BRIEF HISTORY

It is strange to a barangay whose name was derived from one of the God-given natural resources, the second basic need of an individual to survive.

The name Aguada was derived from a Latin word “Agua” which means water. Aguada is geographically situated southeast of Magallanes. It is composed of two political barangays, the North and the South Aguada. Way back in 1939, Aguada was called a barrio headed by a Teniente. The first Teniente of the two villages were the late Mr. Santiago Oliva in the south and Mr. Felix Honrubia in the north.

Barangay Aguada was inhabited with more than 2,059 families. The total land area us 677 hectares. The school site was purchased by Mr. Santiago Oliva who was then the Teniente del Barrio. The said land was purchased from the late Mr. Aviso in the amount of P 300.00 in year 1939. Most of the residents in Aguada were engaged in fishing and farming and some are laborers.

From 1968 to 1965, Barangay Captain and Councilors were elected by the people. In the southern part, Mr. Timoteo de los Santos was the Teniente Del Barrio, followed by Juan Dipon, Paciano Hachero, Nesario de Hitta, Nicasio Antiado, and from 1989 up to present, the Barangay Captain is Mr. Raul P. de Hitta Jr., an alumnus of the first school in Aguada.

In the northern part, the Teniente del Barrio are Aureo Honrubia and Pedro Honrubia followed by Barangay Captains Santiago Dipon in 1944 to 1968, Remus Honrubia in 1968 to 1971, Romeo Dipon in 1971 to 1997 and Mauricio Añonuevo Jr. in 1997 to 2007. At present the Barangay Captain is Thane H. Malonzo who served from year 2018.