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Malalag Davao del Sur Official page of Municipality of Malalag, Province of Davao del Sur The water flowing towards the bay appeared yellowish. President Elpidio Quirino.

Malalag derives its name from the color that describes the river running within the heart of the town. The natives referring to the river called it, โ€œmalalag nga tubigโ€, meaning โ€œyellow water.โ€ The distinct appearance of the river attracted migrants to the place. Some pioneers trace the town's name from a disagreement between a Spanish soldier and Datu Alag, a famous chieftain among the early tribes. It was said that Datu Alag made an appointment with the Spaniard and promised him to be his guide. However, Datu Alag broke his promise and not one of his followers could tell where he has gone. Sensing that he had somehow been tricked, the Spanish soldier became enraged and shouted, โ€œMal Alag, Mal Alag.โ€ (Bad Alag!) The tribe members confounded by his words kept on repeating it. The same story was told over the generations, so that even settlers coming from Visayas and Luzon became accustomed to calling the place Malalag. Malalag Bay was previously known as Casilaran Bay, The name Malalag was applied to it some time during the Second World War after a Philippine National Police (PNP) barracks was established. The same area, now known as Crossing Baybay and adjacent to the 434th PNP Mobile Force Company barrack, was a center of commerce with Chinese traders. Also, the Malalag Wharf that is located about a kilometer away used to accommodate three to four sea vessels that loaded products for transport to Visayas. Malalag became a municipality by virtue of Executive Order No. 596 dated May 28, 1953 issued by H.E. This legal document stated that Malalag shall comprise the southern and south-eastern part of Padada and separated from its mother municipality of Padada by a straight west-to-east line passing through the Bolton Barrio Boundary Monument No. 20, Sta. Cruz Cadastre 275 Davao. Its boundary on the South was redefined under Republic Act 1008 stating among others that the boundary line between the municipalities of Padada and Malalag shall be from east to west of Balasinon River from the Gulf of Davao to Km. 327 of the Digos-Malalag-Makar Road and a straight line along latitude 6ยฐ36' from the provinces of Davao and Cotabato. Even upon the creation of Sulop pursuant to Executive Order 295, the Padada-Malalag boundary as defined in R.A. 1008 was reiterated. For two decades, the boundary dispute arising from the encroachment of the Municipality of Sulop into the territory of Malalag remained unsettled. Originally, Malalag contained the Poblacion that is the seat of the Municipal Government, Bulacan, Bolton, Sta. Maria, New Baclayon and Sulop. At present, it has fifteen (15) regular barangays: Poblacion, Baybay, Bulacan, Bolton, New Baclayon, Caputian, Bagumbayan, Ibo, Pitu, Tagansule, Kiblagon, Rizal, San Isidro, Mabini and Lapu-lapu. The Municipality used to celebrate "Araw ng Malalag" every 2nd day of July, but by virtue of Municipal Ordinance No. 10 dated May 21, 1990, and consistent with its charter day, the celebration was transferred to May 28. On July 2, 1953, the first sets of local officials were appointed and assumed office, headed by Mayor Col. Antonio Lanzar.

21/06/2025

Just had an exciting update, mga pinalangga kong Davsuranons!

Just the other day, we had the opportunity to meet with Philippine Ports Authority (PPA ) Admin, ๐‰๐š๐ฒ ๐’๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ ๐จ to discuss the exciting developments at Malalag Port.

โœ… Phase 3 is set to transform the port into a vibrant ๐ž๐œ๐จ-๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ก๐ฎ๐›, with plans to accommodate larger ships, expand commercial areas, and introduce more activities by the last quarter of this year. Padulong ta sa mas progresibong Malalag!

While checking on the progress of Malalag Port, I found out from Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) and Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) that convergence projects are now in full swing!

โœ… Another game changer: ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐จ๐จ๐ง! One in Malalag Port for bangus and other fish products, imagine, it would help accommodate the 32 tons a day of bangus harvest sa lungsod and other fish products! Grabe ka-potential!

I met with PFDA and PPA officials (salamat sa ilang suporta!) and weโ€™re all aligned in pushing these projects forward, para ni sa katawhan ug sa kalambuan sa atong probinsya.

Padayon ta, Davao del Sur! Ang progresibong ugma, padulong na gyud!

๐˜พ๐™Š๐™‰๐™‚. ๐˜ผ๐™๐™๐™”. ๐™…๐™Š๐™ƒ๐™‰ ๐™๐™๐˜ผ๐˜พ๐™” โ€œ๐™ˆ๐˜ผ๐™‰๐™Š๐™‰๐™‚ ๐™…๐™Š๐™ƒ๐™‰โ€ ๐˜พ๐˜ผ๐™‚๐˜ผ๐™Ž
๐™๐™š๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™š๐™จ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š, ๐˜ฟ๐™–๐™ซ๐™–๐™ค ๐™™๐™š๐™ก ๐™Ž๐™ช๐™ง
Laging Para sa Davsuranon. Laging Para sa Bayan.


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In celebration of the 72nd Araw ng Malalag, LGU Malalag and KALIPI Malalag present the Zumba Walkathon 2025. Celebrate a...
17/05/2025

In celebration of the 72nd Araw ng Malalag, LGU Malalag and KALIPI Malalag present the Zumba Walkathon 2025.

Celebrate and party with us with the celebrity guest Joshua Zamora of Manuevers, and a Zumba Instructor from Davao del Sur, on May 24, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. at the New Municipal Grounds.

Grab your Zumba t-shirt for only 300.00. For your inquiries, please contact the number posted below.

Malalagueรฑos, join the fun. ๐Ÿชฉ

16/05/2025
Capture every moment. Visit Pitik On Wheels By The Film Lab at Malalag Public Market until May 28, 2025.
15/05/2025

Capture every moment. Visit Pitik On Wheels By The Film Lab at Malalag Public Market until May 28, 2025.

Hi Malalag... TARA NA!!!
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Malalag, Davao Del Sur
Malalag
8010

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Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
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