Tubungan, Iloilo
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Tubungan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines
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. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 20,631 people.

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Tubungan is a municipality of mostly rolling hills and mountains with very limited plains. It is located at the southwestern portion of Iloilo province, more or less 42 kilometers from Iloilo City.

There are 48 barangays including the three zones in the Poblacion that comprise the town’s political jurisdiction.

Among the main assets of Tubungan are its supportive legislative body, untapped sources of revenue and a strategically located market. It is also boasts of potentials like its abundant of natural resources, adequate labor force and availability of raw materials for agro-industrial purposes.

As to peace and order, it has greatly improved compared with the previous years. This is attributed to Amnesty Program of the government and the people desire for lasting peace and progress.

Its municipal organizational chart shows 13 offices created pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Code. Along with these is the presence of devolved national agencies and those locally based personnel of national offices that altogether work to deliver basic services.

Strategic Direction

On November 1994, a three-day Visioning and Strategic Planning Workshop was conducted at Punta Villa in Iloilo City, where Municipal Development Council (MDC) representatives and Local Government Unit (LGU) personnel participated. In the said workshop, the participants were able to formulate a vision for the municipality, a mission that supports the vision and draw up six (6) strategic thrusts that gear towards town’s development goals.

Location

The Municipality of Tubungan is situated at the southern part of Iloilo Province, roughly 40 kilometers away from Iloilo City. With a land area of 8,518 hectares found a hundred feet above sea level, the municipality’s topography is dominated mostly by gentle rolling hills and idyllic mountains. The slope gradient ranges to as high as of 25 per cent in most areas giving it an almost mountainous terrain.

Education

As of year 2000, a substantial number of Tubungan’s young populations are enrolled in both primary and intermediate levels reaching to as high as 3000.

The municipality has 12 complete elementary schools and a national high school. Tubungan National High School not only accommodates students from Tubungan itself but also to the secondary school students coming from the nearby towns of Igbaras, Tigbauan, and Leon.
Pre-elementary education is offered by almost all of the public elementary schools including two existing private kindergarten schools.

Tubungan requires additional class rooms and personnel to provide for the needs of its ever-increasing student population. In addition to this, a proposal for the institution of another secondary school to be located in Barangay Lanag Norte is already underway to serve the students living in far-flung barangays.

Social Welfare Services

Tubungan embarks on several social development programs to better the lives of its people. At present, there are 26 Day Care Service Programs that serve close to a thousand day care pre-schoolers. To provide for the needs of malnourished young children ages 0-5 years old, the supplemental feeding program in 13 barangays at the moment is aiming to restore the health 391 toddlers suffering from 2nd degree of malnourishment.

Water Supply

Municipal water supplies are sourced from deep wells, jetmatic pump wells, rivers, and mountain springs. In some areas with insufficient water supply, several families share water from a communal deep well. However, despite its being land locked, residents of Tubungan still are adequately supplied with clean potable water for their household and agricultural needs.

In some barangays, a large percentage of their Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA), sometimes as high as 20 per cent, is allotted for the expansion of their water supply system. Nevertheless, these projects are limited only to residents living within the barangay centers.

With a daily combined water consumption of roughly 1.6 million liters, the municipality’s existing water sources will be sufficient for the entire population ten years from the present. Moreover, the local government unit eyes to tap other potential water sources to provide more water as answer to the growing population demand and increasing economic growth.

Power

In year 2000, Iloilo Electric Company (ILECO) I reported that almost half of the total household in the municipality have electrical installations. This covers 27 barangays; in addition, 7 barangays already have electrical connections but still unenergized. The remaining of the residents makes use of kerosene, battery cells, and generators for their power sources. These, however, are located in far-flung barangays not yet reached by ILECO I.

Nonetheless, a plan to energize the entire municipality is already on its way since it is the priority program of the National Government as endorsed by the Local Government Unit of Tubungan.

