Basilan Province, Philippines
List of Municipalities in the Basilan Province, Philippines
Akbar
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Al-Barka
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Hadji Mohammad Ajul
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Hadji Muhtamad
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Lantawan
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Maluso
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Sumisip
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Tabuan-Lasa
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Tipo-Tipo
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Tuburan
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Ungkaya Pukan
Cities in Basilan: Isabela City
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Lamitan City
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Basilan Province, Philippines
- Basilan is an island province.
- Basilan has a total of 210 barangays, 11 municipalites, and 1 city (Lamitan). The other city in Basilan is Isabela, but it is not part of the ARMM.
- Registered Voters of Basilan as of (2010) = 117,467
- Population of Basilan (as of Aug 1, 2007) = 408,520
- Land Area of Basilan (as of 2007, in hectares) = 322,447
- Area : 1,327 sq. km.
- Basilan is a 3rd class province.
- The province of Basilan is within Region XV-ARMM.
- The capital of Basilan is Isabela City
Geography of Basilan, Philippines
Basilan is geographically located between latitude 6°15' and 7°00' longitude 121°15' and 122°30'.
Basilan is one of a system of 7,107 islands that make up the Philippine archipelago. Regionally, Basilan is the biggest and northernmost island of the Sulu Archipelago between the Philippine island of Mindanao and Borneo which includes about 400 islands. The island chain is one of two partial land bridges to Borneo and is an important migration route for birds. Basilan Strait, about 17 nautical miles (31 km) at its narrowest point, separates Basilan Island from the mainland of Mindanao and the port city of Zamboanga.
The island is washed by the Basilan Strait from the North, the Sulu Sea from the Northwest and West, the Moro Gulf from the Northeast, and the Celebes Sea from the South, Southeast and East.
Location of Basilan, Philippines
Basilan is an island province across the tip of the Zamboanga Peninsula in western Mindanao. The bodies of water surrounding it are Basilan Strait on the north, Moro Gulf on the east, Sulu Sea on the west, and Mindanao Sea on the south.
History of Basilan, Philippines
Basilan means "iron trail." It was once called Tagima after a pre-Hispanic datu. The island's early settlers were the Orang Dampuans, who were the ancestors of the Yakan. The legendary Sultan Kudarat maintained a stronghold in Lamitan town until the Spaniards crushed it in 1637. Jesuit missionaries arrived a few years later. The Dutch attacked Basilan in 1747 but were repulsed by the natives. The French attempted to occupy the province in 1844, but they, too, failed.
Soon thereafter, the Spaniards built a stone fort named after Queen Isabela II. When Zamboanga became a chartered city in 1936, it included Basilan. On July 1, 1948, Basilan itself became a separate city through Republic Act. No. 288. The city was converted into a province on December 27,1973 under Presidential Decree No.356.
People of Basilan, Philippines
Basilan is the homeland of the Yakan, a peace-loving people known for their colorful clothes hand-woven with intricate geometric designs, as well as for their elaborate weddings and festivals. Upland, they grow rice, corn, coconuts, and rootcrops. Approximately 55 percent of the people speak Chavacano. The rest speak either the tribal dialects of Yakan, Tausug, and Samal, or Cebuano and Tagalog.
Elected Government Officials of Basilan, Philippines
- Elected officials of Basilan for the term of 2010-2013
- Provincial Governor: Jum Jainuddin Akbar
- Provincial Vice-Governor: Al Rasheed A Matunang Sakkalahul
- House Representative:Hadjiman Sabbihi Hataman-Salliman
- Provincial Board Members:
- 1st District:
- 2nd District:
Elected officials of Basilan for the term of 2007-2010
Elected Barangay Officials within the Basilan Province
Businesses in Basilan, Philippines
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- Resorts
- Isawad Resort, Menzi, Isabela City
- Banks, Financial Institutions, Lending Companies, Padjak, Pawn Shops
- Metro Bank, port Area, Isabela City
- Port Area Pawn Shop, Isabela City
- PNB - Philippine National Bank, Port Area, Isabela City
Real Estate or Properties for Sale or lease in Basilan, Philippines
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Churches, Mosques, or Places of Worship in Basilan, Philippines
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- kaun Purna Mosque, Isabela City
- Masjid Mahabba, Isabela City
- Msjid of Kaumpurnah, Isabela City
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- St. Peter the Apostle Church, Lamitan City
- List the Methodist churches in Basilan here.
- List the Iglesia Ni Cristo churches in Basilan here.
- List the Seventh-day Adventist churches in Basilan here.
