The Island of San Antonio has long been considered a fifth class municipality in the province of Northern Samar.
Its story dates back to 1904 when the town was first established. First, it was named "Manoglaya", which literally means "mano nga paraglaya" or fishermen using "laya". Then as new settlers came and built new communities, the people changed the name "Manoglaya" to "Sugod-sugod", a Cebuano derivative meaning "just to start or begin". However, by some strange events, the name was changed to "Matabia", referring to the island's knife-like shape. No one knows exactly why it was changed that way for neither folklore nor historical data reveal the real reason, so as the change. Having no particular preference to immortalize the name without great significance, the people decided to name the island "San Antonio" with St. Anthony of Padua as its Patron Saint.
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