Mission-Immersion Program on March 11-17, 2024 (Immersion Proper and Processing) at Purok Pigasaan, Brgy. Tagbay, Peñaplata, Samal.
Population: 180 (estimated); Households: 40; Families: 61; Dialect: Cebuano; Ethnicity: Sama Tribe, Bisaya; Livelihood: Fishery, Coconut Farming; Religion: 80% Roman Catholic, Islam, Baptist; Education: High School Level (Average); Electricity: Solar battery; Water for drink: Source – Spring/Bath.
Sitio Pigasaan of Barangay Tagbay is just one of those remote places in Samal Island where there is shortage in electrical and water supply. With this, the educational sustainability of every child is severely affected.
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