Sometimes in early 1950’s Barangay Anayo is a picture of vast forest timberland and abundant wildlife. Original settlers were said to be ilongots, describes to be living by hunting and fishing but no farming.

No one of the present age ever deny that in mid years of the decade logging concession took place & stationed in the western proper. The logging Company impatiently gathered, harvested our God grown natural resources and devastated it for good in a decade or more. Employment in the company or farming in the leftovers of logging-initiated migrants from different people, tribes especially from Benguet, Pangasinan, the surrounding lowlands and other part of the country. Memoirs of these things in the past are still present.

In 1982, Anayo was the sitio of Barrio Sta. Clara located at the western part beyond the Maraga River. It was one of the four (4) sitios of Barangay Sta. Clara, Municipality of Aritao, Nueva Vizcaya, requested by then Municipal Mayor Teopisto P. Lopez, to be created as barangay for it meets the requirements needed.

Barangay Anayo was created under Republic Act. No 3590, otherwise known as the “Revised Barrio Charter, enacted in 1967. The term “BARRIO” was renamed “BARANGAY” in 1974 pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 557, under the administration of the ate Ferdinand E. Marcos, President of the Philippine.

There is an interesting story how Barangay Baan was named. It was alleged that this place was in habited and became popular with farmer’s pasture. With area’s slope that this is not too steep and with rich in vegetation, this place became a pasture of herd of different grazing animals like cattle and cows.

The noises heard by and by passers were the “baaaaaaaaahs and aaaaaaahs” of these animals.            

From thereon they refer the barangay as the place of “baaaaahs and aaaaahs”. In the course of time the place was named “BAAN”.

In the year 1960, there were tree commonly known as BALITE TREE that abound the area. There trees together with some wild animals like birds, deer and other dominated area.

The placed served as habitat for those animals, during those days there was only limited number of residents on the area was were led by MADIWA ANCHETA.

Due dominant presence of the species of balite tree the barangay was name after the tree.

After the reign of administration of late Ferdinand Marcos these Balite and other species of trees begun to diminished because of rampant and uncontrolled logging in the area.

After a few decades, the family of Madiwa Ancheta stayed in the area until such time that inhabitants of nearly places like Malico, San Nicolas, Pangasinan migrated on the area. They planted roots crops like camote and other uplands vegetable for their daily foods.

In the year 1970, this place of sitio Barangay Calitlitan, Aritao, Nueva Vizcaya, this Barangay was led by appointed leader Basilio Bugtong, Alberto Mendoza, Roberto Guzman and other ancestors.

In the year 1982 due to increasing population of the area, it was converted to Barangay BALITE. This was first led by BASILIO BUGTONG as appointed leader who served voluntarily without receiving any honorarium.

In the older days, Aritao was ruled by a chieftain Ari Mengal. Both municipalities of Dupax and Aritao had land disputes.

“Banganan” believed get its name from the word “Bangen” which means “toll gate”. This was used purposely to check the vicinity. Whoever ever entered the area without permission or knowledge of both reigning chieftains would be headed. Isinais of Aritao and Ilongots of Dupax did nothing about this practice. Until such time the Spaniards came then followed by Americans came and conquered the area.

American taught us an independent right to vote and it was first held in the year 1935 for every Filipinos. After the country’s independence, a leader was appointed in every barangay. The first tenientedel barrio in this barangay for four consecutive years was Cristiano Rimando from 1964 up to 1950. Alejandro Mabalo succeeded in the year 1951 up to 1954, and Pedro Ferrer from 1955 up to 1964.

As time passed by, “Bangen” became “Bangenen” until such time that it was pronounced as “Banganan”.

This site, which is now called the Barangay Beti, was formerly a mountainous cogon land with rolling plain valley out in middle by a river now popularly known as Caraballo River, this place was occupied by few Igorot’s that live on hunting and farming.

