CHAPTER 1

Executive Summary

The Municipality of Patnongon recognizes the essential of Cultural Planning as one

of the Economic Development tools. With this, it helps attract new and creative talents,
boosts tourism development, develops cultural resources and opportunities to
Patnonganons, and above all, enhances the quality of life. Patnongon's Cultural
Development Plan CY 2020 provides strategies and recommends actions to leverage local
cultural resources that contribute to economic growth, improved living, build and sustain a
sense of community cohesion and pride.

Brief Historical Background

It was in the year 1762 that Patnongon became a Municipality led by Don Pedro
Tucoy as Gobernadorcillo. During the time of the first Spanish priest, Padre Ignacio
Clemente Panganiban oversees the construction of the stone church.
The first mass was celebrated/ officiated by Padre Eustaquio Heria. The first
Municipal Building was built in the year 1879 under the leadership of Maximo Elio. The first
Patnongon Stone Bridge was constructed in the year 1887 under the administration of
Ramon Manzanilla. This bridge was one of the historical landmarks that became a tourist
attraction in the municipality. The old Municipal Building still exists, and the municipal
government is sourcing out funds to rehabilitate said building, particularly from the
Philippine Historical Commission, to preserve it as one among the Historical landmarks of
Patnongon.

Patnongon is also known for its Export Quality Muscovado Sugar. The oldest and the
biggest Muscovado Sugar Mill in Panay Island is Poblacion, Patnongon, Antique, built-in
1905. Owned by the late Don Enrique Salvani, Municipal President of Patnongon 1904-1906,
and became the first Provincial Governor of Antique Province in 1922-1935.

From that year onwards, Patnongon underwent various changes and development
under 18 turns of different leaderships. The longest-serving Municipal Mayor is Mayor
Orlando S. Flores, who served as Municipal Mayor for twelve (12) years. His leadership
ended when he died at the age of 81, the oldest Mayor in the Province during his term. Vice
Mayor Johnnyflores S. Bacongallo took over as Mayor in 1998. Mayor Bacongallo then was
the longest-serving Mayor to date after he again won the 2013 and 2016 elections.
 Figure 1. Geographical/Location Map
GEO-PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Location and Total Land Area

Patnongon is situated in the Central part of

the Province of Antique on the Island of
Panay. Bounded on the North by Bugasong,
on the Northeast by Valderrama, on the
Southeast by San Remigio, on the South by
Sibalom and Belison, and on the West Cuyo
East Pass. It is geographically located at
10°52'09" to 10°59'53" North Latitude and 121°07'08" East Longitude. It is 25 km North of
San Jose de Buenavista, the capital town of the Province of Antique, and 122 kilometers
from the City of Iloilo, the regional capital (refer to Figure 1. Geographical Map). Based on
the Land Management Bureau of DENR, Patnongon has a land area of 16,792 hectares
comprising the whole municipality.

POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE

Political Subdivision

Patnongon is composed of 36 Barangays. It has 10 coastal barangays namely

Magsaysay, Aureliana, Apgahan, Padang, Poblacion, Amparo, La Rioja, Carit-an, Igbarawan
and Mabasa. The remaining 26 are inland barangays composed of Igbobon, Tamayoc, San
Rafael, Villa Crespo, Villa Laua-an, Villa Elio, Villa Salomon, Igburi, Cuyapiao, Alvaniz, Vista
Alegre, B. Julagting (Bitas), T. Fornier, Villa Cruz, Pandanan, Macarina, Badiangan,
Samalague, Tigbalogo, Gella, Salaguiawan, Villa Sal, Villa Flores, Quezon, Magarang and
Patlabawon.