- List the Church of Jesus Christ Latter day Saints (Mormons) churches in Basilan here.
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- List the Baptist churches in Basilan here.
Schools in Basilan, Philippines
School year 2013-2014 starts June 3 and ends March 31, 2014, for public elementary and secondary schools. The school year will have 201 school days, of which 180 days are “nonnegotiable” student-teacher contact time.
The multisectoral Brigada Eskwela to prepare schools for the students’ return will be on May 21-26. Oplan Balik Eskwela will be from May 28 to June 8 while orientation on K to 12 for parents and other stakeholders will be on June 9.
Although private schools may deviate from the Department of Education (DepEd) calendar, they are enjoined not to start before June 3 and later than Aug 31.
School Year 2013-2014 in public elementary and high schools will start on June 3 and end on March 31, 2014
- High Schools in Basilan:
- Colony National High School - Colonia, Lamitan City
- Lamitan National High School - Limo-ok, Lamitan City
- Lo-ok National High School - Lo-ok, Lamitan City
- Parangbasak National High School - Parangbasak, Lamitan City
- Atong-Atong NHS - Atong-Atong, Lantawan
- Atong-Atong NHS - Tairan Annex - Tairan, Lantawan
- Bubuan NHS - Buloh-Buloh, Sumisip
- Bubuan NHS - Saluping Annex - Bulak-Bulak, Sumisip
- Concepcion NHS - Matarling, Lantawan
- Jacinto Cuevas NHS - Buhelebong, Tipo-Tipo
- Lubukan NHS - Pilas, Lantawan
- Lubukan NHS - Sangbay Small Annex - Sangbay Small, Lantawan
- Maluso NHS - Upper Portholand, Maluso
- Maluso NHS - Canas Annex - Upper Portholland, Maluso
- Sinangkapan NHS - Lower Sinangkapan, Tuburan
- Sinulatan NHS - Sinulatan, Tuburan
- Sinulatan NHS - Tuburan Annex - Tuburan Proper, Tuburan
- Sumisip Agro-Fisheries School - Buli-Buli, Sumisip
- Sumisip NHS - Sumisip Central, Sumisip
- Sumisip NHS - Manggal Annex - Mangal, Sumisip
- Sumisip NHS - Tumahubong Annex - Tumahubong, Sumisip
- Tipo-Tipo NHS - Tipo-Tipo, Tipo-Tipo
Economy of Basilan, Philippines
Basilan is an agricultural province with a few industries. It is the country's leading producer of rubber, with plantations such as B.F. Goodrich's in Latuan, east of Isabela and Menzi's, on the road to Maluso town. Other major crops grown on a commercial scale are coconut, coffee, black pepper and Africanpalm oil. The province however, is dependent on other provinces for its basic food requirements of rice, vegetables, and meat. The surrounding waters, particularly in the Pilas group of islands, are rich in fish and other marine resources. Tuna, mackerel, and sardines are the dominant fish species. Agar-agar, a variety of seaweed, is cultivated along the coasts.
Basilan has a constant ship route to other provinces, spcecially to the City of Zamboanga. Most of the supplies of the major department stores, hardware stores, and agrivets get their supplies from Zamboanga City.
Jobs in Basilan Philippines
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Natural Resources of Basilan, Philippines
- Protect the environment
It is sad but true that as of the year 2012 the rivers of the Philippines continue to be the #1 Sewer Systems of the Philippines.
Protect & Save the Rivers. Do not let your sewer drain into the river. Your community can be the first to initiate this project.
Build your riverbank protection with a built-in gutter system. Reforest within Ten Years - Guaranteed!
Let us plant more trees in every barangay in the entire Philippines. It does not make any difference if the barangay is urban, partially urban or rural; we need more trees. Trees will prevent erosion, provide oxygen, prevent green house effect, and even a place of business for the shade tree mechanic.
The Philippines is a tropical country and practically anything will grow. The DENR has the planting trees project that goes on every year. Lots of picture taking for the media. Planting trees one by one is the "human" way of doing it. This individual planting of trees is good if done to "line" the roads and highways with trees or along fences or property divisions, or if you have a plantation.
To reforest the nation of the Philippines we have to plant trees the "mother nature" way. Sow the seeds during the rainy season. Go deep into "bald" forests and plant trees by sowing seeds. If there's not enough volunteers to do this, use the military helicopters to fly over the designated areas and sow the seeds.
