Sunday, April 27, 2014

PROFILE OF MARUPIT, CAMALIGAN, CAMARINES SUR, Philippines

Republic of the Philippines
Province of Camarines Sur
Municipality of Camaligan
BARANGAY MARUPIT

SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE

By: Dominador N. Macaida, Jr
SB Camaligan, Camarines Sur Philpiines 4401
28 April 2014

I.       Brief History

            In 1827, the baptismal registers of the recently established parish of Camaligan contained references to the name of a barangay of Manuel Salvador, purportedly referring to the area of Marupit, in Camaligan, Camarines Sur. Manuel Salvador maybe was the forefather of Casilda Salvador, spouse of Telesforo Prado, the father of Judge Joventino S. Prado. Other barangays in the baptismal registers included the following: Don Juan Francisco, Pablo Sto. Domingo, Rafael San Buenaventura, Juan de San Buenaventura, Manuel Salvador, Angeles Villanueva and Antonio de los Santos. 
            According to our first informant, the incumbent Punong Barangay of Marupit Purificacion M. Caudilla, the propertied residents of the barangay were Esteban Trinidad (Zone 1), Cambaling (Zone 2), Gregorio Salvador (Zone 5), and Santiago Serrado (Zone 4).
            This informant told us that, etymologically speaking, the name Marupit means “to be drenched with rain water, as it come from the verb “rupit” which means “drenched with rain water.” But if used as an adjective, marupit could also mean “merciless” (as in “marupit na verdugo”, or merciless torturer. The natives of this place used to call this place “Marupit” because, as the story was told to us, during those days people who came to this place were always drenched with water since large portion of the area was swampy and always submerged in water, including major pathways that consisted of rice paddies,  all throughout the year. The climate during those days consisted of prolonged rainy season (May – December) and short dry months (January to April); hence, being drenched with water had been associated with the original name of the place.
            According to our first informant, the tenientes de barangay conducted government functions at their residences. The first barangay hall constructed was located at the site were the KBB is now located. The most recent punong barangays were now able to conduct government functions in their own permanent barangay hall.
            Prominent families of the barangay, among others, included the following surnames: Trinidad, Maguigad, Aguillon, Cambaling, San Juan, Salvador, de los Santos, Delino, Serrado, Aurellano, Constante, Valerio and Custodio. They had houses built in the barangay as early as 1945.
            The barangay chapel was constructed on a 5 by 4 meter lot on its original site, which was expanded through the donation by Patricio Maguigad, a United States World War I Veteran (USWV). In 1945, this chapel was made of homarawon posts and corrugated galvanized iron for roofing and walls. Here the residents conducted their yearly barangay fiesta (originally scheduled on April 5 but recently was moved to April 30), the Sta. Cruzan and the auroras during the month of May. The chapel was also being utilized as a site for pre-school children to study their cartilla lessons. The first cartilla teacher at Marupit was a certain Titay Aguilar. She was followed by others when she died in the 1960s.
            The public cemetery site at Barangay Marupit was also a donation to the municipal government by the Trinidad family.
            The Trinidad clan of Barangay Marupit descended from Esteban Trinidad.          Esteban was one of the four Trinidad brothers who originated from Batangas. These four brothers rode a cargo vessel to buy carabaos from nearby provinces of Luzon, and landed in Mercedes Camarines Norte. One of these four Trinidad brothers stayed behind at Camarines Norte, who became the forefather of the Trinidad clan there. Three brothers proceeded to Ambos Camarines Sur, one went to Partido area, another to Rinconada area and one went to Naga City to eventually marry a native woman from either the San Juan or Iñigo families of Camaligan. Esteban permanently stayed in Marupit, Camaligan. Esteban Trinidad had the following children: Manuel, Pablo, Juan, Damasa and Alejandra.
            Manuel (married Estefania Guarda, who had two other sisters, one married to a certain Constante and another married to an Asico of Gogon, Dugcal) with the following children: Felizardo (married Concordia Dacian, who had the following children – Elena, married to Federico Camaong; Victoria, married to Arturo Prado, Florencio, married Carmen Aguillon, Apolinar, married Corazon Cambaling; Felizardo Jr., married Adelina Vitalicio; Angelina, Caridad, married to a certain Cate; Vicente, married Maria Ang, and Consolacion, married to Carlos Rangel; and Flaviana (married to Patricio Maguigad, had the following children – Ramon (+), Jose [married to Crescenciana Aurellano Cobillas had the following children - Marilou (married to Wilfredo Agpoon); and Jesusa (married to Morel A. Gomez); Purificacion (married to Domingo Caudilla), Amparo (+), and Antonio (married to Eden Nanale of Inapatan, Nabua.        
            Manuel’s second marriage with Francisca, bore the following children: Glicerio (married to Marina Bañola); Jovita (married to Rogaciano Claveria, had a child by the name of Minerva who was married to Joel); Filomena (married to Rafael San Jose), and Lope (married to Soledad Romanillos).
