Bayugan

Bayugan city Dakbayan sa Bayugan
City
Lungsod ng Bayugan
Flag Official seal of Bayugan city Seal
Nickname(s):  The City of Rice Corn and Flowers , Cut Flower Capital of Agusan del Sur, Agusan del Sur Growth Center, Timberland City, Rice Capital of Agusan del Sur
Map of Agusan del Sur showing the location of Bayugan
Country	Philippines
Region	Caraga (Region XIII)
Province	Agusan del Sur
District	1st District of Agusan del Sur
Founded	August 20, 1961
Barangays	43
Government
• Mayor	Hon. Kim Lope Asis)(LKS KMPI)
Area
• Total	505.00 km2 (194.98 sq mi)
Population  (2007)
• Total	95,032
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PHT)
ZIP Code	8502
Website	[1]

Bayugan is a city in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 95,032 people in 17,222 households. Being the only city in the 1st Congressional Disctrict and the only city in the province of Agusan del Sur, Bayugan serves as The Growth Center of the province. Located at the northern part of Agusan del Sur, Bayugan is the "cutflower capital" of the province owing to its lucrative cut flower industry. The city's climate, especially in the highland barangays, is conducive to high yield cutflower production. The city is also one of the major producers of rice and vegetables in the province, even providing the needs of neighboring municipalities and provinces. In year 2007 Bayugan has a combined income and financial resources of approximately ₱122, 000, 000. By the year 2008, Bayugans Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) amounted to ₱385, 000, 000.

History

Bayugan was formerly a sitio of Barangay Maygatasan, Esperanza. Several versions abound on how the sitio got its name. First, the place was located along the river which served as the pathway of the natives in going to Esperanza. "Bayugan" is a Manobo term for pathway, since then the natives called the place, Bayugan. Another version states that "bayug" trees grew abundantly in this place. It was also believed that the natives used to make this place their meeting spot and that the means of gathering the inhabitants was by knocking on a hollow piece of wood which they termed as the "bayug."

In 1942, Japanese troops entered Bayugan.

In 1945, the town of Baguyan in Southern Agusan was liberated by Filipino soldiers and guerrillas from the Japanese forces occupying the town.

In 1948, the Department of Public Works and Highways conducted a survey for a national highway that would connect Butuan with Davao City. Simultaneously, the Bureau of Lands surveyed the places that would be traversed by the proposed road. Possible town sites were identified and among them was Barangay Maygatasan. However, the National highway passed through the sitio of Bayugan instead of Barangay Maygatasan. Migrants started settling in the sitio of Bayugan, thus, prompting the transfer of the proposed town site.

In the early part of 1960, the inhabitants led by Mr. Jose Joson passed a resolution creating the sitio of Bayugan into a regular barrio. In April of that year, Barangay Bayugan was inaugurated with Joson as the Teniente del Barrio. Brought about by the construction of the National Highway which traversed the place, business activity sprouted rapidly in the area.

A year later, barangay officials led by the late Sergio Mullaneda worked out the creation of Bayugan into a regular municipality through the assistance of Governor Democrito O. Plaza, Governor of Agusan. By virtue of Executive Order No. 440 of the late President Carlos P. Garcia, the petition to create the municipality of Bayugan was granted on August 6, 1961. Mr. Mullaneda, the first appointed Municipal Mayor of Bayugan assumed into office on August 6, 1962 during the term of President Diosdado Macapagal.In the year 2007 Bayugan was converted to a city.

Bayugan is a transportation highway nexus for the eastern part of Mindanao Island. Bayugan is now one if not the fastest growing component city in Northern Mindanao.

Education

Bayugan National Comprehensive High School, or BNCHS, is a comprehensive high school with a population of exactly 5,365 students, and is located on a site that has an area of 2 hectares. The school is currently recognized for its research program in science related topics. "Comprehensive" it is because it offers different curricula such as ESEP (Engineering and Science Education Program) on its 1st Year, Project BEST (Breeding Excellence in Science and Technology), Special Program in Journalism (pilot school for journalism in CARAGA Region), Special Program in the Arts (with the specialization of Visual Arts, Creative Writing, Dancing, Music, Media Arts and Theater Arts), Technical Vocational Courses, Special Program in Sports and Revised Basic Education Curriculum. The school is currently headed by the Secondary School Principal IV, Dr. Wilson C. Calvo. Facebook, Website

Agusan del Sur College is the leading college institution in Bayugan.

