Guinsiliban, Camiguin
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Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 5,092 people in 1,066 households.
History
On 1942, the occupation by the Japanese forces landed in the town of Guinsiliban, Camiguin.On 1945, the liberation to the Filipino forces of the 6th and 10th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army was invaded of entering the town of Guinsiliban, Camiguin was helped together with the recognized guerilla fighter units was the attack of the Japanese Imperial forces during the Battle of Camiguin at the end of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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Barangays
Guinsiliban is politically subdivided into 7 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
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- Butay
- Cabuan
- Cantaan
- Liong
- Maac
- North Poblacion
- South Poblacion