Saint Bernard | |
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Municipality of Saint Bernard | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°17′N 125°08′E / 10.28°N 125.13°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Southern Leyte |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | December 9, 1954 |
Barangays | 30 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Edito L. Mulig (PDR) |
• Vice Mayor | Jocelyn L. Bungcaras (PDPLBN) |
• Representative | Christopherson M. Yap |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 18,603 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 100.20 km2 (38.69 sq mi) |
Elevation | 129 m (423 ft) |
Highest elevation | 786 m (2,579 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 28,414 |
• Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
• Households | 6,254 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 29.18 |
• Revenue | ₱ 124.8 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 338 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 107.9 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 68.26 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative (SOLECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6613 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
Native languages | Kinabalian Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Saint Bernard, officially the Municipality of Saint Bernard (Kabalian: Lungsod san Saint Bernard; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Saint Bernard; Tagalog: Bayan ng Saint Bernard), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,414 people.[3]
This town was formerly the largest barrio of San Juan, then known as "Himatagon". On December 9, 1954, President Ramon Magsaysay issued Executive Order No. 84, transforming the barrio as a municipality of Saint Bernard. It was through the efforts of Leyte Governor Bernardo Torres that the conversion was made possible in response to the lingering clamour of the inhabitants for an independent and separate municipality from San Juan. As a gratitude to Governor Bernardo Torres, the people unanimously renamed Himatagon as Saint Bernard, with the honorific title "Saint" being a translation of the vernacular honorific "San" which is given to persons of virtue, wisdom, or generosity and the name Bernard being the English version of the name Bernardo.[5]
On February 17, 2006, a tragic series of mudslides killed over 1,100 residents in Barangay Guinsaugon, a barangay in the northern parts of the town. Affected families were treated by the Philippine government and other non-government organizations from all over the world. New houses were built, and the people chose "New Guinsaugon" as the name, (by adding the prefix "New"), of their village located one mile east of the town's proper.[6][7]
The town is situated on the Pacific coast, facing Cabalian Bay and the first town on Route 690 (from it towards Abuyog) from the eastern side of Sogod Bay.
Saint Bernard is politically subdivided into 30 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Only 28 barangays are currently functioning, as Guinsaugon and Sug-angon were completely wiped out from a landslide during 2006. The survivors of the landslide were relocated to New Guinsaugon in Brgy. Magbagacay.
Barangay | Population (2020)[3] |
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Atuyan | 467 |
Ayahag | 417 |
Bantawon | 228 |
Bolodbolod | 1,275 |
Carnaga | 923 |
Catmon | 2,548 |
Guinsaugon | 47 |
Himatagon (Poblacion) | 1,748 |
Himbangan | 2,661 |
Himos-onan | 702 |
Hinabian | 99 |
Hindag-an | 1,605 |
Kauswagan | 28 |
Libas | 411 |
Lipanto | 1,276 |
Magatas | 88 |
Magbagacay | 2,441 |
Mahayag | 662 |
Mahayahay | 1,701 |
Malibago | 1,557 |
Malinao | 42 |
Maria Asuncion (Cabagawan) | 1,264 |
Nueva Esperanza (Cabac-an) | 107 |
Panian | 1,335 |
San Isidro | 1,953 |
Santa Cruz | 313 |
Sug-angon | 382 |
Tabon-tabon | 312 |
Tambis Uno | 882 |
Tambis Dos | 940 |
Climate data for Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
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 (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[8] |
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9][10][11][12] |
Poverty incidence of Saint Bernard
10
20
30
40
50
2006
34.00 2009
42.73 2012
39.49 2015
40.24 2018
25.48 2021
29.18 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] |
Saint Bernard's economy are based in agriculture and marine culture. The municipality is considered among the fastest growing economy in the pacific area of Southern Leyte.
Saint Bernard is a peninsula and therefore it is almost entirely surrounded by water. The majority of the people who live in the flat lands engage in fishing as their main mode of livelihood. Those who live in the mountain barangays, live through farming.
The common mode of transportation is by bicycles with side cars, known locally as "Potpot" (a type of pedicab) or, depending on the distance, tricycles with side cars, called "trisikads "or center cabs and "habal-habal", a motorcycle with a roof made up of wood or metal, operating in the area's environs.
The LGU established the Saint Bernard Town Center for economic activities of some small to medium sedium entrepreneurs.
There are accessible elementary schools in every Barangay in the municipality as of its 2019 census.
List of Secondary Schools in the Municipality of Saint Bernard.