Thursday, July 21, 2022

Barangays with no historical account yet

 Barangays with no historical account yet, and the possible roots of or reasons for their names:


Asin - most likely from asin (salt)

Ataynan - somebody got left here, or the place itself did

Bacnono - ?

Balaybuaya - balay (house) + buaya (crocodile)

Batangcaoa - ?

Cadre Site - obviously from its history as American military campsite (cadre)

Caturay - obviously from katuray tree/flower

Darawey - ?

Idong - ?

Inanlorenza - from a revered woman named Lorenza

Iton - ?

Magsaysay - in honor of Pres. Magsaysay? when? why?

M.H. Del Pilar - in honor of M.H. Del Pilar? why?

Maigpa - ?

Malioer - ?

Pangdel - ?

Pantol - where else but from santol?

Paragos - from the root word agos (flow); makes sense for a perennially flooded barangay

Poblacion Sur 

Reynado - ?

San Gabriel - from St. Gabriel the Archangel? when? why?

San Vicente - from St. Vincent Ferrer? why?

Tampog - ?

Tanolong - ?

Tatarac - ?

Zones I, II, II, IV, V, VII


Names of some of the well-known sitios: Tanggal/Tangal, Pocdol, Balangobong, Kamanggaan, Dubay, Lagare, San Roque, etc.

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