CREATION HISTORY 24 BARANGGAYS LOCATION TRANSPORTATION LENGTH OF ROADWAYS LAND AREA LAND USE FOREST RESOURCES WEATHER HYDROLOGY POPULATION (NSO) POPULATION DENSITY EDUCATION ANNUAL INCOME RELIGIONS DIALECT LABOR FORCE & EMPLOYMENT ELECTRICITY	THE NEW GOVERNMENT CENTER EXECUTIVE REPORT LEGISLATIVE REPORT DIRECTORY OF CITY OFFICIALS CITY, PROVINCIAL, & NATIONAL HEADS OF AGENCIES PAST & PRESENT TOWN LEADERS BANKING BUSINESS TOP 20 COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS COMMUNICATIONS TOURIST ATTRACTIONS HEALTH FACILITIES SPORTS FACILITIES WATER FACILITIES FESTIVALS, PATRON SAINT & MARKET DAY SISTER CITY CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS INDUSTRIES
CITY :	SAGAY
PROVINCE :	NEGROS OCCIDENTAL
REGION :	VI
FORMER NAME & SITES :	ARGUELLES and then PUEBLO DE MAGALLANES 1860- “Arguelles” settlement site at Bulanon river 1870- “Pueblo de Magallanes” settlement site at Brgy. Old Sagay

CREATION

Founded in 1860 by Teniente Francisco Rodriguez and Basilio Cordova in the mouth of the river known today as Bulanon River, this place was called Arguelles. Later, by the order of the Spanish Governor, the town proper was transferred to the Old Sagay site known as Pueblo de Magallanes.

In 1906, during the administration of the second President Quintin Katalbas, the name of the town was officially changed to Sagay. The name was taken from the semi-spherical shell called “sigay.”

After World War II, the seat of government was transferred to the present site, Dalusan, because of its accessibility to land transportation.

In 1995, the Hon. Congressman of the 2nd District Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr. authored House Bill No. 6543- An Act Converting the Municipality of Sagay in the Province of Negros Occidental into a component City to be known as the City of Sagay. In June 11, 1996, His Excellency Pres. Fidel V. Ramos signed into law Republic Act 8192, which gave birth to the City of Sagay.

MORE HISTORY
BIRTH OF SAGAY CITY, THE SPANISH PERIOD, AMERICAN PERIOD, WORLD WAR II PERIOD AND POST WAR PERIOD

24 BARANGGAYS

1. Brgy. Andres Bonifacio	13. Brgy. Molocaboc
2. Brgy. Bato	14. Brgy. Old Sagay
3. Brgy. Baviera	15. Brgy. Paraiso
4. Brgy. Bulanon	16. Brgy. Plaridel
5. Brgy. Colonia Divina	17. Brgy. Poblacion I
6. Brgy. Cpo. Himoga-an	18. Brgy. Poblacion II
7. Brgy. General Luna	19. Brgy. Puey
8. Brgy. Fabrica	20. Brgy. Rizal
9. Brgy. Himoga-an Baybay	21. Brgy. Sewahon 1
10. Brgy. Lopez Jaena	22. Brgy Taba-ao
11. Brgy. Malubon	23. Brgy. Tadlong
12. Brgy. Maquiling	24. Brgy. Vito

LOCATION

The 66th city in the Philippines, Sagay straddles a good portion of the Northernmost tip of the island of Negros. Located at the latitude of 10 degrees 53 minutes and 50.52 seconds and longitude of 123 degrees, 24 minutes and 52.75 seconds. It is bounded in the North by Asuncion Pass and Visayan sea; West by Cities of Cadiz and Silay; East by the City of Escalante and Municipality of Toboso; South by the City of Talisay and Municipality of Calatrava. It is approximately 84 kms. from Bacolod City which is the Provincial Capital.

