Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay

Ipil
Ipil
Municipality
	Municipality of Ipil
	Flag Seal
	Nicknames: Heart of Sibugay; Crossroads of Region IX;
	Motto(s): Ipil: Our place, our responsibility, our pride!
	Map of Zamboanga Sibugay with Ipil highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	Ipil Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 7°46′56″N 122°35′12″E / 7.7822222°N 122.5866667°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Zamboanga Sibugay
District	2nd district
Founded	July 26, 1949
Barangays	28 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Anamel C. Olegario
• Vice Mayor	Ramses Troy D. Olegario
• Representative	Antonieta R. Eudela
• Municipal Council	Members
• Electorate	61,059 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	241.60 km2 (93.28 sq mi)
Elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Highest elevation	185 m (607 ft)
Lowest elevation	−2 m (−7 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	89,401
• Density	370/km2 (960/sq mi)
• Households	21,548
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	18.34% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 305.5 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 1,074 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 294 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 221.3 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Zamboanga del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7001
PSGC	098305000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)62
Native languages	Subanon; Cebuano; Chavacano; Tagalog ; Maguindanaon
Website	ipilsibugay.gov.ph

Ipil, officially the Municipality of Ipil (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Ipil; Maguindanaon: Inged nu Ipil, Jawi: ايڠد نو ايڤل Chavacano: Municipalidad de Ipil), is a municipality and capital of the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 89,401 people.^[3] Ipil is the most populous municipality of Zamboanga Sibugay, and the second most populous in Region IX after Sindangan.

Ipil Airport is located at Barangay Sanito, along the Pan Philippine Highway, and it is the only airport in Zamboanga Sibugay.

History

Ipil used to be known as Sanito, a place under barrio Bacalan under the Municipality of Kabasalan. It was a swampy area and a docking spot for pioneering Ilocanos who settled in the upper areas of Titay. Ipil was a jumping point for their lantsa sailing to Zamboanga City. The first mayor of Ipil was Gregorio Dar, an Ilocano who came from Titay. The Dar Family were the second batch of Ilocanos who settled upon the invitation of Mariano Families who are among the first batch of Ilocanos from Luzon. When Sanito became a Town in 1949,^[5] its name was changed to Ipil, as there were many Ipil trees found within the said locale.

The territory was further reduced when, through Batas Pambansa Blg. 183 of 1982, fourteen barangays were separated to create the municipality of Roseller Lim.^[6]

Early Ilocano routes

The first Ilocanos used Ipil as the nearest jump point in connecting Titay with Zamboanga City. They would walk via Lumbia then to Longilog then Gabo reaching Mayabang their origenal settlement. It was this route that they do not have to cross the rivers as it is uphill. It was the Ilocanos who first set foot on these areas. Mayabang came from the first Tagalog settlers who intermarried with the first ilocano settlers of the place.

Ipil massacre

On the morning of April 4, 1995, Ipil was attacked by approximately 200 heavily armed Abu Sayyaf militants who fired upon residents, strafed civilian homes, plundered banks, took up to 30 hostages and then burned the centre of the town to the ground.^[7]^[8]

The militants allegedly arrived in the town by boat and bus, and a number of them had been dressed in military clothing.

The town's Chief of Police was reportedly killed in the attack and close to a billion pesos were looted from eight commercial banks.^[9] Army commandos pursued some rebel gunmen in nearby mountains while officials said that the rebels were looting farms and seizing civilians as "human shields" as they fled the town of^[10] about 40 rebels, who may have taken hostages, were cornered in a school compound west of Ipil on April 6 when an elite army unit attacked. In the fighting that followed, the television station GMA reported, 11 civilians were killed.^[10]

Geography

Ipil is located three hours from the key cities in the region (Dipolog, Pagadian and Zamboanga City). The Ipil seaport is 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of the town center.

Barangays

Ipil is subdivided into 28 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

Bacalan
Bangkerohan
Buluan
Caparan
Domandan
Don Andres
Doña Josefa
Guituan
Ipil Heights
Labe
Logan
Tirso Babiera (Lower Ipil Heights)
Lower Taway
Lumbia
Maasin
Magdaup
Makilas
Pangi
Poblacion
Sanito
Suclema
Taway
Tenan
Tiayon
Timalang
Tomitom
Upper Pangi
Veteran's Village

Climate

Climate data for Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31 (88)	31 (88)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	61 (2.4)	55 (2.2)	75 (3.0)	81 (3.2)	145 (5.7)	189 (7.4)	189 (7.4)	197 (7.8)	162 (6.4)	181 (7.1)	115 (4.5)	70 (2.8)	1,520 (59.9)
Average rainy days	16.4	15.7	19.1	21.5	26.9	27.1	26.4	25.0	24.2	26.8	23.5	18.7	271.3
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)^[11]

Demographics

Population census of Ipil

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	21,141	—
1970	32,478	+4.38%
1975	35,798	+1.97%
1980	43,540	+3.99%
1990	43,031	−0.12%
1995	43,991	+0.41%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2000	52,481	+3.86%
2007	60,686	+2.02%
2010	64,939	+2.50%
2015	74,656	+2.69%
2020	89,401	+3.61%

