Prieto Diaz, Sorsogon


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History

The town of Prieto-Diaz was once a Visita of the old Municipality of Bacon. The town was given its present name from the surnames of the two Bicolano martyrs, Father Gabriel Prieto and Father Severino Diaz when it became independent from the Municipality of Bacon on October 12, 1903 by virtue of Act 940 of the Philippine Commission. Prieto-Diaz was the only town organized after Sorsogon became a Province on October 17, 1894.

Geography

Prieto-Diaz is 387 km southeast of Manila, 150 km east-southeast of Legazpi City, the regional center and 20 km north-north-east of Sorsogon City, the provincial capital. North of Prieto-Diaz across the Albay Gulf is Rapu-Rapu, Albay, on the west is Bacon District of Sorsogon City and on the south is Gubat, Sorsogon while Pacific Ocean is on the east. It is also the easternmost point on the Island of Luzon.

Sorsogon Ayta Language

In 2010, UNESCO released its 3rd world volume of Endangered Languages in the World, where 3 critically endangered languages were in the Philippines. One of these languages in the Southern Ayta language which has an estimated speaker of 150 people in the year 2000. The language was classified as Critically Endangered, meaning the youngest speakers are grandparents and older, and they speak the language partially and infrequently and hardly pass the language to their children and grandchildren anymore. If the remaining 150 people do not pass their native language to the next generation of Sorsogon Ayta people, their indigenous language will be extinct within a period of 1 to 2 decades.
The Sorsogon Ayta people live only on the municipality of Prieto-Diaz, Sorsogon. They are one of the original Negrito settlers in the entire Philippines. They belong to the Aeta people classification, but have distinct language and belief systems unique to their own culture and heritage.

Climate

Prieto-Diaz has a tropical climate. There is significant rainfall throughout the year in Prieto-Diaz. Even the driest month still has a lot of rainfall. According to Köppen and Geiger, climate in Prieto-Diaz is classified as Af. The average annual temperature in Prieto-Diaz is 27.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2965 mm. The driest month is April with 119 mm. Most precipitation falls in December, with an average of 514 mm. The warmest month of the year is June with an average temperature of 28.2 °C. In January, the average temperature is 25.6 °C. It is the lowest average temperature of the whole year. The difference in precipitation between the driest month and the wettest month is 395 mm. The average temperatures vary during the year by 2.6 °C.
Typhoons are especially frequent and are destructive menaces in the Bicol region. The months of September, October and November experience more destruction from the violent tropical storms. Forty percent of the storms carrying high-velocity winds in the Philippine pass through Southeastern Luzon where Prieto Diaz is located.

Local Government

The following are the elected officials of Prieto-Diaz, Sorsogon for the term 2013-2016
MayorBenito Doma
Vice MayorEdwin Destajo
Councilors
  • Alice Emano
  • Manuel Destajo
  • Avon Domalaon
  • Glenn Emata
  • Nenita Emano
  • Joel Dogelio
  • Vicente Bayoca
  • Erna Bayoca

Political Subdivision

Prieto-Diaz is politically subdivided into 23 barangays. In 1954, sitio Carayat was converted into a barrio.
BarangaysClassPopulationBarangay head
Brillante Rural624Florante D. Detecio
BulawanRural827Manuel S. Barcela, Sr.
CalaoRural1,786Rey E. Llona
CarayatRural810Melvin E. Demdam
DiamanteRural1,581Edwin D. Emaas
GogonRural1,585Anilo Domalaon
LupiRural726Alexander D. Detablan
Maningcay De OroUrban1,234Glenda D. Eva
ManlabongRural793Bienvenido D. Ayo
PerlasRural405Criselda A. Domanais
QuidologRural842Pablo D. Destura
RizalRural863Elvira E. Oandasan
San AntonioRural481Melchor D. Bayoca
San FernandoRural1,482Luis Lee E. Espena, Jr.
San IsidroRural1,212Joseph L. Domagtoy
San JuanRural687Filander D. Dumasig
San RafaelRural655Ruben E. Esplana
San RamonRural452Jose C. Estipona, Jr.
Santa LourdesRural959Mario A. Domdom
Santo DomingoRural285Leonardo D. Golena
TalisayanRural781Ma. Melissa B. Diolata
TupazRural409Ramil A. Dematera
UlagRural989Rogelio D. Ebuenga, Sr.

Demographics

Education

Prieto-Diaz have 19 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools directly supervised by Department of Education - Division of Sorsogon.
List of Primary Schools
List of Secondary Schools