TRANSPORTATION

Ports = 2 (Old Sagay Port & Vito Port)

TOTAL LENGTH OF ROADWAY

	TOTAL LENGTH	CONCRETE	ASPHALT	GRAVEL/EARTH
National Road	- 60.00 kms.	27.00 kms	16.00 kms.	7.10 kms.
Prov’l Road	- 35.90 kms.	3.60 kms	0.00 km	32.30 kms
City Road	- 11.40 kms.	8.60 kms.	0.30 km.	2.50 kms.
Brgy. Roads	- 242.63 kms	29.10 kms	0.02 km	213.51 kms
Total	- 349.93 kms	68.30 kms	16.32 kms.	255.41 kms.

LAND AREA

Land Area : 33,034.0 has

LAND USE

• Agricultural - 26,688.5590
• Industrial - 96.0873
• Commercial - 47.1750
• Mineral - 167.9800
• Residential - 440.7959
• Parks/Open Space
• Gov’t/Edu./
• Others - 2,670.9070
• Religious - 145.7062
  

FOREST RESOURCES

A total of 193 hectares forest area of which 68 hectares is mossy forest and 125 hectares are classified as second growth.

WEATHER

Season in Sagay is not very pronounced; relatively dry from November to April and wet during the rest of the year.

HYDROLOGY

Rivers of Sagay: Himoga-an River, Bulanon River, Pacul River, Hamticon River and Tan-ao River. The largest and the longest among the five rivers is Himoga-an River with the average width of 90 meters and approximate length of 60 kilometers while the shortest is Bulanon river that runs about 19 kilometers before it goes out into the sea.

POPULATION (NSO Data)

• 1903 - 8,311
• 1975 - 95,421
• 1918 - 17,752
• 1939 - 53,767
• 1948 - 67,152
• 1960 - 71,335
• 1970 - 79,702
• 1980 - 99,118
• 1990 - 112,700
• 1995 - 128,374
• 2000 - 129,765

POPULATION DENSITY

• 1995 - 389 persons/sq. km.
• 2000 - 393 persons/sq. km.

EDUCATION

Literacy rate - 92 %

College : (NONESCOST)- Northern Negros State College of Science and Technology
(TUP) -Technological University of the Philippines -Sagay Branch

High School : 16 Schools (Private and Public, including)
1. Sagay Nat’l. Hs
2. SNHS Bulanon ext.
3. Sagay Night HS
4. Bato NHS
5. *Colonia Divina Integrated Sch.
6. BNHS Campo Bago Ext.
7. Vito NHS
8. *Molocaboc Integrated Sch.
9. Eusebio Lopez Integrated School
10. *S.V. Aguilar Integrated Sch.
11. S.V.A.I.S. Sewahon Ext.
12. *Himoga-an Baybay Integrated Sch
13. Holy Trinity Academy
14. Emmanuel Christian Academy
15. Abounding Life Academy
16. Northern Negros State College of Science and Technology (NONESCOST)-high school

Elementary : 51 schools (Private and Public, including extensions)

Vocational : Universal School of Applied Technicians (USAT)
Sagay Computer Institute

ANNUAL INCOME:

• 1994 = *P 37,813,497.82
• 1995 = *P 44,343,343.54
• 1996 = *P 53,436,565.11
• 1997 = P195,940,482.77
• 1998 = P231,045,173.35
• 1999 = P 262,537,667.37
• 2000 = P 312,505,790.86
• 2001 = P 295,609,213.45
• 2002 = P 274,610,504.17
• 2003 = P 298,940,368.61

RELIGIONS

Roman Catholic, Protestants, Islam, Iglesia ni Cristo, Mormons, Alaph Divine Temple, Pagtulun-an (Dios nga Amahan), Jehovah Witnesses, Seventh Day Adventist

DIALECT

- Ilonggo, Cebuano, English & Tagalog

LABOR FORCE & EMPLOYMENT (1998)

Labor force (Economically Active Pop.-15 yrs. & over) - 60.20 %
In the Labor Force - 71.34 %
Not in the Labor Force - 28.66 %

ELECTRICITY

VRESCO and Barangay Operated Electric Power System in Molocaboc Island.

