Palanan [pɐˈlanan], officially the Municipality of Palanan (Ibanag: Ili nat Palanan; Ilocano: Ili ti Palanan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Palanan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. It also served as the final capital of the First Philippine Republic from 1900 until the capture of President Emilio Aguinaldo by the Americans during the Philippine-American War in 1901. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,684 people.[3]
Palanan | |
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| Municipality of Palanan | |
Aerial view of Palanan after Super Typhoon Megi (PAGASA name:Juan) | |
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Map of Isabela with Palanan highlighted | |
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Palanan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 17°03′32″N 122°25′48″E / 17.0589°N 122.43°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cagayan Valley |
| Province | Isabela |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | 1823 |
| Barangays | 17 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Angelo A. Bernardo |
| • Vice Mayor | Elizabeth B. Ochoa |
| • Representative | Ed Christopher S. Go |
| • Electorate | 12,583 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 880.24 km2 (339.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 52 m (171 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 273 m (896 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 17,684 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,537 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 29.55 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 233.6 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 359 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 191.2 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 28.07 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Isabela 2 Electric Cooperative (ISELCO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3334 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
| Native languages | Paranan Ibanag Ilocano Paranan Agta Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Etymology
editSince the location was surrounded by Aetas, the Ibanags from the lowland Isabela would warn their close friends with the term "Palanammu" which indicates uneasiness or caution. Similarly, some vagabond Tagalogs who arrived there either as a sanctuary during difficult sailing or pure adventure, dubbed the site "Palatanan" which is suggestive of the character of the residents. Eventually, the word transformed into its modern name "Palanan".[5]
History
editUnlike other towns in the Cagayan Valley, Palanan was established in 1625 by Spanish forces who arrived by boat from the Pacific coastal town of Baler in Tayabas province (now part of Aurora). As such, Palanan was initially a part of Pampanga[6] before being transferred to Laguna, Tayabas (now Quezon Province; Tayabas became independent from Laguna), Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya and finally Isabela. Also, unlike the rest of Cagayan Valley, it was served by Franciscan missionaries rather than the Dominicans. The population of the town was natively Paranan, then subsequently augmented by local Negritos, migrants from Baler who are Tagalogs, and outlaws from Cagayan Valley, with the lingua franca of the settlement being Tagalog as opposed to Ilocano or Ibanag.[7][5][8]
General Emilio Aguinaldo became President of the First Philippine Republic in 1900. He was captured on March 23 when Col. Frederick Funston led the Americans in 1901. It was in Palanan that one of the final chapters of the Philippine–American War was written on March 23, 1901, when General Emilio Aguinaldo was captured by American forces led by General Frederick Funston, who had gained access to Aguinaldo's camp by pretending to surrender to the Filipinos.[5]
In 1978, the area around Palanan was proclaimed by President Ferdinand Marcos to be part of the Palanan Wilderness Area, a protected nature conservation area that was later expanded by President Fidel V. Ramos to become the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park in 1997.
In the May 9, 2016 elections, Angelito A. Bernardo won a three-way mayoral campaign. However, due to his unexpected death shortly after the polls, Rodolfo M. Bernardo, the Municipal Vice Mayor-elect and first-elected Sangguniang Bayan member, and Elizabeth B. Ochoa took the oath of office as Municipal Mayor. On July 1, 2016, the Municipal Vice Mayor and other winning candidates attended the ceremony in Ilagan City, which serves as the provincial capital. Mayor Rodolfo M. Bernardo served as the local chief executive for five months and fifteen days before passing away in a car accident. According to the rules of succession, Vice Mayor Elizabeth B. Ochoa took the oath of office as Municipal Mayor and has remained in charge as the local Chief Executive ever since.[5]
Geography
editPalanan is one of the four remote and isolated coastal towns of Isabela facing the Philippine Sea on the east and separated from the rest of the province by the Sierra Madre Mountains.
Barangays
editPalanan is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. [9] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Alomanay
- Bisag
- Centro East (Poblacion)
- Centro West (Poblacion)
- Culasi
- Dialaoyao
- Dibewan
- Dicadyuan
- Dicotkotan
- Diddadungan
- Didyan
- Dimalicu-licu
- Dimasari
- Dimatican
- Ditambali
- Maligaya
- Marikit
Climate
edit| Climate data for Palanan, Isabela | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
27 (81) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
27 (81) |
31 (88) |
29 (84) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20 (68) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 162 (6.4) |
156 (6.1) |
90 (3.5) |
60 (2.4) |
144 (5.7) |
201 (7.9) |
159 (6.3) |
108 (4.3) |
111 (4.4) |
237 (9.3) |
276 (10.9) |
171 (6.7) |
1,875 (73.9) |
| Average rainy days | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 180 |
| Source: World Weather Online (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[10] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 1,080 | — |
| 1918 | 2,410 | +5.50% |
| 1939 | 3,109 | +1.22% |
| 1948 | 4,045 | +2.97% |
| 1960 | 5,599 | +2.75% |
| 1970 | 7,518 | +2.99% |
| 1975 | 8,930 | +3.51% |
| 1980 | 10,295 | +2.88% |
| 1990 | 11,431 | +1.05% |
| 1995 | 13,220 | +2.76% |
| 2000 | 15,317 | +3.21% |
| 2007 | 16,254 | +0.82% |
| 2010 | 16,094 | −0.36% |
| 2015 | 17,260 | +1.34% |
| 2020 | 17,684 | +0.48% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14] | ||
In the 2020 census, the population of Palanan, Isabela, was 17,684 people,[3] with a density of 20 inhabitants per square kilometre or 52 inhabitants per square mile.
