Matnog


Matnog, officially the Municipality of Matnog, is a municipality in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines and is the southernmost part of Luzon. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 42,444 people.
The town's port is one of the busiest in the region, playing host to millions of people crossing the San Bernardino Strait to Northern Samar annually. It is the jump off point to Visayas and vice versa.
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Etymology

Local elders say that the name Matnog comes from the Bicol word "matonog", which means very audible that describes the loud sound of the waves. Some attribute the name to the sound of the gong used by early chieftains to call council meetings, while others link it to the noise of the tidal rip in the San Bernardino Strait.

History

In 1785, Matnog became a barrio of Bulusan, with Juan Evangelista serving as its first head. Fifteen years later, it was designated as Puerto Civil. It later became a separate parish on November 21, 1963.

Geography

Matnog is from Sorsogon City and from Manila.

Barangays

Matnog is politically subdivided into 40 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
  • Balocawe
  • Banogao
  • Banuang-daan
  • Bariis
  • Bolo
  • Bon-Ot Dako
  • Bon-Ot Saday
  • Cabagahan
  • Calayuan
  • Calintaan
  • Caloocan
  • Calpi
  • Camachiles
  • Camcaman
  • Coron-coron
  • Culasi
  • Gadgaron
  • Genablan Occidental
  • Genablan Oriental
  • Hid-hid
  • Laboy
  • Lajong
  • Mambajog
  • Manjumlad
  • Manurabi
  • Naburacan
  • Paghuliran
  • Pange
  • Pawa
  • Poropandan
  • Santa Isabel
  • Sinalmacan
  • Sinang-Atan
  • Sinebaran
  • Sisigon
  • Sua
  • Sulangan
  • Tablac
  • Tabunan
  • Tugas
  • Para sa Training

Demographics

The native people that settled in Matnog are the Agta, Tabangon, and Cimaron Tribe.

Transportation

Transportation includes buses going to and from Metro Manila and Bulan and ferries going to and from Allen, Northern Samar.
In order to spur development in the municipality, The Toll Regulatory Board declared Toll Road 5 the extension of South Luzon Expressway. A, four-lane expressway starting from the terminal point of the now under construction SLEX Toll Road 4 at Barangay Mayao in Lucena, Quezon, to Matnog, Sorsogon, near the Matnog Ferry Terminal. On August 25, 2020, San Miguel Corporation announced that they will invest the project which will reduce travel time from Lucena to Matnog from 9 hours to 5.5 hours.

Education

The Matnog Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.

Primary and elementary schools

  • Balocawe Elementary School
  • Banogao Elementary School
  • Banuang-Daan Elementary School
  • Bolo Elementary School
  • Bon-ot Elementary School
  • Bon-ot Elementary School
  • Cabagahan Elementary School
  • Calayuan Elementary School
  • Calintaan Elementary School
  • Calpi Elementary School
  • Coron-Coron Elementary School
  • Culasi Elementary School
  • Gadgaron Elementary School
  • Genablan Occidental Elementary School
  • Genablan Or. Elementary School
  • Hidhid Elementary School
  • Jose C. Frencillo Elementary School
  • Laboy Elementary School
  • Lajong Elementary School
  • Mambajog Elementary School
  • Manjumlad Elementary School
  • Manurabi Elementary School
  • Matnog Central School
  • Matnog Seventh Day Adventist Elementary School
  • Paghuliran Elementary School
  • Pange Elementary School
  • Pawa Elementary School
  • Poropandan Elementary School
  • Sinang-Atan Elementary School
  • Sinalmacan Elementary School
  • Sinebaran Elementary School
  • Sta. Isabel Elementary School
  • Sua Elementary School
  • Tablac Elementary School
  • Tugas Elementary School
  • Vicente Dorotan Elementary School

Secondary schools