Aliguay

Bohol Sea
Sulu Sea

Administration

Philippines

RegionZamboanga PeninsulaProvinceZamboanga del NorteCityDapitanDemographicsPopulation720 (2020)^[1]Additional information Map

Aliguay is an island in the Philippines, and a barangay of Dapitan. The island is an established marine sanctuary. The island is surrounded by white sand beaches and coral reefs. There are no water sources on the island. A few residents live on Aliguay Island, mostly selling fish to tourists.

2015 Kidnapping and Beheading

More than 10 armed men abducted at dawn Monday, May 4, 2015. Rodolfo Buligao, Aliguay's Barangay Captain at the time, and two members of the Philippine Coast Guard were kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf.^[2] The suspects turned to these 3 men after failing to see foreign tourists in what could have been a plan for kidnapping-for-ransom. The military found a beheaded body of a man believed to be Buligao. It was spotted along an intersection in Barangay Laum Maimbung, Maimbung town, Province of Sulu.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Demographics

Population census of Aliguay
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2010	447	—
2015	682	+8.38%
2020	720	+1.07%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^[1]^[7]^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b Census of Population (2020). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ Laput, Gualberto (May 4, 2015). "Armed men kidnap coast guard personnel off Dapitan". Rappler. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
^ Rosalado, RJ (August 13, 2015). "Remains of beheaded kidnap victim arrive in Zamboanga". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
^ Laput, Gualberto (August 12, 2015). "Abu Sayyaf beheads Filipino hostage in Sulu". Rappler. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
^ "Abu Sayyaf beheads Filipino hostage in Sulu". GMA News. August 12, 2015. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
^ Alipala, Julie S. (August 12, 2015). "Abu Sayyaf beheads Filipino hostage in Sulu". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
^ Census of Population (2015). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.