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
On May 18, 1700, the colonial government of the Philippines established Sogod as a regular "visita" [satellite "barrio" with chapel]. With this elevation, a concrete church finally stood in the settlement in the year 1718. The construction was made possible through the mandate of the Most Reverend Sebastian Foronda, OSA, bishopric of Cebu. Eventually, more subdistricts in the vicinity of Sogod came into existence such as the "barrio" of Maak, which was established on February 3, 1730 while the "barrio" of Buntuk was erected on April 10, 1750.