The Bukid language , Binukid or Bukidnon , is an Austronesian language spoken by indigenous peoples of Northern Mindanao in the southern Philippines . The word Bukid means 'mountain' or 'highland' while Binukid means 'in the manner, or style, of the mountain or highland'. In Bukidnon province, it is referred to as Higaonon .
89-573: Malaybalay , officially the City of Malaybalay ( Binukid : Bánuwa ta Malaybaláy ), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Bukidnon , Philippines . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 190,712 people. The city, dubbed as the "South Summer Capital of the Philippines", is bordered north by Impasugong ; west by Lantapan ; south by Valencia and San Fernando ; and east by Cabanglasan and Agusan del Sur . It
178-418: A City Administrator that assists the mayor. The Sangguniang Panlungsod (or SP) serves as the local legislative arm of the city. It enacts ordinances and issues regulations that are necessary to promote the propriety and general welfare of the city's residents; ensure the health, safety, comfort and convenience of its constituents, maintain peace and order, improve and promote high public morals, and ensure
267-640: A 360-room hotel, restaurant, housing projects, inter alia. Then Atty. Leni Robredo lawyered for the Sumilao farmers and pushed for their rights against corporate greed. On December 17, 2007, the government revoked the conversion order on the disputed 144-hectare lot in Sumilao, resulting to the return of the land ownership to the 55 members of the Higaonon tribe farmers who marched 1,700 kilometers for 2 months from Mindanao to Metro Manila. The order reads: “Wherefore premises considered and as recommended by DAR,
356-399: A bowling alley, a pelota court, and a total of 10 tennis courts. Impressively, each of the city's barangays features at least one basketball court, with some boasting 2 or more, contributing to a total of 60 basketball courts. Furthermore, Badminton has experienced a resurgence in popularity, leading to the establishment of four new facilities dedicated to this sport, including the conversion of
445-487: A cease-and-desist order (CDO) on the contested 144-hectare property in Barangay (village) San Vicente, Sumilao which San Miguel Foods Inc. (SMFI) converted into a hog farm. The Supreme Court of the Philippines had earlier dismissed the farmers' rights lack of legal standing. Farmer Tuminhay stated that: “Our titles were cancelled because Norberto Quisumbing was allowed to convert his land on condition that he would implement
534-489: A density of 160 people/km . The density appears very good and ideal noting the density against the census of 10,000 people/km . Poverty incidence of Sumilao Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Sumilao is basically an agriculture-based community where most of the populace are dependents on agriculture as its main economic activity and as source of main income. Ordinary farmers are planting rice, corn and vegetables both traditional and high value crops while
623-504: A five-year development plan. Since he did not implement the plan, it is only proper that DAR renew the CARP process and give us back our titles.” Quisumbing's development plan for the property included the establishment of a development academy, a cultural center, an institute for livelihood science, a museum, library, golf course, a sports development complex, an agro-industrial park, forest development and support facilities, and construction of
712-416: A following glottal stop. If stress is shown on the final letter and there is a following glottal stop, a circumflex accent ⟨ˆ⟩ can be used. There is no marking for words whose stress falls on the penultimate syllable and without a secondary stress. Examples: The plural particle marker manga is written mga , following accepted Philippine usage. Sumilao Sumilao , officially
801-546: A man named Walu who possessed supernatural powers. Many believed that he lives somewhere in Kilabong, a place near Palaopao Hill. Time came when seven “baylan” (spiritual leaders who possessed special powers), who were living at the plain below, fabricated degrading stories against Walu. This angered him. Standing on the hill, he shouted at the top of his voice and pointed to the seven men rebuking them for their evil intentions. At this instant, bright, glaring light emitted from
890-597: A member of the Philippine Commission proposed the creation of a province of Bukidnon. With it, the local administration of Sevilla was considered defunct. On August 20, 1907, the Philippine Commission Act No. 1693 was enacted creating the sub-province of Bukidnon. Malaybalay was then formally created as a municipality on October 19, 1907, replacing Mailag. It included the barrios of the former Sevilla except for Maramag, which became
979-481: A satellite barangay for other rural barangays. In the 2020 census, the population of Sumilao, Bukidnon, was 29,531 people, with a density of 150 inhabitants per square kilometre or 390 inhabitants per square mile. Sumilao had the lowest population in the census year 1990 and second lowest in 1995, among the 21 municipalities. However, as for population growth, it ranks the highest percent increase of 18.90% with an increase population of 2,146 between 1990 and 1995. On