Agusan del Sur College,(ADSCO) established in 1966, is the only private educational institution in the city offering Preparatory, Elementary, High School, College(CHED) degree courses i.e. Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) major in : Marketing Management, Financial Management, Operation Management), Bachelor of Secondary Education, Bachelor of Elementary Education, Bachelor of Arts major in English, Associate in Computer Secretarial, Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Mamagement (by year 2011) and TESDA programs like Health Care Services NC II, Computer Hardware Servicing NC II, Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) NC II, Driving NC II, Security Services NC II, Massage Therapy NC II, Housekeeping, Commercial Cooking NC II, Bookkeeping NC II.

Father Urios Technical Institute of Bayugan Inc., formerly Father Urios High School-Bayugan, or FUHS, is the oldest private educational institution in the city. Located at the heart of the city making it one of the most populous school in Bayugan. Created in the year 1959, Urios caters elementary and secondary basic education. By school year 2010–2011, Urios will be putting up its technical courses.

List of Schools

Listed below are few of the top performing schools in the city.

Tertiary

• Agusan del Sur College -biggest college institution in the province
• Southwestern Agusan Colleges
• Father Urios Technical Institute of Bayugan Inc.
• Saint Joseph Institute of Technology Bayugan campus (soon)
• Father Saturnino Urios University Bayugan Campus (soon)

Department of Education, Bayugan city Division

Secondary

• Bayugan National Comprehensive High School(BNCHS) -the most advanced and the top performing high school in the province.

Elementary

• Bayugan Central Elementary School
• Agusan del Sur Pilot Laboratory School (ADSPILS) -the top performing elementary school in the province
• Bayugan West Central Elementary School
• East Bayugan Central Elementary School

Pre-School

• Bayugan Adventist Academy
• Doane Faith Chritian Academy
• St. Anne Progressive School

Infrastructure

Financial Institutions

• Peoples Bank of CARAGA
• First Consolidated Bank
• Land Bank of the Philippines
• Rural Bank of Montevista
• One Network Bank
• Enterprise Bank
• Green Bank
• Allied Bank
• Cantilan Bank
• Coop Bank
• SAFRAGEMC
• FICCO
• Metrobank (Proposed)

Shopping, Commercial centers and Establishments

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Central Warehouse Club Inc. is one of the leading shopping destinations in Bayugan city and Agusan del Sur province

• Central Warehouse Club Inc. Bayugan branch -largest CWCI branch in the province
• Victory Commercial Center -leading supermarket in the city
• PS Mones Centre -first mini mall of Agusan del Sur
• Bayugan Flairmart -oldest shopping center in Bayugan
• Novo Jeans and Shirts -largest branch in the province
• Bayugan William Marketing
• Santiago Supermart
• 789 Shopping Center
• Kimhim Department Store
• Home Emperor Trading -the newest shopping center in Bayugan
• Gabriela B. Lim Center (u/c)
• Capapas Commercial Center (u/c)
• One Avenue Shopping Center (proposed) -the first full operational mall in Agusan del sur when finished.
• Hyundai Display Center (proposed) -when finished will be the first Hyundai Showroom in the province
• Seven Eleven (proposed)

Restaurants, Fastfoods and Bakeshops

• Patio Grande Restaurant
• Villa Amor Restaurant
• June 8 Fasfood
• Lolitas Restaurant
• Cafe de Jardin
• Dindels Fastfood
• Rose Bakeshop and fastfood
• Jullies Bakeshop
• Panderia Branches
• Manolette Bakeshop
• Mr. Bread branch
• Apple Lurky Breadshoppe
• Ayelet bakeshope
• Mang Inasal branch
• Jollibee (proposed)
• Greenwhich (proposed)
• Orange Brutus (proposed)
• Red Ribbon (proposed)