            Felizardo, married to Concordia Dacian, had the following children: Elena [married Federico Camaong, had the following children: Jose, Demetrio (married Ester), Fernando, Norma, and Federico Jr. Antonio (married Judith Lanuza)], Victoria [married Arturo Prado, had the following children: Domingito (married Lyn Adversario), Mienrado (married Dahlia Tuvieron), Marilou (married Jesus Mira), Gerardo (married Eva Quevada), Cecilia (married Rodolfo Ang), Victor (married Araceli Bitago), Nonnelon (married Ricardo Nuñez), Arturo Jr. (married Flordeliza Roblas), Emmanuel (married Ma. Cecilia Cortez), Alma (married Alfredo de Loyola Jr.)], Florencio [married Carmen Aguillon, had the following children: Aurea (married Paul Gerona), Purita (married (Rodolfo Molin), Raul, Salome (married Lorenzo Gutierrez), Antonio, Joy, Ely, Rene, Menchu (married a ceratin Lamit)], Apolinar [married Corazon Cambaling, had the following children: Anna Maria (married to Andres Alden), Rowena (married Napoleon Revilala), Arlene, and Francia], Vicente [married Maria Ang, had the following children: Vicente Jr., Maria Victoria (married to Jonjie Pagilagan), Vicente III (married to Catherine), Vergel, and Vivian)], Consolacion [married to Carlos Rangel, had the following children: Criselda (married to Orestes Sambo Jr.), Arnel (married Ma. Teresa Flores), and Chona (married Dante Jesoro)], Felisardo Jr. [married Adelina Vitalicio, had the following children: Leo John (married Erma Bernal), Judel (married Eugene Castor), Jeffrey, and Jerome], Angelica (married to Elias Basbas of Magarao, had an only son by the name of Divino), and Caridad (married to Elmer Cate of Pasacao, had an only son by the name of Enrico Miguel).
            Pablo Trinidad, married Leona Agrito, was the father of Gregorio Trinidad.         Gregorio Trinidad was married first to Modesta Aguillon, who had the following children: Julio (married Milagros de la Torre), Loreto [married to Dolores Fernandez of Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte had the following children: Marissa, Helen, Antonio, Fe, Emma, Dante, Renato (+), and Danilo (+)], Lucio and Esteban. Gregorio’s second marriage with Genoveva Aguillon begot the following children: Buena (married to Ernesto Alipopo), Roberto (+), Jaime (+), Leonida (married to a certain Razonable), Nazaria (married to a certain Mahayhay), Jocelyn (married to Teodoro Ables), and Magdalena (married to Teofilo Abelinde).
            Juan Trinidad, Esteban’s son and brother to Manuel, Pablo, Damasa and Alejandra, married Rosa Pelagio and had the following children: Eugenia (married to Felix Beltran), Delfin (married Elsa Mendoza), Felipe, Juan Jr., and Beatriz.
            Damasa Trinidad was married to Graciano Azutillo, had children by the name of Felix, Leoncio (married to Remigia who was the daughter of Rustica), Concepcion (married to a certain Fermin), and others.
            Alejandra Trinidad was married to Santiago Serrado.
            Gregorio Trinidad had a nephew by the name of Vicente Trinidad.
             Vicente Trinidad married Catalina de los Santos and had the following children: Rufina (married to Lisie Lee), Flaviano (married to Constancia Adante), Francisco (married to Biviana Agagad), Natividad (married to Roberto Enguero) and Caridad (married to Nilo Bala).
            Vicente Trinidad was the cousin of Ponciano Trinidad, who was the son of Eduarda Trinidad to a certain man surnamed Custodio of Dugcal, Camaligan.
            Ponciano was married to Irene Praxides of Iriga City and had the following children: Emerenciana (first married to a certain McIntyre, and had a daughter by the name of Rosemarie McIntyre. Emerenciana’s second marriage was to Juan Disuanco); Crescenciano and Constancia [married to Rufino Abad of Tabuco, Naga City, had the following children: Norberto (married to Clarita Estrella), Rodolfo, Rogelio, Salvacion, Antonio, Pablo, Jose, Francia, Rosario, Marites and Jesus].
            Vicente had a sister named Nazaria (Cesaria)Trinidad, spouse of Genaro Corpus the father of Marcelo, Maximo and Veronica (married to a certain Jose Alilang who was the father of Fortunato, who in turn was the father of Arnold Alilang). Vicente Trinidad and Nazaria (Cesaria) Trinidad were the children of Mauricia Abias who was married to a certain man surnamed Trinidad. Mauricia Abias was sister to Benita Abias who was the wife of Mariano Apring of San Lucas, Camaligan.
            Dorotea Trinidad Baldocea was married to Modesto Adarlo and begot Matea Adarlo (married to Rufo Adzuara) and Natalia (married to Daniel Paibay of Pasacao, Cam. Sur).  Dorotea Trinidad Baldocea had a brother by the name of Bonifacio.
            During the Japanese occupation 1940-1945, certain residents evacuated to safe places in nearby towns. The family of Patricio Maguigad, a native of Tuguegarao, Cagayan and a USWV, evacuated to the property of Graciano Azutillo (married to Damasa Trinidad)  at Barangay Iquin, Canaman, Camarines Sur in 1942. During World War I, Patricio was assigned from Tuguegarao to Ambos Camarines and here he married a native of Marupit in the person of Flaviana Trinidad. After his active service as a Philippine scout, he found employment as a bus conductor of Alatco Bus Company. Other residents from Naga City also evacuated to this barangay. These included prominent city residents such as the families of Ramon Abella Diaz, who occupied Maguigad’s house in 1942.
