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About Libertad

Barangay Libertad  was a part of the City of Butuan in the Province of Agusan del Norte, it is located in the western side going to Cagayan De Oro City.

History

Old Butuan

            Butuan, before its colonization, was known as the Kingdom of Butuan, an Indianized kingdom known for its metallurgic industry and sophisticated naval technology. The kingdom flourished at the 10th and 11th centuries CE, and had an extensive trade network with the Kingdom of Champa and the Srivijayan Empire.
On 1001 CE, the kingdom had established contact with the Song Dynasty of China. The annual Song Shih recorded the appearance of a Butuan mission at the Chinese imperial court, and the kingdom was described as a small Hindu country with a Buddhist monarchy, which had a regular trade connection with Champa. The mission, under a rajah named Kiling, asked for equal status in court protocol with the Champa envoy, but ultimately was denied by the imperial court.[7][8] However, under the reign of Sri Bata Shaja, the diplomatic equality was eventually granted to the Kingdom, and as a result the diplomatic relations of the two nations reached its peak in the Yuan Dynasty.[9]
Evidence of these trading links are in the discovery of 11 balangay boats around Ambangan in barangay Libertad, which was described as the only concentration of archaeological, ancient, ocean-going boats in Southeast Asia. Other evidences of the post are the discovery of a village in Libertad that specializes in gold, deformed skulls similar to reports in Sulawesi, and the discovery of many artifacts by locals and treasure hunters.  
 Source:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butuan

Colonial period

          On March 31, 1521, an Easter Sunday, Ferdinand Magellan ordered a mass to be celebrated which was officiated by Friar Pedro Valderrama, the Andalusian chaplain of the fleet, the only priest then. The other priest, the French Bernard Calmette (Bernardo Calmeta) had been marooned at Patagonia with Juan de Cartagena for being implicated in the mutiny at Puerto San Julián. Conducted near the shores of the island, the Holy First Mass marked the birth of Roman Catholicism in the Philippines. Rajah Colambu and Siaiu were said to be among the first natives of the soon-to-be Spanish colony to attend the mass among other Mazaua inhabitants, together with visitors from Butuan who came with the entourage of Colambu, king of Butuan.
            Controversy has been generated with regard to the holding of the first mass—whether it was held in Limasawa, Leyte in Masao, Butuan City, in the hidden isle made up of barangays Pinamanculan and Bancasi inside Butuan, in the latest discovered site in between Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur, the small barangay of Barobo, or elsewhere. It is sure, however, that Ferdinand Magellan did not drop anchor by the mouth of Agusan River in 1521 and hold mass to commemorate the event which was held at Mazaua, an island separate from 1521 Butuan which, in the geographical conception of Europeans who wrote about it, was a larger entity than what it is now. Antonio Pigafetta who wrote an eyewitness account of Magellan's voyage described in text and in map a Butuan that stretched from today's Surigao up to the top edge of Zamboanga del Norte.
           The first municipal election in Butuan took place on March 1902 in accordance with Public Law No. 82[10] which coincided with the American occupation of the place.[citation needed]
During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in World War II, Butuan was razed to the ground when local guerrilla forces attacked the enemy garrison during the middle of 1943. In 1945, the Philippine Commonwealth troops in Butuan together with the recognized guerrillas attacked the Japanese forces during the Battle of Agusan. On October 20, 1948, still recovering from the war, the entire municipality was ruined by a fire.         

