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MUNICIPAL AND LGU PROFILES

Enhancing Tenurial Security of Smallholder Farmers in Northern ,

MUNICIPALITY OF , OF Barangay Bacusanon and Barangay Nabaliwa

MUNICIPALITY OF PANGANTUCAN The Municipality’s terrain is characterized by slightly undulating and rolling upland areas, about 62 percent of which has rolling or hilly terrain within 18 to 50 percent slope range. Only about 14 percent of the land area is suitable for agricultural production. On the northwest portion of the municipality is Mt. Kalatungan, the second highest peak in the province with an elevation of 2,824 meters above sea level. Its mountain ranges occupy about 21 percent of the municipality’s total land area.

Pangantucan is composed of 19 barangays or (administrative divisions).

Source: Map data (c)2021 BARANGAY NABALIWA

The Municipality of Pangantucan is situated along the Barangay Nabaliwa is located approximately 17 kilometers southwestern border of the province of Bukidnon. It lies in the north from the of Pangantucan. It lies within 1240 40’ to 1240 east longitude and 70 35’ to 70 55’ at the grandeur of Mt. Kalatungan in a plain surrounded north latitude, bounded on the north by the by hills and centered by a cool, crystal clear water of of Valencia and , on the east by the Municipalities Sagayaran River. The name Nabaliwa was derived from a of , Don Carlos, and , on the west by tribal Manobo term “” which means “to exchange”. the Municipality of , and on the south by the Province of North Cotabato. It is approximately 75 km The barangay’s land area is 4,613.6244 hectares. 4.6 southwest of , the capital of Bukidnon percent of the total hectares are classified as forestland Province, and is about 166 km southeast of Cagayan de about 2.6 percent hectares are classified as A & D. It is Oro City, the capital of 10 (). bounded by the Municipality of Talakag in the North, by the Municipality of Kalilangan in the South, by barangays Pangantucan has a total land area of 485.84 sq km (48,584 Pigtauranan and Madaya in the east and by Barangay hectares), of which, about 52 percent is currently classified Bacusanon in the west. as forestland; the remaining 48 percent are Alienable and Disposable (A and D) lands. . It is composed of nine (9) purok or (neighborhoods) and are headed by an elected Purok/ President together with the rest of its officials. The table below shows each purok with its households and population including their respective leaders

Name of # of Pop. Name of Purok/Sitio Leader Purok/Sitio HH Purok 1 59 234 Mr. Oscar Sausa, Sr. Purok 2 56 235 Mr. Jose M. Barrozo, Jr. Purok 3 108 476 Mr. Primitivo S. Lamban Purok 4, Sitio 86 402 Mr. Primitivo Dela Pena Mabuhay Source: Barangay Profile, Nabaliwa, Pangantucan, Bukidnon, Purok 5, Sitio 97 406 Mr. Armando Tagsa Philippines.n.d. Balmar Purok 6, Sitio 44 181 Mr. Felix Arong The land use of the barangay is mainly agro-industrial and Habulon agricultural, part of which is for the settlement. Purok 7, Sitio 32 125 Mr. Roquillo H. Guinto Lalawigan Land Use Classification Area (Hectares) Purok 8, Sitio 42 196 Mr. Elly S. Tumopas Settlement 2,000 Bugwak Tourism 0 Purok 9, Sitio 23 96 Mrs. Josephine K. Sigbat Agro-Industrial 1,208 Sagayaran Agricultural Production 2,140 TOTAL 547 2,351 Forest Production 0 Source: Barangay Secretary 2020 All land uses 0 Source: CLUP 2012-2021 Barangay Nabaliwa’s list of officers include a Barangay Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer, Chairperson, Clerk and the eight (8) Councilors leading respective committees. Barangay Nabaliwa’s political structure is shown in Figure 1.

Officers of Barangay Nabaliwa, Pangantucan, Bukidnon headed by Chairwoman Vilma F. Liboon (center). Source: Barangay Secretary, 2020

Barangay Nabaliwa Source: Barangay Secretary, 2020 VILMA F. LIBOON (Barangay Chairperson)

VANESSA MAE F. SIRA (SK Chairperson)

GILBERT C. AGOSE LLANI L. YAGONG (Barangay Secretary) (Barangay Secretary)

TIPOLINO GUINTO (Barangay Clerk)

