Naguilian, officially the Municipality of Naguilian (; ), is a municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
History Naguilian was formerly a part of the town of Gamu before it was made a separate town by virtue of a Spanish Royal decree dated November 27, 1896.
Geography Naguilian is situated from the provincial capital Ilagan, and from the country's capital city of Manila.
Barangays Naguilian is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Aguinaldo Bagong Sikat Burgos Cabaruan Flores La Union Magsaysay (Poblacion) Manaring Mansibang Minallo Minanga Palattao Quezon (Poblacion) Quinalabasa Quirino (Poblacion) Rang-Ayan Rizal Roxas (Poblacion) San Manuel Santo Tomas Sunlife Surcoc Tomines Villapaz Villa Capuchino
Climate
Demographics
In the 2024 census, the population of Naguilian was 34,520 people, with a density of .
Economy
Government
Local government
As a municipality in the province of Isabela, government officials at the provincial and municipal levels are voted by the town. The provincial government has political jurisdiction over most local transactions of the municipal government.
The Municipality of Naguilian 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 municipal councilors are elected directly in elections held every three years.
Barangays are also headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. The barangays have SK federation which represents the barangay, headed by SK chairperson and whose members are called SK councilors. All officials are also elected every three years.
List of former Municipal Mayors (1895–present) No. Name of Mayor Start of Term and End of Term1st GobernadorcilloDon Vicente Mondano Ramirez1895-18982nd GobernadorcilloDon Alejandro Mondano Ramirez1898-18991st Municipal PresidentDon Mariano Taccad Ramirez1899-19022nd Municipal PresidentDon Martin Molinar1903-19053rd Municipal PresidentDon Juan Carticiano Cauilan1905-19084th Municipal PresidentDon Romualdo Guzman MinaJanuary 1, 1908- August 19115th Municipal PresidentDon Rufino Bumanglag1911- 19146th Municipal PresidentDon Jacinto Montevirgen1914-19177th Municipal PresidentDon Ramon Barcena1917-19208th Municipal PresidentDon Wenceslao Dumaua1920-19259th Municipal PresidentDon Nicolas Dela Cruz BorromeoOctober 16, 1925- October 15, 192710th Municipal PresidentDon Domingo Montevirgen CapellanOctober 16, 1927- October 15, 192811th Municipal PresidentDon Mauricio BarceloOctober 16, 1928- October 15, 193112th Municipal PresidentDon Paulino Marfil ParedesOctober 16, 1931- October 15, 193413th Municipal PresidentDon Antolin BayabosOctober 16, 1934- December 31, 19361st Municipal MayorEmilio Aggari RamirezJanuary 1937 – 1938 (Municipal President) January 1, 1938- December 31, 1941 January 1, 1942- December 31, 19452nd Municipal MayorDon Jose CapellanJanuary 1, 1946- December 31, 19473rd Municipal MayorDionisio Guzman Mina January 1, 1948- December 31, 1951 (elected) January 1, 1952- December 31, 1955 (re-elected)4th Municipal MayorSerafin Mina GarciaJanuary 1, 1956- December 31, 1959 (elected) January 1, 1960- December 31, 1963 (re-elected) January 1, 1964- December 31, 1967 (re-elected)5th Municipal MayorMaximo Arenas DiazJanuary 1, 1968- December 31, 1971 (elected) January 1, 1972- 1977 (re-elected)6th Municipal Mayor Dr. Sabas Bueno Capuchino Jr.1977- January 31, 1980 (appointed) February 1, 1980- May 1986 (elected)7th Municipal MayorFrancisco Bassig Ramirez Jr.May 1986- December 1987 (appointed) February 3, 1988- June 30, 1992 (elected) July 1, 1992- June 30, 1995 (re-elected) July 1, 1995- June 30, 1998 (re-elected)8th Municipal MayorJose Antonio RodriguezDecember 1987- February 2, 1988 (appointed) 9th Municipal MayorFrancisco Ignacio Capuchino Ramirez, IIIJuly 1, 1998- June 30, 2001 (elected) July 1, 2001- June 30- 2004 (re-elected) July 1, 2004- June 30, 2007 (re-elected)10th Municipal MayorEdgar Ramirez CapuchinoJuly 1, 2007- June 30, 2010 (elected) July 1, 2010- June 30, 2013 (re-elected) July 1, 2013- June 30, 2016 (re-elected)11th Municipal MayorJuan Ramirez CapuchinoJuly 1, 2016- June 30, 2019 July 1, 2019- June 30, 2022 July 1, 2022- June 20, 202512th Municipal MayorEdgar Ramirez CapuchinoJuly 1, 2025- Present
Elected officials
+ Members of the Naguilian Municipal Council(2025–2028) District Representative Ed Christopher S. Go Municipal Mayor Edgar R. Capuchino Municipal Vice-Mayor Juan R. Capuchino Municipal Councilors Rafael Raffy M. Ramirez Roman Amadeo Y. Capuchino Bernardo P. Dela Peña Rommel U. Caro Amie Clarita M. Samonte Domingo G. Pablo Isidro D. Acosta Jr. Jaypee M. Rosete Position Name
Congress representation Naguilian, belonging to the second legislative district of the province of Isabela, currently represented by Hon. Ed Christopher S. Go.
Education The Schools Division of Isabela governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region. The Naguilian Schools District Office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.
Primary and elementary schools
Aguinaldo Elementary School Bagong Sikat Elementary School Burgos Elementary School Flores Elementary School La Union Elementary School Magsaysay Primary School Manaring Elementary School Mansibang Elementary School Minallo Elementary School Minanga Elementary School Naguilian Adventist Elementary School Naguilian Central School Nam-ay Elementary School Palattao Elementary School Quinalabasa Elementary School Rang-ayan Elementary School Rizal Elementary School San Manuel Elementary School San Roque Elementary School Sta. Victoria Elementary School Sunlife Elementary School Tomines Elementary School Villapaz Elementary School
Secondary schools
Cabaruan Integrated School Naguillian National High School School of Saint Joseph Sto. Tomas Integrated School Surcoc Integrated School
References
External links Municipal Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines Naguilian at the Isabela Government Website Local Governance Performance Management System [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code] Philippine Census Information Municipality of Naguilian