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Imelda
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Municipality of Imelda
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ImeldaLocation within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°38′34″N 122°56′05″E / 7.64275°N 122.9347°E / 7.64275; 122.9347
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Zamboanga Sibugay
District	1st district
Founded	11 November 1977
Named for	Imelda Marcos
Barangays	18 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Roselyn V. Silva
• Vice Mayor	Ruth E. Roble
• Representative	Wilter Y. Palma
• Municipal Council	Members Goldyluck V. Silva Carla Kris A. Quintilla Arnold S. Yanga Joey C. Vergara Bruno P. Doring Manuel Luis L. Talaver Jr. Ronie P. Suela Ernesto P. Pardillo
• Electorate	16,553 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	255.51 km (98.65 sq mi)
Elevation	76 m (249 ft)
Highest elevation	454 m (1,490 ft)
Lowest elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Population
• Total	26,020
• Density	100/km (260/sq mi)
• Households	6,074
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	30.23% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 129.5 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 368.6 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 105.3 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 117.5 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Zamboanga del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7007
PSGC	098304000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)62
Native languages	Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog

Imelda, officially the Municipality of Imelda (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Imelda; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Imelda; Tagalog: Bayan ng Imelda), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,020 people.

The municipality is the least populous in the province and the third smallest in area.

History

The municipality was established on November 11, 1977, by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 1239 signed by President Ferdinand Marcos, constituting a total of nineteen barangays taken from Malangas (7, including Sta. Fe which would be the seat of government), Siay (9), and Alicia (3), all then part of Zamboanga del Sur.

It is named after First Lady Imelda Marcos.

Territorial dispute (Guintolan)

Issues concerning territorial jurisdiction over Barangay Guintolan led to two judicial proceedings between Imelda and Payao (also created, same day). Guintolan was situated between the municipalities, both are geographically adjacent.

Residents later petitioned the transfer of the barangay from the jurisdiction of Payao to that of Imelda. In 1987, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Zamboanga del Sur issued resolutions, unanimously approving and, with the approval of the involved municipal mayors, proclaiming that Guintolan would be under the territorial jurisdiction of Imelda. However, on November 18, 1987, the Pagadian Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 19 nullified the transfer upon granting a petition filed by Payao, which questioned the provincial board's authority to do so.

Imelda, seeking to regain Guintolan, later twice filed Petitions for Mandamus. The first was filed against Payao and provincial officials of Zamboanga del Sur before Pagadian RTC Branch 21, which was dismissed in August 15, 2001. The second was filed against Payao before Ipil RTC Branch 24. (In 2000, Zamboanga Sibugay had been created, separating portions of Zamboanga del Sur.)

In 2006, the Sangguniang Bayan of Imelda requested various government agencies for the immediate transfer of Guintolan to its territorial jurisdiction. The provincial government of Zamboanga Sibugay later assessed the matter as a boundary dispute.

The latter petition was granted on April 1, 2015. The decision was affirmed, both by the Court of Appeals on February 28, 2018, and eventually, by the Supreme Court on June 28, 2021.

Geography

Barangays

Imelda is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Balugo
• Bolungisan
• Baluyan
• Cana-an
• Dumpoc
• Gandiangan
• Guintolan
• Israel (Balian Israel)
• Lower Baluran
• La Victoria
• Little Baguio
• Lumbog
• Lumpanac
• Mali Little Baguio
• Poblacion (Santa Fe)
• Pulawan (Mountain View)
• San Jose
• Santa Barbara
• Upper Baluran

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Poverty incidence of Imelda

References

1.  Municipality of Imelda | (DILG)
2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
3. ^ Census of Population (2020). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. "Presidential Decree No. 1239". The LawPhil Project. Arellano Law Foundation. November 11, 1977. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
6. "G.R. No. 243167". lawyerly.ph. Lawyerly. June 28, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
7. Mapa, Dennis (April 23, 2024). "First Quarter 2024 PSGC Updates" (Press release). Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
8. "Imelda: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
9. Census of Population (2015). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
10. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
11. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
12. "Province of Zamboanga Sibugay". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
13. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
14. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
15. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
16. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
17. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
18. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
19. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
20. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Imelda Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information

v t e Places adjacent to Imelda, Zamboanga Sibugay
Siay Diplahan Payao Imelda Malangas Alicia

v t e Province of Zamboanga Sibugay
Ipil (capital and largest municipality)
Municipalities	Alicia Buug Diplahan Imelda Ipil Kabasalan Mabuhay Malangas Naga Olutanga Payao Roseller Lim Siay Talusan Titay Tungawan

v t e Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos
10th President of the Philippines and 10th First Lady of the Philippines
Family	Josefa Edralin & Mariano Marcos and Remedios Trinidad & Vicente Lopez-Romualdez (parents) Imee, Bongbong, Irene & Aimee (children) Pacifico Marcos, Pio Marcos and Quirino Lizardo (relatives)
Education	University of the Philippines and U.P. College of Law (Ferdinand) St. Paul's College of Tacloban and Philippine Women's University (Imelda)
Political career	Pi Gamma Mu Military career Nacionalista Party 2nd district of Ilocos Norte (1949–1959) President of the Senate of the Philippines Kilusang Bagong Lipunan Marcos propaganda
Presidency (1965–1986)	Executive orders Vietnam War Moro conflict Sabah claim Operation Merdeka and Jabidah massacre Establishment of the MNLF Manili massacre 1976 Tripoli Agreement Pata Island massacre ASEAN Declaration Communist Party of the Philippines New People's Army Communist armed conflicts 1969 Philippine balance of payments crisis First Quarter Storm 1971 constitutional convention Plaza Miranda bombing Proclamation No. 1081 New Society Rolex 12 Integrated Reorganization Plan 1973 constitution Palimbang massacre Green Revolution Thrilla in Manila Metro Manila Tictapul massacre Creation of the Municipality of Kalayaan Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa Assassination of Ninoy Aquino 1980s debt crisis Binondo Central Bank Negros famine Escalante massacre Philippine economic history during the Marcos dictatorship Philippine military history during the Marcos dictatorship NAMFREL People Power Revolution
Post-presidency	1st district of Leyte (1995–1998) Operation Big Bird Burial Historical distortion Solid North
Kleptocracy	Unexplained wealth of the Marcos family Marcos mansions Marcos jewels Overseas landholdings of the Marcos family Japanese Official Development Assistance scandal Coco Levy Fund scam Golden Buddha theft BNPP kickbacks
Controversies	Human rights abuses Fake war claims and fake medals Cronies Edifice complex Cult of personality Death of Alfie Anido Affair with Dovie Beams Murder of Archimedes Trajano Manila Film Center disaster
Elections	1949 1963 1965 1967 1969 1970 1971 1973 (Jan) 1973 (Jul) 1975 (KB) 1975 (SB) 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 (SP) 1980 (KB) 1981 (Apr) 1981 (Jun) 1982 (B) 1984 parliamentary 1984 plebiscite 1986 1992 1995 1998 2010 2013 2016 Bongbong Marcos vice presidential campaign 2019 2022 Bongbong Marcos presidential campaign
Cultural depictions	Iginuhit ng Tadhana (The Ferdinand E. Marcos Story) Kumander Dante A Dangerous Life Batas Militar Chavit Here Lies Love The Kingmaker Maid in Malacañang Martyr or Murderer
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