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#17327757099801068-572: A separate Municipality. Dalwangan, formerly a village under Sumilao during the Spanish administration, was also incorporated within Malaybalay. When Bukidnon was declared as a regular province and become an independent political unit on March 10, 1917, by virtue of the creation of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu under Act 2711, Malaybalay was designated as its provincial capital. During
1157-476: A settlement datu or chief. They have grouped together to protect themselves from the fierce “mangangayaw” or headhunters from the hills. When the Spaniards came, Datu Manlomero and Opecio, with their men, fought against the invading conquistadores . Unfortunately, the natives were defeated due to the inferiority of their weapons. So they laid down their arms and accepted the new ruler. They were baptized to
1246-646: A source of income for the populace. Small cottage industries like broom making made of guiyong, ceramics and pot made of clay and hollow blocks making are gaining headway in the area. Health as a devolved function, the Municipal Government through the Local Health Board and the Municipal Health Office, has given priority on health related programs. Crude birth rates and crude death rates are maintained and improved through
1335-832: A strategic role in the protection of the headwater source of the Pulangi and the Tagoloan rivers because of its location the upper portion of both watershed areas. The Pulangi River then extends through the Cotabato provinces as the Rio Grande de Mindanao and to Cotabato City , where it empties into Illana Bay. The Tagoloan River, on the other hand, traverses northwestward toward Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental , where it joins Macajalar Bay . These watershed areas provided potable water , irrigation , hydro-electric power, and recreation and tourism activities. The average elevation of
1424-569: A track oval, swimming pool, and other related facilities, adding to the city's sporting infrastructure. For relaxation and leisure, Malaybalay boasts four spring resorts situated in Nasuli, Bangcud, and Managok, along with four plazas or parks. Additionally, there are plans for the creation of well-maintained public open spaces in the city. Furthermore, the Bukidnon Provincial Zoological Park, established in 2019 at
1513-428: Is mutual intelligibility . The dialect of Malaybalay , in the Pulangi area, is considered to be the prestige and standard variety. Binukid consists of twenty segmental phonemes and one suprasegmental phoneme. The syllable is the basic unit of word structure, and each syllable consists of one vowel and one or two consonants only, arranged in the following patterns: CV, CVC and, in some instances, CCV (which
1602-489: Is 2.5 km. in length. The other is the by-pass road from Dalwangan to San Jose with a total stretch of 15 km. The Butuan-Malaybalay Road becomes the secondary road connecting Esperanza, Agusan del Sur , which is scheduled to complete in the future. There are various types of public transportation. Buses that ply the Bukidnon, Cagayan de Oro , General Santos , Butuan and Davao City route are used for travel from
1691-421: Is a period of high growth, when the city's population almost doubled from its 1948 level. This pace of growth continued until 1970, growing 6.7%. In 1970, Malaybalay has 65,918 inhabitants. A 5-year period of declining growth followed, the population dropped to 60,779. After the decline, Malaybalay's population has been increasing since then, growing by 3.4% from 1990 to 1995 and by 1.9% from 1995 to 2000. The city
1780-472: Is equivalent in size of the original property they sought for. Sumilao is one of the 20 municipalities of Bukidnon. It is located between latitudes 8 degrees, 11 seconds and 8 degrees, 12 seconds North and longitudes 124 degrees, 52 seconds and 125 degrees and 2 seconds East. It is bounded in the east by the Municipality of Impasugong , in the south by the municipalities of Baungon and Libona and in
1869-545: Is found mostly in Spanish loanwords). A word consists of one or more of these syllables. There are 16 consonants in Binukid. In some instances, there is a voiceless alveolo-palatal affricate [t͡ɕ] which appears in Spanish loanwords. The phoneme [ɾ] is sometimes trilled which is used in intervocalic position or in Spanish loanwords by some speakers. All consonants except [h] are found in initial and final position in
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#17327757099801958-449: Is located falls under the third or intermediate A type. Under this type, seasons are not very pronounced; relatively dry from November to April and wet for the rest of the year, maximum rain period is not very pronounced. Specifically, the climate in the southern part of the municipality is relatively cool and humid throughout the year. These areas are along the foot of the Mt. Kitanglad while in
