believed to have derived its name from the Ilocano word \”Buso\” meaning headhunter. The people then of the neighboring towns specifically those from the Ilocos Region believed that the early \”Besaos\” were headhunters. The word later on evolved as it is now called – Besao.
Besao is presently composed of 14 barangays, namely: Agawa, Ambagiw, Banguitan, Besao West, Besao East, Catengan, Gueday, Kin-iway, Lacmaaan, Laylaya, Padanga, Payeo, Suquib and Tamboan.
On January 18, 2008, a Philippine Serpent Eagle
was rescued in a forest
in Barangay Laylaya, Besao, Mountain Province
. It suffered a right wing gunshot
wound damaging a bone
(similar to a bird caught at Lake Banao, [Besao] in 2000). Another serpent eagle rescued in the Cordillera
died 3 days after it was brought to the custody of the PAWB years ago.
s.
Mountain Province
Mountain Province is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Bontoc and borders, clockwise from the south, Ifugao, Benguet, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Kalinga, and Isabela.Mountain Province is sometimes incorrectly named Mountain in some...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. According to the latest census, it has a population of 7,295 people in 1,735 households.
The municipality of Besao is believed to have derived its name from the Ilocano word \”Buso\” meaning headhunter. The people then of the neighboring towns specifically those from the Ilocos Region believed that the early \”Besaos\” were headhunters. The word later on evolved as it is now called – Besao.
Besao is presently composed of 14 barangays, namely: Agawa, Ambagiw, Banguitan, Besao West, Besao East, Catengan, Gueday, Kin-iway, Lacmaaan, Laylaya, Padanga, Payeo, Suquib and Tamboan.
On January 18, 2008, a Philippine Serpent Eagle
Philippine Serpent Eagle
The Philippine Serpent Eagle, Spilornis holospilus, is an eagle found in the major islands of the Philippines. It is sometimes treated as a race of the Crested Serpent Eagle . This species is usually found in forest clearings, open woodlands, and sometimes in cultivated lands with scattered...
was rescued in a forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
in Barangay Laylaya, Besao, Mountain Province
Mountain Province
Mountain Province is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Bontoc and borders, clockwise from the south, Ifugao, Benguet, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Kalinga, and Isabela.Mountain Province is sometimes incorrectly named Mountain in some...
. It suffered a right wing gunshot
Gunshot
A gunshot is the discharge of a firearm, producing a mechanical sound effect and a chemical gunshot residue. The term can also refer to a gunshot wound caused by such a discharge. Multiple discharges of a firearm or firearms are referred to as gunfire. The word can connotate either the sound of a...
wound damaging a bone
Bone
Bones are rigid organs that constitute part of the endoskeleton of vertebrates. They support, and protect the various organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells and store minerals. Bone tissue is a type of dense connective tissue...
(similar to a bird caught at Lake Banao, [Besao] in 2000). Another serpent eagle rescued in the Cordillera
Cordillera
A cordillera is an extensive chain of mountains or mountain ranges, that runs along a coastline . It comes from the Spanish word cordilla, which is a diminutive of cuerda, or "cord"...
died 3 days after it was brought to the custody of the PAWB years ago.
Barangays
Besao is politically subdivided into 14 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
s.
- Agawa
- Ambagiw
- Banguitan
- Besao East
- Besao West
- Catengan
- Gueday
- Lacmaan
- Laylaya
- Padangan
- Payeo
- Suquib
- Tamboan
- Kin-iway (Poblacion.)