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1900:), South Sulu Sea Frontiers Command, overall military supervisor of Mindanao, Deputy Chief of Staff of the AFP and Regional Commissioner for Islamic Affairs in Region IX, Adm. Espaldon could not possibly attend to his duties as Military Governor of Basilan. To this effect, he designated Col. Florencio Magsino, Brigade Commander of the 21st Infantry Brigade as Military Supervisor for Basilan and Officer-In-Charge. His Deputy Brigade Commander Col. Recaredo Calvo ably assisted Col. Magsino. When Col. Magsino was appointed Superintendent of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) in Baguio and Col. Calvo was recalled to Headquarters, Col. Alfredo Rillera assumed command of the Brigade and became the Military Supervisor of Basilan. He was succeeded by Col. Salvador Mison. Col. Augusto Narag Jr., later replaced him. The last military Supervisor was Gen. Rodolfo Tolentino, consequently, the first military with a star rank to be appointed Military Supervisor in Basilan. Admiral Espaldon was the last military governor of the province, his term lasted until December 31, 1975. 1602: 69: 95: 133: 121: 2984: 1232:, approached the Spanish with a proposal of peace. According to the agreement they arrived at in 1726, the Spanish and Sulu were permitted to trade freely with each other and the Island of Basilan was ceded to Spain. However, in a series of raids on the islands of Visayas, where the Spanish themselves got manpower and resources for Zamboanga, angry subjects of the Sultan broke the treaty which resulted in the renewal of large-scale hostilities by 1730. In 1731, General Ignacio Iriberri lead a force of 1000 to Jolo and captured it after a lengthy siege. But the Spaniards left after a few days. 1723: 203: 1790: 1559: 163: 153: 1631: 1474: 1362: 1261: 1213: 107: 1714:. It is during this phase of the operations when American bombing raids completely destroyed Fort Isabela Segunda, which was used by the Japanese as military headquarters, prison and munitions dump, and razed the "Spanish" Naval Hospital. Minimal resistance from entrenched Japanese positions in Isabela and Malamawi Island brought about a quick reoccupation which was completed by the beginning of April. On April 9, strong resistance at 1814:
the Alano Plantation (declared "No Man's Land" by the military) by MNLF "munduhin" and "blackshirts" and the ensuing aerial bombardment by the military which left the plantation totally devastated. MNLF rebels then laid siege over Lamitan's poblacion, but was eventually staved off by fierce resistance from Lamitan residents who volunteered to fight valiantly beside elements of the Armed Forces and the Philippine Constabulary.
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the shore. The 200-year-old Jesuit mission was situated halfway between the fort and the shore. The fortification proved to be easily defensible as nearby Malamawi Island blocked direct attacks and raids from the sea. Later that same year, Governor Narciso Claveria ordered the construction of a stone fort, following the plan of engineer Emilio Bernaldez submitted in 1844. Construction lasted four years.
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outrigger-and-sail paraws; the fall of Sulu's Balangingi allies on Tungkil; and, the establishment of Fuerte Isabel Segunda or Fort Isabella Segunda on Basilan Island. These three benchmarks sparked off a series of events which, from 1848 on, saw Sulu's power wane until it was finally blighted and almost completely snuffed out on the eve of the American occupation.
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Before Basilan was converted to a province, it had three regular municipalities, Isabela, Lamitan, and Maluso which are districts of the city of Basilan. Even when Col. Nanquil was appointed Military Governor, the city of Basilan was still functioning under Mayor Brown until December 31, 1975, due to
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On September 15, 1911, the governing body of the Moro Province, the Legislative Council, passed Act. No.272 converting the Municipality of Zamboanga into a city with a Commission form of government. The ceremony was held on January 1, 1912, with the appointment of American Christopher F. Bader as the
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Initially, Sultan Kiram was disappointed by the hand-over of control to the Americans and had expected to regain sovereignty over the Sulu archipelago after the defeat of the Spanish. Bates' main goal though, was to guarantee the Sultanate's neutrality in the Philippine–American War, and to establish
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The fort and naval hospital were demolished in the 20th century, when they were reduced to rubble by American bombs during World War II. The Basilan provincial capitol presently occupies the site of the demolished fort. Recent site excavations yielded rusted cannonballs and other late 19th- and early
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To check the inroads of both the increasingly bloody Tausug pirate raids and the growing influence of Lamitan's Yakan kingdom, as well as to thwart any further attempt by other European powers to colonize Basilan (the Dutch in 1747 and the French in 1844) the Spanish commandery in Zamboanga City sent
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On February 20, 1845, France forced the Sulu Sultan to formally cede Basilan Island to France in exchange for 100,000 piastres or 500,000 French francs. The French Admiral totally ignored Spanish protests. However, the inhabitants of Pasangen who remained loyal to Spain, fought against the French for
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Half of the Zamboanga peninsula was made into a Corregimiento (district) de Zamboanga with its jurisdiction reaching as far as Sindangan to the north and the whole of Basilan island to the south, while the northern half of the peninsula belonged to the District of Misamis. In 1837, the government was
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master seafarers who overtook and destroyed the abandoned fort. The Zamboangueños who stayed behind, including many of the founding Jesuit priests who vowed to never forsake their thousands of converted subjects and their new-found religious outpost (prized as the southernmost Catholic strongholds in
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The once sizeable expatriate population of Swiss, Swedes, Germans, Spanish, British and Americans dwindled towards the end of the 1960s when the Moro rebellion started razing the plantations, and in so doing demoting Basilan from its erstwhile 1st class city status in the early to mid-1960s to a 5th
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The conversion into a province, and the creation of municipalities ensured that Basilan's sparsely populated areas were "given" to Muslim warlords and surrendering MNLF Commanders by Presidential fiat, as a form of bounty or reward for laying down their arms. The once-progressive First-Class City of
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Datu Kalun died in Basilan on July 16, 1904, at the age of 58, soon after his first contact with the Americans. His nephew Gabino Pamaran became his successor and adopted the name Datu Mursalun. Mursalun, also pro-American, led the town of Lamitan which became an American model of civil government
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Nieto Aguilar (1894) describes the fort as "magnificent." Situated 20 meters above sea level, the fortification overlooked the two entrances to the bay, formed by Basilan and Malamawi Island. To the fort's east were the barracks. The fort had four bastions at the corner of its rectangular perimeter.
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blockaded Basilan in 1844–45, an island which they called Taguime, intent on establishing a network of naval stations to protect French trade in the area, the Spanish governor protested that Basilan had recognized Spain's sovereignty just the year before, in February 1844. The French then forced the
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In 1755, a contingent of 1,900 men led by captains Simeon Valdez and Pedro Gastambide was sent to Jolo to avenge for the raids by Sultan Muiz ud-Din. But were roundly defeated again. In 1775, after Moro raid on Zamboanga, Capitan Vargas led a punitive expedition against Jolo but was also repulsed.
