Tudela, Misamis Occidental
Tudela, officially the Municipality of Tudela, (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Tudela; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tudela), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,599 people. [3]
Tudela | |
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| Municipality of Tudela | |
| Motto: Abante Tudela! | |
Map of Misamis Occidental with Tudela highlighted | |
Tudela Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 8°14′50″N 123°50′33″E / 8.2472°N 123.8424°ECoordinates: 8°14′50″N 123°50′33″E / 8.2472°N 123.8424°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Northern Mindanao |
| Province | Misamis Occidental |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | December 28, 1920 |
| Named for | Tudela, Navarre |
| Barangays | 33 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Samuel “Sam” L. Parojinog (NP) |
| • Vice Mayor | Estela “Cha-Cha” Obut-Estaño (PDPLBN) |
| • Representative | Sancho Fernando “Ando” F. Oaminal (NP) |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 19,010 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 98.52 km2 (38.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 44 m (144 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) [3] | |
| • Total | 28,599 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
| • Households | 7,123 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 24.38% (2018)[4] |
| • Revenue | ₱121,021,659.00 (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱546,742,612.00 (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱116,359,634.00 (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱97,909,831.00 (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Misamis Occidental 2 Electric Cooperative (MOELCI 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7202 |
| PSGC | 104216000 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)88 |
| Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Tudela is widely known for its colorful and interesting Binalbal Festival, where many revelers are clad in very gory costumes like a giant Halloween costume party.[5] It is held every New Year's Day (Jan. 1).[6] Close to the border of Tudela is the eco-tourism attraction Misamis Occidental Aquamarine Park (MOAP), which is located in its boundary with Sinacaban, its neighboring town to the north.
History
Spanish colonial era
Founded by Padre Antonio Olleta as the visita of Tudela and by 1884 it was already a pueblo with four barrios.[7] Named after Tudela, Navarre, Spain, the hometown of Padre Olleta.[8]
On December 28, 1920, during the American occupation, Governor General Francis Burton Harrison, through the efforts of Senator Jose F. Clarin, created the Municipality of Tudela through Executive Order No. 61 Series of 1920.
The first appointed Municipal President was Primitivo Ninang and its first Vice President was Pirigrin Sengidas. The following councilors appointed were Pio Adecir, Simeon Fuentes, Gregorio Madula, Casimeo Rubio, Julio Maliao, Florentino Olarte, Felix Codilla, and Isidro Sol.
The first appointed Municipal Secretary was Jose M. Castaños, known as “Secretario Municipal Interino”. The Provincial Fiscal nominated him and it was approved by Municipal Council Res. No. 123, series of 1923.
Spanish Language was used in the preparation of minutes, resolutions and ordinances from 1921 up to 1928 and in the later part of 1929 during the term of Ulpiano Balazo as Municipal President.
Martial law
A notable incident in Tudela during the Marcos dictatorship took place on Aug. 24, 1981, when members of a pseudo-religious paramilitary sect strafed the house of the Gumapons, a Subanon family, in Sitio Gitason, Barrio Lampasan. Ten of the twelve persons in the house, including an infant, were killed.[9][10]
Recent history
In 1982 the 36 barangays of Tudela was reduced to 33, when 3 barangays (Tuno, Lalud, and Lampasan) were annexed to the newly created municipality of Don Mariano Marcos, Misamis Occidental[11] (now the Municipality of Don Victoriano Chiongbian, Misamis Occidental[12]).
Geography
Tudela is bounded on the north by the municipality of Sinacaban, to the south by the municipality of Clarin, to the east by Iligan Bay, and to the west by the municipality of Don Victoriano Chiongbian and Mount Malindang. It is 20-minute drive from Ozamiz City to the south, and 45-minutes drive from Oroquieta City to the north.
Climate
| Climate data for Tudela, Misamis Occidental | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 30 (85) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69 (2.7) | 44 (1.7) | 37 (1.5) | 29 (1.1) | 87 (3.4) | 137 (5.4) | 131 (5.2) | 141 (5.6) | 143 (5.6) | 134 (5.3) | 68 (2.7) | 53 (2.1) | 1,073 (42.3) |
| Average rainy days | 9.9 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 21.6 | 26.5 | 26.4 | 26.6 | 25.8 | 24.3 | 15.1 | 10.4 | 209.7 |
| Source: Meteoblue[13] | |||||||||||||
Barangays
Tudela is politically subdivided into 33 barangays.
