Bilogo

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official_name = Barangay Bilogo, Batangas City
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settlement_type = Barangay
motto = "Eto ang Brgy. Bilogo, Di Patatalo"


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subdivision_name1 = Region IV-A CALABARZON
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subdivision_name2 = Batangas
subdivision_type3 = Congressional District
subdivision_name3 = 2nd
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subdivision_name4 = Batangas City
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leader_title =Brgy. Chairman:
leader_name =Ramil D. Manalo
leader_title1 =Councilors:
leader_name1 =Ed Franklin M. Umali
Aurelio I. Umali
Gerry D. Umali
Vivian A. Perez
Nida F. Cruzat
Dante F. Villanueva

leader_title2 =SK Chairman:
leader_name2 =Ana Cela A. Perez
leader_title3 =Councilors:
leader_name3 =Aiza P. Manalo
Regine A. Diongzon
Samuel Nathaniel M. Lubis
John Froilan S. Honorico
Arvin E. Aclan
Kristin Jade L. Garcia
Rebie V. Comiso
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"This article refers to Barangay Bilogo, Batangas City. See Taysan Municipality for Barangay Bilogo, Taysan, Batangas."

Officially named as "Barangay Bilogo, Batangas City" (Filipino: Barangay Bilogo, Lungsod ng Batangas), this small, rural village is located along the northern east section of Batangas City, Province of Batangas, Philippines. The population as of now would not exceed higher up to 1000. Access to portable water is guaranteed by the "Barangay Bilogo Rural Waterworks and Sanitation" and some individual artesian wells while electrical supply, telephone and internet communications are powered by MERALCO and PLDT. Passengers, travalers, visitors and stuffs could be delivered from Poblacion, Batangas City to Brgy. Bilogo by means of public transportation in taking a ride to "Batangas-Dagatan Jeepneys Association". The people are predominantly farmers and some were carpenters, technicians and employees but most are pigs and chickens raisers in terms of individual family business that put's up Brgy. Bilogo's agro-industrial output.

Strategic Location and Topography

Situated about 8 km ("5 mi") east of Batangas City's main center, the Poblacion, Brgy. Bilogo is bordered by Brgy. Maapaz, Batangas City on the north; Brgy. Paharang East, Batangas City on the west; Brgy. San Jose Sico, Batangas City on the east and Brgy. Talumpok East, Batangas City on the south. The topography provides a close terrain of plains, ridges and heights dominated by the forests which had a total of approximately 1 600 sq. m ("1913.6 sq. yd"). Corns, cassavas and peanuts are the most common crops to be raised while mangoes, coconuts, tamarinds, mahogany. narra and papayas are the dominant trees. Others were the bananas and bamboos which are usually located along the banks of a certain streams. At least, there are six brooks flowing throughout Brgy. Bilogo. The largest and the prosperous one of those streams is located along the southern part of the vicinity that served as a boundary for both Brgy. Bilogo and Talumpok East. Several terms like "Mabilog", "Piit", "Latag", "Hot spring" and "Tulay-Bakal" serves as the name of the creek's regions. Residential areas are mostly located along the national and minor roads.

Divisional Areas and Characteristics

Brgy. Bilogo is further subdivided into seven puroks while three sitios are enclave therein. The most notable, "Sitio Santolan" is located along "Purok 5". "Sitio Callejon", particularly known as "Ilaya" is associated by "Purok 3". The less populous, "Sitio Bagong Puok" found along "Purok 7" is considered the smallest of the three. Below are the following puroks and their own characteristics.

* "Purok 1" - The gateway to Brgy. Paharang East and Maapaz, consisting of several farmlands, piggeries, poultries and large numbers of forest. "Batangas City's Day Care Center" is located therein

* "Purok 2" - Considered as the Agro-Industrial Heartland of Brgy. Bilogo. Situated along a height part, forest is quite little and structures like the "Multi-Purpose Hall", "OCVAS", the "Ortemer Hardware" that supplies machineries, tools and cement for Brgy. Bilogo and neighboring areas, 3M Auto-Repair and Detailing Shop, "Angelica's Bakery" and a prominent "black sand deposits area" stands there

* "Purok 3" - The land is mostly jungle with dense population of trees and birds. Sitio Callejon, known as "Ilaya" is associated by Purok 3. Several large piggeries and poultries are frequently located there. Farmlands is situated along the north part of the vicinity.

* "Purok 4" - The structure is mostly residential areas. Forest that links with "Purok 6" is located east of its vicinity. The "West Chapel", "Cooperative Store", "Barangay Outpost", "Dr. Brenda's Clinic", "Automobile Repair Shop" commonly known as "Talyer", "Volleyball Court" and "Materials Recovery Facility" or "MRF" stands there.

* "Purok 5" - As mentioned, Sitio Santolan is enclave therein. It is the gateway to Brgy. Talumpok East. The Mabilog and Hot spring Creeks are located south of its vicinity while "Sitio Santolan Chapel" and the "Prudence Farm" both stands there.

* "Purok 6" - High numbers and large cultivated lands with fertile soils are located at Purok 6. It has a lot of minor roads; one who goes south to Latag Creek and the rest who dwindle north around the cornfields and forests. The "Bilogo Elementary School", with a total of 9 teachers and over 100 students and the "Basketball Court" stands there.

* "Purok 7" - The gateway to Brgy. San Jose Sico. Sitio Bagong Puok, alongside with several piggeries and poultries, notably the "Lubis Farm" and some plantation are located therein. Outside the sitio, two religious centers are located along the national road: the "East Chapel" and the "Born Again Center". Piit Creek is situated south of the vicinity.

Brief History

The origin of Brgy. Bilogo is certainly unknown, but there's also a large possibility that its existence begun before or after the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines. Brgy. Bilogo was just then a part of the Coumintang Kingdom ruled by the datus which the seat of the government was located mainly in Batangas City. The official day of the Patron Saint Mary Feast is celebrated every the thirtieth of May a year. The public school is probably built during the reigh of Pres. Ferdinand E. Marcos. The first Barangay Captain to be recorded in the modern history was "Angel Umali" that served from the late 20th century until the year 2002. During his leadership, Brgy. Bilogo achieved the title for being the cleanliest and healthiest barangay in the former Region 4 of the Philippines. By then, Brgy. Bilogo begun receiving major awards for every contest that it joined.

Angel Umali was succeeded by "Alfredo Villanueva" whose term saw great improvements to Brgy. Bilogo. Roads were repaired coupled with the constructions of new canals and improvements of waterworks through the helped of the late Gov. Arman Sanchez and Mayor Eduardo Dimacuha which both gave three up to five-horse power submersible pumps and cables and 20 GI pipes during June 2006. Also the Materials Recovery Facility or MRF was constructed in Purok 4 in order to maintain proper segregation for solid waste materials. On the other hand, the agricultural progress of Brgy. Bilogo was temporary hampered when two super-typhoons, Caloy and Reming greatly devastated crops and uproot much of the fruit-bearing trees, resulting into some harvest failures the same that year.

Alfredo Villanueva was succeeded by "Ramil Manalo" after winning the Philippine National Barangay Election of November 2007. Earlier on April, former Gov. Arman Sanchez visited Brgy. Bilogo during his campaign for the Philippine Senatorial Election of May 2007. Ramil Manalo was able to reorganize, continue and launched the Volleyball Summer League on April 2008 which begun under the term of the former Barangay Captain on May 2007.

See also

* Batangas City by Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

* Batangas by Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

* Philippines by Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

* San Jose Sico by Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

External links

1. [http://www.batangascity.gov.ph/ Official Website of the Local Government of Batangas City]