▁ ▁Est ab lished ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁through ▁a ▁resolution ▁approved ▁by ▁then ▁Governor ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁M ab ini ▁was ▁initially ▁composed ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁large ▁bar ang ays ▁of ▁Lib as ▁or ▁U bay on , ▁B atu anon ▁and ▁Cab ula o . ▁The ▁efforts ▁of ▁establish ing ▁those ▁bar ang ays ▁into ▁a ▁town ▁came ▁from ▁Cap itan ▁Can uto ▁Bern ales , ▁General ▁Pedro ▁S ams om ▁and ▁A tty . ▁Gab ino ▁Sep ul ved a ▁when ▁the ▁Philippines ▁Governor ▁General ▁issued ▁a ▁directive ▁to ▁organ ize ▁large ▁bar ang ays ▁into ▁towns . ▁ ▁Cap itan ▁Can uto ▁Bern ales , ▁General ▁Pedro ▁S ams om ▁and ▁A tty . ▁Gab ino ▁Sep ul ved a ▁were ▁friends ▁and ▁com r ades - in - ar ms ▁during ▁the ▁Filip ino - Span ish ▁and ▁Filip ino - American ▁revolution s . ▁The ▁idea ▁of ▁naming ▁the ▁town ▁as ▁M ab ini ▁came ▁from ▁General ▁Pedro ▁Sam son ▁and ▁A tty . ▁Sep ul ved a , ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁hero , ▁Apol in ario ▁M ab ini , ▁the ▁Sub lime ▁Par al yt ic ▁and ▁Bra in ▁of ▁the ▁Revolution ▁. ▁Then ▁provincial ▁Governor ▁An ic eto ▁Clar in ▁handed ▁over ▁the ▁approved ▁resolution ▁to ▁Cap itan ▁Can uto ▁Bern ales ▁who ▁had ▁to ▁walk ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁Tag b ilar an ▁City ▁to ▁receive ▁it . ▁The