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Municipality in Leyte, Philippines

title: "Palompon" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["municipalities-of-leyte-(province)"] description: "Municipality in Leyte, Philippines" topic_path: "general/municipalities-of-leyte-province" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palompon" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Municipality in Leyte, Philippines ::

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Palompon (IPA: [pɐ'lompɔn]), officially the Municipality of Palompon (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 58,313 people.

History

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Along the strip of the fertile coast, the community was founded circa 1620 and originally named Hinablayan. Fish, sea shells, and other marine products abounded. People fished along the shore with arrows tied to vines. Its abundance attracted not only migrants but also Moro raiders from the south. Legend tells that local defenders used to hang the dead bodies of Moros on tree branches so that the place come to be known as Hinablayan (from the word sablay which means "to hang").

The legend continues that when the Spaniards came they saw floating at the bay a cluster (pong pong) of mangrove propagules locally known as "Tungki", they decided to change the name of Hinablayan to Paungpung, after the cluster of mangrove propagules to erase the bloody memory of the Moro raiders. Gradually the name evolved to Palompong as seen in the first Murillo-Velarde Map published in 1734, then to Palumpun, and its current spelling of Palompon sometime in 1700 or 1800. It is said that cluster later got stuck to the shoal until they grew up as trees, forming an islet which is Tabuk Island today.

In 1737, Jesuit missionaries arrived and built the first chapel which was later burned during a Moro raid. It was rebuilt and, as a refuge from attack, the chapel was enclosed with piled stones, with a "cota" along the frontage. When the people saw Moro vintas coming, the big church bell would ring the alarm and people rushed inside the church, fighting back with bows and arrows and spears.

The place assumed the role of cabeceria of all the municipalities in the north-western side of Leyte during the Spanish regime. At that time Palompon was under the parish of Hilongos. The parish priest visited the place occasionally for marriage, baptism and masses.

The Jesuits, later succeeded by the Augustinians, built the present church with 300 natives, who were forced labor without pay. If one or some of the laborers were unable to work, they were substituted by others just to maintain the quota every day for the next thirty years. The structure soon became a landmark of Palompon, reputed to be the oldest church in Leyte. On November 12, 1784, Palompon obtained its parochial independence from Hilongos.

Sometime in late 17th century, there was a nine-day battle between the Palomponganons and Moro raiders during which the residents rushed to the stone church (newly completed at that time) and took refuge for more than a week. The Moros suffered losses in that encounter and were defeated. A cannon in the town's plaza is a relic of that battle.

Ormoc remained part of Palompon parish from 1784 until 1851, when finally it was declared as an independent parish. Villaba and Matag-ob were both part of the territorial jurisdiction of this town as well before they obtained their municipio (pueblo) status.

In 1957 the barrios of Santo Rosario, Santa Rosa, Balagtas, San Vicente and Mabini were separated from the municipality of Palompon and constituted into Matag-ob.

Geography

Climate

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Barangays

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Palompon is politically subdivided into 50 barangays, Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Baguinbin
  • Belen
  • Bitaog Poblacion (Ypil III)
  • Buenavista
  • Caduhaan
  • Cambakbak
  • Cambinoy
  • Cangcosme
  • Cangmuya
  • Canipaan
  • Cantandoy
  • Cantuhaon
  • Catigahan
  • Central 1 (Poblacion)
  • Central 2 (Poblacion)
  • Cruz
  • Duljugan
  • Guiwan 1 (Poblacion)
  • Guiwan 2 (Poblacion)
  • Himarco
  • Hinablayan Poblacion (Central 3)
  • Hinagbuan
  • Lat-osan
  • Liberty
  • Lomonon
  • Mabini
  • Magsaysay
  • Masaba
  • Mazawalo Poblacion (Lili-on)
  • Parilla
  • Pinagdait Poblacion (Ypil I)
  • Pinaghi-usa Poblacion (Ypil II)
  • Plaridel
  • Rizal
  • Sabang
  • San Guillermo
  • San Isidro
  • San Joaquin
  • San Juan
  • San Miguel
  • San Pablo
  • San Pedro
  • San Roque
  • Santiago
  • Taberna
  • Tabunok
  • Tambis
  • Tinabilan
  • Tinago
  • Tinubdan

10 of which are poblacion barangays with an area of approximately 1 square kilometer; the other forty 40 barangays are distributed along the coastline and in the interior rural and mountainous areas.

Demographics

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In the 2020 census, the population of Palompon, Leyte, was 58,313 people, with a density of {{sigfig|58,313/126.07|2}} PD/km2.

Language

Cebuano (Kana dialect) is widely spoken in Palompon. Waray-Waray may also be spoken by students from neighboring areas with native Waray-Waray speakers.

Economy

Elected Officials

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

::data[format=table title="2025-2028 Palompon, Leyte Officials"]

PositionNamePartyEx Officio Municipal Council Members
MayorMary Dominique A. Oñate
Vice MayorJaves Keith R. Dela Calzada
CouncilorsBurt Mari M. Bregaudit
Edgar P. Pacaldo
William O. Balasabas
Vanessa N. Avenido
Marivic E. Patalinghug
Antonio R. Salazar
Leonardo C. Quiamco Jr.
Edilberto R. Longcanaya
ABC PresidentPablo B. Tan
SK Federation PresidentManuelene Laurette M. Tee
::

Education

Palompon has 2 tertiary institutions:

It also has 12 secondary institutions:

Public

  • Palompon National Highschool
  • Lomonon National Highschool
  • Tinabilan National Highschool
  • Alfredo Parilla National Highschool (San Miguel)
  • Taberna National Highschool
  • Cantuhaon National Highschool
  • San Guillermo National Highschool

Private

  • PIT Laboratory Highschool (Semi-Public)
  • Colegio de San Francisco Javier
  • NLC Laboratory Highschool
  • Ace Learning Center Inc.
  • PromisedLand Educational Academy Inc.

References

References

  1. {{DILG detail
  2. Arcadio A. Molon, Jr.. (2013). "History". Palompon Municipality.
  3. "Carta Hydrographica y Chorographica de las Yslas Filipinas". The American Library of Congress Geography and Map Division in Washington, D.C..
  4. Manuel Artigas de Cuerva “''Resena de la Historia de la Provincia de Leyte''”
  5. "An Act Creating the Municipality of Matag-ob in the Province of Leyte". LawPH.com.

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