Municipal Profile

Municipality of Damulog

HISTORY

The first settlers of Damulog were the Manobos. They are the indigenous people of the place. Testimonies of the old folks disclosed that the name of the place was “Ramulog”, meaning a place to take a bath. A river at the town proper is a place where the Manobos take a bath. It also became a place of gathering where the men do the fishing and nearby, their wives washed clothes and the children are either swimming or gathering shells. Overtime, “Ramulog” changed to “Damulog” due to assimilation of the Manobos and the new settlers. The river is now called Damulog River.The opening of the Sayre Highway in 1953 opened Damulog into external trade. Manobos and Muslims from nearby Cotabato gathered abaca from the forests. The new immigrants who sell fiber to Cagayan de Oro City process these into fibers. More immigrants from the Visayas came and started to acquire farm lots. Slowly, the new settlers soon dominated trade and business.Damulog was once a barrio of Kibawe. It was created a municipality on January 1972 pursuant to Republic Act No. 6369. Damulog has seventeen (17) barangays, namely: Aludas, Angga-an, Kinapat, Kiraon, Kitingting, Lagandang, Macapari, Maican, Migcawayan, New Compostela, Old Damulog, Omonay, Poblacion, Pocopoco, Sampagar, San Isidro, and Tangkulan.

PHYSICAL FEATURES

Damulog is within the grid coordinates of 7o 00’ 24” to 7o

00’ 25” north latitude and 124o 00’ and 53o to 125o 00’ 00” east longitude. Going south from Cagayan de Oro City, the regional capital, Damulog is the last town of Bukidnon going to the south.

CLIMATE

Damulog belongs to the Type IV climate having a pronounced dry and wet season. Based on rainfall patterns, the dry season usually commences in November and would last until April. Wet season, on the other hand, generally occurs from May to October.

HEALTH

The people are served by eleven (11) health facilities: one (1) Rural Health Unit/ Family Planning Center located at Poblacion; two (2) Barangay health station and eight (8) self-help Barangay health centers.

EDUCATION

There are three secondary schools in the municipality, namely, the Old Damulog National High School, Xavier de Damulog High School and Academy. Currently, another secondary school is planned to be built in Angga-an. All Barangays have elementary schools.

SPORTS AND RECREATION

Facilities include a skating rink, a tennis court, a gymnasium and an open basketball court. All barangays have basketball courts. There is also a cockpit at Poblacion, which is frequented by cockfighting aficionados.

ECONOMIC SECTOR

Commerce and trade is concentrated in the town proper. It is regarded as the central business district as this is where most business establishments are found. There are 294 business establishments in the municipality. Majority of these are retailers. The LGU operates a bus terminal, a public market, a slaughter house, a motor pool, and a water system under its economic enterprise arm.

TOURISM

Potential tourist spots include Mt. Pigtuyuan located at barangay Sampagar where one can enjoy the scenery of South Poblacion and North Cotabato. The Minlaya Falls is near the Poblacion. It has pristine water for bathing and picnic. The DPWH Rest Area gives a scenic view of the road snaking its way

in the ravine of Damulog River. At dusks, one can take pleasure in watching beautiful sunsets that are comparable to the ones seen at the Manila Bay.The Malingling Spring is a privately owned property designed for public bath. It is intended to offer swimming pool for adults and children.

AGRICULTURE

Rice and corn are staple foods and crops. Farmers in Damulog were able to collectively produce some 2, 216.50 metric tons of rice in 2000. Cane sugar is fast rising in terms of area cultivated. Damulog also produces copra and rubber culumps. Mango has the highest tonnage output among permanent crops. It is also here where you can find the sweetest variety in the entire Bukidnon. The genetic stock was brought from Guimaras Island. Future plan of a mango processing plant is underway which will provide economic stability in the municipality.Among livestock, swine has the highest number with 4, 365 heads. It is followed by cattle, carabao, horse and goat. For poultry population, chicken has the highest population followed by ducks.The town has also existing fishponds with a potential area of 45 hectares, and a beneficiary number of 32 farmers. Raised in fishponds are tilapia and hito.

TRANSPORTATION

WATER

There are a number of natural springs in Damulog. The town proper is served by a Level III water system and barangays have water system with communal faucets. Some households just dug in gullies for spring water.