Benabaye
Benabaye is a barangay in the town of Merida in the province of Leyte. Before it became a barangay, it was first a sitio of a greater barangay of Calunangan with the name of San Juan.
History
Benabaye was created due to water that could not reach sitio San Juan from Calunangan. The people of sitio San Juan complained about it, resulting in their petition to make San Juan a barangay. The people then changed the name of San Juan to Benabaye. The first Barangay Captain was Jose Orge, who served from the start of the creation of the barangay until the People Power Revolution. Then, when the People Power Revolution revolutionists came into power, the seat of the Barangay Captain was vacant. A man named Agapito Gumba, a friend of the town of Merida mayor, was tasked to serve as Officer in Charge until the next election would happen.
Barangay Captains
- Jose Orge (1966-1986)
- Agapito Gumba Sr. OIC (1986-1989)
- Berlito Sanchez
- Mario Ignacio (2001-2007)
- Venerando Gumba (2007-2013)
- Maria Lee Ablen (2013- )
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