Divilacan

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'''Divilacan''' {{IPA|tl|ˌdiviˈlakan|}}, officially the '''Municipality of Divilacan''' ([[ibanag language|Ibanag]]: ''Ili nat Divilacan''; {{langx|ilo|Ili ti Divilacan}}; [[tagalog language|Tagalog]]/[[kasiguranin language|Kasiguranin]]: ''Bayan ng Divilacan''), is a [[municipality of the Philippines|municipality]] in the [[Philippine Province|province]] of [[Isabela (province)|Isabela]], [[Philippines]]. According to the {{PH wikidata|population_as_of}}, it has a population of {{PH wikidata|population_total}} people.{{PH wikidata|population_reference}}

== Etymology == Divilacan was derived from the native [[Casiguran Dumagat Agta]] compound word ''vilacan'', meaning "fish and shell." The word ''di'' implies origin. Therefore, Divilacan literally means “where fish and shells abound.”

== History == Divilacan was a former ''barrio'' of [[Tumauini]]. It became a separate municipality on June 21, 1969, by virtue of ''Republic Act No. 5776''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Republic Act No. 5776, June 21, 1969: An Act Creating Certain Municipal Districts in the Province of Isabela |url=https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/7765 |work=Supreme Court of the Philippines |access-date=April 15, 2024 }}</ref>

On April 12, 2024, the town is declared an insurgency-free municipality from the influence of [[Communist Party of the Philippines|CPP]], [[New People's Army|NPA]], and [[National Democratic Front of the Philippines|NDF]], along with [[Maconacon]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Felina |first=Jayson |date=April 15, 2024 |title=Mga residente ng Coastal Towns ng Isabela ikinatuwa ang pagiging insurgency free na ng kanilang bayan |url=https://cauayan.bomboradyo.com/mga-residente-ng-coastal-towns-ng-isabela-ikinatuwa-ang-pagiging-insurgency-free-na-ng-kanilang-bayan/ |access-date=September 16, 2024 |work=Bombo Radyo}}</ref>

On October 24, 2024, [[Tropical Storm Trami|Severe Tropical Storm Trami (Kristine)]] made landfall to this town causing big destruction along with other cities/municipalities.

==Geography== The town is one of the four coastal municipalities of the province of Isabela facing the [[Philippine Sea]] to the east. The town is bounded to the north by [[Maconacon]], Tumauini to the west, [[Ilagan]] to the southwest, [[Palanan]] to the south and the Philippine Sea to the east.

Divilacan is situated {{convert|101.30|km}} from the provincial capital [[Ilagan]], and {{convert|526.89|km}} from the country's capital city of [[Manila]], via [[Ilagan–Divilacan Road]].

===Barangays=== Divilacan is politically subdivided into 12 [[barangay]]s.{{PSGC detail|area}} Each barangay consists of [[purok]]s while some have [[sitios]].

{{Div col|colwidth=15em}} * Dicambangan * Dicaruyan * Dicatian * Bicobian * Dilakit * Dimapnat * Dimapula ([[Poblacion]]) * Dimasalansan * Dipudo * Dibulos * Ditarum * Sapinit {{div col end}}

