History of Barangay Casili

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In the year nineteen hundred, Anao was still a barrio of Paniqui. When Anao became a town, Casili was born as one of the barrios of this town that was situated in the northernmost part of the municipality. In this barrio, people were fond of using pepper (sili) as their ingredients whenever they cook. And so there came a time that the whole populace planted in their backyards volumes of pepper. Until finally, the barrio folks agreed to name the place CASILIAN and later dropped AN for simplicity.

In the western part of Casili is Sitio Quinabuntoc where a big creek is situated from which people get their daily livelihood. Another sitio of Casili is Billana situated at the northern part. In the eastern side is a plain of hundred hectares of land, which is very fertile. Farmers harvest thousands of cavans of palay, vegetables, sugarcane, tobacco, camote, peanuts and others.

Aside from farming, people are also engaged in weaving mats and hats out of buri palm as home industry, they also make stoves out of clay. The barrio folks are also fond of fishing using bunuan, tabukol, padukdok and patikwas.

The first inhabitants in this place came from Ilocos Region. Among the first settlers were the Baguisi’s, Fernandez’, Bautista’s, Caculitan’s and Macaraeg’s. They were headed by the Teniente del Barrio who was elected not by votes but by wealth, education and physique. The hardworking and religious people lived in a very simple way.

Today, Casili is poised for enormous progress because of the people’s industry and cooperation. Bayanihan is still practiced to this day that makes the place stand out among other barangays in the municipality.

THE SEAL

The capital letter C stands for the first letter of CASILI, the name of the barangay.

The green leaves/background represents the lush foliage making for a green environment and rich natural resources within the barangay.

The year 1870 indicates the year Barangay Casili was established as one of the barangays of the Municipality of Anao. It is also the year when Anao became a town.

The sun symbolizes new hopes, visions, aspirations of the Casileño towards a more progressive barangay in the municipality. The number of rays also represents the number of puroks in the barangay.

The human figure represents the constituents and their families working together to make Casili a haven of responsible, hardworking, religious, earth-friendly, and peace-loving citizens in this country. While preserving the different culture, customs, and traditions for future generations.

The two red peppers represents where Barangay Casili got its name, according to history, the people were fond of using pepper or sili as their ingredients whenever they cook their foods and the populace planted in their backyards volumes of pepper and named the place CASILIAN and later dropped AN for simplicity.

The land and water represents the two major sources of livelihood for the people of Barangay Casili: the plain of a hundred hectares of fertile farmland situated along the eastern portion; and the so-called Quinabuntoc Creek situated along the western part of Casili. Farmers harvest thousands of cavans of palays, vegetables, sugarcanes, tobacco, corn, mangoes and others. Also, fishermen harvest lots of different fishes from the creeks as a source for daily livelihood.

The five circles represents the first inhabitants (families) in this place, namely: Baguisi’s, Bautista’s, Fernandez’, Caculitan’s and Macaraeg’s. It also represents the oneness, cooperation and readiness of all Casileños in facing and meeting the challnges of the fast changing society for a more progressive and more developed Barangay Casili.

The six sun rays indicates the six strong purok of Barangay Casili who worked hand in hand in attaining a more progressive community.

The Ylang-Ylang Flower manifests Barangay Casili’s cooperation in promoting the Ylang-Ylang Livelihood Project of the Municipal Government as one source of livelihood for the barangay.

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