Dumalinao, officially the Municipality of Dumalinao (; Subanen: Benwa Dumalinao; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Dumalinao; ), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 34,188 people.
History In 1956, the barrios of Dumalinao Proper, Bigong, Ticwas, Bulongating, Baguitan, Pantad, Napulan, Tagulo, Camanga, Margang, Sibucao, Tina, Guling, Miculong, Baga, Rebucon, Mama and Bibilik were separated from Pagadian and constituted into Dumalinao through House Bill No. 5000, which later became Republic Act No. 1593 and approved on June 16, 1956. The person responsible for sponsoring the bill was Congressman Alberto Q. Ubay of Zamboanga del Norte since during that time, Zamboanga del Sur had no congressman; Rep. Roseller T. Lim that time had been elected to the Senate in the 1955 special election.Dumalinao Profile
Martin D. Raluto was first appointed municipal mayor with Guillermo Talaid as his vice mayor. The new town then had four councilors: Vicente T. Labrado, Severino Ramas, Fulgencio Lauglaug, and Eniiego Gemina, although the latter did not serve. Raluto held the position of municipal mayor until his death on June 11, 1969.
Geography
Barangays Dumalinao is politically subdivided into 30 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Anonang Bag-ong Misamis Bag-ong Silao Baga Baloboan Banta-ao Bibilik Calingayan Camalig Camanga Cuatro-cuatro Locuban Malasik Mama (San Juan) Matab-ang Mecolong Metokong Motosawa Pag-asa (Poblacion) Paglaum (Poblacion) Pantad Piniglibano Rebokon San Agustin Sebucao Sumadat Tikwas Tina Tubo-Pait Upper Dumalinao
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Agriculture is the main economic activity as well as the number one source of livelihood of the people, although Dumalinao is a coastal town. The town is one of the major rice granaries of Zamboanga del Sur as 5,998 hectares of the land area is devoted to agricultural production. The crops planted on these lands include rice, corn, coconut, banana, and root crops. Corn, in particular, is the municipality's main agricultural crop. An estimated 2,837 hectares of the land are utilized for corn production, with an average of 30 ca-vans per hectare (or 8.5 million kilos annually). On top of that, Dumalinao's climate is very conducive for growing corn, so much so that farmers usually get to have two croppings of corn per year. An estimated value of Php 51 million comes from the annual production of corn.
Local Government
Position Official Representative Jeyzel Victoria C. Yu (PDP-Laban) Mayor Junaflor S. Cerilles (NP) Vice Mayor Wilfredo L. Malong Sr. (NP) Sangguniang Bayan Members Ronaldo Encabo (PDP-Laban) Arnold L. Flores (NPC) Frederick R. Balandra (PPP) Hermes Cabales (PDDS) Rholly Labang (PDP-Laban) Ma Gemma Albiso (PDP-Laban) Romeo G. Ligan (NP) Jelito R. Peñonal (NP)
References
External links Dumalinao Profile at PhilAtlas.com [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code] Philippine Census Information Zamboanga del Sur Official Website: Dumalinao (retrieved: 7 April 2009)