With the long coastline, fishing is a major and alternative source of livelihood to coconut farming. Baganga can boast lobster, clam, and a variety of other seafood. Bagangeños mostly live off the abundance of nature—coconut, logging, and marine resources. Few other business opportunities are available this far from the city. The effects of El Niño have been limited. I experienced lots of rain and not a single brownout during my three days in the town, and this at a time when six-hour brownouts and drought are haunting most of Mindanao.

Election posters are pasted or nailed on the coconut trees along the roads. This is a violation of the law—posters are supposed to be placed in common poster areas only. However, how else will people know who are the candidates? Hopefully the candidates and their supporters will remove the posters after election day so that the posters won’t turn into litter polluting an otherwise clean town. The beaches are clean—I didn’t see plastics, cigarette buts, wrappers or other types of garbage on the beaches that I visited. A few empty Tanduay bottles on the isolated beach at the mouth of the Langoyon River were all the trash that I saw. Somebody must have gone to this remote place to drown his heartache.

Baganga, by the way, has lakes too, ideal for people who like to swim but don’t like the big waves of the sea.

The visitor will be amazed by the beauty of Baganga, especially at this time when other parts of the country have turned dry, brown and dusty. Baganga remains green and lush. The white-topped waves of the Pacific Ocean keep washing up on the shore. In this environment on a lazy Sunday, a taste of the local version of puto and the crispy skin of lechon makes life seem perfect and trouble free. But venturing into the hinterlands where cutting of rattan and logging compete with coconut farming as the main source of livelihood is risky unless one is a friend of the NPA.

Passing through Mati City on my way back to Davao City, I learned that members of the NPA have come down from the mountains to campaign for Satur Ocampo, Liza Maza and Sen. Manny Villar. The people who are responsible for making Trisha Faith fatherless at the age of nine months have temporarily replaced their firearms with campaign posters. Sen. Villar, whom I was delighted to personally serve coffee when he guested the radio station where I worked and who staked his House speakership to have the Clean Air Act passed, must explain to Trisha Faith, her mother, the parents and siblings of the late PFC Dedumo why he is collaborating with the killers of their loved one. Dedumo was a soldier in the service of his country and he died defending this country and the office for which Sen. Villar is aspiring.

Municipality Of Baganga, Philippines—At least six soldiers were killed in a New People’s Army attack in a hinterland village in Baganga, Davao Oriental on Saturday morning, a communist rebel leader said.The attack came as the NPA was about to celebrate its 41st anniversary on Monday.

Mr. Dyomabuk Kadyawan, spokesperson of the Antonio Nerio Antao Command of the NPA’s Front 15, said the soldiers who belong to the 67th Infantry Battalion were resting in Sitio (sub-village) Pagbabayan, Barangay (village) Mahan-ob at past 7 a.m. when attacked was launched.

Kadyawan said his men monitored the entry of the soldiers in the village at 2 a.m., prompting them to conduct the offensive.

“The guerilla action is a slap on the enemy's face who just recently declared that Baganga in Davao Oriental is said to be a NPA-free Municipality,” the spokesperson said on his most recent conference.

This was the granted Act that separated the north Lambajon Annex from its sister main school the BNHS or the Baganga National Highschool. This Act also gave an autonomous status for the Lambajon ANNEX School.


NO. HB03444

FULL TITLE : AN ACT SEPARATING THE BAGANGA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - LAMBAJON ANNEX IN BARANGAY LAMBAJON, MUNICIPALITY OF BAGANGA, PROVINCE OF DAVAO ORIENTAL FROM THE BAGANGA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE CRISPIN E. ROJAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SHORT TITLE : Separating The Baganga National High School - Lambajon Annex In Barangay Lambajon, Municipality Of Baganga, Province Of Davao Oriental From The Baganga National High School, Converting It Into An Independent National High School To Be Known As The Crispin E. Rojas National High School
BY CONGRESSMAN/WOMAN DAYANGHIRANG, NELSON L.
DATE FILED ON 2008-01-29
CO-AUTHORS:

Jan. 14 — The Public Attorneys Office (PAO) in Davao Region finally reopened its Baganga District Office with the appointment of one lawyer last Monday.

PAO Davao chief Francis Calatrava assigned in Baganga lawyer Apple Cherrie Amolata, who will be handling the Regional Trial Court (RTC) and the Municipal Trial Court (MTC) in Baganga, the Municipal Circuit Trial Courts (MCTC) in Cateel and Boston, Manay, Taragona and Caraga.

"Daghan kaayo siya ug courts (She has to handle so many courts) but I am so happy that we now have our office in Baganga which was closed since August 2004, for almost six years," Calatrava said.

Calatrava said Davao Oriental Governor Corazon Malanyaon was instrumental in the reopening of the district office.

