BARANGAY MANAGOS
A long time ago, Barangay Managos was
not called barangay. According to the old folks, this area was divided into
two. In the middle of this was a river which had a strong current called “nalayus,”
which means in the Pangasinan language “manag-agos” or running water. So this
area was ceventually called Managos.
Due to the rampaging floodwaters, the
river often got choked with silt until the area became a low-lying terrain. Easily
getting flooded during the rainy season, this stretch of land became sufficiently
fertile that the people here started to plant trees, fruits, vegetables, rice
and corn to support their daily sustenance. As the years passed by, the residents
also raised cattle, goats, and other livestock.
People in Managos were known for their
industry. During the administration of President Ferdinand E. Marcos, the barangay
was chosen in his Green Revolution Project as a pilot barangay in planting
ipil-ipil trees. Because of the abundance of ipil-ipil, then First Lady Imelda
R. Marcos one time visited the income-generating project once known as “Pagawaan
ng Uling” through the management of the Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative
(CENPELCO).
Managos thus came to be known
nationally and this contributed a lot to its progress.
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