Alangalang, Leyte

Alangalang, officially the Municipality of Alangalang (Waray: Bungto han Alangalang; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Alangalang; Tagalog: Bayan ng Alangalang), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 55,235 people.[3]

Alangalang
Municipality
Municipality of Alangalang
Seal
Map of Leyte with Alangalang highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Alangalang
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°12′N 124°51′E
Country Philippines
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceLeyte
District1st District of Leyte
Barangays54 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorLovell Anne M. Yu (PDP-Laban)
 • Vice MayorEdwin B. Jomadiao (Lakas-CMD)
 • CongressmanFerdinand Martin G. Romualdez
 • Municipal Council
 • Electorate36,966 voters (2019)
Area
 [2]
 • Total150.54 km2 (58.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2015 census)[3]
 • Total55,235
 • Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
 • Households
12,709
Economy
 • Income class2nd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence33.86% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue (₱)120,721,498.11 (2016)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6517
PSGC
083702000
IDD : area code +63 (0)53
Climate typetropical rainforest climate
Native languagesWaray
Tagalog
Websitewww.alangalang-leyte.gov.ph

It is a landlocked town with an area of 151 km². It is bounded on the north by Barugo and San Miguel, on the south by Pastrana, on the north-east by Tacloban City, on the east by Santa Fe and on the west by Jaro.[5]

On the way to Carigara is a steel bridge spanning the Mainit River and soon after it is a smaller bridge. There was a time when only footpaths existed and when this river was too wide for a leap and too narrow to wade in, the traveler was undecided what to do. Hence the name Alangalang was given to the town, from the vernacular word alang-alang which means "indecision".

The strongest tropical typhoon Haiyan, more commonly known as Typhoon Yolanda impacted the provinces when it entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on November 8, 2013.

Geography

Barangays

Alangalang is politically subdivided into 54 barangays. [2]

  • Aslum
  • Astorga (Burabod)
  • Bato
  • Binongto-an
  • Binotong
  • Bobonon
  • Borseth
  • Buenavista
  • Bugho
  • Buri
  • Cabadsan
  • Calaasan
  • Cambahanon
  • Cambolao
  • Canvertudes
  • Capiz
  • Cavite
  • Cogon
  • Dapdap
  • Divisoria
  • Ekiran
  • Hinapolon (Baras)
  • Hubang
  • Hupit
  • Langit
  • Lingayon
  • Lourdes
  • Lukay
  • Magsaysay
  • Mudboron
  • P. Barrantes
  • Peñalosa
  • Pepita
  • Salvacion Poblacion
  • San Antonio
  • San Diego
  • San Francisco East
  • San Francisco West
  • San Isidro
  • San Pedro
  • San Vicente
  • Santiago
  • Santo Niño (Poblacion)
  • Santol
  • Tabangohay
  • Tombo
  • Veteranos
  • Blumentritt (Poblacion)
  • Holy Child I (Poblacion)
  • Holy Child II (Poblacion)
  • Milagrosa (Poblacion)
  • San Antonio Pob.
  • San Roque (Poblacion)
  • Salvacion

Climate
Climate data for Alangalang, Leyte
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 28
(82)		 28
(82)		 29
(84)		 30
(86)		 31
(88)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 28
(82)		 29
(84)
Average low °C (°F) 22
(72)		 22
(72)		 22
(72)		 23
(73)		 24
(75)		 25
(77)		 24
(75)		 25
(77)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 23
(74)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 73
(2.9)		 56
(2.2)		 75
(3.0)		 71
(2.8)		 114
(4.5)		 174
(6.9)		 172
(6.8)		 163
(6.4)		 167
(6.6)		 161
(6.3)		 158
(6.2)		 125
(4.9)		 1,509
(59.5)
Average rainy days 15.2 14.1 16.2 17.3 23.9 27.3 28.4 26.9 26.9 27.1 23.8 19.3 266.4
Source: Meteoblue [6]

History

When the beginnings of this town were still "rancherias" and barangays in about the year 1596, Fr. Cosme de Flores, a priest-engineer, made it into the fourth "Doctrina." Fr. Tomas de Montaya, a Manila college professor succeeded Fr. Flores who died at the early age of 29. Alangalang, with Dulag, was made a "cabicera" of nine towns with Fr. Mateo Sanchez as superior.

In 1600, the town suffered from the moros raids. A punitive force from Cebu under Capitan Francisco de Pedraza was sent to suppress lawlessness. In 1611, a hurricane swept the whole town and floods became frequent. The 18 or 20 rancherias declined in importance and around December 1628, Alangalang became a "visita" of Barugo.

The old town of Alangalang was founded in 1748 in a site located across the steel bridge at Binongto-an called Bukid Height. This settlement was headed by Francisco Antonis, a courageous leader, together with Pongal, Manamot, Francisco Gariando, Hidalgo Pedrera and Solang Adlao. Antonis was famed for having eaten the liver of a Moro bandit whom he caught during one of the raids. Fr. Baysa, a Franciscan, was at the time their spiritual mentor. The objective of the frequent Moro raids was the gold church bell. During every Moro attack, the inhabitants would take the gold bell with them to the hills. At one time, when the townsfolk were being pursued, they had to drop the gold bell in the Bangka River if only to save it from the invaders but up to now the bell has never been recovered.

