Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro
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Sablayan is a 1st class municipality in the province of Occidental Mindoro
, Philippines
. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 63,685 people in 12,533 households.
It has a total land area of 2,188.80 square kilometers, the largest municipality in the Philippines.
The Mangyan
were the ancient aborigines of Mindoro. They were believed to be of Malayan origin. They were joined in by natives from neighboring islands--mostly Panayeños led by the TANUNGAN during the second Spanish settlement established by Legaspi. Years later, more arrived who, unlike the first migrants, were already converted Christians; and sometime in 1861 migrants increased in population.
The means of livelihood was agriculture, fishing and hunting. Women though were engaged in weaving sigurang, a fiber derived from buri/nipa leaves.
Sablayan then was often subject to raids by Muslim pirates and slave traders so a wooden tower was built--watched round the clock to guard against approaching raiders. This alarm system was augmented in 1896, when four bells of varied sizes--believed to have been manufactured in Spain--arrived from Manila. These bells rang musical chimes.
Upon the arrival of a Spanish priest, a church had to be built. Men, women and children were conscripted to work on it. After ten years of backbreaking arduous toil, the church was made functional sometime in 1896. This church is now in ruins, its bells gone but the biggest cannon standstill atop a small hill near the lighthouse of Parola. The church was abandoned when the town proper was moved to Buenavista.
In 1901, the first American arrived in Sablayan. Due to the outbreak of Fil-American war, Americans burned the town in 1903. It took years before Sablayan was rebuilt.
Sablayan was already a pueblo (town) under the Spaniards when the Americans came. However, when the American Government took over--owing perhaps to its proximity and accessibility to the National Government--it was converted into a full pledge municipality on January 04, 1906 by virtue of Act No. 1820 of the Philippine Commission.
. It is bounded to the north by the municipality of Santa Cruz
and the municipalities of Baco
, Naujan
, Victoria
and Socorro
all in Oriental Mindoro
province; to the east by the municipalities of Pinamalayan
, Gloria
, Bansud
, Bongabong
and Mansalay
also in Oriental Mindoro
; to the south by the municipality of Calintaan
; and to the west by the Mindoro Strait.
Municipal Vice-Mayor
s. In 1957 the following barrios were renamed: Batasan to Claudio Salgado, Hinaya to Buhay na Bato (Batong Buhay) and Iriron to San Isidro.
Occidental Mindoro
Occidental Mindoro is a province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region in Luzon. "Home of the Indigenous Mangyans". Its capital is Mamburao and occupies the western half of the island of Mindoro, on the west by Apo East Pass, and on the south by the Mindoro Strait; Oriental Mindoro is...
, Philippines
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 63,685 people in 12,533 households.
It has a total land area of 2,188.80 square kilometers, the largest municipality in the Philippines.
History
Sablayan was derived from the word Sablay, a Visayan term meaning wave convergence. In the early times, the very location of the town was where the waves from North and South China Sea meet, hence, the name Sablay that later became Sablayan.The Mangyan
Mangyan
Mangyan is the generic name for the eight indigenous groups found in the Philippine island of Mindoro, each with its own tribal name, language, and customs...
were the ancient aborigines of Mindoro. They were believed to be of Malayan origin. They were joined in by natives from neighboring islands--mostly Panayeños led by the TANUNGAN during the second Spanish settlement established by Legaspi. Years later, more arrived who, unlike the first migrants, were already converted Christians; and sometime in 1861 migrants increased in population.
The means of livelihood was agriculture, fishing and hunting. Women though were engaged in weaving sigurang, a fiber derived from buri/nipa leaves.
Sablayan then was often subject to raids by Muslim pirates and slave traders so a wooden tower was built--watched round the clock to guard against approaching raiders. This alarm system was augmented in 1896, when four bells of varied sizes--believed to have been manufactured in Spain--arrived from Manila. These bells rang musical chimes.
Upon the arrival of a Spanish priest, a church had to be built. Men, women and children were conscripted to work on it. After ten years of backbreaking arduous toil, the church was made functional sometime in 1896. This church is now in ruins, its bells gone but the biggest cannon standstill atop a small hill near the lighthouse of Parola. The church was abandoned when the town proper was moved to Buenavista.
