Tuba, Benguet Etymology

In the early times, an old man lived peacefully in the mountain where the Poblacion is presently situated. Known to be a hard worker, the man cultivated different crops, among which was his favorite “saligao”, a shrub that bore fruits that became poisonous when taken excessively but medicinal when used properly. People from different parts of the region learned about the saligao plant and wanted the plant’s fruit. The fruit was used for medicine, while others discovered that once powdered and applied or mixed with water in the rivers, it would cause dizziness among the fish, making fishing quite easy. Fishing in this way became popular among the people. Later referred to as “tuva”, this fishing method prompted the old man to plant more saligao trees. From then on, the people started calling his place “Tuva” now Tuba.

Source: https://www.tuba.gov.ph/our-municipality/ethymology/

Special credits: https://www.tuba.gov.ph/

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130540611

https://loneprowler.blogspot.com/2016/07/aran-cave.html

Church in Town: 𝐒𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥'𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡

There is no written history for this church.

𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐚 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲

History. Tuba was originally a barrio of the township of Baguio in the early 1900s under the American Occupation of the Philippines. It was separated from Baguio upon the latter's conversion into a chartered city on September 1, 1909, and became part of the township of Twin Peaks in Benguet.

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐚:

The refreshing water of Aran Cave in the province of Tuba, Benguet.

- St. Paul's Parish Church

- Aran Cave

- Hydro Falls

𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐚:

- None in the list

𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐲 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐚:

- None in the list