LOCAL OFFICIALS

KAWAYAN Mayor : Hon. Rodolfo J. Espina, Sr. V-Mayor : Hon. Rizalinda L. Ampong = SB Members: Hon. Letecia C. Luna Hon. Gina B. Ang Hon. Rene Espina Hon. Abraham Lequiron Hon. Edmundo Seno Hon. Manuel Jadolco Hon. Emilio Victorioso, Sr. ABC President: Hon. Ricarte Malinao, Sr. SB Secretary: ______

Department Heads: ______Municipal Treasurer BRIEF PROFILE: ______

CHAPTER 1. HISTORY Municipal Accountant Looking for a safer ground ______Municipal Assessor th During the 16 century, a ground of Lapu-Lapu’s descendants from Cordova, Mactan crossed the ______Visayan Sea and found a safer place in the northern side of Isla de Panamao. They built a settlement along the shore beside a tall rocky hill known as Subingsubing. The hill would later serve as their Municipal Budget Officer watchtower. An assigned lookout would sound the budjong (conch) to alert the villagers of incoming ______dangers, particularly from Moro marauders that were rampant during those days. Subingsubing was Municipal Planning Dev’t. Coordinator regarded as safe haven plying the Visayan Sea, and thus, attracted more Cebuano-speaking natives to ______migrate in this new-found land. Municipal Health Officer The village was later named as Barrio Telegrafo (This same settlement became Balacson at ______present.) Municipal Civil Registrar ______Moving north for water and kaingin Municipal Social Welfare Officer As the village slowly becoming populated, more families move northwards to find a place where there is ______potable water and a land suitable for agriculture. Some of them apparently the farming families, settled Municipal Agricultural Officer in the plains (between Kansanoc and ) where they make kaingin and started planting rootcrops ______and corn. The rest, who were probable fishermen, put up their houses near the Sanggabon, (a spring Administrative Officer located in the vicinity known today as Balite) and in Tubig Señora (a spring located along the seashore ______of the present Poblacion). Still skeptical of their safety, the natives planted bamboo trees along the MDRRMO shoreline to hide them from hostile intruders. ______This dense growth of bamboo or so impressed travelers that the settlement was soon known MLGOO as Barrio Kawayan. Capitan Basio was reputed to be the founder of the barrio with Racundo Sañosa as ______juez de paz. Barrio Kawayan was then a part of Almeria, one of the four pueblos in Isla de Panamao (the PNP Chief others being Naval, , ). ______The visit of General Ambrocio Mojica landed in Telegrafo on his way to the mainland to assume as the District Supervisor military-political governor of on instruction from General Emilio Aquinaldo. To memorialize his ______arrival, the general either recommended or agreed that the name of the place be change to San Internal Revenue Collector Clemente, after the name of his only son, Clemente. In exchange, Mojica presumably created a pueblo ______out of the barrio, there being on record a captain municipal and some officials for this place during the Municipal Election Officer Revolutionary period. His companion, Lieutenant (later General) Kapili, a tagalog officer, organizes a ______company of revolucionarios from the area. Municipal Fire Officer

CONTACT: Mr. Herbert J. Berndas MPDC/Municipal Tourism Officer - Designate @ 09177995907

KAWAYAN

= From Almeria to Kawayan

During the American occupation, a religious disparity ended in a controversy which paved the way for the transfer of the seat of government from Almeria to Kawayan. It started in 1905-when Alcalde Margarito Sabornido together with some councilors decided to bring in Aglipayan priest, Fr. Fernando Buyser, to administer their religious affair. The councilors from Kawayan were against the idea that ended in a heated debate in the consejo. Sabornido’s decision also provokes and ire of the devout Roman Catholics from the north who immediately reported the case to the Roman Catholic authorities in Cebu. Likewise, a protest was filed with the American Civil Governor of Leyte, Colonel Peter Borseth.

