[1] The river originates from around the area of the Northwest Panay Peninsula Natural Park[2] From upstream to Pandan Bay where it converges, the Bugang flows along the barangays Candari, Santo Rosario, Guia, Zaldivar and Mag-aba.

[1] Thirty-eight species of fish belonging to 30 genera and 20 families were recorded in a November 2013 to March 2014 survey of the Bugang River.

The Malumpati Cold Spring Resort, which is situated in the upper portions of the river near the headspring is the main tourist destination of Pandan town.

The river received a Hall of Fame award as part of the national government's Cleanest Inland Body of Water competition.

[1] The 16th Congress of the Philippine Senate commended the local government and community of Pandan in a September 2014 resolution for their conservation efforts which made the river the "Cleanest Inland Body of Water" in the country and cited their case a successful model for community-based ecotourism.