Sibugay's Festivals

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Festivals and affairs

Sibug – Sibug Festivals
An annual grand event every Ferbuary 15 to 26, in celebration of the founding anniversary of the province. Highlighted, Binibining Sibugay, Street Dancing, Trade Fair, Sports Fest and the longest Talaba Grill. Showcasing the biggest, juiciest and meatiest “Talaba” (Oyster). Capitol Site, Ipil Heights, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay the site of the festival.




Pasalamat Festival 
A street dancing competition every January 15 – 29 featuring the Traditional way of holding thanks giving celebration among the subanens and kalibugans in the Locality. The site of the festival is in Sports Complex, Tungawan Elementary School, Tungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay.

Kasikas Festival
 An annual event honouring Sr. San Jose Mamumuo falls every May 1, the patron of Ipil. The celebration or town fiesta is highlighted with religious processions, choral competition and others. They also have parade or street dancing competition featuring the Lechon or Roasted Pig. Ipil Municipal, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay is the site of the said festival.

Bangus Festival  
Every December Bangus Festival is celebrated at Barangay Monching, Siay, Zamboanga Sibugay as thanksgiving festuring the abundance of Bangus or Milk Fish as prime product in the locality and it is highlighted with Culinary Contest.

Kasadyaan Festival 

December 15 to 19 in Diplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay the Kasadyaan grand celebration commemorating the founding anniversary of the Municipality of Diplahan. Highlightes of the festival includes street dancing, parade and Miss Diplahan. 

How to get there:
By Air: Fly to Zambaonga City,Pagadian,or Dipolog and take a bus to Ipil the capital of the province. There are a lot of bus companies that ply the route. From Pagadian City or Dipolog City it takes 3 to 4 hours. From Zamboanga City,it takes 3 to 3 1/2 hours. From Cagayan de Oro,buses also go to Ipil.

Sibugay Province has a public airport and two private airports. There are local charter flights that can be arranged from Cagayan de Oro or Zamboanga City.
(http://www.philippinecountry.com/philippine_festivals/sibug-sibug.html)

History of Zamboanga Sibugay

           Zamboanga Sibugay was created on February 24, 2001 during the term of Congressman George T. Hofer by Republic Act 8973. The creation of Zambonaga Sibugay as a province had a long history. It started in the 1960s when several bills were filed in the congress such as House Bill No.17574 by the late Rep Vincenzo Sagun, HB No. 8546 of Congresswoman Belma Cabilao, HB No. 341 thru Congressman Vicente M. Cerilles and the Batasan Parliamentary Bill No.ponsored by parliament members (Antonio Ceniza, Manuel M. Espaldon, Hussien Loong, Kalbi Tupay, and Minister Romulo Espaldon). All of these bills were relegated to the recesses of the archives.

        In 1993, an initiative called the Zamboanga Occidental Movement ushered in a renewed political consciousness among the people of the 3rd district of Zamboanga del Sur. The movement was so intense that a People’s Initiative was conducted simultaneously with the May 1997 Barangay Elections. In this exercise, majority of the voters signed in favor of forming a new province. It was then that Congressman George T. Hofer sponsored HB No. 1311. He managed to push the bill in congress and gave it a new identity by naming the proposed province as Zamboanga Sibugay. He lobbied for its approval in the senate and had former President Joseph E. Estrada finally approve the creation of the new province.

           The Zamboanga Sibugay Provincial Police office was activated as a type “C” Police Provincial Office effective September 17, 2001 pursuant to General Orders Nr. DPL 01-04 dated September 17, 2001. It was formally organized on October 16, 2001 with PSUPT ARNULFO DEL ROSARIO PEREZ as its first Police Provincial Director.

            The province of Zamboanga Sibugay was created on November 17, 2000 pursuant to RA 8973 comprising of sixteen (16) municipalities with 389 Barangays. It has a total land area of 3,363.22 square kilometer or 336,332 hectares. The province is divided into 2 provincial districts. Based on the 2006 Census, the total population of the province is 572, 343 inhabitants.

Among the municipalities, Tungawan is the largest in terms of land area followed by Siay and Titay while the smallest is Talusan. Out of the sixteen (16) municipalities, Ipil is the only municipality classified as 3rd class and more than half of the municipalities are considered under the 5th class category while the rest are either 4th or 6th class.

Zamboanga Sibugay PPO has sixteen Police Stations with two Mobile Groups that serves as the maneuvering force of the Provincial Police Office.

(http://www.zamboanga.com/z/index.php?title=Zamboanga_Sibugay_Province,_Philippines)