In the year 1920, many immigrants from Ilocos, Pangasinan and some from Nueva Vizcaya wandered to farther places to look for settlement areas. Some have gone for hunting and in one of the mountains here, they saw a big rock with a fountain of cool water. Wild pigs around the virgin forest of the place were attracted. Sturdy tress that the native “OBLIBITE” also bound in the area. This people have called the place “BITY” which means LIFE, because of the spring found between rocks and the Olibite trees that grew in the area. The water from the spring flowed down and provide drinking water for the wild animals and for the Olibite trees and plants grew nearby.

On the same year, President Quirino Abordo of Aritao, welcome settlers and helped them secure homestead in these place and into natives of the place with the scenario that this area became popular and the name “BITY” which is the registered name of the far-flung Barangay.

In the early days, prior to the coming of the Spaniards to the Cagayan Valley, Aritao was previously called “Ajanas”, meaning place of abundance.  The place has been inhabited with the indigenous group of people, the Igorot’s headed by Igorot King Ari Mengal and his tribe

When the Spaniards proceeded to the place, they discovered that the place is rich in the forest resources, fertile lands suitable for agriculture and waters for fishing.

The Igorot’s have their traditional that every good harvest they performed festivities. This is one form of giving thanks and honoring their God called “Kabonean” through fruits offering, vegetables and slaying animal (pig or chicken) and reading future from its liver. The place was the named Bone which was derived from their god Kabonean.

On January, 1767, Fr. Manuel Corripio, a Spanish Missionary succeeded in persuading the Igorot King called Ari Mengal and his tribe to live in the lowland which is now the seat of the government of the Municipality of Aritao. Subsequently, these people were later converted to Christianity by Fr. Thomas Gutierez.

Due to the wide area and accelerating population, Bone was then divided into two (2) barrios: Bone 5 Bone 6. After some period of time, progress and development of the government for these barrios was given. The existence of the barangay could be traced back in February 13, 1913 and was created through the Leonard Wood Proclamation and by the virtue of Leonard Wood Presidential Decree No.557 and Republic Act No. 3590. Then the school site was composed of 2 lots, Lot 1 having an area of about 34, 182sq.m. and Lot 2 with an area of 13,869sq.m. And is now the seat of developing future leaders for this barangay with promising growth of Bone, it has been again sub-divided, Bone 5 because Bone South and Calitlitan while Bone 6 is now Bone North.

Now Bone North enjoys the blessing of an independent Barangay occupied by loving residents, abiding with the Laws of the Philippine Republic.

Long time ago, few people inhabited this place. They were called Igorot’s. they were free to live in this place with their leader DATU MENGAL. He has a daughter named AMIHAN. Their God in CABONIAN/ ALLAH. To worship their God, they kill animals as offering together with fruits and vegetable. They believed that in so doing, their sick ones will be cured. Years after, Christians from Pangasinan and Ilocos Region slowly migrated to this placed. These migrants were insistent in cleaning the forest land and even went to the extent of occupying the land owned by the natives.

Soon after, Igorot were revenged driven to the mountains. This infuriated Datu Mengal, to exact revenge with the Christians, he uses his strong power called “BONI” which means prayer, to pray to their God Cabonian/Allah for help against their enemies. It was therefore implanted to the minds of Christians that the natives were using their prayer Boni to kill or exterminate them. This is how Bone delivered derived its name. today Bone is divided into Bone South and Bone North. It was made possible through the efforts of the ten Barangay Officials at that time as approved by the higher authorities. Bone as on big populous barangay is teeming with progress and development today and the years to come.

Calitlitan was named adopted from a wild vine, a medical planted called “litlit”. This place where in the herbal plants grow abundantly is called by the Ilocanos “CALITLITAN”. This area is once a sitio of Bone North, Aritao, Nueva Vizcaya. It is as entrance Barangay of Aritao when traveling to Cagayan Valley.

This Barangay has a wholistic geographical area more or less 1230 hectares. This Barangay comprises Sitio namely Balakwit, Mag-asawangkahoy, Pogombuawa, Pasto, Balite, Angeles, and Ocao-Kapiniaan. But as of this days Ocao-Kapiniaan and Balite are Now independent and progressive Barangays.

