Malangas, Zamboanga Sibugay
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Malangas is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines
. The town is generally rolling near the shorelines and mountainous in the hinterland with some patches of flat land located within the mangroves near the shorelines. It borders Buug to the northwest, Diplahan to the northeast, Imelda
to the west, Margosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur
to the east and Alicia
to the south.
Malangas is the site of coalmining in Western Mindanao
area accompanied by the Philippine National Oil Company - Exploration Corporation. The coalmine is one of the largest in the country. It's town center nests in a harbor in Dumanguillas Bay, boosts of its twin ports, one for coal, the other for passengers.
were separated to form the town of Malangas.
The name Malangas got its name from a sitio later named Malangas Gamay, probably of Spanish origin. A booming coal town during the 1900s, and the mother town of various towns namely Buug, Diplahan, Imelda, part of Siay in Zamboanga Sibugay and the towns of Bayog and Kumalarang in Zamboanga del Sur.
Province
. It is bounded on the east by Dumaguillas Bay and south by the Celebes Sea
. The total distance from Manila
to Malangas, Philippines
is 492 miles (791.8 km). This is equivalent to 792 kilometers or 428 nautical miles (792.7 km). It is two and a half hours away from Pagadian city
, 45 minutes drive from the Provincial
capital, and 133 kilometers away from the city of Zamboanga
.
Malangas also includes the island of Muyong, having endowed with white sand beaches, and other of uninhabited islands near the shorelines. Mainland area are steeply sloping terrain of hills and mountains. Due to its topography and elevation the town do not experience flooding.
The indigenous people of the area now known as Malangas were the Malangeneous.
and English
.
English is widely used in education and understood. Other languages of the Philippines are also spoken, mostly between family members, relatives, or neighbors belonging to the same ethnic group. Among these languages, the most spoken include Chavacano languages, Tausug, Maguindanao, and the Subanen.
The large majority of the population of Malangas is Roman Catholic (87%). Other religions represented are Protestant (3%), and Islam (10%).
Malangas belongs to the Lone district of Zamboanga Sibugay
. The local council is administered by the Mayor, with the assistance of the Vice-Mayor. It is politically subdivided into 25 barangays and there is only one representative Sangguniang Kabataan (Youth Council) and Association of Barangay Captains (ABC).
Mineral industry is not relatively a newcomer to Malangas since it operates coal mining in the early 1930s. It strengthen to boost the economy not only in the locality but also its mother province, Zamboanga Sibugay. Although the scale of the present operations is relatively modest, the production is of considerable national significance. There are relatively large deposits of coal and this estimates to contain nearly 10 million tons of coal (according to Frederick L. Wernstedt,Joseph Earle Spencer) some of which is of coking quality - a small quantity to be sure, but one that gains added significance in light of the general overall shortage of mineral fuels in the Philippines. The present production of Malangas coal is being shipped to the Iligan Industrial area.
While the rest of Malangas is still heavily dependent on agriculture and aquaculture , it is also looking forward for making steady progress in developing its industrial sectors. Mining is a good potential. In addition being a coastal area, it participates in commercial fishing.
Manufacturing:
The campus is located at the mountain hill of the town viewing the Dumaguillas Bay and neighboring islets.
) and the TMC its Taiwan
ese partner operates coal within the Malangas Coal Reservation. It also operates a large-scale coal mine known as the Integrated Little Baguio (ILB) colliery, which is currently the largest semi-mechanized underground coal mine in the country.
In the year 1995, a worst tragedy happened when a huge methane gas explosion ripped through a coal mine tunnel in Malangas town, killing more than 100 people. The blast set off a fireball, which swept through nine kilometers of mines, and setting off other explosives which had been stockpiled inside the tunnel. Ten years later, six miners were killed when a coal tunnel collapsed in Diplahan town.
News about the coal mine in Malangas has been rumored that PNOC-EC may sell mine to San Miguel Corp.
According to the news, the Philippine National Oil Company
- Exploration Corp. (PNOC-EC) is in talks with diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp. to sell a coal mine in Mindanao and this is probably in Zamboanga Peninsula where Malangas is located. For 2009, total coal production in Malangas amounted to 91,440 metric tons, a decrease from the 2008 output of 110, 549 metric tons due to major repair and rehabilitation “conducted immediately upon takeover of the mines.” Today, Mining operators are still operating in the coal reservation of the town.
The most notable beach in Malangas is the Municipal Government owned beach resort, located in Bunker, the site of the town's coal port. Many people who live in the nearby towns like it because of the proximity of the place.
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. The town is generally rolling near the shorelines and mountainous in the hinterland with some patches of flat land located within the mangroves near the shorelines. It borders Buug to the northwest, Diplahan to the northeast, Imelda
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to the west, Margosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur
Zamboanga del Sur
Zamboanga del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Pagadian City is the capital...
to the east and Alicia
Alicia
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to the south.