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Hostilities with the Moro natives and Lumad allies resurfaced in the 18th century and this was triggered by the decision which broke beforehand agreements not to build any additional Forts by both parties when in 1718 Gov. Gen Juan Antonio de la Torre Bustamante went ahead to reconstruct Real Fuerza
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Historians have scant knowledge of the pre-Spanish history of the indigenous Yakans, simply because they have had little contact with other ethnic groups. Basilan's nearness to Borneo led to the theory that the Yakan originated from the Dyak. Although it is fairly safe to say that Basilan's history
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After more than two years of incessant fighting, a substantial number among Basilan's Christian populace left the place altogether reducing the Christian tribes to minority status once again. After nearly 50 years of continuous immigration from Zamboanga, the Visayas and Luzon, Basilan experienced,
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on March 18, 1968. A number of native Moro leaders joined the MNLF rebellion, making Basilan a veritable warzone. The first-ever armed confrontation occurred around the heavily forested hills of Bagbagon and Canibungan in Lantawan on the island's western area. This was followed by the occupation of
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The first election for local officials in Basilan was held on November 8, 1955. Mayor Brown was overwhelmingly elected as the first elective mayor of the city, serving for 5 terms. The then Isabela district, being the city center, was the site for many city public works projects that gave way to an
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was encountered. Anchoring their stubborn defense around Mount Dabo, some 3,900 Japanese troops held off the U.S. 163rd Infantry supported by Filipino soldiers and other local Moro guerrillas. By April 22, the Allies took the position after hard fighting and the rest of the troops fled and held out
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More Filipino settler families, such as the Cuevas-Flores-Pamaran-Antonio clan (progeny of the legendary Datu Kalun) in Lamitan and the Pardo, Barandino, Brown, Dans, Golveo, and Nuñal families of Isabela itself soon followed suit, establishing sizeable plantations, usually engaged in coconut/copra
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In the political sphere, the management of Muslim affairs through the organization of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu in 1914 was unsuccessful, as leadership in the department fell in the hands of Christians. Thus, the Muslim leaders were historically opposed to the idea of independence, which
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To strengthen the Spanish position in Zamboanga and the neighbouring regions, three companies of native Visayan volunteers were organized in 1832. These natives together with the Spanish troops defended the town and the province from the sporadic attack by the Moros. However, these Visayan natives,
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Two years later, in 1847, Lefebvre was again captured when he returned to Vietnam. This time Cecille sent captain Lapierre to Danang. Whether Lapierre was aware or not that Lefebvre had already been freed and on his way back to Singapore, the French first dismantled masts of some Vietnamese ships.
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The topography of the whole area of Isabela is an irregular, rolling terrain. The steepest grades of over 60% are found in some parts of the barangays of Menzi, Busay, Panunsulan, Calvario, Kapayawan and Kapatagan on the main island of Basilan and in the barangays of Panigayan and Santa Barbara on
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Presidential Decree No. 593 was later amended by Presidential Decree No. 840 dated December 11, 1975, reducing the number of municipalities to seven in order to render its " territorial portion more complementary to the size of the area and more responsive to pacification, rehabilitation and total
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This treaty was based on the earlier Spanish treaty, and it retained the translation discrepancy: the English version described a complete dependency, while the Tausug version described a protectorate. Although the Bates Treaty granted more powers to the Americans than the original Spanish treaty,
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In 1845, Don Ramon Lobo, the Marine Chief of Zamboanga, accompanied Don Cayetano Suarez de Figueroa, District Governor of Zamboanga, to the coastal settlement of Pasangen. Wooden fortifications were initially erected on the settlement's highest point facing the narrow channel about 800 meters from
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in 1842, and France hoped to counterbalance these successes by accessing China from the south. The pretext, however, was to support British efforts in China, and to fight the persecution of French missionaries in Vietnam. The fleet, accompanied by the diplomat Lagrene, tried to seize the island of
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Early in the American period, American plantation owners cleared vast expanses of Basilan's virgin forest land and established what was to be Basilan's primary economic activity - plantation agriculture, mainly rubber and copra. American Dr. James D. W. Strong, the Father of the Philippine Rubber
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in 1768. Jesuit missions were very controversial in Europe, especially in Spain and Portugal, where they were seen as interfering with the proper colonial enterprises of the royal governments. The Jesuits were often the only force standing between the natives and slavery. It is partly because the
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The Department of Mindanao and Sulu replaced the Moro Province in 1914, and its districts broken up into separate provinces, namely: Davao, Misamis, Lanao, Cotabato, Sulu, and Zamboanga, the city was then reverted to its original status as a municipality administered by a Municipal President and
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soon broke out. It is important to note that barely two months before the creation of the Moro province, the American colonial government declared and classified all unoccupied lands as public lands. Immediately after the declaration, American investments entered Mindanao and mass migration of
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France's claims on Basilan were based on a formal cession from the Sultan of Sulu as well as formal written agreement from the Basilan datus. These claims were eventually withdrawn by France, formalized in a proclamation dated August 5, 1845, turning over full sovereignty of the island to Spain.
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The Spanish royal authorities eventually returned in 1718. After having re-established lucrative trading agreements with the native kingdoms that dotted the area, nearby Zamboanga experienced a revival in its economy. The increasingly wealthy Spanish trading post in Zamboanga became an even more
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In the absence of Spanish Royal authorities, the Jesuits formed a sort of Catholic city-state, called "reductions" (Spanish Reducciones, Portuguese Reduções) in and around their 3-decade-old Presidios both in Zamboanga and Basilan. These were Societies set up according to an idealized theocratic
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began to slowly spread across the island with the spirited drive of the militant Jesuits. With no spices or gold to enrich the Spanish king's coffers, except for local taxes, the Jesuits refocused the Spanish government's agenda and made religion the object of their expansion and conquest here.
