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1) Canlaon City was originally a wilderness area called Sitio Mabigo populated by migrants in 1808. 2) In 1850, Don Diego de la Vinay de la Rosa and his son Jose crossed Mount Kanlaon and passed through Sitio Mabigo, which later became a progressive village. 3) Sitio Mabigo served as a base for the revolutionary forces during the Philippine Revolution in 1896 and a hideout for resistance fighters during the American occupation in the early 1900s.

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Historyof CanlaonCity The SpanishEra Canlaonwasknownthenas SitioMabigowhere the lushvegetationof bigo,treesabound. Itwas predominantlyawildernessarearuledbyanative chieftaincalledSaniko. The settlementbeganto grow whenmigrantsfromIloiloandAntiquecame in1808 and laterfollowedin1812 by groupsfrom Cebuand Bohol toPanubigan. In 1850, the DonDiegode la Vinay de la Rosa a wealthyHalf SpanishfromManila,migratedtoNegros. Upon hisarrival,he wonderedwhatlaybehindthe majesticMountKanlaonVolcano.Togetherwithhis onlyson,Jose de la Vinayde la Cruz,theycrossedthe mountainsonhorseback. TheypassedbySitio Mabigo (the presentsite of the city) andPanubiganbefore reachingthe easternsideof the islandatthe mouthof PinokawanRiver(now BarrioBagawines). SitioMabigo,the original settlementwithinthe hacienda,laterbecame aprogressive village. Philippine RevolutionEra At the outbreakof the Philippine Revolutionin1896, DonDiegode la Vinajoinedthe revolutionand appointedbyGeneral EmilioAguinaldothroughDonJuanAranetaof Bago,NegrosOccidental tolead the revolutionaryforcesinNegrosOriental withthe rankof BrigadierGeneral. Hisson,Jose de laVina and KapitanSanikoledthe local revolutionarymovement. The formerbecame the Te単ente Colonelde la Revolucionmakingone of hisencomiendaatSitioMabigoas hisbase of defense orrefuge. AmericanEra Whenthe Americanscame inthe early1900s, one of the native chiefsof MabigoandPanubigan, TranquilinoKilanan,foughtthe Americansandlaterdiedinthe battle of Panubigan. Duringthe Americanoccupation,Mabigobecame ahideoutof the resistance movement;the notedoneswere Papa Isio,Sapinay,andMagda-it.
Japanese Occupation Towardsthe endof 1942, CommonwealthPresidentManuel L.Quezonandhisparty made a brief sojourninBarangay Panubiganontheirwayto Mindanaofor Australiatoescape the Japanese impendingoccupation. Onthe same year,Japanese fighterplanesbombedthe place includingSitio Mabigo because theyconsideritasguerillamovementstronghold. A Townis Born Whenthe Japanese Imperial Armyunconditionallysurrenderedin1945 and the consequentdeclaration of PhilippinesIndependenceonJuly4 the followingyear,the effortsof IsidroM.Bautista,Sr.came to fulfillmentwhenPresidentRoxassignedExecutive OrderNo.19 creatingCanlaona new municipalityon October11, 1946. The newmunicipalityof CanlaoncoversMabigo,Panubigan,and nine (9) other formerSitios. The seatof governmentwasSitioMabigo. Itwas finallyinaugurationonJanuary1,1947, withIsidroM. Bautistaas the firstMunicipal Mayor. MunicipalitytoCity Aware of the townsconceivable growthintoacity,Hon. LorenzoG. Teves,Congressmanof the First Districtof NegrosOriental,filedHouse Bill4346 callingforthe creationof the Cityof Canlaon.He got full supportand the backingof 15 othercongressional representativesfromCebu,PanayandNegros Occidental.The bill passedinthe LowerHouse withoutdifficultybutencounteredstrongresistance from the Senate.The Senate however,laterpassthe bill thatlaterbecame knownasRepublicAct3445. FormerPresidentCarlosP.Garcia,however,didnotsignthe approvedbill.However,peoplesdream finallycame intorealitybyvirtue of ProclamationNo.193,datedApril 20, 1967 signedbyPresident FerdinandE.Marcos proclaimingthe creationof the Cityof Canlaon.The cityschartertookeffecton July2, 1967. The firstCityMayor wasHon. IsidoroM. Bautista,Sr. whowasalso the municipal mayorsince 1947. He was the citymayor from1967 to 1970. His sonIsidoroV.Bautista,Jr.succeededhimfrom1970 and throughthe Martial lawyearsfrom 1972 until 1986.
