Braulio E. Dujali

Braulio E. Dujali (IPA: [bɾɐ'uʎɔ i du'hali]), officially the Municipality of Braulio E. Dujali (Lungsod sa Braulio E. Dujali; Bayan ng Braulio E. Dujali), or simply referred to as Dujali, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Davao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,729 people.

The municipality was established on January 30, 1998, by virtue of Republic Act No. 8473, carved from parts of Panabo and Carmen, and named after Braulio Española Dujali, leader of the first group of Karay-a settlers that came from South Cotabato (originally from Antique).

Geography
Braulio E. Dujali is located in Mindanao, and it is in the province's second political district. It is bounded in the north by the Municipality of Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte to the west, Carmen & Panabo City to the south and Tagum City to the east.

Barangays
Braulio E. Dujali is politically subdivided into 5 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
 * Cabayangan
 * Dujali
 * Magupising
 * New Casay
 * Tanglaw

Cabay-angan is the second largest barangay, noted for its success in school sport competition. In Cabay-angan, Ayonayon, Valle and Diana are the most well known surnames in this place.

Magupising is the nearest barangay in Tagum City. Majority of the population are Muslims.

Tanglaw is the largest and the most populous barangay. It is noted for its park. The only barangay in the municipality that has a fully-roofed mini gym. Home of TNHS DBC, the most successful DBC in the municipality. It comprises 25% of the municipality's economy due to TADECO and other banana plantations that export products to other countries. The Davao Penal Colony (DAPECOL) is located here.

New Casay was named after Casay, a major barangay (sometimes mistaken as a municipality by visitors) in the municipality of Anini-y, in Antique Province. New Casay, a reserved and forest-rich place of DAPECOL. In the year 1947, a group of individuals from DAO, ANTIQUE; Mateo Palayon, Dioscoro Pahotahog, Santiago Tamondez, and Leopoldo Aleon came to own a lot. They cut the trees to clean-up the forest; they even called their friends and relatives to help them until the place were cleared. After which, they divided it among themselves claiming four hectares for each family. Majority of the first settlers came from Casay, Anini-y, Dao Antique which led them for naming the place New Casay because they considered the place a new community for them to establish. The commencement of the survey in that place took place on 1969. The survey of the Barangay site and the farm lot were done on April 20, 1971. In 1970 Mr. Melchor Avellon was appointed to be the Sitio Leader by Mr. Braulio Dujali-Brgy. Captain together with his councilors; Mr. Ramon Rodulfa, Bernabe Moquerio, Alfonso Gonzaga, Oscar Tamondez, Loreto Mendio and Florencio Gomez.. Using shovel during Bayanihan System they started to develop the said Sitio by creating a small road going to the reserved lot where a school will rise. The school was officially opened on 1977 with two classrooms built in a chopped Anahaw wood, which served as wall and Cogon for the roof. It was started with only 40 students waiting for a teacher from the Department of Education Culture and Sports. To teach them, there were five volunteer-teachers living nearby; Mr. Ramon T. Rodulfa, Alicia M. Moquerio, Conception Gomez, Ernesto Q. Tamondez and Esther Q. Moquerio. Alternately, schedule of duty, they diligently taught the students until Mr. Meliton Pelaez, a teacher, sent by MECS assigned there in 1978.

Mr. Melchor Avellon was replaced as Sitio leader by Ms. Fe Suansing as OIC Brgy. Captain in 1992. On March 06, 1991 New Casay was declared as a Barangay, under Provincial Ordinance no. 1 series of 1991 And became part of the Municipality of Panabo, Davao. Elected Barangay Captain Florencio E. Padasas replaced the position of Ms. Fe Suansing in 1994. In 1998 when the new Municipality of Braulio E. Dujali was created, Barangay New Casay was among the barangays that form part of the Municipality of Braulio E. Dujali. Due to the conflict and irreconcilability of schedule of the celebration of Araw ng Barangay ng New Casay and the Araw of B.E. Dujali, the Barangay Council thru majority consensus agreed to change the celebration of the Araw ng New Casay from March 06 to December 06 of very year. The first celebration was on December 06, 2000.

Hon. Dominador Ariola was elected as Barangay Captain and served from 1997 to 2002, Hon. Narciso T. Celis was elected as Barangay Captain from 2002 to 2007 followed by Hon. Florencio E. Padasas from 2007 to 2010, Hon. Ramonito P. Cabasan, Sr. from 2010 up to 2023, and currently Hon. Mae M. Rodicol from November 2023 - present.

Economy
Significant to economic development of Braulio E. Dujali are TADECO company and local businessman engaged in banana based commercial production successfully operating in the municipality. Rice production also contributes to the economic development of the municipality.

Education
Braulio E. Dujali have several public and private schools.

Public elementary schools

 * Balisong Elementary School
 * Cabay-angan Elementary School
 * DAPECOL Elementary School
 * Dujali Central Elementary School
 * East Cabay-angan Elementary School
 * Magupising Elementary School
 * New Casay Elementary School
 * Sitio Bacali Elementary School
 * Sitio Talisay Elementary School
 * Tanglaw 3A Annex Elementary School
 * Tanglaw Elementary School

Public high schools

 * Antonio Fruto National High School
 * Dujali National High School
 * Tanglaw National High School

Private schools

 * ABA Technical Institute (tertiary school)
 * Zion Christian School of Tanglaw Inc. (kinder, elementary and high school)