" Another family worthy of mention is the Banogon family . The head of this clan was Pio Banogon . Born on May 5 , 1876 in Tanjay , another town of this province , Pio grew to be a promising young man . After he finished grade school , his parents sent him to Manila to study at San Juan de Letran for two years . When he returned home , he was so moved by his adventurous spirit that he decided to go northward . In 1896 , he arrived at Jimalalud . It was in this barrio where he found his life 's mate , one Petra Sevilla , a scion of the Facturans of Jimalalud . Like the others , the Banogons were also magnetized by the richness of the farmland of Hinoba-an . They bought some parcels of land at Canlaro in the barrio of San Jose and at Binatangan in Martilo . " " The other prominent families that moved to Hinoba-an were the Dionaldos from Moalboal , Cebu ; the Somozas from Bais ; the Emperados from Ayungon ; and the Villaesters from Toledo , Cebu . " ( lifted from " Souvenir Program 50th Anniversary of the creation of La Libertad as a Municipality of Negros Oriental , Dec 30 , 31 , 1968 ; Jan 1 , 1969 ) La Libertad was severely affected during the 2012 Visayas earthquake , that caused landslides killing dozens of people
2012 Visayas earthquake
2012 Visayas earthquake
La Libertad, Negros Oriental