Caluya

[5] The Island of Caluya was once called Polo Pandan by Moro pirates searching for commercial ships as target victims.These pirates with their pillager vintas called salipsipan utilized the place for haven and rest after divesting ships of valuable belongings.Several years later, fishermen from other islands, who were catching turtles for Chinese traders using their fish gears called panalog, accidentally landed in Polo Pandan in search of drinking water.The settlers feared for the safety of their families, so they transferred their huts to the hilltop and called the place "Minoro or Barabanwa."One day, while all the male settlers were out looking for food and fishing, the Moro pirates surfaced and an amazon named Merin gathered all women to defend their settlement.The Moro leader, upon seeing the amazons, ordered his men to retreat for according to him, the women were weak or maluya in vernacular.The first capitan de barangay was Lozaro Decena succeeded by Luciano Tabangay and then by Mariano Escultor.In the year 1893, believed to be in the month of May, Barangay was changed to Pueblo or town by the Spanish Government, hence the founding of the Municipality of Caluya.In 1916, the President was Elias Tameta; 1919, Luis Erodias; 1922, Agustin Madarcos; 1925, Pedro Janairo; and 1928, Ruperto Tabinas.