Barangay Calitlitan is bounded on the North by, Barangay Bone South, on northeast by Ocao-Kapiniaan on the South Barangay Baliling Sta. Fe, Nueva Vizcaya.

Its terrain is hilly and mountainous and in the middle part is a narrow plain of about one forth of the area along side both sides of the famous Cagayan Valley River, downstream with the winding road of Maharlika highway were both sides of the highway of more than less five kilometers long from south to north boundary stands residential House of inhabitants of more than two thousand people.

In October 14, 1959, this Sitio is converted into Barrio in accordance with the speedy growth of population and willingness of the residents with strong determination to stand for a unit of government to first Tiniente del Bario in the person of Diego Estelong.

This brief history was base on the information from old people of this community and serve as case reference of concerned.

Barangay Canabuan has no precise history but according to the elder who settles their pre-tribal wars claims that after the bloody war of the tribes, there was certain endemic grew abundantly on the center of the battle field which the called it “Kaibuan” this term was used by the first lived tribe the Kalanguya. Later on, the Kalanguya named this place Kaibuan due to the abundant of this grass which seldom seen today, when the kalanguyas move to the remote areas of this place the other tribe come, the Ilocanos from the low lands, followed by the different tribes. Because the dwellers have difficulty of pronouncing this name, they later called this name Canabuan which has been caried from generation to generation and to present.

No registration number was submitted in the barangay. It was in the late part of 1970’s when the barangay is divided into two barangays is also divided into two municipalities. The municipality of Aritao and Sta.Fe is located 18 kilometers from Poblacion Aritao to Canabuan. Canabuan is the farthest among the 22 Barangay. It is also belong to upland barangays to of Aritao and divided into ten sitios: Sitio Lanka, Sitio Tinadmak, Sitio Lazam, Sitio Centro, Sitio Barandillas, Sitio kis kis, Sitio Spanish, Sitio Martinez, Sitio Lawed, and Sitio Balite

It has a total population of 700 plus with a total household of 151. Most common occupation of the people is farming and gardening.

Once upon a time, there were some men who went to a dense forest near a place named Barangay Sta. Clara to hunt wild animals. In the forest, they saw a very “RARE BIG ROBUST TREE” and there they spent the night and had their rest. When the sun came out, one of them notice that the soil was very rich and good to cultivate, he then, suddenly told his companions that they should go home to get their families, and everyone agreed. Upon returning, every family build their own nipa hut and after that they started to cultivate the land, planted upland rice and sweet potatoes and whenever someone got a wild animal from hunting, they gather on the shade of the RARE BIG ROBUST TREE and parted it equally. The giant tree became the silent witness of their simple and peaceful everyday life.

Years passed and World War II broke out, a group of Japanese soldiers was passing by when their leader suddenly stopped- he was amazed with the very RARE BIG ROBUST TREE, then he decided and told his soldiers to build their camp and bank house under it. The Kaingero’s were frightened so they evacuated and abandoned the place. The leader of the Japanese soldiers suddenly asked their Filipino followers if what is the name of the giant tree, they answered “CANAREM”. From that moment on, if somebody asked on the whereabouts of the Japanese soldiers in that place, the people always give them the same answer “they are under the BIG CANAREM TREE”.

When the World War II ender, people from nearby provinces who were affected by the war relocated at this place and start anew. And later on, it became a Sitio of Barangay Sta. Clara. During that time, treasure hunters came searching for YAMASHITA treasure and cut down the BIG CANAREM TREE in their belief that some kept under its root that’s why it’s no loner seen at this time.

As years passed by, more people relocated to this place and in 1982 during the Marcos regime, this place was finally created into a barangay and was after the silent witness on the evolution of this place, the GIANT TREE which has been the home, shade and humble friend of wild animals, hunters, kaingero’s, soldiers and passerby. It was named in remembrance of the very RARE ROBUST TREE called “CANAREM”.

