San Roque

Ambasa had been the former name of Barangay San Roque which is the westernmost barangay of San Nicolas from the town proper. It is bounded on the west by Barangay Legaspi og Tayug, Pangasinan; on the west of Brgy. Nagkaysa, on the south by Brgy. Siblot; and on the north by Barangay Sobol. Ambasa, which in the local dialect means “predominantly wet” really never runs off of water. In fact there are still places like in Sitio Allola that springs never dies out of water even during summer months and quicksands are abundant in the barangay. Also, the free flowing fresh and cold water springs in every palce in Sitio Ubbog in which the place is noted and familiar.

But how did Ambasa became or got the name San Roque? Some old folks in the barangay tell this story to wit:

In the early times, the place encountered severe drought and terrible dryness. Plants, tress and grasses withered, turned brown and dried. The creeks and the springs ran out of water and the earth cracked in dryness. The inhabitants and the animals experienced terrible thrist and famine. This horrible hardship the people had experienced mad them decide to seek a divine intercession through paryers, devotions and novenas to San Roque – the Patron Saint of wetness and dampness. The local folks prayed devotedly and intently hard and hard rendered processicions for miracle from the San Roqueto bring back water to the earth and wetness of the land. A big miracle did happened because on the night of the procession, ot rained so hard and lasted till the next day. Later, the grass sprouted,the trees and the plants regained their greenness and water flowers from creeks till spring flowed continuosly in the farms. Life in Ambasa returned and became better than before. And because of the big miracle, the local folks decide to rename Ambasa to San Roque in hinor and devotion to San Roque – who became their patron saint from there on.

From the book of Dr. Rosario Mendoza Cortez, Entitled: PANGASINAN, 1901-1986, a political, socio-economic and cultural history published in 1990, San Roque was formerly a barrio of the Municipality of Tayug. It was only on March 1902 that it was detached from Tayug and was annexed to San Nicolas through the initiative of Don Alberto Mejia, the President Municioal of San Nicolas at that time.

According to Dr. Cortez, it was in San Roque where colorum was founded by Pedro Caloza, at dawn of March 10,1931, before they invaded and set on fire the church and town hall of Tayug, they burned two houses in San Roque owned bt two policemen assigned at the San Nicolas police force.

San Roque has a land area of 273 hectares with about 2000 population. Because of its rich fertile soil and abundant water, farming and fishing are the primary means of livelihood. The wellpaved and sphalted national road, traverse the whole stretch of the barangay making the people and commodities so easy to travel. Early settlers to the place to originated from the province of Ilocos Sur headed by Serapio Corpuz, Pedro Soria, Lazaro de Vera, Julian Cabalitasan, Andres Teñozo, Colas Mayota, Juan Gallardo, Felix Caloza, Vicente Merillana and Benito Rodriguito.

It is a big privilege for San Roque to be at the doorstep of San Nicolas as it is usually called the “show window” of the town and the gateway to San Nicolas.

Several recognations were bestowed to the barangay like third place Outstanding Impact Barangay in 1985 during the term of the late Brgy. Captain Asterio G. Serquiña, where in 48 barangays of the province competed in the said event. It was awarded the Most Outstanding Primary Health Care Committee of the Municipal and District Level in 1983, as well as the Food production in 1985.

In 1996, San Roque won the congressional Search for the cleanest and greenest barangay. A plaque of recognition was received by the Barangay officials headed by Brgy. Capt. Juan Ferrer at the Provincial Capitol of Lingayen, as a living testimony to the unity, cooperation and progress of the Barangay folks of San Roque.

Presently, the barangay officials of Barangay San Roque are led by Brgy. Capt. Solomon m. Gatmen with the following barangay council members, Kgd. Benita g. Batin, Kgd Erensto g. Nimer, Kgd. Rogelio d. Ancheta, Kgd. Benita g. Molina, Kgd Salvador R. Española, Kgd. Nario p. Estabillo, SK Chairman Reynaldo D. Mallari with Mrs. Consuelo O. Lagera and Barangay Treasurer and Brgy. Secretary respectively.

Boundaries :

          North :Brgy. Nagkaysa                                             South  :Mun. Tayug, Pang.

          East    :Brgy. San Jose                                              West   :Brgys. Sobol, Casaratan

Distance from Poblacion (kms.) :      2.5 km

Road Type :        Gravel, Asphalt,  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  : 

Soil Type      :    Umingan Sandy Loam, San Manuel Sandy Loam

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