===Climate=== {{Weather box | width = auto | location = Divilacan, Isabela | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan high C = 28.1 | Feb high C = 29.5 | Mar high C = 30.7 | Apr high C = 32.4 | May high C = 33.8 | Jun high C = 33.8 | Jul high C = 33.1 | Aug high C = 32.8 | Sep high C = 32.3 | Oct high C = 31.3 | Nov high C = 29.6 | Dec high C = 28.3 | Jan low C = 19.9 | Feb low C = 20.0 | Mar low C = 21.9 | Apr low C = 23.1 | May low C = 24.1 | Jun low C = 24.4 | Jul low C = 24.3 | Aug low C = 24.2 | Sep low C = 23.9 | Oct low C = 23.5 | Nov low C = 22.1 | Dec low C = 21.0 | Jan precipitation mm = 31.2 | Jan rain days = 10 | Feb precipitation mm = 23 | Feb rain days = 6 | Mar precipitation mm = 27.7 | Mar rain days = 5 | Apr precipitation mm = 28.1 | Apr rain days = 5 | May precipitation mm = 113.5 | May rain days = 13 | Jun precipitation mm = 141.4 | Jun rain days = 12 | Jul precipitation mm = 176.4 | Jul rain days = 15 | Aug precipitation mm = 236.6 | Aug rain days = 15 | Sep precipitation mm = 224.9 | Sep rain days = 15 | Oct precipitation mm = 247.7 | Oct rain days = 17 | Nov precipitation mm = 222.9 | Nov rain days = 16 | Dec precipitation mm = 178 | Dec rain days = 15 | source 1 = Climate-Data.org <small>(modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)</small><ref name="met_norms"> {{cite web | url = http://en.climate-data.org/location/20603/ | title = Divilacan, Isabela: Average Temperatures and Rainfall | publisher = Climate-Data.org | accessdate = 3 November 2015}}</ref> | date = November 2015 }} {{clear left}}

==Demographics== {{Philippine Census | align = left | title = Population census of {{PH wikidata|name}} | 1903 = | 1918 = | 1939 = | 1948 = | 1960 = | 1970 = {{PH census population|1970}} | 1975 = {{PH census population|1975}} | 1980 = {{PH census population|1980}} | 1990 = {{PH census population|1990}} | 1995 = {{PH census population|1995}} | 2000 = {{PH census population|2000}} | 2007 = {{PH census population|2007}} | 2010 = {{PH census population|2010}} | 2015 = {{PH census population|2015}} | 2020 = {{PH census population|2020}} | 2024 = {{PH census population|2024}} | 2030 = | footnote= Source: [[Philippine Statistics Authority]]{{PH wikidata|population_reference}}{{PH census|2015}}{{PH census|2010}}{{PH census|2007}}{{LWUA population data}} }}

In the 2024 census, the population of Divilacan was 5,871 people,{{PH wikidata|population_reference}} with a density of {{convert|{{sigfig|5,871/889.49|2}}|PD/km2|disp=or}}.

== Economy == {{PH poverty incidence}} [[File:Divilacan Bay.JPG|upright|thumb|Divilacan Bay with Divilacan in the background and Maconacon in the foreground.]]

==Government==

===Local government=== {{main|Sangguniang Bayan}} As a municipality in the Province of Isabela, government officials at the provincial and municipal levels are voted by the town. The provincial government has political jurisdiction over most local transactions of the municipal government.

The Municipality of Divilacan is governed by a mayor, designated as its local chief executive, and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the municipal councilors are elected directly by the people through an election held every three years.

Barangays are also headed by elected officials: [[Barangay Captain]], [[Sangguniang Barangay|Barangay Council]], whose members are called [[Barangay Kagawad|Barangay Councilors]]. The barangays have SK federation which represents the barangay, headed by SK chairperson and whose members are called SK councilors. All officials are also elected every three years.

===Elected officials===

{| class="wikitable" style="line-height:1.20em; font-size:100%;" |+ Members of the Divilacan Municipal Council<br>(2022-2025)<ref>{{cite web|title=Divilacan, Isabela Election Results 2022|url= https://ph.rappler.com/elections/2022/isabela/divilacan |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220521235518/https://ph.rappler.com/elections/2022/isabela/divilacan |url-status= dead |archive-date= May 21, 2022 |work=Rappler PH|publisher=ph.rappler.com|access-date=May 13, 2022}}</ref> |- ! Position ! Name |- | District Representative | style="text-align:center;" | Antonio T. Albano |- | Municipal Mayor | style="text-align:center;" | Venturito C. Bulan |- | Municipal Vice-Mayor | style="text-align:center;" | Alfredo P. Custodio |- |rowspan=8| Municipal Councilors | style="text-align:center;" | Melvin Dan C. Bulan |- | style="text-align:center;" | Olegario S. Cortez |- | style="text-align:center;" | Hercleo T. Limboy |- | style="text-align:center;" | Cesar P. Tabbada |- | style="text-align:center;" | Fredirick O. Custodio |- | style="text-align:center;" | Marina G. Equias |- | style="text-align:center;" | Antonio b. Singueo |- | style="text-align:center;" | Erlinda C. Factora |- |}