            During the 1950s, most lands (80%) in Marupit were farm lots used by the residents for cultivation of rice and other vegetables for home consumption. Only 20% of land in the barangay were for residential purposes. However, produce of fruit trees and other crops from the yards, such as pili, santol, nangka, bananas, pomelo, carabao manggo,  pajo and others, were sold by residents in the nearby market in Naga City to augment family income. Some residents were also engaged in catching fresh water fishes in nearby creeks and water catchments for their family tables and, if they had extra catch, were sold to neighbors. Most residents were rice farmers. Their families found other various employment opportunities in nearby Naga City as off-farm work. These included carpentry, buying and selling, construction labor and others. Other residents engaged in food processing such as candy making. The first candy maker in Marupit was a certain Juan Constante, who made various kinds of home-made candies in the 1950s. Between 1946 up to early 1960’s, a number of housewives were engaged in weaving tapis and patadyong which were introduced to the locality by certain chinese by the name of Inciong and Tsuka. These women used binorong threads as material for their tapis and patadyong. These tapis weavers’ names were the following: Francisca Delino Aurellano (Zone 1), Daniela Evamgelista San Juan (Zone 1), Beata Salvador de la Torre (Zone 2), Flaviana Trinidad Maguigad (Zone 1), Felciana San Jose (Zone 6), and Primitiva Terrenal (Zone 6). When patadyong and tapis as clothing material came in disuse, the local weaving industry in Marupit also stopped.
            Our second informant, former barangay captain Antonio Francisco (1984-1989), is 82 years old (born 11 May 1927) and married to Augustina Vargas of Iriga, Camarines Sur. Their children were: Francia (married to Salvador), Romulo (married to Mini Semifranca of Pamplona), Romeo (married to Salome, Andres (married to Gloria), Domingo (married to Lourdes) and Victoria.
            Antonio Francisco was the son of Agripino Francisco (a native of Sta. Cruz, Naga City) and Engracia Agong Cambaling. Agripino Francisco was the lone policeman of Camaligan during the term of Municipal Mayor Felipe Cuadrante (1941-44) until the term of Mayor Francisco Aurellano when Patrolman Juan Flores was later added to the police force. During Mayor Dalmacio Aurellano’s term (1964-73), COP Wenceslao Preconcillo, Gabriel Flores, Eliseo Capucao, Isidro Lurcha, Domingo Constante and Alfredo Malvar were also added to the police force of Camaligan.
            Agripino Francisco and Engracia Agong Cambaling’s children (this informant’s brothers and sisters) were the following: Antonio (the eldest), Jesus (married to Restituta), Flora (married to Casiano Sales, the parents of Domingo Sales and Amelita Sales (married to Andres Tena of Milaor, Camarines Sur), Caridad, Teresita, Arsenia and Amparo (married to Pastor Gata of Marupit).
            Engracia Cambaling was the daughter of Juan Cambaling and Francisca Agong. Juan Cambaling was the third son of Felipe Cambaling, a native of Bulacan, and Simona Maria.
            Felipe Cambaling had a twin brother, Santiago, who died as a teenager. The Spanish friar who took care of them surnamed them Cambaling from the word “kambal” (twins) because they were twin brothers. When this Spanish friar was later assigned to Camaligan, he brought with him Felipe and Santiago, now surnamed “Cambaling”, to Camaligan. Here the twins grew to maturity, except Santiago who died young.  Felipe married Simona Maria, who bore him the children Eleno, Gregorio, Ignacio, Juan, and Maxima.
            Eleno Cambaling married Maria Villar, and had the following children: Dolores, Modesta (+), Fausto [married to Gliceria Cedo of Libon, Albay, had the following children: Nilda, Evelina, Susie, Fr. Inocencio, Maria (married to Arsenio Cuadrante), Eleno (married to Eva Camacho – had the following children: Tisha, Tina, Joanne and Maria Blanca)], Isaias (+), and Brigida.
             Gregorio Cambaling, married to a certain woman, had the following children: Sofia [married to Potenciano de la Torre – had the following children: Demetrio (married to Beata Salvador – had the following children: Fabian (married to Yolanda), Felipe (married to Teresita Javier), Ramon (married to Maria Dacian), Carmen (married to Profirio Aurellano), Bienvenido (married to Lilian) and Romulo (married to Jovita Valerio)], Aquilino (first married to Anding who was a widow of a certain Agong who begot Antonia, the wife of Enrique Jamuyot) and Juana Albino [his second wife who begot Leon Cambaling (married to Amaparo Manaog), Josefina Cambaling (married to Ruperto Agna), and Salvacion Cambaling (married to Perjentino Loriaga)], Flaviano (first married to a certain woman - had children, then the second marriage with Zoila Plantado had produced no heirs), Luis [married to Teodora Alden, daughter of Jacobo Alden and Raymunda Candelaria, had produced the following children Ignacia (married to Felimon Eduardo – produced Bernardo (married to Isabel Sta, Clara), Generoso (married to Anita Follero), Cecilia, and Rolando (married to Hercelina Bonafe), Mercedes (+), Cresencia (+), and Jose (+)], and Eriberta.
