Delfin Albano

Etymology

On November 14, 1982, by virtue of Batas Pambansa Blg. 291, the municipality was renamed to its current name in honor of its native legislator, Congressman Delfin Albano.

History

On June 22, 1957, by virtue of Republic Act No. 2009, the barrios of San Antonio, San Juan, Ragan Sur, Ragan Norte, Ragan Almacen, San Jose (Bulo), San Patricio, Quibal, San Andres (Lattu), Calinawan Sur, Bayabo, Santor, Santo Rosario, Andarayan, Aneg, San Isidro, Maui, San Roque, Carmencita, Aga, Villa Pareda, Villaluz, San Pedro, Concepcion, San Macario and San Nicolas and the sitios of Turod, Paco, Calamagui and Kim-malabasa, were separated from the municipality of Tumauini to form the municipality of Magsaysay, in honor of President Ramon Magsaysay who died two months prior.

In 1982, a bill seeking to change the name of the municipality from Magsaysay to Delfin Albano was filed in the Interim Batasang Pambansa. This was in honor of the late Delfin Albano who authored the Republic Act No. 2009 which created the municipality of Magsaysay. On November 14, 1982, Batasang Pambansa No. 291 was approved. The municipality formally celebrated and installed the name of Delfin Albano on October 1, 1983.

Geography

Delfin Albano is located at 38 km northwest of Ilagan City, the capital city of the province. The town is bounded to the north by Santo Tomas, to the east by the Cagayan River shared with Tumauini, to the west by Quezon and Mallig, and to the south by Quirino, Ilagan City and the Mallig River.{{cite web

Delfin Albano is situated 30.77 km from the provincial capital Ilagan, and 455.50 km north of the country's capital Manila

Barangays

Delfin Albano is politically subdivided into twenty nine (30) barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Aga
• Andarayan
• Aneg
• Bayabo
• Calinaoan Sur
• Capitol
• Carmencita
• Concepcion
• El Paso
• Maui
• Quibal
• Ragan Almacen
• Ragan Norte
• Ragan Sur (Poblacion)
• Rizal
• San Andres
• San Antonio
• San Isidro
• San Jose
• San Juan
• San Macario
• San Nicolas (Fusi)
• San Patricio
• San Roque
• Santo Rosario
• Santor
• Villa Luz
• Villa Pereda
• Visitacion
• Caloocan

Climate

Land area and land use

The town occupies a total land area of 18,900 hectares, which is further subdivided to twenty nine (29) barangays. The total land area contains varied land use, which were developed in response to population and economic growth of the total land area, to wit: agriculture (59.04%), built-up areas (2.74%), forest (4.74%), open grass lands (30.15), and road and water bodies (3.33%).{{cite web

Demographics

In the 2024 census, the population of Delfin Albano was 30,860 people, with a density of {{sigfig|30,860/189.00|2}} PD/km2.

Economy

Government

Local government

Main article: 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 Delfin Albano 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, Barangay Council, whose members are called 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

Congress representation

Delfin Albano, as a municipality, belongs to the first legislative district of the province of Isabela. The current representative is Hon. Antonio T. Albano.

Education

The Schools Division of Isabela governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region. The Delfin Albano Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.

Primary and elementary schools

• Aga Elementary School
• Andarayan Elementary School
• Aneg Elementary School
• Bin-i Nursery/Kindergarten School
• Calaocan Multigrade School
• Capitol Elementary School
• Carmencita Elementary School
• Church of Christ Kindergarten School
• Delfin Albano Adventist Elementary School
• Delfin Albano Central School
• Gideon Joy Nursery-Kindergarten School
• Jimenez Multigrade School
• Maui Elementary School
• MLG Christian Learning Center
• Ragan Elementary School
• San Andres Elementary School
• San Antonio Elementary School
• San Isidro Multigrade
• San Juan Elementary School
• San Macario Multigrade
• San Nicolas Elementary School
• San Ramon Elementary School
• Santor Primary School
• Sta. Cruz Multigrade
• Villa TJ Multigrade School of Carmencita

Secondary schools

• Aneg National High School
• Delfin Albano (Magsaysay) Stand Alone Senior High School
• Ragan Sur National High School
• San Antonio National High School
• Tomas Pua Sr. Integrated School

References

References

1. {{DILG detail
2. "BATAS PAMBANSA Blg. 291: An Act Changing the Name of the Municipality of Magsaysay, in the Province of Isabela, to the Municipality of Delfin Albano". LawPhil Project.
3. "R.A. No. 2009, An Act Creating the Municipality of Magsaysay in the Province of Isabela". PhilippineLaw.info.
4. "History of Delfin Albano".
5. "Delfin Albano, Isabela Election Results 2022". ph.rappler.com.
6. "House of Representatives: 19th Congress". congress.gov.ph.
7. "HISTORY OF DEPED-ISABELA".
8. "DEPED REGIONAL OFFICE NO. 02".
9. (January 15, 2021). "Masterlist of Schools".