Tibiao

They asked the natives the name of the place, pointing to the vast expanse of land covered with tall reed grasses called tigbaw.The church, measuring 20x10x4 yards, featured thatched palm leaf roofing and walls made of wooden slabs, while Juan Mariano served as the Teniente Municipal at the time.On November 1, 1826, Oguid and Governor Martinez erected a cross on a mountain east of the settlement, now known as Mount Cruz, to mark the occasion.On November 6, 1828, Oguid selected five men to survey the proposed new town site, which was situated between Calaugan and Palaypay creeks.Juan Amar Sarcino drafted the town plan, and development began immediately, overseen by Mariano Delos Santos, the Teniente Municipal, and Governor Francisco Oreta.Pedro Bandoja, later known as Bandong, led the local revolutionary movement in 1898, while in 1930, Nicolas Amarillo was re-elected Municipal President, initiating developments such as the construction of the Tibiao Central School with the aid of Rep. Segundo Moscoso.Before the end of Nicolas Amarillo's second term in 1935, he sought Governor Alejandro Lim's assistance in negotiating with the Bishop of Jaro for a church property to be used as the Municipal Building.As the conflict escalated, Japanese patrols penetrated Tibiao on June 16, 1943, amidst the chaos, with Heriberto Bandoja subsequently appointed as municipal mayor on December 11, 1944, by Calixto Zaldivar.In 1948, Diodata Tario Lim Bandoja was elected as municipal mayor of Tibiao, sister of the former governor of the province, Gov.Mylene Miciano was crowned Lin-ay Kang Antique from Tibiao in 1976, followed by Mary Jane Jereza in 1982.In 2003, Krishna Constantino was honored as Lin-ay Kang Antique from Tibiao, continuing the tradition of celebrating the town's beauty and culture.Following his tenure, Klemens G. Bandoja succeeded him, inheriting the responsibility of leading Tibiao into its next chapter of development and progress.The rice terraces covers 600 hectares and it is preserved by the Iraynon Bukidnon, an indigenous group in Barangay General Fullon.
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