Not to be confused with Bulusan or Butuan.
Buluan
CountryPhilippines
Native nameبولوان
FoundedAugust 8, 1947
Parts stylepara
P 1(see Barangays)
MayorBabydats D. Mangudadatu
Vice MayorRhamla M. Kadalim
RepresentativeMohamad P. Paglas Sr.
Electoratevoters (Philippine general election)
Elevation max38 m
Elevation min7 m
Time zonePST (UTC+8)
Poverty incidence% ()

Buluan, officially the Municipality of Buluan (Maguindanaon: Inged nu Buluan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Buluan), is a municipality and capital of the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.

The town was recognized by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the former Maguindanao province as the new (de jure) provincial capital in 2014,[1] a move seen as the solution to the decades-old issue of Maguindanao's lack of a permanent provincial capitol due to local clan politics.[2] Republic Act No. 11550 officially designated Buluan as the capital of Maguindanao del Sur.

History

Buluan used to comprise a vast area surrounding Lake Buluan when it was created as one of the municipalities of Cotabato on August 8, 1947, by Executive Order No. 82 of Pres. Manuel Roxas.[3] On August 3, 1951, the municipality of Tacurong was created out of its south-western portion.[4] In 1961, its south-eastern portion was separated to form the municipality of Columbio,[5] six years later its southern portion was made into the municipality of Lutayan.[6] It was made part of the province of Maguindanao on November 22, 1973,[7] at the same time ceding its western coast of Lake Buluan to create the municipality of President Quirino,[8] which was made part of Sultan Kudarat province. Its northern portion was made into the municipality of General Salipada K. Pendatun on April 7, 1991.[9] Its area was further divided on December 30, 2006, when two more municipalities were created out of its territory namely: Mangudadatu and Pandag, losing 8 barangays (south and north, respectively) to each of the two new towns.[10]

In 2014, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Maguindanao passed a resolution naming Buluan the new capital of Maguindanao.[1] Pending the completion of the new capitol complex, the provincial governor Esmael Mangudadatu (a Buluan native) will continue to hold office in the town's Rajah Buayan Silongan Peace Center — originally designated as a mere satellite office of the provincial government when Mangudadatu took office in 2010,[11] but since the official designation of Buluan as provincial capital in 2014 has served as the provisional capitol building. However, the legislative branch of provincial government, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Maguindanao, continues to hold sessions in the refurbished buildings of the old provincial capitol in Simuay, Sultan Kudarat, by virtue of Sangguniang Panlalawigan Resolution No. 78 dated May 3, 2011.[12] The old provincial capitol complex, built next to the previous governor's properties in Shariff Aguak, was converted for public use.[13]

Geography

Barangays

Buluan is politically subdivided into 7 barangays.[14] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

  • Digal
  • Lower Siling
  • Maslabeng
  • Poblacion Mopac
  • Popol
  • Talitay
  • Upper Siling

Economy

Poverty Incidence of

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]

References

  1. ^ Macabalang, Ali G. (19 January 2016). "Construction of new Maguindanao capitol complex launched". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  2. ^ Unson, John (20 January 2016). "Maguindanao gov't starts construction of new capitol complex". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  3. ^ Commission on Audit. "Executive Summary of the 1999 Annual Audit Report on the Municipality of Buluan". Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  4. ^ National Statistical Coordination Board - Region XII. "Brief Overview of Tacurong City". Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  5. ^ Commission on Audit (2004-06-02). "Glimpse of Columbio". Archived from the original on 2004-12-07. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  6. ^ Chan Robles Virtual Law Library (1998-07-19). "Republic Act No. 4868". Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  7. ^ Chan Robles Virtual Law Library (1998-07-19). "Presidential Decree No. 341". Retrieved 2008-05-18.
  8. ^ Chan Robles Virtual Law Library (1998-07-19). "Presidential Decree No. 339". Retrieved 2008-05-18.
  9. ^ Philippine Statistics Authority (2001-04-23). "Census 2000 Final Counts". Archived from the original on 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  10. ^ National Statistical Coordination Board (2007-03-26). "2007 Factsheet - Did you know that... ARMM now has six provinces". Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  11. ^ Lingao, Ed (April 2013). "Maguindanao's misery: Absentee officials, absence of rage, poverty". Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  12. ^ Arguillas, Carolyn O. (15 June 2012). "Maguindanao inaugurates legislative hall; Sultan Kudarat is back as provincial seat". MindaNews. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  13. ^ Fernandez, Edwin (8 June 2014). "Maguindanao provincial building to be converted into school". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  14. ^ National Statistical Coordination Board. "PSGC Interactive: Municipality/City: BULUAN". Archived from the original on 2007-11-24. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  15. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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