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Davao (province)
Davao, officially the Province of Davao (; ), 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 in the province. Japanese immigrants, most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in Island groups of the Philippines, three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. With a population of over 110 million, it is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, twelfth-most-populous country. The Philippines is bounded by the South China Sea to the west, the Philippine Sea to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the south. It shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Palau to the east and southeast, Indonesia to the south, Malaysia to the southwest, Vietnam to the west, and China to the northwest. It has Ethnic groups in the Philippines, diverse ethnicities and Culture o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samal Island
Samal, officially the Island Garden City of Samal (IGaCOS; ; ) is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city in the Provinces of the Philippines, 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 Davao Gulf, from the merger of former municipalities of Samal, Babak, and Kaputian. Samal is a part of the Metro Davao, Metropolitan Davao area and is two kilometers away from Davao City, in mainland Mindanao, the largest city and the primary economic center of that island. Etymology The name Samal was derived from the Sama-Bajau peoples, the natives who were the first inhabitants of the island. The first datu on 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 named a place about what the said place is known for. For example, the name ''Peñ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panabo
Panabo, officially the City of Panabo (; ), is a First 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 the second most populous city in Davao del Norte (after Tagum) and it is also 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 roo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padada, Davao Del Sur
Padada, officially the Municipality of Padada (; ), is a municipality in the province of Davao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,878 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province. Its boundaries were defined by Republic Act No. 1008, approved June 12, 1954. "Padada" refers to a tree from the mangrove family which were once abundant along its entire shoreline and estuaries but due to encroachment and indiscriminate fish farming, the 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 owned 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, after its creation into such by virtue of Executive Order # 236 of Elpidio Quirino, then presid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nabunturan
Nabunturan, officially the Municipality of Nabunturan (; ), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality and capital of the Philippine Province, 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, Davao de Oro, Compostela. The origin of the name is from ''bungtod,'' the Cebuano language, Cebuano term for “hill.” The word ''Nabunturan'' means “surrounded by hills” in English (''nabungturan''). 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, Monkayo, Moncayo. From barangay Jaguimitan i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monkayo
Monkayo, officially the Municipality of Monkayo (; ), is a 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 immediately adjacent to the Agusan River. The tree is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montevista, Davao De Oro
Montevista, officially the Municipality of Montevista (; ), is a 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 different parts of the country), who came to the place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mati, Davao Oriental
Mati, officially the City of Mati (; ; ), is a component city and capital of the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines located on the southeasternmost side of Mindanao. History Mati comes from the Mandaya word ''Maa-ti'', which refers to the town's creek that easily dries up even after heavy rain. Pioneer settlers were the Austronesian indigenous peoples Mandaya and Kalagan, and the Arabic-Indo-Malayan-influenced Maguindanao and Maranao. 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 the first elected mayor was Patricio Cunanan in 1923. Mati became the capital of Davao Oriental in 1967. Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matanao
Matanao, officially the Municipality of Matanao (; ), is a municipality in the province of Davao del Sur, Philippines. At the 2020 census it had a population of 60,493 people. It is situated on the island of Mindanao, the second-largest and southernmost major island in the Philippines. Matanao is bordered in the west by the town of Columbio, in the province of Sultan Kudarat, in the north by the towns of Magsaysay and Bansalan, in the east by Hagonoy and the city of Digos, and in the south by Kiblawan and Padada. History On June 17, 1957, some of the barrios of the municipality of Bansalan namely Kibao, San Vicente, Kibuaya, Managa Km. 67, Sinawilan, New Visayas, Sacub, Upper Malabang, Tibongbong, Sinaragan, Maliit Digos, Kapok, Tamlangon, Manga, Buas, New Katipunan, Da-Anama, Upper Kauswagan, Kagaulas, Kabasagan, Tuwak, Mal, Latian, Lanturi, Dongan-Pekong, La Union, Kauswagan, and Paitan were grouped and constituted into a new and independent municipality known as Matanao. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manay, Davao Oriental
Manay (, also spelled Man-ay), officially the Municipality of Manay (; ), is a first 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 one of the beautiful municipalities across from Davao Oriental. The main attractions are the Tagdalid Falls, (geographically centre of Manay), Rising Sun Beach Resort. 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 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios. Demographics Manay's population was decreased about 1.48% of the Municipality of Manay. Economy The Municipality of Manay have poverty incidence, covering 37.07% of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malita, Davao Occidental
Malita, officially the Municipality of Malita (; ), is a municipality and capital of the province of Davao Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 118,197 people making it the most populous town in the province. 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 celebrated annually on November 17, the day of its establishment's enactment in 1936. Etymology According to a legend, the name of Malita was derived from the Spanish word ''maleta'', meaning suitcase. Don Mariano Peralta, a retired Spanish–American War veteran, lost his suitcase while crossing a river. His shouts of ''"Maleta, Maleta"'' caught the attention of the locals, who retrieved it and later named the area Malita. Its spelling may be associated with the local pronunciation, wherein the ‘e’ sound is commonly used for the vowels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malalag, Davao Del Sur
Malalag, officially the Municipality of Malalag (; ), is a 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 be his guide. However, Datu Alag broke his promise and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
