Bindoy

Bindoy, officially the Municipality of Bindoy, is a local government unit in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. It is located on the eastern side of Negros Island, with a coastline along the Tañon Strait, and lies approximately 70 kilometres from Dumaguete. The municipality covers about 173.7 square kilometres and is divided into 22 barangays. The 2024 Philippine census recorded a population of 41,543. The settlement's institutional history began as Barrio Payabon, then part of the Municipality of Manjuyod. In 1949, Payabon and neighboring barrios and sitios were organized into a separate municipality named Payabon through Executive Order No. 228, signed by President Elpidio Quirino on June 17 of that year. The municipality was renamed Bindoy on June 26, 1959, in honor of Hermenegildo “Bindoy” Teves Villanueva, a former governor of Negros Oriental, representative of the First District, Secretary of Labor, and senator. Bindoy's economy is primarily agricultural and resource-based. Important products include copra, rice, corn, sugar cane, and mangoes. Local materials such as bamboo, pandan, romblon, tikog, buri, maguey, and abaca support cottage industries. The municipality is also known for the extraction of Bulod flatstones, which are described as significant export items. Bindoy serves as a hub for the Negros Oriental I Electric Cooperative, supporting electricity distribution in northern municipalities of the province. The municipality combines coastal, agricultural, and natural features. Its boundaries include Ayungon to the north, Mabinay to the west, and Manjuyod to the south. Noted natural attractions include mangrove areas, Mantahaw Falls, Mantahaw Lake, and the Bulod flatstone quarrying landscape. These features contribute to the locality's environmental, cultural, and tourism identity, although Bindoy is not documented in the supplied sources as a consumer-facing commercial brand. Community life includes the annual Libod-Sayaw sa Bindoy, a town-fiesta celebration featuring street dancing derived from folk-dance traditions. Public education is administered through two school districts under the Schools Division of Negros Oriental, with elementary and secondary institutions distributed among the barangays. The locality is also associated with Juanita Amatong, who served as Philippine Secretary of Finance from 2003 to 2005. Because the authoritative subject is a Philippine municipality, the available evidence does not support conventional brand fields such as commercial ownership, corporate parentage, listed status, executives, product portfolios, or marketing campaigns. This dossier therefore treats Bindoy as a public-sector locality entry while retaining the requested brand-encyclopedia structure.

The present-day center of Bindoy began as Barrio Payabon, a settlement administered by the Municipality of Manjuyod in Negros Oriental. On June 17, 1949, President Elpidio Quirino signed Executive Order No. 228, establishing the Municipality of Payabon. The new municipality brought together Payabon and a group of surrounding barrios, including Malaga, Pangalaycayan, Cabugan, Piñahan, Batangan, Bulod, Atotes, Nalundan, Salong, Tubod, Canluto, Matobato, Tinaogan, Domolog, Tagaytay, and Danao, as well as the sitios of Camodlas, Mansehe, and Cabcaban. The municipality later received its present name. On June 26, 1959, Payabon was renamed Bindoy in memory of Hermenegildo “Bindoy” Teves Villanueva. Villanueva was a prominent public servant from Negros Oriental who had served as provincial governor, assemblyman for the First District, Secretary of Labor, and senator of the Philippines. The renaming connected the municipality's official identity with a notable figure in the province's political history. Bindoy occupies approximately 173.7 square kilometres in northern Negros Oriental. It is bounded by Ayungon on the north, Mabinay on the west, and Manjuyod on the south, while its eastern side faces the Tañon Strait. The municipality is roughly 70 kilometres from Dumaguete. Its landscape includes agricultural areas, coastal zones, mangroves, waterfalls, lakes, and quarry sites. Mantahaw Falls and Mantahaw Lake are among the natural features associated with the locality, while the Bulod area is known for heavy flatstones that have commercial and export value. Agriculture remains central to Bindoy's local economy. Copra, rice, corn, sugar cane, and mangoes are among its principal products. A range of locally available fibers and plant materials—including bamboo, pandan, romblon, tikog, buri, maguey, and abaca—supports household and cottage industries. Bindoy also functions as an operational hub for the Negros Oriental I Electric Cooperative, which provides electricity services to northern parts of the province. The municipality is politically divided into 22 barangays, each composed of puroks and, in some cases, smaller sitios. Education is organized through two public-school districts under the Schools Division of Negros Oriental. The locality has elementary schools, community and national high schools, extension campuses, and at least one private early-childhood learning center identified in the reference material. Cultural identity is expressed through the annual Libod-Sayaw sa Bindoy, a fiesta event centered on street dancing and folk-dance traditions. The celebration provides a public forum for local performance, community participation, and municipal identity. Bindoy's combination of agricultural production, coastal geography, natural sites, and cultural activity defines its contemporary profile. The supplied reference material does not document Bindoy as a commercial brand, incorporated business, or consumer product. It is instead a Philippine municipality and local government unit. Accordingly, no supported corporate founder, commercial owner, parent company, brand executive roster, financial disclosures, or conventional advertising campaign is available for inclusion.

• 2024

  Population recorded at 41,543

  [1]Bindoyen.wikipedia.org

  The 2024 census recorded 41,543 residents in Bindoy.

• 1959

  Payabon renamed Bindoy

  [1]Bindoyen.wikipedia.org

  The municipality adopted the name Bindoy in honor of Hermenegildo “Bindoy” Teves Villanueva, a former Negros Oriental governor, national legislator, cabinet secretary, and senator.

• 1949

  Municipality of Payabon established

  [1]Bindoyen.wikipedia.org

  Executive Order No. 228 created the Municipality of Payabon from Barrio Payabon and neighboring barrios and sitios formerly associated with Manjuyod.

A coastal and agricultural municipality of Negros Oriental with a resource-based economy, local cultural traditions, and notable natural features.

• Agriculture

  Agricultural produce

  Bindoy's principal agricultural outputs include copra, rice, corn, sugar cane, and mangoes. These products form part of the municipality's rural economy and are supported by its agricultural land and coastal-lowland geography.

• Quarrying and construction materials

  Bulod flatstones

  Bulod flatstones are described as heavy stones extracted in Bindoy and shipped as export items. Quarrying activity is also identified as a notable local sight and resource-based economic activity.

• Natural fibers and craft materials

  Cottage-industry materials

  Bamboo, pandan, romblon, tikog, buri, maguey, and abaca are among the materials available in Bindoy and used to support local cottage industries.

• Libod-Sayaw sa Bindoy

  Bindoy, Negros Oriental

  An annual town-fiesta celebration featuring colorful street dancing based on folk-dance traditions. It functions as a cultural and community event rather than a documented commercial brand campaign.

  Outcome. The event is described as a recurring highlight of Bindoy's town fiesta.

  Source

1. 1Bindoyen.wikipedia.org