Feast your eyes on the amazing tallest flower in the world, the Amorphophallus, standing proud at a height of seven feet. San Remigio is endowed with the lush environs of Aningalan and Igbaclag cave ideal for spelunking. Two kilometers away from the poblacion is Pula Ffalls aptly named after its red-tinted cascading water. Contained on top of the mountain is Danao Lake. The jungle near the lake is teeming with monkeys and wild chickens.
Year Founded : 1863 Land Area : 33,650 Hectares Classification : 4th Class Municipality No. of Barangays : 45 Barangays Zip Code : 5714
Oral tradition of veritable source mentions a settlement called Tigbagacay in the protological narrative about this town. Tigbagacay was founded by a famous warrior and hunter named Juan Arangote. In 1797, Tigbagacay was politically established as a barrio and consequently appeared in the map as a part of the Municipality of Sibalom. It adopted San Vicente de Ferrer as its patron saint.
On July 1, 1864, Tigbagacay was elevated to a municipality and was given the name San Remigio after the Spanish Officer Remigio Multo. The village, now town, was divided into two barrios called Baladjay and Vilvar in honor of Agustin Baladjay and Basilio Vilvar who worked for the separation of the town from Sibalom. Through Executive Order No. 74, series of 1919 the township was transferred to Calag-itan on October 13, 1931, its present site. The former site, officially the barrios of Baladjay and Vilvar, is now referred to as the Old Town.
San Remigio is 21 kilometers away from San Jose de Buenavista. Passenger jeepneys of this town are in route daily at regular intervals of ten to fifteen minutes from San Jose de Buenavista and pass by the town of Sibalom. Then from Sibalom, a number of mini buses and big jeepneys ply the route proceeding to some barangays including the highlands of Aningalan.