Accomodations

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Patio Grande Garden Hotel is one of the main hotels in the city

• Patio Grande Garden Hotel
• Villa Amor Hotel
• Nandotel
• Lolitas Loft
• Family Place Inn
• Parba Lodge
• Sunny View Hotel
• Alex Lodging House
• Bayugan Lodge
• Frontier Lodging Inn

Hospitals, Government Departments and Utilities

• Bayugan Community Hospital
• New Bayugan Medical Hospital (formerly Bayugan Doctors Hospital)
• Santo Nino Medical Hospital
• City Fire Department
• Bayugan Water District
• Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative

Attractions

Tourist Information Center: Mayor's Office - City Hall (tel: 343-6004 & 231-2002)

The Pinagalaan Falls in Bayugan, Agusan del Sur.

• Green Haven Adventure Farm -first of its kind in the province. Located at Bayanacon, Bgy Mabuhay, Bayugan City (along the highway) 8 km from Bayugan City towards Butuan City (on your right). Facilities include : 2 swimming pools (big pool under construction), three-point zipline, ostrich and more animals in a mini zoo, mini forest for trekking and hiking, venue (open garden or covered hall) for special occasions, a restaurant called Cafe de Jardin.
• Bayugan Rotunda -Bayugan's most prominent landmark simply the widest circular park in Mindanao
• Rizal Park Plaza -largest park in the province
• Narra Avenue -the widest road in the province. The Avenue serves as the main road of the city and is a six lane road with a very gorgeous center island. At night, Narra Avenue is the brightest and most lit road in the province.
• Bayug(Hamogaway) Falls -located at Brgy Hamogaway, the falls is now known to be a tourist attraction in the city.
• Pinagalaan Falls -the biggest and tallest falls in the city. One of the most beautiful place in the province

Bayugan city during night time.

• Gethsemane Falls
• Wawa river and irrigation system
• Wawa bridge -largest steel bridge in the province. The bridge serves as the road boundary of Bayugan city and Sibagat, Agusan del Sur.
• Rafaellos resort
• Pinagalaan Spring Resort -largest resort complex in the province.
• Family Place resort
• Mangrove Base Park -first of its kind in the province. Located at Brgy Sta Irene, Bayugan city. The base park is a sure remedy to your stress. Facilities include: Airsoft Gamesite, Picnic sheds, Trecking ang Hiking Veneu, Bar and many more exciting facilities.
• Lope A. Asis Memorial Gym -the largest and most modern gymnasium in the province

Lope A. Asis Gymnasium during its inauguration last August 6, 2010.

• Bayugan city Hall (u/c) -when finished will be one of the most beautiful structure in CARAGA Region
• ARC Bayugan -located at brgy Magkiangkang ARC is one of the leading producer of cutflowers in the city.
• Graceland Cold Spring - located at Brgy Grace Estate, its place that sure will chill and excite you.
• Magkiangkang Cave - a spectacular cave located at the mountainous barangay of Magkiankang.
• New Loon Cave
• San Agustin Lake
• Putting Bato Cave
• Katipunan Lake
• Vising/Sisimon Cave

Festivals, and Events

A flower float during the float contest of the Rice Corn and Flower Festival.

• Kahimunan Festival, Holy Child - a local version of the Sinulog Festival of Cebu, it is highlighted by street dancing focusing on the indigenous tribes' of Bayugan and their way of life. Celebrated every Last Sunday of January, the festival has been known to lure tourists all over the region.
• Sacred Heart of Jesus Festival - popularly known as the town fiesta or "pista", celebrated every 30 June.
• Rice Corn and Flower Festival - a new born festival replacing the traditional "Araw ng Bayugan". The festival is named from the nickname of the city (City of Rice, Corn, and Flowers). It highlights street dancing and float contests.

