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29-477: Gubat is pronounced with the accent on the second syllable. The people who live here speak the Gubat language which is also a dialect of Waray-Waray of Eastern Visayas , a Southern Sorsoganon sub-language and they were called Gubatnons. Gubat was originally a big barrio of Bulusan, inhabited by a few Tagalogs, Visayans and Albayanons who travelled on foot to hunt wild animals. These people built their homes close to

58-473: A convergence area of foreign and domestic tourists and visitors. Primary education Among the known primary schools in the town are Irosin Central School and Holy Spirit Academy of Irosin. Besides the two schools, every barangay has an Elementary school run by the government. Irosin has many secondary educational institutions. The largest public high school is Gallanosa National High School. There

87-404: A makeshift chapel and dedicated it to their patron Saint Michael Archangel. As years passed, the original clearing had grown into a bustling community and eventually, the settlers requested the church authorities to bestow upon San Miguel a status independent and separate from that of Bulusan. The petition was granted and Holy Masses on Sundays and holidays of obligation were held regularly. In 1876,

116-456: A part of the cloth. Iros was the image most probably drawn to connote the gush or flow of floodwaters eroding riverbanks and cutting through lands to eventually form another river or river route. Irosin was indeed frequently eroded due to inundations of the rivers. On the 24th of December 1933, massive flooding occurred sending many inhabitants to death. A concrete river control dike in 1937 under Mayor Felipe Santiago and Congressman Norberto Roque

145-414: A zigzagging pattern ( hinan-ay ) in preparation for its actual weaving. Accordingly, the hin-ay or the pattern was the image drawn to connote the waving rivers crisscrossing from the mountains down the valley. In yet another account, the word hin-ay was purported to have been derived from the term an-hay which means gradually ascending. The original settlement which is now called San Agustin is located east of

174-608: Is also the Guest World Resort and Nature Spring Resort with pools and accommodations. There are other lodging houses such as Villa Lim Condominium and Saint Michael Lodging House. Restaurants, snack bars and eateries are found along the CBD and inside the Irosin Public Market. The most common cultural activities in the municipality are the annual santacruzan, barangay fiestas and town fiesta where Paray Festival

203-742: Is an ideal jump-off site for mountaineering and ecological trek that is becoming popular among tourists both foreign and local. The municipality is an entry and exit area to BVNP one of the remaining tropical forests and is a protected area in the Bicol Region. Mount Jormajam and Mount Mara-ot Banwa are the other alternative places for mountaineering and ecological trekking. There are also a number of tourist accommodations and facilities in Irosin. The Mateo Hot and Cold Springs Resort have conference halls, dormitories, cottages, eatery and swimming pools ideal for rest and recreation, conference and seminars. There

232-1012: Is part of the town proper or poblacion. Although, the dominant religion is Roman Catholicism , there are Gubatnons devoted to: Poverty incidence of Gubat Source: Philippine Statistics Authority The main livelihoods of the people, then and now, are agriculture and fishing. Harvest times for rice crops are from April to May, and December. Fishing is year-round. Forestry products are also source of income here. Gubat can be reached mostly through land transport from Manila by bus, taking about 12 hours. There are several bus companies that operates daily from Manila to Gubat and vice versa: Alps The Bus Inc., JVH Transport/Pamar, Elavil Tours Phils. Inc., Raymond Transportation , St.Jude Transit, CUL Transport, DLTBCo ., Penafrancia Tours/RSL/Isarog and Philtranco . There are also jeepneys that provide transportation to Sorsogon City , Bulusan , Barcelona , Prieto-Diaz , Casiguran , Irosin and local barangays like Tigkiw, Bentuco and Benguet. Local tricycles travel to

261-513: Is showcased. The Paray Festival in September culminates with the street play Viva San Miguel, celebrated in honor of Saint Michael Archangel, the patron saint of Irosin. The local tourism industry has a great potential since ecological tourism is the trend worldwide and the national government intends to develop Bicol as a major hub for tourists. Given the variety of natural tourist spots in the municipality and its strategic location, Irosin can be

