Rizal, Kalinga


Rizal, officially the Municipality of Rizal is a municipality in the province of Kalinga, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 20,491 people.
The town is famous for its Pleistocene archaeological site which possesses rhino bones, tools, deer bones, turtle remains, and stegodon bones. The butchered rhino bones were confirmed by international scientific journals as proof of ancient hominids in the Philippines dating back to 709,000 years ago, the oldest hominid evidence in the entire Philippine archipelago. The discovery was confirmed in 2018, and has been a game-changer in Philippine prehistory.
WWW rizalkalinga.gov.ph

Geography

Rizal is situated from the provincial capital Tabuk, and from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

Rizal is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
  • Babalag East
  • Babalag West
  • Bulbol
  • Calaocan
  • Kinama
  • Liwan East
  • Liwan West
  • Macutay
  • Romualdez
  • San Francisco
  • San Pascual
  • San Pedro
  • San Quintin
  • Santor

Demographics

In the 2024 census, the population of Rizal was 20,491 people, with a density of.

Government

Rizal, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Kalinga, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

PositionName
CongressmanAllen Jesse C. Mangaoang
MayorKarl Bugao P. Baac
Vice-MayorSamuel C. Valdez
CouncilorsRogelio D. Lawad
CouncilorsNellie S. Tad-o
CouncilorsJoseph V. Lumabi
CouncilorsGabriel Gangot
CouncilorsAnselmo E. Bador
CouncilorsConsolacion D. Catalon
CouncilorsJenny Rose C. Pascua
CouncilorsFrank P. Wad-asen

Education

The Rizal 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

Secondary schools