Diffun

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE MUNICIPALITY

1.  Name of Province/Municipality           :   Diffun, Quirino

2.  Classification/IRA                              :  2nd Class (Pph 76,506,923.00) 2010

3.  Area ( in sq. kilometers )                    :  352.80 sq. km

4.  Population   (latest data)                    :  42,958 (2007 POPCEN)

5.  Date Founded                                  :  July 2, 1950

6.  Official Flower                                  :  SAMPAGUITA

7.  Official Motto                                   :  AIM HIGH DIFFUN

8.  BRIEF HISTORY

Diffun was created as a legal and corporate entity on July 2, 1950 during the incumbency of Congressman Leon C. Cabarroguis and Governor Manolo Maddela of Nueva Vizcaya.

Diffun was former sitio of Barrio San Isidro, Santiago, Isabela since 1926.  Later, before the outbreak of World War 11, Sitio Buntotan was established to become the  barrio site of Diffun. During the survey of Santiago, Isabela ( 1924-1932)  Provincial Governor of Nueva Vizcaya discovered that Diffun is a part  of Nueva Vizcaya.  In the year 1948,  Congressman Leon C. Cabarroguis presented a bill in Congress, Bill No. 1593 which authorizes the President of the Philippines to define the boundaries of Nueva Vizcaya, with bearing and  distance, 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.  House Bill No. 1593 was made into law pursuant to Republic Act No. 236 which the Provincial Board of Isabela contested its validity.  To settle the boundary dispute between Isabela and Nueva Vizcaya,  Malacañang created a Fact Finding Committee under Administrative Order No. 69, S-1948.  The Fact Finding Committee found out that Diffun legally  belong to the Province of Nueva Vizcaya thus Administrative Order No. 121 was proclaimed uplifting the provisions of RA No. 236. Later, President Elpidio Quirino of the Republic of the Philippines signed Executive Order No. 157 as amended by Executive Order No. 161  implementing  the provisions of the RA No. 236, followed by the issuance of Executive Order No. 466,S-1950 creating the Municipality of DIFFUN.

During the early days an Spanish mestizo named Don Liberato Bayaua acquired the plains and hills of Diffun as his hacienda by virtue of a Titulo Enformasion de Possessoria.  They established and put up a cattle ranch then the Sitio Bontotan.  One of the guardia civiles of his ranch suffered celebral malaria and died after a few days.  The quack doctor termed the cause of death of the guardia civil as Siphon but the two Ilocanos mispronounced it  Di-pon and from that time on the place was known in its present name DIFFUN.

9.  Potential Scenic, Tourist or Historical Spot:     a. Nagbukel Cave

b. Simmimbaan Cave

c. Pusuac Lagoon

d. Manuela Falls

e.  Battum Baket Water Falls

10. Name of Municipal Mayor

: MARLO S. GUILLERMO

11.  Offices in the LGU:

Office of the Secretary to the SB Office of the Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator Office of the Municipal Engineer Office of the Municipal Accountant Office of the Municipal Civil Registrar Office of the Municipal Treasurer Office of the Municipal Assessor Office of the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officer Office of the Municipal Budget Officer

10.  Office of the Municipal Health Officer

11.  Office of the Municipal Agriculturist

12.  Office of the Municipal Veterinarian

13.  Office of the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources

14.  Office of the Economic Enterprise Unit

12.  Name of Barangays and Elected Barangay Captain, Population, Land Area and Proximate distance from barangay to municipal hall.