San Felipe East

San Felipe was one time a big and remotest Barrio of San Nicolas located about 12 kms. away from the town proper. It is situated in an area where the Agno River meets the foothills of the Caraballo Mountains and the plains of the town. It was a big community inhabited by settlers coming mostly from the Ilococs provinces, La Union and Benguet who were lured by the gold rush on the Agno River. Most migrant settlers were devout Catholics that they decided to name the place after their patron saint San Felipe.  

San Felipe was divided into two separate barangays in the 60’s brought about by the PACD creation of barangays to intensify the development of the countrysides. The eastern part adjacent to the mountain was named San Felipe East, while the western portion near to the Agno River was namend San Felipe West. The elementary school of San Felipe serves as the demarcation line between the east and the west.

Presently, San Felipe East is composed of various sitios, namely: Sitios Centro, Bacolodan, Caniogan, Casilagan, Rodriguez, Escara, Lagpan, Calanutan, Bulangit, and Cabayawasan, Cabayawasan is a mountain sitio which could only be reached by an hours’hike on winding mountain tarils from sitio Lagpan. And its inhabitants mostly belong to the Ibaloi tribe. The barangay is bounded on the north by the Agno River; on the south by Brgy. Camindoroan, on the west by Brgy.San Felipe West; and on the East by Brgy.Salpad, with an approximate land area of 1,200 hectares. Agriculture is the primary source livelihood with palay, corn and vegetables as its main products. Other sources of income is god panning. Livestock raising, reforestation and employment as construction workers in the San Roque Dam project.

The barangay folks had actively shown there unity and cooperation through the organization and creation of a non-government organization name Safewater, Inc., aimed at protecting the environment through massive seedling producyion, ecological projects and reforestation activities. The organization has about 600 registered members, earning a considerable amount from the their activities.

San Felipe East is destined to bring back its lost glory as the foremost tourist spot in Eastern Pangasinan in the near future. Agpay resort which was a famous tourist destination in the early 70’s is being developed with the construcyion oh three large swimming pools in the deep forest. Construction of cottages and other amenities is to follow as planned by the local Chief Executive. Also, once the San Roque Dam Project will be completed, this will become the main tourist attraction for the whole province.

The barangay is one of the communities being benefited by the San Roque Multi-purpose Project. Financial assistance from the National Power Corporation as host was Extended that led to the omprovement of barangay roads, rural electrification, construction of barangay hall, acquisition of two barangay vehicles and other basic needs of the barangay. As sitio Bulangit will be totally submerged and become the main reservoir of the project, financial assistance were also extended to the families to be displaced. A resettlement site will be constructed for them in sitio Lagpan which will boast the amenities of a modern-day housing subdivision. Employment opportunities in the dam’s construction were prioritized for San Felipe East residents to further improve their living conditions. Really, the people had struck the pot of gold in the Agno River from the realization of the mega project called San Roque Dam.

Prominent families in the barangay are the Serquiña, Abaga, Rodriguez, Bilog, Tambo among other. Some local leaders became prominent leaders of the town as municipal councilors like Don Alberto Serquiña and Don Dominador Rodrigo, Sr.

Boundaries :

          North : Province of Benguet                             South  : Brgy. San Felipe West

          East    : Brgys. Fianza, Salpad                           West   : Mun. San Manuel, Pang.  Brgy. San Felipe West

Distance from Poblacion (kms.) :   6.5 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  : Agno River, Sabangan River

Soil Type      : Annam Clay Loam, Umingan Sandy Loam

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