COMMUNITY PROFILE

Barangay Bangbangolan is situated in the eastern mountainous part of the City of Fernando, La Union which is bounded in the east by Barangay Pacpaco, on the south of Barangay Pao Norte, on the west by Barangay Calabugao and Puspus, and on the northeast by Barangay Baraoas.

Barangay Bangbangolan has no available record pertaining to its origin but some old folks related the story that it got its name from the wild boar that thrives abundantly during the early days. These wild pigs are called locally "bangolan" and during the Spanish regime, when somebody asked the name of the place, an old man mistakenly answered with his prize catch which he proudly called "bango-bangolan" and from that time on, the place was called Bango-bangolan. When the Americans arrived, they were impressed by the fragrance of the flowers and so they named the place Bangbangolan derived from the llocano term 'bangbangluan which means to give fragrance. The place is an agricultural area and most of the people are farmers. Their main crops are palay, root crops, vegetables and fruits. As of the last survey of the BHW in the barangay, there were 177 households and a total population of 695. llocano is the main dialect of the people in the barangay. Most of the people are Roman Catholics, aside from Jehovah’s Witness and Iglesia ni Cristo are the religious sect in the community. At the heart of the barangay, a Health and Wellness Clinic was built, and the newly constructed Barangay Hospital was beside it. There are also a Roman Catholic Chapel and a Barangay Hall. A Day Care Center and Bangbangolan National High School were also prominent within the Barangay. Barangay Bangbangolan was then adjudged as a "Model Barangay "during the Search for the Model Barangay in the City of San Fernando.