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Bongao

Bongao is a municipality of Tawi-Tawi, in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, and its capital. It is divided into 35 barangays, and had 131,887 residents at the 2024 census.

Province: Tawi-Tawi
Classification: Municipality
Barangays: 35
PSGC code: 157002000

131,887

Population (2024)

365.95 km²

Land area

360

People per km²

+13.6%

Change since 2020

Governed under

Bangsamoro Autonomy Act 49 — Bangsamoro Local Governance Code of 2023Enacted September 28, 2023. The governing code inside BARMM: it creates the offices described here, fixes their terms and pay, and devolves the services. It repealed the ARMM code it replaced.
Implementing Rules and Regulations of the BLGCPromulgated September 30, 2025. 696 articles setting out how the Code is carried out — the procedures, deadlines and rate ceilings quoted on this page.
Republic Act 7160 — Local Government Code of 1991The national code. Inside BARMM it applies only where the Bangsamoro one is silent.

All barangays

01Bongao PoblacionQUE, JAY ALBERT SHIA7157002027
Punong Barangay
QUE, JAY ALBERT SHIA
Barangay Secretary · appointed
HANDANG, JENG-JENG SUMILE
Sangguniang Barangay · 5
1. 1HADJULA, HAIRAN ARABANI
2. 2KNAIK, ABUBAKAR AMING
3. 3JASANI, NURSIMA AMING
4. 4AMILJAYA, ANALYN JUMDAIL
5. 5JAWADIL, SHAGIDA HALILULLA
02Ipilno roster157002005
DILG’s directory has no roster on file for Ipil. That is a gap in the directory, not a barangay without officials — ask DILG or the municipal hall.
03KamagongJUMDAIL, RUSAINA MUSA9157002006
Punong Barangay
JUMDAIL, RUSAINA MUSA
Barangay Secretary · appointed
SAID, ROHANA JUMDAIL
Sangguniang Barangay · 7
1. 1HAMUDAN, VILMA JUMDAIL
2. 2HAMUDAN, MUSA HATAMUN
3. 3musa, rudymar jumdail
4. 4JAILANI, ALBASIR HAMUDAN
5. 5ALPASA, ALBINER JUMDAIL
6. 6HASSAN, JUNWIL ENDING
7. 7ALPASA, SOPHEAN JUMDAIL
04KarungdongANGKAYA, HASAN JALA9157002007
Punong Barangay
ANGKAYA, HASAN JALA
Barangay Secretary · appointed
TIANOK, JAYPEERIEL TUBLE
Sangguniang Barangay · 7
1. 1SABBOH, KILLA KATIBIN
2. 2UDDIH, HARBI BAGAWI
3. 3SIDO, RAJA JALULI
4. 4ATIULA, ANDRES AJINI
5. 5ADJINULLA, MUHARADJI ALIUD
6. 6SIRAJI, ABDU ASUSI
7. 7MARA, AJIDIN MUHAJIRI
05LagasanLadjahali, Julficar Sali7157002044
Punong Barangay
Ladjahali, Julficar Sali
Barangay Secretary · appointed
Basir, Anraisa Abtuh
Sangguniang Barangay · 5
1. 1Ladjahali, Juleamree Saipuddin
2. 2Tahassam, Mohammad Said Sahadain
3. 3Abduraja, Gamar Abdulmonap
4. 4Karim, Yasser Modin
5. 5Questa, Markben Saridul
06Lakit LakitDULAHID, ALRASID BASAL3157002009
Punong Barangay
DULAHID, ALRASID BASAL
Sangguniang Barangay · 2
1. 1AHID, HARIJA AMAT
2. 2DULAHID, BAIDA ISMAIL
07LamionSakkam, Redzfar Amirul9157002010
Punong Barangay
Sakkam, Redzfar Amirul
Barangay Secretary · appointed
