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| The map of Bohol showing the location of Talibon |
Talibon is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. It lies on the northwestern coast of Bohol, 114.8 kilometers from Tagbilaran City. It has a land area of 177.04 square kilometers. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 59,274 people.
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| Talibong |
Origin
No records are available to show the origin of the town but old folks claimed that the place got its name from 'talibong,' an ancient spear which they used for mining gold. Later on the letter "g" was dropped so the name Talibon prevailed.Talibon was part of Inabanga, a metal mining town famous for its ancient blades. A famous quote in Inabangga says "During Fiestas, you can find only swords & knives in the market".
History
No records are available to show the origin of the town but old folks claimed that the place got its name from 'talibong,' an ancient spear which they used for mining gold. Later on the letter 'G' was dropped so the name Talibon prevailed.
Talibon was originally part of Inabanga. It was established as a separate municipality in 1830.
During World War II, a guerilla force was organized which took control and authority in Talibon together with the Philippine Commonwealth forces. The force maintained peace and order in the town and restored for a time the normal functions of the municipal peace and order in the town restored for a time the normal functions of the municipal government. Senator Carlos P. Garcia acted as their High Adviser. When Japanese soldiers occupied Bohol their first act was to dispatch a patrol to capture Garcia, but he narrowly escaped to Leyte in a sailboat together with his family. Failing to capture Garcia the Japanese soldiers burned the Garcia house on July 4, 1942 and severely tortured volunteer guard Cesario Avergonzado for giving them the wrong direction.
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| Pres.Carlos P. Garcia |
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| Dagohoy |
Historical Background.
This progressive town lies on the north-western coast of Bohol 114.8 kilometers via Tagbilaran north road, 149.55 kilometers via Tagbilaran East Road and 108.83 kilometers via interior road. It is located almost halfway between Ubay and Jetafe. It was established in 1830.
Before 1830, Talibon was part of Inabanga. With the creation of Trinidad, Danao, San Miguel and Bien Unido as independent municipalities, the number of barangays under its territoriral jurisdiction was reduces to twenty-five (25). Seventeen (17) of the barangays are on the mainland and eight (8) are on the islands.
In 1831,Talibon became a separate parish with the Blessed Trinity as its patron. The following year, Fr. Ramon de Santa Ana became the town’s first parish priest. A ramshackle but built by natives served as the church. In 1832, the construction of a concrete church began. As was the practice during the Spanish regime, forced labor was employed. Blocks of coral rock were hauled by the inhabitants from the sea and used in the construction. The church was built on an elevated plain overlooking the sea. It was completed in 1899 and the convent was constructed also in that year.
When the Americans came in 1898, the members of the revolutionary forces were still well-organized. Led by Miguel Valmoria and his aides – Eufemio Mumar, Eufemio Quiachon, Eufemio Eronico and Marcelo Evangelista, they engaged the Americans in several bloody battles. Becauser of his gallantry and courage, Valmoria rose to become a general of the revolution.
On the religious aspect, it may be mentioned that in 1947, with many other parishes being established all over the island of Bohol, the capital, Tagbilaran, also became the seat of a new diocese. The young bishop, Most Rev. Julio Rosales from Samar was appointed the first bishop of the Diocese of Tagbilaran, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Cebu.
In June 1942, the people woke up one morning to see truckleads of heavily arned Japanese soldiers in the Poblacion. It was the first entry of the Japanese troops in the comparatively peaceful town. The Japanese soldiers ransacked the cabinets in the municipal building for important records. They went from house to house, rounded up the civilians and conducted them to the municipal hall. Through an interpreter, a Japanese officer inquired for the municipal officials and learning that they had fled, he ordered the people to organize a civil government by electing the necessary officials. The Japanese threatened to burn the houses in the Poblacion if the people would fail to organize the government. To save the town from the possibility of being reduced to ashes, the people organized a civil government with young lawyer, Maximino C. Boiser, Sr. as Mayor.
On August 1, 1942, a young army officer, Lt. Vidal V. Crescencio, organized a guerilla force known as the Northern Bohol Guerilla Command in Pinamgo, Jao. This outfit grew by leaps and bounds until it became quite a threat to the Japanese.
