History of Barangay Salomague

HISTORY OF BARANGAY SALOMAGUE Popular Name SALOMAGUE was derived from a name of a tree called “Salomague” by the Pangasinenses meaning “Tamarind” that grew in abundance in the palace. According to the people, the barrio was once a place where many tamarinds grew in abundance there by deriving its name from the trees. Date of Establishment - 1901 Salomague was formerly a sitio, but with rapid increased of population, marked economic progress due to its accessibility to the town, and markedly improved social life, it was converted a sitio to a barrio in 1901 a year after the Philippine-American war. It is bounded by Tablang in the East; Cabayaoasan in the west; Calapan and Sta. Lucia, Moncada, Tarlac, in the North and Accolao in the south. It extends from the boundary of the Tablang River in the east and as far as the artesian well in the west which is supposed to be its boundary from Cabayaoasan. Sitio Included within the Territorial Jurisdiction The sitio included in the barrio then was Bacao located in the northeast. Bacao means “Beg”. Original Families / Settlers During the early days of the establishment of the barrio only a number of houses could be seen, but as time went on some sime-concrete houses are constructed along the road. One can’t help but be impressed. The original families who blazed the trail to Salomague was Don Paponcio Filiciano family. Sooner did the people organize themselves and elect their leaders which will help solve some of their problems. The following are the original families / setters who first settled in the place: Don Paponcio Feliciano Hermogenes de Guzman Ignacio Oliveros Francisco Balacang Severino Peralta Luis Flores Silvestre Villegas Tomas Mamucod Luciano Valdez Julian Santos Doroteo Salvador Pablo Bromeo Robustiano Lambino Tomas Salvador Apolonio de Vera Eugenio Bilario List of Teniente Del Barrio from the Earliest Time to the Present Barangay Captain: 1. Pablo Hilario 9. Sancho Dizon 2. Lucio Valdez 10. Hermogenes de Guzman 3. Doroteo Salvador 11. Simplicio Feliciano 4. Hermogenes Del Cruz 12. Isaac Balacang 5. Julian Santos 13. Carlito Balacang 6. Ignacio Oliveros 14. Reynaldo Magday 7. Jacinto Luis 15. Samuel Rombaoa 8. Braulio Salvador 16. Manuel Pazzibugan Some of these served for two or three terms. It has the Tenencia as the place for settling local questions or events, disputes among inhabitants. The Teniente Del Barrio acts as the fatter and the councilor. He is responsible for maintaining peace and order. At present the tenencia serves as a reading center too. The barrio is predominantly inhabited by Pampangos. Although there are Pangasenenses, Ilocano, and a few Tagalogs. It has already many sons and daughters who are enrolled in institutions of higher learning. Date on Historical Sites, Structures, Building Old Rules, etc. The plan to open more schools materialized in several barrios like Salomague. In the school year 1950-1951 the Salomague primary school was opened under the joint effort of the school officials. The first teacher in this barrio was Mrs. Josefina Cruz who sought the help of the parents to contruct a temporary school building in the site bought from Mr. Julian Santos. Out of the defunct. He building of Paniqui High School which the good Mayor of Paniqui had voluntarily worked for its donation to Salomague, a temporary school building was constructed. Two classes, grades one to two were organized. Mrs. Cruz became the lone teacher of the school. In the school year 1952-1953, the reconstruction of the temporary building was made possible by the share of the pork barrel allocated for Salomague. Under the guidance of Mr. Felix Domingo, a carpenter by profession and then the President of the PTA in the town it was reconstructed and was timely used in that same school year. Now Salomague Elementary School stands as the symbol of the cooperation effects of the PTA. Importance Facts, Incidents or Events that Took Place Unlike in other places, Salomague was not ravaged by recent war. In fact it served as an evacuation center for people from the town. During liberation, being along the way to Camiling it served as camping place for the American soldiers. From this barrio the Americans proceed to town, already safe from the enemy, they went back to their camp in Salomague then back to Camiling. Construction of MRF-Collecting Point Purok 6, Salumague, Paniqui, Tarlac August 2020 .

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