Country Philippines Urban District III Purok 7 Municipality Ubay, Bohol | District 2nd District of Bohol Established 27 October 1972 Province Bohol | |
Region Central Visayas Region VII | ||
Pag‑asa is one of the 44 barangays of the municipality of Ubay, in the province of Bohol, Philippines.
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The barangay's total land area is 378 hectares (930 acres). According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 1,273. In the 2013 electoral roll, it had 709 registered voters, meaning that 56% of the population are aged 18 and over.
Pag‑asa 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 Bay‑ang, to the east by barangay Imelda, to the south by Lomangog, and to the west by Camali‑an. It is 7 km (4.3 mi) 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 Bay‑ang 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.