2047-596: Is no data available on the employment per sector from the NSO that is specific for Malaybalay, thus the CPDO collected data from DTI, License Department, and City Agriculture Office to get the distribution of employment per industrial sector. The result showed that 70% of employment is in the farming/ crop production sector followed by government agencies and commercial/private establishments. Agri-industries and service sectors registered only about 1.63% and 5.99% respectively. The lowest
2136-554: Is originally the home of the Bukidnon " lumads " or natives, but there has been an influx of settlers and immigrants from the Visayas and Luzon for the last four decades contributing to the growth of the population. The original inhabitants, the Bukidnons, have retreated to the hinterlands as the migrants continued to occupy and dominate the population centers in the city. Malaybalay is the second most populous political subdivision in
2225-468: Is politically subdivided into ten (10) barangays , six of which are traversed by the Kulaman River that separate them from the other four barangays. The ten barangays are Kisolon, Kulasi, Licoan, Lupiagan, Occasion, Poblacion, Puntian, San Roque, San Vicente and Vista Villa. Unlike any other municipalities, the seat of government in Sumilao is located at barangay Kisolon; Barangay Poblacion serves as
2314-671: Is predominantly rural, with only 16% of the population in urban areas, 40% in urbanizing barangays and 46% in rural areas. Population is evenly distributed in the urban and rural areas. The urban areas are generally found on the confines of the Sayre Highway (also known in the city as "Fortich Street") that traverses the city. The main urban population is found in the Poblacion-Casisang-Sumpong area. Secondary population centers includes barangays Aglayan , Bangcud , Kalasungay and San Jose . Malaybalay has one of
2403-424: Is the manufacturing/processing sector at only 0.36%. So far 3 spring resorts, 5 plazas/nature parks have been developed in the city. Other natural sites such as forest, industrial tree plantation sites, mountains, falls, rivers and caves are still to be developed for eco-tourism. Malaybalay has several notable tourist destinations. The city offers a variety of sports venues, including basketball courts, chess clubs,
2492-541: Is the venue of the Kaamulan Festival, held annually from mid-February to March 10. Historiographic accounts for Malaybalay are scarce, and conflicting narratives further obscure the actual history of the city due to the oral nature of passing information by the Indigenous peoples and the incomplete accounts of Spanish registries in the region. Malaybalay is one of the few villages in central Mindanao that
2581-660: The Maranaos . Hiligaynon is also spoken by the descendants of the Hiligaynon /Ilonggo settlers in the city. The majority of the population, about 77% of the population, follow Christianity, with Roman Catholicism as the largest religion. Malaybalay is the center of the Diocese of Malaybalay which covers the province of Bukidnon (except for the municipality of Malitbog which is under the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro ),
2670-502: The Municipality of Sumilao ( Bukid and Higaonon : Banuwa ta Sumilao ; Cebuano : Lungsod sa Sumilao ; Tagalog : Bayan ng Sumilao ), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bukidnon , Philippines . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,531 people. The word “Sumilao” came from a Bukidnon phrase " Kon sumilaw da ”, which means “When light comes again.” A story has been told that there lived
2759-763: The Second World War , in 1942, the Japanese occupation troops entered Bukidnon. They occupied Malaybalay, establishing a camp in Casisang. Guerrilla groups operating around Malaybalay made frequent raids on the Japanese camps from the time of the occupation until the arrival of the Americans. In 1945 American liberation forces, together with the Philippine Commonwealth Forces and Filipino guerrillas, liberated Malaybalay. Malaybalay
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2848-407: The pueblo Oroquieta, in the town of Sevilla (now Mailag ), administered by the clergy. Other settlements, namely Kalasungay ( Calasungay ), Linabo , Silae , Valencia , Bugcaon, Alanib ( Covadonga ), Monserrat (may refer to either Lumbayao or Lurugan), and Lepanto (may refer to Maramag ) were also incorporated into the town in separate occasions. Although Mailag was the designated town proper by
2937-835: The Central Cordillera in the eastern part, creating a portion of the Upper Pulangi river valley. The southern portion of the city is made up of level to undulating area, a river valley created by the Sawaga River and the Manupali River, which are both tributaries of the Pulangi River. About 66% of the city's soil is identified as undifferentiated mountain soil and the rest are clay . The predominant types of clay are Kidapawan, Alimodian and Adtuyon, which are generally good for agriculture. Malaybalay
3026-638: The Christian religion. In the 1860s, the Recollect missionaries were already making visits to Sumilao. When the Jesuit priests took over the missionary work in Bukidnon in the 1870s, Sumilao was already one of the rancherias of the Visita of Tagoloan . Regular missionary trips to Sumilao and Linabo were intensified by Fathers Juan Terricarbas and Eusebio Barrado. By 1887, there were 200 Christian residents of
