Bogo, officially the City of Bogo (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Bogo; Hiligaynon: Dakbanwa sang Bogo; Filipino: Lungsod ng Bogo), is a 6th class component city in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 88,867 people.[3]

Bogo
City of Bogo
Capitancillo Island
Capitancillo Island
Flag of Bogo
Official seal of Bogo
Anthem: Bogo Hymn
Map of Cebu with Bogo highlighted
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Bogo is located in Philippines
Bogo
Bogo
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°01′N 124°00′E / 11.02°N 124°E / 11.02; 124
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Visayas
ProvinceCebu
District 4th district
Founded1850
CityhoodJune 16, 2007 (Lost cityhood in 2008 and 2010)
Affirmed CityhoodFebruary 15, 2011
Barangays29 (see Barangays)
Government
 • TypeSangguniang Panlungsod
 • MayorCarlo Jose A. Martinez (1Cebu)
 • Vice MayorMaria Cielo A. Martinez (1Cebu)
 • RepresentativeJanice Z. Salimbangon
 • City Council
Members
 • Electorate56,633 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total
103.52 km2 (39.97 sq mi)
Elevation
18 m (59 ft)
Highest elevation
292 m (958 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
88,867
 • Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
 • Households
23,260
Economy
 • Income class6th city income class
 • Poverty incidence
27.60
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 641.2 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 1,563 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 563.2 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 259.2 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCebu 2 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6010
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)32
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog
Websitewww.cityofbogocebu.gov.ph

The plebiscite for the cityhood of Bogo was held on June 16, 2007, in which 97.82% of voters of Bogo voted for cityhood. Former representative Clavel Asas-Martinez announced that the cityhood of Bogo has been ratified. It became the sixth component city of Cebu province.[5]

Government center

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The new Bogo City Hall was inaugurated on April 19, 2013, by President Benigno Aquino III.[6] Later that year, on November 8, a powerful super typhoon Yolanda,[7][8] also known as Typhoon Haiyan, badly hit northern Cebu, where Bogo City is located, and the city was not spared in the ensuing widespread devastation. Typhoon Yolanda destroyed almost everything from infrastructure to agriculture, with 90% of the populace left homeless, plus thirteen local fatalities among the National death toll of more than 6,000. City Hall was one of the structures damaged: its roof got ripped off, many windows were broken, and other parts of the building were badly damaged.[9]

Cityhood

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On June 16, 2007, the municipality Bogo becomes a city in the province of Cebu after ratification of Republic Act 9390.

The Supreme Court declared the cityhood law of Bogo and 15 other cities unconstitutional after a petition filed by the League of Cities of the Philippines in its ruling on November 18, 2008. On December 22, 2009, the cityhood law of Bogo and 15 other municipalities regain its status as cities again after the court reversed its ruling on November 18, 2008. On August 23, 2010, the court reinstated its ruling on November 18, 2008, causing Bogo and 15 cities to become regular municipalities. Finally, on February 15, 2011, Bogo becomes a city again including the 15 municipalities declaring that the conversion to cityhood met all legal requirements.

In 2013, after six years of legal battle, in its board resolution the League of Cities of the Philippines acknowledged and recognized the cityhood of Bogo and 15 other cities on July 19, 2013.[10][11]

Geography

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Bogo City is located in the northeastern coast of Cebu province, on the principal island of Cebu. It is 99 kilometres (62 mi) from Cebu City and is accessible by land and sea. Bogo has an area of 103.5 square kilometres (40.0 sq mi), which constitutes 2.3% of the area of Cebu island and 2.1% of the total land area of Cebu province.

Bogo City is bordered on the north by the town of Medellin, to the west by the town of San Remigio, on the east by the Camotes Sea, and on the south by the town of Tabogon.

Barangays

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Bogo is politically subdivided into 29 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2020[3] 2010[12]
072211002 Anonang Norte 1.8% 1,579 1,390 1.28%
072211003 Anonang Sur 2.0% 1,748 1,346 2.65%
072211004 Banban 2.5% 2,263 2,136 0.58%
072211005 Binabag 2.3% 2,024 1,904 0.61%
072211006 Bungtod (Poblacion) 2.6% 2,324 1,925 1.90%
072211007 Carbon (Poblacion) 0.3% 263 392 −3.91%
072211008 Cayang 4.4% 3,883 3,360 1.46%
072211001 Cogon (Poblacion) 3.0% 2,634 2,852 −0.79%
072211009 Dakit 6.1% 5,400 4,688 1.42%
072211010 Don Pedro Rodriguez 4.0% 3,563 3,395 0.48%
072211011 Gairan 11.0% 9,751 8,721 1.12%
072211012 Guadalupe 4.0% 3,540 3,165 1.13%
072211013 Lapaz 4.2% 3,743 3,084 1.96%
072211014 La Purisima Concepcion (Poblacion) 1.0% 931 958 −0.29%
072211015 Libertad 4.5% 4,029 3,694 0.87%
072211016 Lourdes (Poblacion) 0.5% 456 495 −0.82%
072211017 Malingin 3.0% 2,672 2,784 −0.41%
072211018 Marangog 2.1% 1,894 1,697 1.10%
072211019 Nailon 6.9% 6,093 4,896 2.21%
072211020 Odlot 2.8% 2,480 2,328 0.63%
072211021 Pandan (Pandan Heights) 2.0% 1,789 1,425 2.30%
072211022 Polambato 4.4% 3,881 3,052 2.43%
072211023 Sambag (Poblacion) 1.9% 1,678 1,850 −0.97%
072211024 San Vicente (Poblacion) 0.6% 525 675 −2.48%
072211025 Santo Niño 1.3% 1,131 674 5.31%
072211026 Santo Rosario (Poblacion) 1.4% 1,287 914 3.48%
072211027 Siocon 1.9% 1,680 1,285 2.72%
072211029 Sudlonon 0.8% 686 896 −2.63%
072211028 Taytayan 4.7% 4,193 3,930 0.65%
Total 88,867 69,911 2.43%