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  • 1. Historyof CanlaonCity The SpanishEra Canlaonwasknownthenas SitioMabigowhere the lushvegetationof bigo,treesabound. Itwas predominantlyawildernessarearuledbyanative chieftaincalledSaniko. The settlementbeganto grow whenmigrantsfromIloiloandAntiquecame in1808 and laterfollowedin1812 by groupsfrom Cebuand Bohol toPanubigan. In 1850, the DonDiegode la Vinay de la Rosa a wealthyHalf SpanishfromManila,migratedtoNegros. Upon hisarrival,he wonderedwhatlaybehindthe majesticMountKanlaonVolcano.Togetherwithhis onlyson,Jose de la Vinayde la Cruz,theycrossedthe mountainsonhorseback. TheypassedbySitio Mabigo (the presentsite of the city) andPanubiganbefore reachingthe easternsideof the islandatthe mouthof PinokawanRiver(now BarrioBagawines). SitioMabigo,the original settlementwithinthe hacienda,laterbecame aprogressive village. Philippine RevolutionEra At the outbreakof the Philippine Revolutionin1896, DonDiegode la Vinajoinedthe revolutionand appointedbyGeneral EmilioAguinaldothroughDonJuanAranetaof Bago,NegrosOccidental tolead the revolutionaryforcesinNegrosOriental withthe rankof BrigadierGeneral. Hisson,Jose de laVina and KapitanSanikoledthe local revolutionarymovement. The formerbecame the Te単ente Colonelde la Revolucionmakingone of hisencomiendaatSitioMabigoas hisbase of defense orrefuge. AmericanEra Whenthe Americanscame inthe early1900s, one of the native chiefsof MabigoandPanubigan, TranquilinoKilanan,foughtthe Americansandlaterdiedinthe battle of Panubigan. Duringthe Americanoccupation,Mabigobecame ahideoutof the resistance movement;the notedoneswere Papa Isio,Sapinay,andMagda-it.
  • 2. Japanese Occupation Towardsthe endof 1942, CommonwealthPresidentManuel L.Quezonandhisparty made a brief sojourninBarangay Panubiganontheirwayto Mindanaofor Australiatoescape the Japanese impendingoccupation. Onthe same year,Japanese fighterplanesbombedthe place includingSitio Mabigo because theyconsideritasguerillamovementstronghold. A Townis Born Whenthe Japanese Imperial Armyunconditionallysurrenderedin1945 and the consequentdeclaration of PhilippinesIndependenceonJuly4 the followingyear,the effortsof IsidroM.Bautista,Sr.came to fulfillmentwhenPresidentRoxassignedExecutive OrderNo.19 creatingCanlaona new municipalityon October11, 1946. The newmunicipalityof CanlaoncoversMabigo,Panubigan,and nine (9) other formerSitios. The seatof governmentwasSitioMabigo. Itwas finallyinaugurationonJanuary1,1947, withIsidroM. Bautistaas the firstMunicipal Mayor. MunicipalitytoCity Aware of the townsconceivable growthintoacity,Hon. LorenzoG. Teves,Congressmanof the First Districtof NegrosOriental,filedHouse Bill4346 callingforthe creationof the Cityof Canlaon.He got full supportand the backingof 15 othercongressional representativesfromCebu,PanayandNegros Occidental.The bill passedinthe LowerHouse withoutdifficultybutencounteredstrongresistance from the Senate.The Senate however,laterpassthe bill thatlaterbecame knownasRepublicAct3445. FormerPresidentCarlosP.Garcia,however,didnotsignthe approvedbill.However,peoplesdream finallycame intorealitybyvirtue of ProclamationNo.193,datedApril 20, 1967 signedbyPresident FerdinandE.Marcos proclaimingthe creationof the Cityof Canlaon.The cityschartertookeffecton July2, 1967. The firstCityMayor wasHon. IsidoroM. Bautista,Sr. whowasalso the municipal mayorsince 1947. He was the citymayor from1967 to 1970. His sonIsidoroV.Bautista,Jr.succeededhimfrom1970 and throughthe Martial lawyearsfrom 1972 until 1986.
  • 3. AboutCanlaonCity Historyof CanlaonCity Geography Facts and Figures Topography Map of CanlaonCity Barangays VisionandMissionStatement Legendof Mt. Kanlaon Organizational Structure Basic Downloads GettingThere Contact Us 息 2014 - 2016 CanlaonCity.All rightsreser