BARANGAY PROFILE
Barangay Poblacion Norte is the biggest barangay in the Municipality of Paniqui. It is the center of business and trade. Poblacion Norte has a total land area of, 92,631 hectares and with a total number of population of 9,637 consisting 1,872 households, 2,265 families, 4,735 female, and 4,902 male as of April 2019 from the Registry of Barangay Inhabitants by Household as source.
Barangay Poblacion Norte belongs to the 1st District of Tarlac currently manned by the Punong Barangay, Joselito S. Calvero along with his seven (7) Sangguniang Barangay Members: Hon. Wilfredo T. Rosario, Hon. Zenaida C. Cariňo, Hon. Arnel V. Yu, Hon. Winfield L. Teodoro, Hon. Maria Angela D. Rivera, Ho. Fernando P. Tagubuan, Hon. Lucia S. Manuel, and Sangguniang Kabataan Chairperson/Ex-Officio, Hon. Adrian I. Salazar.
Together with Barangay Secretary Miriam L. Arcalas and Barangay Treasurer Camille O. Idio.
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HISTORY
HISTORY OF
BARANGAY POBLACION NORTE
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The present official name of the Barangay is POBLACION NORTE.
Popular Name
POBLACION NORTE owes its beginning from POBLACION, popularly known as “POGONG KARANGLAAN,” established in 1965 as a townsite. Poblacion is a common term used for the central, downtown, old town or central business district area of a municipality, which may take up the area of a single barangay or multiple barangays. It is sometimes shortened to Pob. While “NORTE“ means NORTH. Hence Poblacion Norte means northern part of the poblacion.
Date of Establishment – 1937
In the early days, the poblacion of Paniqui was under the administration and control of the municipal government headed by previous Municipal Teniente Mayors, Municipal Vice-President/Municipal Vice-Mayor.
In 1937, when the Philippines was still under Commonwealth, a bill was passed in the lower and upper house of Congress. It was approved as a Commonwealth Act that all the Poblacions in the Philippines be converted into an independent barrio. By virtue of the Commonwealth Act, the Poblacion Paniqui in 1937 through an assembly meeting during the administration of Municipal Mayor DON AGUSTIN DEL VALLE was divided into Poblacion Norte and Poblacion Sur. Hence, was the establishment of Poblacion Norte with its primary objectives:
increase its pork barrel economic aid
facilitate and accelerate the process of governance
achieve progress and growth,
Location/Boundary
Poblacion Norte’s NORTH boundary is Apulid; at the SOUTH is Poblacion Sur; ESTACION at the EAST ; and Tablang as the WEST boundary.
The areas covered were all the houses located north of the road from the boundary of Tablang; all the houses located east of the road behind the municipal building up to the junction of Sta. Rosa Street; all houses located north of Sta. Rosa Graciano Lopez Street Baltazar Subdivision road up to the house of Mrs. Lucia Austria, owner of Sto. Bangkay in Sitio Casapangan; Sitio Capaway; Sitio Basio; Sitio Carapdapan; and Sitio Kaipilan.
THE SITIOS/PUROK WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE BARANGAY
The Sitios/Puroks included in the jurisdiction of Poblacion Norte during its establishment were:
1. Purok 1 – or Poblacion Norte 1 (Sitio Lambino/Camposanto)
2. Purok 2 – or Poblacion Norte 2 (Sitio Licor/Casapangan)
3. Purok 3 – or Poblacion Norte 3 (Sitio Carapdapan/Basyo Kaipilan)
4. Purok 4 – or Poblacion Norte 4 (Sitio Burgos)
THE ORIGINAL FAMILIES/SETTLERS
The original families who settled in the place were the Pangasinenses followed by the Ilocanos, Tagalogs and Pampangos.
1. DON FLORENTINO PALAGANAS
2. DON FILOMENO PALAGANAS
3. DON MARIANO PALAGANAS
4. MARIANO TIANGSING
5. PELAGIO VILLANUEVA
6. BRUALIO AGATON
7. MELECIO MENDOZA
8. BRUNO ILINGAN/VICENTE ILINGAN/ VICTOR ILINGAN
9. RAYMUNDO MACARAEG
10. HIPOLITO TIANGSING
11. ULPIANO TIANGSING
12. PAMON PALAGANAS
13. TERESA PALAGANAS
14. MARIA PALAGANAS
15. DON VALENTIN RAMOS/DOÑA MARGARITA DINUGA
16. DAVID PALAGANAS
17. DOMINGO AUSTRIA/ MARCELO AUSTRIA/EMILIANA PALAGANAS
18. EUSEBIO SANTILLAN
19. ANDRES SANTILLAN
20. ALEJANDRO MARCELO, SR. / RUFINA PALAGANAS
21. MAGNO TIANGSING
22. MARCOS OBCENA
23. SIMEON PALAGANAS
24. MAXIMO PALAGANAS
25. TOMAS LISING/ ISABEL ZULUETA PALAGANAS
THE TENIENTES DEL BARRIO FROM 1937 – 1988
1. LAZARO DE AQUINO - 1937 – 1946
2. JULIAN FERRER - 1947 – 1950
3. ALEJANDRO TAWATAO(ROMAN) - 1951 – 1952
4. VICTOR JIMENEZ - 1952 – 1953
5. CIPRIANO MANALOTO(PURING) - 1953 – 1954
6. CIRIACO TIANGSING - 1954 – 1955
7. ALEJANDRO MARCELO, JR (FELY) - 1955 – 1956
8. RAMON VALDEZ* - 1956 – 1961
9. GEORGE RECTO - 1961 – 1962
10. PEDRO ARCEO** - 1962 – 1965
11. FERNANDO TIANGSING*** - 1965 – 1973
12. WILFREDO ROSARIO SR**** - 1973 – 1979
13. PEDRO OBCENA - 1979 – 1982
14. FERNANDO P. TAGUBUAN - 1982 – 1984 (1988)
REMARKS:
* (Died) - No. 1 councilman GEORGE RECTO took over
**(Died) - No. 1 councilman FERNANDO TIANGSING took over
*** Went to U.S.A. - No. 1 councilman WILFREDO ROSARIO SR. took over
**** Went to U.S.A - No. 1 councilman PEDRO OBCENA took over