Malangas is the site of coalmining in Western Mindanao
Mindanao
Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country, which consists of the island of Mindanao and smaller surrounding islands. The other two are Luzon and the Visayas. The island of Mindanao is called The...
area accompanied by the Philippine National Oil Company - Exploration Corporation. The coalmine is one of the largest in the country. It's town center nests in a harbor in Dumanguillas Bay, boosts of its twin ports, one for coal, the other for passengers.
History
Malangas is one of the oldest municipality of its former province, Zamboanga del Sur. In 1951, the barrios of Malangas, La Dicha, Diplo, Gusem, Buug, Matinaw, Gaulan, Tinungtungan, Manangon, Lindang, Luop, Silupa, Minsulao, Paruk, Lubing, Balabao, Mali, Baluran, Sampuli and Bacao, all from MargosatubigMargosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur
Margosatubig is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 39,012 people in 6,560 households.-Barangays:Margosatubig is politically subdivided into 17 barangays....
were separated to form the town of Malangas.
The name Malangas got its name from a sitio later named Malangas Gamay, probably of Spanish origin. A booming coal town during the 1900s, and the mother town of various towns namely Buug, Diplahan, Imelda, part of Siay in Zamboanga Sibugay and the towns of Bayog and Kumalarang in Zamboanga del Sur.
Geography
Location
The town is Located on the southwestern tip of Zamboanga SibugayZamboanga Sibugay
Zamboanga Sibugay is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital is Ipil and it borders Zamboanga del Norte to the north, Zamboanga del Sur to the east and Zamboanga City to the southwest. To the south lies Sibuguey Bay in the Moro Gulf...
Province
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
. It is bounded on the east by Dumaguillas Bay and south by the Celebes Sea
Celebes Sea
The Celebes Sea of the western Pacific Ocean is bordered on the north by the Sulu Archipelago and Sulu Sea and Mindanao Island of the Philippines, on the east by the Sangihe Islands chain, on the south by Sulawesi, and on the west by Kalimantan in Indonesia...
. The total distance from Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
to Malangas, 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...
is 492 miles (791.8 km). This is equivalent to 792 kilometers or 428 nautical miles (792.7 km). It is two and a half hours away from Pagadian city
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
, 45 minutes drive from the Provincial
Provincial
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capital, and 133 kilometers away from the city of Zamboanga
Zamboanga City
The City of Zamboanga : is a highly urbanized, independent and a chartered city located in Mindanao, Philippines....
.
Malangas also includes the island of Muyong, having endowed with white sand beaches, and other of uninhabited islands near the shorelines. Mainland area are steeply sloping terrain of hills and mountains. Due to its topography and elevation the town do not experience flooding.
Climate and Temperature
The Municipality of Malangas enjoys a location that is free from the typhoon belt area. March to May is hot and dry, with temperature at 32 to 34 degrees Celsius, while in June to October is rainy, and November to February is cool, with temperatures ranging from 22 to 28 degrees Celsius. Average humidity year-round is 77%.Water Supply
One of the major problems in Malangas is the water system. Water resources are also less abundant. Almost 90 percent of the population get its water supply from a nearby barangay. But this is not abundant for the population. This explains the water scarcity in the area. While some barangays receive enough water, others experience constant water deficiency most especially in the poblacion area. Lack of access to water is a larger problem in the population anywhere else in the town center. The water supply only runs hourly within the different districts/purok. There are recent government efforts to improve the management of water resources in Malangas but all had failed. As of now, the government is trying to solve the problem to help get the people a good and fine water system.Population
According to the projected 2007 census, it has a population of 34,527 people in 5,762 households.The indigenous people of the area now known as Malangas were the Malangeneous.
Language
The Main language of Malangas is Bisaya. Locals can also speak well in TagalogTagalog language
Tagalog is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a third of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by most of the rest. It is the first language of the Philippine region IV and of Metro Manila...
and English
English language
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.
English is widely used in education and understood. Other languages of the Philippines are also spoken, mostly between family members, relatives, or neighbors belonging to the same ethnic group. Among these languages, the most spoken include Chavacano languages, Tausug, Maguindanao, and the Subanen.
The large majority of the population of Malangas is Roman Catholic (87%). Other religions represented are Protestant (3%), and Islam (10%).
Barangays
Zamboanga Sibugay
Zamboanga Sibugay is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital is Ipil and it borders Zamboanga del Norte to the north, Zamboanga del Sur to the east and Zamboanga City to the southwest. To the south lies Sibuguey Bay in the Moro Gulf...
. The local council is administered by the Mayor, with the assistance of the Vice-Mayor. It is politically subdivided into 25 barangays and there is only one representative Sangguniang Kabataan (Youth Council) and Association of Barangay Captains (ABC).
