Manzana, San Jose

Manzana is one of the coastal barangays in San Jose, Camarines Sur, Philippines. It is about 7 km from the town center.[1][2] The barangay celebrates its annual fiesta to honor its patron saint, Nuestra Señora del Rosario, every 7 May.

Manzana
Barangay
Country	Philippines
Region	Bicol
Province	Camarines Sur
Municipality	San Jose
District	4th District
Government
• Type	Barangay
• Barangay Captain	Marcelino P. Paa Jr.
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)

Etymology

According to stories[2] propagated by word of mouth by the old folks, barangay Manzana was just a small sitio of barangay Telegrafo because of its small population. As time went on, the population grew until it was eventually separated to become a new barangay. The name "manzana" was accordingly derived from the Spanish word "mansanas" (or apple in English). During those times, the "kanumoy" trees were abounding in the place and when the Spaniards saw its fruits which looked like an apple, they named the place after it and, as time evolved, the name of the place was changed from "mansanas" to "Manzana".

Geography and demographics

Barangay Manzana is composed of six zones with a total land area of 109.490457 hectares of which 187 hectares are rice fields which is the main source of livelihood among its people.[2] The place is bounded in the north by barangay Telegrafo, south by barangay Kinalansan, west by Lagonoy Gulf and east by barangay Danlog. It has a population of 1,298 composed of 286 households or 325 families. The descendants of the families residing at the place originated from the pioneer families of the Beringuela, Pomar, Delas Alas and Parone.

Economy

The main sources of income of the people include farming, fishing nad trade in agricultural products. The most common type of dwelling unit is constructed with light materials and the source of drinking water is jetmatic pumps. The area is about 80% electrified and about 75% of residents use mobile phones. There are school and health facilities like Day Care Center and Barangay Health Center which is about to be renovated. The most common sanitation facilities include water-sealed toilets and motorcycles for local transportation (locally known as "door-to-door or habal-habal").

The main source of income for the barangay government include shares from real property taxes, internal revenue allotment, business and other taxes being imposed and collected by the local government unit. At present, the facilities being provided and utilized in local governance include the barangay hall, covered court, a mini-plaza, farm-to-market road, free-flowing water system, day care center, barangay outpost and street lights.

Government

The elected barangay officials[1][2] are Marcelino P. Paa Jr.-Punong Barangay and the Barangay Councilors are: Salvador F. Pasa Jr., Julie P. Prestosa, Eddie F. Delas Alas, Rodolfo P. Remorozo, Rammil P. Pomar, Vilma D. Beringuela. The appointed barangay secretary and treasurer are Narnie B. Rodriguez and Annecit P. Remorozo, respectively. The barangay employs twelve tanods, five barangay health workers, a day care worker, an electrician and ten Lupon members.

Former leaders

The following are the former leaders of the barangay:

Barangay Manzana former appointed/elected officials[2]

Names	Term of office	Title/position
Claro "Laloy" Beringuela	-	Tenyente del Barrio
Maximiano "Maxi" Beringuela	-	Tenyente del Barrio
Delfin Mendez	-	Tenyente del Barrio
Basilio Delas Alas	-	Barangay Kapitan
Manuel Abragan	-	Barangay Kapitan
Marcelino P. Paa J.	1989 - 1994	Barangay Kapitan
Vicente San Buenaventura	1994 - 1997	Barangay Kapitan
Marcelino P. Paa Jr.	1997 - 2010	Barangay Kapitan
Perfecto P. ParoneJr.	2010 - June 12, 2014	Punong Barangay
Marcelino P. Paa Jr.	June 13, 2014 to 2016	Punong Barangay

References

1. LGOO, DILG (2014). "Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Profile". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. LGU San Jose, MPDC (2015). "Brief Profile of the Municipality of San Jose, Camarines Sur". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)