Governor Generoso

Governor Generoso, officially the Municipality of Governor Generoso (Lungsod sa Gobernador Generoso; Bayan ng Gobernador Generoso), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 59,891 people.

It is formerly known as Sigaboy.

The municipality is named after Sebastian T. Generoso, a former governor of Davao Province.

Miangas, Indonesia (also known as Isla de las Palmas) is located directly southeast of this municipality.

Before and after World War II, Francisco Durico Serrano (son of Saturnina Dagking,founder of Cambaleon, San Isidro) was the Mayor of the undivided Governor Generoso until the time when Philippines was given independence. He took down the American flag and raised our Philippine flag with so much honor.

Barangays
Generoso is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.


 * Anitap
 * Crispin Dela Cruz
 * Don Aurelio Chicote
 * Lavigan (southernmost barangay in the province)
 * Luzon
 * Magdug
 * Manuel Roxas
 * Montserrat
 * Nangan
 * Oregon
 * Poblacion (Sigaboy)
 * Pundaguitan
 * Sergio Osmeña
 * Surop
 * Tagabebe
 * Tamban
 * Tandang Sora
 * Tibanban
 * Tiblawan
 * Upper Tibanban