Apid Island – [Inopacan, Leyte ] The farthest and the biggest among the four islands of Cuatro Islas. The island looks flat. It is circular in shape if viewed from above. Because of its considerable size of people living in the island, Apid had long been considered a barangay in the municipality of Inopacan.
This island village has an elementary school and barangay clinic on the island. Islanders are mainly fishermen and pandan palm growers. The fishermen would either dry their catch under the sun and brought them to the Inopacan mainland to sell or barter for their other basic needs. They would also sell fresh catch to earn money.
The palm growers would harvest leaves of romblon (pandan palm) and process them into strips called lilas, which is the raw material for weaving banig (sleeping mats).
Along the shore are romblon palms, mangroves are growing along the shore, white sandy beaches, limestone cliffs, and pristine sea water.
Towering coconut trees and some trees abound in the island.
The villagers built concrete cistern near their houses to catch and store rainwater as their source of freshwater. Though they would often have to go the mainland of Inopacan or Hindang towns to fetch their daily supply of potable water.
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| That islet appearing in the horizon (close to the boatman's hat) is the island of Brgy. Apid, A fading big island behind Apid is part of the Camotes Group of Islands of Cebu. An Apidnon boatman and his daughter are transporting bundles of lilas (romblon palm strips) to mainland Inopacan for trading. |
Sunday is the market day in Inopacan. Islanders from Cuatro Islas would come to the Taboan (trading area) at the Reclamation Area (formerly known as Pasil) to sell their fresh catch, dried fish, seaweeds, and other marine products. Shown in the picture (above) are bundles of lilas (romblon palm strips) from Apid island transported to the shore of mainland Inopacan for sale or barter with for their needed basic commodities. The Apidnons (an islander from Apid) would go back home to their island after trading their goods. Lilas is the main material used in weaving banig, a native woven sleeping palm mat.
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