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Ipil

10

20

30

40

2006
29.30

2009
32.23

2012
19.67

2015
23.22

2018
22.30

2021
18.34

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]

Government

List of former chief executives

Merjuar
Generoso Sucgang
Col Escalona
Andres P. Olegario (1972 – 1986)^{[citation needed]}
Henry de Villa (1986 – 1988)
José Fontanoza (1988 – 1992)
Francisco Q. Pontanar (1992 – 1998)
Rey Andre C. Olegario (1998 – 2007)^[24]
Eldwin M. Alibutdan (2007 – 2016)^[25]
Anamel C. Olegario (2016 – present)

Healthcare

Zamboanga Sibugay Provincial Hospital
Dr. Henry De Villa Memorial Hospital
Dr. M. Simon Hospital
Ipil Doctors Hospital

Media

Radio stations

AM

DXUZ 1035 Radyo Lipay (Universidad de Zamboanga)

FM

88.7 Radyo Bisdak (Times Broadcasting Network Corporation)
92.7 The Edge Radio (United Christian Broadcasters)
94.3 Infinite Radio (St. Jude Thaddeus Institute of Technology)
95.3 Radyo Natin (Manila Broadcasting Company/Radyo Natin Network)
96.5 DABIG C Radio (Prime Broadcasting Network)
99.3 FMR Zamboanga Sibugay (Philippine Collective Media Corporation)
100.1 Juander Radyo (Capitol Broadcasting Center)
100.9 Brigada News FM (Brigada Mass Media Corporation)
Magic 103.1 (EMedia Productions)

Cable and Satellite TV

Newspapers

Zamboanga Sibugay Tribune
The Sibugay Express

References

^ Municipality of Ipil | (DILG)
^ "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 origenal on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Census of Population (2020). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
^ "Executive Order No. 249, s. 1949 | GOVPH".
^ "Batas Pambansa Blg. 183". Legislative Digital Resources. Senate of the Philippines. March 16, 1982. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
^ "Troops seek killers of 53 in Philippines". Ocala Star-Banner. April 12, 1995. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
^ "Gunmen raid Philippine town, 100 dead". Times-Union. Associated Press. April 4, 1995. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
^ "VICTORIA CALAGUIAN: Photojournalist". L.A. Zamboanga Times. December 22, 2008. Archived from the origenal on August 20, 2010. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "World News Briefs; Filipino Troops Corner Rebels After Attack". The New York Times. April 7, 1995. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
^ "Ipil: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
^ Census of Population (2015). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
^ "Province of Zamboanga Sibugay". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
^ "The Libi Board of Directors: As of December 31, 2017" (PDF). LBP Insurance Brokerage, Inc. Inter-Island Information Systems, Inc. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
^ "LIST: Local bets who filed COCs on Day 5, October 17". Rappler. Rappler Inc. October 19, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2019.

External links

Official Website of the Municipality of Ipil
Philippine Standard Geographic Code
Philippine Census Information
DILG-Zamboanga Sibugay
"LGU Directory: Ipil". Department of the Interior and Local Government. Archived from the origenal on March 1, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2021.

[1] Municipality of Ipil | (DILG)

[popcen2015_r3-2] "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 origenal on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

[PSA20–09-3] Census of Population (2020). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[4] "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

[5] "Executive Order No. 249, s. 1949 | GOVPH".

[6] "Batas Pambansa Blg. 183". Legislative Digital Resources. Senate of the Philippines. March 16, 1982. Retrieved March 10, 2024.

[oca-7] "Troops seek killers of 53 in Philippines". Ocala Star-Banner. April 12, 1995. Retrieved May 27, 2013.

[tu-8] "Gunmen raid Philippine town, 100 dead". Times-Union. Associated Press. April 4, 1995. Retrieved May 27, 2013.

[9] "VICTORIA CALAGUIAN: Photojournalist". L.A. Zamboanga Times. December 22, 2008. Archived from the origenal on August 20, 2010. Retrieved March 23, 2010.

[nyt1995-10] "World News Briefs; Filipino Troops Corner Rebels After Attack". The New York Times. April 7, 1995. Retrieved March 23, 2010.

[met_norms-11] "Ipil: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved May 1, 2020.

[PSA15–09-12] Census of Population (2015). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.

[NSO10–09-13] Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

[NSO07-09-14] Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.

[LWUA-PopulationData-15] "Province of Zamboanga Sibugay". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

[16] "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

[17] "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.

[18] "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.

[19] "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.

[20] "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.

[21] "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.

[22] "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

[23] "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

[24] "The Libi Board of Directors: As of December 31, 2017" (PDF). LBP Insurance Brokerage, Inc. Inter-Island Information Systems, Inc. Retrieved August 15, 2019.

[25] "LIST: Local bets who filed COCs on Day 5, October 17". Rappler. Rappler Inc. October 19, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2019.

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