Apion, Al-Siddiq Awwali
Sangguniang Barangay · 7
1. 1Akip, Al-Sharief Manding
2. 2Abain, Sherilyn Hajim
3. 3Assih, Karma J.
4. 4Adjiri, Eldie Janang
5. 5Hadani, Nihar Hadjali
6. 6Arakani, Jolie Dakis
7. 7Haradji, Anuar Tahassan
08Lapid LapidJUMDAIL, SALI AHALIL9157002012
Punong Barangay
JUMDAIL, SALI AHALIL
Barangay Secretary · appointed
BANDAHALA, NORANA JUMDAIL
Sangguniang Barangay · 7
1. 1AJUROL, JERAN SALI
2. 2HADJILAINI, ABDURAJI UDDIN
3. 3SAHABI, SALA JUBAR
4. 4MALIK, MELDA TADDIK
5. 5HADJULA, NADZMI AMILASSAN
6. 6ALVAREZ, ALVIN NASER
7. 7KIDIH, DURAH HADJIROL
09Lato Lato3157002013
Sangguniang Barangay · 3
1. 1alimuddin, shan arajan
2. 2alimuddin, hardina idris
3. 3salasain, isnida alimuddin
10Luuk PandanNAJIL, AIDA JAMALUL10157002014
Punong Barangay
NAJIL, AIDA JAMALUL
SK Chairperson
JAUJALI, ABDURAHMAN KAHIL
Barangay Secretary · appointed
andas, abdurajik aming
Sangguniang Barangay · 7
1. 1USAMA, KIMAR DAHI
2. 2HUSSAM, WILSON TAHASSAM
3. 3TAMBI, ABDUL AMMAD
4. 4HAMIMUN, HAKAM BAUDDIN
5. 5abbilani, murshidy susulan
6. 6baluh, sabri tat
7. 7kasim, barma manggona
11Luuk TulayAMMAD, JUL-ASRI ALIH5157002015
Punong Barangay
AMMAD, JUL-ASRI ALIH
Sangguniang Barangay · 4
1. 1SARIDDIN, MUNTASIL AMMAD
2. 2SARIDDIN, MONHAMIR ALIH
3. 3JAKILANI, SANTANINA FAIZAR
4. 4SARIDDIN, AMIL OMMAR
12Malassano roster157002016
DILG’s directory has no roster on file for Malassa. That is a gap in the directory, not a barangay without officials — ask DILG or the municipal hall.
13Mandulan8157002017
Barangay Secretary · appointed
MIRANDA, NURSHIDA BAKIL
Sangguniang Barangay · 7
1. 1MUKAHIL, DALHADI UJAN
2. 2MIRANDA, JESSIE BASAR
3. 3IBRAHIM, MASHUD SANSAWI
4. 4BIRUT, JUHAN ABAIN
5. 5ABDUL, HUSSEIN ABTAHI
6. 6ABDU, HASAN SIRIN
7. 7ALPHA, AN-NASHER YUSOP
14MasantongJumdail, TAIB alik9157002018
Punong Barangay
Jumdail, TAIB alik
Barangay Secretary · appointed
ukong, chon amsay
Sangguniang Barangay · 7
1. 1JUMDAIL, ROSANA ALIK
2. 2ASDALI, AJAM AHADAIN
3. 3SALEM, RONEL IBBAN
4. 4lah, alnazer juak
5. 5ADOR, GAJIR AMILHASAN
6. 6SAWADI, HURAIDA JAJI
7. 7JULHIJIRI, NIDA AJAKIL
15Montay MontaySalapuddin, Samad Muhajiri4157002019
Punong Barangay
Salapuddin, Samad Muhajiri
Barangay Secretary · appointed
BARRI, BERKIS SAPPARI
Sangguniang Barangay · 2
1. 1Sappari, Mukam
2. 2LALI, NANDI SAKINADI
16NalilHAJIRI, SHERHAIDA AMING10157002045
Punong Barangay
HAJIRI, SHERHAIDA AMING
SK Chairperson
HADAR, ALVIN HAJIRI
Barangay Secretary · appointed
DUGASAN, NADZRA TIBLANI
Sangguniang Barangay · 7
1. 1AMING, JULPIKAL USMAN
2. 2HASSAN, AL-QABID BAHIDJAN
3. 3ASARAL, GEORGE JILHANO
4. 4AMING, ROTELLA TAMBIGA
5. 5JAL-USMAN, AINIE JIRIH
6. 6HAMSAIN, HAIRAL HUSSIN
7. 7JAL-USMAN, ASDIYA ATIULLA
17Pababagno roster157002021