            Ignacio Cambaling, married a certain woman, had the following children: Epifanio [married to Felisa who begot Jose (married to Cecilia del Rosario had the following children: Jose Jr. (married to Carmen), Felicisimo (married to Salvacion Lurcha), Benjamin (married Lolita of Tabaco, Albay), Cesar (married Edita), Salvador (married to Teresita Gonzales), Francia (married to Jose Sales), Romeo (married to Sally of Ilocos Norte), Antonio (married to Josephine), Dominador (married to Erlinda), Concepcion (married to Melchor Flores), and Flora], Sixto (married to Francisca of Bagumbayan, Naga City)], and Cirila (married to Felix de los Santos – had the following children: Felisa (married to Lino San Juan), Tito de los Santos (married to Lolita Adversario), Felomina (married to Vicente Yulo), Florencia (married to Feliciano Oliva), and Noora (married to Teofisto Oco). Jose Cambaling was a musician from Gogon, Dugcal.
            Juan Cambaling, married to Francisca Agong, had the following children: Eleuterio (married to Irene of Baras, Canaman), Pilar (married to Eustaquio Bolocon of Canaman), Mauricia (married to Santiago Lopez had the following children: Guillermo (married to Necita) Dioscoro (marrid to Victoria Dacian), Santiago Jr. (married to Salvacion de los Santos), Jaime, Ramon (+), Diosdado (married to Teresita de los Santos), Ester (married to Pedro Dacian), and Trinidad (married to Timoteo de la Cruz), Engracia (married to Agripino Francisco – had the following children: Antonio (this informant, married to Augustina Vargas of Iriga City), Jesus (married to Restituta), Flora (married to Casiano Sales), Caridad, Teresita, Arsenia, and Amparo (married to Pastor Gata), Porfiria (married to Agapito Arlante) and Celestino (married to Loreta of Calabanga, Cam. Sur – had the following children: Vicente (married to Salvacion Valerio), Salome (married to Lazaro de los Santos), Corazon (married to Apolinar Trinidad), Norma (married to Antonio Sta. Ana), and Juan (married to a certain Inocentes of San Roque).
            Maxima Cambaling, married to a certain man, had the following children: Simeon, Herman, and Julita.
            This informant, former Barangay Captain Antonio Francisco, told us that his main occupation form 1950 until he became Barangay Captain in 1984 was a master carpenter (skilled). He acted as foreman during the repair works at Colegio de Sta. Isabel and the construction of the University of Nueva Caceres.
            His original residence was at the house of his parents at the Baylon property at Marupit Norte, where he was born in 1927. He resided at Marupit Iraya when he married and later transferred to this present location in 1952. Between 1930 and 1940, only about 40 houses were present in barrio Marupit.
            Between 1984 – 89, he was the barangay Captain of Marupit. The barangay officials during his term were the following: Zacarias Jacob, Julio Trinidad, Isidoro Nator, Antonio Maguigad, Carlos Rangel and Pedro Santiago (married to Marciana Sales). The barangay secretary was Brito Marte Baylon and the barangay treasurer was Porfirio Aurellano. It was during his term as barangay captain that the concreting of the 2,035.55  meters Provincial Road  by the DPWH, through the Ligon Construction as contractor, was realized.
            He recalls the construction of the first barangay hall during the term of Natalio Camaong, which consisted of wooden posts and planks for walls, and nipa shingles for roof. This was the provisional (temporary) barangay hall. The present site for the barangay hall was donated by the Trinidads.
            Livelihood of the residents during the early 1930’s consisted of the following: a. Farming – Hundreds of carabaos roamed around the area with no known owners. Several carabaos were hauled by farmers into rice fields in order to muddy the soil for two days, in order to prepare the land for rice planting.  Sometimes, carabaos were butchered, their meat was made into tapas (thin slices of dried meat) and their skins were also dried to make them into mats for palay drying. Neighboring farmers provided labor to transplant the palay seedlings in one’s farm through bayanihan labor. When one’s farm had been transplanted, the owner would volunteer himself to do transplanting work in others’ rice fields.  Farmers used rantas (a wooden plank dragged by a carabao) to clean the fields of standing grasses, such as rimoras.  b. Fishing – abundant supply of fresh water fishes were caught in the fields, creeks and ditches, especially during tye months of January to April when these natural water reservoir were dry. These fishes were sold to the nearby Naga market or peddled around the poblacion area; and, c. Weaving – Several housewives in the barrio used to weave patadyong and tapis out of binorong threads that were being delivered t them by two Chinese men, who later bought their finished products. Weaving was a promising backyard industry in barrio Marupit since after the war years up to early 1960’s the use of patadyong and tapis outfits was outmoded.
            In March 17, 1955, while Antonio and several carpenters finished constructing the house of Patrcio Maguigad near the barrio chapel, it was announced that the airplane which carried Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay crashed. Patricio Maguigad butchered a carabao to treat the workers who constructed his house. It was also during that time that the first artesian wells were constructed in front of the barrio hermita, the second one in Iraya in front of Ciriaco Dacian’s residence, and in Ilaud near Santiago Serrado’s residence.
            Many residents used to fetch drinking water from the aguas potables at barrio San Juan. Residents had dug wells inside their property were they drew water for bathing, cooking and washing. For drinking water, they filtered them through ginaras (emery cloth made of abaca fibers), or katsa cloth, while being poured into a dulay or tapayan. For toilets, they dug holes on the ground which was covered with whole bamboo trunks that served as floors.
