BARANGAY BURGOS PROFILE

GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF BARANGAY:

Barangay Burgos is rich in Agricultural resources and various kind of source of
livelihood. The existing facilities of the said barangay are Elementary
School,Brgy.Hall,Multi-Purpose Hall, and Multi-Purpose Pavement, deep wells, waiting
sheds, bridges, streetlights, multi-purpose center and Child Development Center.

BOUNDARIES:
North: GAPO North West: ALOBO
East: BASCARAN South: MAOPI
South East: NAMANTAO
West: MABINI

Major source of Livelihood: AGRICULTURE and COTTAGE INDUSTRY

Name of Barangay: BURGOS
Total Population: 1,390
Total No. of Households: 341
Total No. of Families: 365
Land Area: 148.6710 Hectares

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND:
Burgos was once a sitio of Gapo called Bayog, named after the creek that runs
through it legends tells that after the creek that runs thru. The legend tells that during World
War II, an American reached Bayog. He met an old man sheltered under a Bugos tree. The
American asked the man “what is the name of the tree?’’ the man answered “the name of the
tree is Bugos”. The name of the tree he was sheltering on. The American presumed the name
of the place was Bugos. The name eventually eveolved to BURGOS.
Burgos, became a barangay in 1921 thru the effort of Municipal Councilor Lucio
Lucila passed a resolution formally