THE MUNICIPALITY OF CONSOLACION

Consolacion, (colloquially 'Lacion), is a first class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. Consolacion is part of a metropolitan area informally called as Metro Cebu.

 

 HISTORY OF CONSOLACION

The town of Consolacion was first founded in the year 1871 with a population of 14,248 under the leadership of Juan Villamor. Before this, it was only a barrio of the municipality of Mandaue. Its people had to go to Mandaue to pay their taxes. They were required to render free labor to build the church of Mandaue every Sunday as well as all other  religious barangays. In view all of these, Juan Villamor, their leader, petitioned the Spanish governor of Cebu to convert the barrio into a town or “pueblo”. Soon their request was granted,thus a new town formed with its first captain, Juan Villamr. The name chosen for the new town  was “Consolacion” in honor of the governor’s daughter named Consolacion. This was done as an act of gratitude to the governor for granting their petition. The site plotted for the poblacion was Garing because most of the influential names were from this place, but Agustin Palang and Cabeza Gregorio Besabella (Visabella) who were both from Tugbungan suggested that their place was more preferable as it is located near the seashore, thus more accessible in terms of  sea and land transportation. Still others wanted it to be in Tayud. Finally, through a compromise, it was decided to choose the very place where it is now located, which lies 13 km from the capital of the province.

 The first municipal building was then constructed in 1871. It was made up of nipa and bamboo, which was erected on a lot donated by Andres Hatamosa. The followingyear in 1872, the first parish church was also built, with similar materials. It was made out of free labor and financial contributions of some religious people of the town. The choice San Narciso as the Patron Saint of the town was made in honor of the governor’s wife whose name was Narcisa. This again was a gesture of gratitude to the creation of the new town. Unfortunately both the church and the municipal building were blown down by a strong typhoon, which occurred way back in 1888.During the year 1902 up to 1904, it was observed that the town of Consolacion could not continue to maintain itself as an independent community because of insufficient revenues, thus it was returned back as part of the municipality of Mandaue.

In 1919, under the leadership of Felipe Hatamosa, a petition was again submitted to Gov. Manuel Roa requesting for the restoration of Consolacion as a municipality. After due consideration, the petition was again granted and Consolacion once again became an independent municipality in 1920.A second municipal building was again constructed, but the retreating Japanese army destroyed it in 1943.

After the war, the second parish church was built on a new site donated by Felipe Hatamosa and financed by Dona Sergia Valle which cost P10,000 by then. On the upper portion, adjacent to the same site, the third municipal building was built through the effort of Mayor Primo Zabala in 1953. The municipal hall stands on an elevated place overlooking the national highway. Since 1970 to ate, it has been renovated, expanded and modernized. Very soon, the municipal office will be transferred to the new government center in Laray Cansaga Bay, Consolacion.

"Azkals rip Mongolians"

BACOLOD CITY, Philippines— (UPDATE) Emelio “Chieffy” Caligdong and Phil Younghusband provided the flashes of inspiration as the Philippines downed 10-man Mongolia, 2-0, Wednesday night in the first leg of their AFC Challenge Cup qualifying duel at the packed Panaad Stadium.
Caligdong, one of Barotac Nuevo’s famous sons, struck in the 42nd minute, before Younghusband doubled the cushion in the fourth minute of second-half of injury time as the Azkals were rewarded for their sustained pressure.
“It was a pity we didn’t score more,” said Philippines German coach Hans Michael Weiss. “It was a good match because we were attacking and controlling the ball and playing technically advanced football. A 3-0 or 4-0 score would have been fair.”
The scoreline was flattering for the Mongolians, who had played on the backfoot for almost the entire game.
Fireworks lit up the sky at the final whistle as the country celebrated its first home victory in three years.
The Azkals dominated possession for long periods, but couldn’t find the cutting edge to break down a compact Mongolian defense, which had gone shorthanded in the final 63 minutes.
The Filipinos were so dominant that goalkeeper Neil Etheridge played more like an outfield player to help the attack.
The Mongolians were reduced to 10 men in the 27th minute after midfielder Pagamsuren Altantulga was sent off for a second yellow card. Altantulga was booked earlier in the 12th minute after a clumsy challenge on Younghusband.
The Azkals play the Mongolians again on March 15 in Ulan Bator. A draw would be enough for the Azkals and Weiss is confident the squad will advance to the second stage of qualifying in Bangladesh.
Marauding the left flank at every opportunity, Caligdong finally made the pressure count in the 42nd minute with an impressive piece of skill to beat Mongolian keeper Ganbayar Tseveensuren.
Latching unto a cross from Anton del Rosario, Caligdong chested the ball down, took another touch with his left foot before firing past Tseveensuren from close-range with his right foot.
It was Caligdong’s first goal since 2008 when the Philippines beat Brunei, 1-0, in the AFC Challenge Cup qualifying in Iloilo City.
“I wanted to prove that I can start again for our team,” said Caligdong, who was relegated to the bench in the last four matches of the Suzuki Cup.
Younghusband, who had promised to score two goals, grabbed one with virtually the last kick of the game.
Substitute Jason Sabio set up Younghusband, whose initial effort was blocked. Given another chance, Younghusband curled it past the Mongolian defense in a goal similar to the one he scored in the 2-0 victory over Vietnam in the Suzuki Cup.
It was a brilliant finish for Younghusband, who had gone largely invisible in the game and even had a goal disallowed for handball midway in the second half.
Younghusband’s goal was a product of the relentless pressure put up by the Azkals in the second half.
Ian Araneta hit the post twice and Simon Greatwich, coming in for Roel Gener at halftime to add more teeth to the attack, had a spectacular overhead kick saved again by Tsevensureen.
James Younghusband also drew a fine save from the Mongolian keeper in the 75th minute with his strike from 20 yards palmed away to safety.
Much of the buildup to the tiff centered on how many goals the Azkals could put past the Mongolians and the crowd grew restless as the team probed on with little reward in the first 20 minutes.

Philippine national football team coach Michael Weiss said yesterday he won’t waste time dealing with players demanding money and acting like superstars.. 
                                                                 -Philippine Daily News-

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