Northern Samar - Municipalities of Northern Samar, Pambujan, Northern Samar, San Isidro, Northern Samar, San Jose, Northern Samar, Las Navas (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 19. Chapters: Municipalities of Northern Samar, Pambujan, Northern Samar, San Isidro, Northern Samar, San Jose, Northern Samar, Las Navas, Northern Samar, Lavezares, Northern Samar, Catarman, Northern Samar, Laoang, Northern Samar, Allen, Northern Samar, Siege of Catubig, Capul, Northern Samar, San Roque, Northern Samar, Catarman National Airport, San Antonio, Northern Samar, Palapag, Northern Samar, Catubig, Northern Samar, Bobon, Northern Samar, Lope de Vega, Northern Samar, Victoria, Northern Samar, Gamay, Northern Samar, Silvino Lobos, Northern Samar, Lapinig, Northern Samar, Mondragon, Northern Samar, San Vicente, Northern Samar, Rosario, Northern Samar, Biri, Northern Samar, Mapanas, Northern Samar. Excerpt: Pambujan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 27,837 people. The name "Pambujan" has developed from the term "Pambubuhan" which means a place in which crabs are abundant and catching crabs is prevalent. It originated from the Waray word "bubo" which refers to "bamboo crab pots" or a traditional crab catching device. During the rediscovery of the Philippines by Fernando de Magallanes on March 16, 1521, Magallanes was surprised that Samar Island has a civilization of their own and its inhabitants living on well-organized independent villages called barangays (Plasencia: 174). "Pambubuhan," at that time, was a well-organized independent village. A name it has adapted because of the abundance of crabs along its rivers. Pambujan is originally founded in Barangay Genulgan (also referred to as Binongtoan) by Malays, particularly by the "second wave migrants" who arrived here from 100 A.D. To the 13th Century (Zaide, Zaide: 29). During the onset of the Spanish rule in the Philippines, the Spaniards saw the fierce refusal of early Pambuja...