INDUSTRIES

A. 2 Sugar Centrals

Sagay Central Inc.
Lopez Sugar Corp.

B. 1 Iceplant

Sagay Ice Plant

C. 1 Bagasse Textboard Factory

Sagay Diversified Industries, Inc

D. 8 Lime quarries
E.12 Rice and Corn mills
F. Livestocks, garments & metal Working
G. Fishing

89 Hulbot-hulbot operators
534 motorized banca
797 non-motorized fishing

BANKING

- Rural Bank of Sagay, Bank of the Philippine Islands, and Land Bank of the Philippines

BUSINESS

- 1,030 Commercial Establishments
- 7 Planters Association

TOP 20 COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT:

CORPORATION	NATURE OF BUSINESS	SINGLE PROPRIETORSHIP	NATURE OF BUSINESS
1. Mercury Drug Corp.	Medicines/Groceries	1. New Sagay H & L	Hardware
2. Paraiso Food Processors, Inc. (PFPC)	Farm Leasing	2. 8 AM Trading	Distributor
3. Tri-Star Pioneer Inc.	Construction Materials	3. E.G. Const. Labor & Sales	Contractor & Const. Materials
4. Lopue’s Value Store	General Mdse.	4. Vic-Ann Mart	Gen. Mdse. /Rice & Corn
5. NIG Marketing	Motorcycle & Appliances	5. A.Y. Trading	Gen. Mdse. /Rice & Corn
6. United Motolliance Network	Motorcycle & Appliances	6. Sweetland Marketing	Gen. Mdse. /Rice & Corn
7. Sagay Shoppers	Gen. Mdse.	7. Spyro Marketing	Hardware & Const. Materials
8. Amar Emporium	Gen. Mdse.	8. Sunshine Gen. Mdse.	Gen. Mdse. /Rice & Corn
9. YL Marketing	Gen. Mdse.	9. Gene Rolly’s Store	Gen. Mdse. /Rice & Corn
10. Snackee Restaurant	Food Processing	10. Abico Store	Gen. Mdse. /Rice & Corn

COMMUNICATIONS

- Landlines - PLDT, Globelines
- Cellular Phones - Globe, Smart, & Sun Cellular
- Internet - Techno.com, Wengayt, Josh, Holland.Com

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

Historical * Eusebio Lopez Elem. Sch. main building * Big House, Lopez Sugar Coop, Paraiso * Balibag Hill, Lopez Jaena * Sagay Water Tank. Poblacion 2 * Japanese Burial Marker, Tinago Paraiso	Natural * Sagay Marine Reserve (Carbin Reef) * Cabiao Cave, A. Bonifacio * Talithi Falls, Brgy. Tadlong
Special Interests * Old Steam Engine Train of Lopez Sugar Corp. * ILCO Train in Sagay Public Plaza, Pob. II * Museo sang Bata sa Negros	Religious * Vito Church * San Vicente Ferrer Statue * Alaph Divine Temple, Col. Divina * Burial Site of Dr. Roberto *Mahilum, Founder Alaph *Divine Temple, Colonia Divina

HEALTH FACILITIES

1. One (1) Hospital A.E. Marañon , Sr. Memorial District Hospital 2. One (1) Rural Health Unit 3. Forty Three (43) Brgy. Health Centers	7. Twenty seven (27) Brgy. Nutrition Scholars 8. Twenty-four (24) Brgy. Service Point Officers
4. Eighty Six (86) Day Care Centers 5. Six (6) dental clinics 6. Three hundred seventy (370) Brgy. Health Workers	9. Three (3) Units Ambulance 10. One (1) Rehabilitation Center 11. One (1) Unit Rescue Emergency Vehicle

