Laoang
Laoang | ||
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Municipality of Laoang | ||
Location within the Philippines | ||
Coordinates: 12°34′N 125°01′E / 12.57°N 125.02°E | ||
Country | Philippines | |
Region | Eastern Visayas | |
Province | Northern Samar | |
District | 2nd district | |
Founded | 1768 | |
Barangays | 56
(see Vice Mayor Miguel L. Sarmiento | |
• Representative | Jose L. Ong Jr. | |
• Councilors | List | |
• ZIP code | 6411 | |
PSGC | ||
IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 | |
Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
Laoang, officially the Municipality of Laoang (
It is the economic, educational, socio-cultural and government center of the 2nd district of the province.
History
Pre-Spanish Time
Written by: Rev.Msgr. Gaspar D. Balerite, H.P.S.Th.D., Vicar General-Diocese of Catarman[5]
In the pre-Hispanic times, the poblacion of Laoang was a settlement of lequios called Makarato[6] while the whole island was called Lawang which later on evolved into Laoang. According to Fr. Ignatius Alzina in his book Historia de las Islas y Indios de Bisayas, the settlement was ruled by a monarch called Dato Karagrag, whose consort Bingi had an irresistible beauty that captivated other neighboring kings, especially the dato from
Then, describing the place of the settlement, Fr. Alzina in his visit to the place in 1640 says, “On the opposite side of Rawis, on the Lawang Island, which is a sandbar there is a solid ridge of rock. It is fashioned by nature itself and it is so steep that it looks like a façade of a wall… It was a natural fortification, due to its great height of massive rock; it was also secured as if by a moat which encircled its three sides. The fourth side was blocked by a palisade of strong logs. Then too, nature also formed on one side of this rock something like a small cove with its little beach.”
Historian William Henry Scott wrote that a “Samar datu by the name of Iberein was rowed out to a Spanish vessel anchored in his harbor in 1543 by oarsmen collared in gold; while wearing on his own person earrings and chains.” Datu Iberein and Lakan Bunao Dula of Tondo were allies. In the local epic called siday entitled Bingi of Lawan as written in the article of Scott, Lawan is a prosperous Lakanate in Samar. Datu Hadi Iberein came from the Lakanate of Lawan[7]
Christianization (Spanish Era)
The Christianisation of Laoang was as early as the evangelisation of the whole island, and began when
On February 27, 1767,
To prevent raids by Moro invaders, the
On August 4, 1863, Pambujan seceded from Laoang. In 1869 a great fire broke out in the town and besides many other buildings, it consumed the entire roof and wooden materials of the church, belfry and convent. Five years later the church complex was reconstructed. By 1890, Laoang had the population of 5,384 in the población and a total of 2,754 in four visitas and eight barrios. The last Spanish parish priest of Laoang was Rev. Telesforo Acereda, after which the entire Philippine Islands were ceded by Spain to the
In 1930s, a controversy broke out between the Catholic Church and civil authorities (by then
When the Diocese of Catarman was formally created on March 11, 1975, Laoang became the center of the Vicariate of St. Thérèse of Child Jesus which comprised the other towns of Palapag, Catubig, Las Navas, Pambujan, and San Roque. When the diocese celebrated its 25th anniversary, two mission centers were created: Salvacion which covered all the barrios of Batag Island including Barangay Cahayagan; and Rawis which comprised all the surrounding barangays bordering on barrios on the right banks of the river going to Catubig.
