Basista, officially the Municipality of Basista (Pangasinan: Baley na Basista; Ilocano: Ili ti Basista; Tagalog: Bayan ng Basista), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,679 people. [3]
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Basista | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality of Basista | |
Basista Town Hall | |
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Nickname: Home of the finest musicians | |
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Coordinates: 15°51′09″N 120°23′51″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Ilocos Region |
Province | Pangasinan |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | September 5, 1961 |
Chartered | May 8, 1967 |
Barangays | 13 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Jolly R. Resuello |
• Vice Mayor | Dante P. Bustarde |
• Representative | Mark Cojuangco |
• Municipal Council | Members
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• Electorate | 25,118 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 24.00 km2 (9.27 sq mi) |
Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
Highest elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 37,679 |
• Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
• Households | 8,824 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 14.48% (2018)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱114,453,140.41 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱165,856,416.06 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱111,681,268.42 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱14,380,719.10 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (CENPELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2422 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)75 |
Native languages | Pangasinan Ilocano Tagalog |
Basista is 29 kilometres (18 mi) from Lingayen and 198 kilometres (123 mi) from Manila.
The former barrio of San Carlos, now the site of the town proper or poblacion was once the biggest and one of the progressive barrios located in the far south of the mother town, San Carlos (now a city).
As early as the year 1918, some of the most influential and prominent citizens of the then barrio of Basista came together and made the first attempt to petition the municipal government and the provincial board of San Carlos and Pangasinan respectively to grant the township of their barrios.
Prominent politicians during that time volunteered their help in making representations with the proper authorities, but their request was not granted. Some of those leaders were: General Mamaril, Don Valeriano Perez, father of then speaker Eugenio Pérez, Buenaventura de Vera, Telesforo de Vera, Gregorio Malicdem, Cayetano Perez, Gaudencio Padua, Gregorio Valdez, Ramon Valdez, Don Roque de Vera, Domingo Resultay, Bernardo Resultay, Liberato Frias, Hipolito Cayabyab, Alejandro de guzman, Pascual Resultay, Raymundo de Guzman, Vicente de Guzman, Domingo de Guzman, Vicente Frias, Florentino Malicdem, Faustino Monzon, Cornelio de Guzman, Felix de Guzman, Juan Malicdem, Federico Cancino, Artemio Frias, Claudio de Guzman and several others.
On September 5, 1961, President Carlos P. Garcia issued Executive Order No. 446 creating the town of Basista composed of 13 barrios out of the 28 that petitioned. Four years after, however, the Philippine Supreme Court declared the town's creation as without legal basis citing their ruling in the "Emmanuel Pelaez vs. Auditor General" that "municipalities created under Executive Orders are void". It was here that Republic Act No. 4866 filed by Representative Jack L. Soriano was enacted into law and legally created Basista as a town of Pangasinan.[5]
Basista is politically subdivided into 13 barangays.
These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years.
Climate data for Basista, Pangasinan | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
Average low °C (°F) | 21 (70) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.1 (0.20) |
11.6 (0.46) |
21.1 (0.83) |
27.7 (1.09) |
232.9 (9.17) |
350.8 (13.81) |
679.8 (26.76) |
733.1 (28.86) |
505 (19.9) |
176.6 (6.95) |
67.2 (2.65) |
17.7 (0.70) |
2,828.6 (111.38) |
Average rainy days | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 142 |
Source: World Weather Online[6] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1970 | 14,204 | — |
1975 | 15,241 | +1.42% |
1980 | 17,191 | +2.44% |
1990 | 22,360 | +2.66% |
1995 | 24,278 | +1.55% |
2000 | 26,616 | +1.99% |
2007 | 28,104 | +0.75% |
2010 | 30,385 | +2.88% |
2015 | 32,959 | +1.56% |
2020 | 37,679 | +2.67% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9][10] |
Basista, belonging to the second congressional district of the province of Pangasinan, 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.
Position | Name |
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Congressman | Mark Cojuangco |
Mayor | Jolly R. Resuello |
Vice-Mayor | Dante P. Bustarde |
Councilors | Christian S. Bacani |
Jake Niccole L. Perez | |
Dominador A. Frias | |
Monica N. Ramos | |
Vanessa F. Baraquio | |
Marino C. Capua | |
Bernard S. Doria | |
Teresita S. Erguiza |
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Barangays | See: List of barangays in Pangasinan |