PROGRESSIVE and FIESTA

PROGRESSIVE

The place of Dumalag are known to be progressive town in Capiz because in its newly construct air conditioned Civic Center, the bridge from the Poblacion connects to barangay of San Roque, and they also proposed convention hall that soon to be put up at the Plaza. The native people planted corn, peanuts, sugar cane and palay for the source of their income. The said town has its only one College that is located in the Poblacion Dumalag assisted by the TESDA. The means of their transportation are the jeepney, deluxe (bus), minicab, tricycle and pedicab.

FIESTA

Every year-end there are always an improvement in Dumalag which is to  Captivate to all visitors, at the same time through these improvement they celebrates some of the Festivals that could encouraged the native people to be socialize to other. “Taw-anay Gugma” was the theme for their celebration for the town fiesta as they celebrates in every 6 to 11th Day of November. The Ekin-Ekin Dance Competition is a Street Dance and the main highlight of the said event that capture a lot of people waiting for them to dance on the street. Celebrating the fiest of Saint Martin of Tours, it is a religious fiest of Catholic that happened every year. Another Festival that captivate the attention of many people is the “Dinagsa sa Dumalag” hook every last Sunday of January, that was to celebrate the fiest of Santo Niño. It is the culture for the native of Dumalag to celebrate and continue those festivities in the sense that to know its existence, meaning, importance and also its main purpose.

Map of Dumalag

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Country	Philippines
Region	Western Visayas (VI)
Lalawigan	Capiz
Number of Barangays	19
Population (2000)
- Total	25,920
PSGC	061903000

Dumalag is a 4th class municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 25,920 people in 5,375 households

Dumalag is divided into 19 barangays:

Concepcion Consolacion Dolores Duran San Agustin San Jose San Martin San Miguel San Rafael San Roque

Santa Carmen Santa Cruz Santa Monica Santa Rita Santa Teresa Santo Angel Santo Niño Santo Rosario Poblacion

History of Dumalag Capiz

Dumalag was founded by the augustinian as early as 1590 as a christian community, it was first administered for some time by the augustinian until the year 1597  when it was handed over the bishop of Cebu.however, due to the effort of father alonzo de Baraona while serving as minister of sarog (Jaro) in 1611 and of aklan  of 1613 the town was given back to the augustinians and by official  proclamation on May 17,1614 in manila Dumalag became an augustinian convent.In the later part of the year the general in home, in Rome granted the parish the rank of vicariate,meaning that it could already be totally christian.Under that category the vicar of Dumalag administered the towns of Mambusao,Malinao,Tapaz,Maasin,Maranglet and Agupanga. Its total population was estimated around for thousand.From the time it was founded as a town and parish until the outbreak of the visayas revolution againts Spain, the parish of Dumalag was constanly administered by the augus-tinan Missionaries. Before founding of the Diocese of Jaro(iloilo), Place under the patronage of st.martin of tours, the parish is considered one of the most active parish in propagation of the Holy faith.

Beautiful places in Dumalag

 Saint Martin of Tours Parish

The first church and convent of Dumalag were constructed between 1600 and 1720, and the parish was dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours, a bishop. In 1833, Fr. Augustin Duran, whose name has been adopted by one of Dumalag's biggest barangays, started the construction of the present church. The church had a five-storey bell tower which rose majestically at the left side of the church. In 188l, Fr Lesmes Perez bought live bells to be installed at the belfry. The strong earthquake of 1948 heavily damaged the church and other structures in Dumalag leaving only the walls of the religious structure and the bell tower. A temporary church was built in front of the present one. The damaged structure was finally reconstructed by the parish priest, Msgr. Jesus Frantilla, and his assistants in the late 1950s.

Suhot Cave and Spring Resort

The leading natural attraction of Dumalag is the Suhot spring and caves being marked by the towering Paningraon range. It is located about one and a half kilometer distance from the town center. The natural bridge and the famed caves of Suhot lead into minimally explored caverns which are claimed to stretch as far as the other side of Paningraon, facing Dumarao, a neighboring municipality. The many chambers of the Suhot caves are grown over with stalactites and stalagmites of considerable sizes and lengths. At the mouth of the caves, near the natural bridge, is a spring with sulfurous, salty water that is considered by the local folks as healthy for bathing. In more recent years, Suhot spring and caves have become a favorite destination for people coming from other places visiting Dumalag

Dumalag, Capiz

Dumalag is a 4th class municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 25,920 people in 5,375 households. It is located by the slopes of several mountains on hilly but fertile land irrigated by the Panay and Malisbug rivers and other rivulents. It is bounded by Dao, Dumarao, Cuartero, Calinog and Tapaz.

Dumalag is one of the central towns of Capiz  province. The name Dumalag, came from the Bisayan word ” dalag” which mean yellow. Others claim, that the “dalag” came from the color of the Pan-ay river that cuts across the town which is used to turn yellow because of the leaves of the certain tree. Another term is also “dumalaga” or spring chicken which could have been in abundance in the area in early times.