DILG’s directory has no roster on file for Pababag. That is a gap in the directory, not a barangay without officials — ask DILG or the municipal hall.
18Pag-asaABEJO, LODELIZA FELISARTA9157002047
Punong Barangay
ABEJO, LODELIZA FELISARTA
Barangay Secretary · appointed
SOLON, CHUCK SOLON
Sangguniang Barangay · 7
1. 1PALA, RIZAL USAB
2. 2HADJULANI, EDZMAR JOM
3. 3UNAD, MURSHEED IBBO
4. 4BARAIL, ABDULHAJIM SANAWI
5. 5TAHASSAN, ALIH SABADAIN
6. 6JUMADIL, CHENG ALAWADDIN
7. 7PASAFORTE, ARNULFO JAANI
19PagasinanTalipan, Nur-Fitre Bahad8157002022
Punong Barangay
Talipan, Nur-Fitre Bahad
Barangay Secretary · appointed
Manangat, Nurbiya Jumaani
Sangguniang Barangay · 6
1. 1Sappayani, Abu-Yazeed Talipan
2. 2Talipan, Ephraim Bahad
3. 3Sappayani, Jaura Talipan
4. 4Akbar, Sitti Nina Indasan
5. 5Idris, Rashima Saridul
6. 6Yusop, Talib Omar
20PagatpatJUMADAIN, PIRAH TAKAKI6157002046
Punong Barangay
JUMADAIN, PIRAH TAKAKI
Barangay Secretary · appointed
DAVIS, MYRNA HAMSINAIN
Sangguniang Barangay · 4
1. 1PENING, MOHAMMAD YUSOF AMMANG
2. 2JUMDAIN, ABDEL AZIZ TALIB
3. 3ABDUL, HAMID HARMAIN
4. 4JUMDAIN, BASIL TAKAKI
21PahutSALAPUDDIN, AL-KENNY PHALA10157002023
Punong Barangay
SALAPUDDIN, AL-KENNY PHALA
SK Chairperson
TANASI, SAMSON SALIMATAL
Barangay Secretary · appointed
HAMIDUL, ALMUBIN TURUMAN
Sangguniang Barangay · 7
1. 1ABDULKARIM, RADZMAN SALIHUDDIN
2. 2SALAPUDDIN, ALLINO AKMADUL
3. 3SALIM, ROHANA PALA
4. 4MUHURIN, MARRASMA TANIRUDDIN
5. 5HADJARUDDIN, SANTANINA DAMMANG
6. 6AKMADUL, ALSHARIF JAKIRIN
7. 7LABBAY, HADDANI ASDAL
22PakiasSABBAHA, JOCELYN PAWAKI10157002024
Punong Barangay
SABBAHA, JOCELYN PAWAKI
SK Chairperson
MAHADI, SHERLIENA PADDAM
Barangay Secretary · appointed
IDILIS, ERNALYN PAWAKI
Sangguniang Barangay · 7
1. 1SABBAHA, BEN ASIMUDDIN
2. 2PAWAKI, HJA. ADING ABDAIN
3. 3ABDAIN, TARRANG SAHIDJANI
4. 4JULSALI, JULBI PAWAKI
5. 5KASIM, MARIAM JALILI
6. 6PAWAKI, AHADATUL HASIM
7. 7SANGKULA, NASRA ABDURAJI
23PanionganRasul, Julhabir Perias7157002025
Punong Barangay
Rasul, Julhabir Perias
Barangay Secretary · appointed
Marcial, Rossana Rasul
Sangguniang Barangay · 5
1. 1Rasul, Amina Perias
2. 2Rasul, Mannan Sabinulla
3. 3Rasul, Rasidin Idon
4. 4Yusop, Faizal Mohammad
5. 5Sabinulla, Nelson Hadjali
24PasiaganANDAG, FAIZAL MUKATIL4157002026
Punong Barangay
ANDAG, FAIZAL MUKATIL
SK Chairperson
JUMADIL, ERRAFHIE NABIEN ALIH
Sangguniang Barangay · 2
1. 1IMAMIL, MYRNA ABDULSALAM
2. 2SAHI, MUSA HAWANI
25Sanga-sangaJamma, Edwin Luga5157002030
Punong Barangay
Jamma, Edwin Luga
Barangay Secretary · appointed
Jumli, Fatima Anne Ibrahim
Sangguniang Barangay · 3
1. 1Sakili, Sahirin Mapac
2. 2Kimhiong, Belma Hasim
3. 3Aukasa, Armando Sabdani
26SilubogPAILAN, YAHYA IBRAHIM9157002031
Punong Barangay
PAILAN, YAHYA IBRAHIM
Barangay Secretary · appointed
SALAMANGKA, NURFITRA JUHAN
Sangguniang Barangay · 7
1. 1PAILAN, AL-MAHMUR LADJAMATLI