Way back in the year 1772, the Cura Paroco of Aritao was Corripio and was succeeded By Father Antolin in 1786. He was a great builder. Aside from building the stone church and Municipality buildings (Casa tribunal), he established a model garden in a fertile site (now part of Comon) where he raised cacao, mangoes, and other tropical fruits. This site was called Garden of Father Antolin.

During the early days, Father Antolin invited other tribes to migrate in Aritao in order to increase the population in preparation for the township of Aritao. He established a settlement in “Paruronan” where people from the neighboring provinces like Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, and as far as Ilocos Region settled. Different tribes like Ilocanos, Tagalogs, Pangasinense, Kapampangan and other tribes worked together. They had common supplies and subsistence from Father Antolin. They were well disciplined and very cooperative. Later, they called their settlement “Communual” and from the French word “commune” which means communal or community. The most visible achievement of the early inhabitants is the plantation of mango grooves called “Kamanggaan” by the Ilocanos. Although it was devastated during Japanese occupation, it still existed up to 1950’s until it was fully converted into farmlands.

As the years passed by, the early inhabitants grew into threefold times, and as their families multiplied, they also expanded their occupation to the south up to Sta. Clara. During those days, the most notable places in this barangay were “Paluronan” now Purok Naregta, “Mabato” now purok Linglingay, and “Palngad” now Purok Rang-ay. These places merged together and now called Barangay Comon.

As per recorded sources, Barangay Comon was created in this year 1925 by virtue of the unnumbered Municipal Resolution/Ordinance. The first barangay head was Lorenzo

Batallones, appointed as Tiniente Del Bario from the time of the Commonwealth Governent until the second world war. He was succeeded by several appointed barangay leaders in the persons of Inocencio Peros, Pedro Collado, and Victoriano Collado.

After the Americans gave the full independence to the Philippines Republic on July 4,1946 another branch of Tiniente Del Barrios emerged, namely Emilio Ubera, Fausto Morazo, and Felix Cayaban, Sr. after which, Cipriano Lagutan was elected Barangay Head until the end of Martial Law in 1972. Succeeding Barangay Leaders were Loreto Nadera, Felix Cayaban, Sr., and Bernardo Briones who was elected for two consecutive terms of office. Unfortunately, he got sick during his second term, causing his early death. Through the law of succession, Hon. Desiderio Gavina was appointed Barangay Captain from 1997 to 2002. Then the three consecutive succeeding Barangay election were victoriously taken by Hon. Cristo R. Collado, whose term ended in 2013. Then emerged a kind-hearted and soft-spoken Barangay Captain in the person of the Hon. Eligio Y. Paringit in the year 2014.

The year 1938 marked the opening of formal education Comon under the administration of Lorenzo Bataliones.

Barangay Comon, consisting of six (6) puroks namely: Naraegta, Karaniagan, Gasajas, Linglingay, Rang-ay, and Pariir, has a total land area of two thousand one hundred twenty-one 212 heactars. One thousand ninety-eight hectares are being utilized for agriculture purpose, and the rest for residential and commercial. Comon is bounded in the east by Barangay Latar and Tabueng, in the west by Barangay Bone North and Cutar , in the north by Barangay Poblacion, and Barangay Poblacion, and Barangay Beti in the south . it takes three and half (3.5) kilometers to travel from town proper to the seat of the barangay local government located at purok Linglingay, accessible to common transportation.

As of 2010, the recorded total number of households is one thousand, with total population of four thousand one hundred ninety-one.

One of the significant distinctions of Barangay Comon is its Panagapit Festival held every third Friday and Saturday of April as embodied in the Barangay Ordinance No.   01   Such as occasions is a way of gathering the residents together for thanksgiving and merriment.

Barangay Officials and their constituents have always been participating as shared responsibility in the attainment their vision and mission as evidence by numerous awards and accomplishment.

