BRGY. BULALA

BRIEF HISTORY

Many years ago, this place was a little village inhabited by a number of families. It could be seen everywhere in the village a fruit bearing tree called Bulala; its fruits are red, round and sweet. Because of this the people called the place Bulala.

Before this barrio was divided into two sitios called “Bulala na Mamara” and “Bulala na Saday” so that people could identify the place to go to, it was then thickly populated. Barangay Bulala has a total land area of 6,474 square meters with a distance of about 14 kilometers from the Poblacion and 1.5 kilometers from the national highway. It stands high and on top of the mountains, overlooking almost all other barangays of the municipality. The big land owners that time were Gabriel Hisita and Domingo Habig.

The people were all peace – loving and cooperative because of the good leadership of the Kapitan del Baryo, the late Mr. Valentine Diamante.

As time went on, the people need to sell their lands. They sold it the late Mr. Lee Chan. It was now the hacienda managed by a Kabo. This hacienda was divided to number of parcels among the tenants. Before the death of the old man, the hacienda was given to his son the late ex-board member Bartolome Lee Sr.

In the year 1960, a PTA school building was constructed with one teacher only; Mr. Vicente Dino was the first teacher and founder of this school. During the stay of Mr. Bartolome Lee in the barrio with his wife, the late ex-mayor Maxima Lee, a new Marcos Type Building was constructed and replaced the old PTA building for the school children.

The first chapel was also constructed, and the first barrio fiesta was celebrated on August 24, 1961 in honor of St. Bartolome as the patron saint. From then on, every 24th of August, the people of Bulala celebrate the barrio fiesta.

BARANGAY OFFICIALS

Punong Barangay: NON, MIKE BALINO
SB Member: HISITA, ANTONIO ESCURIDO
  HANTAL, NIELY OLE
  HISITA, ISABELITA CLETE
  ESCURIDO, JOHN PAUL NAPE
  ESTUR, RONNIE ANMENTE
  ESPENILLA, ALBERTO ALMOGUERRA
  PURA, LEA CARILLO
Brgy. Secretary: AREVALO, IRENE G.
Brgy. Treasurer: MORALEDA, DADLY C.
SK Chairman: CAPITIN, CHARLYN D.