Sobol

Sobol got its name from an ever-flowing spring (ubbog) that had sprouted in the locality. The abundance supply of spring water is the source for domestic consumption and farm irrigation. It seems that the spring was the fountain of life which the elders called it “Sobol”. Later, people refer to the whole place as Sobol. This legendary place called Sobol was said be located between Calupaan and the Ambayaoan River inhabited by settlers from Tagudin, Ilocos Sur.

Sobol was original a sitio of Barrio San Rafael located just south of Calupaan. IT is flourishing agricultural and fishing community. Three great floods had devastated the place that led to the exodus of its inhabitants to higher grounds across the southern bank of the ambayoan River and to the north of Barrio San Roque. The devastating flood in 1935 eroded a big portion of Sobol that almost all the people evacuated. The big flood in 1976 caused by supertyphoon “Didang” made the second wave of evacuation. And finally, the 1979 flooding overflowing Ambayaoan River made all the residents of finally decide and transfer totally to the present location of Sobol.

Its transfer in 1935 to the proximity of Barrio San Roque had made Sobol a sitio of San Roque. The creation of the PACD in the 60’s which intensified the creation of barangays to foster countryside development led to the assistance of Atty. Pedrilito Aquino, the local COMELEC Chairman at that time and with the initiative of Anastacio Andaya. Barangay Sobol is bounded on the north by the Ambayaoan River; on the south by Brgy. San Roque; on the east by Brgy. Casaratan; and on the west by Brgy. Legaspi in Tayug. It is about 2 ½ kilometers away from the town proper.

Sobol had slowly recovered from its past and it is now becoming an agricultural community with farming as its primary means of livelihood. Farm products are palay, corn, tobacco, peanut, and vegetables like string beans, rootcrops such as singkamas and tomato fruits. Fishing and livestock raising are the other sources of living.

The first Teniente del Barrio of Sobol Was Severino Trinidad and followed by Billy Villanueva. When Sobol became a Barangay, its first Barangay Captain was Bonifacio Acosta, Sr., followed by Anastacio Andaya and Servillano Villanueva. The present Barangay Captain is Ernesto L. Facun, who is serving its second term.

Brgy. Sobol is a religious community with Roman Catholic as the Dominants sect. Followed by the Seventh Day Adventist and a local sect named Iglesia Watawat ng Lahi. Prominent families in the barangay are the Andaya, Layco, Garcia, Castro and Bedaña among others.

The Barangay had gained a lot of important improvements and prominence. Its river banks now are well protected due to the 1995 construction of the three (3) kilometers protection dike in the Ambayaoan River from Sobol up to the town proper. This protection dike served as the road linking the barangay road constructed through the initiative of the barangay folks in 1983. Likewise, Brgy. Sobol was the chosen site of the 11th Diocesian  Jamboree for BSP and GSP of Eastern Pangasinan in November 1996.

Boundaries :

          North :Brgys. Casaratan, San Rafael East                    South  :Mun. Tayug, Pang.

          East    :Brgy. San Roque                                            West   :Brgy. San Rafael Centro

Distance from Poblacion (kms.) :    3 km

Road Type :           Gravel

Seasons :

          Dry – December to April                                            

Wet – May to November                                           

Average Annual Rainfall (mm.)                                   147.21 mm

Average Monthly Temperature (Celsius)                       29.15°C

Status of Land classification (has.):       

Major River  :     

Soil Type      :      Umingan Sandy Loam ,  San Manuel Sandy loam

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