BUNGRO

THE LEGEND OF BARANGAY BUNGRO

At early ages, before World war II, this place was a part of San Quintin which they called today “Sta. Monica”.

Years passed by, the population on this area increased and increased, so the people from that moment decided to separate and make as one Barangay. They help each other until they finally searched what will be the name. So they look around and found out that looking around is the answer,”B-U-S-H-Y TREES”! Because this place was filled with Bushy Trees means in Ilocano dialect “NARUNGBO A KAY-KAYO”. Houses can’t be seen because it was covered with Bushy trees. The National Road, along the streets was shaded with Bushy trees too. So no need to have an umbrella, even at rainy season. Just shade yourself under the Bushy trees means “Narungbo”. That is now “Barangay Bungro”.

Barangay Bungro have also Natural Resources like mountain which they called Bantay Bungro, Parsua River, Rice fields, corn and vegetables, and sugarcane.

Because houses are apart, they divided it into five sitios namely: CENTRO, TUAGONG, PADDUCOL, TARUDTOD, and DARAO.

The land area is 416.50 hectares as per record on the Comprehensive Land Use Plan. The number of households is 286, and 340 families. It has a total population of 1,308.

In the year 1938-1945, the head of the Barangay is called Tiniente del Bario. Then the year 1945 up to present they call it Barangay Captain.