THE

CONFLAGRATION
IN
BANAYBANAY

Submitted by : ANNIE GRACE MATURAN

Submitted to : JHON CYRIL PAGATPAT
 Conflagration History In Banaybanay

Legend has been told that at the very beginning, ten families settled in a plain

untouched forest. Sensing the fertility of the soil, the pioneering settlers tilled the land

and planted corn and other variety of crops. The settlers had witnessed the growing

corn plant that bore vigorously bunchy burly corn (banay) and fruits which eventually led

to a bountiful harvest. The group then decided to name the place as Banay (which

means family) with the bunchy burly corn crowns (banay), thus Banaybanay. The place,

which was then a forest, became a heaven-down dwelling for the pioneering settlers

and for the present inhabitants who ventured and settled into this developing barangay.

In the year 1966, Congressman Lorenzo Sarmiento of Davao passed a bill in Congress

creating Banaybanay into a Municipality. He proposed the separation of Banaybanay

from the Municipality of Lupon. Unfortunately, the bill was not approved by the

lawmaking the body. Congressman Constancio B. Maglana revived the bill in 1968, this

time the bill finally passed both the legislative chambers and became R.A 5747 on June

21, 1969. This brought about the existence of the municipality we now call Banaybanay.

The Banaybanay is peaceful place. Many people visiting in this place. Banaybanay was

primarily inhabited by the Mandayas in the uplands of Causwagan, Panikian and

Mahayag, and Kalagans in shorelines and the mouth rivers of Piso, Pongoton,

Mogbongcogon and Maputi which they have a strong settlement and a Muslim

governance on that area leads by a Datus or Imams.

Around the 1800s before Uyanguren arrived in the Davao, there was a strong

community of the Kalagans (Kagan) in the Piso which was led by a chieftain named

Datu Panayangan. Their dwelling was along the Piso River along with his people who

lived there peacefully.

The story of the arriving of the Kallaw people from Samal Island is very well known

especially among the Kalagans of Banaybanay. They arrived in the Piso to settled there

along with their Kalagan Brothers on the permission of Datu Panayangan. The Kallaw

chieftain named Datu Lamaran reconciled to Datu Panayangan to settle the swampy

place of Piso which later was called Barrio Pongoton from the word pangotanan which

means a place of abundance of fish and crabs to catch.

But many people break the regulation or policy in this province. Some people need

money for everyday life, but suddenly they are using or abusing . They didn’t strive for

them self , One time …….

PRIMARY SOURCE

SOURCE: ANALYN MATURAN , BARANGAY CAPTAIN GLENN T.

PASLANGAN, and the other source is the TANOD group.

Noong ika September 05, 2014 ng

umaga dumalo ang lahat ng tao sa covert

court dahil sa pagtitipon ng 4P’s at andon

din ang mga gobyerno sa aming lugar na

tinutulungan ang mga mahihirap. Meron

kasing meeting na dapat pag usapan

pagkatapos ng lahat nag bigay sila ng

pagkain, damit, kunting pera, libreng

gamut sa merong karamdaman .

At inaksyonan agad ang mga senior citizen para meron silang kunting pera at puhunan

para sa maliit na tindahan , Pagkatapos ng lahat nang masasayang araw sa kanilang

mukha pinalitan at binago ang lahat . Puro lungkot,galit, iyakan , pagkamuhi at

pagkatakot sa kanilang nararamdaman.

Alas dose ng tanghali naganap ang hindi inaasahan na pangyayari . Sinulong ng NPA

ang aming bayan kasi hindi nila nagustuhan ang pamamalakad sa aming bayan.

Maraming sundalo at kapulisan ang dumalo .

At naganap ang giyera na aming kinakatakutan . Maraming pulis , matatanda ,sanggol

, bata at may kapansanan ang nadamay sa lahat ng gulo at nawalan na nang buhay.

Tinago ng kapulisan ang Congress . Sabi pa ng mama ko don sila nag tatago sa mga

damuhan at kasama nya ang iilang matatanda at ang aking lolo(grandfather). Takot na

takot at nanginginig ng buong takot ang kanilang buong katawan kasi akala nila hindi

na sila mabubuhay sa mundong ito. Pagkatapos nang gulo maraming pamilya ang

nawalan na nang minamahal at maraming nawala. Bagama’t marami din ang nawalan

nang pag-asang mamuhay ng payapa dahil sa kanilang takot at nakita. Hindi nila

inaasahan ang mga pangyayari . Ayon sa balita merong isang grupo na nahuli at

hanggang ngayon andon parin sa kulungan hindi kayang magsalita. Gusto ng lahat ng

tao sa aming lugar ang isinisigaw lamang nila ang buong HUSTISYA sa nangyari.

Pero ngayon unti-unti narin nilang natatanggap ang buong pangyayari. Alam ng lahat

ng tao kung saan nagtatago ang grupong NPA pero hindi nila kayang sabihin kasi

natatakot sila na baka bumalik na naman ang giyera. Hindi na nila gusto balikan ang

sakit na kanilang nararamdaman at pagkamuhi.

At ngayon patuloy parin bumabangon at lumalaban ang aming bayan. Patuloy paring

namumuhay ng payapa at masagana. Kahit maraming pagsubok na dumating

malalagpasan naming lahat kapag nagtutulungan kami na maipaunlad ang aming

bayan.
 History
of Magnaga

Submitted to: Mr. John Cyril T. Pagatpat

Sumitted by: Jehony U. Dabajo