Saint Bernard, officially the Municipality of Saint Bernard, is a municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 …
Saint Bernard, officially the Municipality of Saint Bernard, is a municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,414 people. Saint Bernard is named after Bernardo Torres, the former Governor of Leyte who played a significant role in the town's independence from Cabalian, then in the undivided province of Leyte. In gratitude to Torres, the local inhabitants unanimously chose to name the municipality in his honor. The honorific title "Saint" being a translation of the Spanish vernacular honorific "San" which is given to persons of virtue, wisdom, or generosity and the name Bernard being the English version of the name Bernardo.
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