Mailag Explained

Mailag
Subdivision Type:Country
Blank Info Sec2:Php 6,424,840[1]
Blank Name Sec2:IRA (2020)
Blank Info Sec1:101321020
Blank Name Sec1:PSGC
Population As Of:2015
Settlement Type:Barangay
Pushpin Map:Mindanao
Pushpin Label:Mailag
Coordinates:7.9723°N 125.1377°W
Subdivision Name: Philippines
Subdivision Name1: Bukidnon
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Valencia
Government Type:Barangay Council
Governing Body:Sangguniang Barangay
Leader Title:Chairman
Leader Name:Louie John T. Naiz
Elevation M:317
Population Total:6805[2]
Other Name:Sevilla

Mailag (formerly Spanish: Sevilla) is an urban barangay in Valencia, Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 6,805 people.

Profile

Mailag is situated in the north central portion of Valencia on the western bank of the Sawaga River. It is bounded to the north by Colonia and Bangcud of the City of Malaybalay, to the west by Santo Niño and Nabag-o, to the south by Bagontaas, and to the west by San Carlos. The barangay center is located near the Sawaga traversed by an old section of the Sayre Highway (now named the Bangcud-Mailag bypass road). The new section passes through Sitio Dabongdabong.[3] It is primarily an agricultural community where rice, corn, and sugarcane are mainly produced. Commerce is a growing sector, particularly in Dabongdabong. A diversion road which bypasses the city centre (Poblacion) of Valencia starts in Mailag and terminates at Musuan.[4]

The name Mailag is a Binukid word which means "transparent".[5] It was founded in the late 19th century by Jesuit missionaries as the town of Sevilla. It encompasses the villages of Bugcaon, Calasungay, Covadonga (now Alanib), Linabo, Monserrat, Oroquieta (now Malaybalay), Silae, and Valencia. However, administration gradually transferred to Linabo since it has a larger population.[6] During the American occupation, the province of Bukidnon was established and the government was reorganized. Municipal government was transferred to Malaybalay and Mailag was made one of its constituent barrios.[7] A rural agricultural school was established in 1910 as Mailag Industrial School and eventually grew prompting its relocation to Managok and then in Musuan to become the Central Mindanao University.[8] In 1935, its Sitio Bangcud was separated to become a full-fledged barrio.[9] In 1961, Mailag was separated from Malaybalay to form the Municipality of Valencia to which it is still a member.[10]

References

  1. Web site: CY 2020 MONTHLY INTERNAL REVENUE ALLOTMENT FOR BARANGAYS . Department of Budget and Management.
  2. Web site: Philippine Standard Geographic Code for Mailag . Philippine Statistics Authority.
  3. Web site: Bukidnon 1st. 2020-12-25. www.dpwh.gov.ph.
  4. Web site: Maban. Jun. 2017-11-08. Diversion road sa Valencia City, laumang nga ma-agian na sa 2018. 2020-12-25. RMN Networks. en-US.
  5. Book: Binukid dictionary.. 1992. Linguistic Society of the Philippines. 971-10-5923-1. Manila. 29526989.
  6. Book: El archipiélago filipino : colección de datos geográficos, estadísticos, cronológicos y científicos, relativos al mismo, entresacados de anteriores obras ú obtenidos con la propia observación y estudio / por algunos padres de la Misión de la Compañía de Jesús en estas islas ; [José Algué, editor]. [Vol. 2, no. 1]]. 2005.
  7. Web site: Brief History Provincial Government of Bukidnon. 2020-12-25. en-US.
  8. Web site: Administrator. 2011-04-18. The University. 2020-12-25. Central Mindanao University. en-US.
  9. Web site: BANGCUD – THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF MALAYBALAY. 2020-12-25. en-US.
  10. Web site: CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF VALENCIA IN THE PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON. The Official Gazette.