            For bridges, they used taloytoyans (coconut trunks laid down on the ground of two banks of a creek or ditch), which rolled over when the area was flooded.
            The highest recorded flood in the barrio was in 1952, during the lima-lima (5 days continuous rain and another five days interval) phenomenon occurred. But the strongest typhoon recalled by residents occurred in 1915, which left not a single house standing. This typhoon was said to be stronger than typhoons Jean or Trix in 1954. To withstand strong typhoons, residents constructed their houses with posts buried in the ground, the length of which was as long as the portion above ground. Climate in the area consisted of strong downpour of rain came after the late month of April and at the start of May (aguas de Mayo). Intermittent but continuous rain came during the months of September up to December, when strong typhoons came with the amihan winds. Dry months started in the months of January to March, with the habagat winds. These are the months when residents dry their water holes for fresh water fishes.
            Cut woods from the kamaligs at Camaligan were transported to Canaman for utilization via the Marupit-Tacolod route. Tacolod was then still part of Marupit. It was in Tacolod where big hamorawon trees grew. The residents cut them down to be used as house posts or sawed them as lumber for walls or floors. Cut timbers that were stored at the kamaligs of Camaligan were hauled from Mt. Tancong Vaca from the tierra communal where Camaligan owns a titled portion up to now. These timbers were then cut from there and hauled down river by the cortadors (wood-cutters) and transported to Camaligan for storage at the many kamaligs that jutted its river banks.
            According to this informant, while he was the barangay captain (1984-1989), a barangay water system was constructed in front of the Marupit Elementary School. But, when the electric motor that ran the water pump was stolen, the project was abandoned. There is still an evidence of its distribution pipe located just in front of the KBB center.
            The property where the informant’s house is located (Section 11, Lot 3) was declared under Fausto Cambaling, who was the son of Eleno Cambaling, whose brother was Juan Cambaling, married to Francisca Agong, the parents of Engracia Agong, this informant’s mother.
            Lot 1 and 2 were declared under Salvacion Andaya, married to Bertino Morado.  Salvacion Andaya inherited this property from her mother, whose mother also bought this (Lot 1) from a certain Villar. Lot 2 was the former property of Ex-Mayor Teotimo Rebuquiao.
            Lot 7 was declared under Ramon Alimuin, married to Paz Lagasca of San Fernando, Cam. Sur. The spouses bought this property from Rosario Villar Agong (her mother was Hermogena Villar who was married to a certain Agong). Rosario was an old maid.
            Casimiro Alimuin of San Juan, Camaligan, married to Hermogena Agong, had the following children: Andres (married to Lydia Enguero), Ramon (married to Paz Lagasca), Rosita (married to Deogracias de la Rosa), Delia (married to Manuel Sayap), JUanito (married to Luz), Purita (married to Fermin Doro Jr.), Nicanora (married to Coston Rañola). Ramon and Paz Lagasca Alimuin had the following children: Estrella (married to Reynaldo Joven), Lucy (married to Domingo Sales), Danilo (married to Amalia Abesondo), and Mila (married to Gerry Celeste).
            Vicente Agong, married to Marina de Jesus, had the following children: Arlene Agong (married to Solomon Sta. Clara), Natividad (married to Manuel Ruiz) and Dominador (married to Eden).
            Quirino Condat, married to Juliana Valerio, had the following children: Juan (married Remedios Dacian (who remarried Isidro Nator), had the following children: Corazon (married to Ely Aguilar of Daet); Adelaida (married Jesus Celeste of Bacolod); Elizabeth (married to Jr. Moises); Francisco; Carlos; Nora (married to Arnold Medrano) and Belen (married to Leo Vidal), Rosita (married to Teodoro Nator), Antonia (married to Alejandro Enguero and had a child by name of Francia who was married to Reynante Obsequio), and Silvestre (married to Florida Enguero, had the following children: Rolando, Ruben, Raul, Rossana, Roberto, Roger, and Rebecca).
            Lots 9 -11 were declared under Corazon Jesoro, Rodolfo San Juan and Leonor Abias. This property came from Ernesto San Juan, married to Daniela Evangelista, whose children were Corazon, Rodolfo and Leonor San Juan. Daniela’s father was Pedro Evangelista of San Jose, Camaligan, who was married to Teresa Tablay, and had the following children: Daniela (married to Ernesto San Juan), Maria (married to Jose Alimuin), Antero (married to Victoria Alimuin), and Nieves (married to Rufino Dongay of Sinuknipan, Del Gallego, Cam. Sur).  Ernesto San Juan’s parents were the spouses Bonifacio San Juan of Mabulo, Naga City, who was first married to a certain woman “Iyay”, whose children were: Felisa, married to Juan Custodio, and Fidela, married Leoncio Acuatin; then had a second marriage with Marcela Amarde of Marupit, whose only child was Ernesto.
            Our third informant, the former PB Corazon SJ. Jesoro, told us of the following past delegados (tenientes del barrio) and barangay captains, with their respective barangay officials, to wit:

