Quick Tour to San Juan Ilocos Sur
"Balay ti Ili"
"San Juan Parish Church"
"Our Lady of Piat Church"
"Tapao Mountain Resort"
"San Juan Buri Festival"
Friday, July 12, 2013
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
One Town One Product of San Juan
San Juan Ilocos Sur is composed of 32 barangays.
Namely:
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One Town One Product  
Buri is San Juan's official product registered under the “One Town One Product” (OTOP) program of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Buri, also known as century plant, is a palm from which three kinds of fibers, namely buri, raffia, and buntal, are obtained. The buri palm has large fan-shaped leaves with stout petioles ranging from two to three meters in length. The palm reaches a height of 20 to 40 meters and its trunk attains a diameter of one to 1.5 meters. Buri palm trees are abundant in barangays Cacandongan, Darao, Malammin, Caronoan, Camanggaan, Immayos Norte, and Barbar. Half of San Juan's 32 barangays are engaged are engaged in the buri indsutry (locally known as silag. Buri weaving has been a traditional industry in the town. The buri fibers are extracted from the petiole, rolled and are woven into mat, bags, holiday decor and giftware. Buri can be used to make items like shoes, slippers, coin purses, pen holders, window blinds, attaché cases, table accessories, wall papers, desk organizers, screen dividers, decorative pillows, lampshades, placemats, folders, and hula skirts. |
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San Juan: History, Battlecry, Administaration
How the town got it's name: SAN JUAN...
The name of the
municipality has gone through a series of changes. The early settlers and
occupants called it "Lapo", short for "Lapo-Lapo", a tall grass
which grew everywhere in the area. In the year 1772, Don Tomas Aquino, the first
local leader, initiated the organization of the scattered communities into one,
calling the place "Lapog", a derivative of local vernacular
"Lap-Lapog" which means unirrigated land. For 189 years, "Lapog"
remained in the records as the official name of the town until June 18, 1961, Republic
Act No. 3386 was enacted and it was renamed to San Juan. Since most of the
inhabitants were of the belief that religious names bring peace, happiness, and
prosperity, the town was renamed "San Juan", after the name of its patron
saint, Saint John the
Baptist.
It was stricken by all
sorts of plagues and epidemics (like the smallpox epidemics of 1808 and 1918-19, locust infestation in 1903, and destruction
of ricefields by worms called "arabas" in 1905). Bessang Pass, just south of the
poblacion, was constructed in 1874. Americans destroyed their town hall in 1903.
But despite these misfortunes, San Juan progressed into a prosperous
community.
San Juan Battlecry:
TATTAN San Juan!
Mayor Benjamin Sarmiento composed the Battlecry of San Juan. Despite of some criticisms that San Juan was sleeping over the years, he proved that they were all wrong. With the construction of the new Municipal hall which is called as the " Balay i Ili", he stand firm with the Battlecry that San Juan now is starting to progress. After the construction of the Municipal Hall was the construction of the New Gymnasium of the town followed by different projects which shows that San Juan has started to progress.
Mayor Benjamin Sarmiento composed the Battlecry of San Juan. Despite of some criticisms that San Juan was sleeping over the years, he proved that they were all wrong. With the construction of the new Municipal hall which is called as the " Balay i Ili", he stand firm with the Battlecry that San Juan now is starting to progress. After the construction of the Municipal Hall was the construction of the New Gymnasium of the town followed by different projects which shows that San Juan has started to progress.
Present Administaration
Mayor
Benjamin Sarmiento
Vice Mayor
Rizalina Valle
Sangguniang Bayan Member
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VALLE, CHING
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OCHOSA, ELLEN VERONICA
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SARMIENTO, ELAINE
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RAMOS, FLORANTE
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BASILIO, CYNTHIA CHERY
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SARMIENTO, JAIME
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AYUYANG, ALEXANDER
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VILLA, JUN
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