PULUNG BULU

Barangay Pulungbulu was originally one of the barrios or barangays of San Fernando, Pampanga like Barrio Kuliat (Angeles). On Dec. 8, 1829, when Barrio Kuliat became a town called Angeles, the original barrios did not include Pulungbulu because it was then under the territorial jurisdiction of San Fernando, Pampanga. When the Province of Pampanga was subdivided into different towns, Barangay Pulungbulu was also affected and was divided into two barrio, namely Pulungbulu, San Fernando and Pulungbulu, Angeles.

Accordingly, Barrio Pulungbulu derived its name from the plant “Buho” (a kind of Bamboo) abundantly growing in the area. This Buho (“Bulu” in the pampango dialect) is a kind of bamboo used for making “sawali” a principal material for making a native shelter. Most of the houses then were made of this material (sawali).