Pag-asa, Bohol


Pagasa is one of the 44 barangays of the municipality of Ubay, in the province of Bohol, Philippines.
The barangay's total land area is. According to the, it has a population of.
Pagasa celebrates its annual fiesta on 8 December in honor of their patron saint.

Location

Located in the west of the municipality, Pag-asa is bounded to the north by Bayang, to the east by barangay Imelda, to the south by Lomangog, and to the west by Camalian. It is from the town center, Poblacion.

History

The name of the place comes from the Tagalog word pag-asa, which means hope. Formerly it was part of Bayang but became an independent barangay on October 27, 1972.

Government

There are seven puroks overseen by the elected kagawads.

Economy

People in the barangay are mostly farmers who live by planting rice, camote, cassava, banana, and other vegetables. Some till agricultural smallholdings. Some of the population also weave mats, and produce palm oil and coconut products.

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