Marabut, Samar

Coordinates: 11°07′N 125°13′E / 11.12°N 125.22°E / 11.12; 125.22
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Marabut
Municipality
Municipality of Marabut
Limestone rock formations off the coast of Marabut
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Marabut is located in Philippines
Marabut
Marabut
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°07′N 125°13′E / 11.12°N 125.22°E / 11.12; 125.22
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceSamar
District 2nd district
FoundedJuly 22, 1949
Barangays24 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorPercival A. Ortillo Jr.
 • Vice MayorJudith O. Marks
 • RepresentativeReynolds Michael Tan
 • Councilors
List
 • Electorate13,458 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total143.55 km2 (55.42 sq mi)
Elevation
36 m (118 ft)
Highest elevation
310 m (1,020 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total17,842
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
 • Households
4,425
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
27.43
% (2018)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 104.7 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 435 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 120.9 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 31.08 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySamar 2 Electric Cooperative (SAMELCO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6721
PSGC
086010000
IDD : area code +63 (0)55
Native languagesWaray
Tagalog

Marabut, officially the Municipality of Marabut (Waray: Bungto han Marabut; Tagalog: Bayan ng Marabut), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,842 people.[3]

Its coast stretches more than 20 kilometers (12 mi) along the San Pedro Bay and Leyte Gulf.

History[edit]

The municipality of Marabut came into existence not by mere happenstance but through the combined efforts and inimitable enthusiasm of the same courageous and visionary leaders who dared to create an idyllic haven out of virtual wilderness.

Before the construction of Mabaysay Church (Basey Church) in the year 1846 A.D., there were already people who inhabited Marabut, who were called Umhanan or Tinawgan.

The families of Agustin Grefiel, Logero Ferreras, and Catato Amantillo were among the first inhabitants. These people intermarried. Afraid of the guardia civil forcibly taking them to work on the construction of the church of Mabaysay (the former name of Basey), they settled in the hinterlands. In 1868, before the birth of Dr. Jose Rizal, some settlers of this place transferred their residences to the shoreline until the Balangiga Massacre happened on September 28, 1901. Some settlers from Balangiga transferred to the inhabitants community because they were afraid that the American forces might retaliate against them. The population of this place steadily increased. Singoy Amantillo had five children, namely Bicario, Mauricio Enrique, or “Iking,"  Jacobo Alyas, or “Ka Buta,” and one known as Lami. The family of Ysidro Mista Ferreras later settled there aswell.

During the Spanish regime until late before the establishment of the Commonwealth Republic, Ysidro encouraged Engracio Amantillo and Mauricio Amantillo to change the name Umhanan to Tinawgan to Sitio Lipata because of the numerous Lipata trees growing around and later on because of its recognition. As the gradual transition of time continued, leaping incidents continued their way for another generation of men. There came another famous man, Bicario Amantillo, the famous, fierce, and brave soldier who was widely known throughout the Province of Samar as a revolutionary leader during the Filipino-American Revolution. He organised the residents of Sitio Lipata for mutual defense against the Mslim bandits and other enemies. He also worked for the improvement of the sitio until the time of his capture. His right-hand man, Ysidro M. Ferreras, the contemporary revolutionary leader and fierce, diplomatic, and gallant magistrate, succeeded him. He successfully worked for the improvement of this sitio for the welfare of his fellowmen.

After the defeat of the Filipinos by the American soldiers during the revolutionary era, the civil government of the Philippines started, as did the American regime. The growth of the population in Sitio Lipata has rapidly increased, with prominent figures coming under the leadership of YSIDRO. They decided to settle in a barrio called Hilaba instead of Sitio Lipata due to its considerable wider level of land area and hill in the middle, where it was available for a church to be constructed. However, the majority of the

Residents of Sitio Lipata retracted the proposal on the ground that it was more difficult, especially for bancas, to reach the shore at low tide.

Finally, Ysidro decided to convert Sitio Lipata into the barrio Sto Niño of Basey Samar. Ysidro was elected as Mayor of Basey, while Engracio was elected as Municipal Vice Mayor, and likewise, Mauricio was elected as Cabeza del Barrio Sto. Niño. When World War I broke out on December 7, 1941, the elementary education in Barrio Sto. Niño was temporarily closed until the war ended in 1944.