- Balon
- Barra
- Basirang
- Bongabong
- Buenavista
- Cabol-anonan
- Cahayag
- Camating
- Canibungan Proper
- Casilak San Agustin
- Centro Hulpa (Poblacion)
- Centro Napu (Poblacion)
- Centro Upper (Poblacion)
- Colambutan Bajo
- Colambutan Settlement
- Duanguican
- Gala
- Gumbil
- Locso-on
- Maikay
- Maribojoc
- Mitugas
- Nailon
- Namut
- Napurog
- Pan-ay Diot
- San Nicolas
- Sebac
- Silongon
- Sinuza
- Taguima
- Tigdok
- Yahong
Demographics
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| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [15] [16][17] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the 2020 census, the population of Tudela, Misamis Occidental, was 28,599 people, [3] with a density of 290 inhabitants per square kilometre or 750 inhabitants per square mile.
Religion
Places of worship:
- San Isidro Labrador Parish Church (Roman Catholic) - Upper Centro
- San Isidro Labrador Parish Church (Philippine Independent Church) - Centro Hulpa
- United Church of Christ in the Philippines - Upper Centro
- Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses - Purok 1, Taguima
- Seventh Day Adventist Church - Basirang; Nailon
- Kristohanon (Church of Tudela) - Barra
- Liberty Bible Baptist Church (Bible Baptist) - Taguima
- Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) - Hulpa
- Church of the Back to Christ Royal Family in the 7th Millenium - Silongon
Economy
The majority hardly depends on agriculture and fishing. Commerce is also progressive in this municipality. There are many Tudelanhon businessmen. People in the municipality and of the neighboring barangays of Clarin and Sinacaban towns depend on the local market, instead of going to Ozamiz City, the economic hub in the province.
Crops: Palay, corn, banana, kamoteng-kahoy (cassava), sweet potato, coconut, fruits (mango, durian, lanzones), and vegetables.
Products: aquaculture products: shrimps, prawns, crabs, tilapia, bangus (milkfish); furniture; poultry products; breads and pastries; fishes and shells.
Tourism
- Misamis Occidental Aquamarine Park: located along the mangroves of Tigdok and Libertad Bajo, baranggays of Tudela and Sinacaban, respectively - a wildlife park that serves as sanctuary for other endangered animals like the monkey-eating eagle and the tarsier, also found in the forests of nearby Mount Malindang National Park.
- Binalbal Festival - every January 1, one of the oldest and longest running festival in the country as it traced back its origin as early the 1920s.[6]
- Araw ng Tudela - every December 28
- Mount Malindang National Park
- Barra Beach, Barra, Tudela, Misamis Occidental
- Camarin Beach, Camarin, Cabol-anonan, Tudela, Misamis Occidental
- Tudela Market Place and Bagsakan Center
- Subanen Village, Tonggo, Namut, Tudela, Misamis Occidental
Government
The governance of the Municipality of Tudela was managed by elected, appointed and OIC Mayors from 1921 up to the present, as follows:
- 1921-1928 - Primitivo Ninang, first appointed
- 1928-1935 - Ulpiano Balazo, appointed
- 1935-1937 - Alberto Raagas, appointed
- 1938-1940 - Jose Singson, elected
- 1940-1943 - Alberto Raagas, elected
- 1943-1946 - Eladio Lagura, elected
- 1946-1947 - Eligio Dajao, appointed
- Feb. 1947 - Dec.1947 - Antonio Enriquez, appointed
- 1948-1959 - Gregorio Gamotin, elected
- 1960-1986 - Antero Singidas, elected
- 1986-1988 - Bernadette P. Encinareal, OIC
- Dec. 1988 - Feb. 1989 - Panfilo S. Olarte, OIC
- Mar. 1989 - Apr. 1989 - Nilo Y. Obut, OIC
- 1989- 1992 - Bernadette P. Encinareal, elected
- 1992- 2001 - Felix L. Sarigumba, elected
- 2001-2007 - Nilo Y. Obut, elected
- 2007-2016 - Estela Obut-Estaño, elected
- 2016-to date - Samuel L. Parojinog, elected
Infrastructure
Transportation
- Air
- Tudela is accessible by plane and served by Ozamiz City Airport, a short ride of tricycle from the airport to the Ozamiz City Integrated Bus Terminal (IBJT) also known as "Agora Terminal" where a Tudela modified public utility vehicle called "balik-balik" awaits and bound to Tudela.:
- Sea
- Served by Port of Ozamiz City, then same as at the airport scenario which you have to ride a tricycle going to the Agora Terminal and another ride on a balik-balik bound for Tudela.:
- Land
- The public mode of transportation within this municipality is usually by tricycle and habal-habal, while the balik-balik is a means of transport to and fro Ozamiz City, the nearest city.:
Utilities
- Communication
- Telecommunications and internet are available. Mobile phone networks (Smart, Globe, Sun Cellular (now part of Smart)[25] and Dito Telecommunity) operate extensively in the municipality.:
- PhilPost has its office in the Municipal Hall. Most of the municipality is serviceable by commercial couriers (e.g. LBC, JRS Express, Air21, 2GO, etc.) based in Ozamiz City.
