Bien Unido


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Bien Unido is the youngest municipality in Bohol being founded in 1981 after it was carved out and separated from the municipalities of Trinidad and Talibon. Among the principal industries in Bien Unido are rice farming, seaweed farming, livestock raising, algaculture, fishing, and mat weaving. The town gained the nickname as the de facto Seaweeds Capital of the Visayas.
Bien Unido is from Tagbilaran by road. Cebu City is approximately over 4 hours via the Cebu–Talibon and Cebu–Tubigon RORO routes, while it takes 3 hours via the Cebu–Tubigon ferry. Moreover, it takes approximately 2 or 3 hours to reach Bien Unido via the Cebu–Getafe ferry or motor boat. Bien Unido can also be reached directly from Cebu City through Pasil fish port via pump boat in more than 3 hours.
The "Bien Unido Double Barrier Reef Marine Park" is the first underwater pilgrimage in Asia, established in 2012. It is situated along the Danajon Bank.
The town of Bien Unido, Bohol celebrates its feast on December 28, to honor the town patron, the Holy Child.

History

"Bien Unido" is a Spanish phrase translating to "well united" in English.
In 1981, Batas Pambansa Blg. 93 was passed providing for the creation of the municipality of Bien Unido comprising the barangay of Bien Unido and certain surrounding barangays in the municipalities of Talibon and Trinidad. The creation of the municipality was to be approved by plebiscite.
On June 7, 2017, Gisela Bendong-Boniel, mayor of Bien Unido at that time, was kidnapped and killed, allegedly masterminded by her husband, Board Member Niño Rey Boniel, who was the former mayor of the town. Her body was dumped between the waters of Olango Island Group and Lapu-Lapu. Her body has never been found.

Barangays

Bien Unido comprises 15 barangays. Of these, only Bilangbilangan Diot and Hingotanan East are classified as rural and the rest are urban.

Climate

Demographics

The people in the municipality speak Cebuano and the Boholano dialect. Filipino and English are generally understood.

Education