3115-463: The City showed that a majority or 95.87% of the establishments in the City belong to the service sector. Looking at the breakdown, sari-sari stores (37%) make up majority of the establishments in this sector, followed by trade/wholesale/retails (21%) and other, social and personal services (14%). Industry Sector and Agriculture Sector only make up only 2.27% and 1.9% respectively of all establishments. There
3204-599: The DOH representative, public health nurse, rural sanitary inspector and midwives with the Barangay Health Workers and trained hilots as extension workers. The functions of the OIC of the said office are only focused on signing Daily Time Records, payrolls, communication representing head of office and other administrative functions but not on signing death certificates, medico legal and all claims which are referred to
3293-471: The Fourth Type or intermediate B type, which is characterized by the absence of a pronounced maximum period and dry season. Rain falls at a yearly average of 2,800 millimeters (110 in) and occurs throughout the year, though it is more intense during the summer season from April to September. Outside these months, January to March receive less rain and October to December are intermediate. Compared with
3382-517: The Japanese stragglers who were still roaming in the vicinity of Poblacion, Sumilao. Kisolon which was then a part of Impasugong , was formerly a ranch owned by a certain Guingona. When Mr. Juan Sumbalan died in 1945, Mr. Restituto Parista was appointed to the vacated position. In 1953, Mr, Martin Langue replaced Mr. Parista. However, he did not stay long for on that same year, Mr. Candido G. Sumbalan
3471-728: The Kaamulan Grounds, offers a unique attraction for animal enthusiasts and visitors. The city is administered by the City Mayor together with the Vice Mayor and the Sangguniang Panlungsod . The mayor is the local chief executive officer of the city and exercises control and supervision over all local administrative offices as mandated by the Local government code of the Philippines (1991). The city also has
3560-568: The National Sayre Highway , which traverses the municipality's area. Sumilao has an aggregate land area of is 207.49 km representing 2.4% of the total land area of the province. Its participation in the region is 0.7212. Of the ten barangays, Lupiagan has the largest area accounting to about 29.18% of the total land area. San Vicente is the smallest with 8.54 km or 4.14% of the total land area. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) data revealed that
3649-536: The Poblacion and Kisolon. Sumilao is approximately 62 kilometers from Cagayan de Oro and 29 kilometers from the provincial capital, the City of Malaybalay. It is situated between the two growth centers of the province, Manolo Fortich and the City of Malaybalay . It is accessible by land transportation and vehicles plying the Cagayan de Oro and Malaybalay/Valencia routes passing through the eight kilometer stretch of
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3738-577: The Rancheria de Sumilao. In January 1890, Sumilao was created into the first active mission station in Bukidnon, thus making her the nucleus of the Roman Catholic faith in the province. Mission de Sumilao assumed jurisdiction over the rancherias of Tagoloan up to Bugcaon, formerly all under the parish of Tagoloan. Sumilao was now under the Residencia de Balingasag . The name rancheria
3827-473: The Spanish colonizations, the local datu were appointed to political positions by the missionary priests. These political leaders were under the administrative control of the higher authorities who are stationed at Misamis Oriental . Some of these local leaders were Capitanes Dalahigon, Alejo Yansao – alis Mandita, Akuman and Tao. In 1907, the American took over the administration of Bukidnon. The town's chief
3916-550: The Spanish government, it was Linabo that served as the seat of town government. Malaybalay was then a barrio headed by an appointed cabeza de barangay . During the American occupation, administrative structure of Mindanao underwent complete overhaul. The Province of Misamis was dissolved forming the current provinces of Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental. Likewise, the Philippine Commission then headed by Commissioner Dean C. Worcester , Secretary of Interior and
4005-481: The affairs of their respective municipalities. Population conducted during the period of 1918-1948 showed that Sumilao has the lowest number of inhabitants compared to the other municipal districts. It has only one barangay in the 1900s (Barangay Puntian). Sumilao became a regular municipality on July 1, 1956, pursuant to Executive Order No. 272 signed by the President Carlos P. Garcia . The following were
