Banayoyo: Difference between revisions

{{Short description|Municipality in Ilocos Sur, Philippines}}

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'''Banayoyo''', officially the '''Municipality of Banayoyo''' ({{lang-ilo|Ili ti Banayoyo}}; {{lang-fil|Bayan ng Banayoyo}}), is a 4th class [[municipality of the Philippines|municipality]] in the [[Philippine Province|province]] of [[Ilocos Sur]], [[Philippines]]. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 7,931 people.{{PH census|current}}

Settlements in the municipality are mostly established along the roads and in the areas near the people's sources of livelihood. With limited economic opportunities in the municipality, some residents of the town have also left their town to seek higher education, better employment opportunities, better opportunities for trade and commerce not only to other more developed areas in the country but even abroad.

==Etymology==

The municipality of Banayoyo was originally called "Bacsayan". According to legend, in the eastern part of Poblacion, there was a big tree, which was called "Banayoyo". The people built a "[[Dap-ay]]" under the shady branches of the big tree, where the old folks held their meetings and settled any disputes or criminal acts committed by the barangay folks. After every bountiful harvest, the people gathered around the “Banayoyo” tree and offered their thanksgiving in a festivity called “Kaniaw”, the rituals lasting for three days.

Due to old age, the big "Banayoyo" tree died. The death of the big tree brought famine and drought. The calamity prompted the older folks to gather in the "Dap-ay" and change the name of the community. The people thought of a name so that the big "Banayoyo" tree will always be remembered, and called the place "Banayoyo" instead of "Bacsayan".

==History==

===Creation of the municipality===

In its earliest stage, Banayoyo was a “rancheria” (or a pasture land under the Spanish regime). But as more people from the highlands of Abra called "[[Tinguian]]s" came to settle, it developed into a small community.

Before Banayoyo became a township, during the 18th century, it was part of the municipalities of Candon and Santiago. Sources indicate that lands existing in the southern part of the town, particularly from Barangay Cadanglaan in the southwest to the Barangay Lopez in the southeast, were registered in the civil registrar at Candon, while lands in the northern part were also registered in the registrar at Santiago before they were given new declarations by the registrar of Banayoyo. It was only in the year 1907 when Banayoyo gained its township, separating itself from Candon and Santiago. In 1912, it became a Municipality under Ilocos Sur.

===World War II===

During World War II, Banayoyo was once the seat of ongoing local Philippine Commonwealth Military and Ilocano Guerilla Resistance Outfit, under the command of Army Major Walter M. Cushing, a fearless American fighter. The closeness of the residents to the Guerilla Outfit by way of provisions and financial assistance irked the Japanese Imperial Army, who were then garrisoned at an old Sugar Central in nearby Bucong, a barrio of Candon. Angry patrols of the Japanese Imperial Army burned down some barrios of Banayoyo. Barangay Elefante, which was the bivouac area of the elements of the “M” Company, 121st Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP NL, suffered the worst atrocities. On October 16, 1944, one half of the barrio was burned down and on November 14, 1944, the other half met the same fate. During the same dates, not only Elefante was set on fire but the whole town. The Banayoyo Catholic Church was not spared nor the Municipal Hall.

==Geography==

The municipality of Banayoyo is one of the 32 municipalities of Ilocos Sur. It is bounded on the south by the Bucong River, also called “Carayan a Bassit”; on the west by a small canal called “Calip”; on the east by the Cabcaburao Hills, and on the north by Bay-asan Hills. Municipalities abutting the town area are: on the east by Lidlidda; on the south by Candon; on the west by Santiago; and on the north by Burgos.

Banayoyo is {{convert|58|km}} south of the provincial capital Vigan, {{convert|9|km}} north-east of Candon; {{convert|86|km}} from the regional capital [[San Fernando, La Union]], and {{convert|355|km}} from [[Manila]].

===Barangays===

Banayoyo is politically subdivided into 14 [[barangay]]s.{{PSGC detail|area}} Each barangay consists of [[purok]]s and some have [[sitios]].