290-626: Is the Top 1 in Ngo Sport Airsoft Society by the NGO Bicol Sorsogon Chapter. The town celebrates its Ginubat Festival annually every June 1–13 in honor of its patron, St. Anthony of Padua. It is also the foundation of the town. Includes: Includes: Gubat language Southern Sorsogon (also Waray Sorsogon , Gubat ) is a Bisayan language spoken in the southern part of Sorsogon , Philippines , in

319-566: The municipalities of Gubat , Barcelona , Bulusan , Santa Magdalena , Matnog , Bulan , and Irosin . Although located in the Bicol Region , Southern Sorsogon belongs to the Warayan Bisayan subgroup , and is mutually intelligible to Waray which is spoken to the south on the neighboring island of Samar . The other two Bisayan languages spoken in the Bicol Region are Masbate Sorsogon and Masbateño . Southern Sorsogon has

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348-466: The province of Sorsogon , Philippines . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 59,267 people. Earlier than 1847, Irosin was a far inland valley unspoiled by human settlers and covered by vast forest expanse teeming with wild animals. Irosin was among the last places in the Philippines to be populated. Most of the natives during the early 1800s lived along the coastal areas where it

377-799: The "Medalya ng Kagitingan" Award in August for leading his 13 policemen to defend Irosin's municipal hall. Irosin is the only landlocked municipality in the province. It is 42 kilometres (26 mi) from Sorsogon City and 623 kilometres (387 mi) from Manila . Irosin is politically subdivided into 28 barangays . Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios . Poverty incidence of Irosin Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Irosin has many potential tourist spots varying from natural parks, hot and cold springs, viewing areas and historical landmark. The famous tourism attractions in

406-562: The Parish of San Miguel was officially recognized with Father Mariano Miranda as its parish priest and consequently, Hin-ay became known as San Miguel. On December 12, 1879, through a Royal Decree executed by the Governor General Domingo Moriones y Murillo, San Miguel was made a duly constituted pueblo or town. During those years Pedro Fruto (1881-1882), Domingo Gamba (1883-1884) and Juan Gallarda (1885-1886) were

435-534: The Spaniards hombres rebeldes in 1894, more Spanish forces called casadores were dispatched to Irosin. They imposed curfew hours in a bid to curtail the local uprisings. It was during the incumbency of Father Esteban Rivera in 1887 when the name San Miguel was again changed to Irosin. The word was derived from the local term iros which means to cut-off a part. The word was traced to have come from an old tailor's term synonymous with tabas as in ”irosi an hiniro” or cut

464-526: The attack, praying for a miracle. In one account, it was said that the child Jesus in St. Anthony's arms drove back the pirates. Hence, St. Anthony of Padua became the town's patron saint, and his feast day is lavishly celebrated as an official parish and town holiday every 13 June. The town settlers had to move a number of times before finally deciding to settle at a place they considered safe and peaceful. Eventually, they began to expand, laying out permanent streets,

493-452: The church foundation is still the original one built in 1778. The rectory is the oldest and one of the only two remaining rectories dating back that far in the entire Bicol region. In November 2006, Gubat became the site of a scientific expedition by astronomers Dr. Armando Lee, Bamm Gabriana, and Rochelle Derilo to observe the rare Mercury transit. Gubat was the best town in Luzon to observe

522-731: The event. Gubat is in the south-eastern part of the island of Luzon , along the coast of the Pacific Ocean on the Bicol Peninsula . It is the third largest town in the province of Sorsogon and is divided into 2 districts: the North District and South District. Gubat is 18 kilometres (11 mi) from Sorsogon City and 599 kilometres (372 mi) from Manila . Gubat is politically subdivided into 42 barangays . Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios . Barangays with ( Poblacion ) indicate that barangay

551-479: The first of which are what we now know as Luna and Calderon Streets. The main parish church itself has an interesting history. In 1768, the people decided to build a church. The locals, being poor, urged the town captain, Don Juan Bonifacio, to require all men to contribute one cubic meter of "talaksan" (coral stone) apiece. It took ten years of preparation, and it was not until 1778 that construction finally started. Although it has since undergone several renovations,