2. 2ISHMAEL, ALBASHIR HAMIMUDDIN
3. 3MASBON, WERSA HADI
4. 4SALI, MARSILIN RADJULI
5. 5JUMALA, NURSALI BARIWA
6. 6BARHAMA, BOYSING MANDI
7. 7JALAN, SUDIN MASBON
27Simandagit8157002033
SK Chairperson
PAJIJI, ABDUHAMAN
Barangay Secretary · appointed
TALIB, NEHMA PINTASAN
Sangguniang Barangay · 6
1. 1ANNAO, SAUDA PAJIJI
2. 2JAWALI, JULLIE DURIE
3. 3DAIN, MARSID MANSUL
4. 4ABDURAHMAN, MOHAMMAD JALA JULAILI
5. 5ANDAS, FAWIZHA TAPSIRUL
6. 6SULAIMAN, AUNA MUHADI
28SumangatBARIWAH, ALMUJIB UDDIN7157002034
Punong Barangay
BARIWAH, ALMUJIB UDDIN
Barangay Secretary · appointed
ALIBASA, SAHIRSA SANGKULA
Sangguniang Barangay · 5
1. 1BARIWAH, NAJIV UDDIN
2. 2AMING, BARA PARADJI
3. 3JULHANI, JARRA AMING
4. 4LAKIBUL, SAMINA RADJAANI
5. 5MAUDDIN, PATRICIA JULHANI
29Tarawakanno roster157002037
DILG’s directory has no roster on file for Tarawakan. That is a gap in the directory, not a barangay without officials — ask DILG or the municipal hall.
30TongsinahTADUS, HENRY USBAH6157002040
Punong Barangay
TADUS, HENRY USBAH
Barangay Secretary · appointed
TAWASIL, JOSEPHINE JAWARI
Sangguniang Barangay · 4
1. 1KANTI, AL-MUID TADUS
2. 2TADUS, DEXTER MAMARIL
3. 3KNAIK, YUSOP AMING
4. 4MARABBAN, HAIMIN A.
31Tubig BasagAdong, Sitti Raiza Antas5157002042
Punong Barangay
Adong, Sitti Raiza Antas
Sangguniang Barangay · 4
1. 1Adong, Lacson Mosa
2. 2Hamsa, Jal Abduhasad
3. 3Sali, Alam Airul
4. 4Ajini, Ullong Aming
32Tubig TanahHASID, JURMINA ALVAREZ9157002048
Punong Barangay
HASID, JURMINA ALVAREZ
Barangay Secretary · appointed
AJIK, HALIMA H.
Sangguniang Barangay · 7
1. 1HASID, AL-NADZRA ALVAREZ
2. 2TAHIRON, RADZNA SALUAN
3. 3MOHAMMAD, JAMAD GANIH
4. 4SAWADJAAN, ARMALYN NUR
5. 5ALPHA, ALNAJAR SAKILAN
6. 6INDIN, JINDI IBBA
7. 7SABAL, ABDURAPHY KAMLANI
33Tubig-BohIbrahim, Sitti Ruaisa Moh. Noh.10157002049
Punong Barangay
Ibrahim, Sitti Ruaisa Moh. Noh.
SK Chairperson
MOHAMMAD NOH, ANISA ADDIT
Barangay Secretary · appointed
Mohammad Noh, Katrina Addit
Sangguniang Barangay · 7
1. 1Hasan, Jul Amilassan
2. 2Flores, Sherlyn Jawad
3. 3Monteron, J-Sheer Calites
4. 4Ibrahim, Fraida Paradji
5. 5Lumangyao, Rosalinda Kasim
6. 6Abdulwahid, Jean Jacoba
7. 7Laddan, Roxas Israil
34Tubig-MampallamJuhan, Abdulla Jamsani8157002050
Punong Barangay
Juhan, Abdulla Jamsani
Barangay Secretary · appointed
Amil, Ravener Hapas
Sangguniang Barangay · 6
1. 1Asdali, Wasit Hajirie
2. 2Alih, Sitti Aisa Jamsani
3. 3Saddaramil, Sali Asamuddin
4. 4Maradani, Medzfar Hadjirul
5. 5Jikiri, Amilbahar Ahmad
6. 6Bairulla, Langka Abduhalim
35Ungus-ungus8157002043
Barangay Secretary · appointed
aharul, abdurizal baharah
Sangguniang Barangay · 7
1. 1aharul, alwajer baharah
2. 2jumahali, abubakar awadil
3. 3abdusali, merlina jauluddin
4. 4wahid, rashmin sara
5. 5IKIRAM, SAKIRAN SARABAYA
6. 6baduli, nadzkier hamsiri
7. 7ibba, jamael ajimuddin