Transportation

The beautiful Narra Avenue has been a transportation nexus in Mindanao

By Land

Bayugan can be reached via land transport. Bachelor Express, Land Car Inc., are only few bus companies travelling to and from the city. Major transportation are motorela and some multicabs which travel to remote barangays. "Habal-habal" is also used as a transport to the mountain barangays of Bayugan.

By Air and Sea

Butuan has the nearest sea and air ports from Bayugan. Other air and sea ports are located at Davao city, and Surigao city.

Geography

Boundaries

North

• Municipality of Sibagat &

Surigao del Sur

• South

Municipality of Esperanza

• East

Municipality of Prosperidad

• West

Municipality of Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte

Barangays

Bayugan is politically subdivided into 43 barangays.

Barangay	Population(2007)	Photo	Description
Poblacion (city center)	16,913	Barangay Poblacion the city proper of Bayugan, Philippines.
Taglatawan (commercial center)	12,259	Narra Avenue during night in Taglatawan, Bayugan city.
Calaitan	2280
Charito	1411
Fili	2441
Hamogaway	1346
Katipunan	1047
Mabuhay	1728
Marcelina	3163
Maygatasan	3862
Noli	3427
Osmeña	574
Panaytay	574
Sagmone	1018
Saguma	2043
Salvacion	5080
San Isidro	964
Santa Irene	2508	The beauty of nature in Santa Irene, Bayugan.
Verdu	1366
Del Carmen	971
Berseba	1951
Bucac	3010
Cagbas	1693
Canayugan	917
Claro Cortez	575
Gamao	1129
Getsemane	372
Grace Estate	529
Magkiangkang	1693
Mahayag	660
Montivesta	628
Mt. Ararat	619
Mt. Carmel	2255
Mt. Olive	1547
New Salem	590
Pinagalaan	1187
San Agustin	665
San Juan	3344
Santa Teresita	1464
Santo Niño	1865
Taglibas	391
Tagubay	735
Villa Ondayon	1227

Products

• Rice / Palay (the major

rice production site of Agusan del Sur)

• Cut Flowers(abundant

in the city making it the cut flower capital of Agusan del Sur

• Corn
• Coconut
• Banana
• Rubber
• Vegetables
• Legumes
• Cacao
• Coffee
• Citrus
• Root Crops
• Fruits

Fertile soil suitable for agricultural, Protection Forest About 26,107.163 Hectares = 51.697% in land classifications. Gold, Silver, sand and Gravel

Indigenous People

• Manobo
• Higaonon
• Banwaon
• Kamayo / Mandaya
• Talandig

Cityhood

Recently Bayugan lost its cityhood, along with 15 other cities, after the Supreme Court of the Philippines granted a petition filed by the League of Cities of the Philippines, and declared the cityhood law (RA 9405) which allowed the town to acquire its city status, unconstitutional. The said cities, the court ruled, did not meet the requirements for cityhood. More than a year later, on December 22, 2009, acting on the appeal of the so-called "League of 16 Cities" (of which Bayugan is a part of), the Supreme Court reversed its earlier ruling as it ruled that "at the end of the day, the passage of the amendatory law (regarding the criteria for cityhood as set by Congress) is no different from the enactment of a law, i.e., the cityhood laws specifically exempting a particular political subdivision from the criteria earlier mentioned. Congress, in enacting the exempting law/s, effectively decreased the already codified indicators." As such, the cityhood status of Bayugan is effectively restored.

But on August 24, 2010, in a 16-page resolution, the Supreme Court reinstated its November 18, 2008 decision striking down the Cityhood laws making Bayugan a municipality again.

Voting 7-6, with two justices not taking part, the SC reinstated its Nov. 18, 2008 decision declaring as unconstitutional the Republic Acts (RAs) converting 16 municipalities into cities again.

On February 17, 2011, the supreme court upheld for the 3rd time the cityhood of Bayugan and 15 other towns in the Philippines.

Sister city

• Butuan City, Philippines
• Davao City, Philippines
• Makati City, Philippines

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• A History of Bayugan at the Agusan–Surigao Historical Archive
• Municipality of Bayugan Official Website
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