Naval, Biliran

Naval
—  Municipality  —
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Map of Biliran showing the location of Naval.
Naval Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°35′N 124°27′E / 11.583°N 124.45°E / 11.583; 124.45Coordinates: 11°35′N 124°27′E / 11.583°N 124.45°E / 11.583; 124.45
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Biliran
District	Lone District
Founded
Barangays	26
Government
- Mayor	Susan Velasquez Parilla
Area
- Total	108.2 km2 (41.8 sq mi)
Population (2000)
- Total	37,974
- Density	351/km2 (909/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code
Income class	2nd class

Naval is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Biliran, Philippines. It is the capital municipality of Biliran. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 44,288 people in 9,575 households.

The territory of Naval comprises a total land area of 10,710 hectares, which is 19.27 percent or 1/5 of the total land area of Biliran.

History

The town of Naval was once named Bagasumbol, which was perceived by natives as being too warlike a description. The aboriginal name was later modified in 1859 to a more peaceful name—the presently known Naval.

On May 26, 1860, Naval was separated from Biliran, but it became an independent parish only in September later that year. The following year, on July 31, 1861, Msgr. Romualdo Ximeno, Bishop of Cebu, officially declared Naval an independent parish. In August 1861, Father Santos de Santa Juana took up formal residence as the first parish priest of Naval and served the town for twenty-one years until 1882.

On September 26, 1869, Naval was officially established and recognized as an independent pueblo (town).

In 1957, the barrio of Higatangan was abolished, and its sitios of Libertad and Mabini were converted into barrios.^[1]

Government

The mayors of Naval during the period were Brigido Caneja, Sr., who served from 1956 to 1971; Arturo Velasquez from 1972 to 1979; Niceto Limpiado from 1980 to 1986; Fortunato Casas from 1986 to 1987; Gorgonio Contredas and Francisca Bangcuyo in 1987; and Simeon Pitao from 1988 to 1995. Gerardo J. Espina, Jr. from 1996 to 2004 and Gerardo S. Espina, Sr. from 2004 to 2006. Presently, the town is headed by Mayor Susan Velasquez Parilla, the wife of the late Governor Danilo Parilla.

Barangays

Naval is politically subdivided into 26 barangays.

Agpangi Anislagan Atipolo Calumpang Capiñahan Caraycaray Catmon Haguikhikan Padre Inocentes Garcia (Pob.) Libertad Lico Lucsoon Mabini

San Pablo Santo Niño Santissimo Rosario (Smo. Rosario) (Pob.) Talustusan Villa Caneja Villa Consuelo Borac Cabungaan Imelda Larrazabal Libtong Padre Sergio Eamiguel Sabang

Banking and Finance

• Land Bank of the Philippines, Naval Branch (LBP)
• Philippine National Bank, Naval Branch (PNB)
• MetroBank and Trust Company, Naval Branch (MetroBank)
• Greenbank
• Rural Bank of Naval
• Fatima Credit Cooperative
• Biliran Credit Cooperative

Education

Naval has private and public elementary education, private and public secondary education, and one public tertiary institution (Naval State University or NSU).

The following are the public secondary schools:

• Naval State University-Laboratory High School (NSU-LHS)
• Naval School of Fisheries (NSF)
• Naval National High School (NNHS)
• Lucsoon National High School (LNHS)
• Higatangan National High School (HNHS)

The following are the private secondary schools:

• Cathedral School of La Naval (CSN)
• Light Bringer Center (Limpiado School Foundation)

The following are the public elementary schools:

• Naval Central School (Naval North District)
• Naval SpEd (Special Education) Center
• Caraycaray Central School (Naval South District)
• Agpangi Elementary School
• Anislagan Elementary School
• Atipolo Elementary School
• Borac Elementary School
• Cabungaan Elementary School
• Calumpang Elementary School
• Capinahan Elementary School
• Catmon Elementary School
• Haguikhikan Elementary School
• Higatangan Elementary School
• Imelda Elementary School
• Larazabal Elementary School
• Libtong Elementary School
• Lico Elementary School
• Lucsoon Elementary School
• P.S. Eamiguel Elementary School
• San Pablo Elementary School
• Sabang Elementary School
• Talustusan Elementary School
• Villa Caneja Elementary School
• Villa Consuelo Elementary School

The following are the private elementary schools:

• Cathedral School of La Naval
• Lightbringer Learning Center (Limpiado Memorial Foundation, Inc.)

Health

Naval has the following health facilities:

• Naval Municipal Health Center
• Biliran Provincial Hospital
• Naval Doctor's Clinic
• FCE Polyclinic and Diagnostic
• Mother and Child Clinic

References

1. ^ "R.A. No. 2034, An Act Abolishing the Barrio of Higatangan, Higatangan Island, Municipality of Naval, Province of Leyte, and Creating Instead the Barrios of Libertad and Mabini in the Same Municipality". LawPH.com. http://lawph.com/statutes/ra2034.html. Retrieved 2011-04-13. 

External links

• BiliranIsland.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information