Lambayong

Lambayong, formally the Municipality of Lambayong, is a local government unit in Sultan Kudarat province on the island of Mindanao, Philippines. It is one of the province's municipalities and is politically divided into 26 barangays. The municipality's present name is associated with the lambayong plant, identified in the reference material as Ipomoea pes-caprae, a flowering creeper that grows in wet areas. The plant is described as having purple, cup-shaped flowers and dark green leaves. In Maguindanaon, Lambayong or Lambayung is also connected with the word for purple. The territory now administered by Lambayong was transferred from Cotabato province to the newly established province of Sultan Kudarat on November 22, 1973, under Presidential Decree No. 341. It was subsequently constituted as a municipality under the name Mariano Marcos, honoring the father of then-President Ferdinand Marcos. On October 12, 1988, President Corazon Aquino approved Republic Act No. 6676, which changed the municipality's name to Lambayong. Lambayong is a multilingual and ethnically diverse community. Ilocano-speaking residents form the majority according to the referenced material, reflecting migration from northern Luzon beginning in the early twentieth century and continuing after the Second World War. Many residents also use Hiligaynon and Tagalog, while Cebuano and Maguindanaon are present to varying degrees. The municipality also includes Hiligaynon-speaking residents and members of Maguindanaon, Cebuano, Blaan, and Manobo communities. This linguistic mixture reflects wider patterns of migration, settlement, and cultural interaction in Sultan Kudarat, Soccsksargen, and Mindanao. The municipality had a population of 81,288 in the 2024 census cited by the reference material. Its local economy and public administration are organized through the municipal government and its barangays, although the supplied sources do not provide enough detail to describe particular industries, major employers, commercial brands, or signature products. Lambayong should therefore be understood primarily as a geographic and administrative entity rather than as a consumer brand.

The area currently within Lambayong's jurisdiction was historically connected to the wider Cotabato region. On November 22, 1973, Presidential Decree No. 341 transferred the territory from Cotabato province to Sultan Kudarat, a province created during the reorganization of local administration in Mindanao. The settlement was established as a municipality named Mariano Marcos, a name honoring Mariano Marcos, the father of President Ferdinand Marcos. The municipality's political identity changed after the restoration of democratic government. On October 12, 1988, President Corazon Aquino signed Republic Act No. 6676. The law officially renamed Mariano Marcos as Lambayong, establishing the name used today. The name is associated with the lambayong plant, identified as Ipomoea pes-caprae, which grows abundantly in wet areas and is notable for its purple flowers. The Maguindanaon form Lambayung is also connected with the meaning purple. Lambayong is organized into 26 barangays. Its population and cultural character have been shaped by several migration streams. Ilocano-speaking residents constitute the majority described in the supplied reference material. Their presence dates from settlement by migrants from northern Luzon during the early 1900s, followed by additional migration after the Second World War. Hiligaynon-speaking residents also form an important part of the community. Because Lambayong is situated within a linguistically diverse part of Mindanao, residents may use or understand several languages, including Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Tagalog, Cebuano, and Maguindanaon. The municipality is also home to Maguindanaon, Blaan, and Manobo communities. The 2024 census figure cited in the reference material records 81,288 residents. The supplied material identifies Lambayong's municipal geography, barangay structure, demographic composition, and historical renaming, but does not provide a detailed account of individual mayors, specific economic sectors, infrastructure programs, or recent municipal policy. Consequently, those areas remain undocumented in this entry rather than being inferred.

• 2024

  Population recorded at 81,288

  [1]Lambayongen.wikipedia.org

  The 2024 census figure cited for Lambayong was 81,288 inhabitants.

• 1988

  Renaming to Lambayong

  [1]Lambayongen.wikipedia.org

  Republic Act No. 6676, signed on October 12, 1988, officially changed the municipality's name from Mariano Marcos to Lambayong.

• 1973

  Transfer to Sultan Kudarat

  [1]Lambayongen.wikipedia.org

  Presidential Decree No. 341 transferred the territory that would become Lambayong from Cotabato province to Sultan Kudarat on November 22, 1973.

• 1973

  Establishment as Mariano Marcos

  [1]Lambayongen.wikipedia.org

  Following the territorial reorganization, the area was established as a municipality named Mariano Marcos.

A local government municipality and multicultural rural community in Sultan Kudarat, Philippines.

1. 1Lambayongen.wikipedia.org