| Tapon Barangay Tapon Barangay ng Tapon |
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| — Barangay — | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas (Region VII) |
| Province | Bohol |
| City/Town | Ubay |
| Purok/Sitios | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Punong Brgy. | |
| • SK Chairman | |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1.53 km2 (0.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 2,514 |
| • Density | 1,643.14/km2 (4,255.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| Postal Code | 6315 |
| Area code(s) | 38 |
| Philippine Standard Geographic Code | 071246046 |
| Website | [1] |
Tapon (officially Barangay Tapon) is one of the 44 barangays constituting the municipality of Ubay, in the province of Bohol, Philippines.
The total land area is approximately 153.10 hectares,[2] with a population of 2,514[3] as of 2007. In the last 2010 National election, it has 1,389[4] registered voters. It is generally believed that more than half of its present population are no longer natives of Tapon.
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Many years ago, the place was a vast plain of land with few houses. Barangay Tapon was formerly named Barrio Canding, literally means goat in Visayan vernacular. Later on this was named Canlubang estate because of a political cause. This was during the time of the late Dionisio Agujar who was the Teniente Del Barrio in the years 1950’s and 1960’s. Then followed the late Honorio Padillo, and Benigno Mendez.
Later, its name was then changed to "Tapon" which came from two Latin words, tae which means life and pons which means bridge. Thus, the name Tapon, means the bridge of life. Practically, since it is connected by two bridges, Tapon Bridge I and II. One going to east to the town proper or Poblacion and the other, westwardly going to sitio Kampikit.
The located vicinity is located west of the town proper. Barangay Tapon overlooks Camotes Sea to the north, to the south, it is bounded by Barangay Casate, to the east by Barangay Poblacion and to the west by Barangay Achila and Camambugan.
The barangay is divided into West and East Tapon. With Tapon river as boundary line, East Tapon, is flat and plain. It is conducive to public offices such barangay hall, day care, sports and health centers as well as residential purposes. Tapon Elementary School,[5] the only school in the barangay, the barangay chapel and police outpost are also located here. West Tapon, the largest portion of the barangay is a rolling land with large agricultural lots. It has also two beaches which are known in Ubay, namely the Balong and Henson beach.
There are seven puroks or units in the barangay manned by the elected kagawads including the Punong Barangay or Barangay chairman.
There are tourist facilities located in the barangay such as Balong and Henson Beach. A large of portion of West Tapon covers sandy beach suitable for family picnics and small group gatherings.
People in the barangay are mostly fishermen live by fishing, others by fish vending, and buy and sell business. Some have small lots of agricultural land. A portion of population includes tricycle and pedicab drivers which are important in delivering products and commuters to town proper to the rest of barangays in the municipality.[6]
Popular products in this place are dried or fresh fish. Tapon also have crab factory[7] which produce quality sea products for exports. Few also sells peanut products and produce fishing nets and other fishing equipments.
The Saint Peter Barangay Chapel is located near the Barangay hall and accessible to its Catholic parishioners and residents.
Roman Catholic, Iglesia ni Cristo, Protestant, Baptist, UCCP are the common religion of people here.
Tapon celebrates its annual fiesta every June 29 in honor of their patron saint, Saint Peter, the apostle. During this time, residents usually conduct a lot of sport festivals and evening programs. One of the highlights of the celebration is the Saint Peter sea festival wherein people rides the colorful and beautiful floating pagoda and tour around the barangay's sea jurisdiction. Like with many barangays in Bohol, fiesta is the most celebrated day of the year for natives, which sometimes becomes more extravagant than celebrating Christmas Day or New Year.
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| Achila | Poblacion | |||
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| Camambugan | Casate |
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