Early in 1949, the same mayor showed his never-ending spirit of leadership when he submitted a proposal to President Elpidio Quirino for the conversion of Barrio Sto. Niño into a municipality. On July 22, 1949, with the help of the late speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Lorenzo Perez, Executive Order No. 247 was issued and signed by the President Creating the Municipality of Marabut, Samar, in honour of the late Congressman Serafin Marabut, a native of Basey, Samar. Ysidro M. Ferreras was elected as the first municipal mayor, and Engracio Amantillo was elected as the vice mayor. The Municipality of Marabut is composed of 14 barangays. Namely: San Roque, Tag-Alag, Legaspi, Caluayan, Tinabanan, Osmena, Canyoyo, Binocyahan, Odoc, Pinana-an, and Sto. Nino (Pobl), Lipata, Amambucale, and Pinamitinan. 

A year later, during the time of the late mayor Macario Ferreras, through the Municipal Ordinance, Poblacion Marabut was divided into four barangays. Amantillo, Sto. Nino, Catato, and Lipata. Brgy. Pinamitinan was divided into three barangays, Sta. Rita and Malobago, Brgy. Odoc was divided into two barangays, the brgy. Ferreras, Brgy. Binocyahan was divided into two barangays, brgy. Logero. Osmenia was divided into four brigades. Mabuhay, Rono, and Panan-awan. Legaspi was divided into two brigades. Veloso. Marabut now has 24 barangays after all. The first barangay captain of Brgy. Amantillo was Amado A. Opena. 

Henceforth, Brgy. Amantillo, Marabut, has produced sons and daughters who are committed to holding the dreams of their forefather and turning them into magnificient realities.

Geography[edit]

Barangays[edit]

Marabut is politically subdivided into 24 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

In 1957, the sitio of Pinana-an was converted into barrio Pinalangga.[5]

  • Amambucale
  • Caluwayan
  • Canyoyo
  • Ferreras
  • Legaspi
  • Logero
  • Osmeña
  • Pinalanga
  • Pinamitinan
  • Catato (Poblacion)
  • San Roque (formerly sitio Cabugao[6])
  • Santo Niño (Poblacion)
  • Tagalag
  • Tinabanan
  • Amantillo (Poblacion)
  • Binukyahan
  • Lipata (Poblacion)
  • Mabuhay
  • Malobago
  • Odoc
  • Panan-awan
  • Roño
  • Santa Rita
  • Veloso

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Marabut, Samar
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) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		28
(82) 		29
(85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21
(70) 		21
(70) 		21
(70) 		22
(72) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		25
(77) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		22
(72) 		23
(73)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 72
(2.8) 		52
(2.0) 		65
(2.6) 		62
(2.4) 		87
(3.4) 		129
(5.1) 		153
(6.0) 		124
(4.9) 		147
(5.8) 		157
(6.2) 		139
(5.5) 		117
(4.6) 		1,304
(51.3)
Average rainy days 17.4 13.4 16.8 18.0 22.0 25.3 26.2 24.2 24.9 26.0 23.3 20.8 258.3
Source: Meteoblue[7]

Demographics[edit]

Population census of Marabut
YearPop.±% p.a.
1960 7,662—    
1970 10,167+2.87%
1975 11,892+3.19%
1980 13,288+2.24%
1990 10,543−2.29%
1995 10,355−0.34%
2000 12,335+3.82%
2007 13,745+1.50%
2010 15,115+3.52%
2015 16,962+2.22%
2020 17,842+1.00%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8][9][10][11]

Economy[edit]

Poverty Incidence of Marabut
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13]
[14][15][16][17][18]


References[edit]

  1. ^  Municipality of Marabut | (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 Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. ^ "An Act Converting the Sitio of Pinana-an in the Municipality of Marabut, Province of Samar, into a Regular Barrio". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
  6. ^ "An Act Creating the Barrio of San Roque in the Municipality of Marabut, Province of Samar". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
  7. ^ "Marabut: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  8. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  9. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  10. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Province of Samar (Western Samar)". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  13. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  14. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  15. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  16. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  17. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  18. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

External links[edit]

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