Climate

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Climate data for Bogo, Cebu
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28
(82)
29
(84)
29
(84)
30
(86)
30
(86)
30
(86)
29
(84)
29
(84)
29
(84)
29
(84)
29
(84)
29
(84)
29
(84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22
(72)
22
(72)
22
(72)
23
(73)
25
(77)
25
(77)
25
(77)
25
(77)
25
(77)
24
(75)
24
(75)
23
(73)
24
(75)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 78
(3.1)
57
(2.2)
84
(3.3)
79
(3.1)
118
(4.6)
181
(7.1)
178
(7.0)
169
(6.7)
172
(6.8)
180
(7.1)
174
(6.9)
128
(5.0)
1,598
(62.9)
Average rainy days 16.7 13.8 17.3 18.5 23.2 26.5 27.1 26.0 26.4 27.5 24.6 21.0 268.6
Source: Meteoblue[13]

Demographics

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Population census of Bogo
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 14,915—    
1918 23,464+3.07%
1939 27,517+0.76%
1948 26,132−0.57%
1960 29,841+1.11%
1970 38,055+2.46%
1975 39,144+0.57%
1980 42,444+1.63%
1990 51,083+1.87%
1995 57,509+2.24%
2000 63,869+2.27%
2007 69,123+1.10%
2010 69,911+0.41%
2015 78,120+2.14%
2020 88,867+2.57%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][12][15][16]

Economy

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Poverty incidence of Bogo

10
20
30
40
2006
37.70
2009
36.97
2012
20.15
2015
18.62
2018
13.10
2021
27.60

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]

Culture

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Fiestas and festivals

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Piyesta sa Bogo

Bogo City celebrates two town fiestas in every year in honor of its patron saint, Saint Vincent Ferrer.[citation needed]

  • April 5 is the official feast day or the death anniversary of San Vicente Ferrer. Many pilgrims around the world will come to venerate the patron saint and almost all activities in this fiesta are religious activities only.
  • May 26–27 considered the biggest town fiesta celebration where most visitors come to witness the events, which include the search for Ms Bogo Festival Queen and the celebration of the official festival of Bogo City, the Pintos Festival.[a] The Pintos Festival involves creative street dancing and ritual showdown depicting the sangi (Planting), the harvest of corn, and the processing of the corn masa into the Pintos, as well as the thanksgiving of the abundant harvest. The festival is also celebrated through merrymaking by dancing the 'Kuyayang' – a Bogohanon courtship dance staged in front of the community during fiestas. Barangays all around Bogo join together to form fives cluster tribes.[25]
Bogo City Charter Day

Education

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The public schools in Bogo are administered by the Schools Division of Bogo City.

Elementary schools

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  • Anonang Norte Elementary School — Anonang Norte
  • Anonang Sur Elementary School — Anonang Sur
  • Banban Elementary School — Banban
  • Binabag Elementary School — Binabag
  • Bogo I Central Elementary School — P. Rodriguez Street, Cogon
  • Bogo II Central Elementary School — San Vicente Street, San Vicente
  • Bogo III Central Elementary School — P. Ortega Street, Gairan
  • Bung-aw Elementary School — Sitio Bung-aw, Cayang
  • Cayang Elementary School — Cayang
  • Combado Elementary School — Sitio Combado, Guadalupe
  • Dakit Elementary School — Dakit
  • Don Pedro Rodriguez Elementary School — Don Pedro Rodriguez
  • Guadalupe Elementary School — Guadalupe
  • La Paz Elementary School — La Paz
  • Libertad Elementary School — Libertad
  • Malingin Elementary School — Malingin
  • Marangog Elementary School — Marangog
  • Marcelo B. Fernan-Polambato Elementary School — Polambato
  • Nailon Elementary School — Nailon
  • Odlot Elementary School — Odlot
  • Siocon Elementary School — Siocon

