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History of the Origin of the Name of Diffun and Its Moral Implications
I. History of Diffun
Diffun was created as a legal and corporate entity on July 2, 1950 during the
Since the year 1962 and until the outbreak of World War II Sitio Buntotan, a
site that is now called Diffun was thought to be a Sitio of Barrio San Isidro which
Santiago, Isabela which was begun in 1924 and lasted until 1932, the provincial
Governor of Nueva Vizcaya discovered that Diffun was part of Nueva Vizcaya.
In 1948, then Cong. Cabbaroguis authored a bill in Congress (Bill No. 1593)
Vizcaya, with bearings and distances as maybe prepared by the Bureau of Lands
and secured from the most authoritative and latest maps of the Bureau of Coast
and Geodetic Survey. The Bill was signed into law and became RA No. 236. The
survey done pursuant to RA 236 declared that Diffun was indeed part of Nueva
Vizcaya, a finding whose validity was contested by the Provincial Board of Isabela.
To settle the boundary dispute between the two provinces, Malacanang created
a fact-finding committee under Administrative Order No. 69, series of 1948; and
whose findings declared that Diffun legally belonged to the province of Nueva
Vizcaya. Thus, AO No. 121 was issued proclaiming the uplifting of the provisions of
RA No. 236.
Later on, President Elpidio Quirino signed Executive Order No. 157, as amended
by Executive Order No. 161, implementing the provisions of RA 236. This was
3 Advanced Studies in Values Education
Diffun.
During the early days a Spanish mestizo named Don Liberato Bayaua acquired
the plains and hills of Diffun as his hacienda by virtue of a Titulo Informacion de
cattle ranch was established at then Sitio Buntotan. In the course of time a guardia
civil in the ranch suffered from cerebral malaria and died after a few days. The
quack doctor in the ranch termed the cause of death of the guard as Siphon; but
two Ilocano workers mispronounced it as Di-pon, and from that time on the place
a. Settlers must consider language barriers especially when there are cultural differences
involved;
b. The environment must also be clean and free from any unwanted pests;
d. Settlers must also seek professional help and not from quack doctors only;
If the environment is clean and the settlers strictly implements health-related laws, then the
people of Diffun would always be healthy and therefore avoiding the epidemic of “Siphon.”