LIBMANAN, CAMARINES SUR

Central Bikol: Banwaan kan Libmanan
Tagalog:Bayan ng Libmanan
Nickname:Rice Granary of Camarines Sur
Region:V (Bicol)
District:2^nd
Native languages:Central Bikol, Tagalog
Total Area:342.82 km2 (132.36 sq mi)
Elevation:7.0 m (23.0 ft)
Highest elevation:55 m (2,480 ft) (Mount Bernacci)
Lowest elevation:−2 m (−7 ft)
Income Class: 1^ST
Time Zone:UTC+8 (PST)
IDD area code:+63 (0)54
ZIP CODE:4407

A 1st class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines and considered as the largest municipality in terms of population with 112,994 people last 2020 census and second largest in terms of land area with 75 barangays.

                                       HISTORY

April 3, 1574:Town was Founded
1580:The first name of town was "Piglabanan" a barrio of Quipayo
March 18, 1484:Invasion of the Moros; those who killed were buried beside the Present Church.
February 1572:Construction of the First Church.
September 15,1574:Changing the town name from Piglabanan to Libmanan by fray Bartolome Cabello.
1586-1589: Construction of the Second Church of Libmanan.
1732:Start of the first town government of Libmanan.
1838:Construction of Catholic Cemetery In Barangay Puro Batia.
1903:Founding of the first public schools.
1915:Construction of the municipal cemetery In Barangay Puro Batia.
1921:Construction of the Rizal Monument.
1927:Passing of the MRR Co. in Libmanan.
1929: Construction of MRR Co. (Philippine National Railways) Bridge.
1930-31:Installation of the water system.
1933:Construction of first and second market pavilion.

1939-40:Construction of a concrete municipal hall under Mayor Francisco Frondozo. 1941:Construction of the post office under Mayor Teodoro Dilanco
March 3, 1951:Naming of Barangay Bagumbayan by Municipal Council.
1954-57:Construction of the municipal irrigation system.
1955:Renaming the streets of the Poblacion and improvement of the Town Plaza.
1956:Construction of the 30-Door Market.
May 1957:Dredging of the Libmanan River
1957:Construction of a two-story building for the private Central School & public toilet.
March 1961:Construction of the concrete Easter tower under Mayor Amadeo Castaneda.
1978: Construction of the Bulaong Bridge.
1993:Construction of the Libmanan Town Arc in Barangay Potot.
September 2020:Redevelopment of Market in the Poblacion Area
2021 to 22:Developments and redevelopments of roads both in rural and urban areas.
February 2023:Filing for cityhood by Mayor Jess Camara.

BARANGAYS

1. Aslong
2. Awayan
3. Bagacay
4. Bagadion
5. Bagamelon
6. Bagumbayan
7. Bahao
8. Bahay
9. Beguito Nuevo
10. Beguito Viejo
11. Bigajo Norte
12. Bigajo Sur
13. Bikal
14. Busak
15. Caima
16. Calabnigan
17. Camambugan
18. Cambalidio
19. Candami
20. Candato
21. Cawayan
22. Concepcion
23. Cuyapi
24. Danawan
25. Duang Niog
26. Handong
27. Ibid
28. Inalahan
29. Labao
30. Libod I
31. Libod II
32. Loba-loba
33. Mabini
34. Malansad Nuevo
35. Malansad Viejo
36. Malbogon
37. Malinao
38. Mambalite
39. Mambayawas
40. Mambulo Nuevo
41. Mambulo Viejo
42. Mancawayan
43. Mandacanan
44. Mantalisay
45. Padlos
46. Pag-Oring Nuevo
47. Pag-Oring Viejo
48. Palangon
49. Palong
50. Patag
51. Planza
52. Poblacion
53. Potot
54. Puro-Batia
55. Rongos
56. Salvacion
57. San Isidro
58. San Juan
59. San Pablo
60. San Vicente
61. Sibujo
62. Sigamot
63. Station-Church Site
64. Taban-Fundado
65. Tampuhan
66. Tanag
67. Tarum
68. Tinalmud Nuevo
69. Tinalmud Viejo
70. Tinanquihan
71. Udok
72. Umalo
73. Uson
74. Villasocorro
75. Villadima(Santa Cruz)

ECONOMY

• transportation being offered by the Libmanan River, the railroad and the national highway.
• rail service through commuter trips available bringing passengers to nearby Naga, Camarines Sur.
• soil is adapted for growing different agricultural products and portions are also adopted to pottery-the making.
• the heart of the provinces of Camarines Sur, Quezon and Camarines Norte.
• Barangays of Bahao, Mambulo Nuevo, San Isidro, Bahay and Sibujo act as rural financial centers.
• agriculture and aquaculture for rural areas.
• Poblacion District however have identified mini business district with the new public market and the LCC Supermarket with other small restaurants, banks, mini shops, restaurant and courier services.

