The History Of Barangay Luzon And Its Municipality (Luzon,Governor Generoso,Davao Oriental) By: Liezel Genelo Define as one of the richest barangay in Davao Oriental , known as Barangay Luzon located in the lower southern part , that has a Municipality so called Sigaboy. Talking about Barangay Luzon, Luzon got its name from a thing that used mostly in past decade but until now was used it was “LUSONG” used for pulverizing any ingredients. Many people here are using this kind of method for pulverizing so when its always thought that this place was a place for ‘Lusong’ and that time many people called it Barangay Lusong and one of the tribe contributed its name was MANOBO and MANDAYA .After a several years many people said that “Lusong” sound like Luzon where they used Luzon for much shorter,good to hear and a beautiful name that everyone could remember easily and it was change by year 1990, the Barangay Officials and the people who arrived from this new name .Aside from that we all know Luzon as one of the part of Philippines they though that when it also called Barangay Luzon it is more familiar name and famous .So, at that time when our past Barangay Officials completely established the new name , they now used Barangay Luzon. Love, Respect, Peace, Harmony, Unity and Equality of individuals are the characteristic that my place and my fellow there in Barangay Luzon has. That’s the very thing why I love my place. The interesting part of my place cannot only seen by the its Environment but also the people who live there and the one who taking care of the Environment. Etymology:Common tradition attests to the legend on how Sigaboy got its name. Accordingly, the word Sigaboy comes from two words “Siga” and “(ba) boy”. Legend has it that one day one day there was an apparition seen by the settlers in the little islet of Sigaboy with Sant’ Elmo fire called by the natives as “siga” with the presence of the pig called “baboy”. The first settlers then asked as to where this first apparition occurred, pointed fingers to that small islet (at present, fronting Barrio Tibanban) coupled with mumbled words like “Sigaboy!” since then on, the whole area (latter, also renamed into Governor Generoso) was called to both settlers and passers-by. Its First Settlers It was said that Sigaboy was aboriginally settled by the Manobo and Tagacaulo tribes. But the Tagacaulo settlers latter on immigrated to the southern side of the archipelago just adjacent to the Malita, Davao del Sur, as they are presently found in the hinterlands of Malita area. The early Manobo settlers had traces to the nearby Asian cultures like Malaysia, Indonesia and China as shown by some artifacts excavated in the area. Intermarriages between foreigners and the natives resulted in the many mestizas and mestizos in Sigaboy. Up to the present times, local immigration still thrives in the area due to the promising fishing industry ands other agri-business ventures. Upon the arrival of the Spaniards in the Philippine archipelago, Sigaboy experienced being visited by the some European colonizers especially in the area called Cape St. Agustin as it was so important for strategic navigational demarcation as it lies at the tip of the south-eastern part of Mindanao known of old as “Provincia de Caraga, 1609” (inclusive of Cape of Surigao [north-end] to Cape St. Agustin [north- and]). Common tradition has this say around 1550, St. Francis Xavier was known to have anchored at Sigaboy particularly at the Cape St. Agustin and even celebrated the Holy Eucharist on the stones of the Cape naming the cathedral-like form of the stonefaçade as “Altar” [n.b., up until now the inhabitants calls it that name]. In fact, the given patron saint of Sigaboy, St. Francis Xavier was attributed to that personal presence of the saint himself at Sigaboy. Its Creation into a Municipal District Sigaboy was recommended for the creation into a Municipal district in November 16, 1914 through a Session of the Provincial Board of Davao attended by no less than Davao’s Governor R.E. Mcfie, the Sec.-Treasurer N.A. Maxey, Francisco Bangoy. Such a recommendation was realized only after seven years of waiting. That in Feb. 22, 1921 the Governor General of the Philippines, Francis Buton Harrison issued an Executive Order No. 8 creating the Municipal District of Sigaboy inclusive of the barrios of Poblacion Sigaboy, La Union, Luzon, Tiblawan,and Surop. The text of the said Executive Order No. 8, Series of 1921 goes: “Beginning at the center line of the outlet, on the gulf of Davao, the Cuabo River, thence due east and westrange of mountains forming the watershed and likewise the western boundary line of the Municipality of Mati to point San Agustin, thus, the barrios composing the Municipal District were La Union, Poblacion Sigaboy, Luzon, Tiblawan and Surop, Batobato, Talisay.” Some reason for the approval of the creation of the Municipal District of Sigaboy were also stipulated in the proceedings: first, it was recommended by the Provincial Board per Resolution Nos. 29, 73, and 93, Series of 1921; second, concurred by the Director of the Bureau of the Non-Christians Tribes and the Secretary of the Interior; third, it was in pursuance to the provisions of Administrative Code No. 68 of 1917. Its Creation into a Regular Municipality On August 1, 1948, two years after the creation of the Republic of the Philippines in 1946 after the Japanese occupation, President Elpidio Quirino issued an Executive Order No. 