- Electricity
- All 33 barangays were energized by Misamis Occidental II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MOELCI II).:
- Water
- Poblacion area is served by Misamis Occidental Water District (MOWD).[26] Rural barangays have their own water systems funded by the government.
Education
Preschool
Every barangay in the municipality has their own Day Care Center under the supervision of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
- San Isidro Academy Pre-school Department
- Ozamiz Elementary School Pre-school Department
- there are also church-operated pre-schools in the Poblacion.
- Tudela Liberty Baptist Christian School Pre-school Department
Elementary
- Balon Elementary School
- Barra Elementary School
- Basirang Elementary School
- Bongabong Elementary School
- Cabol-Anonan Elementary School
- Camating Elementary School
- Colambutan Bajo Elementary School
- Sebac Elementary School
- Tudela Central Elementary School
- Tigdok Elementary School
- Tonggo Elementary School
- Upper Centro Elementary School
Secondary
- Tudela National Comprehensive High School.
- San Isidro Academy of Tudela Inc.
- Northwestern Mindanao Christian Colleges, Inc.. Founded as Northern Mindanao Academy in 1946.
- Colambotan Bajo National High School. The first public secondary school in the municipality.
References
- ^ Municipality of Tudela | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ Binalbal Festival 2005-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Tudela Binalbal Festival Official Souvenir, published January 1, 2003, (Local Government Unit of Tudela, Misamis Occidental); Panfilo S. Olarte, Secretary to the Sanggunian 1988-2003
- ^ Naval, Lhem (2017). "Grand Old Northwest Foundation and Development of Towns and parishes in Misamis Occidental". Misamis Occidental: Historical Vignettes of Grand Northwest (2nd ed.). Baliangao, Misamis Occidental, Philippines: Synoptika Publishers. ISBN 9781365724350.
- ^ Naval, Lhem (2017). "Who is Apolinario Tudela? The Historical Beginnings of Tudela". Misamis Occidental: Historical Vignettes of Grand Northwest (2nd ed.). Baliangao, Misamis Occidental, Philippines: Synoptika Publishers. ISBN 9781365724350.
- ^ Doyo, Ma. Ceres P. "Martial law massacres". Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- ^ Report of an Amnesty International Mission to the Republic of the Philippines, 11 – 28 Nov 1981 (PDF) (Report). Amnesty International. November 28, 1981.
- ^ "B.P. Blg. 171: An Act Creating the Municipality of Don Mariano Marcos in the Province of Misamis Occidental". The Corpus Juris. 1982-02-08. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
- ^ "REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6845 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF DON MARIANO MARCOS, PROVINCE OF MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL, TO MUNICIPALITY OF DON VICTORIANO". www.chanrobles.com. January 20, 1990. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
- ^ "Tudela: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
- ^ "Province of Misamis Occidental". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/NSCB_LocalPovertyPhilippines_0.pdf; publication date: 29 November 2005; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2003%20SAE%20of%20poverty%20%28Full%20Report%29_1.pdf; publication date: 23 March 2009; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2006%20and%202009%20City%20and%20Municipal%20Level%20Poverty%20Estimates_0_1.pdf; publication date: 3 August 2012; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2012%20Municipal%20and%20City%20Level%20Poverty%20Estima7tes%20Publication%20%281%29.pdf; publication date: 31 May 2016; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "Smart completes Sun rebrand". smart.com.ph. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
- ^ "Out Line of Service Area - Metro Ozamiz Water District". Retrieved 2019-01-17.
External links
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- Local Governance Performance Management System