4094-736: The alphabet employed consists of the following letters which correspond to one phoneme. Word-initial and word-final glottal stops are not written but glottal stops following a consonant is marked by a hyphen. Example: hab-ung [ˈhäbʔuŋ] 'mildew'. The phoneme [ŋ] is represented by a digraph ⟨ng⟩ , which is sometimes considered a separate letter. Other letters, such as c, f, j, q, and z, are used in proper nouns or loanwords that have not had their spellings altered. Suprasegmental phonemes and glottalization are featured in writing Binukid. Stress can be indicated by an acute accent ⟨′⟩ . A grave accent ⟨`⟩ can be marked over syllable- or word-final vowel to indicate
4183-521: The area in the 18th century, already saw thriving communities along the Tagoloan River. In 1815, the Province of Misamis was created, which included areas of present-day Bukidnon. However, some skirmishes with the Spanish administration existed, such as the burning of Kalasungay village in 1850 by Spanish authorities, although the cause of such incident is conflicting. Nonetheless it dispersed
4272-693: The barangay roads. These unpaved roads leading to the rural barangays usually require regular maintenance since they are easily destroyed by heavy rains. There are also logging roads leading to the forestal communities, but these are usually passable by farm animals and single motor cycles only, making it hard for communities to transport products into the market. Connecting the various road networks and cutting across rivers and creeks are at least 22 bridges of various types. Almost all of these bridges are said to be in good condition. There are 15 bridges or 69.35% totaling to about 470.67 m in length that are administered nationally, while 3 bridges of about 115.00 m are under
4361-638: The census conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority on the year 2000, the population of Sumilao increased to 17,958 brought about by in-migration of agro-industrial workers from the neighboring towns of Manolo Fortich, Impasugong, Malaybalay City and from the provinces of Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Camiguin, Bohol and other places in Luzon. The urban barangay of Kisolon and the two urbanizable barangays of San Vicente and Poblacion and one rural barangay of Vista Villa have
4450-528: The city center is now congested. Heavy traffic and congestion has been observed in the main highway, especially during peak hours. The absence of proper and adequate parking areas further contributes to the congestion. The situation underlies the need for a bypass road as well as more traffic aides. The city has two proposed roads to answer the above concerns. The first proposal is the Circumferential Road from Sumpong to DPWH Depot in Casisang, which
4539-578: The city is 622 metres (2,041 ft) above sea level. About 60% of the city's area has above 30% slope, characterized by steep hills, mountains, and cliff-like stream side. About 25% are level, gently sloping, and undulating. The rest are rolling and hilly. One of prominent geographical structure in the city is the Kitanglad Mountain Range, located in the western frontier, on its border with Lantapan and Impasugong. Some barangays ( Dalwangan , Capitan Bayong, Imbayao and Mampayag) are in
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#17327757099804628-438: The city to other provinces. There are also mini-vans that transport passengers from Cagayan de Oro to Malaybalay. The multi-cabs ply the main highway from the poblacion proper to other points of destination within the city and nearby barangays. The four-wheeled motorelas are limited to the inner streets. Recently, tri-sikads have also begun to operate in the inner streets of Barangay Sumpong. Jeepneys are usually used for travel from
4717-541: The city. Malaybalay Grand Mosque is the largest mosque in the city which also serves as the Islamic Center of Bukidnon. There are also sizeable adherents of Buddhism and animism in the city. Poverty incidence of Malaybalay Source: Philippine Statistics Authority The city is mainly an agricultural area, and its products include rice, corn, sugarcane, vegetables, legumes, root crops and commercial crops such as rubber, coffee, banana and pineapple. During
4806-489: The city. These farms are assisted by big corporations such as San Miguel , Purefoods, Monterey and Swift. Other agri-based industries in the City include Asian Hybrid Philippines (feeds processing), Rubber Tex (rubber shoes manufacturing), and Monastery Farms (peanuts and other preserved foods). Also notable are the 12 cattle ranches that produce an average of 470 heads yearly. Data from the License Department of
4895-471: The creation of Malaybalay into a component city. On March 22, 1998, President Fidel Ramos signed the act (R.A. 8490) that converted Malaybalay to a city, making it the first component city of Bukidnon. Malaybalay, the capital city of Bukidnon , is in the central part of the province. It is bounded in the east by the municipality of Cabanglasan and the Pantaron Range, which separates Bukidnon from
4984-403: The different parts of the city. 102.70 km or 12.51% are classified as National Road, 60.40 km or 7.36% Provincial Road, 61.35 km or 7.47% City Road, and 596.44 km or 72.66% barangay roads. About 14.14% of all roads in the city are paved, that is, either concrete or asphalt. These are in the poblacion areas. At least 85.86% are unpaved (gravel or earth filled). These are primarily
