Sabangan Explained

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Sabangan, officially the Municipality of Sabangan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 9,621 people.

Sabangan is from the provincial capital Bontoc, from Manila via Halsema Highway, and from Sagada.

History

Chico River Dam Project

Sabangan was one of several municipalities in Mountain Province which would have been flooded by the Chico River Dam Project during the Marcos dictatorship, alongside Bauko, Bontoc, Sadanga, Sagada, and parts of Barlig.[1] However, the indigenous peoples of Kalinga Province and Mountain Province resisted the project and when hostilities resulted in the murder of Macli-ing Dulag, the project became unpopular and was abandoned before Marcos was ousted by the 1986 People Power Revolution.[2]

Barangays

Sabangan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Government

Local government

See main article: Sangguniang Bayan. Sabangan, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Mountain Province, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council (2019–2022):[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. 1980-09-05 . Valley of Sorrow . Asiaweek.
  2. Book: Doyo, Ma. Ceres P. . Macli-ing Dulag: Kalinga Chief, Defender of the Cordillera . Maria Ceres Doyo . University of the Philippines Press . 2015 . 978971542772-2 . Diliman, Quezon City.
  3. Web site: 2019 National and Local Elections . March 13, 2022 . Commission on Elections.