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The province of Agusan del Sur was established on June 17, 1967, under Republic Act No. 4969 providing for the division of the province of Agusan into Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur. [4] In January 1970, the first set of provincial officials assumed office after the provincial election of November, 1969.
The Agusan del Sur Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Agusan del Sur.. The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into two districts, each sending five members to the provincial board; the electorate votes for five members, with the five candidates with the highest number of votes being ...
Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Agusan del Sur were represented under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (1917–1935) and Agusan (1935–1969). Republic Act No. 4979, approved in a plebiscite held simultaneously with the 1967 elections , split the old Agusan Province into Agusan del Norte and ...
During a preliminary assembly on July 9, 2023, in Kalibo, Aklan, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines voted in favor of the proposal of Bishop Cosme Almedilla of Butuan for the separation from Butuan of a new diocese that will cover the province of Agusan del Sur, which is considered a “missionary frontier” with a third of its population being indigenous peoples.
Gained cityhood through Republic Act No. 9405, [5] it is the only city in the province of Agusan del Sur and also the most populous. Located at the northern part of Agusan del Sur, Bayugan is the "cut-flower capital" of the province owing to its lucrative cut flower industry. The city's climate, especially in the highland barangays, is ...
On June 17, 1967, the province of Agusan was divided into two, creating the provinces of Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur. The officials of the province of Agusan continued to serve as the provincial officials of Agusan del Norte. [2] [3] [4]
Agusan del Sur's 1st congressional district is the congressional district of the Philippines in Agusan del Sur. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2010. Previously included in Agusan del Sur's at-large congressional district from 1987 to 2010, it encompasses the northern part of the province ...
Agusan was a province of the Philippines. It existed from 1907 to 1967, when it was divided into the present-day provinces of Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur . [ 1 ]