Leon Postigo, Philippines
Leon B. Postigo
Leon Postigo is a town of 3,771 people in Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines.
Why visit Leon Postigo
Townapedia lists 1 park or trail, 9 places to eat and 6 places to stay in and around town.
Weather in Leon Postigo
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About Leon Postigo
Leon B. Postigo, officially the Municipality of Leon B. Postigo (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Leon B. Postigo; Subanen: Benwa Leon B.
From the Wikipedia article Leon B. Postigo (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes9
Where to stay6
Churches and places of worship5
Parish of Saint Joseph the Worker
Church · Catholic · 11.9 km
Governor Lim Street
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Church · Seventh Day Adventist · 11.6 km
Zamora Street
United Church of Christ in the Philippines
Church · Protestant · 11.6 km
Zamora Street
History
In the early 1980s, the councils of six barangays, along with residents of Maras, in the then southern Sindangan demanded for a new municipality, which was originally proposed to be called Talinga, with the barangay with the same name, located 11 kilometers from Poblacion, to be the seat of government. The proposed municipality was to intervene the distance of Sindangan and Salug from each other, which were about 40 kilometers.
Then assemblyman Guardson R. Lood sponsored Parliamentary Bill No. 300, which was also co-authored by eight other assemblymen. The bill was approved as Batas Pambansa Blg. 204 on March 25, 1982; 17 barangays in southwestern part of the mother municipality, but excluding Maras, were separated to create the municipality, originally named Bacungan, with another barangay with the same name, which was not included in the original plan, to be the seat of government. A plebiscite for ratification, along with ten more newly-created local entities including nearby Godod, was held on May 17, coinciding with the barangay elections.
It was renamed to its current name by virtue of Republic Act No. 6830 on December 30, 1989, in honor of Leon Bayot Postigo, a Philippine Constabulary corporal whose 10-hectare lot in the town was donated by his heirs to the local government.
From the History section of Leon B. Postigo on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping6
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries49
Maras East Elementary School
School · 5.9 km
Dipolog-Sindangan-Liloy Road, Sindangan
Saint Joseph College of Sindangan - Basic Education
School · 12.0 km
Dipolog-Sindangan-Liloy Road
Sindangan National Agricultural School
School · 11.6 km
Dipolog-Sindangan-Liloy Road
Healthcare6
Map of Leon Postigo
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Getting there and nearby towns
Ipil Airport (IPE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 55 km away.
- Sindangan 12 km northeast, about 12 min by car
- Buug 49 km south, about 49 min by car
- Siay 52 km south, about 52 min by car
- Ipil 56 km southwest, about 56 min by car
- Malangas 59 km south, about 59 min by car
- Polanco 63 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Dipolog 64 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Pagadian 67 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Labangan 72 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Dapitan 78 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- ISS025-E-16911 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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