Each barangay is its own local government unit with an elected punong barangay and council. The code beside a name is its PSGC identifier — the number every national record uses for that barangay.

Officials are from DILG’s Barangay Officials Directory as it stood on 2026-09-26; 31 of these 35 barangays have an entry in it. DILG publishes no term alongside the names and updates the directory as barangays report, so a name here is the last one filed rather than a guarantee of who holds the office today. DILG’s directory also carries contact details, which are not repeated here.

What a municipality is responsible for.

These services are devolved to this level by the Bangsamoro Local Governance Code, so they describe what Bongaois mandated to provide — not an inventory of what its offices currently run. For opening hours and requirements, the unit’s own hall is the source.

Health

Rural health units, health centers and barangay health stations
Primary health care, maternal and child care, communicable disease control
Purchase of medicines and medical supplies

Social services

Day care centers and child and family welfare
Programs for women, the elderly and persons with disabilities
Nutrition, family planning and community-based rehabilitation

Infrastructure and public works

Municipal or city roads, bridges, drainage and flood control
School buildings, health centers, public markets and slaughterhouses
Water supply systems and communal irrigation
Sites for the police and fire stations and the municipal jail

Permits, records and regulation

Business permits and licensing
Building permits and zoning enforcement
Civil registry — birth, marriage and death certificates
Real property assessment and tax collection
Reclassifying farmland — capped at 15% of the town’s agricultural land, 10% or 5% in smaller classes

Agriculture, environment and safety

Agricultural extension, seed farms and fisheries
Solid waste collection and disposal
Community-based forestry projects
Fire and police coordination, and disaster risk reduction

And at the barangay

Frontline services

Barangay clearance and certificates of residency and indigency
Barangay health station and day care center
Katarungang Pambarangay — a lupon of 10 to 20 members mediates disputes before they reach court

Community

Barangay tanod and peace and order at street level — one tanod per 200 residents, 30 at most
Maintenance of barangay roads, footpaths and water supply
Solid waste segregation at source
Agricultural support — planting materials and farm produce collection and buying stations

Money it handles

A tax of up to 1% on stores with gross sales under ₱50,000 in a city or ₱30,000 in a municipality
Its share of the real property tax — 25% of what the province collects on property in it
10% of its general fund set aside for the Sangguniang Kabataan
Its own annual budget, reviewed by the city or municipal council within 90 days

And what you pay it.

These are the ceilings the Bangsamoro Local Governance Code and its implementing rules set on what a municipality and its barangays may charge, with the deadlines that go with them. Bongao sets its own rates by ordinance and may charge less, so treat these as the most it can be rather than the bill — the hall has the ordinance.

Community tax certificate — the cedula
IRR arts. 452, 454
₱20, plus ₱1 for every ₱1,000 of income, up to ₱5,000 in all
Accrues 1 January, due by the last day of February. 24% a year on what is late.
Real property tax — the amilyar
IRR arts. 530, 531, 540, 541
Up to 1% of assessed value in a province, up to 2% in a city, plus 1% for the Special Education Fund
In full by 31 March, or in four instalments due 31 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December. Up to 20% off for paying early.
Business tax
IRR arts. 439, 444
Graduated by gross sales — a retailer pays 2% on the first ₱400,000 and 1% above it
Within the first 20 days of January, or of each quarter.
Professional tax
IRR art. 447
Up to ₱1,300 a year, and it covers practice anywhere in the country
By 31 January, or before you begin to practice.
Transfer of land
IRR art. 437
Up to 0.5% of the price or the fair market value, whichever is higher
Within 60 days of the deed, or of the death of the owner.
Barangay clearance
IRR art. 457
A reasonable fee the barangay council sets by ordinance
On application. The barangay also collects a store tax of up to 1% from the smallest shops.
Filing a complaint at the barangay
IRR arts. 64, 65, 78
Free — the katarungang pambarangay charges no filing fee
Mediation runs 15 days, then 15 more before the pangkat.
Paying any local tax late
IRR art. 459
A surcharge of up to 25%, plus up to 2% a month, capped at 36 months
Runs from the day the tax fell due.

About these figures

Structure from the Philippine Standard Geographic Code; population and land area from Wikidata, which carries PSA’s census figures with their census dates. Population is the 2024 Census of Population. Elected officials are the winners in COMELEC’s 2025 Certificates of Canvass, holding office to June 30, 2028.

Sulu is excluded: the Supreme Court removed it from BARMM. PSA census totals that still count Sulu will therefore be larger than the totals here. Cotabato City is listed as an area of its own, though PSA files it inside Maguindanao del Norte — the provincial figure here has the city taken out of it so the two are not counted twice. Province land area is the province’s own published figure, never a sum of its municipalities: Philippine municipal areas are self-reported and overlap, so they do not add up to the province they sit in. A blank is a fact about the record, not a zero.

A dash means the record has no figure — not a zero. Boundaries and office-holders change; where this differs from an official page, the official page is right.

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