Brief History of Barangay Rizal

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The name RIZAL was derived from the Great National Hero, Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal Y Realonda.

During the administration of the late President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos, he put into law the Presidential Assistance in Community Development (PACD) which was responsible for the development of countryside communities. Its objective is to give financial assistance to every barangay. To avail of this assistance, the Municipal Council created Eighteen (18) barangays. This was under the administration of the later Mayor Catalino O. Cruz in the year 1968.

The early settlers were the families of Dela Cruz, Santiago, Rala, Laglagura, Fernandez, Fermantez, Lacamento, Conde, Labagnoy, Guerrero, Taroma, Baybado, Gutierrez and Cardona.

The first Barangay Captain of Rizal was the late Timoteo Rala followed by Rufo Dela Cruz, then Emeterio Dela Cruz, succeeded by the late Teodoro Ignacio. From the year 1994 to the present, Barangay Captain Ferdinand C. Dela Cruz serves.

The people of the barangay are engaged in agriculture as their principal means of livelihood with rice, corn and mango as their principal crops. During the dry season, the people plant vegetable in their backyard. For additional income, they are engaged in the production of poultry and swine, goats and cows in their backyards. They fish in the rice puddies and in nearby streams.

Barangay Rizal lies at the northern part of Poblacion. It has an area of 138,9987 hectares more or less and a total population of 758 as per census of 2002. The barangay celebrates its fiesta every 30th day of December, in commemoration of the death of our national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal.

THE SEAL

The seven scallops represent the seven puroks of the barangay hinged together to achieve its mission.

The blue color denotes comfortable, peaceful and happy life for the barangay constituents.

The two stars stand for the vision and mission of the barangay.

The white color represents cleanliness in which the barangay has always maintained as a manifestation of support to the Clean and Green Program of the Municipal Government. It also stands for the barangay’s great and pure love of Dr. Jose P. Rizal whom the barangay was named after signifies by the clear picture of our national hero.

Palay, corn and mango are the principal products of the barangay.

1968 is the year the barangay was established.

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