BARANGAY MAGUGPO SOUTH

Barangay Officials

Brgy. Captain
HON. ALFREDO R. PAGDILAO

Brgy. Councilors
HON. MARITES CABAÑA
HON. RAMON M. PAGLINAWAN
HON. RANDY LAGUNA
HON. PERPETUA CERVANTES
HON. LUCAS NALANGAN   
HON. IAN KELVIN R. MAGLASANG
HON. DAMASO PONTILLAS, JR.    

SK Chairman
HON. LUCKY VALERA

VISION:
Cooperative, united, well-informed residents, and responsive barangay officials committed to make Magugpo South a model   barangay, a major site and a balanced commercial, educational, religious and residential community supportive to the attainment of Tagum’s goal for a dynamic Central Business District

MISSION:
Dynamic, united and well-informed residents; socially-oriented barangay officials truly responsive to the needs of its constituents.

Historical Background:

A legend explains how the name Magugpo came about. At the beginning, Magugpo was nothing but a vast wilderness, inhabited by the Mansakas, Manguangans, Mandayas and the Kalagans in the coastal barangays. The name Magugpo was derived from the native word "mago", a name of certain tree, and the "ugpo" means very high. According to the story, the natives were occupying a river basin inside the thickly covered forest where they could not even see the sun. The creek where the natives dwelt still exists, but the once abundant fresh water is now dead, unfortunately due to pollution.

In 1940’s, Magugpo which become a barangay by virtue of Executive Order No. 452, issued by Commonwealth President Manuel L. Quezon on June 23, 1941.

The Local Government of Magugpo was journalized on 1947 during the time of President Manuel A. Roxas of the infant Republic of the Philippines.

In the 1980's, there was a plan to divide the Barangay Magugpo Poblacion but was not realized, it was during the term of office of Barangay Captain Rogelio E. Israel and Mayor Victorio Suaybaguio Jr. who pursued the division in five (5) barangays namely; Magugpo Poblacion, Magugpo South, Magugpo North, Magupo West and Magugpo East. This was created through an ordinance passed and approved by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Ordinance No. 02 s-1993).

The first Barangay Captain of Magugpo South was Hon. Delia TaTad, followed by Hon. Danilo Gullon and during his last term of office he died (Cancer). The next successor was the first Kagawad in the name of Hon. Rodolfo Palar. During barangay election Hon. Palar defeated by the new elected Barangay Captain Alfredo Pagdilao.

DATE CREATED		MAY 24, 1994
LEGAL BASIS		P.O. 02 s. 1993
LAND AREA, (in hectares).		134.03
BARANGAY CLASSIFICATION		Urban barangay
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL LAND AREA		0.68%
NO. OF PUROK (CY:2004)		23
POPULATION (CY: 2007)		11,778
NO. OF HOUSEHOLDS (CY: 2007)		2,356
HOUSEHOLD POPULATION (CY: 2000)		11,463
AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZE (CY: 2000)		4.96
REGISTERED VOTERS (CY: 2001)		5,724
REGISTERED VOTERS (CY: 2004)		6,855
REGISTERED VOTERS (CY: 2007)		6,773
APPROXIMATE DISTANCE FROM CITY HALL TO BRGY. HALL		0.30 km.
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION		Pedicab, single motorcycle
WATER SOURCES		Tagum Water District, jetmatic pump
POWER SOURCES		DANECO
ACTUAL H.H ENERGIZED (as April , 2004)		5,345 - (231%)
FIESTA		LAST SUNDAY OF NOVEMBER (Christ the King Parish) and 2ND SATURDAY OF MAY (Fatima parish church)
ARAW CELEBRATION		SEPTEMBER 7
IRA CY 2005		P 0.00
CITY AID		P 500,000.00

Source: DILG, CPDO, COMELEC, CEO, NSO, DANECO