156, Series of 1948, creating the Municipality of Governor Generoso (Sigaboy) in honor of the late Governor Sebastian Generoso of Davao who died in 1937. He was himself a son of Sigaboy. President Quirino appointed Ramon Generoso, the brother of the late Governor Generoso, to be the first appointed Municipal President of Sigaboy. The local election of 1950 installed Catalino Sajulla as the first elected mayor of the Municipality of Governor Generoso. He served the municipality from 1950 up until 1966. the sixteen years of his tenure in office brought about the implementations various development and projects to the municipality. By the end of his office in 1966, the barrio of San Isidro, Batobato was elevated into a separate Regular Municipality from the Municipality of Governor Generoso. Such was one of the ambitious successes\ of the administration of Mayor Sajulla. After the creation of the Province of Davao Oriental in July 1, 1967, a local election was held. Paterno Atencio became the second elected mayor of the Municipality of Governor Generoso in November of 1967. Already introduced to government service for the past years, Mayor Atencio continued the implementation and completion of some projects of the municipality. AGRICULTURE: A coastal municipality endowed with rich fishery resources with Davao Gulf as its major fishing ground, Governor Generoso is composed of twenty (20) barangays. Of which, fourteen (14) are coastal and six (6) are non-coastal or land-locked. The area of municipal water is estimated at nine hundred square kilometers (900 sq. kms) based on the municipal Ordinance fixing fifteen (15) kilometers from the shoreline as municipal territorial water.Motorized Banca and Fish Production Location/ Base Area of Fishing Ground Number of Fishermen Number of Motorized Banca Average Production(10 kg./day/banca/18 days/month10 months/yr) Value(atP60.00/kg.) 1. Manuel Roxas 45 km2 87 30 54,000 3,240,000.00 2. Poblacion 45 km2 145 75 135,000 8,100,000.00 3. Tibanban 45 km2 305 185 333,000 19,980,000.00 4. Don Aurelio Chicote 30 km2 48 30 54,000 3,240,000.00 5. Montserrat 15 km2 68 21 37,800 2,268,000.00 6. Tamban 60 km2 107 40 72,000 4,320,000.00 7. Magdug 150 km2 63 45 81,000 4,860,000.00 8. Luzon 45 km2 124 43 77,400 4,644,000.00 9. Tiblawan 45 km2 91 47 84,600 5,076,000.00 10. Nangan 45 km2 295 157 282,600 16,956,000.00 11. Surop 105 km2 65 31 55,800 3,348,000.00 12. Tagabebe 60 km2 67 32 57, 600 3,456,000.00 13. Pundaguitan 75 km2 87 25 45,000 2,700,000.00 14. Lavigan 135 km2 256 112 201,600 12,096,000.00 Total 900 km2 1,808 873 1,571,400.00 P108,540,000.00 Agriculture Livestock production in the municipality is backyard in scale. Only few people are able to raise livestock and poultry in bigger volume due to lack of capital, technical expertise and market. Mostly, families raised poultry and swine for their own consumptions only. The marketing set-up of livestock/poultry in the local market is done through direct negotiation between the buyer and livestock/poultry raiser. Inventory of Livestock and Poultry Barangay Cattle Carabao Goat Swine Sheep Chicken Duck Turkey 1 Oregon 2 46 96 85 0 586 2 3 2 Lavigan 2 9 226 285 3 1039 29 0 3 Montserrat 1 30 98 148 0 577 41 0 4 Tiblawan 8 136 208 292 140 1322 44 0 5 Poblacion 52 103 179 367 2 1850 211 14 6 Sergio Osmeña 35 106 234 530 10 2548 41 7 7 Tamban 8 34 69 117 21 656 88 14 8 Anitap 124 87 165 1652 0 1401 21 0 9 Magdug 63 77 121 192 0 1278 6 0 10 Manuel Roxas 66 66 139 163 0 1465 60 15 11 Tagabebe 79 69 215 296 20 170 55 0 12 Crispin dela Cruz 38 76 126 209 0 1377 215 16 13 Luzon 284 105 320 487 285 2196 105 10 14 Surop 62 70 186 159 0 1652 30 2 15 Tibanban 11 21 113 1012 10 3023 509 18 16 Upper Tibanban 21 55 132 215 0 754 7 0 17 Don Aurelio Chicote 60 42 96 474 4 1002 23 2 18 Nangan 60 72 208 374 0 1058 27 9 19 Pundaguitan 18 69 151 245 10 739 15 1 20 Tandang Sora 11 20 51 94 9 946 13 1 TOTAL 1,005 1,293 3,133 7,396 514 25,639 1,542 112 Source: Municipal Agriculture Office to the municipality of Governor Generoso. Among his projects were the water system, drainage system, communication and transportation network, public market, health station, pabahay program, tourism and agriculture development. Mayor Jerry V. dela Cerna was elected mayor in 2001 and 2004 elections. He did manage to take care of the ecological balance and natural resources conservation in the whole of his term of office. In 2007 election, Mayor Vicente Orencia is given elected by the majority of Sigaboy’s constituents and is now commencing his regained mayoral post with so much hope and aspirations. At present, the Municipality of Governor Generoso served the twenty (20) barangays under her care. Much has been expected to this municipality due the presence of a promising Barangay Tibanban socio-economic boom especially in terms of its fishing industry and other lucrative business ventures. In fact, observable populations of the municipality are highly increasing and developing in this area due to the influx of job and business opportunities. Conclusion:I conclude that the creation of the solid Municipality of Sigaboy contribute a great history to its Barangay. Its has an advantage to us, as the people living there because when a solid and stable Municipality had established, it also improve and developed the means of living of the people on that certain place. REFERENCE: MUNICIPAL OFFICE,ANNUAL REPORT FROM SIGABOY,WIKIPEDIA
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