Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at Its distance from the national capital is The following list delineates such distance measurements. Distance from Manila : A very unique source of renewable energy that can only be found in the municipality. In certain spot, water produces bluish flames when ignited, unbelievable, but true!
And what makes it more amazing, in several households at Centro Poblacion, you can see several sources of this flaming water. Currently, there are five sites. Zone 2. Come and see how water light-up and turn into bluish flame. Be amazed of this God given natural wonder. Unique in Albay! Only in Libon! As this is still a mystery, discover with us, what this phenomenon is all about! On a clear blue sky, the conical tip of Mt. Mayon can be seen. You can also scan the lakescape while standing in awe at the Buga View Deck for Mt.
Isarog, Mt. Asog Iriga , Mt. Malinao and Mt. Buga and Nogpo. Another version is that the word is a corruption of the Bicol word "libtong", meaning difficulty, obstacle or pool of stagnant water, which when applied to a place could mean a difficult or stagnant place.
The more popular and perhaps more plausible version is the claim that Libon originated from the Bicol term "libong" or "ribong", and there is a story which seems to support this view. The story goes that Captain Juan de Salcedo and his men arrived in this place, by sailing across Lake Bato and entering the river called, Quimba.
Sailing upstream, they finally landed in a place called Linao; Linao is one of the barrios of Libon today and is situated on the banks of Quimba River. Here Salcedo and his men proceeded to find a town.
However, after exploring the surrounding area and noting that Linao was at the foot of a mountain range, making it vulnerable to enemy attacks from the surrounding mountains, Salcedo and his men, with some natives as their guide, decided to move on to a more suitable place.
Traveling across marshy land, they arrived at a slightly elevated area. Upon looking around and trying to determine where they were, one native guide remarked "libong aco". I am confused. The Spaniards on hearing the word "libong" understood it to mean the name of the place. Hence, Salcedo named it "Santiago de Libon. He accomplished this in early On the shore of the lake Salcedo established the beginnings a "Settlement for Spaniards and named it Santiago de Libong.
At present, it is also home to the notorious Conception Brothers. A rouge organization of bandits terrorizing the countryside with their guerilla style tactics of intimidation, abduction, murder, and robberies.
In , Juan de Salcedo set up the garrison named Santiago de Libong, and a church was constructed under the patronage of Saint James the Apostle. In , when the Franciscans arrive, it was ceded to the province under San Gregorio Magno. If there's not enough volunteers to do this, use the military helicopters to fly over the designated areas and sow the seeds.
Guaranteed within a few years, The Philippines will be lush again. We are using our rivers as our sewer system. If you ask a Filipino, "Are the Filipinos a clean people? So it is OK to dump my garbage and sewer there. Not mine! Someone else will take care of it. This attitude is killing our rivers. Your great-grandparents, grandparents or parents were once proud to tell the stories of how they enjoyed swimming in the river behind your house or nearby. However, you can't say the same or tell the same stories to your kids or grand kids.
Because your generation is killing the river. Instead of relying too much on Diesel fuel and Coal to generate the majority of Philippine's Electrical energy Supply, we can concentrate more on renewable and sustainable source of energy such as: Hydro Power, Solar Power, and Wind Power and thermal energy conversion. We have too many black outs. In the Philippines a fiesta is usually celebrated in barrios or barangays. It is the official holiday of the LGU, the barangay.
Filipinos love fiestas. It is a time for joy and celebration. A fiesta is of Spanish origin and is usually commemorated in association with a christian patron saint. Most barangays whose population have been clustered by Muslims Moros and their population is more than that of the Christians, the celebration of the fiesta have been cancelled and replaced with the Hari Raya or Eid al-Fitr.
The cities or municipalities usually have yearly festivals where all the barangays participate. The cities or municipalities hold contests for the best floats in parades. Create you own personal page about the barangay in the municipality or City you live in. You can update and edit this page anytime and anyway you want. It does not have to follow the standard format of the main wiki. It is your page. A link to your page will be inserted in this main barangay page.
Here is an example page. If you want the tittle to be more generic then do this: "Philippines by Your name". You can insert your picture of anywhere in the Philippines in this page. This will be your personal WIKI social media page. You can talk about your personal experiences, your advocacies, the environmental conditions of your barangay, municipality, city or province. Do you know who the oldest man or woman is in your community of Libon. Please provide the full name and date of birth of the elder living in Libon.
We will then post your entry in the Oldest Man or Woman in the Philippines page. Fake vax card maker arrested in Basilan. Sitin said that Astian was arrested around 7 p.
Thursday in an entrapment operation in his shop in Barangay Tabuk. Most of the contents in this site are from registered user collaborations. This page does not serve as the official website of the community but rather compliments and helps the community to promote tourism and attract investors.
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