Antipas
| Region: | Region XII | ||||||||||
| Province: | North Cotabato | ||||||||||
| Town: | Antipas | ||||||||||
| About the Product: | |||||||||||
| OTOP Product: | Natural Rubber (Field Grade Rubber) | ||||||||||
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| Product Background: | Field grade raw rubber or commonly known as “cuplumps” is produced from the coagulated latex from rubber trees. It is collected by farmers every 15 days, consolidated and sold to rubber processors or traders. The rubber processing plants convert the field grade raw rubber into processed forms such as creepe and crumb rubber. The processed rubber is sold to manufacturers of rubber products such as automotive tires, slippers, shoes, belts, balls, and other finished goods. | ||||||||||
| Product Description: | Field Grade Rubber are collected from mature and productive rubber trees, consolidated and sold to rubber processors and buyers. It is common practice for farmers to deliver volume of 100 kilograms and above every 15 days to various buying stations. | ||||||||||
| Product Lines: | Field Grade Raw Rubber | ||||||||||
| Product History: | Rubber production was pioneered in the 1960′s in the Province of Cotabato by Firestone Rubber Processing Plant at Makilala, Cotabato. It was widely adapted by farmers as a high value crop due to high income potential. Rubber is among the four (4) major crops of the Provincial Government of Cotabato and is being supported by programs such as the Plant Now Pay Later or PNPL. The province is the country’s top producer of natural rubber. | ||||||||||
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| How many OTOP SMEs in the town? | Individual farmers with rubber production of 20 hectares and below. Total area as of 2008 is about 3,000 hectares, with 1,800 hectares as tappable and productive. | ||||||||||
| About the Town: | |||||||||||
| Geography: | Antipas is centrally located at the heart of Arakan valley. It is bounded on the East by the municipality of magpet; on the North by the Arakan Ricer; on the South by the municipality of Pres. Roxas; and on the West by its mother municipality, matalam. It has an area of 17,971 hectares. | ||||||||||
| History: | The Municipality of Antipas before its creation into a regular municipality was just a mere sitio called Buru-buruan of barangay Kiyaab of the municipality of Matalam which is inhabited mostly by Manobos. Due to the continuous influx of Christian settlers in the area, the Municipal Council of matalam passed a resolution in 1963, approved by the defunct. Provincial board of Cotabato and then was consequently recognized as of the regular barangays of Matalam, Cotabato bearing the Name of “ANTIPAS”
The name ANTIPAS was derived from the two major tribes dominated the area; ANTI from the word ANTIQUE and PAS from the word PASSI, two places found in Panay Island.
The enthusiasm of the natives and their determination to runt their own affairs coupled with the fertility of the soil and a promise of a brighter future of the area brought forth the unified will of the people when they petitioned the National government through the Provincial government headed by Governor Carlos B. Cajelo and represented by Assemblyman Jesus Amparo of batasang Pambansa. On October 14, 1980 by virtue of Batas Pambansa bilang 88, approved by President Ferdinand E. Marcos, ratified by the people of the municipality of Matalam on December 6 , 1980 and ultimately inaugurated on March 7, 1981, Antipas was created as the 15 municipality of North Cotabato.
The first appointed municipal mayor of Antipas is Mayor LEovino S. Alpas, who together with Vice Mayor Egidio O. Cadungon, Sr. and Six (6) Sangguniang Bayan memberstook reigns of the Local Government and started on a meager annual budget of Two Hundred Thousand Pesos (P 200,000). The municipal government personnel occupied and rent a residential building along Ramon Magsaysay Hi-way served as a temporary Municipal Hall for the community.
May, 1984 Vice mayor Egidio O. Cadungon, Sr. was appointed as municipal mayor of Antipas. The municipal hall was transferred to the temporary built municipal building at Public Market site. August, 1986, Dr. Sergio P. Catotal, MD. Was appointed aas municipal mayor/ Officer-in-charge. During his term of office, the fundsappropriated for the construction of the municipal hall building was released by national aid to local government unit amounting to Three Thousand Pesos (P 300,000.00). February 2, 1988, elected municipal mayor of Antipas, mayor Egidio O. Cadungon, Sr. with Vice-Mayor Sergio P. Balofiños together with Eight (8) Sangguniang Bayan members took the reigns of the local government of Antipas with the Annual Budget of Nine Hundred Thousand Pesos (P 900,000.00) for the calendar year 1988.
Municipality of Antipas is classified as satellite municipality comprising eleven (11) baranggays taken from the municipality of President Roxas, Magpet and Matalam. In terms of finances, the town is ranked as a 3rd class municipality. |
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| Population: | As of August 1, 2007 = 22,892 | ||||||||||
| Language: | Ilonggo or hiligaynon is the most common dialect spoken. Others are cebuano, Ilocano, Manobo and other lesser dialect | ||||||||||
| Major Industries: | Rubber and Cavendish banana production are the major crops. A major company engaged in Cavendish production in the area is AJMR/SUMITOMO. | ||||||||||
| Places to visit/Landmarks: | Arakan Valley Range | ||||||||||
| People: | Majority are Ilongos, the rest are Cebuanos, Tagalog and Manobo Tribes | ||||||||||
| Contact Us Info: | |||||||||||
| Name of Executive/s: | Hon. Cristobal D. Cadungon – Municipal mayor | ||||||||||
| Contact Address: | Municipal hall of Antipas, Antipas, North Cotabato | ||||||||||
| Contact Numbers: | 09213903277 (Office of the Mayor) | ||||||||||
| E-mail/Website: | http://www.antipas-cotabatoprov.gov.ph | ||||||||||