Sometime in September, 1942, the guerilla force took complete control and authority in Talibon. The following composed the staff of the Command:1. Lt. Vidal V. Crescencio – Commanding Officer2. Lt. Gregorio G. BUnado, Sr. – Executive Officer and Adjutant3. Lt. Anselmo R. Avenido, Sr. – Junior Officer In-Charge of Civil and Criminal Cases4. Lt. Elpidio G. Mumar, Sr. – Junior Officer5. Lt. Benito Z. Mallari – Junior Officer6. Lt. Filomeno G. Gonzales – Junior Officer7. Lt. Julio L. Nacua – Junior Officer In-Charge of Propaganda8. Sen. Carlos P. Garcia – High Adviser
The force maintained peace and order in the town and restored for a time the normal functions of the municipal government. As Higher Adviser, the then Senator Garcia gave his men moral support and encouragement they needed in those of trying days. He inspired the soldiers by assuring them of the return of the American Liberation Forces to the Philippines, to free the Philippines from bondage and tyranny.
It may be recalled that when Japanese occupied Bohol in 1942, one of their first acts was to dispatch a patrol to capture Carlos P. Garcia who was then staying in Talibon with his wife, the former Leonila Dimataga, and only daughter, Linda. A volunteer guard, Cesario Avergonzado, saved Garcia and his family. Asked by the Japanese patrol where Senator Garcia and his family were, Avergonzado replied that they evacuated to barrio San Isidro, about a kilometer from the Poblacion. The Japanese no longer search the Garcia house in Balico, a sitio near the seashore.
The failure to locate Garcia in San Isidro infuriated the Japanese who consequently subjected Avergonzado to severe torture. The Japanese rushed back to Poblacion and searched the Garcia house but to no avail for the Garcias had fled to the mountains of Talibon and finally to Inopacan, a town in Southern Leyte, on a sailboat. That was indeed a narrow escape for the man who was destined to be the President of the Philippines. In their wrath, the Japanese burned down the Garcia house and with it his law library, his researches, and other precious possessions, on July 4, 1942.
Today the people earn their livelihood according to the place in which they live. Those residing on the island and along the coast are engaged in fishing. The women and children help by weaving hats, mats and baskets made of buri, romblon leaves and bamboo which are abundant. The famous Talibon hat which compare favorably with the Panama hat in durability, appearance and comfort are woven by the women on Jao Island. It is made of buri raffia. A good number of people in Talibon are skillful sailors and traders. They sail without the aid of reliable instruments but they reached their destination as far as Sandukan, North Borneo where they barter their cargoes for the things needed at home.
The Talibongnons living on the mainland are farmers, whereas those who like neither fishing nor farming have become peddlers or traders and businessmen.
Back on the religious development of this progressive town, it may recalled that from Tagbilaran, Bishop Julio Rosales was elevated to Archbishop of Cebu in 1950, a position he held for over thirty years. It was during this incumbency that one of Cebu’s clergy would be made bishop – the most Reverand Christian Vicente F. Noel, D.D., was appointed as the first bishop of the newly created Diocese of Talibon.Known for its religiousity and vocation center, Bohol has become a major point in the Catholic Philippines. In time it had to be divided into two dioceses. Thus, last January, 1986, the Holy See sent a word from Rome declaring Talibon as the seat of a new diocese, under the titular of the Blessed Trinity, with the young Bishop, Christian Vicente F. Noel, as its first shepherd. His installation was on December 3, 1986.
Thus Talibon, a progressive town along the northwestern coast, opens a new chapter in its venerable history; from native hut, to a stone church, to Cathedral.
Before 1830, Talibon was part of Inabanga. With the creation of Trinidad, Danao, San Miguel and Bien Unido as independent municipalities, the number of barangays under its territoriral jurisdiction was reduces to twenty-five (25). Seventeen (17) of the barangays are on the mainland and eight (8) are on the islands.
In 1831,Talibon became a separate parish with the Blessed Trinity as its patron. The following year, Fr. Ramon de Santa Ana became the town’s first parish priest. A ramshackle but built by natives served as the church. In 1832, the construction of a concrete church began. As was the practice during the Spanish regime, forced labor was employed. Blocks of coral rock were hauled by the inhabitants from the sea and used in the construction. The church was built on an elevated plain overlooking the sea. It was completed in 1899 and the convent was constructed also in that year.
When the Americans came in 1898, the members of the revolutionary forces were still well-organized. Led by Miguel Valmoria and his aides – Eufemio Mumar, Eufemio Quiachon, Eufemio Eronico and Marcelo Evangelista, they engaged the Americans in several bloody battles. Becauser of his gallantry and courage, Valmoria rose to become a general of the revolution.
On the religious aspect, it may be mentioned that in 1947, with many other parishes being established all over the island of Bohol, the capital, Tagbilaran, also became the seat of a new diocese. The young bishop, Most Rev. Julio Rosales from Samar was appointed the first bishop of the Diocese of Tagbilaran, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Cebu.