In 1995, 1998, and 2002, Comon was awarded fourth, third, and second place, respectively, in the Municipal Search for Model Barangay, and third place in the Provincial Level. Third place was also garnered by the barangay in 1998 during the provincial Search for the Cleanest and Greenest Barangay.

Barangay Comon remains a home of God-fearing and united people, and will continue to protect a nature a globally competitive society.

During the Spanish Colonization in the Philippines, the Spanish Soldiers selected this place for them to put up their camps called “QUARTEL” or KUTA in local dialect. Kuta is where they keep their belongings and armory and likewise where they buried their treasures for safekeeping. There were no available records apart from testimonies of the elderlies to base the name Cutar aside from the history that Portions of Barangay Nagcuartelan before, was originally a part of Barangay Cutar. In 1957 Nagcuartelan become an independent barangay through the initiative of the Provincial Officials led by late Hon. Jose Espino. It was in that time also that the name CUTAR was adopted which literally means “PORTRESS” a “PORT” or a “SENTRY”.

With the collaborative efforts of local constituents particularly Ilocanos in this place, it was created into a Barrio that was led by a headman called Cabeza de Barangay in 1899 and later on became Kapitan del Barrio, of which the first Barrio Election was made in 1956.

During the early years, Barangay Darapidap was first kniwn as Sitio Banganan North. Migrants from Pangasinan arrived, stayed and developed the place. They converted the place into rice fields and built a makeshift school building.

The first tinyente del barrio was in the name of Anacleto Dulay. The area was then conquered by Ilongoit tribes who were famous head hunters.

The early inhabits were forced to fight back and defend their place. These resulted to blood flooded war. They successfully drove the Ilongot’s to some hinterlands of Dupax. That momentous event created the origin of the barangay. On the memory of the brave acts and supreme sacrifices of the residents, their leaders name the place “Darapidap”. It came from the word “Dara” an Iloco word meaning “Blood” of the defenders against the Ilongots and “Pidap” wich means “Plains”.

Later on, this placed called “Barangay Darapidap”.

The origin basis as based on the History of the ancient elders of this Barangay, the name of Kirang, as this place was named since the present Officials can recall, was derived from the Ilocano word “NAKIRANG” which means scarcity of needed water, particularly irrigation water, the dire need so that plants strive lustily. The scarcity of water is very much apparent considering that some of the rice fields in the barangay are being tilled only once a year.

Barangay Nagcuartelan before was only a part of Barangay Bone North and Barangay Cutar. It was in 1957 when it became an independent barangay through the initiative of Provincial Officials led by late Hon. Jose Espino.

The name Barangay Nagcuartelan was adopted from the word “QUAREL” when the Japanese soldier stayed and built the place as “Nag-QUARTEL-an dagiti hapon” until the name was officially adopted as “NAGCUARTELAN”.

The simple story how the Barangay Ocao-Kapiniaan got its name.

Mainly comprising this Barangay are the two big Sitio’s called Ocao-Capiniaan, the name “OCAO” which is the Upper portion and the lower Portion called “CAPINIAAN”.

Sitio Ocao might have been named such because of its abundance during the early day of bamboo like Plants in the vicinity called “BOLO” in Ilocano dialect and “OCAO” in the Kalanguya dialect.

At Sitio Capiniaan, it was found that the local variety of pineapple thrive with the locality hence it’s abundance in the place Pineapple in the vernacular is called “PINYA” and Capiniaan means “a place where plenty of Pineapple are found”.

The site of the Barangay Poblacion has the same location with that of “AJANAS”. The first settlement area occupied by the pioneer settler primary those coming from Bukod, Buenget and other aborigines of this place, the ISINAI. The name AJANAS was later changed to ARI-TAU (ARITAO) in honor of King Mengal, an Igorot chieftain.

As the years passed during the Spanish era was gradual expansion of the ever-growing communities of the periphery of the original settlement (Ajanas) which became later as Barrios of Aritao. This was interrupted when the whole town was merged to Dupax, Nueva Vizcaya as component barrio.

