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Sorsogon City, officially known as the City of Sorsogon (Waray Sorsogon: Syudad san Sorsogon; Central Bikol: Siyudad nin Sorsogon; Tagalog: Lungsod ng Sorsogon), is a 3rd class component city and capital of the province of Sorsogon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 182,237 people. [4]

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Sorsogon City
Component city
City of Sorsogon
Aerial view
Flag Seal
Nickname:  "Gateway to Southern Philippines"[1]
Map of Sorsogon with Sorsogon City highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Sorsogon City Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°58′27″N 124°00′21″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Bicol Region
Province	Sorsogon
District	1st district
Founded	February 28, 1895
Cityhood	December 16, 2000
Barangays	64 (see Barangays)
Government  [2]
• Type	Sangguniang Panlungsod
• Mayor	Ma. Ester E. Hamor
• Vice Mayor	Mark Eric C. Dioneda
• Representative	Evelina G. Escudero
• City Council	Members 1st District Jo Abegail C. Dioneda Melchor P. Atutubo Hilario D. Dioneda Danilo A. Deladia 2nd District Ralph Walter R. Lubiano Mary Ellen D. Jamisola Franco Eric O. Ravanilla Joven G. Laura 3rd District Nestor J. Baldon Erwin J. Duana Fernando David H. Duran III Rebecca D. Aquino
• Electorate	111,702 voters (2022)
Area [3]
• Total	276.11 km2 (106.61 sq mi)
Elevation	86 m (282 ft)
Highest elevation	1,078 m (3,537 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [4]
• Total	182,237
• Density	660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
• Households	40,928
Demonym	Sorsoganon
Economy
• Income class	3rd city income class
• Poverty incidence	18.07% (2018)[5]
• Revenue	₱999,289,166.09 (2020)
• Assets	₱3,200,559,237.97 (2020)
• Expenditure	₱1,042,051,672.08 (2020)
• Liabilities	₱669,589,424.04 (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Sorsogon 2 Electric Cooperative (SORECO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	4700
PSGC	056216000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)56
Native languages	Central Bikol Tagalog
Major Pan-Philippine Highway Route
Minor/Alternative City Routes
Major religions	Christianity
Website	sorsogoncity.gov.ph

The component city was established on the year of 2000, from the merger of Bacon and Sorsogon municipalities.[6] The city's total population spread across 64 barangays.

It serves a trans-shipment point from the Visayas and Mindanao provinces and is dubbed as the "Gateway to Southern Philippines".[1] Sorsogon City is one of the region's leading cities in urbanization and the most promising city in terms of development.

History

Evidence of human habitation come from 3,000-year-old remains in a cave in Bacon and ancient burial sites dug upstream of Sorsogon rivers. Spanish missionaries came upon settlements in both sites when they arrived in the 1600s. Moro pirates had already frequented the territorial waters before the arrival of the Spanish missions.

Bacon was established as a visita of Casiguran while Sorsogon, originally in Sitio Pocdol in Capuy, was then established as a visita of Bacon. Sorsogon then became an independent, full-fledged parish in 1628 due to an increase in population. The two parishes later became civilian political units.[7]

The Pueblo Civil de Bacon was established in 1754, with Juan Elias as its first gobernadorcillo. Sorsogon became an independent pueblo in 1864. Both Bacon and Sorsogon were under the territorial jurisdiction of the province of Albay until the establishment of the independent province of Sorsogon on October 17, 1894.[8]

In 1951, Sorsogon was made the center of the episcopal see of the then newly established Roman Catholic Diocese of Sorsogon comprising the Sorsogon and Masbate provinces, with the Saints Peter and Paul Parish Church in the town of Sorsogon as the designated cathedral.[9]

Cityhood

Sorsogon City was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 8806[6] which was enacted on August 16, 2000 and ratified in December 2000.

Geography

Sorsogon City covers a land area of 31,292 hectares (120.82 sq mi). It is at the southernmost tip of the Bicol Peninsula and of Luzon Island. The city is bounded by Castilla in the west, Manito in the northwest, Albay Gulf in the north, Prieto Diaz in the east, Gubat in the southeast, Casiguran in the southwest, and Sorsogon Bay in the south. Sorsogon is characterized by an irregular topography; mountain ranges on the north-west, sloping uplands on the central part of the city, plain areas southwestern and central north and southeast portion, and marshlands on the southeast deltas. It is also surrounded by water, with Sorsogon Bay to the west Albay Gulf to the northeast, and Philippine Sea in the east.

Sorsogon City is 581 kilometres (361 mi) southeast of Manila and 54 kilometres (34 mi) south of Legazpi City. The 2015 Census puts the city's population at 168,110 with an annual growth rate of 0.84%. Sorsogon City ranked as the 3rd largest city in terms of population in the Bicol region. The only city in the province of Sorsogon, Sorsogon City is the largest in terms of land area in the Bicol region.