In June 1942, the people woke up one morning to see truckleads of heavily arned Japanese soldiers in the Poblacion. It was the first entry of the Japanese troops in the comparatively peaceful town. The Japanese soldiers ransacked the cabinets in the municipal building for important records. They went from house to house, rounded up the civilians and conducted them to the municipal hall. Through an interpreter, a Japanese officer inquired for the municipal officials and learning that they had fled, he ordered the people to organize a civil government by electing the necessary officials. The Japanese threatened to burn the houses in the Poblacion if the people would fail to organize the government. To save the town from the possibility of being reduced to ashes, the people organized a civil government with young lawyer, Maximino C. Boiser, Sr. as Mayor.
On August 1, 1942, a young army officer, Lt. Vidal V. Crescencio, organized a guerilla force known as the Northern Bohol Guerilla Command in Pinamgo, Jao. This outfit grew by leaps and bounds until it became quite a threat to the Japanese.
Sometime in September, 1942, the guerilla force took complete control and authority in Talibon. The following composed the staff of the Command:1. Lt. Vidal V. Crescencio – Commanding Officer2. Lt. Gregorio G. BUnado, Sr. – Executive Officer and Adjutant3. Lt. Anselmo R. Avenido, Sr. – Junior Officer In-Charge of Civil and Criminal Cases4. Lt. Elpidio G. Mumar, Sr. – Junior Officer5. Lt. Benito Z. Mallari – Junior Officer6. Lt. Filomeno G. Gonzales – Junior Officer7. Lt. Julio L. Nacua – Junior Officer In-Charge of Propaganda8. Sen. Carlos P. Garcia – High Adviser
The force maintained peace and order in the town and restored for a time the normal functions of the municipal government. As Higher Adviser, the then Senator Garcia gave his men moral support and encouragement they needed in those of trying days. He inspired the soldiers by assuring them of the return of the American Liberation Forces to the Philippines, to free the Philippines from bondage and tyranny.
It may be recalled that when Japanese occupied Bohol in 1942, one of their first acts was to dispatch a patrol to capture Carlos P. Garcia who was then staying in Talibon with his wife, the former Leonila Dimataga, and only daughter, Linda. A volunteer guard, Cesario Avergonzado, saved Garcia and his family. Asked by the Japanese patrol where Senator Garcia and his family were, Avergonzado replied that they evacuated to barrio San Isidro, about a kilometer from the Poblacion. The Japanese no longer search the Garcia house in Balico, a sitio near the seashore.
The failure to locate Garcia in San Isidro infuriated the Japanese who consequently subjected Avergonzado to severe torture. The Japanese rushed back to Poblacion and searched the Garcia house but to no avail for the Garcias had fled to the mountains of Talibon and finally to Inopacan, a town in Southern Leyte, on a sailboat. That was indeed a narrow escape for the man who was destined to be the President of the Philippines. In their wrath, the Japanese burned down the Garcia house and with it his law library, his researches, and other precious possessions, on July 4, 1942.
Today the people earn their livelihood according to the place in which they live. Those residing on the island and along the coast are engaged in fishing. The women and children help by weaving hats, mats and baskets made of buri, romblon leaves and bamboo which are abundant. The famous Talibon hat which compare favorably with the Panama hat in durability, appearance and comfort are woven by the women on Jao Island. It is made of buri raffia. A good number of people in Talibon are skillful sailors and traders. They sail without the aid of reliable instruments but they reached their destination as far as Sandukan, North Borneo where they barter their cargoes for the things needed at home.
The Talibongnons living on the mainland are farmers, whereas those who like neither fishing nor farming have become peddlers or traders and businessmen.
Back on the religious development of this progressive town, it may recalled that from Tagbilaran, Bishop Julio Rosales was elevated to Archbishop of Cebu in 1950, a position he held for over thirty years. It was during this incumbency that one of Cebu’s clergy would be made bishop – the most Reverand Christian Vicente F. Noel, D.D., was appointed as the first bishop of the newly created Diocese of Talibon.Known for its religiousity and vocation center, Bohol has become a major point in the Catholic Philippines. In time it had to be divided into two dioceses. Thus, last January, 1986, the Holy See sent a word from Rome declaring Talibon as the seat of a new diocese, under the titular of the Blessed Trinity, with the young Bishop, Christian Vicente F. Noel, as its first shepherd. His installation was on December 3, 1986.
Thus Talibon, a progressive town along the northwestern coast, opens a new chapter in its venerable history; from native hut, to a stone church, to Cathedral.
Most Holy Trinity Cathedral (church)
Most Holy Trinity Cathedral(altar)
Blessed Trinity(patron of Talibon)
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