Delegados:
Andres Constante
Gregorio Salvador (1949)
Alfonso Terrenal
Ernesto San Juan (1951-52)
Josaphat Santiago
Flordelito Palomar
Martin Paulo
Antero Valerio Sr.
Marcos Bequillo
Pablo Aurellano
Pastor Agotilla
Zacarias Sergio

Barangay Captains:
Macario Sergio (1967-71)
Panfilo Abias (1971-84)
Antonio Francisco (1984-89)
Antonio T. Maguigad (1989-2001)
Ronald Valerio (OIC, 2001-2002)
Corazon SJ. Jesoro (2002-2007)
Purificacion M. Caudilla (2007 up to present)

            Barangay Officials during the term of the following barangay captains were:

Antonio T. Maguigad (1989-2001):
            First Term (1989-94) :
Barangay Councilors – Corazon SJ. Jesoro, Domingo F. Sales, Romeo Dacian, Ramon de la Torre, Vicente Santiago, and Lazro de los Santos. Barangay Secretary was Bertino Morado Sr. Barangay Treasurer was Porfirio Aurellano.
            Second Term (1994-97)
Barangay Councilors – Orly Valerio, Corazon SJ. Jesoro, Domingo F. Sales (res), Norberto Abad, Fidel Sergio, Nancy Dacian, Ramon de la Torre. Barangay Secretary was Elizabeth Alden. Barangay Treasurer was Amy Aurellano Go.
            Third Term (1997-2001)
Barangay Councilors – Orly Valerio, Corazon SJ. Jesoro, Norberto Abad, Fidel Sergio, Nancy Dacian,Fidel Sergio, Rodolfo Agravante and Teodoro Nator. SK Chairman – Benedicto Jacob. Barangay Secretary was Elizabeth Alden. Barangay Treasurer was Amy Aurellano Go.

Corazon SJ. Jesoro (2002-2007):
Barangay Councilors – Norberto Abad, Nancy Dacian, BlancheAnn Concepcion, Criselda Sambo, Ernesto Francisco, Melchor Jacob, and Noe Agravante. SK Chairman – Johenez Lopez. Barangay Secretary was Elizabeth Alden. Barangay Treasurer was Amy Aurellano Go.

Purificacion M. Caudilla (2007 to present):
Barangay Councilors Criselda Sambo, Ernesto Francisco, Blanche Ann Concepcion, Corazon Jesoro, Johenez Lopez, Jaime Briones, and Tombar Aguillon. Barangay Secretary was Norberto Abad. Barangay Treasurer was Amy Aurellano Go.

            Accomplishments of the following barangay captains were:
            During the term of Barangay Captain Macario Sergio (1967-71), the property of Alfredo S. Prado, consisting of an area of 5,000 sq. m., was donated to the barangay to be used as the Marupit Coomunity School site.

