Country Philippines Province Camarines Sur District 4th District | Region Bicol Municipality San Jose Time zone PST (UTC+8) | |
Manzana is one of the coastal barangays in San Jose, Camarines Sur. It is about 7 km away from the town center. The barangay celebrates its annual fiesta to honor its patron saint, Nuestra Señora del Rosario, every 7th day of May.
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Etymology
The stories propagated by word of mouth of the old folks, barangay Manzana was just a small sitio of barangay Telegrafo because of its small population. As time went on, the population grew until it was eventually separated to become a new barangay. The name "manzana" was accordingly derived from the Spanish word "mansanas" (or apple in English). During those times, the "kanumoy" trees were abounding in the place and when the Spaniards saw its fruits which looked like an apple, they named the place after it and as time evolved, the name of the place was changed from "mansanas" to "Manzana."
Geography and demographics
Barangay Manzana is composed of 6 zones with a total land area of 109.490457 hectares of which 187 hectares are ricefields which is the main source of livelihood among its people. The place is bounded in the North by barangay Telegrafo, South by barangay Kinalansan, West by Lagonoy Gulf,and East by barangay Danlog. It has a total population of 1,298 composed of 286 households or 325 families. Accordingly, the descendants of the families residing at the place originated from the pioneer families of the Beringuela, Pomar, Delas Alas, and Parone.
Economy
The main source of income of the people include farming, fishing, as well as buy and sell of agricultural products. The most common type of dwelling unit is consisted with light materials and the source of potable drinking water are jetmatic pumps. The whole place is already about 80% electrified and with about 75% are using mobile phones. We can also see the presence of school and health facilities like Day Care Center and Barangay Health Center which presently is about to be renovated. Likewise, the most common sanitation facilities include water-sealed toilets and motorcycles for local transportation (locally known as "door-to-door or habal-habal").
Meanwhile, the main source of income for the barangay government include shares from real property taxes, internal revenue allotment, business and other taxes being imposed and collected by the local government unit. At present, the facilities being provided and utilized in local governance include the barangay hall, covered court, a mini-plaza, farm-to-market road, free-flowing water system, day care center, barangay outpost and streetlights.
Government
The elected barangay officials are as follows: Marcelino P. Paa Jr.-Punong Barangay and the Barangay Councilors are: Salvador F. Pasa Jr., Julie P. Prestosa, Eddie F. Delas Alas, Rodolfo P. Remorozo, Rammil P. Pomar, Vilma D. Beringuela. The appointed barangay secretary and treasurer are: Narnie B. Rodriguez and Annecit P. Remorozo, respectively. The barangay employs 12 tanods, 5 barangay health workers, 1 Day Care Worker, 1 Barangay Electrician, and 10 Lupon members.
Former Leaders
The following are the former leaders of the barangay: