Linao Barangay Profile

Region V (Bicol)
Province of Albay
Municipality of Libon
Barangay Linao
BARANGAY PROFILE
General Information
Barangay: Linao
Municipality: Libon
Province: Albay
No. of Puroks/Sitios: 5
Region: Region V (Bicol)
Island Group: Luzon (Southern Luzon)
Demographics
Population (2015): 1,544
According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in
Linao is 5 to 9, with 198 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the
lowest population is 80 and over, with 16 individuals.
Age Population
group ▾ (2015)
Under 1 48
1 to 4 138
5 to 9 198
10 to 14 195
15 to 19 141
20 to 24 121
25 to 29 111
30 to 34 106
35 to 39 89
40 to 44 84
45 to 49 64
50 to 54 48
55 to 59 56
60 to 64 44
65 to 69 41
70 to 74 26
75 to 79 18
80 and 16
over
Total 1,544
Historical Population:
The population of Linao grew from 1,166 in 1990 to 1,544 in 2015, an increase
of 378 people. The latest census figures in 2015 denote a positive growth
rate of 1.27%, or an increase of 99 people, from the previous population of
1,445 in 2010.
Census date Population Growth rate

1990 May 1 1,166 –
1995 Sep 1 1,105 -1.00%
2000 May 1 1,269 3.01%
2007 Aug 1 1,278 0.10%
2010 May 1 1,445 4.57%
2015 Aug 1 1,544 1.27%
Postal Code: 4507

Coordinates: 13.2525, 123.4415 (estimated at 149.3 meters or 489.8 feet above
mean sea level)
Adjacent Borders:
 Bacolod, Libon, Albay
 San Ramon, Libon, Albay
 San Vicente, Libon, Albay
 Banao, Oas, Albay
 Calpi, Oas, Albay
Tourism and Economy:
Brgy. Linao has several waterfalls and a stream. The waterfalls became
popular even to the neighbor barangays and find time to visit the falls
especially in summer season.
The highest peaks of the land become the sources of living of those who own
cows, carabaos, and goats. Agricultural and native products depend on this
barangay’s lands which benefit housewives and coal-makers. The dried body of
banana trees are used to make baskets while the coconut shells are used to
make copras and coal. People from this barangay also accumulate a lot of
coconuts where people who own a piece of land sell a truck of coconuts every
harvest. The place is also rich in root crops like sweet potatoes, cassava,
taro, etc.
After a heavy rain or sometimes, typhoon, passes by, some residents catch
small crabs and snails under the big stones in the stream and make them
“tinuktok” which is a dish made of crushed small crabs, coconut fruits, and
other spices while edible snails are cooked adobo. Some usually do this at
night.
Festivals: Brgy. Linao celebrates the fiesta of their barangay patron, St.
Stephen, every 26th day of December.
Local Government Administration:
Barangay Officials
 Barangay Captain: Emma De los Santos

 Brgy. Kagawads: Cecil Selga
Amalia Lipa
Ely Secillano
Bienvenido Rubis
Ronnie Mandia
Bremar Delos Santos
Jer Magalona
 SK Chairperson: John Mark N. Rubis
Ethymology and History:
The town of Libon in the province of Albay traces its recorded history to the
Second Expedition of Captain Juan de Salcedo to the Bicol Region in 1573.
Salcedo first reached the Bicol Region via the northern entrance in 1571,
shortly after the capture of Manila by his uncle, Miguel Lopez y Legazpi. The
latter had commissioned Salcedo to pacify the ... See Moresurrounding
regions, including the native settlements around the Laguna de Bay area, when
Salcedo learned from the natives that somewhere beyond the mountains of
southern Luzon was a placed called Paracale with its fabulous gold mines.
Wasting no time and with a force of forty men and some natives as guide,
Salcedo proceeded toward the direction of the said gold mines, traveling
along the Pacific Coast until they reached the Northern part of the Bicol
Region and entered Paracale. Meanwhile, Legazpi wondering about the
whereabouts of his nephew, dispatched a group headed by Sergeant Huratado to
locate the missing expedition. Hurtado found Salcedo in Paracaleon December
28, 1571. Acting on order of Legazpi, Salcedo cut short his Bicol
explorations and returned to Manila, out he bowed to return to Bicol as soon
as possible. In early 1573, Salcedo undertook his second trip to the Bicol
Region retracing his first route and with the wealth of information that he
gathered during his first arrival in the region, he led his men beyond
Paracale. Sailing the Bicol River upstream, Salcedo and his men finally
reached its source, Bato Lake. Then on the banks of this lake, “on suitable
terrain”, according to a Bicolano historian, Salcedo set up the foundations
of a “Settlement for Spaniards and christened it Santiago de Libong.” A
report on Salcedo’s second expedition to Bicol was sent to the King of Spain
by Guido de Lavesarez, then Governor General of the Islands: Existing record
on Salcedo's second trip to the Bicol Region point out that he left behind in
the villa he founded , Santiago de Libong, as chief law officer, Captain
Pedro de Chavez, and some eighty soldiers. It seems a little strange that no
mention of the founding of Santiago de Libong was made by Governor Lavesarez
in his report to the King of Spain. Fr. Sanchez, in an attempt to explain his
puzzling omission wrote; Captain Chavez was, however, sent back to the Bicol
Region in 1579 and in honor of Don Francisco de Sande, second proprietary
governor of Manila, founded a city in Camarines and named it Nueva Caceres,
in memory of Don Francisco de Sande’s home city in Spain, Nueva Caceres in
Camarines is now Naga City.
The town of Libon, as it is presently known was originally called LIBONG. It
is not known when and how the letter “g” got dropped. Some writers believe
that the Spaniards must have found it difficult to pronounce the word
“Libong” with the letter g, so that in due time Libong became Libon. There
are conflicting and various versions regarding the ... See More origin of the
name LIBONG. Some say that the word must have been derived from the Bicol
term “libong” or “ribong”, meaning puzzled, dizziness, losing one's sense of
direction, or becoming oriented. Others believe that the word Libon must have
originated from a Spanish term “libon”, which means “assault”. Another
version is that the word is a corruption of the Bicol word “libtong”, meaning
difficulty, obstacle or pool of stagnant water, which when applied to a place
could mean a difficult or stagnant place. The more popular and perhaps more
plausible version is the claim that Libon originated from the Bicol term
“libong” or “ribong”, and there is a story which seems to support this view.
The story goes that Captain Juan de Salcedo and his men arrived in this
place, by sailing across Lake Bato and entering the river called, Quimba.
Sailing upstream, they finally landed in a place called Linao; (Linao is one
of the barrios of Libon today and is situated on the banks of Quimba River).
Here Salcedo and his men proceeded to find a town. However, after exploring
the surrounding area and noting that Linao was at the foot of a mountain
range, making it vulnerable to enemy attacks from the surrounding mountains,
Salcedo and his men, with some natives as their guide, decided to move on to
a more suitable place. Traveling across marshy land, they arrived at a
slightly elevated area. Upon looking around and trying to determine where
they were, one native guide remarked “libong aco”. (I am confused). The
Spaniards on hearing the word "libong" understood it to mean the name of the
place. Hence, Salcedo christened it “Santiago de Libon.”
Education: Brgy. Linao has an elementary school (Linao Elementary School) and
a Day Care Center (Linao Day Care Center) and each zone or purok has a
reading center.

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Postal Code: 4507

 Barangay Captain: Emma De los Santos

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