Cagbalete

Cagbalete
Cagbalete Island in 2016
Geography
Location Lamon Bay
Coordinates 14°16′52″N 121°49′23″E / 14.281°N 121.823°E / 14.281; 121.823Coordinates: 14°16′52″N 121°49′23″E / 14.281°N 121.823°E / 14.281; 121.823
Adjacent bodies of water Philippine Sea
Administration
Region CALABARZON
Province Quezon
Municipalities Mauban

Cagbalete is an island off the east coast of Luzon, Philippines on Lamon Bay. It is part of Quezon Province and administered by the municipality of Mauban.

History

In 11 February 1859, three Pansacola brothers namely Benedicto, Jose, and Manuel purchased the island from the Spanish government.[1] Then, in 11 April 1868, the brothers agreed to give a quarter of the island to the children of their deceased brother, Eustaquio. Since no actual measurements on how the island would be divided at the time, disputes came in later years. As of a Philippine Supreme Court Decision dated 1 December 1987, all titles on the island have been declared invalid.[2]

Cagbalete Island now hosts two barangays, namely Barangay Cagbalete Uno and Barangay Cagabelete Dos. The land originally owned by Benedicto Pansacola and the descendants of Eustaquio Pansacola comprise the first barangay. The second barangay comprises the land originally owned by Jose Pansacola and Manuel Pansacola.

Many of the beach resorts in the island are named after the direct descendants of Benedicto Pansacola, who had one child named Atanacia who later became known as Atanacia Villabona. She had two daughters: Leonila and Maria. Nilandingan Cove is owned by Lynette Del Banco, who is a descendant of Leonila and Remigio Del Banco. Maria, who married Silverio Taino, has children named Choleng (Dona Choleng Camping Resort), Noe (Villa Noe), Joven (Joven’s Blue Sea), and Cleofas (Villa Cleofas).[3][4] Three of the members of the Pansacola family have served as municipal mayors of Mauban, Quezon. They are Remigio Del Banco (husband of Leonila Villabona-Del Banco), Silverio Taino (husband of Maria Villabona-Taino), and Amado Clemente[5][6] (husband of Socorro Taino-Clemente and son-in-law of Silverio Taino).

References

  1. ↑ "Sabong, Food and Random Musings". fongsworld.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  2. ↑ "G.R. No. 72694". www.lawphil.net. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
  3. ↑ "CAGBALETE ISLAND - THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE : HISTORY (part 1 of many)". fongsworld.blogspot.hk. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
  4. ↑ "Villa Cleofas". Villa Cleofas. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
  5. ↑ "Official Week in Review: October 20 – October 26, 1963 | GOVPH". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  6. ↑ "Official Week in Review: June 23 – June 29, 1963 | GOVPH". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
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