Luckily, through a petition led by Councilor Jose Aleman, requesting the Provincial Board of Nueva Vizcaya for the requisition of Aritao for its township that favorably endorsed the same to the Secretary of the interior which promptly approved the petition. Bone, Tabueng, Banganan, Gabut, Comon, Nagcuartelan, Gasajas, Nagplasaan, Beti, Sta. Clara, and Poblacion were the first barrios of the town of Aritao.

In 1974 the term Barrio was changed to Barangay pursuant to Presidential Decree No.577. all barrios including Poblacion became Barangays. There was no attempt of the service of Local Administration to change the name of Poblacion to other names, until now this barangay is still known as Barangay Poblacion.

In the old days, Barangay Latar was once a cluster of the adjoining sitios of San Francisco under Barangay Comon and sitio Noc-Noc under the jurisdiction of Barangay Tabueng. The population began to stabilize migrant from the province of Benguet arrived and settled at the place. According to the old folks, Sitio San Francis was named in honor of Father Francis, the first missionary who visited the placed and celebrated Mass in the area. Father Francis witnessed how the people in the place ferry water at the open well along the Caraballo river using pairs of cans hanging at their shoulders locally known as “ASSIW” (two cans hanging from the opposite ends of pole). From then on, it was called “LATA” or cans, in course of time the name LATA was later on change to LATAR.

Once upon a time, according to reliable source, this once was a blasting community. Most of the residents are Isinais, Ilocanos, and Kalanguyas. This place was where the Spanish /missionaries had their encampment for the purpose of converting inhabitants to became Christian.

Here lived also a leader by the name of Eusebio Caoile married to a beautiful woman named Clara. One of the Spaniards missionaries admired Clara but she turned down this suitor. This caused her death because she was tortured and killed. After her death, residents made a decision to call the place “SANTA CLARA” in honor of Clara’s death. As a year pass by, the name “SANTA CLARA” became Sta. Clara.

In the early 19^th Century, the first people who lived in this place are known to be “BUGKALOTS”. It was headed by their datu named TABUONG where they derived the first name of Tabuong. Sitio Tabuong that time is under the Municipality of Dupax when the Municipality of Aritao becames its barrio due to poor financial resources. It again became a mother Barangay together with Barrio Banganan when the Municipality of Aritao regains its ownership in 1919. As years pass by, the people from another place migrate in this place; about 80% are from Pangasinan. There was no infrastructure that were built yet. In the same year, the barrio had its first elected Municipality Councilor in the person of Don Enrique and had assumed his office for three (3) years. In 1931 to 1936-year 1932 aslo when the Barangay residents constructed a small building made cogon, wood and bamboo with a pioneer teacher for Grade 1 in the person of Me. Apolonio Flores of Bone north, Aritao, Nueva Vizcaya.

It was 1972 when the residents of Tabueng petitioned for recreation of Tabueng as regular Barangay of Aritao, Nueva Vizcaya.

According to old folks in the place, the original name of Barangay was “Yantap”. The change of Yantap to Tucanon was based from anecdote that happened sometimes in the Philippine-American war.

Accordingly, on January 15m 1950 while the group of American Soldier with the group of Filipino soldiers were carrying “Two Cannons” with them when they met an old mas ask information. The pd; man cannot speak English and much more unable to understand the American Soldier. The old man was able to utter only the words “Two Cannons”.

From that time on the people of the Barangay called the place “Tucanon”.

In the early days Yaway as a forested area, attracted people of adjacent barangays. This was where residents of Barangay Beti frequently rest after a long hour of hunting. With this, these hunters often referred to the place as “away”, an ilokano term meaning “arable land”.

In the early years of 1960’s a group of farmers from nearby barangays such as Comon abd Banganan practiced kaingin system in the area. Discovering the richness and fertility of the soil, they planted upland variety of palay and other vegetable. With these vast potentials, these people together with some migrants from the nearby provinces decided to live in the area.

Sometime in the year 1984, during the administration of Hon. Teopisto Lopez, these far flung was declared as an independent barangay.