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He was accompanied by Lakan Ipentun and an entourage of several hundred, composed of his immediate family, minor chieftains (datus), and servants. They were finally given an audience with the Chinese Emperor on November 16, 1420, where he formally asked the latter to proclaim him as a recognized
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Baluno and Menzi are two barangays that produce agricultural products, primarily rubber. They have their own rubber processing plants from the raw rubber sap, and sell these products to merchants for export. Also, these rubber processing cooperatives contribute much to Isabela City's employment
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Based on the Modified Coronas Climate Classification Scheme by the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Service Administration (PAGASA), Isabela City is classified under Type III zone, in which there are no pronounced maximum rain periods with short dry season lasting from 1 to 3
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Several more raids and ambushes were made throughout the island, which succeeded in stopping all the operations of the plantations. Sporadic gun-battles, too, broke out within Isabela's poblacion, and pirate raids harried fishing operations as well as passenger ferry traffic between Basilan and
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became a chartered city in 1936, it included Basilan. On July 1, 1948, by virtue of a bill filed by then-Congressman Juan S. Alano, Basilan itself became a separate city after Republic Act. No. 288 was passed by the 1st Philippine Congress to separate the island from the Zamboanga mainland as a
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The Japanese Occupation forces established a government in Basilan to govern both Zamboanga and Basilan. The Japanese Occupation of Basilan was rather uneventful, however, it barely affected the residents, except in terms of Japanese demand for food for their military machinery. In fact, Datu
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is its popular name today). The rebuilt fort was inaugurated on April 16 by Don Fernando Bustillos Bustamante Rueda, senior maestro de campo of Zamboanga. Three years later in 1722, as the primary reason to build this Fort, the Spaniards were launching another expedition against Jolo. Led by
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To ensure Muslim participation in government affairs, the Americans soon adopted a Policy of Attraction for western Mindanao. Moreover, the Philippine Constabulary (PC) replaced the United States Army units pursuant to colonial efforts to reduce American presence. The replacement of American
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Governor Sabiniano Manrique de Lara signed a decree on May 6, 1662, ordering the military evacuation of the fort in Zamboanga, and of other Spanish colonies, including that of Ternate in the spice islands of the Moluccas. The Spanish garrisons, along with several priests and their chosen local
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On December 11, 1975, President Marcos appointed then Vice Governor for Administration Asan G. Camlian, a thrice-elected City Councilor, which later led to the appointment of Ricardo G. Mon as the first municipal mayor of now reinstated municipal government of Isabela. On New Year's Day 1976,
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by bringing in additional Settler soldiers. So much so that by 1654 about 1,000 Catholic families were living on the island. Foremost among these pioneering families is the extended Lazaro Clan who, together with its cadet branches, the Saavedra, Generalao, Sison, Pardo, Barrios and Guevarra
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The elevation of Isabela to 4th-class city status gave the local government a much-needed boost, efficiently delivered under the Biel administration, revitalized Isabela City, making it an engine of growth for Basilan province even as the hinterlands was wracked by incessant firefights and
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Corporation to open rubber plantations in the city's southern areas. The first Filipino-owned plantation was established on Malamawi Island by Don Juan S. Alano, originally of Malolos, Bulacan, who served as Representative of the entire Moro Province (Mindanao) during the Commonwealth Era
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The American forces eventually arrived under the command of Capt. Wendell C. Neville, who eventually became a Major General, the 14th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps in 1929–1930. He was initially posted as Military Governor of Basilan from 1899 to 1901, and was tasked at the
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of Basilan "to provide the close government attention and for the purpose of spurring its growth". Another Presidential Decree numbered 593 dated December 2, 1974, amended P.D. 356. The law not only defines the city's territory but also provided that the capital of Basilan shall be the
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After two centuries of incessant and unrelenting raids and counter-raids, the fortunes of the Spanish Empire in the Sulu Archipelago took a dramatic turn for the better in 1848, primarily due to three watershed events: the advent of Spain's steam-powered naval superiority over Sulu's
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Outside the fort were built other structures, namely: a military infirmary, school, ayuntamiento (city hall), corps of engineers’ building, storehouses and dependencies of the naval station, barracks for the marine infantry, gunpowder storehouse, and the Jesuit church and convent.
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first City Mayor. With the island of Basilan as part of Zamboanga, this made the City of Zamboanga the biggest city in the world in terms of land area. Two years later he was succeeded by Victoriano Tarrosas the first Filipino Zamboangueño Mayor of the city when Bader resigned.
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This renewed vigor was cut-short when Biel was assassinated at high noon on March 3, 2006, by a lone gunman as he was about to leave City Hall. Isabela City residents mourned the loss of the slain Mayor in what probably is the biggest funeral procession ever seen in Basilan.
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Throughout this brief period, however, Catholic missionaries continued their avid proselytization, converting very hard the clans of Subanen, Samals, Yakans and Tausugs to Catholicism, adding to the growing Visayan populations brought in primarily from Cebu and Panay.
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By virtue of Republic Act No. 9023 Isabela was granted cityhood, with said grant having been ratified by Isabela's residents on a plebiscite held April 25, 2001. Isabela's first city mayor then was Luis Rubio Biel II, the sitting municipal mayor elected in 1998.
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By 1848, the stone fort was finished, replacing the wooden fortifications. In the meantime, a sizeable and growing Christian settlement continued to flourish around the Recollect mission, rededicated since the expulsion of the Jesuits, to St Isabel de Portugal
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The party, with its newly proclaimed King, eventually returned to Kumalarang, and almost just as promptly faded from the historical records of the period. (Note: Kumalarang was revived as a Barangay located on the northwestern shores of Isabela City in 1973).
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occupied the Spanish naval base of Isabela de Basilan. In Basilan, an increasingly old and sickly Datu Kalun (Pedro Cuevas) supported the new colonizers. Sovereignty over both Isabela and Lamitan then was effectively transferred from Spain to the Americans.
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By 1863, Fort Isabela Segunda became the focal point of the 6th District of the Police-Military Government of Mindanao. And in 1879, the Spanish garrison built a "floating" Naval Hospital on shallows guarding the eastern entrance to the Isabela Channel.
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people, evacuated and returned to Fort Cavite to help defend Manila Intramuros from a threatened invasion by Chinese pirate Koxinga, which never happened. The Zamboanga fort was finally abandoned sometime in 1663 by the last remaining Spanish troops.
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Lakan Ipentun wrote a missive to the Chinese Emperor on December 28, 1420, complaining about the time it took for the Chinese Emperor to act on his request. The Chinese Emperor received the petition and finally granted Lakan Ipentun with the title of
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In the fort was the governor's residence as well as that of his officials. It was also a naval station where the navy maintained small workshops for urgent repairs. It had a storehouse for coal near the shore. Total personnel: two officers, 50 men.
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Industry, inaugurated the first rubber plantation in the Philippines (inauguration was attended by President Manuel L. Quezon no-less) in Baluno, a plaque and shrine to this pioneering individual may be visited in the same Barangay to this day.
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mixed with released prisoners from the Luzon lived outside the Fort walls and bore the brunt of the attacks from the Moro warriors. The Spaniards call the Sultan of Sulu's army Moros, Spanish for "Moors", the word Moor was in turn derived from
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From June 2007 – 2016, Isabela City has been under the administration of Cherrylyn Santos-Akbar, who at 32 years, is one of the youngest Mayors of Isabela, and is the first woman to hold the post. She is one of the widows of slain Congressman
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became president of the Republic in 1954, he appointed Leroy S. Brown as mayor of Basilan City. He served as the second and the last appointive mayor of this city until December 31, 1955. The city was then classified as a first class city.
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through Chinese traders who frequented the place in the 13th and 14th centuries. Local historians attribute this long lost kingdom to modern-day Kumalarang (now reduced to a Barangay) located along the northwestern coast of Basilan island.