"In Davao City alone, we have 15 lawyers for 18 courts. But, I'm prohibited from handling a court because I have to supervise and oversee the lawyers and the staff all over the region," Calatrava explained. (PNA) FFC/JLC/lvp

Meanwhile, Calatrava said the PAO Davao still needs additional lawyers for assignments in Digos and Malita in Davao del Sur; and Tagum and Island Garden City of Samal in Davao del Norte.

Here is the result of Latest election Survey as of March 23, 2010

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MAYOR
Eufronio Manguiob/ PASTOR POYONG, IND (0)
0%
Cecilio Monday/ KAP CELIO, LP (8)
57%
Remigio Nazreno/ REMING, NP (6)
43%



VICE-MAYOR
Arturo Monday, NP (6)
60%
Gerry Morales, IND (1)
10%
Majencio Pasic, IND (3)
30%

SANGGUNIANG PANGLUNGSOD
Orville Apostol (1)
8%
Dolly Arangurin (0)
0%
Tony Baja (1)
8%
Minda Bandayanon (1)
8%
Anselma Bausing (0)
0%
Bobbie Calig-Onan (0)
0%
Armando Donga (1)
8%
Whelma Donga (1)
8%
Edwin Garcia (0)
0%
Edito Jualo (1)
8%
Calixto Licong Jr. (1)
8%
Fernando Manguiob (1)
8%
Leo Lowell Manguiob/ Boyet (0)
0%
Adela Mara (1)
8%
Jo-Ann Monday (1)
8%
Isagani Morales (1)
8%
Nilo Nazareno (0)
0%
Henry Kim Padilla (0)
0%
Felipe Paraggua Jr. (0)
0%
Jose Tinoy (1)
8%
Evelyn Toquero (1)
8%



SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN
Aristotle Abella (1)
20%
Dante Caubang (1)
20%
Pepot Lara (0)
0%
Ramona Olea (1)
20%
Mario Jose Palma Gil (0)
0%
Napoleon Sango (2)
40%
Anna Louise Tambilawan (0)
0%
Nestor Uy (0)
0%



PRESIDENT
Noynoy Aquino (1)
50%
John Carlos de los Reyes (0)
0%
Joseph Estrada (0)
0%
Richard Gordon (1)
50%
Jamby Madrigal (0)
0%
Nicanor Perlas (0)
0%
Gilberto Teodoro (0)
0%
Eddie Villanueva (0)
0%
Manny Villar (0)
0%

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This coming 2010 Election, every vote counts for the betterment and change of our community and our country...Let us choose Leaders that will PROTECT our place. especially our environment.
*Ban illegal or even legal logging
*Marine Habitat Rehabilitation
*Prioritize Social Services(hospitalization(medical facilities),educ...ation,livelihood programs)
*Ban mining projects
*Agricultural programs for the farmers
*Infrastructure(ex. seawalls, farm to market roads,).

Visit Philippines and have the enjoyable and cheap vacation in Baganga, Davao Oriental. 1 municipality with 18 barangays. you'll be able to enjoy Hot spring, Falls, Islands, Rivers, Lakes, Beaches, Streams, Surfing, scuba diving, island hoping, white sand, black sand, grey sand,clean swamp and all in a natural way. bring with you a little amount of money and enjoy everything there. sleep in lodging houses. eat at many restaurants. and people are all accommodating and hospitable. ride from different places from centro is just 30 minutes to 1 hour away. most roads are cemented and high rating of peace and order. if you are new to the place. just go to the mayor there. and he will help you enjoy the place without any worries. Hope to see you there. ENJOY

Baganga is a 1st class municipality in the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 43,122 people in 8,221 households.

Baganga is politically subdivided into 18barangays. Agriculture is its main economic strength with coconut as the major crop, and others like abaca, root crops, and fishery.

After an almost one year of construction the new Building of Saint Mary's College was formally inagurated on December 8 of 2009 together with its foundation day and the Feast of the Our Lady of Immaculate conception which was also the original date of the Baganga's town fiesta after being moved to September 8 annually.

Here are some of the photos of the SMC newly inagurated building.

Baganga as part of the davao oriental Region uses the Southern Kamayo dialect. The Southern Kamayo is quite different from the Kamayo Dialect of Bislig Surigao Del Sur. Southern Kamayo is also spoken in Southern Lingig, Surigao del Sur; and in Cateel, Baganga, Caraga and some parts of Davao Oriental. It is also related to Surigaonon and Butuanon. Dialect variations are caused by mixed dialect communications between the Mandaya, Cebuano and other immigrants now living in the area. A prefix is added in most adjectives. Example: The word GAMAY in Cebuano (English: SMALL) is GAMAYAY in Baganga. But you cant use the AY prefix often, like for instance the word DAKO (English; BIG)is spoken as Bagas-AY or bagasay instead of saying DAKO-AY.

Aside from the kamayo or southern Kamayo baganga also uses Cebuano,Tagalog and English.

Lambajon is one of the most populated sub-urban Area in Baganga. Lambajon can be found North from Pob. Baganga and South of Barangay San Victor baganga.

Meanwhile here is the deatailed map of Lambajon from google earth.