In 1901, the first American arrived in Sablayan. Due to the outbreak of Fil-American war, Americans burned the town in 1903. It took years before Sablayan was rebuilt.
Sablayan was already a pueblo (town) under the Spaniards when the Americans came. However, when the American Government took over--owing perhaps to its proximity and accessibility to the National Government--it was converted into a full pledge municipality on January 04, 1906 by virtue of Act No. 1820 of the Philippine Commission.
Location
Sablayan is located in the central part of Occidental MindoroOccidental Mindoro
Occidental Mindoro is a province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region in Luzon. "Home of the Indigenous Mangyans". Its capital is Mamburao and occupies the western half of the island of Mindoro, on the west by Apo East Pass, and on the south by the Mindoro Strait; Oriental Mindoro is...
. It is bounded to the north by the municipality of Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, Occidental Mindoro
Santa Cruz is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Occidental Mindoro region 4, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it had a population of 26,887 people in 5,407 households.-Barangays:Santa Cruz is politically subdivided into 11 barangays....
and the municipalities of Baco
Baco, Oriental Mindoro
Baco is a 4th class municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 30,167 people in 5,717 households.-Location:Baco is located on the northern part of Oriental Mindoro...
, Naujan
Naujan, Oriental Mindoro
Naujan is a 1st class municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. It covers a land area of 52,804.15 hectares accounting for 12 % of the province’s total land area....
, Victoria
Victoria, Oriental Mindoro
Victoria is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 42,873 people in 8,514 households.- Barangays :Victoria is politically subdivided into 32 barangays.* Alcate...
and Socorro
Socorro, Oriental Mindoro
Socorro is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 37,176 people in 7,355 households. An inland town at the junction of the Pola Road, Socorro has developed into a progressive and dynamic municipality. In the...
all in Oriental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro is a province of the Philippines located in the island of Mindoro under MIMAROPA region in Luzon, about 140 km southwest of Manila...
province; to the east by the municipalities of Pinamalayan
Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro
Pinamalayan is a 1st class Municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. The name Pinamalayan comes from the word "ipinamalay", meaning "made aware or made known". According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 77,119 people in 14,326 households.- History :A group of...
, Gloria
Gloria, Oriental Mindoro
Gloria is a municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 54,122 people in 10,170 households. It is in the 3rd class under the Philippine income classification....
, Bansud
Bansud, Oriental Mindoro
Bansud is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 35,664 people in 7,351 households.-Barangays:Bansud is politically subdivided into 13 barangays....
, Bongabong
Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro
Bongabong is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines.- Officials of the Municipality:*MAYOR: Hercules A. Umali*VICE-MAYOR: Alfonso A. MontalboCOUNCILORS:*Jeremy I. Enriquez*Robert H. Sosa*Evelyn B. Alea...
and Mansalay
Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro
Mansalay is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 39,041 people in 7,316 households.-History:...
also in Oriental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro is a province of the Philippines located in the island of Mindoro under MIMAROPA region in Luzon, about 140 km southwest of Manila...
; to the south by the municipality of Calintaan
Calintaan, Occidental Mindoro
Calintaan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 23,503 people and a 1.06% growth rate...
; and to the west by the Mindoro Strait.
Present Officials
- Hon. Edwin Mintu (Councilor)
- Hon. Roberto Lim (Councilor)
- Hon. Leonilo Nicanor (Councilor)
- Hon. Amable Urieta (Councilor)
- Hon. Celso Salgado (Councilor)
- Hon. Rocky Legaspi (Councilor)
- Hon. Roberto Dimayacyac (Councilor)
- Hon. Conchita Dimaculangan (Councilor)
- Hon. Rolando Perez (Liga President)
- Hon. Unizelle Dimaculangan (SK Federation Chairman)
- Ma. Theresa Poblador (Secretary to the Sangguniang Bayan)
Municipal Vice-Mayor
- Hon. Andres D. Dangeros (Municipal Vice- Mayor)
Barangays
Sablayan is politically subdivided into 22 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
s. In 1957 the following barrios were renamed: Batasan to Claudio Salgado, Hinaya to Buhay na Bato (Batong Buhay) and Iriron to San Isidro.
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