Bayambang used to have a number of carrocerias (cart and carromata foundries) and pandayans (bolo/machete foundries), according to this article I found online:
https://bayambangnewsletter.blogspot.com/2010/07/history-culture-arts-where-have-all.html
"Where have all the carrocerias, pandayans gone?"
"This is the question a number of Bayambangueños ask upon coming home to the town after four decades.
"Sometimes, carrocerias and pandayans are one and the same shops. Many old-timers, one in Buayaen, another in Amancosiling Norte and a third in Tambac. But these artisans' shops do no longer exist.
"No one makes carromatas anymore after tricycles took over the roads. On the other hand, mass-produced or imported cutleries pushed pandayans into obsolescence."
"Where have all the carrocerias, pandayans gone?"
"This is the question a number of Bayambangueños ask upon coming home to the town after four decades.
"Fat chances are the present generation does not understand what these old-timers are talking about.
"Carrocerias are the smithies or blacksmith's workshops that made, on orders, the carts farmers used to transport farm products or the carromatas that transported people.
"Pandayans are similar shops that made, also on orders, bladed implements of all shapes and sizes for sundry purposes.
"Sometimes, carrocerias and pandayans are one and the same shops. Many old-timers, one in Buayaen, another in Amancosiling Norte and a third in Tambac. But these artisans' shops do no longer exist.
"No one makes carromatas anymore after tricycles took over the roads. On the other hand, mass-produced or imported cutleries pushed pandayans into obsolescence."
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