The total land area of Patnongon, which is more or less 16,792 hectares, is divided
among thirty-five (35) rural barangays and one (1) urban barangay, which is the Poblacion.
Barangay Cuyapiao was considered the biggest with an area of 1,327.9482 hectares, and
Barangay Amparo was the smallest with an area of 48.5896 hectares (Refer to Table Below).
 Land Area and Population Per Barangay
Source: CBMS Data CY 2017-2018
Percentage to Percentage
Land Area Population CBMS
Barangay Built-up Area (has.) Total Land to Total
(has.) (2017-2018)
Area Population
A. Urban
1. Poblacion 624.1402 578.9091 5,359 3.72% 15.22%
B. Rural
1. Alvañiz 701.7917 1.5 252 4.18% 0.72%
2. Amparo 48.5896 2.5394 745 0.29% 2.12%
3. Apgahan 238.5166 7.91 1,706 1.42% 4.85%
4. Aureliana 975.3805 12.4012 2,236 5.81% 6.35%
5. Badiangan 282.4402 0.9687 675 1.68% 1.92%
6. B. Julagting 750.7594 5.5709 707 4.47% 2.00%
7. Carit-an 431.2493 13.115 1,895 2.57% 5.38%
8. Cuyapiao 1327.9482 4.0711 1,009 7.91% 2.87%

9. Gella 719.6702 1.8796 408 4.28% 1.16%

10. Igbarawan 394.7818 4.7364 1,509 2.35% 4.29%

11. Igbobon 177.3229 3.13 747 1.06% 2.12%
12. Igburi 722.9396 4.6033 1,116 4.31% 3.17%
13. La Rioja 558.9704 9.2 2,195 3.33% 6.24%
14. Mabasa 252.9702 1.8897 1,095 1.51% 3.11%
15. Macarina 456.8304 2.58 649 2.72% 1.84%
16. Magarang 134.9494 0.3729 452 0.80% 1.28%
17. Magsaysay 303.1175 7.7806 1,560 1.81% 4.43%
18. Padang 203.8032 7.6331 1,677 1.21% 4.76%
19. Pandanan 452.8653 2.5537 1,006 2.70% 2.86%
20. Patlabawon 322.3678 1.7167 444 1.92% 1.26%
21. Quezon 717.8678 292 4.28% 0.83%
22. Salaguiawan 314.5072 0.4284 551 1.87% 1.57%
23. Samalague 298.7502 2.7503 856 1.78% 2.43%
24. San Rafael 442.8543 4.6003 899 2.64% 2.55%
25. Tamayoc 560.3619 4.5348 1,255 3.34% 3.56%
26. Tigbalogo 398.849 0.9275 592 2.38% 1.68%
27. T. Fornier 851.1975 2.7655 450 5.07% 1.28%
28. Villa Crespo 186.394 2.3555 432 1.11% 1.23%
29. Villa Cruz 269.2974 1.4703 482 1.60% 1.37%
30. Villa Elio 482.9405 1.6742 340 2.88% 0.97%
31. Villa Flores 578.3639 199 3.44% 0.56%
32. Villa Laua-an 229.1145 2.1735 332 1.36% 0.94%
33. Villa Sal 303.1558 0.9223 222 1.81% 0.63%
34. Villa Salomon 313.4917 0.6534 424 1.87% 1.20%
35. Vista Alegre 763.4499 1.2 424 4.55% 1.20%
 Percentage to Percentage
Land Area Population CBMS
Barangay Built-up Area (has.) Total Land to Total
(has.) (2017-2018)
Area Population

Rural Sub-total 16,167.8598 122.6083 29,845 96.28% 84.78%

Total 16,792.00 701.5174 35,204 100% 100%

Population Trends

The municipality has a total land area of 16,792.00 hectares, wherein the total land area of
urban barangay is 624.1402 hectares and 16,167.8598 hectares in rural barangays.
Moreover, the total built-up area of the municipality is 701.5174 hectares, with an urban
built-up area of 578.9091 hectares and a total built-up area of 122.6083 hectares in rural
areas. In terms of population density, the municipality has only 2.1 persons per hectare - a
meager figure which has slightly increased from 1.38 persons per hectare in 1975 and 1.51
persons per hectare in 1980. For the urban barangay, the Barangay Poblacion, its
population density is 8.5862 people per hectare. Among the 36 barangays of Patnoñgon,
Barangay Amparo has the highest population density of 15.3325 persons per hectare.
Barangay Poblacion followed it with 8.5862 persons per hectare, Barangay Padang with
8.2285 persons per hectare, Barangay Apgahan with 7.1525 persons per hectare, and
Barangay Magsaysay with 5.1465 persons per hectare population density.

