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
After Ydjao, "Don" Patricio Tubia, the former "teniente del barrio" of Buntuk, became the new "gobernadorcillo" in the 1876 elections. He served the town until 1878. By 1883, the "sitio" of Consolacion was created as a "visita" of Sogod Nuevo [Sogod Sur] and prospered through the influence of the Veloso family, who settled in the area in the early 1880s. By this time, the number of "visitas" of Sogod grew to six (6) "barrios": Buntuk, Hipgasan, Sogod Viejo [Sogod "poblacion"], Consolacion and Maak with Sogod Nuevo as the seat of government and parish.