Salpad

According to old folks, Salpad was originally a sitio of Barrio San Felipe and settled mostly by adventurous migrants from the Ilocos provinces. The name Salpad was derived from the names of six prominent families who first settled in the place. They are the Serios, Agne, Lampa, Padilla, Alagano and Descargar. Hence, they coined together the first letters of their family names as SALPAD and later named their community after this.

In the early 60’s during the term of Don Pacifico M. Ylarde as the municipal mayor; Salpad became a separate and distinct barangay by virtue of PACD action to foster countryside development. This was thru the help  and initiative of Don Primitive of nearby Brgy. Bensican and the District Councilor Primitivo Laureta, of at the time, who saw that Salpad had met the required criteria to become a barangay. The first tiniente del barrio was Dionisio Mesias and followd later by Gervasio Javar.

Brgy. Salpad is situated at the foothills of the Mambolo Mountains in the Caraballo Mountains in the Caraballo mountain ranges some 7 kms. Northwest of the town proper. It is bounded on the west by Brgy. Bensican. Is is flourishing community endowed with rich fertile farmlands, grassy pasture lands and thick forests. Sabangan River traverses the barangay and provides adequate supply of water for agriculture. There are five farmer’s irrigation systems established along the river namely: Tanggal Vintar, Tanggal Pias, Tanggal Lisud, Tanggal Mayor and Tanggal Segunda. The upland farms of Salpad are likewise irrigated by water coming from Mambolo Creek. The nearby Mambolo mountains has a thick virgin forest with plenty of wild animals like deers, monkeys, wild pig, wild chicken and eagles with such diversified fauna and flora. It is the plan of the local chief executive to convert Mambolo mountains as an animal sanctuary aimed for eco-tourism, the first in the province, if ever.

For potable drinking water, the Mambolo mountain ios the main source of the barangay through the piped spring development system. Yet, There is also another spring on the northeast outskirt of the barangay which is noted for its “miraculous” and medicinal value.

At present, the prominent families in the barangay are the Lampa, Agne, Mesias, Ruiz and Serios.

Boundaries :

          North : Brgy. Fianza                                       South  : Brgy. Malilion

          East    : Brgys. Fianza, Bensican                        West   : Brgy. San Felipe East

Distance from Poblacion (kms.) :    6 km

Road Type :     Gravel, Concrete

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  :  Sabangan River

Soil Type      : Annam Clay Loam, Umingan Sandy Loam,

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