Sibonga, Cebu

Sibonga
Municipality

Sibonga Municipal Hall

Map of Cebu with Sibonga highlighted
Sibonga

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: PH 10°02′N 123°34′E / 10.03°N 123.57°E / 10.03; 123.57Coordinates: PH 10°02′N 123°34′E / 10.03°N 123.57°E / 10.03; 123.57
Country Philippines
Region Central Visayas (Region VII)
Province Cebu
District 1st district of Cebu
Barangay 25 (see § Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Lionel Bacaltos (NP)
 • Vice mayor Cirilo Apuda
 • Town Council
Area [2]  
 • Total 133.45 km2 (51.53 sq mi)
Population (2010 census)[3]
 • Total 43,641
 • Density 330/km2 (850/sq mi)
 • Voter  (2013) [4] 26,662
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 6020
IDD : area code  +63 (0)32
Income class 3rd class
PSGC 072246000

Sibonga is a third income class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines.[2] According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 43,641.[3] In the 2013 election, it had 26,662 registered voters.[4]

Sibonga has begun developing the town to become more industrial while still preserving its natural bounty. Sibonga is abundant in root crops, corn, rice, coconuts among others. The public market is held every Saturday in Poblacion.

Sibonga also now has Sibonga Community College which offers 4-year courses to its inhabitants.

The town fiesta is every August 10. This celebrates the feast of Saint Philomena. Sibonga has 2 patron saints; Saint Philomena and Our Lady of the Pillar.

Barangays

Sibonga comprises 25 barangays:[2]

  • Abugon
  • Bae
  • Bagacay
  • Bahay
  • Banlot
  • Basak
  • Bato
  • Cagay
  • Can‑aga
  • Candaguit
  • Cantolaroy
  • Dugoan
  • Guimbangco‑an
  • Lamacan
  • Libo
  • Lindogon
  • Magcagong
  • Manatad
  • Mangyan
  • Papan
  • Poblacion
  • Sabang
  • Sayao
  • Simala
  • Tubod

Demographics

Population census of Sibonga
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 33,083—    
1995 35,897+1.54%
2000 38,281+1.39%
2007 40,765+0.87%
2010 43,641+2.51%
Source: National Statistics Office[3][5]

In the 2013 election, it had 26,662 registered voters, meaning that 61% of the population are aged 18 and over.[4]

Pastores de Sibonga

Pastores de Sibonga is a short Christmas play which narrates the nativity as performed in brgy Magcagong. The play depicts the shepherds' adoration of the child Jesus. Pastores de Sibonga dates back to the 1920s.(Ocampo 2004)

Pastores de Sibonga is performed by at least four dancers. The female dancer wears a red blouse or shirt paired with a long white skirt. The male dancer wears a red shirt paired with black pants. Accessories include a round hat decorated with cut-outs of the sun, moon and stars in yellow, red, green, and other brightly colored papers together with a yellow sash placed across the body. It is performed used red fans and white handkerchiefs. An oval-shaped native fan is used and held by the right hand during the performance. The white square handkerchief is held by the left hand folded into a triangular shape.

The accompaniment music is a rondalla – a ensemble (guitar, bandurria, and banjo), played with the plectrum. The lyrics tell of the pre–, nativity, and post–nativity settings. It expresses happiness, joy, and worship, and offers praises and gifts for Jesus, Mary and Joseph.

'Miraculous Mama Mary Shrine' also known as the 'Simala-Lindogon church' is located in barangays Simala and Lindogon.

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Municipal: Sibonga, Cebu". PSA. Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 "2013 National and Local Elections Statistics" (PDF). Commission on Elections. 2015.
  5. ↑ "Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City and Municipality: Central Visayas: 1995, 2000 and 2007" (PDF). National Statistics Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2011.

Sources

  • Ocampo, Astrid G. (2004). "The 'Pastores de Sibonga' in Southern Cebu". Graduate Journal (Cebu: University of San Carlos) XX (2). 
  • De Gracia, Quir L. (20 December 1988). "The Christmas Pastores of Old are Vanishing". The Freeman (Cebu: Freeman Publishing). 
  • Janson, Mila C. (1991). Sayaw sa mga Pastores in the Province of Cebu (MEd thesis). Cebu: Cebu State College. 

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