Tabango
Municipality
Municipality of Tabango
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Tabango is located in Philippines
Tabango
Tabango
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°18′24″N 124°22′17″E / 11.3067°N 124.3714°E / 11.3067; 124.3714
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceLeyte
District 3rd district
Barangays13 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorBernard Jonathan "Benjo" M. Remandaban
 • Vice MayorRoslie D. Omega
 • RepresentativeVicente Sofronio E. Veloso III
 • Councilors
List
 • Electorate24,475 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total96.62 km2 (37.31 sq mi)
Elevation
31 m (102 ft)
Highest elevation
598 m (1,962 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total33,868
 • Density350/km2 (910/sq mi)
 • Households
8,345
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
30.81
% (2018)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 123.5 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 388.4 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 158.3 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 113.8 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityLeyte 5 Electric Cooperative (LEYECO 5)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6536
PSGC
0803745000
IDD : area code +63 (0)53
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog

Tabango, officially the Municipality of Tabango (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Tabango; Waray: Bungto han Tabango; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tabango), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,868 people.[3]

Tabango, with annual income of P 34 million, has 13 barangays (villages), with 26 elementary schools, 4 high schools and one satellite school, the Palompon Institute of Technology.

Etymology

Tabango was originally a barrio named Tandaya. Most of its inhabitants lived near the seashore. One day, a man living in the barrio went to catch some crabs as swamps surrounded the place and crabs were abundant. Although he was an expert in catching crabs, he was accidentally bitten by a big one. A Spanish soldier happened to be near the place where the man was, so he came near and asked for the name of the place. The man bitten by the crab looked up and saw the soldier. Feeling the pain caused by the biting of the crab, he cried, “ Tabang mo,” which means help me. The soldier, thinking it was the name of then place, said, “ Ah, Tabango. “ The soldier repeated the word Tabango to his superiors and from that time on, the settlement was called Tabango. When the barrio was created a municipality, it retained its name.[5]

History

In 1957 the sitios of Gibacungan, Catmon and Manlawa-an were converted into barrios.[6]

On January 17, 2008, Tabango Mayor Bernard Jonathan Remandaban opened (soft) the almost complete P 5.8 million modern, fully air-conditioned library: “It took us 6 years to construct our municipal library.” The library can accommodate 20,000 books, has 5 computer units with Internet access and a flat television set that only carries the National Geographic and Discovery Channels. Students can use the computers for 10 hours monthly, free of charge.[7]

Tabango was a barrio of San Isidro, Leyte. Its early settlers came from the islands of Cebu and Bohol and from the towns of Villaba and Palompon. Later as the transportation improved same personage from the eastern side of Leyte Province found fortune in the place. These people were responsible in molding its culture.

During the Second World War, the Barrio of Tabango was made the seat of the Civil Government of the Municipality of San Isidro, Leyte, the civil authorities returned the seat of the Local Government to the Población of San Isidro, Leyte

In 1948, prominent residents of Tabango, took the opportunity offered by the late Jose L. Alvarez to work out in Manila thru Senate President Mariano Jesus Cuenco, the establishment of a new political unit. Documentation were initiated with the assistance of the Late Rosendo Homerez of Tacloban City, whose wife was native of Tugas, now a barangay of Tabango. Eventually, Executive Order No. 284 was signed by President Elpidio Quirino on October 15, 1949, creating the Municipality of Tabango, Leyte. The first set of officials were appointed and sworn to office on January 16, 1950, to wit: Francisco Pastor (Municipal Mayor); Felomino Ocubillo (Municipal Vice Mayor); Adolfo Alvarez, Honofre Damayo, Potenciano Pijo, Mauricio Sevilles, Mateo Pastor (Councilmen).

The doctrine in the case of Pelaez vs. the Auditor General, G.R. No. L-23825 promulgated on December 24, 1965, placed the Municipality of Tabango in a great dilemma. It was in this case that the Supreme Court ruled and declared certain orders creating municipalities unconstitutional on the ground that the creation of municipalities is an exercise of the legislative power. On this premise, creation and exercise of the Municipality of Tabango, Leyte was illegal. However, the cloud that darkened the juridical personality of Tabango as a municipal corporation disappeared with the introduction of House Bill No. 2042 during the seventh congress by the Congressman Marcelino R. Veloso, Representative of the 3rd District Leyte. The bill proposed to create the municipalities of Almeria, Cabucgayan, Tabango and Culaba, with retroactive effect in order to validate the existence of the aforementioned municipal corporations. The bill was finally approved into law on June 17, 1972, as Republic Act 6488 retroactive on October 15, 1949.[8]

Geography

Barangays

Tabango is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. [9] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Climate

Climate data for Tabango, Leyte
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28
(82) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		30
(85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22
(72) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		23
(73) 		24
(75) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		24
(75)
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 12.5 16.2 17.3 23.9 27.3 28.4 26.9 26.9 27.1 23.8 19.3 264.8
Source: Meteoblue[10]

Demographics

Population census of Tabango
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 3,537—    
1960 22,999+3.34%
1970 25,383+0.99%
1975 25,917+0.42%
1980 29,384+2.54%
1990 29,743+0.12%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1995 31,837+1.28%
2000 31,433−0.27%
2007 30,503−0.41%
2010 31,932+1.68%
2015 34,195+1.31%
2020 33,868−0.19%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11][12][13][14]

In the 2020 census, the population of Tabango was 33,868 people,[3] with a density of 350 inhabitants per square kilometre or 910 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Tabango
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16]
[17][18][19][20][21]


Tourism

Among sites that is visited by tourist are:

Education

Tabango has 26 elementary schools, 4 high schools and one satellite school, the Palompon Institute of Technology.[26]

Elementary schools

Secondary school

College

References

  1. ^  Municipality of Tabango | (DILG)
  2. ^ "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. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. ^ "History of Tabango". Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  6. ^ "An Act Creating Certain Barrios in the Municipality of Tabango, Province of Leyte". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
  7. ^ Inquirer.net, Poor town has modern library
  8. ^ "History of Tabango – Tabango Leyte".
  9. ^ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  10. ^ "Tabango: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  11. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  12. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  13. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.((cite encyclopedia)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  15. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  16. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  17. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  18. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  19. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  20. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  21. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  22. ^ "Tourism". Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  23. ^ "Tourism". Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  24. ^ "Tourism". Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  25. ^ "Tourism". Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  26. ^ "Education". Retrieved September 28, 2018.

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