5073-600: The elected and appointed officials of the municipality from its establishment up to the present. On December 3, 2007, 55 farmers of the Higaonon tribe from Sumilao arrived in Metro Manila , 2 months after their march through 13 provinces from Mindanao to ask the government to stop the conversion of the land they are claiming into a hog farm . They farmers petitioned the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to issue
5162-587: The few remaining forest blocks of Mindanao . The nearest seaports and airports are in Cagayan de Oro , which is 91 kilometers away. Malaybalay is politically subdivided into 46 barangays . Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios . These barangays are conveniently grouped into 5 geographical districts, namely the Poblacion District , North Highway District , South Highway District , Basakan District , and Upper Pulangi District . The climate classification of Malaybalay falls under
5251-460: The foothills of this mountain range. Steep hills are found in the central portion of the city (Kibalabag, Manalog and Can-ayan ), where the Tagoloan River headwater can be found. The Central Mindanao Cordillera (Pantaron Mountain Range), is on the eastern side of the city, in its boundaries with Agusan del Sur province. The Pulangi River cuts across the area between the hills in the central part and
5340-522: The former Belyca Cinema. In addition to these recreational options, the city hosts four gymnasiums and auditoriums, used not only for sporting events but also for various public programs and gatherings. For cinema entertainment, residents typically travel to Valencia or Cagayan de Oro. Exciting developments are on the horizon, with plans for the construction of the Bukidnon Sports and Cultural Complex in barangay Laguitas. This complex will feature
5429-612: The implementation of programs and projects of health. The Municipal Health Office of Sumilao was renovated and a Philhealth station was constructed adjacent to it staffed by the personnel from the Provincial Government under the Provincial Indigency Health Program of Jose Ma. R. Zubiri Jr. The Municipal Health Office is staffed by the designated Officer-in-Charge who is at the same time its medical technologist, including other personnel like
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#17327757099805518-464: The information on Sumilao's total land area which is 207.49 km can be classified as: 155.92 km are considered alienable and disposable and 51.57 km of which are forestal/timberland. Generally, Sumilao's physical configuration is characterized by extreme features. From the south to the central portion moving towards the north and north-western areas are mountain ranges, canyons, and high relief topography, including part of Mt. Kitanglad ,
5607-576: The large corporations, the DOLE Philippines-Skyland Division and the De Monte Philippines, Inc. are engaged in planting commercial crops of sweet lakatan variety banana and pineapple. There is also an influx of agro-industrial establishment in the area, the piggery and breeder farms but required a minimal employment only. The municipality boost of its natural and man-made attractions which when developed can be
5696-418: The lowest average population density in the province, second only to Impasug-ong with only 146 persons per square kilometer although there are barangays, especially in the Poblacion area, with high population density. Cebuano and Binukid are prevailing mediums of communication in the city. More than half of the city's population are speakers of these languages. Other languages such as Maranao are spoken by
5785-766: The municipality of Wao , Lanao del Sur , and Barangay Buda in Davao City . It covers an area of 8, 294 square kilometers. San Isidro the Farmer Cathedral is the largest church in the city which is located beside Plaza Rizal. Other Christian religions present are United Methodist, Baptists , Seventh Day Adventists , Born again , Iglesia ni Cristo and the UCCP . The remainder 23% belong to non-Christian faiths, mainly adherent of Islam . The believers of Islam are mainly Maranao, Maguindanaon and Balik Islam (converts to Islam). There are many mosques that can be found in
5874-417: The north by the Municipality of Manolo Fortich . It is particularly bounded in the east by the town of Impasugong, south by Lantapan and Talakag, west and north by Manolo Fortich. Ten barangays comprise the municipality with Kisolon as the seat of government. It occupies an aggregate land area of 20, 445 hectares. Sumilao is traversed by the deep Kulaman Canyon which physically separates six barangays from
5963-567: The northern areas, rainfall is more or less evenly distributed throughout the year. Most often in these areas, heavy downpour occurs every afternoon while in the morning the sun shines. The average heaviest rainfall for the past five years occurs in June with 431.7 millimeters and the lowest in March with only 89.2 millimeters. Sumilao is politically subdivided into 10 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios . Sumilao