Acting on the official complaint instigated by Eugenio Obispo, huez de paz of Almeria, Borseth, suspended Sabornido and the three of his six councilors for “three months “. Then he reorganized the municipal government by installing a former American soldier, Matthew MacFarland, as acting municipal president. He also appointed new counsilors and officials to replace the suspended ones. The three-month suspension turned out to be permanent. MacFarland, a resident of the island barrio of , and Obispo, from Kawayan, insisted on the convenience of transferring the seat of the municipal government in the barrio of Kawayan which is located midways between Almeria and Maripipi. In 1907, seemingly upon the persistence of the two, Governor Borseth and the Provincial Board of Leyte concurred to the idea and effected the transfer of the Poblacion, including the names of key streets, to Kawayan.

The transfer caused a perennial problem between the people of Almeria and Kawayan so that a plebiscite was conducted through the Secretary of Interior. The result which favored Kawayan, thwarted the suspended officials from Almeria that they decided to remain and hold office in the former town hall out of desperation.

After Commonwealth

In 1938, after the Commonwealth period, Simplicio Jaguros, the last of the Municipal President was appointed as the first Municipal Mayor of Kawayan. He won the local election in 1939, but his term was cut short when he died in 1943. Teodorico Nierra took his place as Municipal Mayor but later went into hiding during the Japanese occupation.

The controversy ended

In 1945 to 1947, after the war, Maximo Salloman was appointed as Municipal Mayor. It was during, his term that Municipal Resolution No. 55 was passd recommending the creation of Almeria as a separate municipality. Finally, on September 1; 1948, Pres. Elpidio Quirino, by Executive Order 292, granted township to Almeria, thereby reducing the scope of Kawayan until Tabunan in its southern area. Thus, ended the long-drawn Almeria-Kawayan controversy

Subsequently, in 1951, Inasuyan, Tucdao and Ungale of the Municipality of Caibiran were annexed after a plebiscite conducted by the Leyte Provincial Board making Sitio Baras as the boundary.

On May 1, 1955, Kawayan became a parish with Rev. Fr. Gregorio Tupa as the first parish priest. He was consecrated as parish priest on October 24, 1955 to coincide with the town fiesta in honor of their patron, Saint Raphael the Archangel.

Municipal President/Mayor of Kawayan (1906-present):

NAME TERM OF OFFICE STATUS

Matthew Eugene MacFarland 1906-1909 Appointed Alberto del Rosario, Sr. 1910-1913 Elected Santiago Palguera 1914-1917 Elected Alberto del Rosario 1918-1921 Elected Francisco Victorioso 1922-1925 Elected Pastor Mecaydor 1926-1929 Elected Narciso Antipolo 1930-1934 Elected Simplicio Jaguros 1935-1937 Elected Simplicio Jaguros 1938-1939 Appointed

KKAWAYANWYN A A A == Simplicio Jaguros 1939-1943 Elected Teodorico Nierra 1943-1944 Succession Maximo Salloman 1945-1947 Appointed Cenon Pancito 1948-1962 Elected Froilan A. Jaguros 1963-1967 Elected Alberto Sipaco 1968-1971 Elected Froilan A. Jaguros 1972-1986 Electe Ricarte Atok 1986-1989 OIC, Appointed Diosdado del Rosario 1989 OIC, Appointed Froilan A. Jaguros 1989-1992 Elected Gina B. Ang 1992-1998 Elected Caridad A. Ang 1998-2001 Elected Rodolfo J. Espina, Sr. 2001-2010 Elected Gerardo S. Espina, Sr. 2010-Oct. 21/12 (Resigned) Elected Rodolfo J. Espina, Sr. 10-22/12-Present Succession

KAWAYAN: FACTS & FIGURES

Total Land Area - 6, 102 has Distance to Major Points Almeria - 10 kms. - 142 kms. Naval - 18 kms - 120 kms. - 24.5 kms.

Distance to Barangays (From the Poblacion in kms.)