Population Density, Gross Density, and Built-Up Density, the Year 2017-2018
Source: CBMS Data CY 2017-2018
Pop’n Density
Built-up Area Population
Land Area (has.) (2017-2018)
(has.) CBMS (2017-2018)
(person/hectare)
A. Urban
1. Poblacion 624.1402 578.9091 5,359 8.5862 per hectare
B. Rural
1. Alvañiz 701.7917 1.5 252 0.3591 per hectare
2. Amparo 48.5896 2.5394 745 15.3325 per hectare
3. Apgahan 238.5166 7.91 1,706 7.1525 per hectare
4. Aureliana 975.3805 12.4012 2,236 2.2924 per hectare
5. Badiangan 282.4402 0.9687 675 2.3899 per hectare
6. B. Julagting 750.7594 5.5709 707 0.9417 per hectare
7. Carit-an 431.2493 13.115 1,895 4.3942 per hectare
8. Cuyapiao 1327.9482 4.0711 1,009 0.7598 per hectare
9. Gella 719.6702 1.8796 408 0.5669 per hectare
10. Igbarawan 394.7818 4.7364 1,509 3.8224 per hectare
11. Igbobon 177.3229 3.13 747 4.2126 per hectare
12. Igburi 722.9396 4.6033 1,116 1.5437 per hectare
13. La Rioja 558.9704 9.2 2,195 3.9267 per hectare
14. Mabasa 252.9702 1.8897 1,095 4.3286 per hectare
 Pop’n Density
Built-up Area Population
Land Area (has.) (2017-2018)
(has.) CBMS (2017-2018)
(person/hectare)

15. Macarina 456.8304 2.58 649 1.4206 per hectare

16. Magarang 134.9494 0.3729 452 3.3494 per hectare
17. Magsaysay 303.1175 7.7806 1,560 5.1465 per hectare
18. Padang 203.8032 7.6331 1,677 8.2285 per hectare
19. Pandanan 452.8653 2.5537 1,006 2.2214 per hectare
20. Patlabawon 322.3678 1.7167 444 1.3773 per hectare
21. Quezon 717.8678 292 0.4068 per hectare
22. Salaguiawan 314.5072 0.4284 551 1.7519 per hectare
23. Samalague 298.7502 2.7503 856 2.8653 per hectare
24. San Rafael 442.8543 4.6003 899 2.0300 per hectare
25. Tamayoc 560.3619 4.5348 1,255 2.2396 per hectare
26. Tigbalogo 398.849 0.9275 592 1.4843 per hectare
27. T. Fornier 851.1975 2.7655 450 0.5287 per hectare
28. Villa Crespo 186.394 2.3555 432 2.3177 per hectare
29. Villa Cruz 269.2974 1.4703 482 1.7898 per hectare
30. Villa Elio 482.9405 1.6742 340 0.7040 per hectare
31. Villa Flores 578.3639 199 0.3441 per hectare
32. Villa Laua-an 229.1145 2.1735 332 1.4491 per hectare
33. Villa Sal 303.1558 0.9223 222 0.7323 per hectare
34. Villa Salomon 313.4917 0.6534 424 1.3525 per hectare
35. Vista Alegre 763.4499 1.2 424 0.5554 per hectare
Rural Sub-total 16,167.8598 122.6083 29,845 1.8459 per hectare
Total 16,792.00 701.5174 35,204 2.0965 per hectare