Guaranteed within a few years, The Philippines will be lush again. >>Read More
We are using our rivers as our sewer system. If you ask a Filipino, "Are the Filipinos a clean people?" The answer is an automatic, "Yes!". However, the Filipinos are suffering from the same disease or attitude as most people do, and that is the "NIMBY" disease or "NIMBY" attitude. (NIMBY) Not In My Back Yard. So it is OK to dump my garbage and sewer there. Not mine! Someone else will take care of it.
This attitude is killing our rivers. Your great-grandparents, grandparents or parents were once proud to tell the stories of how they enjoyed swimming in the river behind your house or nearby. However, you can't say the same or tell the same stories to your kids or grand kids. Why? Because your generation is killing the river.
Contact:
- Secretary Ramon J. P. Paje
- Department of Environment and Natural Resources
- Visayas Avenue, Diliman, 1100 Quezon City, Philippines
- +63-2-929-6626
- osec@denr.gov.ph
We have so much water in the Philippines and yet very little to drink.
Instead of relying too much on Diesel fuel and Coal to generate the majority of Philippine's Electrical energy Supply, we can concentrate more on renewable and sustainable source of energy such as: Hydro Power, Solar Power, and Wind Power. We have too many black outs.
Tourists Attractions of Basilan, Philippines
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Festivals, Fiestas and Traditions of Province, Philippines
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Basilan Zip Codes
- Source: Philippine Postal Corporation
- This table is Sortable by City/Municipality or by ZipCode
| Click on Icon to Sort ZipCode |
Click on Icon to Sort City/Municipality |
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| 7300 | Isabela City | Basilan |
| 7301 | Lantawan | Basilan |
| 7302 | Lamitan | Basilan |
| 7303 | Maluso | Basilan |
| 7304 | Tipo-tipo | Basilan |
| 7305 | Suimisip | Basilan |
| 7306 | Tuburan | Basilan |
Philippine News
- OFW tourist arrivals rise 4.2% in 2012
- Sunday, May 19, 2013 12:00 am
- MANILA, Philippines - More workers returning home from abroad are spending time touring around the country, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said.
- The number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) registered as tourists increased 4.2 percent in 2012, data from the DOT showed..........Full Story
- Gov’t works on branding for Phl food products
- Saturday, May 18, 2013 12:00 am
- MANILA, Philippines - The government plans to launch this year a branding for Philippine food products for export, as it seeks to actively promote local goods overseas, a trade official said.
- “We want to create a Philippine brand (to be used) for packaging (of products) this year,” Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) executive director Rosario Virginia Gaetos told reporters at the sidelines of the 9th International Food Exhibition Philippines..........Full Story
- Sacha takes pole in Asian karting
- Sunday, May 19, 2013 12:00 am
- CARMONA, Cavite, Philippines – Filling in the void left by top Filipino karters VJ Suba and the Rivera brothers Milo and Estefano, the Philippines dominated the qualifying heats behind lady karter Sacha Feliciano who claimed the No. 1 spot on the grid for today’s pre-final heat of the 2013 Asian Karting Open Championships at the Carmona Racetrack.
- After a fourth place finish in the first qualifying heat, Feliciano bounced back, so determined to rule the last two qualifying heats to capture the pole position in the premier Formula 125 Open Seniors class..........Full Story »
Basilan, Philippines supports Philippine Cycling
Philippine Cycling is about cycling in the Philippnes. Philippine Cycling helps promote bike races, cycling clubs, bicycle tours, and the development of bicycle trails. Activities are coordinated with bike shops and cycling clubs throughout the Philippines to promote the fun of riding bikes. Philippine Cycling will be coordinating events with tour of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Road biking and mountain bikings will be promoted by Philippine Cycling.
Cycling Activity to Participate In
Tour de Zamboanga 2013: From the 11th of July, 2013 to the 14th of July, 2013. A four day 540 kilometer bicycle race for Charity!
- Due to the road constructions going on in the route of the Tour, we are eliminating the road bikes from this race.
- This is a (Non-Roadbike) individual bicycle race. Everybody is welcome in this race. The more the merrier. Racers who skip a stage will not be allowed to continue. Everybody who finishes the race and does not skip a stage is a winner.
The race starts at the port municipality of Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte and rests in the historical city of Zamboanga del Norte, Dapitan City to end the first stage. The following day the race will continue from Dapitan City to Pagadian City to end the second stage. The 3rd stage will be from Pagadian to Ipil. And finally culminate with the final stage from Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay to Zamboanga City.
