CABAROAN

THE LEGEND OF BARANGAY CABAROAN

How Cabaroan got its name? Lots of questions “Why” and “How” is it Cabaroan? Could it be, because there are abundancy of single mown? Or would it be its late existence.

During the ancient period, the existence of Barangay Cabaroan has never been seen and never recognized in the map of Magsingal. The story that I heard from my uncle who has been a prominent and old yet original Barangay Council goes this way: at that certain period of time. The place was ruled by a leader called Teniyente del Barrio who has the solemn power to govern the place valled Barrio. During the World War Two we have the first Teniyente del Barrio in the name of Renato Quines, and his successors were Eugenio Ugale, Mariano Acebedo, Timoteo Ramirez, the father of our present Barangay captain now. Florencio Quines, Agriculo Pacleb, Gabriel Ramirez the youngest brother of our chairwoman, Ferdinand Ulibas, Constancia Andres, Emy Corpuz and back to Constancia Andres again. These leaders contributed lots in the development of our Barangay.

History tends to move on, evolution follows its cycle, rapid growth of population tends to increase, newly houses built forming that vacant portion of land west of Barangay San Julian, east of Barangay Manzante, north of Barangay Dacutan, and south of Pagsanaan Sur. Now we move closer to its legend, There was a big stone different from those usually placed for boundaries.

The stone was marked at the south part of Barangay Panay, at west part of Manzante, east portion was Poblacion, and north of it is Barangay Pagsanaan- Meaning there was no Barangay Cabaroan in the map of Magsingal, Ilocos Sur. But as the barrio grows up to a bigger population and larger area, and reaching its qualification to be considered as a barrio, here we started to form a newly Barangay called Cabaroan. Beneath those four Barangays – Barangay Cabaroan becomeone of the latest Barangay of Magsingal, it was called Cabaroan not because of the numerous single more but because, it was a newly built Barangay- derived from the Ilocano word Baro- which means new they added the prefix- “Ca” and “an” at the end to form the word Cabaroan.

This is the simple story or legend how Cabaroan got its name. We love the place, because we have found the place peaceful, thru the leadership of our Barangay leaders headed by Baragay Captain Constacia Andres and her Kagawads. From them and their procedures of governing the place became so inviting to live-in because of its peacefulness and the presence of love and cooperation among the people.