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Davao Province
Davao, officially the Province of Davao ( es, Provincia de Dávao; ceb, Lalawigan sa Dabaw), was a province in the Philippines on the island of Mindanao. The old province is coterminous with the present-day Davao Region or Region XI. It was divided into three provinces of Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental, and Davao del Sur with the passage of Philippine Republic Act No. 4867 on May 8, 1967. Two more provinces, Compostela Valley (now Davao de Oro) and Davao Occidental, were carved out of the territories of Davao del Norte and Davao del Sur respectively. The descendant provinces were reorganized into the current region in 2001. It was one of the largest, most populous and prosperous provinces in the country during its time, being settled by immigrants from the Luzon and the Visayas. Existence The province was established after the dissolution of Moro Province in 1914. Before the province broke up, massive waves of immigrants from Visayas and Luzon island groups are already settling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republika sang Filipinas * ibg, Republika nat Filipinas * ilo, Republika ti Filipinas * ivv, Republika nu Filipinas * pam, Republika ning Filipinas * krj, Republika kang Pilipinas * mdh, Republika nu Pilipinas * mrw, Republika a Pilipinas * pag, Republika na Filipinas * xsb, Republika nin Pilipinas * sgd, Republika nan Pilipinas * tgl, Republika ng Pilipinas * tsg, Republika sin Pilipinas * war, Republika han Pilipinas * yka, Republika si Pilipinas In the recognized optional languages of the Philippines: * es, República de las Filipinas * ar, جمهورية الفلبين, Jumhūriyyat al-Filibbīn is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean and consists of around 7,641 islands t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samal Island
Samal, officially the Island Garden City of Samal (IGaCOS; fil, Pulong Harding Lungsod ng Samal, ceb, Pulong Harding Dakbayan sa Samal) is a 4th class component city in the province of Davao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 116,771 people. It is made up of Samal Island and the smaller Talikud Island in the Davao Gulf, from the merger of former municipalities of Samal, Babak, and Kaputian. Samal is a part of the Metropolitan Davao area and is two kilometers away from Davao City, the largest city and the primary economic center of Mindanao. Etymology The name Samal was derived from the Sama-Bajau peoples, the natives who were the first inhabitants of the island. The first datu in the island was Datu Taganiyug, a native of what is now Peñaplata, today the governance center of the city. In the past, the people of the island name a place about what was the said place known for. For example, the name ''Peñaplata'' is said to be deriv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pantukan, Davao De Oro
Pantukan, officially the Municipality of Pantukan ( ceb, Lungsod sa Pantukan; tl, Bayan ng Pantukan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Davao de Oro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 90,786 people. History In 1914, Governor General Charles Yeater declared Pantukan as a municipal district. Sangui, a Mansaka, was appointed president. A year after, he was replaced by Bancas Mansaka. On November 13, 1936, President Manuel L. Quezon declared it a regular municipality, therefore becoming the oldest town in Davao de Oro province. Teodoro Fuentes was appointed its first Alkalde. Juan Caballero Sr. was its first elected Mayor. From then up to the present, the elected mayors were: Graciano Arafol (1952-1959), Diosdado Basanez (1960-1963), Celso Sarenas (1964-) with Juan Caballero, Jr. as OIC (1986-1987), Jovito Derla (1988-1992), Juan Caballero, Jr. (1992-1995), Jovita Derla (1995-2004), Tok Sarenas (2004-2013), and Roberto Yugo (2013–present) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panabo
Panabo, officially the City of Panabo ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Panabo; fil, Lungsod ng Panabo), is a 3rd class component city in the province of Davao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 209,230 people. Panabo is part of Davao Metropolitan Area as it shares borders with Davao City. It has an area of . The Panabo City Hall is located about 2.23 kilometers from its boundary with Davao City. Etymology The name Panabo originated from the phrase "''pana-sa-boboy''" where "''pana''" means "arrow", the tool which the original inhabitants of the place, the Aetas, use when hunting wild animals for food. History Originally the rich lowland of what today is Panabo was inhabited by a group of natives called Aetas. These people led nomadic life and lived by hunting. With the use of their most essential tool, the bow and arrow—"''pana-sa-boboy''" as they call it—they hunted for food which primarily consisted of rootcrops and meat of wild boars. Sett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padada, Davao Del Sur
Padada, officially the Municipality of Padada ( ceb, Lungsod sa Padada; tl, Bayan ng Padada), is a 3rd class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Davao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,878 people. Its boundaries were defined by Republic Act No. 1008, approved June 12, 1954. Padada is a word which refers to a tree that belongs to the mangrove family which were abundant along its entire quite shorelines and estuaries during the primeval time, but due to encroachment and indiscriminate fish farming, Padada trees became extinct. History Guihing was once the original sitio of Padada and its formation was brought about by Mr. Walstrom, an American expatriate who owns a vast coconut plantation in the area called the Mindanao Estate Co., together with the effort of Don Bartolome Hernandez Sr., a coconut planter and a pioneer of the area too. Padada as a town was organized on July 15, 1949, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nabunturan