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Official Signing Ceremony of the Charter of Zamboanga City by President Manuel Quezon, and witnessed by bill author Cong. Juan S. Alano and wife Ramona, Zamboanga Mayor Pablo Lorenzo, and a young Ma. Clara Lorenzo (Lobregat) in her school
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over an expeditionary force tasked at establishing Spanish fortifications on Basilan island, both to serve as an early beacon and defensive perimeter against the pirate parties, and as a trading post for Spanish interests on the island.
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Zhan Jian was received by Lakan Ipentun (Ch. ref. "Kanlai Ipentun"), presumably a Yakan Prince, who ruled the Kingdom as a vassal to the Sultan of Sulu. The Mandarin official stayed in Kumalarang for two years before returning to China.
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Christians and Muslim officers and men of the military district in Mindanao and Sulu shifted to the Moro guerilla activities against the Japanese. A civil government called Free Sulu Government administered activities in the locality.
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Alongside military suppression came a policy of education. Public schools were built but Muslim enrollment was way below Christian school attendance. Muslims considered public education a threat to their culture and religion.
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By the 1840s, colonial interests other than Spanish focused over western Mindanao, particularly the territories under the Sulu sultanate. The British, French, Germans, and Americans all became interested in these rich islands.
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several Councilors. The municipality included the whole of Basilan Island and it remained as the capital of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu, with a civil government under an American civil governor, from 1913 up to 1920.
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a year, forcing the French King, Louis Philippe, also a Bourbon, to ultimately decide against taking Basilan although the French Cabinet already approved the annexation, even allocating the budget for Basilan for that year.
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Jesuits protected the natives whom mainly it wanted to convert to Catholism that certain Spanish and Portuguese colonizers wanted to enslave that the Society of Jesus was eventually suppressed. The Recoletos de San Jose (
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Institutionally, the military has played a major part in Isabela's and Basilan's volatile history, due to the ongoing conflicts borne out of the Moro Secessionist wars of the 1970s, and more recently, by Al Qaeda backed
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Isabela City then came under the short-lived administration of Vice Mayor Rodolfo Y. Tan, who served the remainder of Biel's term, relinquishing his post after having been defeated in the May 2007 local elections.
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Mursalun and his family watched, without much interest, the American bombings of the Spanish fort and naval hospital in Isabela which signaled the retaking of Basilan by joint Filipino and American troops in 1945.
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The peace created by the Bates Treaty did not last, however. This became evident when the Muslims repudiated the Moro province, a politico-military government in Mindanao lasting from 1903 to 1914, and the
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sought-after prize for the Moro seafarers of the era, so much so that the surrounding islands started to attract the attention of other foreign powers, and chief among these coveted islands was Basilan.
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The second military Governor was Rear Admiral Romulo M. Espaldon. Due to his numerous functions and responsibilities as Commanding General of the Armed Forces of the Philippines' Southern Command (
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On December 8, 1899, American troops took over the Spanish garrison in Zamboanga, one of the last strongholds of the Filipino revolutionaries in Mindanao. By December 1899, the Americans led by
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the entire Philippine islands), were by this time already living within the confines of Zamboanga and Pasangen and its people. The Jesuits, belonging to the aggressive religious expansionists'
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who populated Zamboanga) and Pasangen, Jesuits included, will amazingly endure another 56 years (1662–1718) of isolated existence and proliferation amidst the hostile threat and return of the
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and the Indies, and was named Fuerte de la Reina Isabel Segunda. The military garrison was initially placed under the direct command of the Fuerza de Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragosa (
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changed to a Gobierno Militar. Zamboanga was made the capital of Mindanao throughout the Spanish regime, except for the period between 1872 and 1875, when the government was at Kutawato/
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which claimed sovereignty over the whole of Mindanao, which El Presidente Isidoro Midel and Datu Mandi briefly ruled. A place where religious freedom was practiced and interbaptism and
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Bates later admitted that the treaty was merely a stop-gap measure, signed only to buy time until the war in the north was ended and more forces could be brought to bear in the south.
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On July 30, 1859, a royal decree was issued allowing the Jesuits to recover their Missions in Mindanao from the Recollects. The Jesuits finally returned to Basilan and Tetuan in 1862.
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By 1898, Basilan Island was administratively divided into three districts, the Spanish-controlled towns of Isabela and Lamitan, and the Tausug trading outpost in Maluso, which the
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was effected, and established themselves in Pasangen on the island's northwestern coast. They constructed the first wooden mission and palisade wall near the mouth of the
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He was the first and the last elected city executive of Basilan. He served uninterrupted from January 1954 to December 31, 1975, under the Administrations of Presidents
1988:. Isabela still remains part of Basilan provincial services but regional services remain in Zamboanga Peninsula instead of ARMM where the province of Basilan belongs. 1623:(1920–1936), and then of the Chartered City of Zamboanga (1936–1948), before it became a Chartered City on its own right at the beginning of the Philippine Republic. 832:
region. While the city is still regulated by the Basilan provincial government and provincial services are provided by Basilan, regional services are provided by the
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Isabela City public relies on Motorized Tricycles to travese around the city which can fit up to 5 passengers. They can be use as taxis or ride in specific routes.
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At that time, the Philippine–American War was raging in Luzon. So as not to spread out their forces, the Americans employed the classic divide-and-rule tactic.
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the treaty was still criticised in the United States for granting too much autonomy to the Sultan. One particular clause, which recognized the Moro practice of
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Basilan datus to sign a document affirming the "absolute independence of Basilan vis-a-vis Spain" on January 13, 1845, aboard the steamer Archimede.
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Isabela City's OTOP (One Town One Product) showcase is: crumb rubber, owing to the number of rubber processing plants located within City limits.
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An unspecified number of Sunday schools for Christian children and madaris (madrassah) for Muslim learners are also operating within city limits
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According to the statistics from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on 2020, 86,672 or 66.60% of the people of Isabela are adherent of
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The outbreak of World War II disrupted Commonwealth administration. In 1942 Japanese soldiers landed in Basilan and occupied it until 1945.
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During the same year, a US survey mission studied the potentials of the Sulu archipelago, but U.S. intervention did not start until 1899.
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With the approval of Republic Act. No. 1211 amending the charter of the City of Basilan, the position of the City Mayor became elective.
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By July 1, 1901, the Municipality of Zamboanga was inaugurated under Public Act No. 135. This constituted Zamboanga and Basilan Island.
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It enclosed a well and had four structures for the corps of guards, the garrison personnel, the presidio, jail, artillery corps and the
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under Admiral Cécille and Captain Charner, which started the French intervention in Vietnam. The move responded to the successes of the
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Almost all trading activities are handled by the resident Chinese community, who has a significant presence in the professions as well.
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On May 27, 1421, however, unaccustomed to the cold climate of the preceding winter and due to his advancing age, Lakan Ipentun died in
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Basilan was emasculated beyond recognition, having been reduced to an area exactly One-Kilometer radius within the Isabela Poblacion.
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in the west for another two months. The 163rd suffered 40 dead and 125 wounded by mid-June 1945, while some 2,000 Japanese perished.
