Datu Blah T. Sinsuat
Datu Blah T. Sinsuat, officially the Municipality of Datu Blah T. Sinsuat and commonly known by its proposed name West Upi, is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,243 people.
Etymology
Datu Blah T. Sinsuat was named after a legislator of the same name who was Maguindanao's delegate to the 1935 Constitutional Convention and was Cotabato's lone representative in the House of Representatives during the 2nd Congress. The town is also known by the initials, D.B.S.As the town was originally the western coast of the undivided municipality Upi, Datu Blah Sinsuat is also informally known as West Upi. In 2024, there are proposals to officially rename the town as West Upi.
History
Formerly a part of the town of Upi, Datu Blah T. Sinsuat became another municipality after a plebiscite on July 15, 2006, and pursuant to the Muslim Mindanao Act No. 198 of the ARMM. On October 28, it became a new municipality of the newly created Shariff Kabunsuan province until its nullification by the Supreme Court in July 2008. The orphaned municipality was absorbed by the province of Maguindanao.This municipality is named after Datu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao's delegate to the 1935 Constitutional Convention and Cotabato's Lone District Representative to the 2nd Congress of the Philippines.
Geography
Barangays
Datu Blah T. Sinsuat is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.Economy
Datu Blah T. Sinsuat is considered as the "fishing capital" of Maguindanao del Norte. Among the marine fauna caught by fishers include groupers, albacore, and blue marlins.During Siba season, fishers of Datu Blah T. Sinsuat harvests Skipjack tuna off the shore of the town.
Poverty Incidence of
;Gross Domestic Product
The Gross Domestic Product of the Municipality is 9,729,000,000.