SPORTS FACILITIES

1. Sagay Gym
2. Two (2) Hard Court Lawn Tennis
3. Thirty eight (38) Basketball Courts all over Sagay
4. SNHS Sports Oval

WATER FACILITIES

1. Sagay Water District
2. German funded water system (Mun. Subdivision Water System)
3. Deep wells, dug wells & artesian wells

FESTIVALS, PATRON SAINT & MARKET DAY

Sagay Annual Fiesta (Sinigayan Festival) - March 19
Charter Day - June 11
Patron Saint - St. Joseph, The Worker
Market Day - Sunday

SISTER CITY

Osterholz, Germany

CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS

OISCA-International, Sagay “Sigay” Jaycees, Rotary Club, Rotaract, Sagay "Kabingahan" Lions Club, Leo Club, Council for Women, Sagay Youth Circle & Sagay Lady Circle

DIRECTORY OF CITY OFFICIALS

HON. LEO RAFAEL M.CUEVA - City Mayor
HON. JOSEPH GERARD L. MARAÑON - City Vice Mayor
HON. NARCISO L. JAVELOSA, JR. - Sangguniang Panlungsod
HON. JAMES M. TUPAS - Sangguniang Panlungsod
HON. LUIS S. UYCHIAT, IV - Sangguniang Panlungsod
HON. ELMER P. VILLAR - Sangguniang Panlungsod
HON. BEETHOVEN B. FUENTESFINA - Sangguniang Panlungsod
HON. MILLER V. SERONDO - Sangguniang Panlungsod
HON. CHRISTOPHER G. ESCARIO - Sangguniang Panlungsod
HON. EDUARDO L. CONSING - Sangguniang Panlungsod
HON. WENONAH U. MARTYR - Sangguniang Panlungsod
HON. GEORGIE S. JAVELOSA - SP, ABC President
HON. BENJIE V. SANTILLAN - SP, SK Federation Chairman

CITY, PROVINCIAL, & NATIONAL HEADS OF AGENCIES

MR. RENA MAUREEN GA - City Administrator
MR. RODNEL DE LOS REYES - City Planning & Development Officer
MR. LARRY J. CAYAYAN - Executive Assistant IV
MR. PERFECTO B. MARAÑON - Executive Assistant IV
MRS. FE JUSTICE S. SOBERANO - Acting Secretary to the Sang. Panlungsod
MR. GIOVANNI P. BALALILHE - City Treasurer
ENGR. NICK BUTCH M. BUSTILLO - City Engineer
MR. ENRIQUE GARY H. PINONGAN - City Assessor
MS. PERSINITA B. GABRIEL - City Budget Officer
MRS. GLORIA D. DE LOS REYES - City Civil Registrar
MR. MAGDALENO L. SUSADA - General Services Officer
MRS. SUSAN PAROGOYA - HRMO
MS. CHERRY N. GUSTILO - City Accountant
MR. JERELU T. GANANCIAL - City Agriculturist
HON. REGINALD M. FUENTEBELLA - Presiding Judge, MTCC
MS. JEMIMA B. GABRIEL - DILG, LGO 5
DR. MANUEL A. BERSALES - City Health Officer
MRS. CONCEPCION O. JAVELLANA - City Social Welfare & Dev. Officer
DR. BALTAZAR DELORINO - City Veterinarian
MRS. ZORAYDA PEÑOSA - OIC/MARO
P/SUPT. WILLIAM SENORON- Chief of Police, PNP Sagay
MR. VICTOR E. GARDE - BIR Collection Agent
MR. ALBERTO VILLARTA, JR. - Postmaster
MR. THOMAS C. ALVARADO - Election Officer
MRS. NAIDA A. BRASILEÑO - City Auditor
FISCAL MARCELO B. DEL PILAR - City Prosecutor
MRS. CELIA MOLINA - Parole & Probation Officer
F/INSP. PAMELA M. CANDIDO - Fire Marshal