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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Daanbantayan, Cebu, Liloan, Cebu, Oslob, Cebu, Moalboal, Cebu, Carcar, Bogo, Cebu, Compostela, Cebu, Medellin, Cebu, Cordova, Cebu, Madridejos, Cebu, Naga, Cebu, San Remigio, Cebu, Barili, Cebu, Argao, Cebu, Alcoy, Cebu, Dumanjug, Cebu, Tuburan, Cebu, Badian, Cebu, Santander, Cebu, Asturias, Cebu, Boljoon, Cebu, Dalaguete, Cebu, Samboan, Cebu, Alegria, Cebu, Minglanilla, Cebu, Aloguinsan, Cebu, Consolacion, Cebu, Tudela, Cebu, Pinamungahan, Cebu, Alcantara, Cebu, San Fernando, Cebu, Santa Fe, Cebu, Poro, Cebu, Sibonga, Cebu, Malabuyoc, Cebu, Catmon, Cebu, Ginatilan, Cebu, Pilar, Cebu, San Francisco, Cebu, Ronda, Cebu, Balamban, Cebu, Borbon, Cebu, Carmen, Cebu, Tabogon, Cebu, Sogod, Cebu, Tabuelan, Cebu, Lo-oc, Malabuyoc, Cebu. Excerpt: Daanbantayan is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cebu, the Philippines. According to the 2008 census, it has a population of 73,254 people. Malapascua Island is part of the jurisdiction of the municipality of Daanbantayan. Every year, Daanbantayan celebrates the Haladaya Festival which is in honor of Datu Daya, the legendary founder of the town. The name Daanbantayan was derived from two words: the word "Daan" (which means "old" in the Cebuano language, and the word "Bantayan" which refers to a place that served as a "look-out-station" for Moro raiders before the Spaniards obtained control of the Philippines. The original site of the town might have been located at an elevated vantage point near Punta which is situated in Tapilon. Some older maps and publications use both words independently from one another, as "Daan Bantayan." In 1942, the Japanese Imperial forces occupied in the town of Daanbantayan, Cebu. In 1945, the Philippine Commonwealth Army troops of the 8th, 81st, 82nd, 83rd, 85th and 86th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army entered the town of...
