BARANGAYS
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Pugalo
The name of the barangay is derived from the words Puga which means to break out of confinement and Alo nickname. At a time during Spanish occupation, Alo a convicted prisoner was sentenced to die. The night before his execution he broke out of jail and hid in the place. Eventually the place was called Pugalo, the home of the escapes Alo. The following area the incumbent Barangay Officials: Hon. Ronelo A. Debulosan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Punong Barangay Hon. Isabelo I. Quitara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kagawad Hon. Cresente Oliver A. Debulosan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kagawad Hon. Gregorion P. Carungay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kagawad Hon. Josefino G. Donaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kagawad Hon. Hilarion V. Villarba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kagawad Hon. Benedicta A. Inion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kagawad Hon. Corazon B. Jurac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kagawad Hon. Kimberly Jhean Antig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SK Chairman Area: 4. 839 km2 Population: 2,043 - 2010 NSO Sitios: 1. Anislag 2. Cang-abong 3. Pitogo 4. Little Duljo -
Poblacion
In the beginning the place was called Holomaynon, after humay, the vernacular for rice, an upland variety which was grown with the area. Cotton was also grown but the dominant crops was rice. In the year 1873 a small church and a common house or Casa Real was constructed in Holomaynon in anticipation of the impending transfer of the township from Mambaje as ordered by the Spanish friars. The transfer was suggested by Maestro Julian Villareal to the Spanish rulers fearing that Molobolo (now El Pardo) the seat of government of Boljoon might be annexed to Alcoy since it immediately abuts, Mambaje, the seat of government of Alcoy. The transfer took place in 1874. The parish priest of Boljoon who was also the interim parish priest of Alcoy constructed roads around the small church and the casa real and declared the place as the Poblacion or the town center. The following are the incumbent Barangay Officials. Hon. Violeta D. Sestoso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Punong Barangay Hon. Miriam D. Romarate . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .Kagawad Hon. Paul Joel D. Cang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kagawad Hon. Roel P. Rabino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kagawad Hon. Himaya Beatriz M. Layogue . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kagawad Hon. Stanley B. Tan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kagawad Hon. Hank S. Ocampo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kagawad Hon. Evangeline M. Seciban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kagawad Hon. Mark Joshua P. Tumaodos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . SK Chairman Area: 7.385 km2 Population: 2, 992 - 2010 NSO Sitios: 1. Cangcaya 4. Macopa 2. Cagay 5. Caidiocan 3. Sta. Cruz 6. Magpayong -
Daanlungsod
Along time ago this place was unoccupied and nameless. This was under the jurisdiction of the Curate of Boljoon who urged the poor and the landless to migrate and settle this place. The early settlers were favourable because of its fertile soil vast space and availability of water. The settlement flourished and the settles called the place Maybaje, after bahi, the slatted trunk of the palm tree called patikan, sagisi or pungahan which abounds in the area extensively used as flooring materials particular, in the kitchen area due to its resistance to water. After a time the name evolved to Mambaje the way the Spaniards pronounced it. On July 16, 1867 Mambaje was declared a municipality under a Captain Municipal appointed by the Parish Priest and concurred by the Provincial Government. The first Captain Municipal was Roberto Medellin. In 1868 the place was changed to Alcoy after a town of the same name in the Province of Alicante, Spain. At that time the seat of government of Boljoon was in Molobolo which is adjacent to Alcoy and the Boljoanons fearing that Molobolo might be annexed to Alcoy urged the Parish Priest to transfer the township of Alcoy. This was done in 1874 during the incumbency of Captain Municipal Gregorio Niere. Thus Holomaynon become the new seat of government or the Polacion and Mambaje became the Old Town or Daanlungsod. The following are the incumbent Barangay Officials. Hon. Roel F. de los Santos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Punong Barangay Hon. Florencia S. Anoba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kagawad Hon. Kristine R. Retanal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kagawad Hon. Roque G. Medico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kagawad Hon. Ailla Jeza D. Montañez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kagawad Hon. Rodulfo Belda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kagawad Hon. Jose Ledoven A. Dingding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kagawad Hon. Andrew N. Plando. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kagawad Hon. Ryan Plando. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SK Chairman Area: 74,162km2 Population: 1,569 - 2010 NSO Sitios: 1. Alang-alang 4. Cambadbad 2. Impong 5. Datag 3. Guinsalgan 6. Saksak -
Guiwang
Once upon a time the place was nameless and uninhabited perhaps due to the lack of water. The place was a farmland owned by a few people from neighboring barangays. Farmers in the place use to draw water by digging pits in the seashore until seepage water accumulate in the hole. This water is slightly salty because it is contaminated with sea water and it is called guiwanon. One day a group of Spaniards came upon a native carrying water from the guiwanon in a hollowed-out bamboo trunk called sag-ob. One of the Spaniards approached the native and ask the name of the place. The native did not understand the foreign tongue and thinking that he was asked what he is carrying he answered guiwanon. It did happen that when he answered a horse tethered nearby brayed, thus the last syllable of his answer was not heard. The Spaniards return to his group and told his companions that the place is called Guiwang and it has been its name since then. The following are the incumbent Barangay Officials: Hon. Maria Doris A. Comages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Punong Baranagay Hon. Maria Paz A. Abadies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kagawad Hon. Ampela O. Suerte. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kagawad Hon. Evangelina P. Antig. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kagawad Hon. Eliezer C. Plando. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kagawad Hon. Michael Dave Andreanne A. Amaba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kagawad Hon. Felix L. Plando . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kagawad Hon. Angela Klara B. Ruedt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SK Chairman Area: 1.398 km2 Population: 1,490 - 2010 Sitios: 1. Cang Maso -