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===Climate===

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| location = Banayoyo, Ilocos Sur

| width = auto

| metric first = Yes

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| Jan high C = 30

| Jan low C = 18

| Feb high C = 31

| Feb low C = 19

| Mar high C = 32

| Mar low C = 21

| Apr high C = 34

| Apr low C = 23

| May high C = 32

| May low C = 24

| Jun high C = 31

| Jun low C = 24

| Jul high C = 30

| Jul low C = 24

| Aug high C = 30

| Aug low C = 24

| Sep high C = 30

| Sep low C = 24

| Oct high C = 31

| Oct low C = 22

| Nov high C = 31

| Nov low C = 21

| Dec high C = 30

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| Jan precipitation mm = 10

| Feb precipitation mm = 10

| Mar precipitation mm = 14

| Apr precipitation mm = 23

| May precipitation mm = 80

| Jun precipitation mm = 103

| Jul precipitation mm = 121

| Aug precipitation mm = 111

| Sep precipitation mm = 119

| Oct precipitation mm = 144

| Nov precipitation mm = 39

| Dec precipitation mm = 15

| Jan rain days = 5.2

| Feb rain days = 3.9

| Mar rain days = 6.2

| Apr rain days = 9.1

| May rain days = 18.5

| Jun rain days = 21.4

| Jul rain days = 22.9

| Aug rain days = 19.8

| Sep rain days = 19.8

| Oct rain days = 16.2

| Nov rain days = 10.5

| Dec rain days = 6.1

| source 1 = Meteoblue <small>(modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)</small><ref name="met_norms">

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| url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/banayoyo_philippines_1727513

| title = Banayoyo: Average Temperatures and Rainfall

| publisher = Meteoblue

| accessdate = 14 May 2020 }}</ref>

| date = 14 May 2020

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==Demographics==

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| 1995 = {{PH census population|1995}}

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| 2007 = {{PH census population|2007}}

| 2010 = {{PH census population|2010}}

| 2015 = {{PH census population|2015}}

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| footnote= Source: [[Philippine Statistics Authority]]{{PH census|2015}}{{PH census|2010}}{{PH census|2007}}{{LWUA population data}}

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In the 2020 census, Banayoyo had a population of 7,931.{{PH census|current}} The population density was {{convert|{{sigfig|7,931/24.63|2}}|PD/km2}}.

===Religion===

[[File:Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Church..jpg|thumb|Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Church]]

Many religions have been established in the municipality like Protestantism, Catholicism, Iglesia ni Cristo, Aglipayan, Jehovah's Witnesses. Many residents have been given elementary and secondary education with the establishment of several elementary schools.

== Economy ==

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==Government==

===Local government===

{{main|Sangguniang Bayan}}

Banayoyo, belonging to the [[Legislative districts of Ilocos Sur|second congressional district]] of the province of [[Ilocos Sur]], 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 councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

===Elected officials===

<!--NOTE: Update needed by June 30, 2022 after oath-taking of the declared winners in the May 9, 2022 local elections.-->

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|+ Members of the Municipal Council<br/>(2019–2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=2019 National and Local Elections |url=https://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2019NLE/ElectionResults/2019NLE_LIst_of_Elected_CityMun_Candidates.pdf |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=Commission on Elections}}</ref>

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! Position

! Name

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| Congressman

| style="text-align:center;" | Kristine Singson-Meehan

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| Mayor

| style="text-align:center;" | Virgilio G. Galanga

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|Vice-Mayor

| style="text-align:center;" | Oscar S. Gandalera Sr.

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|rowspan=8| Councilors

| style="text-align:center;" | Alexander G. Galanga

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| style="text-align:center;" | Florentino B. Garriga

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| style="text-align:center;" | Filemon A. Martinez

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| style="text-align:center;" | Miguel G. Garcia Jr.

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| style="text-align:center;" | Ruthrella M. Gacusan

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| style="text-align:center;" | Manuel G. Gamboa

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| style="text-align:center;" | Romulo B. Ramos

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| style="text-align:center;" | Felix G. Vecina

|-

|}

==Socio-Economic-Cultural Development==

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120502154247/http://www.blgs.gov.ph/lgpmsv2/cmshome/index.php?pageID=23&frmIdDcfCode=7&fLguType=CM&frmIdRegion=2&frmIdProvince=19&frmIdLgu=228 Local Governance Performance Management System]

|Northeast = [[Lidlidda]]

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