| Name | Tabuk |
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| Native name | Ciudad ti Tabuk |
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| Settlement type | Municipality |
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| Map caption | Map of Kalinga showing the location of Tabuk. |
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| Pushpin map | Philippines |
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| Pushpin map caption | Location in the Philippines |
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| Coordinates type | region:PH-16_type:city(87912)_source:dewiki |
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| Coordinates display | inline,title |
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| Subdivision type | Country |
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| Subdivision name | |
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| Subdivision type1 | Region |
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| Subdivision name1 | Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) |
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| Subdivision type2 | Province |
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| Subdivision name2 | Kalinga |
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| Subdivision type3 | District |
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| Subdivision name3 | Lone District |
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| Established title | Founded |
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| Established date | June 16, 1950 |
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| Established title1 | Cityhood |
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| Established date1 | June 23, 2007 |
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| Parts type | Barangays |
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| Parts style | para |
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| P1 | 42 |
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| Leader title | Mayor |
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| Leader name | Camilo T. Lammawin, Jr. |
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| Area total km2 | 700.25 |
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| Population total | 87912 |
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| Population as of | 2007 |
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| Population density km2 | auto |
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| Blank name sec1 | Income class |
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| Blank info sec1 | 1st class |
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| Timezone | PHT |
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| Utc offset | +8 |
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| Postal code type | ZIP Code |
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| Postal code | 3800 |
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| Website | tabuk.gov.ph |
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Tabuk is a municipality located in the province of Kalinga in the northern part of the Philippines. It is also the capital of the said province. According to the latest census made in 2007, it has a population of 87,912 people.
Barangays
Tabuk is politically subdivided into 42
barangays.
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Agbannawag
Amlao
Appas
Bagumbayan
Balawag
Balong
Bantay
Bulanao
Bulanao Norte
Cabaritan
Cabaruan
Calaccad
Calanan
Dilag
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Dupag
Gobgob
Guilayon
Ipil
Lanna
Laya East
Laya West
Lucog
Magnao
Magsaysay
Malalao
Masablang
Nambaran
Nambucayan
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Naneng
Dagupan Centro (Pob.)
San Juan
Suyang
Tuga
Bado Dangwa
Bulo
Casigayan
Cudal
Dagupan West
Lacnog
Malin-awa
New Tanglag
San Julian
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People and Economy
The population of Tabuk is a mix of different Kalinga cultures and languages.
The two barangays of Bulanao and Dagupan are the centers of commerce and trade for Tabuk, and the focus of economic activity for most areas of Kalinga. Merchants from Ilocos, Pangasinan, Cagayan, and other nearby provinces, come to Bulanao and Dagupan to purchase rice, which is the major agricultural product of Kalinga. These merchants sell other commodities, especially seafood, clothing, fabric, metal and plastic manufactures. The language of the market place is Ilocano.
Cityhood
Tabuk became the Cordillera’s second city after
Baguio on June 23, 2007, when 17,060 voters ratified
Republic Act No. 9404,
An Act Converting the Municipality of Tabuk into a Component City of the Province of Kalinga to be Known as the City of Tabuk. In November 2008, the full bench of the Supreme Court of the Philippines declared Republic Act 9404 unconstitutional, reverting Tabuk to the status of a municipality.
On December 10, 2008, Tabuk and the other 15 cities affected, informally known as the League of 16, filed a motion for reconsideration with the Supreme Court. More than a year later, on December 22, 2009, acting on said appeal, the Court reversed its earlier ruling as it ruled that "at the end of the day, the passage of the amendatory law (regarding the criteria for cityhood as set by Congress) is no different from the enactment of a law, i.e., the cityhood laws specifically exempting a particular political subdivision from the criteria earlier mentioned. Congress, in enacting the exempting law/s, effectively decreased the already codified indicators." As such, the cityhood status of Tabuk is effectively restored.
But on August 24, 2010, in a 16-page resolution, the Supreme Court reinstated its November 18, 2008 decision striking down the Cityhood laws making Tabuk a municipality again.
References
External links
Tabuk LGU
Tabuk.ph
Tabuk Quick Info
Philippine Standard Geographic Code
1995 Philippine Census Information
2000 Philippine Census Information
2007 Philippine Census Information
Category:Municipalities of Kalinga