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model. The same type of communities were likewise established by the Jesuits throughout South America, but especially in present-day
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is related to that of the Sulu archipelago, it is by no means right to suppose that Basilan's first inhabitants came from Indonesia.
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Illustration of the Spanish palisade fortification and Jesuit mission constructed at Pasangen, on the northwestern coast of Taguima.
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Between Integration and Secession: The Muslim Communities of the Southern Philippines, Southern Thailand, and Western Burma/Myanmar
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are also widely used throughout the city by all groups of peoples and as the languages of business, education, and administration.
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Isabela City under then-Mayor Akbar figured prominently in the Anti-MOA/AD movement which was cobbled up in August 2008, when the
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and development. Mursalun worked for the material progress of Basilan, and sought ways to fight banditry and piracy in the area.
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Inauguration of the Municipality of Zamboanga which included Basilan, July 1, 1901, with Datu Kalun (background) in attendance
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handed-over to Spain, subsequent to the razing and occupation of Jolo by the Spanish from 1876 up to 1899, formalized by the
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missionaries together with Spanish soldiers who inter-married into the native population were able to successfully penetrate
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Furigay Colleges Inc., - located at Rizal Avenue, Barangay Doña Ramona T. Alano Which offers HRM and BSN are few to mention.
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is primarily the native tongue of most of the Christian inhabitants and serves as the city's lingua franca. Also spoken are
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rubber concession in the northern part of Isabela City, enticed other multi-national firms, such as the British-Malaysian
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Isabela City's business sector is represented by the Basilan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc., established in 1975.
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Later on April 14, 1847, in only one hour, the French sank the last five bronze-plated vessels in the bay of Danang.
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3 Tennis Courts (Basilan Tennis Club at Tabuk, Basilan PNP Tennis Club and Menzi Tennis Club both in Menzi Barangay)
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Other Major Economic Activities include coconut/copra production and, to a lesser extent, bamboo crafts/furnitures
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By sea: Isabela is accessible by sea, through several sea ferries plying the busy Isabela - Zamboanga City route
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de San José in Bagumbayan, Zamboanga. The fort completed in 1719 was renamed Real Fuerza del Pilar de Zaragosa (
923:'s earliest settlers was traditionally believed to be the Orang Dampuans originating from the islands of Eastern 785: 49: 3165:
Isabela is served by the D'Biel La Virgen Milagrosa Transportation Co. whose buses ply the Isabela-Lamitan route
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development of the province". The municipalities specified in the said amendment were the following: Isabela,
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Records of pre-Hispanic Philippines gleaned from the extensive archives of China's Imperial courts mentions a
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All public high schools and elementary schools are administered by the City Schools Division of Isabela,
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was about to sign a landmark deal which would have granted the MILF a "separate, distinct and exclusive"
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was the incumbent Governor, while then-Mayor Akbar (now vice mayor) is the late strongman's second-wife.
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separate entity, which was justified owing to the distance between the island and the city of Zamboanga.
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02-1 Exercises between the Philippine Military and U. S. Armed Forces in 2002, and then again in 2005.
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was organized and briefly headed by Teofisto Guingona Sr. With the enactment by the US Congress of the
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Isabela City Police Station - located at Marketsite Barangay, alongside the BJMP - Isabela City Jail
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In November of the same year, Isabela City's residents roundly rejected inclusion into the expanded
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troops, mostly by Christians under the PC, increased the hostility between Muslims and Christians.
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Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007
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RAFCER Entertainment Complex - disco, videoke, bowling, located in Menzi Barangay (Bankrupt also)
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Montenegro Shipping Lines Inc. - operators of Reina Kleopatra, Reina Banderada and Reina Justisya
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Aleson Shipping Lines - operators of M/V Stephanie Marie 1 and 2, M/V Ciara Joie and M/V Sea Jet
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Act 2309 (1914) and ended on February 5, 1920, by Act of Philippine Legislature No. 2878. The
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families, took most of the cultivated lands that were to form part of the growing Settlement.
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Basilan National High School - the premier secondary educational institution in the Province
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a North African country adjacent to Spain, and peopled by Muslims who conquered and ruled
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fomenting a running gun-battle with the Philippines' armed forces for more than a decade.
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Philippine National Police - Basilan Police Provincial Office - located in Menzi Barangay
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Nearly 90% of the agriculturally productive land area is owned by Isabela City residents.
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meant the incorporation of Muslim areas into a political system dominated by Christians.
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Zamboangueños are mostly working either as professionals or as City Government employees
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of Isabela. It also created ten Municipalities to comprise the new Province of Basilan.
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BF Goodrich and Sime Darby Tires are the major international investments in the city.
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declared martial law in the country. At that time, Basilan was in the middle of the
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Isabela's history is inadvertently intermingled with that of Basilan Island and the
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and Isabela City Plaza (left) and major commercial establishments and banks (right)
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Isabela, therefore, regained independence as the capital town of Basilan province.
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Basilan National High School, premier secondary school of Isabela City and Basilan
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Isabela City Office is located at the Isabela City Hall Complex, Sunrise Barangay
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a number of franchised vans also ply the Isabela-Lamitan, Isabela-Maluso routes
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According to the 2020 census, Isabela City has a population of 130,379 people.
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Alongside the Zamboanga operation, smaller units of the Military Forces of the
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and the Islamic mufti and imams, religious scholars and leaders who exercise a
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Tausugs/Maranaos are engaged primarily in retail commerce, vending and fishing
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Spain ceded its claim over the Philippine islands to the United States in the
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In 2019, Isabela's residents rejected their city's inclusion in the proposed
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The proselytization of Basilan started in earnest when Fr. Francisco Lado, a
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Yakans are mostly copra dealers, traders, or Provincial Government employees
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a number of internet cafes and online gaming stations likewise dot the city
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Isabela City is located on the northern shore of Basilan Island, along the
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As fate will have it, the Zamboangueño (the forced Settlers from Luzon and
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together with the indigenous Sama and Bajau before the Malayan Tausug from
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Nearly all Barangays have newly built health centers staffed by competent
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to the north. Its territory under jurisdiction includes Malamawi Island.
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missionaries from Zamboanga arrived on the same year that the removal of
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Army Special Operation Task Force Basilan - located at Barangay Tabiawan
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20th-century paraphernalia in caverns dug deep beneath the former fort.
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SRN Fast Seacrafts - operators of Weesam Express 2 and Weesam Express 8
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The first city mayor was Nicasio S. Valderroza, appointed by President
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Isabela Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
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have sizeable presence in the city. Also residing in the city are the
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Trading and commerce are still predominantly in the hands of the East
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Army 4th Special Forces BN (RIVERINE) - located at Barangay Cabunbata
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Army 15th Special Forces Airborne Company - located at Barangay Tabuk
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While administratively the island province of Basilan is part of the
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Volleyball courts at the BNHS Grandstand and J.S.Alano Compound
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gun-battles between the military and bandit groups such as the
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its territorial boundary dispute with the Province of Basilan.