Nabunturan, officially the Municipality of Nabunturan ( ceb, Lungsod sa Nabunturan; tl, Bayan ng Nabunturan), is a 1st class municipality and capital of the province of Davao de Oro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 84,340 people. The municipality is home to the Mainit Hot Springs Protected Landscape. History The town of Nabunturan was once a barangay of Municipality of Compostela. The origin of the name is from ''buntod'', the Cebuano term for "mountain." The word "''Nabunturan''" means "surrounded by mountains" in English. The early settlement was governed by a headman called ''Bagani'', but was under the supervision of the Municipal District President of Compostela over matters concerning civil affairs. For the maintenance of peace and order, the area was under the immediate supervision of the Philippine Constabulary Detachment of Camp Kalaw, Moncayo. From barangay Jaguimitan in the north to barangay Mawab (now a municipality in the sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monkayo
Monkayo, officially the Municipality of Monkayo ( ceb, Lungsod sa Monkayo; fil, Bayan ng Monkayo), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Davao de Oro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 93,937 people, making it the most populous town in the province. Monkayo is an agricultural town, with vast tracts of land planted to rice and banana. The municipality is also host to the gold-rich barangay of Mount Diwata, popularly known as "Diwalwal" (which in the local dialect means one's tongue is hanging out due to exhaustion), a 1,000-meter high range known for its rich gold ore deposit. Monkayo's seat of government is located in Barangay Poblacion. Etymology The Municipality of Monkayo is a political unit with a land area that was once and for a long period of time a wilderness in the Northern hinterlands of Davao de Oro. The name “Monkayo” is derived from a gigantic tree towering on top Tandawan mountains and its northern tip in between and im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montevista, Davao De Oro
Montevista, officially the Municipality of Montevista ( ceb, Lungsod sa Montevista; tl, Bayan ng Montevista), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Davao de Oro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 46,558 people. Caumanga, the original name of Montevista, was a peaceful haven of the Mandayan Tribe. During the Japanese occupation, Caumanga became the headquarters of the Japanese Imperial Forces who induced to flock to the place for protection, shelter, medicine, and food. With the increase of Christian settlers in the early part of 1950s, the name "Caumanga" was changed to San Jose in honor of their Patron Saint, Saint Joseph the Worker. However, it was not until June 18, 1966, when Republic Act No. 4808 was issued creating San Jose into a regular town. History Long before the coming of Christians, "Caumanga", the original name of Barangay San Jose, was home to Mandayan Tribes. It then became the stop-over for migrants (settlers coming from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mati, Davao Oriental
Mati, officially the City of Mati ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Mati; fil, Lungsod ng Mati), is a 5th class component city and capital of the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 147,547 people. It is located on the south-eastern side of Mindanao. History Mati comes from the Mandayan word ''Maa-ti'', which refers to the town's creek that easily dries up even after heavy rain. Pioneer settlers were tribes Kalagan, Mandayan and both Maguindanao & Maranao whom carried strong Arabic and Indo-Malayan influences. Spanish period Captain Prudencio Garcia, the pioneer political-military head in 1861, and his comrade Juan Nazareno founded the settlement of Mati and two other communities in Davao Oriental. American period By October 29, 1903, Mati was declared a municipality by virtue of Act No. 21. By 1907, Act No. 189 further reaffirmed the establishment of its local government. Francisco Rojas was the first appointed mayor while t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manay, Davao Oriental
Manay (, also spelled Man-ay), officially the Municipality of Manay ( ceb, Lungsod sa Manay; tl, Bayan ng Manay), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,572 people. Manay is located in Davao Oriental seated the Philippine Sea, bordering Banaybanay, Lupon, Pantukan (Davao de Oro), and Caraga. Manay is the one of the beautiful municipalities across from Davao Oriental. The main attractions are Tagdalid Falls, (geographically centre of Manay), Rising Sun Beach Resort and more. The municipality's covering tropical rainforest climates. Geography Climate Manay has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round. Barangays Manay is politically subdivided into 17 barangay A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malita, Davao Occidental
Malita, officially the Municipality of Malita ( ceb, Lungsod sa Malita; fil, Bayan ng Malita), is a 1st class municipality and capital of the province of Davao Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 118,197 people. Malita is known for various cultural arts and heritage of its people and tribes. ''Gaginaway Festival'' is celebrated annually every full moon on the month of November and ''Araw ng Malita'' is also celebrated annually on November 17. Etymology According to folk etymology, the name "Malita" is derived from the Spanish word "''maleta''" which means suitcase. It is said that purportedly Don Mariano Peralta, a retired veteran of the Spanish–American War who ventured to the place, decided to live on the vast, fertile plain across the river. One day while bodily fording the deep and swift river with his suitcase and other belongings in hand, the force of the current overwhelmed his perilous balance and got swept by the water conse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malalag, Davao Del Sur
Malalag, officially the Municipality of Malalag ( ceb, Lungsod sa Malalag; tl, Bayan ng Malalag), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Davao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,158 people. Malalag is the agricultural center of Davao del Sur, and its main products are banana, coconut and other fruits and vegetables. Other primary industries include fishing and mining. Etymology Malalag derives its name from the color that describes the river running within the heart of the town. The water flowing towards the bay appeared yellowish. The natives referring to the river called it, “''malalag nga tubig''”, meaning “yellow water.” The distinct appearance of the river attracted migrants to the place. Some pioneers trace the town's name from a disagreement between a Spanish soldier and Datu Alag, a famous chieftain among the early tribes. It was said that Datu Alag made an appointment with the Spaniard and promised him to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
