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Talibon
Talibon, officially the Municipality of Talibon (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Talibon; Tagalog: Bayan ng Talibon), is a municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 71,450 people, making it the second-most populous town in Bohol, behind Ubay.
The town is also known as the birthplace of Carlos P. Garcia, the 8th President of the Philippines.
The name Talibon is said to come from the word talibong, a type of Visayan sword. There is no actual record to show how the name came about but as per the records of the travels of Jesuit missionary Fr. Juan de Torres, S.J., he went to the gold mines of Talibong. It already had its name before the first arrival of the first Spanish missionary.
According to archival researches of Fr. Jose Maria Luengo, a priest, historian, and founder of the Mater Dei College in Tubigon, Talibon traces its history back to the time of Portuguese conquistador Ferdinand Magellan after his death on 27 April 1521. Escaping from the hands of Lapu-Lapu's men who were bent on taking revenge for the rape of 50 virgins in Cebu, the crew of the ship Trinidad sailed towards the direction of Getafe and Talibon, where some of them disembarked and mingled with the natives of the place.
After settling in the area, members of the crew took native wives and introduced them to the basic teachings of Christianity. They dedicated their settlement to the Most Holy Trinity (*Santísima Trinidad*) in honor of the patrons of their ill-fated ship. Some crew members, including Gonzalo Gómez de Espinosa and Ginés de Mafra, later became the first lay missionaries in Talibon. Fr. Luengo referred to them as the “Trinidad Christians of Talibon.”
In 1830, Talibon was established as an independent municipality from Inabanga. The following year, Talibon had become a dedicated parish to the Most Holy Trinity, with Fr. Ramon de Santa Ana as the first Spanish parish priest.
At first, a ramshackle hut built by the natives served as the church but in 1852, construction of the permanent church was started. With forced labor and the use of blocks of coral rocks, the church was built on an elevated plain overlooking the sea and was finished in 1899.
In June 1942, the locals woke up one morning to see truckloads of heavily armed troops of the Imperial Japanese Army's 175th Infantry Battalion in Poblacion. It was the first entry of the Japanese troops in the comparatively peaceful town. Before properly settling down, the Talibon Central Elementary School became the headquarters of the Japanese soldiers. After a few days, the invaders ransacked the cabinets in the municipal building for important records. They went from house to house, rounded up the civilians, and ordered them to stay at the municipal hall. Through an interpreter, a Japanese intelligence officer named 1st Lt. Mitsuo Kimura inquired for the municipal officials and after learning they had fled, he ordered the people to organize a civil government by electing the necessary officials. The Japanese threatened to burn all the houses and buildings in Poblacion if the people failed to organize the government. To save the town from the possibility of being reduced to ashes, the people organized a civil government and appointed the young lawyer Atty. Maximino C. Boiser as municipal mayor.
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Talibon
Talibon, officially the Municipality of Talibon (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Talibon; Tagalog: Bayan ng Talibon), is a municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 71,450 people, making it the second-most populous town in Bohol, behind Ubay.
The town is also known as the birthplace of Carlos P. Garcia, the 8th President of the Philippines.
The name Talibon is said to come from the word talibong, a type of Visayan sword. There is no actual record to show how the name came about but as per the records of the travels of Jesuit missionary Fr. Juan de Torres, S.J., he went to the gold mines of Talibong. It already had its name before the first arrival of the first Spanish missionary.
According to archival researches of Fr. Jose Maria Luengo, a priest, historian, and founder of the Mater Dei College in Tubigon, Talibon traces its history back to the time of Portuguese conquistador Ferdinand Magellan after his death on 27 April 1521. Escaping from the hands of Lapu-Lapu's men who were bent on taking revenge for the rape of 50 virgins in Cebu, the crew of the ship Trinidad sailed towards the direction of Getafe and Talibon, where some of them disembarked and mingled with the natives of the place.
After settling in the area, members of the crew took native wives and introduced them to the basic teachings of Christianity. They dedicated their settlement to the Most Holy Trinity (*Santísima Trinidad*) in honor of the patrons of their ill-fated ship. Some crew members, including Gonzalo Gómez de Espinosa and Ginés de Mafra, later became the first lay missionaries in Talibon. Fr. Luengo referred to them as the “Trinidad Christians of Talibon.”
In 1830, Talibon was established as an independent municipality from Inabanga. The following year, Talibon had become a dedicated parish to the Most Holy Trinity, with Fr. Ramon de Santa Ana as the first Spanish parish priest.
At first, a ramshackle hut built by the natives served as the church but in 1852, construction of the permanent church was started. With forced labor and the use of blocks of coral rocks, the church was built on an elevated plain overlooking the sea and was finished in 1899.
In June 1942, the locals woke up one morning to see truckloads of heavily armed troops of the Imperial Japanese Army's 175th Infantry Battalion in Poblacion. It was the first entry of the Japanese troops in the comparatively peaceful town. Before properly settling down, the Talibon Central Elementary School became the headquarters of the Japanese soldiers. After a few days, the invaders ransacked the cabinets in the municipal building for important records. They went from house to house, rounded up the civilians, and ordered them to stay at the municipal hall. Through an interpreter, a Japanese intelligence officer named 1st Lt. Mitsuo Kimura inquired for the municipal officials and after learning they had fled, he ordered the people to organize a civil government by electing the necessary officials. The Japanese threatened to burn all the houses and buildings in Poblacion if the people failed to organize the government. To save the town from the possibility of being reduced to ashes, the people organized a civil government and appointed the young lawyer Atty. Maximino C. Boiser as municipal mayor.