Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental
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| Coordinates: 10°20′N 123°19′E / 10.333°N 123.317°ECoordinates: 10°20′N 123°19′E / 10.333°N 123.317°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Negros Island Region (NIR/Region XVIII) | |
| Province | Negros Oriental | |
| Congr. district | 1st district of Negros Oriental | |
| Barangays | 15 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Marianne "An-an" Serion Gustilo | |
| • Vice Mayor | Oliver S. Bongoyan | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 101.25 km2 (39.09 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 36,943 | |
| • Density | 360/km2 (950/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 6224 | |
| Dialing code | 35 | |
Vallehermoso is a third class municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 36,943 people.
It is situated just between the border lines of both Oriental and Occidental Negros. It is in the center of three cities: 29 kilometres (18 mi) north from the City Of Guihulngan, 21 kilometres (13 mi) south from the city of San Carlos, 29 kilometres (18 mi) west from the City of Canlaon.
Main source of livelihood is through fishing and farming, while the vast majority is still dependent upon third hand expenditures. Currently, the town has been dubbed as a 4th class municipality mainly for its lack of opportunities to alleviate income and spending.
Vallehermoso is politically subdivided into 15 barangays.
The town was the official residence of the revolutionary leader and hero of Negros Oriental, Don Diego de la Viña y de la Rosa. Don Diego de la Viña shaped the beginnings of the municipality, “Valle hermoso” when he saw the beautiful valley. In 1881, Don Diego de la Viña came from Negros Occidental in search of territories to conquer. The land he saw a top the mountains was the wilderness called Bagawines. Bukidnons, known to be unfriendly aboriginals inhabited the area. However, de la Viña sought the tribal chief, named Ka Saniko and truck barter.
For lands on coastal Bagawines, de la Viña offered wondrous articles from Iloilo, such as fine canes, well-crafted bolos and colorful patadyongs. Ka Saniko then moved further to Pinokawan. De la Viña with a number of Bukidnons cleared the land and constructed his residence, a casa tribunal and a chapel. In less than five years they transformed the valley into a hacienda of sugar cane, tobacco, coconut, rice and corn. He called it the “beautiful valley,” Vallehermoso. De la Viva bought, bartered and did everything else possible to enlarge his landholdings until it stretched from Molobolo on the boundary of Guihulngan, north to Macapso on the boundary of San Carlos and west to the slopes of Canlaon where he pastured his cattle and horses. He opened a road to Negros Occidental, which paved the way for his historic involvement in the local revolution against Spain. Don Diego de la Viña was an illustrado being born from a Spanish-Chinese parentage.
He grew up in Binondo, Manila but went to Basque, Asturias in Spain to earn his bachelor's degree in Arts. Upon his return to Manila, he married a “Tagala” with whom he had four children. He brought them with him when he settled in Negros. Endowed with a pioneering spirit he searched for a place where he could establish a residence and fulfill his dream to carve out fortune. When he resided in Bagawines, he influenced the way of life of the bukidnons. They became civilized and tempered their warring tendencies. He inculcated to the bukudnona the love of work and the idea of religion. He frowned on laziness. In the hacienda that De la Viña established, unemployment was not known. His work in the plantation made him physically strong and spiritually active. When his wife died, he remarried an Ilongga Dona Narcisa Geopano from the landed Geopano Clan.
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