URDANETA CITY UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE

#1 San Vicente West, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan

Municipality OF LIDLIDDA, ilocos sur

Lidlidda is a 5th class municipality

in the province of Ilocos Sur,
Philippines. According to the 2015
census, it has a population of
4,647 people.
Lidlidda is politically subdivided
into 11 barangays.  Brief History of Lidlidda

In the year 1800, there lived a group of people called Agsalog

 Banucal (Igorot) in the East Hinterlands of Golot (Mountain Province). Some
 Bequi-Walin groups of these people were hospitable, while some were fierce
 Bugui fighters, head hunters, animal rustlers, robbers and the like which
worsened the already impoverished state of their place. Tired of
 Calungbuyan
such constant inconveniences, the hospitable and peaceful people
 Carcarabasa plotted to leave after holding a secret meeting. They grouped
 Labut themselves into three: one group to head for the North, another to
 Poblacion Norte the South and the third to the West.
(Namatting) Being Igorots with customs and traditions firmly instilled by their
 Poblacion Sur (Surong) ancestors, they observed their usual religious rites before starting
 San Vicente (Kamatliwan) the journey. A number of chickens were killed and offered to
 Suysuyan Kabunian (God) and his son Lumawig. It is a peace offering meant
 Tay-ac to appease the gods in order not to anger them. After the
ceremony, a safe and peaceful passage to a wonderful land
destined especially for them, is expected. The night after the
ceremony was held, the peaceful people started their journey. They
anger
moved silently underthem.
cover ofAfter the
the tall, ceremony,
thick trees eastwarda and
safe the and peaceful
passage to a wonderful land destined especially for
shining stars up above served as their guide. The group that
traveled to the west were the ones who reached the place, which
would be known
Members of thisingroup
the future as Lidlidda.
had such names as Conay, Caoas, Digay,
Caoeng, San-E, Gumanab, Anggon, Calugay and others. Along
the way, way,
they they
met obstacles and and
met obstacles hardships associated
hardships with with
associated the
them,
the is e terrain andxpected.
mountainous the constant The night
feeling of after the
hunger and tiredness. After twenty days of hiking, they
arrived in a place that looked suitable for building homes.
It was a valley with grassy
It was a plains,
valley a rivergrassy
with along plains,
its sides,
a
river along its sides, creeks, brooks,
and wells. There were plenty of fish,
wild animals and game for food. The
surrounding hills and mountains
abuntan
abundantly covered with tall trees and bamboo could
provide them with shade and fruit. The immediate belief
that soon a peaceful, progressive and happy community
would be positively established in the said place
compelled the travelers to stop their seemingly nomadic
existence and settle on the area. They made a begnas
(fiesta) to express their gratitude to Kabunian because of
Map of lidlidda their successful journey. Within three days after the
fiesta, they started digging and pulling the ledda to
land into rice paddies. Years passed and the population convert the
increased. The inhabitants started to search further
places for food and dwelling. One time, a group of hunters saw smoke near seashore from atop of the mountains
west of the place. Eager to see what was there, they bravely hiked to the place. Suddenly they came to reach a
street and houses. The people who inhabited the place were Ilokanos, who were also kind and friendly. An elderly
rich man met them and told them of his great desire to visit their place. He said that he wanted to make friends
with them as well as barter with their goods. Furthermore, he wishes to teach religion (Christianity) to the tribe. In
the process, he will teach them the three R’s of education: Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic. The impressionable
elderly man’s offer was highly appreciated. Before departing, he promised the folks that he’d visit them again. His
parting words were, “To all of you my beloved brethren, I am pleased and proud to say that, day by day, your
living condition will surely improve and prosper because of your rich and fertile soil. Let us therefore name this
place “Lidlidda” in memory of these thick tall grasses (Ledda) whose area in the near future will be converted into
ricefields”. This is how Lidlidda got its name.