Calbayog began as early as 1600 in a settlement called Hibatang by the river bank of the present Oquendo River. It had 2,000 inhabitants under the spiritual guidance of a Jesuit, Father Ignacio de Alzina.
The present barangay Anislag was the forerunner of Calbayog settlement. The barangay is located along the river bank of Oquendo River, about 10kms north of the city proper. Historical remains of what was once a village church can be noticed by travelers passing the barangay.The place was often visited by flood during stormy days, so settlement in Anislag became unsafe. The settlers left the place in "balotos" (bancas) and hastily in rigged bamboo rafts following the river towards the sea. At Cahumpan (now a barangay) they decided to stop just for a moment's break. Somehow, at the the spur of the moment and by a common consent, they settled down at Cahumpan to start life anew.More settlers came. Some crossed the river to Sabang (now Barangay Trinidad). After a certain period of time, the restless settlers moved again and settled at Taboc (now Barangay Obrero), a settlement which directly face the open Samar sea. The place was once a vast swampland which extended from the present Nijaga Park, where the monument of national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, and Calbayog local hero, Benedicto P. Nijaga, now stand.
Taboc is the place where the name Calbayog began. Taboc, so legend says, once abounded with "Bayog" trees. They were cut down and burned for fuel in making "Cal" (lime) out of sea shell and corals. From these, the Spaniards called the "Calbayog".
The second version says that there was once a man named "Bayog". It so happened that there was no other path leading to the sea except at Bayog's place. Fishermen used to say "tikang kami kan Bayog (We came from Bayog; or makadto kami kan Bayog). One day, a "guardia civil" asked for the name of the place. The fishermen mistaking the query for another thing, answered "Tikang kami kan Bayog" (We came from Bayog). With the correct query and a wrong answer, the Spaniard took the last words "kan Bayog", for the name of the settlement. A lot of tongue-twisting and mispronunciation changed the original name of Calbayog.
Calbayog rose to political and religious prominence after the American era and became the seat of Roman Catholicism in Samar when the Diocese of Calbayog was created on April 10, 1910.Republic Act Number 328 made Calbayog a city on October 16,1948. In 1961, RA 328 was repealed by RA 3879, an act which revised the city charter. SOURCE: City Planning and Development Office, Calbayog City.
The present barangay Anislag was the forerunner of Calbayog settlement. The barangay is located along the river bank of Oquendo River, about 10kms north of the city proper. Historical remains of what was once a village church can be noticed by travelers passing the barangay.The place was often visited by flood during stormy days, so settlement in Anislag became unsafe. The settlers left the place in "balotos" (bancas) and hastily in rigged bamboo rafts following the river towards the sea. At Cahumpan (now a barangay) they decided to stop just for a moment's break. Somehow, at the the spur of the moment and by a common consent, they settled down at Cahumpan to start life anew.More settlers came. Some crossed the river to Sabang (now Barangay Trinidad). After a certain period of time, the restless settlers moved again and settled at Taboc (now Barangay Obrero), a settlement which directly face the open Samar sea. The place was once a vast swampland which extended from the present Nijaga Park, where the monument of national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, and Calbayog local hero, Benedicto P. Nijaga, now stand.
Taboc is the place where the name Calbayog began. Taboc, so legend says, once abounded with "Bayog" trees. They were cut down and burned for fuel in making "Cal" (lime) out of sea shell and corals. From these, the Spaniards called the "Calbayog".
The second version says that there was once a man named "Bayog". It so happened that there was no other path leading to the sea except at Bayog's place. Fishermen used to say "tikang kami kan Bayog (We came from Bayog; or makadto kami kan Bayog). One day, a "guardia civil" asked for the name of the place. The fishermen mistaking the query for another thing, answered "Tikang kami kan Bayog" (We came from Bayog). With the correct query and a wrong answer, the Spaniard took the last words "kan Bayog", for the name of the settlement. A lot of tongue-twisting and mispronunciation changed the original name of Calbayog.
Calbayog rose to political and religious prominence after the American era and became the seat of Roman Catholicism in Samar when the Diocese of Calbayog was created on April 10, 1910.Republic Act Number 328 made Calbayog a city on October 16,1948. In 1961, RA 328 was repealed by RA 3879, an act which revised the city charter. SOURCE: City Planning and Development Office, Calbayog City.
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