Alangalang was made into a parish in 1809 according to a historian named Cousin. Toward the end of the 18th century, the settlement in Bukid grew so large that Fr. Jose Olmo, then Parish priest, transferred the town across the Mainit River where the Provincial Nursery is found at present. The government officials at that time were the Governadorcillo, Teniente Mayor, Teniente Segundo, Cabez a de Barangay or Guinhaopan, Delgado de Rentas and cuadrilleros. Among the lay leaders were Eulogio Barrantes, Santo Pabilona, Eulogio Daroles and Esteban Pedero. By the middle of the 19th century, Alangalang had a rectory and six rural schools; the roads to Palo and Barugo were also opened. The town was noted for its abaca, copra, seeds of "kabalonga", wax, cocoa, tobacco and rice.

A big flood leveled the town in 1883. By November of the same year, the Gobernadorcillo moved the town to its present site. In 1892, when there was rebellion in the country, Alangalang was in the thick of the fight. Leocardio Pabilona overthrew the Spanish rule in the town and became the Jefe or Capitan with a new set of Guinhaopan. When the Americans occupied the town upon orders from Pabilona, the inhabitants evacuated the place. The Americans, angered, set the town on fire. It was the hardship of mountain life which finally made the townsfolk yield to American authority.

From then on, the town's growth was steady. Alangalang is a big producer of copra and rice and lies along the route of the busiest national highway of the province. The town has one of the biggest Spanish-made churches and shortly before the war had a new concrete municipal building with a swimming pool.

After the fall of Corregidor in May 1942, the municipality became the emergency capital of the province. Provincial and national offices and government records were accordingly transferred there for safekeeping. On December 16, 1942, Japanese planes bombed the town. Alangalang again became one of the bulwarks of the resistance movement with Filemon Pabilona and Elias Macina as leaders. In 1944 to 1945, the Filipino forces of the 4th, 9th, 92nd, 93rd and 95th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army took in the town in Alangalang, Leyte fought the battles against the Japanese forces in World War II. After liberation, a regional high school was opened. The town continues to lead in agriculture.

Demographics
Population census of Alangalang
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 9,358—    
1918 16,347+3.79%
1939 21,084+1.22%
1948 19,972−0.60%
1960 22,448+0.98%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1970 25,223+1.17%
1975 27,135+1.48%
1980 29,453+1.65%
1990 33,375+1.26%
1995 38,853+2.89%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2000 41,245+1.29%
2007 43,691+0.80%
2010 46,411+2.22%
2015 55,235+3.37%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3][7][8][9]

In the 2015 census, the population of Alangalang, Leyte, was 55,235 people,[3] with a density of 370 inhabitants per square kilometre or 960 inhabitants per square mile.

Education

There are a total of 49 Elementary Schools, 4 High Schools and 1 University in Alangalang[10]

Elementary/Grade School
  • Alangalang I Central School
  • Andres C. Yu, Sr. Memorial School
  • Aslum Elementary School
  • Astorga Elementary School
  • Bato Primary School
  • Binongtoan CS
  • Borseth Elementary School
  • Buenavista Elementary School
  • Bugho Elementary School
  • Cabadsan Primary School
  • Calaasan Elementary School
  • Cambahanon Primary School
  • Cambulao Primary School
  • Canvertudes Primary School
  • Capiz Elementary School
  • Cavite Primary School
  • Cogon Elementary School
  • Dapdap Elementary School
  • Divisoria Primary School
  • Hinapolon Primary School
  • Hubang Elementary School
  • Hupit Primary School
  • Langit Elementary School
  • Lingayon Elementary School
  • Lourdes Elementary School
  • Lukay Elementary School
  • M. Casaus Elementary School
  • Mariquita Cinco Memorial Primary School
  • Montano Primary School
  • Mudboron Elementary School
  • P. Barrantes Primary School
  • Penalosa Elementary School
  • Pepita Elementary School
  • Salazar Elementary School
  • Salvacion Elementary School
  • San Antonio Elementary School
  • San Diego Elementary School
  • San Francisco East Primary School
  • San Francisco West Primary School
  • San Isidro Elementary School
  • San Pedro Primary School
  • San Vicente Elementary School
  • San Vicente Elementary School
  • Santiago Primary School
  • Santol Elementary School
  • Tabangohay Elementary School
  • Tombo Elementary School
  • Veteranos Elementary School

High School/Secondary

College/Universities
  • Alangalang Agro-Ind'l. School (LSU - Alangalang Campus)
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See also

References
  1. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. "Province: Leyte". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. "Philippines :: Leyte :: Pastrana | UNjobs". unjobs.org. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  6. "Alangalang: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  7. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  9. "Province of Leyte". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  10. . School Torkis Directory https://schools.trokis.com. Retrieved November 7, 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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