BRGY. TAO-TAON

The name Tao-Taon is from the word "tao" or "tawo" meaning the people, and the word "taon" or "tawon" meaning to evacuate to a higher ground. 

The early settlers on this place were always bothered by the overflowing Inopacan River that forced them to move to nearby higher grounds. Thus, "Tao-taon" would mean people would take refuge to a higher ground to stay away from an overflowing river. The old river bed that traversed across barrio Tao-taon now dried up and cultivated to become an open field farm. A creek still exist of erstwhile portion of the river bed that approaches to the sea, where nipa palms and mangrove trees now abound. The river changed its course to its present channel and is being prevented by concrete dikes and ripraps from returning to its old route .