Igbaras, Iloilo
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Igbaras is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines
. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 29,417 people.
Igbaras celebrates its town fiesta on May 22 in honor of Sta. Rita de Cascia. The town has many points of interest including the ruins of the old church belfry, Mount Napulak, Bahi-Bahi, Nadsadjan Falls, Lagsakan Falls, Timapok Falls, Guiritsan Falls, Sampanan Falls, Bat Cave, Igcabugao Cave, Bais Cave and the Pakuyang sa Tangyan Festival. Rafflesia, the world's largest flower, can also be found here.
and 28km away from Iloilo International Airport
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s. Alameda was formerly known as Bukaw.
Poblacion:
Elementary (Public and Private):
Igbaras was fused with Guimbal in 1902 until the American regime made it a separate town on January 1, 1919. Don Flor Evidente became the first municipal mayor.
American soldiers water torture
d Igbaras leaders then burned the village to the ground during the Philippine-American War
Igbaras has the distinction of having the first congressman elected to Congress in 1925-1928 in the person of Don Eugenio Ealdama, and the delegate to the 1935 Constitutional Convention, Don Mariano Ezpeleta who later served as Consul-General and ambassador to several countries.
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People from Igbaras speak Kinaray-a, a language associated with Antique province. However, Hiligaynon
is understood by everyone and widely spoken in the town proper.
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 2007 census, it has a population of 29,417 people.
Igbaras celebrates its town fiesta on May 22 in honor of Sta. Rita de Cascia. The town has many points of interest including the ruins of the old church belfry, Mount Napulak, Bahi-Bahi, Nadsadjan Falls, Lagsakan Falls, Timapok Falls, Guiritsan Falls, Sampanan Falls, Bat Cave, Igcabugao Cave, Bais Cave and the Pakuyang sa Tangyan Festival. Rafflesia, the world's largest flower, can also be found here.
Location
Igbaras is located at the southwestern part of Iloilo. It is situated between the coordinates of 122.2650’ longitude, and 10.7167’ latitude. It is 33 km away from Iloilo CityIloilo City
The City of Iloilo is a highly urbanized city in the Philippines and the capital city of Iloilo province. It is the regional center of the Western Visayas, as well as the center of the Iloilo-Guimaras Metropolitan Area...
and 28km away from Iloilo International Airport
Iloilo International Airport
Iloilo International Airport is the airport serving the general area of Iloilo City, the capital city of the province of Iloilo and the regional center of the Western Visayas region in the Philippines...
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Boundaries
- North East: Municipality of Tubungan
- South East: Municipality of Guimbal
- South West: Municipality of Miag-ao
- North West: Municipality of Sibalom (Province of Antique)
Barangays
Igbaras is politically subdivided into 46 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
s. Alameda was formerly known as Bukaw.
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Schools
Secondary:- Igbaras National High School
- Igtalongon National High School
Elementary (Public and Private):
- Amorogtong Elementary School
- Bagay Elementary School
- Balibagan Private School
- Barasan Elementary School
- Buga Elementary School
- Calampitao Elementary School
- Cale Indaluyon Elementary School
- Catiringan Private School
- Igbaras Central Elementary School
- Igcabugao Elementary School
- Igpigus Elementary School
- Igtalongon Elementary School
- Jovellar Elementary School
- Lumangan Elementary School
- Lutungan Private School
- Mulangan Elementary School
- Sta. Barbara Elementary School
- Tabiac Elementary School
- Tano-ong Private School
- Tigbanaba Elementary School
History
As a result of the implementation of Spanish Governor-General Narciso Claveria's decree on giving Filipinos with Spanish surnames in 1849, inhabitants of Igbaras during that time were interestingly apportioned with surnames starting mostly with the letter E.Igbaras was fused with Guimbal in 1902 until the American regime made it a separate town on January 1, 1919. Don Flor Evidente became the first municipal mayor.
American soldiers water torture
Water torture
-Forced ingestion:In this form of water torture, water is forced down the throat and into the stomach. It was used as a legal torture and execution method by the courts in France in the 17th and 18th century, was employed against Americans and Chinese during World War II by the Japanese, and was...
d Igbaras leaders then burned the village to the ground during the Philippine-American War
Philippine-American War
The Philippine–American War, also known as the Philippine War of Independence or the Philippine Insurrection , was an armed conflict between a group of Filipino revolutionaries and the United States which arose from the struggle of the First Philippine Republic to gain independence following...
Igbaras has the distinction of having the first congressman elected to Congress in 1925-1928 in the person of Don Eugenio Ealdama, and the delegate to the 1935 Constitutional Convention, Don Mariano Ezpeleta who later served as Consul-General and ambassador to several countries.
Municipal Mayors
- Don Flor Evidente (1919–1922)
- Lucas Gentica (1922–1925)
- Julian Bucoy Saavedra (1925–1931)
- Justo Estrella (1931–1938)
- Gerardo Escaba (1938–1941)
- Toribio Melliza (1941–1945, 1961–1964)
- Perfecto Saavedra (1945–1955)
- Ricardo Ealdama (1955–1961)
- Atty. Daniel Esmeralda (1964–1977)
- Vicente E. Perez (1977–1985)
- Wilfredo C. Uy (1986–1992)
- Fruto J. Saavedra (1992–2001)
- Jaime Esmeralda, MD (2001–2010)
- Atty. Jose Vicente Escorpion Jr. (2010–present)
Name and dialect
The name Igbaras comes from a combination of two words, "ig" or "tig" which means "plenty of" or "season of", and "baras" which means "sand". Thus Igbaras means "plenty of sand" which alludes to the nearby sandy river. Igbaras is most commonly mistaken with the similar sounding and more widely known province of GuimarasGuimaras
Guimaras is an island province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Among the smallest provinces, its capital is Jordan. The island is located in the Panay Gulf, between the islands of Panay and Negros...
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People from Igbaras speak Kinaray-a, a language associated with Antique province. However, Hiligaynon
Hiligaynon language
Hiligaynon, often referred to as Ilonggo, is an Austronesian language spoken in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines.Hiligaynon is concentrated in the provinces of Iloilo, Negros Occidental and Capiz but is also spoken in the other provinces of the Panay Island group, including Antique,...
is understood by everyone and widely spoken in the town proper.