Sibonga, officially the Municipality of Sibonga (; ), is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 54,610 people.
Geography Sibonga is bordered to the north by the city of Carcar, to the west are the towns of Barili and Dumanjug, to the east is the Cebu Strait, and to the south is the town of Argao. It is from Cebu City.
Barangays Sibonga is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Sibonga has begun developing the town to become more industrial while still preserving its natural bounty. Sibonga is abundant in root crops, corn, rice, coconuts among others. The public market is held every Saturday in Poblacion. Each barangay has its own agora or marketplace with its own specific days of function. For example, in Barangay Papan, people from neighboring barangays convene in every Thursday for trade.
Culture
Pastores de Sibonga Pastores de Sibonga is a short Christmas play that narrates the nativity as performed in Magcagong. The play depicts the shepherds' adoration of the child Jesus. Pastores de Sibonga dates back to the 1920s.
Pastores de Sibonga is performed by at least four dancers. The female dancer wears a red blouse or shirt paired with a long white skirt. The male dancer wears a red shirt paired with black pants. Accessories include a round hat decorated with cut-outs of the sun, moon and stars in yellow, red, green, and other brightly colored papers together with a yellow sash placed across the body. It is performed using red fans and white handkerchiefs. An oval-shaped native fan is used and held by the right hand during the performance. The white square handkerchief is held by the left hand folded into a triangular shape.
The accompaniment music is a rondalla: an ensemble of stringed instruments (guitar, bandurria, and banjo), played with the plectrum. The lyrics tell of the pre-nativity, nativity, and post-nativity settings. It expresses happiness, joy, and worship, and offers praises and gifts for Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
Education
Sibonga is also home to Sibonga Community College.
The public schools in the town of Sibonga are administered by one school district under the Schools Division of Cebu Province.
Elementary schools:
Abugon Elementary School — Abugon Bae Elementary School — Bae Bahay-Bagacay Elementary School — Bahay Banlot Elementary School — Banlot Basak Elementary School — Basak Cagay Elementary School — Cagay Can-aga Elementary School — Can-aga Candaguit Elementary School — Candaguit Cantolaroy Elementary School — Cantolaroy Cansantic Elementary School — Sitio Cansantic, Bato Guimbangcoan Elementary School — Guimbangco-an Lamacan Elementary School — Lamacan Libo Elementary School — Libo Lindogon Elementary School — Lindogon Magcagong Elementary School — Magcagong Manatad Elementary School — Manatad Mangyan Elementary School — Mangyan Papan Elementary School — Papan Sabang Elementary School — Sabang Sayao Elementary School — Sayao Sibonga Central Elementary School — R. Bacaltos Street, Poblacion Simala Elementary School — Simala Tubod Elementary School — Tubod
High schools: Julian Enad Memorial National High School — Lamacan Manatad National High School — Manatad Mangyan National High School — Mangyan Sibonga National High School — N. Bacalso Avenue, Poblacion Teodoro dela Vega Memorial National High School — Papan
Notable personalities
Amapola Cabase – singer, musician, actress Elena Jurado - Hollywood movie actress Gloria Sevilla – actress
References
Sources
External links
[ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]