HISTORY

History of Paddaya Elementary School

The Paddaya Elementary School is situated at barangay Paddaya Weste, Buguey, Cagayan rested 1.5 -kilometers away from the shoreline, and 1.5-kilometers from the adjacent barangay, Barangay Paddaya Aparri, Cagayan from the West.

This school has a total land area of 7,515 square meters rested into it a two unit classroom building for Primary and Intermediate with 3-classroom each to house the 176 Grades 1 to 6 pupils, it has also one unit 6mx8m building which served as an office but now occupied by the Pre-elementary School children.

Kamote vine crops and other vegetables are the only plants that can be grown in the garden area. Snake plants and Yellow tops are its main ornamental plants that could be grown because of the sea-breeze specially when rainy season which is accompanied by the northern breeze causing all plants in this area wilted. River, sea, and rice fields are part of their natural resources.

Climate

Cagayan has three types of climate: Type II, III and IV. Type II climate has no pronounced dry season but has very pronounced rainfall from November to January. Type III climate is predominant in the Province in most areas within the valley. There is no pronounced season; although, it is relatively dry from November to April and wet during the rest of the year. The northeast monsoon brings dry and cool winds from November to January. The southwest monsoon brings heavy rainfall as it blows over the mountains in the months of June to October, sometimes extending to the early part of November. Type IV climate is characterized by evenly distributed rainfall throughout the year mainly because of the northeast trade winds. This further enhances the suitability of these areas to planting various crops adapted to this climate type.

Generally, the driest months are January through April. Rainy months are June, July, August, and September. These rainfall patterns determine the appropriate mix of perennial crops that can be raised in specific period for optimal production.

The province experiences a normal cumulative rainfall from April to September but some areas drastically reduces cumulative rainfall for the period October to March. Prolonged drought usually extends to the months of May or June mostly along the province’s agricultural production areas or the valley floor.

As part of a tropical country, the province experiences only two seasons, the wet season and the dry season, based upon the amount of rainfall. Dry season is usually experienced from December to May and the wet season for the rest of the year. However, recent trend in the wet and dry seasons have changed significantly for the past five years where the province either experience an extended wet or dry season. Based on temperature, the seven warmest months of the year are from March to October; the winter monsoon brings cooler air from November to February. May is the warmest month, and January, the coolest.

3. Cultural Profile

How Paddaya got its name? According to the oldest citizen in the community, long time ago, there an old woman asks where did she got the “pandan” the other old woman answered “daya” (east) and repeatedly saying the word “adu PANDAN jay DAYA”. PANDANDAYA? And later, they call their place PADDAYA.

Ibanag are widely spoken dialect in Paddaya. Some cannot speak in Ilocano. They prefer Tagalog as their dialect at home.

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A great number of households derive their income from fishing (fishermen & Women Fishers), selling fishery products (Fish Vendors) and a few are engaging in farming, carpentry small scale business, and employees in government and private agencies; 95% of the population are indigenous people and Almost member of 4Ps