Patnanungan


Patnanungan, officially the Municipality of Patnanungan, is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the, it has a population of people.

History

Patnanungan was once a barrio part of Polillo, dating back to the History of [the Philippines (1521–1898)|Spanish colonial era]. On June 12, 1948, barrio Patnanungan was excised from Polillo and incorporated into the newly established municipality of Burdeos.
Patnanungan was established as a municipal district on June 18, 1961, out of six barrios and ten islands previously from Burdeos.

Geography

A shoe-shaped island municipality facing the Philippine Sea, it has various island and islet borders like Burdeos, Jomalig Island, Pollilo Strait, Lamon Bay and Palasan Island. It is part of the Polillo Islands.

Barangays

Patnanungan is politically subdivided into 6 barangays, as indicated below. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
  • Amaga
  • Busdak
  • Kilogan
  • Luod
  • Patnanungan Norte
  • Patnanungan Sur

Government

Elected officials

Municipal council :
PositionName
MayorMarie Claire A. Larita-Natividad
Vice MayorReynaldo Añonuevo
Councilors-
CouncilorsLeticia G. Lopez
CouncilorsEdwin Aguilar
CouncilorsJose Caballero
CouncilorsNelson Manlugon
CouncilorsRodrigo Toledo
CouncilorsRonald Armada
CouncilorsBaby Jean C. Bantucan
CouncilorsRoberto Briz
CouncilorsArjan P. Bandales

Education

The Patnanungan-Jomalig 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

  • Amaga Elementary School
  • Busdak Elementary School
  • Guinaygayan Elementary School
  • Katakian Elementary School
  • Kilogan Elementary School
  • Luod Integrated School
  • Patnanungan Central School
  • Patnanungan Norte Elementary School
  • Sinintan Elementary School
  • St. Isidore Diocesan School
  • Tapol Elementary School

Secondary schools