About Miagao
PHYSICAL RESOURCE PROFILE
The Municipality has a total land area of 15,722.04 hectares. The poblacion, composed of eight (8) barangays, has an area of 299.54 hectares and the remaining 111 barangays has a total area of 15,422.50.
Miagao, a brief History
Miagao became an independent Municipality in 1716. It used to be a part or arrabal of four (4) different towns. Record shows that before Miagao became a town, it was an arrabal of Oton until 1580; of Tigbauan until 1952; of Suaraga or Suaragan (now San Joaquin) until 1703; and of Guimbal until 1716 when it became an independent town. It was until 1731, however, when Miagao had its own head. Read more: Miagao, a brief History
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‘MIAGAO HOSTS SICMRC’
Mayor Richard Garin warmly welcomed the participants of the Southern Iloilo Coastal Resource Management Council in Miagao on April 29, 2024. They were here for their regular meeting and election of a new set of officers. Subsequently, Mayor Garin was elected...
HEALTH CARAVAN ONGOING
Miagaowanons can still avail of free medical and laboratory consultations and medicines at the ongoing Bantay Kalusugan Health Caravan led by Congresswoman Doc Nanay Janette Garin at the Regional Evacuation Center from April 29 to May 1. Mayor Richard Garin personally...
Mayor Richard Garin expressed his all-out support for the Liga ng mga Barangay as he attentively listened to the proceedings of the Liga Meeting on April 27, 2024.
‘UNVEILING OF THE UPDATED MIAGAO CHURCH MARKER’
The members of the different religious groups, the local government unit of Miagao, and the academe showed their cooperation as members of the church and humanity during the unveiling of the updated marker of the world heritage Miagao Church. The remarkable event was...