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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Some 84 Miagaowanons were beneficiaries of the distribution of electronic bikes on June 15, 2024.
The recipients included teachers, midwives, and selected government employees. In an interview with Congresswoman Doc Nanay Janette Garin, she revealed that the e-bikes are intended to mitigate the rising costs of transportation while also helping barangay officials...
The local government here faces another challenge in pursuing the Seal of Good Local Governance Awards for 2023, highlighting diverse areas of governance.
The team of evaluators, led by Ms. Ruth Leda Alagban, LGOO VII from DILG Negros Occidental, scrutinized the town’s adherence to several critical metrics: - Financial Administration and Sustainability - Disaster Preparedness - Social Protection and Sensitivity - Health...
Mayor Richard Garin expressed his unending support to the sports programs of the local government that he commissioned the holding of the Mayor Richard Garin Developmental Basketball Tournament.
Opened on June 13, 2024, the event hopes to enhance the skills of young boys in the field of basketball. This initiative aims to nurture raw talent, infuse them with discipline, and provide a platform for these young athletes to showcase their potential. Mayor Garin,...
A total of 1,071 hectares of rice lands availed of free hybrid rice seeds from the Office of the Municipal Agriculturist under the Masagana 200 Program of the Department of Agriculture.
The distribution on June 13, 2024, benefited 785 Miagaowanon farmers.