            During the term of Panfilo Abias, start of concreting of the Provincial Road at Zone 1 began. Before 1994, there were only three zones at Barangay Marupit. However, in 1994 on motion by the then Barangay Councilor Corazon Jesoro and approved by the whole barangay council, it was made into 7 zones.
            During  Antonio Francisco’s term (1984-89) – Concreting of the National Road from the boundary at Queborac, Naga City to National Road at Sitio Gogon, Dugcal. Construction of a Barangay Water System was undertaken.
            During Antonio T. Maguigad’s term (1989-2001) – Constructed KBB Center through funds from Cong. Raul Roco (1984-94), and concreting of Zone 1 and various streetlights.
            During Corazon SJ. Jesoro’s term (2002-2007), repair and rehabilitation of Barangay Hall was funded through  Senator Joker Arroyo and solicited by Vice-Governor Imelda Papin, construction of barangay health center, and Barangay Hall Annex through Barangay 20% EDF.
            During the incumbency of Purificacion M. Caudilla (2007 to present) – Construction of Marupit Elementary School Covered Court, Donation of site for the barangay Multi-purpose Hall, with 70% of the funds for dumping taken from the barangay 20% EDF and another 25% from personal fund.
            The barangay chapel site was a donation from the spouses Patricio Maguigad and Flaviana Trinidad. It was constructed by the past delegados in 1962, and concreted during the term of Barangay Captain Antero Valerio Sr. Pastoral President Adolfo Agravante constructed the Pastoral Hall.
            Our fourth informant is Marciano de los Santos Jr., 54 years old (born 2 October 1955), who was the son of Marciano de los Santos Sr, married to Toribia Abad of Gogon, Dugcal. Marciano de los Santos Sr. had the following children: Salvacion (married to Santiago Lopez), Teresita (married to Diosdado Lopez), Feliseo (married to Jenny Broca; after her death, remarried Teresita Frias), Crescenciano (married to Norma Mapa), Lydia (married to Antonio de la Rosa of Pasacao), Visitacion (married Virgilio Rabino of San Agustin, Iriga), Marciano Jr. (married to Salvacion Valencia of Libamnan, CS), and Antonio.
            Marciano Sr. was the son of Antonio de los Santos (probably the Antonio de los Santos mentioned as one whose barangay was named in 1827) who was married to Tecla Alipopo, who had the following children: Catalina (married to Vicente Trinidad), Hermogena (married Macario Lumbria had the following children: Patricia and another one who married Benito Alipante); and Silvestre (married to Pascuala, who had the following children – Trinidad (married to Elicito Oporto); Lourdes (married to Arsenio Imperial); Laurencio (married to Loreta Sapico); and Lazaro (married Salome Cambaling). Silvestre remarried Severina Muit, had the following children: Silvestre Jr. and Nestor).
            Demetrio de la Torre, married to Beata Salvador, had the following children: Fabian (maried to Yolanda), Felipe (married to Teresita Javier), Roman (married to Maria Dacian), Carmen (married to Porfirio Aurellano), Bienvenido (married to Lilian), and Romulo (married to Jovita Valerio).
            Antero Valerio, married to Estelita Semaña, had the following children: Antero Jr. (married to Purita Dacian); Beatriz, Salvacion (married to Vicente Cambaling), Leopoldo (married to Myrna Alacar), Federico (married to Marilyn Turalde), Jose (married to Salvacion), and Jovita (married to Romulo de la Torre).
            Martin Paulo Sr., married to Felicitas Valerio, had the following children: Dominador (married to Corazon, had a child by the name of Eduardo), Rolando (married to Socorro), Salvacion, Salvador (married to Francia Francisco), Expectacion (married to Ernesto Concepcion), Emelita (married to Teodoro Lara), Baby (married to OIC PSI Santiago B. Orozco), Boy (+), Martin Jr., and Romulo.
            Pedro Santiago, married to Marciana Sales (sister of Casiano and Jorge Sales of San Marcos, Camaligan), and had the following children: Vicente (married to Benilda), Romarico (+), Reynaldo (married to Amy), Francia (married to a certain Agustin), Socorro (married to Gildo), Pedro Jr., and Remedios (married to a certain Tan).
            Our fifth informants are the spouses Mauro Mapa and Aguida Sta. Isabel, who were married in 27 December 1947.
            Mauro Mapa is 84 years old, was born in Cararayan, Naga City. He is the son of Eduardo Mapa and Bruno Villote. His brothers and sisters were: Ciriaco (married to Victoria), Eufemia (married to Valentin Yocampo), Pablo (married to Emilia), Mauro (married to Aguida Sta. Isabel) and Apolinar (married Lolita San Joaquin).
            Aguida Sta. Isabel (married to Mauro Mapa) is 88 years old, born 5 February 1922 at Marupit, Camaligan. Her parents were: Saturnino Sta. Isabel and Dionisia Aragon. Saturnino and Dionisio’s children were: Joven (married Aurora of Patong, Pamplona), Aguida (married to Mauro Mapa), and Eulalia (married Elena of Patong, Pamplona).
            Saturnino’ parents were the spouses Guillermo Sta. Isabel and Encarnacion.          
