Padre Burgos, officially the Municipality of Padre Burgos (; ), is a municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 11,515 people.

The town is famous for its white-sand beaches such as the Tangkaan Beach, from where Limasawa Island can be seen; the Likay-Likay Beach, where you can go fishing and snorkelling; the Bukana which is like a small swam of water and serve as a home of many fishes in Buenavista, the floating Balsa of Bas. And the beaches in Barangay Lungsodaan. Padre Burgos is also famous to diving enthusiasts, the underwater beauty boasts many colourful clusters of corals. With the Local Government's cooperation, Coral Cay, a foreign non-profit organization established its offices in Barangay Tangkaan whose main purpose is to provide help among local people to maintain fish sanctuaries, awareness programs on ocean-life preservation, and clean-up activities on the shorelines of Padre Burgos.

Padre Burgos is also known for its "budbod" (suman), a very sweet sticky-rice.

Etymology

Padre Burgos was named after Fr. José Burgos, one of the martyred priests collectively called Gomburza. It was once called "Tamulayag", a vernacular slang which means "Let's go fishing".

History

Padre Burgos was converted to a municipality from portions of Malitbog and Macrohon through Executive Order No. 265 signed by President Carlos P. Garcia on August 29, 1957.

Geography

Padre Burgos is surrounded by Sogod Bay in the East.

Barangays

Padre Burgos is politically subdivided into 11 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Buenavista
  • Bunga
  • Cantutang
  • Dinahugan
  • Laca
  • Lungsodaan
  • Poblacion
  • San Juan
  • Santa Sofia
  • Santo Rosario
  • Tangkaan

Climate

Demographics

Religion

Majority of the population are members of the Philippine Independent Church (IFI), while others belong to Roman Catholic, Hosanna Assembly of God, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons), Iglesia ni Cristo, and UCCP, among others.

;List of Churches:

  • Roman Catholic Church, Poblacion. Holy Mass every day: Monday & Friday – 5:30 pm; Tuesday & Thursday – 5:30 am; Sunday 5:30 am.
  • Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI), Barangay Santa Sofia
  • Hosanna Chapel Philippines (AG), Barangay Poblacion
  • United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP), Barangay Poblacion
  • Philippine Independent Church, Barangay Poblacion
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons), Barangay Cantutang
  • Iglesia ni Cristo, Barangay Cantutang

Economy

Fishing is the main livelihood in the town.

Tourism

  • Peter's Dive Resort
  • Tangkaan Beach
  • Michael's Resort and Dive
  • Sogod Bay Scuba Resort
  • Padre Burgos Castle Resort

References

  • Padre Burgos Profile at PhilAtlas.com
  • [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
  • Philippine Census Information
  • Local Governance Performance Management System