Sex and Age Structure

The municipality population is also composed of different age brackets wherein the
majority of the population lies within the labor force age (15-64 years old) with a total of
21,213 (11,125 of those are males while 10,088 are females). In the table below, CBMS data
(2017-2018) shows that only 21,213 or 60.25% of the total population are gainfully
employed ages from 15 years old and above. CBMS data shows that 39.75% of the people in
the municipality are not employed. The dependency ratio is at 66% or 66 dependents per
100 gainful workers. Having a relatively small aging population and a higher young
population is advantageous, especially to the economic sector. The young individuals will be
an additional labor /workforce in the future and will generate more income. On the other
hand, having a small number of senior citizens won't strain resources such as welfare
programs and medical facilities.

Population Distribution by Age and Sex

Source: CBMS 2017-2018
AGE UNDER 0-14 yrs. old 15-64 yrs. old 65 and above

MALE 5,728 11,125 1,211

FEMALE 5,263 10,088 1,789

TOTAL 10,991 21,213 3,000

Age Dependency Ratio

Source: CBMS 2017-2018
CLASSIFICATION TOTAL NUMBER % TO TOTAL
POPULATION

Below 15 y.o. and above 64 y.o. 13,991 39.74%

Working Group 21,213 60.26%

Total 35,204 100%

Labor Force

The 2017-2018 CBMS survey data reveals that the household population 15 years
old and over of Patnongon reaches 24,213 or 68.78% of the total population. The data
shows that the labor force of the municipality is at 21,213, or 60.26% of the total
population.

Population Composition by working age

Source: CBMS 2017
Age Group Total Male Female

Total Percent to Total Percent to

Number Total Labor Number Total Labor
Force Force

Working 21,213 11,125 52.44 10,088 47.56

Group/ Labor
Force (15-64
y.o.)

Gainful 24,213 12,336 50.95 11,877 49.05

Workers

(15 yrs old and

over)

Age Distribution Graph by Sex

 Population Pyramid

Urbanization

Barangay Poblacion, classifies as an urban Barangay, has a total population of 5,359.

On the other hand, 35 barangays classified as rural had a total population of 29,845. These
statistics show that the urban population of the municipality accounts for 15.22 % of the
total population, while 84.78% of the total household population are living in the rural
barangays.

Household Population by Urban and Rural Barangay and Average Household Size, CY 2017-2018
Source: CBMS 2017-2018
Barangay Household Number of Average Household
Population Households Size
PATNOÑGON 35,204 8,736 4.03
A. Urban
1. Poblacion 5,359 1,321 4.06
Sub-total 5,359 1,321 4.06
B. Rural
1. Alvañiz 252 70 3.6
2. Amparo 745 174 4.28
3. Apgahan 1,706 400 4.27
4. Aureliana 2,236 522 4.28
5. Badiangan 675 166 4.07
6. B. Julagting 707 167 4.23
7. Carit-an 1,895 496 3.82
8. Cuyapiao 1,009 258 3.91
9. Gella 408 89 4.58
10. Igbarawan 1,509 385 3.92
11. Igbobon 747 182 4.10
12. Igburi 1,116 283 3.94
13. La Rioja 2,195 557 3.94
14. Mabasa 1,095 265 3.00
15. Macarina 649 167 3.88
 Barangay Household Number of Average Household
Population Households Size
16. Magarang 452 108 4.19
17. Magsaysay 1,560 406 3.84
18. Padang 1,677 396 4.23
19. Pandanan 1,006 256 3.93
20. Patlabawon 444 112 3.96
21. Quezon 292 73 4.00
22. Salaguiawan 551 146 3.77
23. Samalague 856 204 4.20
24. San Rafael 899 223 4.03
25. Tamayoc 1,255 320 3.92
26. Tigbalogo 592 143 4.14
27. T. Fornier 450 98 4.59
28. Villa Crespo 432 115 3.76
29. Villa Cruz 482 126 3.83
30. Villa Elio 340 96 3.54
31. Villa Flores 199 38 5.24
32. Villa Laua-an 332 87 3.82
33. Villa Sal 222 58 3.83
34. Villa Salomon 424 111 3.82
35. Vista Alegre 424 102 4.16
Rural Sub-Total 29,845 7,415 4.03