The Pan-Philippine Highway which runs from northwest to southeast through the city, connects Sorsogon City to the municipalities of Castilla, Pilar, in the northwest towards Daraga, Legazpi City, Naga City and the rest of Luzon. It also connects to the municipalities of Gubat, Casiguran and the rest of the second district municipalities of the province of Sorsogon in the southeast.

Barangays

Climate

Sorsogon City features a tropical rainforest climate with copious amount of rainfall throughout the course of the year. There is no pronounced dry season, but it has very pronounced maximum rain from November to January with December as the wettest month of the year, experiencing 23 days of rain. Temperature is constant throughout the year. Sorsogon City's average yearly rainfall is just over 2,671 mm (105.2 in). April is the driest month of the year which only sees 12 rain days and 2,671 mm (105.2 in) of rainfall. Average High temperature is at 38.08 °C (100.5 °F) and its Average Low temperature is at 24.5 °C (76.1 °F). The coolest month is January with a daily mean of 25.5 °C (77.9 °F) and the hottest months are jointly April and May with a daily mean of 28 °C (82.4 °F).

Demographics

Historical population census of then
Municipality of Bacon

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	14,536	—
1918	14,733	+0.09%
1939	18,351	+1.05%
1948	22,859	+2.47%
1960	21,723	−0.42%
1970	27,957	+2.55%
1975	28,546	+0.42%
1980	31,965	+2.29%
1990	32,810	+0.26%
1995	38,603	+3.09%
2000	42,166	+1.91%
Bacon ceased to exist as a separate municipality in December 2000. Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [12][13]

Historical population census of then
Municipality of Sorsogon

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	13,511	—
1918	16,694	+1.42%
1939	22,097	+1.34%
1948	26,004	+1.83%
1960	35,542	+2.64%
1970	47,734	+2.99%
1975	53,700	+2.39%
1980	60,574	+2.44%
1990	72,871	+1.87%
1995	83,012	+2.47%
2000	92,512	+2.35%
Sorsogon & Bacon merged in December 2000. Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [12][13]

Population census of Sorsogon City

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	28,047	—
1918	31,427	+0.76%
1939	40,448	+1.21%
1948	48,863	+2.12%
1960	57,265	+1.33%
1970	75,691	+2.83%
1975	82,246	+1.68%
1980	92,539	+2.39%
1990	105,681	+1.34%
1995	121,615	+2.67%
2000	134,678	+2.21%
2007	151,454	+1.63%
2010	155,144	+0.88%
2015	168,110	+1.54%
2020	182,237	+1.60%
Combined population of Sorsogon & Bacon Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [12][13]

Demographic statistics:[14]

• Annual Growth Rate 1.69% for the period 2000 – 2007
• Population Growth Rate – 2.15% (1995–2000)
• Population Density - 627 persons per square kilometer
• Total Number of Households 30,290
• Male Population - 77,117
• Female Population - 74,337
• Religion – 95% Roman Catholic
• Labor Force – 56% of the total population, 1/4 of the over-15 years old is, at least, high-school graduate, 15% of the total workforce have college-level education
• Student Population - 15,323
• Voting Age Population - 83,123

Economy

Sorsogon City, being the capital town of the province of Sorsogon, is a hub of trade and commerce. Business is concentrated in the downtown area near the public market and major commercial establishments primarily geared towards retail and wholesale and the Bacon District is the secondary business district of the city.

As of 2012, Sorsogon City ranked third among the cities with most revenue in the Bicol region with an estimated annual income of P432,978,837,[22] only behind Naga City and Legazpi City. Despite being a city and its increasing annual income, agriculture and fisheries sector is still the driving force of its economy.^{[citation needed]} The main agricultural products include rice, coconut, abaca, pili nuts, root crops and vegetables.^{[citation needed]}

The Bay City Sorsogon, that is currently being built at the coast of Barangay Balogo will definitely have a huge impact on the economic growth of the city. It is a priority project of LKY Development Corporation, a privately owned real estate company. The Bay City Sorsogon includes a Commercial Complex, Five Star Hotel, Coliseum, Outdoor Dining Area, a Central Bus Terminal and a lot more. The excavation of this 16-hectare property just started during the last quarter of 2010 and the completion is expected by the 3rd quarter of 2011.[23]^{[better source needed]}

Shopping Malls

There are 5 major shopping areas in the city while over 1,000 commercial establishments. SM City Sorsogon which will open in the Second Quarter of 2022 which is the biggest mall in the Region and will host a terminal which will make Sorsogon City even more accessible. Savemore Supermarket in the downtown area. Gaisano Mall which is the 2nd biggest mall in the area it is generated with a solar panel. Citymall Sorsogon which is a convenient mall near the Capitol and near tourist spots. Centro Department store also exists.[24]

Sorsogon Diversion Roads

Sorsogon City has two diversion roads bypassing the city proper and cutting travel time to the towns of Gubat and Casiguran. One is inland and one is along the city's coast. There's a common entry point from the North, located in Brgy. Pangpang.