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establishment of a civil government for the island of Basilan.
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In anticipation of an invasion from the Chinese pirate-warlord
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a number of Videoke Bars and Restaurants are open until 2 a.m.
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Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay
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Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay
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Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay
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segregated from Basilan in most statistical contexts by the
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Badminton games are played nightly at the Isabela City Gym
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Bisayas are into micro-small enterprises and rural farming
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and Isabela from direct Spanish administration in 1663.
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Isabela is home to a diverse community of inhabitants:
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and the Soldiers of the U.S. 41st Division invaded the
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Downtown Isabela City, J. S. Alano Street, flanked by
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Also exerting great influence in everyday life is the
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In 2017, the capital was transferred from Isabela to
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Ferries leave on an average of 30-minute intervals.
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Map of Zamboanga Peninsula with Isabela highlighted
37: 3865:. Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012. 3848:. Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009. 3477:Philippine National Statistical Coordination Board 3235:Numerous pharmacies dot the Isabela City poblacion 3221:Basilan General Hospital (government-run facility) 3181:D'Biel Bowling Center, located in Sunrise Barangay 1877:Moro Uprising and martial law in Basilan 1968–1976 1822:for the very first time, a net outflow of people. 32:Component city in Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines 3896:. Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019. 3877:"2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" 3843:"2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" 1793:Old Plaza Rizal and Plaza Misericordia, opposite 3924:. Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024 3910:. Philippine Statistics Authority. June 4, 2020. 3882:. Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016. 3826:"Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" 3458:. Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024 2900:, and to a much lesser extent, the Han Chinese. 1523:order in Mindanao. After some negotiations, the 1268:In the meantime, the Jesuits were expelled from 1209:Andres Garcia, the expedition failed miserably. 2653:(modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) 2047:Isabela City is politically subdivided into 45 826:Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 3325:Computer Technologies Institute (COMTECH) Inc. 1973:and a semi-independent government, dubbed the 1825:On December 27, 1973, President Marcos issued 5679:Former provincial capitals of the Philippines 4825: 4290: 4129: 3982: 8: 2670: 1000:and died on October 23, 1417), a High Court 3579:. E.P.Dutton & co., inc. Archived from 1965:Government Peace Negotiating Panel and the 1548:Christians was encouraged. (Rodil 1985:4). 4832: 4818: 4810: 4297: 4283: 4275: 4136: 4122: 4114: 4101: 3989: 3975: 3967: 3420: 3418: 3416: 2669: 2244: 1615:Politically, Basilan became a part of the 966:located in one of the southern islands of 813:to differentiate the city's name from the 34: 3703:Census of Population and Housing (2010). 3386:. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. 2907:Numerous tongues are spoken in the city. 1062:Colonization and the Jesuit "reducciones" 2014: 2006: 1954:, a 3-term Governor of Basilan. Akbar's 1629: 1472: 1360: 1259: 1150: 1010: 3350: 3215:Infante Hospital Management Corporation 1809:Uprising prompted by the expose of the 1650:The success of what was soon to be the 984:, a report gleaned from the records of 938:, an inland brave tribe, inhabited the 927:, who were the ancestors of the native 724: 667: 655: 638: 625: 549: 517: 509: 493: 480: 428: 362: 346: 316: 267: 232: 195: 174: 146: 60: 55: 5674:1848 establishments in the Philippines 981:Collected Statutes of the Ming Dynasty 635:Basilan Electric Cooperative (BASELCO) 490:223.73 km (86.38 sq mi) 2923:. Smaller minority languages include 1334:in order to create a base similar to 1313:In 1843, the French Foreign Minister 710: 687: 630: 614: 603: 592: 581: 567: 556: 538: 530: 522: 501: 485: 465: 414: 401: 390: 377: 367: 334: 326: 304: 292: 279: 186: 7: 5669:Populated places established in 1848 4106:Articles Related to Isabela, Basilan 4004: 3770:Local Water Utilities Administration 3736:Censuses of Population (1903–2007). 