Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay

Ipil is an independently managed community in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay in the Philippines. The municipality of Ipil is also the headquarters of the provincial administration from Zamboanga Sibugay.

Origin of the name

Ipil was initially known under the name Nito and belonged to the municipality of Kaba Alan. The name Nito referred to the famous hats and baskets that were made in this area. The material can be found plentiful along the river near Bacalan, where it grows on the banks and thrives. From Nito, the name changed with time in Sanito. The name change was based presumably on the following: If the locals were asked where they came from, they replied: "Sa Nito ", ie " from Nito ".

Geography

Ipil located in the center of the province of Zamboanga Sibugay. It is bounded by the municipality of Naga in the east, from the north and Titay of Rosellerheide Lim in the West. To the south, the coastline to the Bay of Sibuguey, part of the Gulf of Moro.

The municipality has a total area of ​​91.1 km ².

History

Originally, the people of the tribe of the Sanito Subanon. These were led by a priest and they worshiped the sun, the moon, the stars, the rivers and the large trees within their territory. The Subanons made ​​barter with Chinese traders. They exchanged pitchers, plates, brass items, coins and other goods with spices and agricultural products from their homes. Later, the Subanons mixed with people of other cultures. Today their descendants form a mixture of natives and immigrants of different origins and faiths, but which can harmoniously interact and live.

On 26 July 1949, the name Ipil was determined with the Executive Order No. 249 by then President Elpidio Quirino and the area recognized as an official administrative community.

In 1995, a group of terrorists, the Abu Sayyaf by a seaborne attack on the city. The Promotion is more than 200 armed terrorists were involved. In this case, the economic center of the city was destroyed so that it had to be demolished immediately thereafter. However, real target of the attack were the seven banks in the city. In the attack, more than 50 residents were killed by Ipil.

The municipality of Ipil belonged at that time to still the province of Zamboanga del Sur. But long before 1960 there were signs of a spin-off of this province. Various applications have been submitted for this in Congress, but remained unprocessed. However, a referendum held in May 1997 demonstrated the will of the people to set up a separate province, and with the Republic Act No. 8973, the spin-off on 22 February 2001 was finally implemented. Since that time, there is now Zamboanga Sibugay province with the new Ipil as the headquarters of the provincial administration.

Barangays

Ipil is politically subdivided into 28 barangays.

  • Bacalan
  • Bangkerohan
  • Bulu at -
  • Caparan
  • Domandan
  • Don Andres
  • Doña Josefa
  • Guituan
  • Ipil Heights
  • Labi
  • Logan
  • Lower Ipil Heights
  • Lower Taway
  • Lumbia
  • Maasin
  • Magdaup
  • Makilas
  • Pangi
  • Poblacion
  • Sanito
  • Suclema
  • Taway
  • Tenan
  • Tiayon
  • Timalang
  • Tomitom
  • Upper Pangi
  • Veteran's Village ( Ruiz )
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