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Governance
Malangas has been administered by elected and appointed officials since July 23, 1951, with a strong Mayor-council government. Malangas is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. The current mayor is governed by Alfredo A. Atilano, the first male elected mayor in the 21st century in the history of Malangas. The Municipal mayor is restricted to three consecutive terms, totaling nine years, although a mayor can be elected again after an interruption of one term. Cecille A. Tura is the municipal's incumbent vice-mayor. The vice-mayor heads the legislative arm composed of the elected Municipal councilors.Industries
While the rest of Malangas is still heavily dependent on agriculture and aquaculture , it is also looking forward for making steady progress in developing its industrial sectors. Mining is a good potential. In addition being a coastal area, it participates in commercial fishing.
Manufacturing:
- Rice and Corn Milling
- Coffee Milling
Education
Malangas is home to one of the external studies unit of Western Mindanao State University the premier state university in western Mindanao region which is ranked sixth among 68 universities all over the country, according to a survey on the Top Academic Institutions in the Philippines conducted by the Commission on Higher Education. Head office of the University is in Zamboanga CityZamboanga City
The City of Zamboanga : is a highly urbanized, independent and a chartered city located in Mindanao, Philippines....
The campus is located at the mountain hill of the town viewing the Dumaguillas Bay and neighboring islets.
Coal Mining
There are Philippine coals which are of such quality that they can be used by current users without the need for any coal preparation or blending with imported coals. Among these are the coal deposits being mined in Malangas. The PNOC (Philippine National Oil CompanyPhilippine National Oil Company
Philippines National Oil Company, owners of 40% stake in Petron, is a Philippines state owned company.On April 25 2008, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo appointed former Negros Oriental 1st district congressman Jacinto "Jing" Paras as chairman of its subsidiary, the Philippine National Oil Company -...
) and the TMC its Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
ese partner operates coal within the Malangas Coal Reservation. It also operates a large-scale coal mine known as the Integrated Little Baguio (ILB) colliery, which is currently the largest semi-mechanized underground coal mine in the country.
In the year 1995, a worst tragedy happened when a huge methane gas explosion ripped through a coal mine tunnel in Malangas town, killing more than 100 people. The blast set off a fireball, which swept through nine kilometers of mines, and setting off other explosives which had been stockpiled inside the tunnel. Ten years later, six miners were killed when a coal tunnel collapsed in Diplahan town.
News about the coal mine in Malangas has been rumored that PNOC-EC may sell mine to San Miguel Corp.
According to the news, the Philippine National Oil Company
Philippine National Oil Company
Philippines National Oil Company, owners of 40% stake in Petron, is a Philippines state owned company.On April 25 2008, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo appointed former Negros Oriental 1st district congressman Jacinto "Jing" Paras as chairman of its subsidiary, the Philippine National Oil Company -...
- Exploration Corp. (PNOC-EC) is in talks with diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp. to sell a coal mine in Mindanao and this is probably in Zamboanga Peninsula where Malangas is located. For 2009, total coal production in Malangas amounted to 91,440 metric tons, a decrease from the 2008 output of 110, 549 metric tons due to major repair and rehabilitation “conducted immediately upon takeover of the mines.” Today, Mining operators are still operating in the coal reservation of the town.
Places of Interests
Malangas is endowed with several islets that are ideal for resort development. One of these is Isla Muyong, comparable to Pandilusan Island in the municipality of Payao and Litayon Island in the municipality of Alicia. One characteristic that they have in common is their white sand beaches. Others are also sprawled in some of the town's coastline.The most notable beach in Malangas is the Municipal Government owned beach resort, located in Bunker, the site of the town's coal port. Many people who live in the nearby towns like it because of the proximity of the place.
See also
- Malangas Coal ReservationMalangas Coal ReservationCOC No. 41 - Malangas or the Malangas Coal Reservation is a Coal Reservation in Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines exploited by the Philippine National Oil Company - Exploration Corporation ....
- Malangas InstituteMalangas InstituteMalangas Institute is a four-year private high school in Malangas, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. MI is the only privately owned high school institution in Malangas. It serves all private high school students in the area. Students from some barangays attended MI as part of their Secondary...
- Zamboanga SibugayZamboanga SibugayZamboanga Sibugay is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital is Ipil and it borders Zamboanga del Norte to the north, Zamboanga del Sur to the east and Zamboanga City to the southwest. To the south lies Sibuguey Bay in the Moro Gulf...
- Zamboanga del SurZamboanga del SurZamboanga del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Pagadian City is the capital...
- Zamboanga CityZamboanga CityThe City of Zamboanga : is a highly urbanized, independent and a chartered city located in Mindanao, Philippines....
- Pagadian
- IpilIpilIpil may refer to the following places in the Philippines:* Spill, Zamboni Sibilancy* Ipil in Zamboanga Sibugay* Ipil in Taal, Batangas* Ipil in Jagna, BoholTrees...