3140:Ferry in Isabela from Zamboanga City 1924:Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 1342:claiming the island was part of the 5684:Component cities in the Philippines 3997:Places adjacent to Isabela, Basilan 3957:Philippine Standard Geographic Code 2019:Isabela City Poblacion (urban area) 2904:class province by the late 1970s. 25: 4841:List of cities in the Philippines 3806:. Philippine Statistics Authority 3738:"Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)" 3705:"Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)" 3675:"Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)" 3550:. The Setting Sun. April 17, 2007 3427:"Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)" 3401:from the original on May 25, 2021 1997:the plebiscite held on January 21 1801:On September 21, 1972, President 1378:Fuerte de la Reina Isabel Segunda 809:It is also colloquially known as 4330: 4145: 4069: 4052: 4044: 4027: 3218:Basilan Community Hospital, Inc. 3102:Department of Trade and Industry 208: 201: 176: 161: 151: 131: 119: 105: 93: 79: 67: 4306:Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX) 4256:Philippine Statistics Authority 3791:Table for religious affiliation 3683:Philippine Statistics Authority 3571:"17. Mindanao and Sulu in 1898" 3435:Philippine Statistics Authority 3384:Philippine Statistics Authority 3225:Health centers and pharmacies: 3210:Juan S. Alano Memorial Hospital 3176:Sports and entertainment venues 3070:Philippine Statistics Authority 2858:Philippine Statistics Authority 1576:Department of Mindanao and Sulu 978:Specifically, according to the 840:lists Isabela as statistically 838:Philippine Statistics Authority 209: 3108:Primary economic enterprises: 2248:Climate data for Isabela City 1807:Moro National Liberation Front 1588:Bureau of Non-Christian Tribes 871:over their respective groups. 356: 1: 5659:Cities in Zamboanga Peninsula 5457:San Carlos, Negros Occidental 4070: 4028: 3962:Philippine Census Information 3673:Census of Population (2015). 3425:Census of Population (2020). 1936:Moro Islamic Liberation Front 858:Islamic fundamentalist groups 4053: 4045: 3766:Municipality Population Data 2992:Poverty Incidence of Isabela 2671:Population census of Isabela 2051:. Each barangay consists of 1993:Bangsamoro Autonomous Region 1679:Japanese invasion of Basilan 1106:and dedicated the Island to 1020:sovereign and vassal to the 958:Yakan Karajaan of Kumalarang 622:₱ 364.4 million (2020) 611:₱ 513.1 million (2020) 600:₱ 1,599 million (2020) 589:₱ 707.9 million (2020) 459:Karel Annjaiza R. Sakkalahul 27:City in Basilan, Philippines 4801:Republic of the Philippines 2437:Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2367:Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 1975:Bangsamoro Juridical Entity 1082:mission, in an area called 5700: 5562:Talisay, Negros Occidental 4586:Leon B. Postigo (Bacungan) 3748:National Statistics Office 3716:National Statistics Office 2650: 2247: 1911: 1535:, also raised eyebrows in 1054: 908: 506:999 m (3,278 ft) 74:Basilan Provincial Capitol 4794: 4666:President Manuel A. Roxas 4328: 4159: 4111: 4002: 3804:"Poverty incidence (PI):" 3319:Claret College of Isabela 2855: 2697:—     2576: 2506: 2436: 2366: 2296: 2291: 2288: 2285: 2282: 2279: 2276: 2273: 2270: 2267: 2264: 2261: 2258: 2255: 2252: 1914:Cities of the Philippines 1015:Basilan island circa 1578 836:regional government. The 535:580/km (1,500/sq mi) 444:Alan Ritchie Luis B. Biel 233: 196: 187: 175: 147: 61: 56: 47: 3244:Isabela City hosted the 1829:No. 356, converting the 1766:era of economic growth. 1634:Basilan island 1936–1941 1477:Basilan island 1898–1936 1365:Basilan island 1824–1845 1264:Basilan island 1718–1747 1216:Basilan island 1663–1718 1155:Basilan Island 1630–1663 1078:, established the first 1070:Basilan island 1578–1630 632: • Electricity 450:James Abner S. Rodriguez 3569:Hurley, Victor (1936). 3231:Barangay Health Workers 2065:barangays are in bold. 1785:Municipality of Isabela 1696:Philippine Commonwealth 1658:and the Hispano-German 1611:Philippine Commonwealth 1580:Gov. Frank W. Carpenter 1510:Sultan Jamalul Kiram II 781: 498:96 m (315 ft) 5472:San Fernando, Pampanga 5467:San Fernando, La Union 5462:San Carlos, Pangasinan 3632:. philippineupdate.com 3482:July 20, 2008, at the 3291: 3141: 2988: 2980: 2977:Santa Isabel Cathedral 2020: 2012: 1878: 1798: 1795:Santa Isabel Cathedral 1731: 1728:Santa Isabel Cathedral 1680: 1635: 1607: 1563: 1478: 1366: 1265: 1217: 1196: 1156: 1144:, temporarily freeing 1108:St. Ignatius of Loyola 1071: 1016: 503:Highest elevation 398:Jhul Kifli L. Salliman 373:Sangguniang Panlungsod 138:Isabela City Poblacion 126:Isabela City Riverside 86:Santa Isabel Cathedral 4369:Highly urbanized city 3296:Basilan State College 3289: 3139: 2986: 2974: 2959:and mainly belong to 2018: 2010: 1876: 1792: 1725: 1678: 1633: 1604: 1584:Philippine Commission 1561: 1508:of 1899 between Sulu 1495:Republic of Zamboanga 1476: 1397:Elizabeth of Portugal 1364: 1263: 1244:Spain for 800 years. 1215: 1194: 1154: 1110:, the founder of the 1069: 1014: 964:Kingdom of Kumalarang 865:Roman Catholic Church 564:4th city income class 511:Lowest elevation 453:Khaleedsher M. Asarul 3583:on November 16, 2007 2651:Source: Weatherbase 2297:Record high °C (°F) 2113:Dona Ramona T. Alano 1833:of Basilan into the 1459:Spanish–American War 1401:Isabella II of Spain 916:Pre-Hispanic History 532: • Density 514:0 m (0 ft) 386:Sitti Djalia Hataman 342:Isabella II of Spain 222:Location within the 5049:Naga, Camarines Sur 4420:Provincial capitals 4349:Zamboanga del Norte 4191:Hadji Mohammad Ajul 3654:. Weatherbase. 2009 3609:on December 1, 2010 3305:Zamboanga Peninsula 2672: 2507:Record low °C (°F) 2131:Kaumpurnah Zone III 2011:Map of Isabela City 1827:Presidential Decree 1735:Philippine Republic 1491:Maj. Gen. E.S. Otis 1483:Col. James S. Petit 1469:American occupation 1305:The French blockade 1057:Spanish East Indies 834:Zamboanga Peninsula 830:Zamboanga Peninsula 815:province of Isabela 441:Ar-Jhemar K. Ajibon 287:Zamboanga Peninsula 249: /  5482:San Jose del Monte 3630:"The Bates Treaty" 3292: 3142: 2989: 2981: 2126:Kaumpurnah Zone II 2021: 2013: 1879: 1799: 1775:Diosdado Macapagal 1732: 1710:, Sanga Sanga and 1681: 1636: 1621:Zamboanga Province 1608: 1564: 1479: 1367: 1266: 1218: 1197: 1157: 1072: 1017: 911:History of Basilan 811:Isabela de Basilan 784:), is a 4th class 782:Lungsod ng Isabela 524: • Total 487: • Total 5664:Cities in Basilan 5641: 5640: 5635: 5634: 4807: 4806: 4786:Vincenzo A. Sagun 4701:Sergio Osmeña Sr. 4359:Zamboanga Sibugay 4354:Zamboanga del Sur 4272: 4271: 4260: 4098: 4097: 4093: 4092: 3772:Research Division 3576:Swish of the Kris 3076: 3075: 2987:Isabela riverside 2863: 2862: 2658: 2657: 