Economy
editPoverty incidence of Palanan
10
20
30
40
50
2006
21.30 2009
19.75 2012
48.60 2015
27.20 2018
31.30 2021
29.55 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] |
Government
editLocal government
editAs a municipality in the Province of Isabela, government officials in the provincial level are voted by the electorates of the town. The provincial government have political jurisdiction over local transactions of the municipal government.
The municipality of Palanan 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.
Barangays are also headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. The barangays have SK federation which represents the barangay, headed by SK chairperson and whose members are called SK councilors. All officials are also elected every three years.
Elected officials
edit| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| District Representative | Ed Christopher S. Go |
| Municipal Mayor | Angelo A. Bernardo |
| Municipal Vice-Mayor | Elizabeth B. Ochoa |
| Municipal Councilors | Robert B. Neri |
| Michael D. Ramilo | |
| Michael John D. Bernardo | |
| Pacita Q. Atanacio | |
| Ronnie A. Atienza | |
| Earl John Angelo S. Bernardo | |
| Rhoena O. Corpuz | |
| Ronaldo M. Bernardo |
Congress representation
editPalanan, belonging to the second legislative district of the province of Isabela, currently represented by Hon. Ed Christopher S. Go.[24]
Education
editThe Schools Division of Isabela governs the town's public education system.[25] The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region.[26] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.
Infrastructure
editThe most common forms of transportation in Palanan are by horses, motorcycles, tricycles, or an improvised motorcycles called kuligligs.[27][28] Due to its isolation, the town can be reached quickest by a 23-30 minute flight in a six-seater, single-engine Cyclone Air Cessna commuter plane from Cauayan. Palanan is served by Palanan Airport.[27][28]
By water, a boat ride from the neighboring town of Divilacan or in the towns of Dingalan and Baler in Aurora province in the south usually takes about two to three hours and six to seven hours, respectively.[28]
There are no roads that connect Palanan to the rest of province as the town can only be reached by a plane or boat ride, or a multi-day hike over the Sierra Madres from the neighboring town of San Mariano, which could take about three to five days.[29] However, there is a construction of an 82-kilometer Ilagan–Divilacan Road through the protected Sierra Madre mountains is on-going to open access to the coastal towns of Divilacan, Palanan and Maconacon. The approved budget contract of the project amounting to P1.5B, will pass through the foothills of the 359,486-hectare Northern Sierra Madre mountain ranges. The project will improve an old logging road used by a defunct logging company until the 1990s. It will start in Barangay Sindon Bayabo in Ilagan City and will end in Barangay Dicatian in Divilacan. The project is started in March 2016 and is expected to be completed in 2024.[30]
References
edit- ^ Municipality of Palanan | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d "History of Palanan". Municipality of Palanan - palanan.gov.ph. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ "Tantingco: The Kapampangan in Us". Archived from the original on 2024-01-23. Retrieved 2024-01-23. "At one point, Pampanga’s borders extended all the way to Palanan, Isabela in the north and to Infanta, Quezon in the south, with the Pacific Ocean on its east side and the China Sea on its west side." (Baler which was the origin of Spanish forces and Tagalog settlers who settled Palanan was part of Pampanga along with Casiguran.)
- ^ Salgado, Pedro. "Other Missions in Isabela". Cagayan Valley and Easter Cordillera: 1581-1898, Volume I. Rex Publishing. pp. 496–499.
- ^ Province of Isabela website
- ^ "Province: Isabela". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Palanan, Isabela: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". World Weather Online. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
- ^ "Province of Isabela". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Palanan, Isabela Election Results 2022". Rappler PH. ph.rappler.com. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- ^ "House of Representatives: 19th Congress". Official Website of the House of Representatives PH. congress.gov.ph. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ "HISTORY OF DEPED-ISABELA". DepED Isabela | The official website of DepED Schools Division of Isabela. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ "DEPED REGIONAL OFFICE NO. 02". DepED RO2 | The official website of DepED Regional Office No. 02.
- ^ a b Christian (2011-06-13). "Palanan and Maconacon". Off the Beaten Track in the Philippines. Retrieved on 2023-03-16.
- ^ a b c Jay (2013-01-09). "Palanan - Isabela's Best Kept Secrets". Lets Go Philippines. Retrieved on 2014-09-28.
- ^ "The Palanan Trails". Waypoint.PH. Retrieved on 2023-03-16.
- ^ "P2.3-B Isabela road link completed soon". The Manila Times. January 4, 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2023.