            Bernardo Mapa and Aguida Sta. Isabel had the following children: Vitaliano (married to Evelyn Vibal), Bernardino (married to Virginia Agotaya), Norma (married to Crescenciano de los Santos), Nancy (married to Roberto Robles), Florida (married to Patricio Pamor), Bernardo (married to Alona Abordo) and Isaias Sta. Isabel (married to Rosita Benosa).
            Our sixth informant, Danilo Aurellano, told us that Francisco Aurellano first married to Irene Bermudo, had the following children: Pablo (married to Irene Morales, had the children Nora (married to Ofelio Morate), Teresita, and Danilo (married to Brigida Ables of Caramoan), Bartolomea (married to Pobleo Gonowon, had the following children – Josie, Jelly, Ofelia, Domingo and Pobleo Jr.), and Antonia. (married to Severo Gomez – who had the children – Rebecca, Manuel, Jean (married to Levi R. Pabines), Noel, Joel (married to Marichu San Lorenzo), Severo Jr., Noemi, Blanca (married to Boyet Sola), and Morel (married to Jesusa Maguigad). Francisco Aurellano’s second marriage with Francisca Delino had the following children: Antonio (married to Belen Briones had the following children: Francisco, Melita (married to Marianito Almero), and Susan (married to Ferdie Cariño), Porfirio (married to Carmen de la Torre, had the following children – Lilia, Amea (married to Edgar Go); Grace, Lorena, Porfirio Jr., Janet and Vicente (married to Divina Bolo), Juan (married to Amparo Surtido), and Gloria (+).
            Our seventh informant is Bartolome Bathan, 82 years old, born 24 August 1928. He was married to Magdalena Asico in 29 January 1951 with the following children: Narciso (marrid to Lydia Francisco), Luzviminda (married to William Dacian), Antonio, Severa (married to Danilo Dacian), Leon (married to Agnes Abias), Corazon (married to Avelino Vargas) and Francisco (married to Ludivina Pelausa).
            Batolome Bathan was the son of Mamerto Bathan and Praxides Villamor. Mamerto Bathan of Magarao, CS, married to Praxides Villamor of Sua, Camaligan, had the following children – Bartolome, (married to Magdalena Asico, had the following children – Narcisco (married to Lydia Francisco), Leon (married to Agnes Abias), Luzviminda (married to William Dacian); Antonio; Corazon (married to Avelino Vargas); Severa (married to Danilo Dacian); and Francisco (married to Ludivina Pelausa), Eusebio, Cornelio, Alejandro (married to Concordio Rosales of San Vicente, Libmanan), and Salvador.
            Praxides Villamor of Sua, Camaligan was the daughter of Pungit Asico, married to Natalia, had the following children – Lucio (married to Victoria Almendral), Fabian (married to Jovita Dollano), Vicente (married to Placido Alunos), Fructuoso (married to Cleofe Dacian), Roman (married to Remedios Francisco), and Magdalena (married to Bartolome Bathan).
            Our eigth informant is Consolacion Trinidad Rangel, incumbent barangay councilor Criselda Sambo’s mother. According to her, the Dacian clan of Marupit descended from Ciriaco, who was married twice: first, to a certain woman surnamed Mauricia Gonzaga (had the following children: Leonor, Domingo (married to Domingo Baylon), and Concordia (married to Felizardo Trinidad), and then to a certain Juliana (whose children were also the following: Encarnacion, Pedro (married Ester Lopez, whose parents were Santiago Lopez and Mauricia Cambaling), Victoria (married to Socorro Lopez), Remedios (first married to Juan Condat, and later remarried to Isidoro Nator), Maria (married to Ramon de la Torre), and Porfirio (married to Pacita Francisco).
            Leonor Dacian, married to Bernabe Enguero, had the children: Jaime (married to Mercedes Bedes), Clemente (married to Antonia Soriano of Mialor), Nieves (married top Benjamin Aragon), Josefina (married Benjamin Bolo), Florida (married Silvestre Condat), Beatriz (married Rogelio Israel), Arnulfo (married Nila de Leon of Malinta, Bulacan), and Antonio (married Nilda Custodio of Dugcal, Camaligan).
           

II.    Barangay Profile

Barangay Marupit has a total population of 4,269 individuals, distributed among 976 households or families, in seven zones. It has a total land area of 93.9004 hectares, with a present actual land use of 193,553 sq. meters for residential; 492 sq. m. for commercial uses, 11,945 sq. m. for institutional uses; 508,416 sq. meters for rice cultivation and 65,080 sq. meters as grassland and vacant areas for agricultural uses (there is no present numerical data for roads, bridges, creek, open spaces and institutional uses.)

            As to age distribution, there are 1,459 individuals for the age bracket of 0-17 years old;  969 individuals for the age bracket of 18-29 years old (youth); 1570 individuals for the 30-65 years old (employable group); and 163 individuals belonging to the 65 years old and above (Senior Citizens), for total number of 808 individuals.

            As to gender distribution, male individuals are 1,799, and female individuals are 1,724.
            As to the number of electoral precincts, there are  12 precincts  with a total of 2,146 registered voters.

            As to occupation/employment distribution, the following table will show the number of individuals engaged in a particular occupation or employment:































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