Malabuyoc

Malabuyoc, officially the Municipality of Malabuyoc, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,770 people. Malabuyoc is situated in the southwestern coast of the island of Cebu and is from Cebu City.
Malabuyoc is bordered by Alegria in the north, The Tañon Strait in the west, Boljoon in the east, and Ginatilan in the south.
History
According to a popular story, once Malabuyoc grew plenty of fruit trees like mangoes, lanzones, cacaos, and others. So much that the branches of the trees bent down (buyoc in Visaya) under their weight. On account of this, the place came to be called Buyoc.
Malabuyoc is the mother town for Alegria and a contributor town to Ginatilan. Some barangays of both Alegria and Ginatilan were originated from Malabuyoc. Almost half or more than half of the current jurisdictions of Alegria and Ginatilan respectively originally belonged to the jurisdiction of Malabuyoc. If the town of Ginatilan had not been created, Malabuyoc would have been the claimant for the 2nd Filipino Saint: Pedro Calungsod
It was officially established as the original municipality of Alegria and Ginatilan. Though the municipality of Ginatilan is a daughter town of Samboan, Malabuyoc was a contributor to Ginatilan. Malabuyoc separated its parish from Samboan in 1832. Its Parish Church was finished in 1834.
Roman Catholic Parishes for these 3 municipalities in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu are,
San Nicolas De Tolentino Parish (F-1834), Malabuyoc, Cebu 6029
San Gregorio Magno Parish (F-1847), Ginatilan, Cebu 6028
Saint Francis Xavier Parish (F-1857), Alegria, Cebu 6030
Geography
Barangays
Malabuyoc is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate
Demographics
Economy
The main economy is agriculture in particular fruit-bearing trees. There is a cement plant located within, and a power station planned.
Tourism
Binuyocan Festival
The municipality of Malabuyoc launched the Binuyocan Festival on 10 September 2004, in time for the annual town fiesta. Local contingents paraded the streets. Binuyocan Festival has been part of the fiesta celebration in honor of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino since then.
Tourist spots:
Handigan Falls (Sorsogon)
Kanspitan Caves (Sorsogon)
Da-o Cliff (Sorsogon)
Balugo Falls (Located at the boundaries of Salmeroz, Mahanlud, Mindanao & Sorsogon)
Ilihan Hills
Kabutongan Falls
Kagula Cliff
Montañeza Falls & Hot Spring
Moro Watch Tower
Old Roman Catholic Church
Talangnan Marine Sanctuary
Education
Tertiary schools:
Cebu Technological University — Malabuyoc Extension
The public schools in the town of Malabuyoc are administered by one school district under the Schools Division of Cebu Province.
Elementary schools:
Armeña Elementary School — Armeña
Calipay Elementary School — Sitio Calipay, Mahanlud
Cerdeña Elementary School — Cerdeña
Labrador Elementary School — Labrador
Lombo Elementary School — Lombo
Mahanlud Elementary School — Mahanlud
Malabuyoc Central Elementary School — Barangay II
Mindanao Elementary School — Mindanao
Montañeza Elementary School — Montañeza
Palaypay Elementary School — Sitio Palaypay, Tolosa
Salmeron Elementary School — Salmeron
Santo Niño Elementary School — Santo Niño
Sorsogon Elementary School — Sorsogon
High schools:
Cerdeña National High School — Cerdeña
Mahanlud National High School — Mahanlud
Montañeza National High School — Montañeza
Sorsogon National High School — Sorsogon
Integrated schools:
Calatagan Integrated School — Tolosa
Looc Integrated School — Looc
Private schools:
Perpetual Succour Academy, Inc. — Barangay II
References
External links
[ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
Municipalities of Cebu