Maac

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Maac
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Coordinates:
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas Region VIII
Province	Southern Leyte
District	Lone District of Southern Leyte
Municipality	Sogod
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Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
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IDD : area code	{{#property:P474}} (0){{safesubst:#property:P473}}
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The barangay of Maac is one of the forty-five (45) barangays in the municipality of Sogod, province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. One of the oldest barangays in Sogod, Maac was founded as a visita by the missionaries belonging to the Society of Jesus in February 3, 1730. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 1,811 inhabitants.

As to the etymology of the name of the barangay, there exist three accounts. Accordingly, the name “Maak" evolved from the old Cebuano term, “Maag” or “Maa,” which means "river current"'. Situated in a floodplain, these rivers caused massive flooding in the area during the rainy season. Whenever the residents would go to the poblacion in Malitbog, they would have to cross the present rivers of Buac, Combongbong, Maak, Magapso, Panong and Subangdaku, unless flooding or a storm occurs. Thus, the people’s civil and ecclesiastical transaction with Malitbog depends on the currents of these rivers and was christened as “Maak.”

The second account attributes the naming of the village to a certain Don Macario Galman. Portrayed by the elders of the barangay as a legendary hunter, Galman was recognized as the first teniente del barrio of Maak during the colonial years. While the third account states that the site, being an area of rice fields, got its name from a couple of farmers harvesting their produce. It turned out that one of the laborers were bitten by an unknown animal, crying, “Namaak!” [“It bites”]. Due to that occasion, the shriek became the corrupted name of the village.

After it was recognized as a visita in 1730, Maak was annexed to the territory of Maasin around 1755. The 1768 expulsion of the Jesuits from Spain and its colonies led to the inclusion of Maak to the territory of Malitbog. and to Sogod in 1853. Around 1880, the Javier and Veloso clans began to develop the territory into a farmland where abaca, copra and rice were cultivated. By 1883, Maak was split into two (2) subdistricts as a result of the Velosos' influence on the area west of Buac river. The new settlement was named "Consolacion," which covers now the present villages of Consolacion, Salvacion, Mahayahay, Concepcion and Buac.

In contrast, Consolacion grew more progressive than that of Maak since it was nearer to the plantations north of Maak and to the market in Sogod. Eventually, the seat of the barrio government of Maak was transferred to Consolacion in 1891. It would remain a part of Consolacion until the American occupation.

The following were the barangay chairmen who served Maac: Jose Lora, Benito Blanco, Pepe, Navarette, Proceso Diapolet, Victor Rubio, Juliano Rallos, Bienvenido Diapolet, Jonathan Segales and Arcadio Lora.

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