Catubig, Northern Samar
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Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 29,433 people in 5,689 households.
History
During the Philippine-American WarPhilippine-American War
The Philippine–American War, also known as the Philippine War of Independence or the Philippine Insurrection , was an armed conflict between a group of Filipino revolutionaries and the United States which arose from the struggle of the First Philippine Republic to gain independence following...
, Catubig was the scene of a battle between the Samarnons and the Americans known as the Siege of Catubig
Siege of Catubig
The Siege of Catubig was a long and bloody engagement fought during the Philippine-American War, in which Filipino guerrillas launched a surprise attack against a detachment of U.S. infantry, and then forced them to abandon the town after a four-day siege. It began on April 15, 1900, and lasted...
. The Siege of Catubig was fought for four days beginning April 15, 1900.
Barangays
Catubig is politically subdivided into 47 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
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Clans
- Giray
- Gorembalem
- Rebadulla
- Rebadomia
- Tan
- Tentativa
- Zabala
- Tarrayo
- Tafalla