HISTORITY OF SAN REMIGIO,CEBU

San Remigio was formerly known as "Kanghagas", a kind of tree that grew abundant in the place. When the Spanish conquistadores came, they identified a town site by clearing the Kanghagas trees through self-help labor. It was governed by a captain or gobernadorcillo.

Kanghagas was a barangay unit of Punta. Sometimes in the early 1800, Punta was renamed Punta Isabel, in honor of Queen Isabela II of Spain. This marked the beginning of its social and educational advancement because people from the scattered area learned to settle in a common place.

About the later part of the 1820s, the Spaniards converted Punta Isabel into a town headed by its first Gobernadorcillo, Capitan Juan Goopio, through a representative election participated in by the Cabezas de Barangay of the six original barangays, namely: Hagnaya, Punta, Bangtad (Lambusan}, Victoria, Kanghagas and Mano.

When the marauding Moro pirates swept through the shores of northern Cebu, the townfolks organized themselves into homeguards through ronda system under the command of a Spanish sentinel, by the name of Remigio Multon. His bravery and heroism during the fight against the pirates gained himself distinction as he was honored by prefixing the word "San" to his name--to lend religious dignity to his name. In addition to his honor, Kanghagas was later renamed as San Remigio which later on became the seat of the local government. As a sign of gratitude to him the residents named the town in his honor and endowed him with saintly assets. Eventually, San Remigio became the name of the town as this replaces Punta Isabel.

Tourism

San Remigio has Cebu's longest shoreline. Resorts include Lingay Beach Resort, San Remigio Beach Club, Victoria Hard Rock Beach Resort and Fishing Village, Warren's Beach Resort, Verdimar Resort and the newly open Hagnaya Beach Resort. Additionally, public beaches still in a long stretch of white sand are also available for any locals and tourists.

Today, San Remigio has become a new diving destination. There are a few marine sanctuaries and new dive sites being discovered on a regular basis. A PADI dive shop in San Remigio Beach Club caters to beginner and experienced divers who want to enjoy San Remigio's marine life. In the water, you can see shark rays (guitarfish), white tip reef sharks, bamboo sharks, nurse sharks, schools of barracuda, whale sharks, turtles, manta rays and a lot more.

Barangays

San Remigio is administratively subdivided into 27 barangays:

Anapog
Argawanon
Bagtic
Bancasan
Batad
Busogon
Calambua
Canagahan
Dapdap
Gawaygaway
Hagnaya
Kayam
Kinawahan
Lambusan
Lawis
Libaong
Looc
Luyang
Maño
Poblacion
Sab-a
San Miguel
Tacup
Tambongon
To-ong
Victoria