580-580: The following phoneme inventory: Southern Sorsogon has three pronoun sets. Verbs in Southern Sorsogon are inflected for focus and aspect . Southern Sorsogon has the following numbers: Irosin Irosin , officially the Municipality of Irosin ( Waray Sorsogon : Bungto san Irosin ; Waray : Bungto han Irosin , Tagalog : Bayan ng Irosin ), is a 1st class municipality in

609-571: The formation of Gubat Bay Surfers and surfboards donated by the Local Government Unit under Mayor Ding Ramos, surfing is more accessible to the local population and tourists alike. The Gubat Sorsogon Surfriders Association, Inc. (GSSA) headed by Bidge Villarroya, is also performing well in the National Surf Competition Scene, winning several national surf championships and numerous finalist positions. Gubat

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638-496: The innermost barangays like Union, Bulacao , Rizal, Cabigaan and Sangat. The town has modern and efficient communications facilities including cellular mobile phones. Telephone Companies Cable TV Satellite Cables Radio Stations Gubat is slowly being recognized as the only beginner friendly surfing spot in the province of Sorsogon. The sand bottom beach breaks of Barangays Ariman and Buenavista (Dangkalan and Rizal Beach) produce 2 to 5 feet waves from September to May. With

667-681: The municipality are the Mateo Hot and Cold Spring Resort, St. Michael Archangel Roman Catholic Hilltop Church and protected areas. The Bolos Crystal Spring and the Valley View Park where eateries, kiosks and parking spaces were set up had become a rest area for truckers and travelers plying the Maharlika Highway. Another potential tourist attraction is the Mapaso mineral hot spring famous for its purported healing qualities. Irosin

696-469: The natives which means "raided". In the early days when Christians and Muslims were constantly at odds, Muslim pirates, the Moros, would come in from the southern seas to raid the town. Due to the frequent raids, the town was referred to as " guinobat " which eventually became " Gubat ". Legend has it that during one of those raids, the pastor along with the townspeople held up a statue of St. Anthony to ward off

725-480: The public officials who were addressed as Capitanes del Pueblo. From the year 1880, the town of San Miguel flourished as an independent political unit under the Province of Albay when Sorsogon, until October 10, 1894, was not yet separated from its mother province. The first Guardia Civil came to Irosin in 1883. Its members were Filipinos headed by a Spanish Captain. With the spread of the underground movement called by

754-456: The shore and called their location Buri, which today is the barrio of Buenavista. In 1764, Gubat finally became a town with Don Pedro Manook, the first Teniente del Barrio, also becoming the first gobernadorcillo. The town proper is named after Don Pedro Manook. The word " gúbat" means forest in Tagalog. However, the name applied to the town is derived from the verb " guinobat ", a term used by

783-454: The town proper at a higher elevation, thus the gradual ascent from the lower villages to the then barrio center of San Agustin. It was in 1847 when Hin-ay was declared a barrio of Bulusan . The Gobernadorcillo of Bulusan visited Hin-ay and appointed Apolonio Capido as the first barrio lieutenant. Deeply influenced by Catholicism brought by the Spanish friars, the natives of Hin-ay constructed

812-479: Was constructed to keep the violent surge of the river from eroding the town's mainland. On April 10, 1989, Irosin was successfully defended by military and police forces, the latter led by Lieutenant Antonio Dy who headed the town's police station, against approximately 200 communist rebels of the New People's Army , which had 20 casualties; three female civilians were killed in the crossfire. Dy later received

841-427: Was more accessible to commercial, travel and communication activities at the time. Irosin had been an undisturbed sanctuary for wildlife until settlers from Bulusan came in search of wild quarry and rattan. These pioneers, using the slash-and-burn method, cleared a settlement beside a river which gave birth to a clearing called Hin-ay, an Albayanon word which denotes the arrangement of the abaca yarn or tupos into

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