Buntay

Barangay Buntay is a barangay in the town of Dagami, Leyte, Philippines. It is bounded in the north by Barangay Abaca, in the east by Barangay Poponton, in the west by Cambuyacao Creek with Barangay Hinabuyan, and in the south by Barangay Culawin of the town of Pastrana, Leyte.[1]

Its primary source of income is rice planting, coconuts and other crops such as sweet potato, cassava, legumes.

People

Buntayanon celebrates their feast in the month of May with festivities in honor of its patron saint.

History

The name 'Buntay' refers to a small longitudinal patch of land with vegetations situated in an open or rice fields.The people who call it as 'Buntay' which according to their native tongue means "pahalaba". The barrio is a long parcel of land wherein the residents are living at the bank of the main road. There, in that shape of the place, Buntay, got its name.

Education

As of 2007, Buntay had seven small buildings for the education of the Buntayanons.

Election process

As of 2007, there are about 891 headcounts of qualified voters in Buntay. The census of non-voters are not yet done as of 2008 but more or less, the population may reach to about a thousand people, according to the Census Department of Buntay.

Religion

Some of the intermixed religions in Buntay are; Roman Catholicism, which comprises the large mass of the population and minor religions like "Born Again" (Apostolic Church Of Jesus Christ), "An Tulda Han Ginoo", The Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter-day Saints (Mormons), and other minor religious institutions.

References
  1. "Philippines: Leyte flood claims six lives - Philippines". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2021-08-14.


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