{"id":401,"date":"2021-11-01T11:30:50","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T11:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.athemes.com\/sydney-main\/?page_id=401"},"modified":"2025-02-17T14:55:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T06:55:46","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/luyang-siquijor.barangay.net.ph\/?page_id=401","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT US"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"401\" class=\"elementor elementor-401\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb20953 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb20953\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2f445c\" data-id=\"d2f445c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13576a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13576a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 28-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HISTORY OF BARANGAY LUYANG<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e87c69 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e87c69\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82cfe91\" data-id=\"82cfe91\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b614f35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b614f35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 28-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #0f243e;\">HISTORICAL ACCOUNT<\/span><\/p><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #0f243e;\"> Luyang is coined from the word \u2018hupas\u2019 \u2018undang\u2019 or \u2018lurang\u2019 . It came out about after a chinese merchant ship took refuge in the cost of the barangay due to typhoon. Unfortunately, most of the ships crew got sick. Medicines ran short prompting could relieve them of the illness. Luckily, the steward met a folk, along the way and the former told the latter of this predicament. Concerned with the situation, the folk, who happened to be a \u201chirbolaryo\u201d offered an herbal medicine and instructed the ship man to prepare a concoction out of the herb, which until now remain unknown. The herb mysteriously cured the ill and the sick aboard the ship. The traumatic situation faded away as the typhoon left. The merchants then called the place \u201cLuyang\u201d upon knowing the Visayan Word subside, as a result of the herbal medicine the barrio folk gave them which relieved them of the trauma and cured the sick.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #0f243e;\">GEOGRAPHY<\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"_GoBack\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #0f243e;\"> Barangay Luyang has a total land area of 179.2393 hectares and is located four kilometers away from Larena and six kilometers away from Siquijor. It is bounded by Barangay Sabang in the North, Barangay Cang-agong in Southeast, Barangay Banban in the South and Seashore in the Northwest. The Barangay Politically subdivided into seven districts, Namely: Baybay, Nangka, Escolta, Tuba, Doldol, Tapon and Crossing Baybay.<\/span><\/p><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #0f243e;\">DEMOGRAPHY<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #0f243e;\"> Luyang has a population of 902 people more or less 446 are males and 456 are females 278 families and 209 households. With regards to the religious aspects most of the people are catholic in faith but there are also devoted to Iglesia ni Kristo, Four Square and Jehova\u2019s Witness.<\/span><\/p><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #0f243e;\">SOCIO-ECONOMIC<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #0f243e;\"> The main livelihood of the people of Luyang is Agriculture-farming, fishing. The main crops cultivated included corn,cassava,coconut and banana. Marginal fisherman and farmers also engage in small-scale industry. Conciousness of Environmental Preservation, the people of Luyang grow ornamental plants on the shoulders of the roads and on some vacant areas.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #0f243e;\"> Luyang has a growing number of business and Commercial Establishments. . Janze Hallow Blocks offer low price and high quality hallow blocks on most barangay\u2019s within the province. North Western Gas Station . There are Five Bakeshop, which supplies the quality bread. There are five furniture makers. Luyang has also Banban Elementary School that answer to the educational needs of the Children. There are also 19 Sari-Sari Stores that satisfies the basic needs of the inhabitants.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HISTORY OF BARANGAY LUYANG HISTORICAL ACCOUNT Luyang is coined from the word \u2018hupas\u2019 \u2018undang\u2019 or \u2018lurang\u2019 . 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