Balite -0.2 Tabunan North -3 Masagongsong -2 Buyo -1.5 Balacson -3.5 Kansanoc -2 Tubig Guinoo -2.5 Masagaosao -1.8 Bulalacao -4 Bilwang -6 Burabod -7.5 Mapuyo -10.5 Villa Cornejo -12 Baganito -12.8 Madao -15 Ungale -15.5 Tucdao -16.5 San Lorenzo -17 Inasuyan -17.5

DEMOGRAPHY Primary Means of Livelihood Barangay Population Baganito 585 1. Farming Balacson 985 2. Fishing Bilwang 672 3. Labor Bulalacao 841 4. Employment Burabod 756 5. Business Inasuyan 1,184 Kansanok 764 Religious Affiliation

Madao 1,113 1. Roman Catholic- 15,884 (90.76%) Mapuyo 1,926 Masagaosao 815 2. Seventh Day Adventist – 319 (1.82%) Masagongsong 635 3. Phil. Ind. Catholic ( Aglipay) Poblacion 1,191 - 382 (2.18%) Tabunan North 184 4. Iglesia ni Cristo – 49 (0.28%) Tubig Guinoo 790 5. Assembly of God - 157 (0.90%) Tucdao 2,067 6. Evangelical Church (New Apostolic) Ungale 2,398 - 52 (0.30%) Balite 1,072 7. Dios Amahan – 242 (1.38%) Buyo 942 8. Jehovah’s Witness - 28 (0.16%) Villa Cornejo 1,227 9. Others/not specified - 388 (2.22%) San Lorenzo 1,374 TOTAL 21,521

KKAWAYANWYN A A A = ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

TTotalRANSPORTATION Number of farmers FACILITIES - 4,370

1. Public Utility Jeepney (PUJ) Agricultural Land Area By Type of Crops

No. of Units : 25 TYPE OF CROPRoute AREAS(HAS); Kawayan – Naval% SHARE(v/v) Permanent crops: Culaba – Kawayan – Naval (v/v)  Coconut Schedule 3,194.34: 5:00 A.M. - 4: 00 82.76P.M. ( From Kawayan)  Banana 118.00 6:30 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.3.06 (From Naval) Fare : Php 30.00  Fruit trees 30.00 0.78

Temporary2. Public crops: Utility Buses (PUB)  Palay (Irr.) 398.00 10.31  White cornNo. Of Units 20.00: 4 .52  Yellow cornRoute 19.00: Tucdao – Kawayan.49- Tacloban (v/v) Schedule : 2:30 A.M. - 8:00 A.M. (from Kawayan)  Vegetables 6.00 .16 11:00 A.M. – 2:30 P.M. (from Tacloban) Rootcrops: Fare : Php 120.00  Cassava 32.00 .83  Camote 12.00 .31  Gabi 10.00 .26

Industrial Crops: 3. Van for Hire  Coffee 20.50 .53 TOTAL No. of Units 3,859.84: 8 100.00 Route : Tucdao- Kawayan-Tacloban Mapuyo-Kawayan-Tacloban Total Number of Fisherman - 1,422 Baganito-Kawayan-Tacloban Area, Location and Production of Fishing GroundsBool -Kawayan-Tacloban Fishponds/Fishing Schedule : 5:30 A.M. – 9:00 A.M. ( from Kawayan)Total Annual Grounds/Fishcages Location Area in has.10:00 No.A.M. of – fisherman5:00 P.M. (from Catch Tacloban) Volume Fishpond Fare Balacson : 21.87 Php 185.00 10 4.26 MT

Municipal Waters 4,500 1,422 506.74 MT 4. Motorcycle for Hire ‘habal-habal”

CREDIT FACILITIES No. of Units : 50  Kawayan LendingRoute Investors (KALI): To barangay and any point in the Province  Metro OrmocSchedule Credit Cooperative : (OCCCI) 5:00A.M.- 8:00 P.M.  CARD Fare : By negotiation  ASA  Taytay Sa Kauswagan, INC. (TSKI)

POTENTIAL TOURIST DESTINATION

1. Busay Falls 2. Masagongsong Spring Pool 3. Tingkasan Bat Cave 4. Cogon & Balaring Beaches 5. Genuroan Tagasipol & Tagnucan Isles 6. Mt. Panamao

Household by kind of toilet facility being used

Type of Toilet Facility No. HH % of Total 1. Water –Sealed Toilet 3,019 83.05% 2. None 616 16.95%