Sumisip

Sumisip, officially the Municipality of Sumisip, is a local government municipality in Basilan province in the Bangsamoro region of the Philippines. The subject identified by the supplied Wikipedia path is a public administrative locality, not a consumer, industrial, or corporate brand. Its local names include Bulak Sumisip in Yakan, Municipalidad de Sumisip in Chavacano, and Bayan ng Sumisip in Tagalog. The municipality is located in Basilan and is politically divided into 29 barangays, the Philippines' basic local government units. Barangays are further organized into puroks, with some also containing sitios. Sumisip's administrative and social geography has changed over time. Twelve barangays located away from Basilan Island were separated to create the municipality of Tabuan-Lasa under Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 187. That change was subsequently approved through a plebiscite held on March 29, 2008. The municipality's modern history has also been affected by political violence. In August 1993, vice mayor Sattaman Hataman was seriously wounded in an ambush while traveling home by jeep with his family and bodyguards; his wife, Nora, and daughter, Hasma, were killed, and a bodyguard was taken hostage. In December 1995, former mayor Abdulgafor Abubakar was shot by two gunmen near Isabela Central Elementary Pilot School in Isabela City and later died from his injuries. In October 1996, a bomb exploded beneath the house of mayor Abdulati Tahajid in Barangay Guiong. Tahajid was staying elsewhere with his family and was not injured. Sumisip remains an active local government area with a primarily local public-service and community-development role. The available reference material identifies a population of 55,778 in the 2024 census. Its economy, public administration, barangay organization, and demographic profile are the relevant subjects for an encyclopedia entry; no reliable material supplied here supports treating Sumisip as a commercial brand with products, brand campaigns, corporate ownership, or financial performance.

Sumisip is a municipality of Basilan province in the Philippines. Its official municipal designation distinguishes it from the broader geographic area and from any commercial use of the name. The municipality has local names in several languages spoken or used in the area: Bulak Sumisip in Yakan, Municipalidad de Sumisip in Chavacano, and Bayan ng Sumisip in Tagalog. The municipality's administrative history includes a significant territorial reorganization in the 2000s. Twelve barangays that were not situated on Basilan Island seceded from Sumisip to form the municipality of Tabuan-Lasa. This reorganization was authorized through Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 187 and later ratified by voters in a plebiscite held on March 29, 2008. Sumisip is now politically subdivided into 29 barangays. Each barangay is composed of puroks, and some also include sitios, reflecting the layered administrative structure used in Philippine municipalities. The locality's political history has been marked by episodes of armed violence. On August 2, 1993, vice mayor Sattaman Hataman was seriously injured when Muslim rebels ambushed the jeep in which he was traveling with his family and bodyguards. His wife, Nora, and daughter, Hasma, were killed, while a bodyguard was held hostage. On December 4, 1995, former mayor Abdulgafor Abubakar was attacked by two gunmen near Isabela Central Elementary Pilot School in Isabela City, Basilan. He was taken to a hospital but died approximately an hour after being wounded. On October 14, 1996, a bomb detonated beneath the residence of mayor Abdulati Tahajid in Barangay Guiong. Tahajid was sleeping at another house with his family and avoided injury. Contemporary reference data lists Sumisip as having 55,778 residents in the 2024 census. The municipality's principal institutional identity is that of a local government unit responsible for municipal administration and community services. The supplied materials do not establish a founding year, founding individual, commercial ownership structure, product portfolio, or corporate financial information.

• 2024

  Population recorded at 55,778

  [1]Sumisipen.wikipedia.org

  The 2024 census recorded 55,778 residents in Sumisip.

• 2008

  Creation of Tabuan-Lasa

  [1]Sumisipen.wikipedia.org

  Twelve barangays separated from Sumisip to form Tabuan-Lasa, with the change ratified in a March 29 plebiscite.

• 1996

  Bomb attack at the residence of mayor Abdulati Tahajid

  [1]Sumisipen.wikipedia.org

  A bomb exploded beneath mayor Abdulati Tahajid's house in Barangay Guiong while he was staying elsewhere with his family.

• 1995

  Assassination of former mayor Abdulgafor Abubakar

  [1]Sumisipen.wikipedia.org

  Former mayor Abdulgafor Abubakar was shot near Isabela Central Elementary Pilot School in Isabela City and later died of his injuries.

• 1993

  Ambush involving vice mayor Sattaman Hataman

  [1]Sumisipen.wikipedia.org

  Vice mayor Sattaman Hataman was seriously wounded in an ambush; his wife and daughter were killed, and a bodyguard was taken hostage.

A municipal government and geographic locality in Basilan, serving residents through local administration and public services.

• 2024

  2024 census records Sumisip population[1]Sumisipen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  The 2024 census recorded Sumisip's population as 55,778.

• 2008

  Twelve barangays separated to form Tabuan-Lasa[1]Sumisipen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  Twelve barangays associated with Sumisip but located away from Basilan Island were separated to establish the municipality of Tabuan-Lasa under Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 187. The change was ratified in a plebiscite on March 29, 2008.

1. 1Sumisipen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Sumisip local government websitelgu-sumisip.com