6052-557: The past years, corn used to be the pre-dominant crop in the city. But as the corn areas gave way to sugarcane, agri-farms (poultry, hog), and residential areas, sugarcane (306,600 metric tons) and rice (30,318 MT) came out now as the predominant crops in terms of production volume. These products are usually sold in the local market, or in nearby municipalities of the province. There are also farmers producing larger volume of corn and rice who sell their products in Cagayan de Oro. Agri-based industries primarily poultry and piggery, now flourish in
6141-408: The petition for cancellation and/or revocation of the conversion order covering 144 hectares of land…is hereby granted.” San Miguel Foods as landowner must be paid the current value of the property before the land can be distributed to the farmers. In March 2008, San Miguel and the Sumilao farmers signed a deal returning 50 hectares to the farmers. The farmers will get a total of 144 hectares, which
6230-442: The poblacion to other barangays and municipalities. In far-flung areas, motorcycles (habal-habal) are the fastest means of transportation. The main terminal for public transportation vehicles is in the public market, especially for buses, mini-vans, and jeepneys. For motorelas and tri-sikads, street-corners of convergence serve as terminals or waiting areas. With the increase in traffic of both vehicles and pedestrians, especially in
6319-440: The poblacion, there is a growing concern for better and safer organized streets. There is a need to designate walking pavements or pedestrian lanes, including pedestrian overpass especially for the use of children and students crossing the major highway. Bukid language Binukid is spoken in the north of the island Mindanao in southern Philippines; it is spoken in the following areas: Binukid has many dialects, but there
6408-569: The protection of the properties within the city's jurisdiction. There are 12 elected Sangguniang members and a permanent Sangguniang Panlungsod secretary. The Sangguniang Panlungsod is headed by the Vice Mayor, acting as its presiding officer. There are twelve (12) elected Sanggunian members and one permanent Sangguniang Panlungsod secretary. Malaybalay 46 barangays each headed by a barangay chairman together with seven Sangguniang Barangay members. There are about 820.89 kilometers of road linking
6497-533: The province's administration. Only about 93.00 m or about 13.70% are under the administration of city and barangays. The Sayre Highway bisects the Poblacion, the main urban center of the city, serving as the main thoroughfare of the city. Buses that ply the Cagayan de Oro , General Santos , Butuan and Davao City route, as well as jeepneys , multi-cabs, vans and private vehicles pass through this highway. Suburbs are served by multicabs, motorelas and improvised bicycles ( trisikads ). The current main highway in
6586-492: The province, after Valencia. The historical growth of population of the city showed a variable pattern of growth (See Figure). The first census of population was made in 1918 with Malaybalay having only 16,428 inhabitants. The 21 years from 1918 to 1939 was a low-growth period with the city's population growing at a 0.6% annually. This was then followed by a period of population decline until the post- World War II era, declining by 1.5% per year. The 12-year period from 1948 to 1960
6675-400: The provinces of Agusan del Sur and Davao del Norte ; on the west by the municipality of Lantapan and Mount Kitanglad ; on the north by the municipality of Impasugong ; and on the south by Valencia City and the municipality of San Fernando . The whole eastern and southeastern border adjoining Agusan del Sur and Davao del Norte is elevated and densely forested mountains, which is one of
6764-460: The rest of the country, the climate in Malaybalay is moderate all year round and the area is not on the typhoon belt. The total land area of the city is 96,919 hectares (239,490 acres), that is about 13% of the total area of Bukidnon. An estimated of 65% of this is classified as forestland/timberland and the remaining 35% is alienable and disposable areas: lands which could be used for purposes such as for agriculture or for industry. The city plays
6853-625: The school building were bombed by the American fighter planes in 1944. Mr. Juan Sumbalan was the president sometime in the 1920s up to the outbreak of the war. Under the Japanese military government, Mr, Restituto Parista was appointed as the town's chief. During the war, several young and brave men of Sumilao joined the guerilla resistance movement. Some of these men were Lieutenants Candido G. Sumbalan and Alejandro Sale. When liberation came, Mr, Juan Sumbalan, who returned to power, ordered some of his men to settle in Kisolon to protect themselves from
6942-597: The second highest mountain peak in the Philippines, and the Palaopao Mountains. In the Upper Kulaman areas, settlements sprawl between the vast stretches of pineapple plantations. Per topographic map of the municipality from NAMRIA , the average elevation of Sumilao is 600 meters above sea level. Bukidnon province has two prevailing climate variations based on rainfall pattern existing in its northern and southern sections. The northern part where Sumilao
