Agusan del Sur

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Agusan del Sur
History
The Agusan Valley was settled by a variety of cultural
communities like the Manobos, Mamanwas and
Higaonons. Archeological excavations in the lower
Agusan valley plains have uncovered evidence of
strong relationships between the region and the
Southeast Asian states. A golden image of Javan-Indian
design unearthed in the 1920s and molten jars
uncovered in Prosperidad are indications that the
region had commercial and cultural ties with the coast.
 The Augustinian Recollects established a mission in Linao, in the
vicinity of present day Bunawan, in 1614. However, mission work
was hampered by the hostility of the surrounding Manobo tribes.
At the height of the power of the Sultanate of Maguindanao in the
mid-17th century, the Manobos of the Agusan Valley were in
alliance with Sultan Kudarat. Linao was attacked several times
during the 1629 Caraga Revolt and the 1649 Sumuroy Revolt.
Nevertheless, the Recollects were able to establish themselves in
their mission work, and remained there until the middle of the 19th
century.
In the late 19th century, the Recollects (under protest) turned over
many of their mission territories, including those in the upper
Agusan region, to the reconstituted Jesuit order (the Jesuits had
been banned by Papal edict in the 1760s, and ejected from the
Philippines in 1768). Missionary work was interrupted by the
Philippine Revolution when the Jesuits either fled or were arrested
by revolutionaries. During the American occupation, lumbering
became an important activity in Agusan del Sur. Visayan migrants
settled in the cleared plains, pushing indigenous communities
farther into the mountainous slopes.
 The province of Agusan del Sur was born on June 17, 1967 under
Republic Act No. 4969 providing for the division of the province of
Agusan into Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur. In January 1970
the first set of provincial officials assumed office after the
provincial election of November, 1969. The same law provided that
the capital of Agusan del Sur be the municipality of Prosperidad.
The Government Center has been set up in Barangay Patin-ay.
Rufino C. Otero was elected as the first Provincial Governor and
Democrito O. Plaza the first Congressman in the election of
November 1969. The term of office of Congressman Democrito O.
Plaza would have continued until December 1973 had it not for the
proclamation of Martial Law on September 21, 1972, which in effect
abolished the Congress. When the Interim Batasang Pambansa
was convened in 1978 after almost a decade of absence under the
martial Law, Edelmiro Amante represented the province in the
National Assembly.
 Location
Agusan del Sur (Filipino:Timog Agusan) is a
landlocked province of the Philippines
located in the Caraga region in Mindanao.
Its capital is Prosperidad and borders,
from the north clockwise, Agusan del
Norte, Surigao del Sur, Davao Oriental,
Compostela Valley, Davao del Norte,
Bukidnon, and Misamis Oriental.
 Economy
Based on the 1995 census, 75% of
the labor force is engaged in
agriculture and forestry. Rice, corn
and fruits are among the major
agricultural crops.
 Human resources
Agusan del Sur has a labor force of 287,000 people,
mostly in the agriculture and forestry sector. Several
colleges, including a university, add to a well educated,
highly trainable, English-speaking workforce. The
province also keeps abreast of technological
developments elsewhere, with some of these
educational establishment offering skills development
courses in Information Technology.
 Agriculture
Rice occupies the largest cultivated area, with 243.85
square kilometres of irrigated area with a yield of 410
t/km², and rainfed rice with an area of about 165.73 km²
with a yield of 300 t/km². The province's rice production
has the estimated capacity to feed 1,072,456 people—far
more than the provinces population. Ironically, rice
insufficiency persists, especially in the upland and hard
to reach barangays.
Corn plantations cover 255.25 km² for both white and
yellow corn with a total production of 55,767 t in 2000
with surplus corn grits of 31,106 MT enough to feed more
than 2 million people, four times greater than the
province's population.
 Banana is another abundant crop covering an
area of 127.45 km² and could be seen
everywhere but not in conventional plantation
form. Banana chips are also processed in the
province.
Oil palm plantation covers 118 km². The
plantation is a Malaysian-Filipino joint venture,
with agrarian reform beneficiaries as land
owners. Crude oil is processed in the sites of
Rosario, and Trento.
Coconut trees are widespread in the province,
covering 393.36 km².
 Poultry and Livestock
Despite of the government's efforts to increase
poultry and livestock production, deficits in
meat supply persist. Processed poultry and
beef are imported from Davao City and
Cagayan de Oro City.
Fish
Agusan del Sur is highly dependent on Surigao
del Sur and other provinces for the supply of
marine products. However, the province has
abundant supply of fresh water fish like
mudfish, catfish and tilapia.
 Festivals
Naliyagan Festival
Kahimunan Festival
Highlights in Agusan del Sur
Bega Falls
Gibong River
Binaba Falls
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