Pagadian
Pagadian is a city in the Philippines. It is the capital of the province of Zamboanga del Sur. It is the regional center of Zamboanga Peninsula and the second-largest city in the region and in the province, after Zamboanga City. According to the 2020 census, 210,452 people lived there.
Education
Educational institutions in Pagadian:
As of 2026, there are 70 elementary schools (61 public, 9 private) 34 high schools (24 public, 10 private) and 17 colleges, with around 65,000 to 75,000 students.
Elementary Schools:
- Alegria Elementary School
- Bagong Silang Elementary School
- Balangasan Central Elementary School
- Balintawak Elementary School
- Ballesteros Sr. Elementary School
- Baloyboan Elementary School
- Banale Elementary School
- Ben Sagun Memorial Elementary School
- Bentud Pinukis Penintuluan Nu Piksalabukan Subanen Elementary School
- Bogo Integrated School - Elementary Department
- Bomba Elementary School
- Buenavista Elementary School
- Bulatok Elementary School
- Bulawan Integrated School - Elementary Department
- Camp Abelon Elementary School
- Campo Islam Elementary School
- Dampalan Elementary School
- Danlugan Elementary School
- Dao Elementary School
- Deborok Elementary School
- Ditoray Integrated School - Elementary Department
- Dominador Yocogo Sr. Integrated School - Elementary Department
- Dumagoc Elementary School
- Dumalian Integrated School
- Gubak Elementary School
- Gubang Integrated School
- Kagawasan Integrated School
- Kahayagan Elementary School
- Kalasan Integrated School - Elementary Department
- Kawit Elementary School
- La Suerte Elementary School
- Lala Elementary School
- Lapedian Elementary School
- Lenienza Elementary School
- Lison Valley Elementary School
- Lourdes Elementary School
- Lower Sibatang Elementary School
- Lumad Elementary School
- Macasing Elementary School
- Manga Elementary School
- Muricay Elementary School
- Napolan Elementary School
- Nazareth Elementary School
- Pablo Litigio Elementary School
- Pagadian City Pilot School (PCPS)
- Palpalan Elementary School
- Pedulonan Elementary School
- Poloyagan Integrated School
- Rotary Inner Wheel Village Elementary School
- San Jose Elementary School
- San Pedro Central Elementary School
- Saint Columban College Grade School
- Sta. Lucia Central Elementary School
- Sto. Niño Elementary School
- Tata Mong Elementary School
- Tawagan Sur Elementary School
- Tiguma Elementary School
- Tomas Sagun Integrated School (TSIS) - Elementary Department
- Tuburan Central Elementary School
- Tulangan Integrated School
- Tulawas Integrated School
- Upper Sibatang Elementary School
- Warlito E. Pulmones Elementary School
- White Beach Elementary School
- Zamboanga del Sur School for Arts (ZDSSA) - Elementary Department
Junior and Senior High Schools:
- Pagadian Junior College Incorporated (PJCI)
- Pagadian Montessori Center Incorporated (PMCI)
- Pagadian City Science High School (PagSci)
- Pagadian City Salvation and Praise Learning Center (PCSPLC)
- Zamboanga del Sur National High School (ZSNHS)
- Holy Child Academy (HCA)
- Zamboanga del Sur School for Arts (ZDSSA) - Junior and Senior High Department
- Zamboanga del Sur School of Arts and Trades (ZSSAT)
- Co Tek Chun National Trade School
- Pagadian City National High School - Danlugan Campus (PCNHS)
- Saint Columban College - Junior and Senior High Department (SCC - JHS & SHS)
- Pagadian City National Comprehensive High School (PCNCHS)
- Norberta Bana Guillar Memorial High School
- Otto Lingue High School
- San Pedro National High School
- Napolan National High School
- Lison Valley National High School
- Macasing National High School
- Manga National High School
- STI Colleges - Pagadian - Senior High Department
- Universal College of Southeast Asia - Senior High Department
Colleges:
- Medina College-Pagadian
- Saint Columban College
- Southern Mindanao Colleges
- Western Mindanao State University - External Studies Unit
- Universidad de Zamboanga - Pagadian Campus
- Pagadian Capitol College
- Eastern Mindanao College of Technology
- Zoom Vocational & Technical School
- West Prime Horizon Institute (SHS & college)
- Our Lady of Triumph Institute of Technology (OLT)
- Yllana Bay View College
- Pagadian City International College (PCIC)
- Zamboanga del Sur, Pagadian Capitol College
- J.H. Cerilles State College (JHCSC)
- Southeast Asian Institute Pagadian City Campus
- Lucan Review Colleges
- Pagadian International College of Philsouth Inc. (senior HS and college)
Media
AM radio stations
- DXPR 603 RMN Pagadian (Radio Mindanao Network)
- DXBZ 756 Radyo Bagting (Baganian Broadcasting Corporation)
- DXKP 1377 Radyo Ronda (Radio Philippines Network)
FM radio stations
- 91.1 Voice Radio (Kaissar Broadcasting Network)
- 91.9 Radyo Natin (Manila Broadcasting Company)
- 93.5 FMR (Philippine Collective Media Corporation)
- 94.1 Radio One (MIT Radio-TV Network, Inc.)
- 96.7 iFM (Radio Mindanao Network)
- 98.3 Energy FM (Ultrasonic Broadcasting System)
- 99.1 Muews Radio (Sagay Broadcasting Corporation)
- 99.9 Radyo Bisdak (Times Broadcasting Network Corporation)
- 103.1 Radyo Kidlat (Zamboanga del Sur I Electric Cooperative, Inc.; affiliated with Philippine Broadcasting Service)
- 103.9 LCM FM (Subic Broadcasting Corporation; operated by Loud Cry Ministries)
- 104.7 Radyo Sakto (Malindang Broadcasting Network Corporation)
- 105.7 Brigada News FM (Baycomms Broadcasting Corporation/Brigada Mass Media Corporation)
- 106.3 Bell FM (Baganian Broadcasting Corporation)
- 107.1 Juander Radyo (Capitol Broadcasting Center; operated by RSV Broadcasting Services)
- 88.7 CocoyBags Radio
- 101.5 DXID-FM Islamic Radio
TV stations
- GMA Channel 3 Pagadian
- GTV Channel 26 Pagadian
- PTV - 11 Peoples Television Network
Cable and satellite providers
Notable people
- Antonio Cerilles - former secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) during the term of President Joseph Estrada (1998–2001); governor of Zamboanga del Sur 2010–2019
- Mateo Olivar - Catholic church worker of the Diocese of Pagadian;
- Enrique Ona - former secretary of health (2010–2014); former executive director of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute
- Felip Jhon Suson - Filipino rapper, singer-songwriter, dancer, and producer; main dancer, lead rapper, and lead vocalist of the Filipino boy band SB19
- Felip - singer; currently member of boy group band SB19
- Divina Grace Yu - current governor of Zamboanga del Sur; former vice mayor of Pagadian and 1st district representative of Zamboanga del Sur
- Victor Yu - governor of Zamboanga del Sur 2019–2025
Notes
References
- ↑ "UCA News". Union of Catholic Asian News. 1998-11-26. Archived from the original on 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pagadian.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Pagadian
- Pagadian
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- Philippine census information
- Official website
- Basic facts for Pagadian