7031-545: The survivors into neighboring villages such as Silae and Silipon (now Dalwangan ). A group established a new settlement near the Sacub River (a spring near present-day Rizal Park), led by Datù Mampaalong. In June 15, 1877, in an accord between the Spanish government and Mampaalong with 30 other datù, their settlement called Malaybalay was incorporated into Misamis. At the same event, Mampaalong and his people embraced Christianity . Spanish registries incorporated Malaybalay as
7120-496: The syllable; [h] is found only syllable-initial. There are generally four vowels in Binukid. There is a suprasegmental phoneme of stress which usually falls on the penultimate syllable. Stress give contrast to words of the same segmental phonemes; for example beleng [ˈbɘlɘŋ] means 'surprise' while beléng [bɘˈlɘŋ] means 'drunk'. Long words may have more than one stress: balángkawítan [bäˌläŋkaˈwitän] 'rooster'. Stress commonly shifts when suffixes are added to
7209-420: The tip of the pointing finger and the seven “baylan” were blinded. It was said that their eyesight will be restored when the same light will come again. Oral history from the town's old-time residents stated that before the Spanish colonization, the present site of the Poblacion was already inhabited. Four big buildings housing several families were already constructed. These families were directly controlled by
7298-523: The word (as in kahibeléngan 'mysterious') or when the speaker wishes to emphasize the word. The following set of pronouns are the pronouns found in the Bukid language. The /d/ -final allomorphs of the vowel-final NOM or GEN pronouns are used almost exclusively before en ('already'), a bound adverbial. The Latin script is used in writing the language. In the dictionary by the LSP and SIL (1992 :x–xi),
7387-419: Was appointed Mayor by Provincial Governor Marcus A. Reciña. Although Sumilao was one of the early missionary centers of Bukidnon, its economic and political growth was quite slow. This could be attested by the fact that by 1917, four municipal districts of the province were organized into regular municipalities. These municipalities have bigger populations and their leaders were politically prepared to administer
7476-596: Was centered here until it shifted to the more centrally located Valencia, its daughter town. In 1980, Valencia overtook Malaybalay as the most populous municipality. On March 26, 1996, the Sangguniang Bayan of the municipality of Malaybalay passed Resolution No. 3699-96 petitioning to the House of Representatives for the conversion of Malaybalay into a city. Reginaldo Tilanduca, 2nd District Representative of Bukidnon at that time, filed House Bill No. 6275, proposing
7565-469: Was formerly part of the province of Misamis Oriental as a municipal district in the late 19th century. When the special province of Agusan (now Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur ) and its sub-province (Bukidnon) were created in 1907, Malaybalay was designated as the capital of Bukidnon. It was then formally established as a municipality on October 19, 1907, and was created into a city on February 11, 1998, by virtue of Republic Act 8490 . Malaybalay City
7654-638: Was founded by the natives. People who live in present-day Malaybalay and most of Northern Mindanao and parts of Caraga now call themselves Higaonon. Higaonon tribal chieftains claim a city was built at the confluence ( sabangán ) of the Kibalabag and Can-ayan Rivers, at which point the Tagoloan River begins and is considered a sacred place by the tribe. They never converted to Islam like the tribes in Cotabato and Lanao. The Spanish, who arrived in
7743-458: Was later changed to reduccion de Nuevo Cristianos. By 1891, Mission de Sumilao had 15 reducciones with a combined Christian population of 8, 399. The reduccion of Sumilao, however had 11, 340 inhabitants. Father Eusebio Barrado was the missionary curate during that time. In 1893, Mission de Mailag (Mailag) was created. This reduced the number of reducciones of Mission de Sumilao. By 1894, the mission had only 4, 122 Christian inhabitants. During
7832-452: Was now called president . In 1914, Sumilao was one of the communities created into municipal districts of Bukidnon pursuant to Executive Order No. 10 issued by Frank Carpenter, Governor of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu on August 15, 1914. It was also during the American regime that a parochial school known as Little Flower Academy flourished. Its operation, however, lasted only up to the outbreak of World War II. The Catholic Church and
7921-436: Was one of the few municipalities and municipal districts comprising Bukidnon and in the decades that followed, several municipalities were created from Malaybalay's far-flung but populous barangays. These municipalities eventually became San Fernando (1959, from 8 barrios), Valencia (1961, from 13 barrios), Lantapan (1968, from 12 barrios), and Cabanglasan (1979, from 15 barrios). As the capital town, most economic activity
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