One of the three inland towns of Antique, the town of Valderrama is a blend of nature and culture. One of the last rainforests in the country, Mt. Baloy is a fragile habitat of remaining endangered species of flora and fauna. The breezy Villa Valderrama Mountain Resort offers you a pool filled with chilly water of nature's pure cold spring. Witness elaborate rituals and ancestor worship practiced by the "Sulud Bukidnon" tribal community.
Year Founded : 1865 Land Area : 28,780 Hectares Classification : 4th Class Municipality No. of Barangays : 22 Barangays Zip Code : 5703
Valderrama is the official name of the place formerly called Cabri-an under the jurisdiction of the Spanish officials residing in Bugasong. They complained to the governor that Cabri-an be separated to have their own town officials. A Spaniard was sent to Manila, carrying out the people's grievancies in behalf of the town's people to petition before the Governor General. The plead was granted and Cabri-an was changed to Valderrama in honor of a spaniard who came and worked for the separation of the town from Bugasong. At that time Valderrama was unsettled and probably unknown. The people who settled along the shores of Bugasong established a permanent settlement but frequently harrassed by the hostility of the invaders from other parts of the islands. The natives living in the shores decided to move eastward and settled permanently in Valderrama.
Public utility jeepneys and buses ply the route from Valderrama to San Jose de Buenavista or to the neighboring town of Bugasong. There are also vans and buses from Valderrama to Iloilo and vice versa.