2654: 2121:Kaumpurnah Zone I 1739:When the town of 1514:Brigadier General 774:Siudad Isabelahin 766:Dāira sin Isabela 758:Ciudad de Isabela 748:, officially the 743: 742: 571:Poverty incidence 447:Alha-zim S. Akbar 369: • Type 112:Isabela City Hall 16:(Redirected from 5691: 5654:Isabela, Basilan 5069:Component cities 5031:component cities 4849:Highly urbanized 4834: 4827: 4820: 4811: 4387:Component cities 4334: 4299: 4292: 4285: 4276: 4251: 4241:Component cities 4150: 4149: 4148: 4138: 4131: 4124: 4115: 4102: 4073: 4072: 4056: 4055: 4048: 4047: 4031: 4030: 4005: 3991: 3984: 3977: 3968: 3952:Official website 3934: 3933: 3931: 3929: 3918: 3912: 3911: 3904: 3898: 3897: 3890: 3884: 3883: 3881: 3873: 3867: 3866: 3864: 3856: 3850: 3849: 3847: 3839: 3833: 3832: 3830: 3822: 3816: 3815: 3813: 3811: 3800: 3794: 3788: 3782: 3781: 3779: 3777: 3758: 3752: 3751: 3733: 3727: 3726: 3724: 3722: 3709: 3700: 3694: 3693: 3691: 3689: 3670: 3664: 3663: 3661: 3659: 3648: 3642: 3641: 3639: 3637: 3625: 3619: 3618: 3616: 3614: 3599: 3593: 3592: 3590: 3588: 3566: 3560: 3559: 3557: 3555: 3544: 3538: 3535: 3529: 3526: 3520: 3509: 3503: 3492: 3486: 3474: 3468: 3467: 3465: 3463: 3452: 3446: 3445: 3443: 3441: 3422: 3411: 3410: 3408: 3406: 3400: 3381: 3373: 3367: 3359: 3355: 2996: 2995: 2686: 2681: 2673: 2652: 2245: 2117:Kapatagan Grande 2103:Isabela Eastside 2055:while some have 1971:Ancestral Domain 1811:Jabidah Massacre 1803:Ferdinand Marcos 1779:Ferdinand Marcos 1771:Carlos P. 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Bates 1515: 1512:and American 1511: 1507: 1502: 1500: 1496: 1492: 1487: 1484: 1475: 1468: 1466: 1464: 1460: 1456: 1451: 1449: 1445: 1437: 1435: 1431: 1427: 1424: 1420: 1416: 1414: 1408: 1406: 1402: 1398: 1392: 1388: 1384: 1377: 1375: 1371: 1363: 1359: 1356: 1352: 1347: 1345: 1341: 1337: 1333: 1328: 1324: 1320: 1316: 1311: 1304: 1302: 1298: 1294: 1292: 1287: 1283: 1279: 1275: 1271: 1262: 1255: 1253: 1251: 1245: 1243: 1239: 1233: 1231: 1227: 1223: 1214: 1210: 1207: 1201: 1193: 1189: 1187: 1183: 1177: 1175: 1170: 1166: 1161: 1153: 1149: 1147: 1143: 1139: 1134: 1131: 1126: 1123: 1119: 1115: 1113: 1109: 1105: 1101: 1098:'s base from 1097: 1093: 1089: 1085: 1081: 1077: 1068: 1061: 1058: 1050: 1048: 1044: 1042: 1038: 1033: 1031: 1025: 1023: 1022:Dragon Throne 1013: 1009: 1005: 1003: 999: 995: 991: 987: 983: 982: 976: 973: 969: 965: 957: 955: 951: 949: 945: 941: 937: 932: 930: 926: 922: 915: 912: 907: 905: 901: 893: 891: 889: 885: 881: 877: 872: 870: 866: 861: 859: 853: 851: 847: 843: 839: 835: 831: 827: 822: 820: 816: 812: 807: 805: 801: 797: 793: 792: 787: 783: 779: 775: 771: 767: 763: 759: 755: 751: 747: 738: 728: 716: 714: 706: 701: 692: 682: 677: 674: 661: 659: 651: 647: 644: 642: 634: 621: 619: 616: •  610: 608: 605: •  599: 597: 594: •  588: 586: 583: •  574: 572: 569: •  563: 561: 558: •  553: 545: 543: 540: •  534: 526: 513: 505: 497: 489: 476: 472: 470: 467: •  458: 455: 452: 449: 446: 443: 440: 437: 434: 431: 429: 421: 419: 416: •  411: 408: 406: 403: •  397: 395: 392: •  387: 384: 382: 379: •  374: 371: 358: 354: 352: 350: 343: 340: 338: 330: 322: 320: 313: 312:Lone district 310: 308: 301: 298: 296: 288: 285: 283: 276: 273: 271: 262: 234:Coordinates: 225: 204: 190:OpenStreetMap 179: 164: 154: 134: 122: 108: 96: 82: 70: 51: 46: 36: 30: 19: 5522:Surigao City 5387:Masbate City 5311: 4859:Angeles City 4681:Roseller Lim 4616:Margosatubig 4404: 4253: 4248: 4161: 4151:Province of 4049: 4014: 3926:. 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2961:Sunnites 2951:Religion 2898:Cebuanos 2890:Ilocanos 2886:Maranaos 2856:Source: 2662:months. 2577:Average 2229:Tampalan 2221:Tabiawan 2152:Lukbuton 2093:Calvario 1938:(MILF). 1898:SouthCom 1868:Lantawan 1835:Province 1606:uniform. 1501:common. 1284:and the 1270:Portugal 1250:Cotabato 1186:Paraguay 1118:Catholic 1084:Pasangen 1080:Catholic 1002:Mandarin 990:Shandong 796:province 791:de facto 778:Filipino 658:ZIP code 578:% (2021) 328:Cityhood 307:District 295:Province 244:121°58′E 5592:Tayabas 5567:Tanauan 5512:Sipalay 5427:Palayan 5377:Malolos 5347:Legazpi 5337:Lamitan 5312:Isabela 5282:Gingoog 5252:Dipolog 5237:Dapitan 5222:Cauayan 5212:Carmona 5202:Canlaon 5187:Calapan 5182:Calamba 5167:Cabuyao 5132:Bayugan 5122:Bayawan 5107:Baliwag 5102:Balanga 5044:Dagupan 4964:Navotas 4944:Mandaue 4934:Malabon 4864:Bacolod 4776:Tukuran 4751:Talusan 4741:Sominot 4736:Sirawai 4721:Sibutad 4661:Polanco 4611:Manukan 4601:Mahayag 4596:Mabuhay 4581:Lapuyan 4571:Labason 4546:Kalawit 4516:Gutalac 4428:Dipolog 4405:Isabela 4400:Dipolog 4395:Dapitan 4264:Lamitan 4249:Isabela 4226:Tuburan 4211:Sumisip 4163:Lamitan 4153:Basilan 4086:Sumisip 4061:Lamitan 4050:Isabela 3515:Quote: 3440:July 8, 3358:  3313:Private 3067:Source: 2967:Economy 2945:English 2941:Tagalog 2933:Ilocano 2929:Maranao 2917:Cebuano 2874:Tausugs 2848:130,379 2837:112,788 2727:110,297 2708:+11.55% 2685:±% p.a. 2240:Climate 2208:Seaside 2161:Maligue 2155:Lumbang 1995:during 1986:Lamitan 1860:Sumisip 1852:Tuburan 1848:Lamitan 1704:Basilan 1533:slavery 1332:Basilan 1323:British 1319:Vietnam 1238:Morocco 1165:Visayas 1138:Koxinga 1122:Basilan 1100:Lamitan 944:Sumatra 921:Basilan 894:History 888:Koreans 886:and by 850:Lamitan 846:Basilan 800:Basilan 746:Isabela 726:Website 721:Tagalog 702:  698:  694:  585:Revenue 552:Economy 527:130,379 425:Members 319:Founded 300:Basilan 270:Country 216:Isabela 42:عيسىبلا 39:Isabela 5597:Toledo 5582:Tanjay 5577:Tangub 5572:Tandag 5527:Tabaco 5432:Panabo 5417:Ozamiz 5382:Marawi 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Isabela City
Component city






Flag of Isabela
Official seal of Isabela
Map of Zamboanga Peninsula with Isabela highlighted
Isabela is located in Philippines
Philippines
6°42′N 121°58′E / 6.7°N 121.97°E / 6.7; 121.97
Country
Philippines
Region
Zamboanga Peninsula
Province
Basilan
District
Lone district
Founded
Named for
Isabella II of Spain
Barangays
Barangays
Sangguniang Panlungsod
Mayor
Sitti Djalia Hataman

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