Nug-as
A long time ago the place was thickly forested. Plenty of hunters came to hunt. Among the first to come and settle from place unknown was a couple named Nug and his wife Apas. They cleared a piece of land and started cultivation. The couple usually wore black clothes and the superstitious folks taught they were witches, so the people avoided to the place which was called as the home of Nug and Apas. When the Spaniards came and named the villages that was what the place was known until eventually evolved to the present name Nug-as. The following are the incumbent Barangay Officials: Hon. Ladeslao L. Mejares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Punong Barangay Hon. Pablo D. Adlaw. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kagawad Hon. Bonifacio A. Pillazo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kagawad Hon. Rico C. De los Santos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kagawad Hon. Emanuel A. Cecilio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kagawad Hon. Urbano D. Heredia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kagawad Hon. Amelita A. Cartilla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kagawad Hon. Jaymark V. Adlao. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SK Chairman Population: 2,923 - 2010 NSO Sitios: 1. Managing 7. Lingatong 2. Cansili 8. Malarid 3. Liptong 9. Lulumpan 4. Upper Bulalacao 10. Campalad 5. Lower Bulalacao 11. Cambudlot 6. Abaca 12. Calumicesi -
Pasol
The barangay derived its name from the fishing paraphernalia called locally as pasol or baited hook and line. A long time ago the place was nameless. Most of the inhabitants were fishermen. One day the Spaniard soldiers visited the place and they asked a child what the name of the place is. The child not understanding what he was asked thought that the Spaniards was asking for his father who was in the sea fishing so he answer “PASOL”. Believing that it was the name of the place the name remains until today. The following are the incumbent Barangay Officials: Hon. Veronica L. Villamor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Punong Barangay Hon. Remelyn B. Debulosan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kagawad Hon. Corazon S. Saycon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kagawad Hon. Jacqueline A. Aragon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kagawad Hon. Renante C. Getaruelas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kagawad Hon. Armando A. Mercado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kagawad Hon. Adonis M. Oyangorin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kagawad Hon. RR Christopher D. Romanos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kagawad Hon. Jonathan R. Amancio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SK Chairman Area: 4. 654 km2 Population: 1,740 - 2010 NSO Sitios: 1. Bonbon 5. Bay-ang 2. Camperong 6. Calub-angan 3. Cambanay 7. Cancero 4. Candamyang 8. Martinez Compound -
San Agustin
San Agustin was in the beginning called Cabalungan, a sitio of Guiwang. The residents aspired for barangay-hood and with the help of Mr. Lamberto Carungay, a Presidential Assistance on Community Development (PACD) Municipal Development Officer, this was approved in 1973. Since the country was still under martial law the barangay-hood was not immediately implemented. In 1978 during the incumbency of Provincial Governor Osmundo Rama. Its barangay-hood was finally implemented. The surrounding sitios of Cang-ilog, Cansalingsing, Cang-ampok and Manga-it were annexed to Cabalungan which changed its name to San Agustin. The first appointed Punong barangay was Hon. Josaphat Hornada. The following are the incumbent Barangay Officials: Hon. Elberto M. Plando. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Punong Barangay Hon. Josaphat V. Hornada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kagawad Hon. Elvisa C. Cecilio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kagawad Hon. Gilsyl B. Castillon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kagawad Hon. Bernabe B. Fajardo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kagawad Hon. Joseph B. Cecilio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kagawad Hon. Yally A. Lines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kagawad Hon. Jorilen H. Gealon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kagawad Hon. Kevin l. Pulgo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SK Chairman Area: 5.631 km2 Population: 466 - 2010 NSO Sitios: 1. Cansalingsing 2. Kang Ampok 3. Proper San Agustin 4. Manga-it 5. Cang-ilog -
Atabay
A long time ago people living in this barangay depends on rain and from the sap of the banana trunk for water. The place has no water source. When the Spaniards came, they tried to teach the natives to find underground water by digging wells or Atabay. The people started digging wells but unfortunately, no water was found. Since plenty of wells were dug in the village the waterless holes or atabay identified the village and the names stuck. Thus until today the barangay is called Atabay. The following are the incumbent Barangay Officials: Hon. Mary Joan A. Antig. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Punong Barangay Hon. Reynante G. Antig. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kagawad Hon. Dionisio D. Antig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kagawad Hon. Aljandro C. Mendez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kagawad Hon. Emmalin C. Cimafranca. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kagawad Hon. Noel C. Medez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kagawad Hon. Jeanito H. Pacaldo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kagawad Hon. Maricris D. Carulasan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kagawad Hon. Ascher P. Medel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SK Chairman Area: 4. 789 km2 Population: 1,535 - 2010 NSO Sitios: 1. Lalin 2. Cantahud 3. Camsimbahon 4. Cang-ilog 5. Kalubihan 6. Kamputhaw