Barangays

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Barangays

Punong Barangay

Population


2007


Census

Area in Hectares

Distance


from


Poblacion

Transportation

Adgao

Lupo Ticao

1,128

263.5533

3.75 km

PUJ

Ago

Federico Tacardon

227

134.6556

4 km

PUJ

Ambarihon

Alejandro De La Villa  

303

362.4647

6 km

PUJ

Ayubo

Camilo Calllot

246

10.7356

4.50 km

PUJ

Bacan

Jeffrey Tanilon

407

144.6238

4.50 km

PUJ

Badiang

Felix Candedeir

276

64. 2792

7 km

PUJ

Bagunanay

Remedios Ta-ala

201

141.2059

9 km

Motorcycle

Balicua

Enrique Tagat

338

69.0866

2 km

PUJ

Bantayan

Serafin Tabalina

371

75.2724

10 km

Motrocycle

Batga

Leopoldo Tabilona

317

83.5902

7.50 km

PUJ

Bato

Ledina Taguibe

321

282.0997

9 km

Motorcycle

Bikil

Edgar Tagong

282

149.7564

7.50 km

PUJ

Boloc

Alejo Capio

498

225.7735

10 km

PUJ

Bondoc/Sto. Niño

Andres Tacadao

196

75. 3194

4 km

PUJ

Borong

Bernardita Taala

151

48.7467

5 km

PUJ

Buenavista

Perla Tacadao

349

120.1394

5 km

PUJ

Cadabdab

Jupeter Tabasin

926

340.4416

7 km

PUJ

Daga-ay

Jose Tabasundra

233

38. 6136

6 km

PUJ

Desposorio

Patricio Talaman

227

78.9817

5.50 km

PUJ

Igdampog Norte

Dionic Borja

177

70. 8441

8 km

PUJ

Igdampog Sur

Richard Cabarles

381

277. 7922

7 km

PUJ

Igpaho

Edwin Terania

550

1,563.2170

18 km

Motorcycle

Igtuble

Patricia Estember

1,235

121.1785

11 km

PUJ

Ingay

Hilario Tamises

666

213. 4378

3 km

PUJ

Isauan

Ireneo Tacuyan

239

140.6981

3 km

PUJ

Jolason

Visitacion Tagabi

659

160.5097

4 km

PUJ

Jona

Domingo Elizarde

459

223.7646

6. 50 km

PUJ

Laag/San Vicente


Amalia Tapulgo

186

28.7530

6km

PUJ

Lanag Norte

Enrique Tabion

644

293.4966

6.25 km

PUJ

Lanag Sur

Melania Tacsagon

479

110. 7174

1km

PUJ

Male

Beinvenido Tanallon

189

53. 3632

5 km

PUJ

Mayang

Alejandro Tabaquirao

669

245.3520

1.75km

PUJ

Molina

Rodolfo Tahum

355

346.1199

11km

Motorcycle

Morcillas

Benito Estopido

447

318.2281

7.50km

PUJ

Nagba

Serafin Tabunggao

474

288.9616

7.50km

PUJ

Navillan

Rodolfo Tabuloc,Sr.

547

201.5377

9.50km

PUJ

Pinamacalan

Ronald  Talabon

249

52.8525

6km

Motorcycle

San Jose

Gaudencio Tabsing

277

91.2392

2.50km

PUJ

Sibucauan

Ruben Tabingo

426

61.2110

2.0km

PUJ

Singon

Renato Tanque

415

71.8367

3km

PUJ

Tabat

John Mark Tanangonan

480

272.9474

4.50km

PUJ

Tagpu-an

Wilmar Tabucuran

675

208.7732

4.50km

PUJ

Talento

Ma. Fe Tacloban

221

77.2322

4km

PUJ

Ten. Benito

Marcos Tacadao

852

181.8797

0.30km

PUJ

Victoria

Rodrigo Caballero

420

163.4862

12km

Motorcycle

Zone I Pob.

Charlito Taclobos

458

10.0108

0.30km

PUJ

Zone II Pob.

Arlynn Tacsagon

460

12.6017

0.22km

PUJ

Zone III Pob.

Rustom Taladua

345

10.5951

0.400km

PUJ


 


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