High schools

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  • Anonang Norte National High School — Anonang Norte
  • Anonang Sur Tabaco Frasco National High School — Anonang Sur
  • Bartolome C. Pianar Memorial National High School — Dakit
  • Binabag National High School — Binabag
  • Cayang National High School — Cayang
  • Don Jose (Pepe) Lepiten National High School — Siocon
  • Don Potenciano Catarata Memorial National High School — Guadalupe
  • Eduardo T. Oporto Memorial National High School — Banban
  • Jovencio N. Masong National High School — Nailon
  • La Paz National High School — La Paz
  • Libertad National High School — Libertad
  • Malingin National High School — Malingin
  • Marcelo B. Fernan National High School — Polambato
  • Odlot National High School — Odlot

Integrated schools:

  • City of Bogo Science and Arts Academy — Saint Joseph Village, Cogon
  • Don Celestino Martinez Sr. Taytayan Integrated School — Taytayan

Private schools

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  • Araneta Learning Center for Child Development — A. Pedroza Street, La Purisima Concepcion
  • Bogo Christian Learning and Development School — F. Manubag Street cor. Aballe St., Lourdes
  • Cebu Roosevelt Memorial Colleges Inc. — San Vicente Street, Lourdes
  • Felipe R. Verallo Memorial Foundation College — Dakit
  • Northern Cebu Colleges — San Vicente Street, San Vicente
  • St. Louise de Marillac College of Bogo — Sor D. Rubio Street, San Vicente
  • San Roque College de Cebu - Bogo Campus — Dakit

Media

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Radio stations
    • 90.9 MHz Brigada News DYBO FM
    • 91.7 MHz Radyo Natin DYBG FM
    • 93.3 MHz Hug Radio DYJS FM
    • 94.1 MHz CRMC Radio DYVL FM
    • 100.5 MHz Bag-ong Adlaw DYCM-FM Bogo - simultaneously broadcast with DYCM-AM 1152 kHz Mega Cebu
    • 102.1  MHz RCFM DYDX FM
    • 98.1  MHz The Edge Radio Bogo FM (soon)
Cable and TV stations
  • Bogo Cable TV, Inc.

Major TV networks based in Cebu City have signals in the city

Newspapers

National and local daily newspapers, tabloids and magazines are available in the city.

City of Bogo has its own quarterly official publication "KANAAS" (Gikan sa Amihanan – A Whisper from the North).[27]

Blogs
  • The Bogo Times

Tourism

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The Archdiocesan Shrine of St. Vincent Ferrer
  • The Archdiocesan Shrine of St. Vincent Ferrer
  • The Shrine of the Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal - Lapaz, Bogo City
  • Bogo City Hall
  • Capitancillo Islet
  • Bogo City Plaza Park
  • Bogo City Public Library and Museum
  • Our Lady of Remedies in Odlot
  • Marz Valley Nature Park
  • Arapal Nature Retreat

Economy and Infrastructures

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  • Bogo Pier Port - proposed International Cebu Island and the Visayas interconnectivity since it can access both the Pacific Ocean and South China Sea.
  • Bogo City Land Transport Terminal - by townfolks "maritess" this were a project of Bong Go along with the Hyundai Group of Companies, A Korean International Association.

Notable personalities

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City hymn

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The Bogo City council has passed an ordinance requiring all schools in Bogo to sing the Bogo Hymn in all flag-raising ceremonies and school programs just like the Philippine National Anthem, "Lupang Hinirang". Radio Stations based in Bogo are also required to play the hymn every sign-on and sign-off.[31] City legislation prohibits the alteration of the lyrics, tempo and tune in the rendition of Bogo hymn entitled "Padayon Bogo".[32]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Pintos" is a popular delicacy made from ground corn and wrapped in corn husk.

References

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  1. ^ City of Bogo | (DILG)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  5. ^ Philippine Daily Inquirer 2007.
  6. ^ Media ng Bayan, Eddie O Barrita (April 19, 2013). "PNoy to campaign for local bets in Cebu on Friday, to open Bogo's P250M city hall". Archived from the original on November 3, 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ Philippine Star 2013.
  8. ^ Yolanda hits northern Cebu – CNN iReport Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, CNN News. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  9. ^ Devastation in Northern Cebu, Philippines, Sunstar Daily. Retrieved on January 2, 2014.
  10. ^ "16 new cities recognized as LCP members (Archived)". Sun Star News. July 19, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  11. ^ "League finally recognizes 16 'unqualified' cities". Rappler. July 19, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  12. ^ a b Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  13. ^ "Bogo: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  14. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  15. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  16. ^ "Province of Cebu". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  17. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  18. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
  19. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
  20. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
  21. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
  22. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
  23. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  24. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  25. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  26. ^ Nationwide and local holidays list, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved on January 2, 2014.
  27. ^ NCC (April 1, 2013). ""Kanaas" Gikan sa Amihanan". National Computer Center. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  28. ^ Manila Standard Today, Ronnie Nathanielsz (September 8, 2013). "Remembering one of the greatest The Flash Elorde story". Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  29. ^ RA7160 1991.
  30. ^ Bogo Online 1965.
  31. ^ The Bogo City Hymn: A song that every true Bogohanon should know by the author Dante Mayor on 20 April 2010., Dante Mayor Post. Retrieved on January 2, 2014.
  32. ^ City of Bogo Official Website

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