Delfin Albano
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The municipality was formerly known as Magsaysay until t was named after the former congressman, Delfin Albano.
Etymology
On November 14, 1982, by virtue of Batas Pambansa Blg. 291, the municipality was renamed to its current name in honor of its native legislator, Congressman Delfin Albano.[1]
History
On June 22, 1957, by virtue of Republic Act No. 2009, the barrios of San Antonio, San Juan, Ragan Sur, Ragan Norte, Ragan Almacen, San Jose (Bulo), San Patricio, Quibal, San Andres (Lattu), Calinawan Sur, Bayabo, Santor, Santo Rosario, Andarayan, Aneg, San Isidro, Maui, San Roque, Carmencita, Aga, Villa Pareda, Villaluz, San Pedro, Concepcion, San Macario and San Nicolas and the sitios of Turod, Paco, Calamagui and Kim-malabasa, were separated from the municipality of Tumauini to form the municipality of Magsaysay, in honor of President Ramon Magsaysay who died two months prior.[2]
In 1982, a bill seeking to change the name of the municipality from Magsaysay to Delfin Albano was filed in the Interim Batasang Pambansa. This was in honor of the late Delfin Albano who authored the Republic Act No. 2009 which created the municipality of Magsaysay. On November 14, 1982, Batasang Pambansa No. 291 was approved. The municipality formally celebrated and installed the name of Delfin Albano on October 1, 1983.[3]
Geography
Delfin Albano is located at Script error: No such module "convert". northwest of Ilagan City, the capital city of the province. The town is bounded to the north by Santo Tomas, to the east by the Cagayan River shared with Tumauini, to the west by Quezon and Mallig, and to the south by Quirino, Ilagan City and the Mallig River.[4]
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Barangays
Delfin Albano is politically subdivided into twenty nine (30) barangays.Template:PSGC detail Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
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- Aga
- Andarayan
- Aneg
- Bayabo
- Calinaoan Sur
- Capitol
- Carmencita
- Concepcion
- El Paso
- Maui
- Quibal
- Ragan Almacen
- Ragan Norte
- Ragan Sur (Poblacion)
- Rizal
- San Andres
- San Antonio
- San Isidro
- San Jose
- San Juan
- San Macario
- San Nicolas (Fusi)
- San Patricio
- San Roque
- Santo Rosario
- Santor
- Villa Luz
- Villa Pereda
- Visitacion
- Caloocan
Climate
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Land area and land use
The town occupies a total land area of 18,900 hectares, which is further subdivided to twenty nine (29) barangays. The total land area contains varied land use, which were developed in response to population and economic growth of the total land area, to wit: agriculture (59.04%), built-up areas (2.74%), forest (4.74%), open grass lands (30.15), and road and water bodies (3.33%).[5]
Demographics
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In the 2020 census, the population of Delfin Albano was 29,928 people,Template:PH census with a density of Script error: No such module "convert"..
Economy
Government
Local government
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The municipality of Delfin Albano 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 by the people through an election 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.
Elected officials
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Congressman | Antonio T. Albano |
| Mayor | Arnold Edward P. Co |
| Vice-Mayor | Thomas A. Pua Jr. |
| Councilors | Maximo S. Caliguiran, Jr. |
| Alex M. Macarilay Jr. | |
| Anthony L. Albano | |
| Elli John G. Cañero | |
| Jay B. Caliguiran | |
| Edwin B. Badua | |
| Joel A. Talamayan | |
| Clemente Dumlao, Jr. |
Congress representation
Delfin Albano, as a municipality, belongs to the first legislative district of the province of Isabela. The current representative is Hon. Antonio T. Albano.[7]
Education
The Schools Division of Isabela governs the town's public education system.[8] The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region.[9] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.
See also
References
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External links
- Municipal Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines
- Delfin Albano at the Isabela Government Website
- Local Governance Performance Management System
- [[[:Template:NSCB detail]] Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
- Philippine Census Information
- Delfin Albano Isabela Website Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- Municipality of Delfin Albano
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