The religiosity of Laoang is graced when one of its parish priests was proclaimed “Blessed” by Pope Benedict XVI on October 12, 2007. He was Fr. Angel Ranera, OFM, the parish priest of Laoang from 1924 till his return to Spain in 1929. [During the Spanish Civil War, he faced the firing squad of the rebels with two other priests on August 16, 1936.] The first council of the Knights of Columbus in Northern Samar was installed in Laoang in 1949, the Msgr. Diasnes Council. Since 1957 only in Laoang that a communitarian devotion to Mary, Barangay sang Birhen, is still being practiced without interruption. Immediately after the creation of the Diocese of Catarman one of the initial acts of the first diocesan bishop, Angel T. Hobayon, was to petition the Pope to grant a papal honor to the parish priest of Laoang with the title “Domestic Prelate,” to Potenciano Ortega. When the North of Samar celebrated its 400th year of Christianity, the Bishop again petitioned the Pope to grand Papal Honors with the title “Honorary Prelates” to three priests, two of them from Laoang: Msgr. Gaspar Balerite and Msgr. Romeo Infante. Of all the parishes in the whole island of Samar, Laoang has the most number of native priests: as of this writing, 37 priests in all.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Geography
The municipality lies on the eastern side of the province. Bordering
Laoang is geographically divided into three distinct areas. The first is the lowlands of the mainland of
Climate
Climate data for Laoang, Northern Samar | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 105 (4.1) |
67 (2.6) |
65 (2.6) |
53 (2.1) |
86 (3.4) |
129 (5.1) |
135 (5.3) |
113 (4.4) |
131 (5.2) |
163 (6.4) |
167 (6.6) |
162 (6.4) |
1,376 (54.2) |
Average rainy days | 17.6 | 13.2 | 15.5 | 14.9 | 19.6 | 24.3 | 26.6 | 25.4 | 24.9 | 25.4 | 22.9 | 20.9 | 251.2 |
Source: Meteoblue[15] |
Barangays
Laoang is politically subdivided into 56
- Abaton
- Aguadahan
- Aroganga
- Atipolo
- Bawang
- Baybay (Poblacion)
- Binatiklan
- Bobolosan
- Bongliw
- Burabud (San Isidro)
- Cabadiangan
- Cabagngan
- Cabago-an
- Cabulaloan
- Cagaasan
- Cagdara-o
- Cahayagan
- Calomotan
- Candawid
- Cangcahipos
- Canyomanao
- Catigbian
- E. J. Dulay
- G. B. Tan
- Gibatangan
- Guilaoangi (Poblacion)
- Inamlan (Gapas-gapas)
- La Perla
- Langob
- Lawaan
- Little Venice (Poblacion)
- Magsaysay
- Marubay
- Mualbual
- Napotiocan (Salvacion)
- Oleras
- Onay (Doña Luisa)
- Palmera
- Pangdan
- Rawis (Agno)
- Rombang
- San Antonio (Son-og)
- San Miguel Heights (Poblacion)
- Sangcol
- Sibunot
- Simora
- Santo Niño (Calintaan) Pob.
- Suba
- Tan-awan
- Tarusan
- Tinoblan
- Tumaguingting (Poblacion)
- Vigo
- Yabyaban (San Vicente)
- Yapas
- Talisay
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 8,636 | — |
1918 | 11,508 | +1.93% |
1939 | 19,736 | +2.60% |
1948 | 29,748 | +4.66% |
1960 | 41,158 | +2.74% |
1970 | 37,382 | −0.96% |
1975 | 42,498 | +2.61% |
1980 | 46,545 | +1.84% |
1990 | 42,048 | −1.01% |
1995 | 47,438 | +2.29% |
2000 | 54,523 | +3.03% |
2007 | 56,196 | +0.42% |
2010 | 58,037 | +1.18% |
2015 | 61,359 | +1.07% |
2020 | 60,607 | −0.24% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[16][17][18][19] |
Religion
Majority of the populace are Roman Catholic and is very religious. It has the most number (37) of ordained presbyters (including five
Economy
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Laoang serves as the economic center of the Northeastern Pacific region.
Education
The municipality boasts for having three elementary school districts (two in the poblacion area), 13 secondary schools including one private-sectarian high school (Colegio de Santa Teresita) and a laboratory high school. The University of Eastern Philippines maintains one satellite branch.
Culture
Several festivities are celebrated throughout the year. In the 4th Sunday of January, they celebrate the feast of Santo Niño or the Child Jesus.
Flores De Mayo, like any other Philippine town, is also done in May and the town's fiesta is on September 28–29 in honor of its patron
Its people shares its rich oral/written literature such as surumatanons and is handed down from the earliest inhabitants to the new generation.
Also popular are the
Tourism
- Batag Island Lighthouse
- Onay Beach
- Kalakhaan Islet
- St. Michael the Archangel Parish
- Pasyao Cliff
- Almuraya Fortress
- Grand Canyon
Notable personalities
- Oskar Muncada Monje - Waray-language poet, playwright, and songwriter[27]
- Angel Aquino - Filipino fashion model, TV host, and FAMAS and Gawad Urian Award-nominated film and TV actress
- Errol "Budoy" Marabiles - Filipino reggae musician, songwriter and TV host; vocalist of the reggae band Junior Kilat
- Pooh - Filipino actor, comedian, impersonator, singer, and TV host.
- Aloy Adlawan - Multi-awarded Filipino filmmaker, writer, producer, director, and composer
Notes
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- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ A SHORT HISTORY OF LAOANG PARISH By Msgr. Gaspar D. Balerite, H.P., S.Th.D.://www.facebook.com/notes/laoang-tourism/a-short-history-of-laoang-parish-by-msgr-gaspar-d-balerite-hp-sthd/336397973141663/s
- ^ Kobak, Cantius (2002). Historical Sketches of the Pueblos of Samar and Leyte: 1580-1900. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Unpublished. pp. 445–477.
- ISBN 978-971-10-0073-8.
- ^ Balerite, H.P., S.Th.D., Msgr. Gaspar D. (1996). "The History of the Church in the North of Samar (1596-2006)." North of Samar: 400 years of Christianization. Catarman.
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- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
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