Brief History of Barangay Don Ramon

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The name Don Ramon comes from the late Don Ramon Ongsiako, owner of Hacienda Ongsiako, from which the barangay is a part of it. During the administration of the late President Ferdinand Marcos, he created the Presidential Assistance in Community Development (PACD). It shall be responsible for the development of countryside communities. The thrust was direct financial assistance to every barangay. Perhaps to avail of this assistance to the fullest, the Municipal Council created additional barangays, out of the already existing Barangays. Hence, in 1969, two new barangays were created, removed from Brgy. Poblacion, the origin, and were named Brgy. Doña Carmen and Brgy. Don Ramon, derived from the given name of the spouses and owners of Hacienda Ongsiako. The Mayor then was the late Catalino Cruz..

The early settlers were families of Accad, Aliado, Fernandez, Cuaresma, Tuvera, Benavidez, Santiago, Conde, Cabralda, Daduyo, Galindez and Felipe. They were later joined by the families from Kapataan, a small barrio in the Southern part of the hacienda. Due to frequent floodings in the area, these families had decided to transfer and settled to what is now, Brgy. Don Ramon.

The 1st Brgy. Captain of Don Ramon was the late Jose Garcia who served up to 1983, followed by Eddie Gines (1983-1986), then Jesus Cabuntocan (1986-1994), succeeded by Eusebio Cuaresma (1994-1997) and Felipe De Vera (1997-2002). At present, the barangay council of Don Ramon is headed by Barangay Chairman Rafael Jacinto.

The Barangay celebrates its fiesta every 31st day of August, in honor of their Patron Saint Raymund Nonnatus.

THE SEAL

The ylang-ylang flowers depicts abundance of ylang-ylang trees in the barangay and the peoples support to the project.

The three stars represents the 3 sitios of the barangay.

The field signifies farming as the main source of income of almost 80% of its inhabitants.

The cattle denotes that the barangay has the most number of animals in the municipality. It is the second source of income of the people.

The people exerting effort to lift the farm yard shows the “bayanihan” system in the barangays, which up to now is practiced by the people in the barangay, especially during planting seasons.

1969 is the date when the barangay was created.

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