Prizes for the Winners and Participants of Tour de Zamboanga
- 80 PRIZES in all to be Given Away. OVER ₱ 782,000.00 pesos in Prizes
- Grand Prize: The overall (liloy, dapitan, pagadian, ipil, zamboanga) first 15 finishers will be based on the overall accumulated time it took to finish the 4 stage race. The racer must finish all stages to qualify for the grand prize.
- The racer with the best accumulated time wins the championship. 1st:50K, 2nd:30K, 3rd:20K, 4th:15K, 5th:10K, 6th:9.5K, 7th:9K, 8th:8.5K, 9th:8K, 10th:7.5K, 11th:7K, 12th:6.5, 13th:6K, 14th:5.5K, 15th:5K
- Every stage has a winner. Prizes will be presented to the first 3 racers to win each stage. 1st:20K, 2nd:15K, 3rd:10K, 4th:6.5K, 5th:6K, 6th:5.5K, 7th:5K, 8th:4.5K, 9th:4K, 10th:3.5K, 11th:3K, 12th:2.5K, 13th:2K, 14th:1.5K, 15th:1K
- The winner of each stage keeps the prize money even if he/she can't continue with the race because of injury or other reasons. But because the racer skipped a stage he/she will not be allowed to continue with the race.
- Besides the Open Category, There are three (3) other competitive categories: (Women; Under 16 years old; 50 years old and over. Prizes for these categories are as follows: 25K 1st, 20K 2nd, 15K 3rd, 10K 4th, 5K 5th. Each Category gets a prize. Prizes given only to finishers of all 4 stages for these 3 categories.
- Finishers of all the 4 stages get a certificate of completion and a refund of their 1,000.00 peso registration fee. If a racer skips a stage he or she is will not be allowed to continue the race. Every finisher of the Tour de Zamboanga is a WINNER!
First Bicycle Race to cover the entire Zamboanga Peninsula
- Due to the election complications in the Zamboanga peninsula, the tour has been postponed to July 11 - July 14 of 2013.
Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, and Zamboanga City.
- First Stage - July 11, 2013 (Thursday): Liloy to Dapitan City
- 143 Kilometers: This stage of the race does not have many hilly terrains. It will be mostly flat. The roads are cemented.
- Second Stage - July 12, 2013(Friday): Dapitan City to Pagadian City
- 128 Kilometers: The second stage will be more challenging as there will be more hills to climb. About 40% of the terrain will be hilly. It will be on the Osmena Hwy which is almost completely cemented. There are only a few kilometers that are still under construction.
- Third Stage - July 13, 2013 (Saturday): Pagadian City to Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay
- 139 Kilometers: The race from pagadian to Ipil will prove to be a grueling race specially the first 35 kilometers. The first 35 kilometers is about 80% uphill battle.
- Fourth Stage - July 14, 2013 (Sunday): Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay to Divisoria, Zamboanga City
- 130 Kilometers: There are three challenging parts to this section of the race. First challenge is the uphill climb from the border of zamboanga sibugay to the border of zamboanga city (barangay of licomo). After that is the twisty uphill in the barangay of Tigbalabag and finally the quiniput tuktukalaw climb. Then it will be a downhill race to the finish at the barangay of Divisoria.
All Philippine Cyclers are invited to participate in the open bicycle race. It is for a great charitable cause: Project BOSS - Brotherhood Operation Sweet Smile
- Total Distance to be traveled: 540 kilometers or 338 miles - Visit our WebPage
Basilan News
Sulu keen on developing Tourism Industry
- Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R09&article=1421336707189
- By: Rene V. Carbayas
- Friday, May 11, 2012
ISABELA CITY, Basilan- Sulu Governor Abdusakur M. Tan and the Provincial Government are now setting their sights in developing tourism in the province.
Gov. Tan approved recently the formulation of a Provincial Tourism Master Plan aimed to establish a clear direction and provide the necessary information and strategies to develop a viable tourism Industry in Sulu.
Tan pointed out that the Island province of Sulu has a clear advantage when it comes to tourism due to its natural beauty, unique environment structure and refined white sand beachfronts much sought by local and foreign travellers.
“The people of Sulu are losing so much for years of neglect of this untapped resource, the development of tourism in Sulu can be the biggest source of income and revenue for the province and its people,” Tan emphasized.
As an initial phase, a Sulu tourism multi- stakeholder’s forum was held on May 9, 2012 at the Provincial Capitol building, Governor’s Conference Room. Those who attended the forum were Regional Director Mary June Bugante of the Department of Tourism Region 9 and Asst. Regional Secretary Hon. Bai Shalimar Candao of the Department of Tourism–ARMM. The Forum aimed to gather insights into the development and identify potential tourist destinations in the province.
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