The 7 km,[25] 4-lane, Sorsogon Diversion Road was first completed. It's officially known as Salvador Escudero III Diversion Road.[26] Its entry point from the North is Brgy. Pangpang, traverses Brgy. San Juna-Roro and Brgy. Bibincahan, and exits at Brgy. Cabid-an.

The Sorsogon Coastal Road was partially completed during the pandemic[27] (Brgy. Talisay-Brgy. Balogo segment) and eventually fully completed in August 2022.[28] The 5 km, 4-lane, coastal road which traverses the coast of Sorsogon Bay, passes through Barangays Pangpang, Peñafrancia, Cambulaga, Talisay, Sirangan and exits at western border of Barangay Balogo. The said exit point also hosts to the SM City Sorsogon and Sorsogon Integrated Terminal Exchange (SITEX).[29]

Government

The city's local government is headed by a mayor elected by popular vote. The Vice Mayor serves as the presiding officer of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (city council), with 12 Councilors elected by popular vote as its members.[30] The Sangguniang Panlungsod serves as the city's legislative body and its role is to enact ordinances, approve resolutions, appropriate funds for the general welfare of the city and its inhabitants.^{[citation needed]} Both the council members and the mayor serve three-year terms; and eligible for re-election for two more three-year terms.[31]

Mayors of Sorsogon City

Mayor	Term
Sally A. Lee	June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2007
Leovic R. Dioneda	June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2013
Sally A. Lee	June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2019
Ester Hamor	June 30, 2019 – Present

Vice mayors of Sorsogon City

Vice mayor	Term
Edmundo Atutubo	June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010
Bobet Lee Rodrigueza	June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2013
Charo Dichoso- Logronio	June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2016
Athan Balintong	June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2019
Eric Dioneda	June 30, 2019 – Present

Infrastructure

A Sorsogon City Coastal Road is already underway. The construction of the coastal highway was pledged by Senator Francis Escudero and Sorsogon 1st District Representative Evelina Escudero. The 22-hectare coastal highway will help alleviate the traffic congestion once completed and provide an additional space for a walkway.[32]

In order to spur development in the city, The Toll Regulatory Board declared Toll Road 5 the extension of South Luzon Expressway.[33] A 420-kilometer, four lane expressway starting from the terminal point of the now under construction SLEX Toll Road 4 at Barangay Mayao, Lucena City in Quezon to Matnog, Sorsogon, near the Matnog Ferry Terminal. On August 25, 2020, San Miguel Corporation announced that they will invest the project which will reduce travel time from Lucena to Matnog from 9 hours to 5.5 hours.[34]

The Sorsogon Sports Complex (Formerly known as the Balogo Sports Complex) is a complex of sport facilities located at Brgy. Balogo and its still under rehabilitation. With the total cost of ₱887 Million and the capacity was 15,000 people, the said sports complex will become the host for the future Palarong Pambansa.[35] Mohri & P.A. Associates are the architecture of that project with the total area of 56,218 sq. m. and a 4 story.[36]

Notable personalities

• Aldin Ayo - a former Sorsogon City's councilor, had coaching stints with Letran Knights,[37] De La Salle's Green Archers,[38] UST's Growling Tigers to name a few.
• Eddie Garcia – Film actor and director
• Eugenia Apostol - one of the founders of Philippine Daily Inquirer
• Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero – former congressman (1998-2007) of Soesogon's First District, former Sorsogon governor (2019-2022), served 3 terms as a senator (2007-2019) and currently serving as a senator.[39]
• Jessie Dellosa - former Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff. He was born in the former town of Bacon, now a district in the city.
• Jorge Barlin – First Filipino and Bikolano Bishop and was assigned parish priest and Vicar Forane of Sorsogon from 1887 to 1906[40]
• Loida Nicolas Lewis – chairwoman and chief executive officer of TLC Beatrice, LLC, the Lewis Family investment firm and is also chairman and CEO of TLC Beatrice (China) and TLC Beatrice Foods (Philippines).
• Mary Walter – actress, whose career spanned through several decades. She was born in Bacon.[41]
• Vicente Peralta - the late solon represented the 2nd district of Sorsogon in congress from 1953 to 1968. He's a skilled orator and was tagged as one of the Ten Most Outstanding Congressmen by Philippine Free Press and Congressional Press Club.[42] A district hospital[43] and a city street[44] was named after him.

Sister cities

Local

• Legazpi
• Iloilo City, Iloilo
• Pasay
• Zamboanga City

International

• Ceuta, Spain
• Sterling Heights, Michigan, United States

References

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System

На других языках

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[de] Sorsogon City

Sorsogon City ist eine Component City und Hauptstadt der philippinischen Provinz Sorsogon in der Verwaltungsregion V, Bicol. Sie hat 168.110 Einwohner (Zensus 1. August 2015), die in 64 Barangays leben. Sorsogon City erhielt am 16. Dezember 2000 den Status einer Großstadt auf den Philippinen verliehen.

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- [en] Sorsogon City

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[es] Sorsogón

Sorsogón[2] es una ciudad filipina de la provincia de Sorsogón.

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