Bilogo

Coordinates: 13°14′39.94″N 121°09′29.60″E / 13.2444278°N 121.1582222°E

Bilogo Barangay Bilogo
Barangay
An entrance to Brgy. Bilogo
Country:	Philippines
Province:	Batangas
City:	Batangas City
Government
• Barangay Captain:	Jaime I. Villena
• Barangay Councilors:	List Abundio M. Delica Nasario M. Gutierrez Glenn D. Manalo Zyril B. Manalo Vivian A. Perez Aurelio I. Umali Ed Franklin M. Umali
Area
• Total	4 km^2 (2 sq mi)
Population
• Total	1,829[1]
	as of 1 May 2010
Catholic Feast	13 May (Purok 6-7) 30 May (Purok 1-5)

Bilogo (officially Barangay Bilogo) is one of the 105 barangays constituting Batangas City, Philippines. It's a rural settlement situated east of the city and is about twenty minutes drive from Poblacion. Brgy. Bilogo is politically subdivided into seven puroks while three other sitios namely Bagong Pook, Callejon (colloquially known as Ilaya), and Santolan are enclaved therein.^[2][3]

Etymology

Based on an old legend, Bilogo came from bayugo, the Filipino/Tagalog word for the "fruit of the gugo tree" which was formerly abundant in the community. Soon, bayugo became biyugo until it was finally referred as Bilogo.^[4]

History

Since 1870, Bilogo has been one of the earliest barangays of Batangas City. Bilogo belonged to a wealthy Spanish official who was married to one of its native inhabitants. More inter-marriages between local and foreign residents followed and the population gradually increased. Years later, Bilogo was an elevated as a sitio and was merged with Sitio Maapaz, becoming known as Bilogo Maapaz. Eventually, Bilogo and Maapaz separated and became independent barangays.^[4][5]

Quintin Manalo was one of the first teniente del barrios to served service of leadership for Brgy. Bilogo. Subsequent elections installed the following as his successors: Fortunato Sulit, Jose Manalo, Miguel Ebe, Exequiel Perez, Victor Castillo, Miguel Chavez, Felix Sulit, Juan Perez, and Dionisio Panganiban. When World War II was ravaging the country, houses of Eleuterio Canent, Hilarion Lontoc, Pedro Ramos, and Francisco Rosales were burned down by Japanese soldiers after one of their officers was allegedly murdered in Brgy. Bilogo. It was on 1960 when the public elementary school was constructed through government supervisions. For three consecutive years (1998-2000), Brgy. Bilogo was hailed as the "most cleanest and healthiest barangay of Batangas City" and even of the entire CALABARZON; this happened throughout the leadership of Angel Umali. Alfredo Villanueva assumed as barangay captain after Umali. During his term, improvements of waterworks were made possible and a materials recovery facility was constructed to sustain proper segregation of solid wastes.On 2007, Villanueva was succeeded by Ramil Manalo. Currently, Jaime Villena is serving his second term as barangay captain after winning the local elections of 2010 and 2013.^{[4][6][7][8][9]}

Geography

Mapag-ong Hill in Sitio Santolan

Brgy. Bilogo is estimated to be at least 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) east of Poblacion. It is bounded by Brgy. Maapaz to the north; Brgy. Paharang East to the west; Brgy. San Jose Sico to the east; and Brgy. Talumpok West and Brgy. Talumpok East to the south. Forests, streams, low-rolling hills, fruit-bearing trees, and crops are substantially everywhere in the locality. Residential and commercial areas are usually located along the national and minor roads.^[10]

Infrastructure and utilities

Meralco provides electricity to Brgy. Bilogo while telephone communication and Internet connectivity are both guaranteed by Globe Telecom and PLDT. Access to potable water is administered by the local rural waterworks and sanitation program.^[11][12][13]

Aside from thriving numbers of crops and livestock yields, there are several booming industrial establishments in the community, such as the Ortemer General Merchandise and Unija Hija Enterprises. In relation with this, last March 2010 Brgy. Bilogo was identified by the UP Planning and Development Research Foundation, Inc. as one of the nine growth corridors of Batangas City.^[14]

Gallery

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  Public School
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  Purok 1 Entrance
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  Sitio Santolan
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  Mabilog River

References

1. "Municipality/City: BATANGAS CITY (Capital)". Retrieved 25 November 2013.
2. Jenm (August 3, 2012). "Batangas City, Batangas List of Barangays". Retrieved 27 November 2013.
3. Official Pupils Publication of Bilogo Elementary School (2005). "Bilogo". BES Herald. 15 (1). Batangas City, Philippines. p. 11.
4. "Bilogo Barrio School". Batangas City, Philippines: Batangas City Public Library and Information Center: 14, 15, 36.
5. Parine na't Magsaya sa Lungsod ng Batangas [Pamphlet]. Batangas City, Philippines: City Investment & Tourism Office. 2006.
6. Official Pupils Publication of Bilogo Elementary School (1998). "Barangay Bilogo: The Most Cleanest and Healthiest Barangay in Region 4". BES Herald. 8 (1). Batangas City, Philippines. p. 1.
7. "Association of Barangay Councils". Batangas City Profile. Batangas City, Philippines: Local Government of Batangas City. 1999. p. 13.
8. Official Pupils Publication of Bilogo Elementary School (2006). "MRF rises at Barangay Bilogo". BES Herald. 16 (1). Batangas City, Philippines. p. 1.
9. Official Pupils Publication of Bilogo Elementary School (2006). "Barangay Bilogo boast new waterworks". BES Herald. 16 (1). Batangas City, Philippines. p. 1.
10. Batangas City Map (Map). Local Government of Batangas City. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
11. "Infrastructure & Utilities". Local Government of Batangas City. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
12. "Communication & Mass Media". Local Government of Batangas City. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
13. "Physical & Geographical Aspects". Local Government of Batangas City. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
14. UP Planning and Development Research Foundation, Inc. (2010). "Comprehensive Land Use for Batangas City (2009-2018)". Approved Batangas City 10-Year Comprehensive Development Plan, and Land Use for 2009-2018. Quezon City, Philippines. pp. 21, 23.

External links

• Official Website of the Local Government of Batangas City