INFRASTRACTURE

1. Pan Philippine highway or AH26 - stretches from Beguito Viejo to Mambulo Nuevo  and connected to Naga City
2. Libmanan Canaman Cabusao road- runs from Poblacion Area of Libmanan to Cabusao
3. Bagacay Road - runs from Barangay Bagacay to the intersection of Libmanan road
4. Bahao road - can be reached the western and coastal Barangays 
5. Poblacíon Road - can be accessed through Bagacay Road (From South) and the Main Libmanan road (from North)

HERITAGE

1. Municipal Hall Building - architectural marvels of 1920s with its arcade-embellished façade
2. Dilanco House – from 1875 oldest structure in the town and was home to three former municipal mayors
3. Morales Ruins - from 1937 which is the most culturally-important Art Deco building in the town
4. Nacianceno House - another Art Deco ancestral house
5. Jaucian House Jose Jaucian Sr – from 1926 which is another ancestral house built  by Don Celedonio Reyes that was demolished in the late 1970s  to make way for more modern buildings of the Bicol Central Academy.

GOVERNMENT- July 2022 to Present

• Type :Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor :Jesus F. Camara
• Vice Mayor :Jerry R. Tendero
• Representative :Luis Raymund F. Villafuerte Jr.

Sangguniang Members :                            

1. Gerymar M. Atienza
2. Dante J. Mopera
3. Gerymar M. Atienza
4. Jose J. San Buenaventura Jr.
5. Fredis R. Opancia
6. Darius S. Nopra
7. Edelson M. Marfil
8. Romel T. Bulaong

EDUCATION

Tertiary

1. CASIFMAS (Libmanan Campus) - Potot, Libmanan
2. Luis H. Dilanco Sr. Foundation College, Inc- Bahay,Libmanan
3. Governor Mariano E. Villafuerte Community College – Potot, Libmanan

 
Secondary

1. Mother Theresa Colegio de Libamanan Inc. – Bahay, Libmanan
2. Colegio del Santisimo Rosario - Station Church Site, Libmanan
3. Bicol Central Academy - Libod 1,Libmanan
4. Homobono H. Gonzalez National High School - Bahay,Libmanan
5. San Juan National High School - Handong, Libmanan
6. San Isidro National High School - San Isidro, Libmanan
7. Bahao National High School - Bahao, Libmanan
8. Carmel National High School - Potot, Libmanan
9. Pag-oring Nuevo National High School - Pag-oring Nuevo, Libmanan
10. Malansad Nuevo National High School - Malansad, Libmanan
11. Mambulo Nuevo National High School - Mambulo Nuevo, Libmanan
12. Eduardo V. Agomaa National High School-Duang Niog, Libmanan
13. Palangon High School- Palangon, Libmanan

Intermediate

1. Libmanan North Central School - Libod # 2
2. Candato Elementary School - Candato, Libmanan
3. Libmanan South Central School
4. Tarum Elementary School
5. Ibid Elementary School - Ibid, Libmanan
6. Umalo Elementary School - Umalo, Libmanan
7. Fundado Elementary School- Taban-Fundado,Libmanan
8. Don Jose Ursua Elementary School - Malinao, Libmanan
9. Bikal Elementary School- Bikal, Libmanan
10. Duang Niog Elementary School-Duang Niog, Libmanan
11. Sixto Bulaong Elementary School- Busak, Libmanan
12. Mambulo Nuevo Elementary School - Mambulo Nuevo, Libmanan
13. San Juan Elementary School - Handong, Libmanan
14. Malansad Nuevo Elementary School, Malansad Nuevo Elementary School
15. Salvacion Elementary School- Salvacion, Libmanan

Morales Ruins

Morales Ruins

Libmanan Plaza

Plaza Rizal

Municipal Hall Building

Poblacion, Libmanan

Libmanan Public Market

Libmanan Public Market

Libmanan Public Market

 Diocese of Libmanan

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 Diocese of Libmanan

        St. James the Greater Parish - Libmanan Cathedral

Nacianceno House

Hinulid

Metro Poblacion

Libmanan River

Libmanan River