Abuyog

It is bordered to the north by Javier, to the west by Mahaplag and Baybay and to the south by Silago, located in Southern Leyte.In 1716, the town and parish were officially founded under the patronage of Saint Francis Xavier, the Apostle of the Indies.In 1936, the vice-president Sergio Osmeña inaugurated the Baybay–Abuyog road, which linked the eastern and western coasts of Leyte.The 77th Infantry Division led the charge to secure the road, facing resistance from the Japanese 5th Regiment.[7] On July 14, 1944, when the submarine Nautilus landed in Barrio San Roque, Mayor Gallego provided the logistics (manpower, bamboo rafts, transport, lookouts) to Colonel Ruperto Kangleon (the head of Leyte Resistance Movement) to unload 72 tons of automatic weapons (Thompson submachine guns and other rapid fires like carbine and M1 Garand guns[8]), ammunition, food and propaganda materials for Leyte and Samar guerrillas.[9]: 122–123  When the American fleet under General Douglas MacArthur was sighted off Leyte Gulf, Japanese forces left Abuyog before the landing of Allied Forces, which included the Filipino troops of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary military units.[9]: 16  After liberation, elementary school education was resumed on December 4, 1944, under the supervision of the Philippine Civil Affairs Unit (PCAU).José Herrera and Cipriano Barbasan restored the church and convent, as well as the school and Casa Real.Guintagbucan, Abuyog, Leyte is a local Government unit sponsored college which under the sponsorship of the Sangguniang Bayan of Abuyog, Leyte through its Resolution Number 110, series of 1978 passed on October 21, 1978, has been authorized by then the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports (MECS) under permit number 41,s.1979 to open and conduct First Year Level of Liberal Arts course starting school year 1979-1980.
St. Francis Xavier Parish Church
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