Sogod, Southern Leyte
The name of the municipality originated from the Cebuano word, "sogod", meaning ""to start."" Founded as a Catholic mission station by the Society of Jesus in 1601, Sogod became a regular municipality on June 10, 1853.
Sogod, Southern Leyte
A move to create Sogod an independent "pueblo" was pushed by the "tenientes del barrio" [equivalent to a village chairman] and nobilities of Sogod, Maak and Buntuk. On January 15, 1853, the leaders of the three "visitas" met at Sogod and passed a resolution petitioning the creation of a new municipality. They resolved further the location of the "poblacion" to be placed at Sogod because of its central location. Signatories to this resolution were: Gabriel Bilisa (now spelled as "Belleza") Apolonio Cabeti, Atanacio Cabilin, Martin Cajoles, Francisco Catibag, Angelito Cavales (now spelled as "Cabales"), Eulogio Cavales, Juan Cavales, Pedro Cavales, Enero Cegales (now spelled as "Segales"), Octabiano Cabog, Eugenio Capoli (now spelled as "Kapuli"), Luciano Capoli, Serafin Capoli, German Catajoy, Oliveros Cereso (some families spelled it as "Tereso" or "Teriso"), Vicente Cereso, Gregorio Cororosa, Firmin Javier, Selverio Javier and Antonio Prima, all from Sogod; Demetrio Balinas (now spelled as "Vallinas"), Juan Barcelon, Antonio Coraorao, Anselmo Marguiso, Domingo Paulino and Miguel of Tubia of Buntuk; and Juan Dagaas of Maak.