Source:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butuan

Modern era

             By the late 1940s to the 1970s, Butuan's industry specialized in timber, earning it the nickname, "Timber City of the South". The plentiful trees of the area invited many investors to the city, and inspired then-congressman Marcos M. Calo to file a bill elevating Butuan for cityhood. On August 2, 1950, this was passed converting Butuan into a city.[11]
However, by the early 1980s, the logging industry of the city began to decline, although the city was still an economic haven to many investors. The city's main income by that time frame and until this day depended on small and medium business, and large-scale projects by investors. In February 7, 1995, the city was reclassified from a chartered city to a Highly Urbanized city. 16 days later, on February 23, the region of Caraga was created by virtue of Republic Act 7901, with Butuan as its regional center, and the provincial capital of Agusan del Norte. In 2000, Republic Act 8811 formally transferred the capital of Agusan del Norte from Butuan to Cabadbaran, however most provincial offices are still located in the city.
 Source:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butuan

Geography

             Butuan City has a land area of 81,662 hectares (201,790 acres),[3] which is roughly 4.1% of the total area of the Caraga region.
The existing land use of the city consists of the following uses: agriculture areas (397.23 km2), forestland (268 km2), grass/shrub/pasture land (61.14 km2) and other uses (90.242 km2). Of the total forestland, 105 km2 is production forest areas while 167.5 km2 is protection forest areas.
The forestland, as mentioned earlier, comprised both the production and protection forest. The classified forest is further specified as production forest and protection forest. In the production forest industrial tree species are mostly grown in the area. The protection forest on the other hand, is preserved to support and sustain necessary ecological performance. Included in this are the watershed areas in Taguibo, which is the main source of water in the area,
The city is endowed with swamplands near its coastal area. These swamp areas are interconnected with the waterways joined by the Agusan River. Most of the swamplands are actually mangroves that served as habitat to different marine species.
Filling material needs of the city are extracted usually from the riverbank of Taguibo River. Others are sourced out from promontories with special features and for special purpose.
The fishing ground of Butuan is the Butuan Bay of which two coastal barangays are located. It extends some two kilometers to the sea and joins the Bohol Sea. These are the barangays of Lumbocan and Masao.
 Source:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butuan

Barangays

Butuan is subdivided into 86 barangays, of which 15 are urban.

Agao Pob. (Bgy. 3)
Agusan Pequeño
Ambago
Amparo
Ampayon
Anticala
Antongalon
Aupagan
Baan KM 3
Baan Riverside Pob. (Bgy. 20)
Babag
Bading Pob. (Bgy. 22)
Bancasi
Banza
Baobaoan
Basag
Bayanihan Pob. (Bgy. 27)
Bilay
Bit-os
Bitan-agan
Bobon
Bonbon
Bugabus
Bugsukan
Buhangin Pob. (Bgy. 19)
Cabcabon
Camayahan
Dagohoy Pob. (Bgy. 7)
Dankias
De Oro
Diego Silang Pob. (Bgy. 6)
Don Francisco
Doongan
Dulag
Dumalagan
Florida
Fort Poyohan (Bgy. 17)
Golden Ribbon Pob (Bgy. 2)
Imadejas Pob. (Bgy. 24)
Jose Rizal Pob. (Bgy. 25)
Holy Redeemer Pob. (Bgy. 23)
Humabon Pob. (Bgy. 11)
Kinamlutan
Lapu-lapu Pob. (Bgy. 8)
Lemon
Leon Kilat Pob. (Bgy. 13)
Libertad
Limaha Pob. (Bgy. 14)
Los Angeles
Lumbocan
Maguinda
Mahay
Mahogany Pob. (Bgy. 21)
Maibu
Mandamo
Manila de Bugabus
Maon Pob. (Bgy. 1)
Masao
Maug
New Society Village Pob. (Bgy. 26)
Nong-nong
Obrero Pob. (Bgy. 18)
Ong Yiu Pob. (Bgy. 16)
Pagatpatan
Pangabugan
Pianing
Pigdaulan
Pinamanculan
Rajah Soliman Pob. (Bgy. 4)
Salvación
San Ignacio Pob. (Bgy. 15)
San Mateo
San Vicente
Santo Niño
Sikatuna Pob. (Bgy. 10)
Silongan Pob. (Bgy. 5)
Sumile
Sumilihon
Tagabaca
Taguibo
Taligaman
Tandang Sora Pob. (Bgy. 12)
Tiniwisan
Tungao
Urduja Pob. (Bgy. 9)
Villa Kananga
 Source:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butuan
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