Belison, Antique
| Belison | |
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| Municipality | |
 Location within Antique province |
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| Coordinates: 10°50′N 121°58′E / 10.83°N 121.97°ECoordinates: 10°50′N 121°58′E / 10.83°N 121.97°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Western Visayas (Region VI) |
| Province | Antique |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | March 10, 1961 |
| Barangays | 11 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Darell B. Dela Flor |
| • Vice Mayor | Reynaldo Jacaba |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.78 km2 (7.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 13,539 |
| • Density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| • Voter (2016) | 8,564 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 5701 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)36 |
| Income class | 5th class |
| PSGC | 060603000 |
| Feast Day | February 2 |
| Website | elgu |
Belison, officially the Municipality of Belison (Karay-a: Banwa kang Belison; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Belison; Filipino: Bayan ng Belison), is a municipality in the province of Antique in the Western Visayas (Region VI) of the Philippines. The population was 13,539 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 8,564 registered voters.
Belison is the smallest (in area and population) and the youngest municipality in the province of Antique. It is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the provincial capital, San Jose de Buenavista.
Belison was merely a barangay in the larger municipality of Patnongon, adjacent to the north. Belison barangay leaders and Manila-based Belisongnons (Belisong natives) mapped out a petition requesting the national government to make Belison an independent town. The petition was brought to Malacañan Palace on March 10, 1961, and through Presidential Executive Order No. 421 signed by President Carlos P. Garcia, Belison was declared a municipality - the smallest and the youngest in the Province of Antique.
During World War II, Japanese war submarines and other marine craft found the shores of Belison easy entry points to Panay, and invaded the Western Visayas in that location. People still tell of the fear created by these foreign intruders, and also of the bravery of those who decided to resist, creating rebel strongholds in the mountainous areas above the municipality.
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