===Congress representation=== Divilacan, belonging to the [[Legislative districts of Isabela|first legislative district]] of the province of Isabela, is currently represented by Antonio T. Albano.<ref>{{cite web|title=House of Representatives: 19th Congress|url= https://www.congress.gov.ph/members/search.php?id=albano-a |work=Official Website of the House of Representatives PH|publisher=congress.gov.ph|access-date=May 15, 2022}}</ref>

==Education== The Schools Division of Isabela governs the town's public education system.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HISTORY OF DEPED-ISABELA |url=https://deped-isabela.com.ph/transparency/about-sdo-isabela/history/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 13, 2022 |website=DepED Isabela |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603084107/https://deped-isabela.com.ph/transparency/about-sdo-isabela/history/ |archive-date=2021-06-03 }}</ref> The division office is a field office of the [[Department of Education (Philippines)|DepEd]] in [[Cagayan Valley]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=DEPED REGIONAL OFFICE NO. 02 |url=https://region2.deped.gov.ph/page/14/ |url-status=live |website=DepED RO2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412180850/https://region2.deped.gov.ph/page/14/ |archive-date=2022-04-12 }}</ref> The Palanan Schools District Office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 15, 2021 |title=Masterlist of Schools |url=https://www.deped.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SY-2020-2021-Masterlist-of-Schools-Address-only-1-1.pdf |access-date=April 10, 2025 |website=Department of Education}}</ref>

===Primary and elementary schools=== {{Div col|colwidth=20em}} * Bicobian Elementary School * Dikaruyan Primary School * Dimasalansan Elementary School * Divilacan Central School * Sapinit Primary School {{Div col end}}

===Secondary school=== * Divilacan National High School

==Infrastructure== Divilacan is accessible via sea and air. The town is served by the [[Maconacon]] Airport in the neighboring town of [[Maconacon]] which connects this isolated town to [[Cauayan Airport]], in [[Cauayan, Isabela|Cauayan]].

The construction of an 82-kilometer [[Ilagan–Divilacan Road]] through the protected [[Sierra Madre (Philippines)|Sierra Madre mountains]] is on-going to open access to the coastal towns of Divilacan, [[Palanan]], and [[Maconacon]]. The approved budget contract of the project amounting to P1.5B, will pass through the foothills of the 359,486-hectare Northern Sierra Madre mountain ranges. The project will improve an old logging road used by a defunct logging company until the 1990s. It will start in Barangay Sindon Bayabo in [[Ilagan|Ilagan City]] and will end in Barangay Dicatian in this town. The project is started in March 2016 and is expected to be completed in 2024.<ref>{{cite news|date=January 4, 2018|title=P2.3-B Isabela road link completed soon|work=The Manila Times|url=https://www.manilatimes.net/p2-3-b-isabela-road-link-completed-soon/374277/|accessdate=5 October 2018}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} *[http://www.competitive.org.ph/cmcindex/pages/profile/?lgu=Divilacan Municipal Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026163055/http://www.competitive.org.ph/cmcindex/pages/profile/?lgu=Divilacan |date=2017-10-26 }} *[http://provinceofisabela.ph/index.php/municipalities/2013-07-10-14-46-43/2013-07-10-14-49-14 Divilacan at the Isabela Government Website] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20161010201809/http://www.blgs.gov.ph/lgpmsv2/cmshome/index.php?pageID=23 Local Governance Performance Management System] *[{{NSCB detail}} Philippine Standard Geographic Code] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20081120024509/http://www.census.gov.ph/data/census2007/index.html Philippine Census Information]

{{Geographic location  |Centre = Divilacan |North = [[Maconacon]] |Northeast = ''Divilacan Bay ([[Philippine Sea]])'' |East = ''[[Philippine Sea]]'' |South = [[Palanan]] |Southwest = [[Ilagan]] |West = [[Tumauini]] }} {{Isabela}} {{Authority control}}

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