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Knowing The Past The History of Barangay Tabugon

Tabugon was originally populated by indigenous Bukidnon people, but was later settled by lowlanders led by Eduardo Lachica. It was named after the practice of "tabog", which means scaring away wild animals from watering holes. Tabugon was once a sitio of Bario Tagoc and became a barrio in 1951. During the presidency of Ramon Magsaysay, it was part of a homesteading program and was planned to be named Luzville Town after Magsaysay's wife. The opening of the Dacongcogon Sugar Mill in 1968 brought economic activity and new migrants to the area, but struggles ensued when the mill eventually closed.

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Knowing The Past The History of Barangay Tabugon

Tabugon was originally populated by indigenous Bukidnon people, but was later settled by lowlanders led by Eduardo Lachica. It was named after the practice of "tabog", which means scaring away wild animals from watering holes. Tabugon was once a sitio of Bario Tagoc and became a barrio in 1951. During the presidency of Ramon Magsaysay, it was part of a homesteading program and was planned to be named Luzville Town after Magsaysay's wife. The opening of the Dacongcogon Sugar Mill in 1968 brought economic activity and new migrants to the area, but struggles ensued when the mill eventually closed.

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Knowing the Past: The History of Barangay Tabugon

Somewhere in the mountainous part of Kabankalan lies a mystical place perfect


for relaxation and gateways. The Place is Brgy. Tabugon, where one can have a
leisurely jog in a beautiful foggy morning.

In the early days, Tabugon was populated by the bukidnons which the locals
called “ buki” and the famous powerful leader was Ompong. So many tales were
weaved the powess of this legendary leader when the settlers from the lowlands came
to answer the call of the government to turn this fertile land into farms. The bukidnons
slowly went up the mountain, leaving the place to the lowlanders being led by Eduardo
“ Ado” Lachica.

Tabugon is an enigmatic name for a place in the middle if the wilderness which
once was a dark forest in the mountainous part of Kabankalan. It was once the seat of
Dacongcogon Sugar Central which once thrived in the glorious days of sugar industry
and contributed in elevating the livelihood of the local farmers and laborers.

Tabugon in named after an “ act of driving of shooing away” the wild animals
such as simaron or wild carabaos, deers, monkeys, wild pigs and etc. that gather
around water holes to drink and bathe. “Tabog” is a Hiligaynon word for “driving
away or scaring”. It was said that people who would go to their farm met these
animals on their way, the herds blocking their path while they flock in droves to drink in
water holes. Thus, the act of shooing delayed them. It was a daily task that the name
“ Tabog” stuck abd they later called the place “TABUGON”.

Tabugon was once a sitio of Bario Tagoc, led by Lucas Coleta. In 1951 a barrio
with Procopio Lescano Sr. as Teniente del Barrio and Pedro Georfo as Vice. The early
settlers were the families of Lescano, Alonzagay, Loriezo, Sayon, Dupo, Georfo,
poblador, Latoza, Tangis, Medina, Paglumotan, Macabales and Alabi.

During the Magsayregime this became the siof the homesteading program of the
national government. President Ramon Magsaysay visited the place aboard a helicopter
and the place where he landed is presently marked by the barangay rotunda. The plan
then, was to name the place as Luzville Town in honor of the wife of Magsaysay which
she is Mrs. Luz Banson Magsaysay. This made Tabugon a flourishing agricultural land.

In 1968, under the leadership of Monsignor Antonio Y. Fortich and the late Mr.
Benjamen Gaston, Dacongcogon Sugar and Rice Milling Corp. Inc. was organized and
constructed near the Tablas River. With the sugar mill in operation, strong economic
activity was an attraction for people from other places to come – a new wave of
migrants.

But sadly, after Dacongcogon Sugar Mill closed its operation , the people suffered . The
residents struggled much but this did not dampen their spirit. Slowly they rose and once
again Tabugon is now strongly standing on its feet.

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