ALBERTA T. EVANGELINE S. EDWIN C. REYNALDO S. JOVELYN F. ORLANDO C. JON JON ARELLANO MOLINA AVENIDO PACIENTE DELA PENA FANTILAGA CARESTA TUMOPAS TUMOPAS (Committee on (Committee on (Committee on (Committee (Committee on (Committee on (Committee on (IPMR - Heatlth and Infrastructure & BDDRMC & on Sport & BCPWWC/VAWC Peace & Order) BADAC) Committee BSWMC) Agriculture) Appropriation) Environmental Officer) on IPs) Youth)

Figure 1. Barangay Nabaliwa Political Structure Source: Barangay Secretary, 2020

BARANGAY BACUSANON via CDO-Lumbia Airport-Talakag, Dominorog-Bacusanon. The barangay’s land area is 5,227 hectares with forestland and A&D areas. It is bounded by Dominorog, Talakag in the north, Malinao, Kalilangan in the south, Nabaliwa in the east and Forchacu III, Kalilangan in the west.

It is composed of nine (9) purok or sitios and are headed by an elected Purok/Sitio President together with the rest of its officials. The table below shows each purok with its households including their respective leaders.

Name of Purok/Sitio # of HH Name of Purok/ Sitio Leader Purok 1 Proper 379 Mr. Jogady Lucero Purok 2 Proper 396 Mr. Joel Gumanoy Source: Barangay Profile, Bacusanon, Pangantucan, Bukidnon, Purok 3 Sitio San Guinto 165 Mr. Loriano Suclatan Philippines., n.d. Purok 4, Sitio Quarry A & B 169 Mr. Jovito Baclaan Purok 5, Sitio Dagtan 69 Ms. Erenia Adlaon Barangay Bacusanon is in the northern most barrio of Purok 6, Proper 80 Mr. Arthur Balderas the Municipality of Pangantucan, Bukidnon. It is located Purok 7, Sitio Megbadiang 152 Mr. Rene Saliwa 21 kilometers northwest of Barangay Poblacion. It can Purok 8, Sitio Mahusay 53 Mr. Robert Salang, be reached either through a 174-kilometer cement Sr. national road traversing from the of , Purok 9, Sitio Pud-ong 67 Mr. Ernand Malaybalay and Valencia then turn west at the municipality Cabug-os of Maramag to the junction at Barandias crossing then TOTAL 1,530 turn northwest to the partially graveled 13-kilometer road Source: GLTN Baseline Data 2020 to Barangay Bacusanon or the shorter 61-kilometer route The land use of the barangay is mainly on Agro-Industrial Clerk and the eight (8) Councilors leading respective and Agriculture. Part of which is for the settlement. committees.

Barangay Bacusanon’s list of officers include a Barangay Barangay Bacusanon’s political structure is shown in Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer, SK Chairperson, Figure 2.

Barangay Bacusanon Barangay Hall Officers of Barangay Bacusanon, Pangantucan, Bukidnon. Source: Barangay Secretary, 2020 Source: Barangay Secretary, 2020

RODELIO M. LUCERO (Barangay Chairperson)

EVAN D. CALANTAS (SK Chairperson)

MARCEL J. REQUILLO (Barangay Secretary)

CONNIE N. ALFONSO C. JERRY C. SERA ROLAND A. ROSELIETO MYRNA A. JESSIE P. MARVIN LIBANTE GRANADA (Barangay REQUILLO JUNE LIU SORIA ARROYO G. ADATAN (Barangay () (Barangay (Barangay (Barangay Barangay (IPMR) Kagawad) Kagawad) Kagawad) Kagawad) Kagawad) Kagawad)

Figure 2. Barangay Bacusanon Political Structure Source: Barangay Secretary, 2020

About the Project Implemented by the Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC) and the Xavier Science Foundation, Inc. (XSF), the initiatives “Enhancing Tenurial Security of Smallholder Farmers In Northern Mindanao, Philippines” and the “Recognizing land rights and enhancing capacities of Smallholder Farmers in Pangantucan, Bukidnon, Philippines” aim to contribute in increasing the tenurial security and enhancing capacities of smallholder farmers in Barangays Bacusanon and Nabaliwa of the municipality of Pangantucan, province of Bukidnon, Philippines. These projects are part of the Secure Access to Land and Resources (SALaR) program of the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) as facilitated by the United Nations Humans Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat) and is supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

Citation: Xavier Science Foundation, Inc. (XSF) and Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC). (2020). Municipality of Pangantucan, Province of Bukidnon: Barangay Bacusanon, Municipality of Pangantucan; Barangay Nabaliwa, Municipality of Pangantucan. XSF, ANGOC, and Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) of the UN- Habitat. [ Unit Profiles].