Ethnicity

Comprising 95% of the total population are native to Patnongon while the remaining
5% belong to other ethnicities like Cebuano, Ilokano, Ilonggo, and others. Only 0.21% in
terms of the population belongs to the Indigenous People (IPs) group located in Barangay
Alvaniz.

Languages/Dialects

Patnongon is a diversified municipality in terms of mother tongue. However, the

typical first language or dialect spoken by most Patnonganon's in his earliest childhood is
Kinaray-a, favorably accepted as Hamtikanon. Hamtik being its origin, is the most spoken
dialect. Other languages spoken by the people are Tagalog, Hiligaynon, or Ilonggo, and
different dialects they feel comfortable to use especially at home.

Religions

Roman Catholics are the dominant religion in the municipality. They represent
eighty-eight percent of the total population. The remaining twelve percent belongs to other
religious denominations such as IFI, Salvation Army, Baptist, Assembly of God, Jehovahs'
Witnesses, Jesus is Lord, Seventh Day Adventist, Iglesia ni Cristo and the Pentecostal.
Migration

Based on the historical growth of population, the Municipality of Patnoñgon has a

total population of 14,319 in 1903. The inhabitants then increased to 15,721 over 15 years
with an annual growth rate of 0.62%. For the next 21 years, the municipality registered
20,021 at a yearly growth rate of 1.16%. In the 1948 and 1960 censuses, the municipality's
total population increased to 23, 145, and 23, 207, respectively. However, in 1970, there
was a slight decrease in population from 23,207 in 1960 to 22,443 in 1970. The decline was
due to creating the Municipality of Belison as a separate municipality on March 10, 1961.
Nevertheless, it can be observed that since 1975, there is a continuous increase in
population. This increase can be attributed to the growing birth rate and positive
immigration. The Municipality of Patnoñgon has increased its total population of 35, 102
based on the 2010 Census (population survey conducted by the NSO) from only 33,694
based on the 2007 Census. In the year 2017-2018, using the CBMS data, it shows a total
population of 35,204. Migration causes this increase. However, the Municipal Planning and
Development Office observes that despite the increasing population growth rate in the
locality, the population growth rate at provincial, regional and national levels has been
erratic.

Poverty Incidence

The CBMS data below reveals that the municipality has a poverty incidence of 64.11%. The
threshold used by the survey is ₱ 21,556 per person per year or approximately ₱ 59 per person/day
for rural residents. The threshold for urban residents is at ₱ 22,554 per person per year or ₱ 61.79
per person per year. A family of 5 living in a rural community would need at least ₱ 107,780 a year or
₱ 8,981.67 monthly to sustain the family's basic needs. In an urban neighborhood, a family of 5 would
need ₱ 112,770 a year or ₱ 9,397.5 monthly to support the family's basic needs.

Municipality of Patnongon – Poverty Incidence

CBMS Census CY 2017-2018

number of households with income below poverty threshold*

Municipality households
Magnitude* Proportion**
ANTIQUE 8720 5590 64.11
PATNONGON 8720 5590 64.11
*Households with income below the poverty threshold. Current thresholds are estimated when the official is not applicable to the reference
period, by projecting the official NSCB thresholds using prevailing prices. The currently used poverty thresholds are 21556 (Rural) and
22554 (Urban).
**Number of households with income below the poverty threshold over the total number of households

The poverty incidence of 64.11 % depicted by the CBMS data is quite alarming, while
data from the Municipal Pantawid (4P's) Office shows 1,956 households are active
beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program.