Brief History of Barangay San  Luis

RISE OF SAN LUIS INTO A BARANGAY
(PRESENTACION A. ADALEM)

San Luis, before the year 1960, was only made up of few clusters of houses in what is known as the heart of the barangay and a few more houses along in what was known as Bintawan Road, Now Barangay Lactawan. It was not even a sitio then. It was only a portion of District 2, now called Barangay Osmena. The few clusters of houses used to be called Kabaldesan (ka Valdez an). For most houses in the place were owned by the members of the Valdez clan. And other families who pioneered in the place where the following.

	Acoba	Andres	Adalem	Aquino	Ramones
	Baquiran	Bello	Bicad	Corpuz	Saguiuped
	Cristobal	Daguio	Domingo	Fernandez	Somera
	Galapon	Gavino	Hermoso	Javier	Guilao
	Jordan	Pascua	Pascual	Ramos

In 1960, the Barrion Antonomy Act became a law otherwise called the Republic Act No. 2370 it was authored by the Congressman Emmanuel Palaez (Who later became a senator and finally since President of the Philippines). This law amended Republic Act No. 1406 which up to this time, is used us the guideline on the government of barrios. Under R.A. No. 2370, each could avail the amount of five hundred ten thousand pesos (Php 510,000) from the National Government as aid for the development of the barrio. This was already during the term of the late Antonio L. Tottoc as the Mayor of Solano and Apolonio C. Laconza as his Vice Mayor from January 1960 – December 1963. Solano then was divided into districts represented by eight councilors namely:

Dominador A. Adalem	1960-1961 District 2 (now Osmena);
	1962-1963 District 6 (Aggub)
Lope F. Padilla	District 1 (Quezon)
Narciso M. Padilla	District 5 (Bascaran)
Pedro M. Tiongson	District 4 (Quirino)
Castule P.Villanueva	District 6-District 2
Cecilio Gutierez	District 3 (Roxas)
Potenciano Lannu	District 7
Geronimo Tamani	District 8

The head of the Barrio then was called Barrio Lieutenant. During the first two years (1960-1961), then Councilor Adalem represented District 2 which included Kavaldezan as a part of the newly created barrio) His extended up to the Domingo – Daguio lot in South. He did this to avail of the fore mentioned national aid of ten thousand pesos (Php 10,000.00) and Mr. Pedro Cruz became new barrio lieutenant. Then came the shuffling of councilors and each was assigned to a new district. By mutual agreement, councilors Villanueva and Adalem exchanged district assignments.

In his new district, Adalem convened the people of Kavaldezan to propose an election of a barrio councilman to represent them as new sitio to the Barrio Council of Lactawan as block 6 as provided for by R.A. 1408. This was disputed by the residents through the late Mr. Felipe Javier, arguing that they did not know where to belong; whether to Lactawan or District 2 as they were formerly part of the latter. Adalem explained that each barrio lieutenant must have six councilman called the vice barrio lieutenant representing six blocks, since each barrio was divided into six blocks. He further explained that a place must first be a sitio before it becomes a barrio then promised to make kavaldezan a barrio before his term ends in 1963,so the residents accede to his proposal.

To start with his proposal, Adalem planned his works to be able to fulfill his promise. In 1962, he first drafted a plan to segregate Tucal from Aggub as a new barrio as well. Then he met with the barrio lieutenant of Lactawan, The late Mr. Pedro Cruz, to propose the segregation of kavaldezan to which the latter disagreed on account of the boundaries proposed by Adalem. Cruz wanted to make Sta. Rosa Road as the boundary of Lactawan to the South but Adalem insisted on the old one which was the lot of the late Mr. Eugenio Daguio. Adalem was strongly opposed also by the late then barrio lieutenant Pablo Salun-at of Uddiawan, for his boundary was affected too. He even threatened bloodshed if his stand on the boundary was not granted.

The Municipal Council held its regular session in the residence of the late Mr. Felipe Dumale in sitio Mapaina with the two barrio lieutenant in attendance. They found out that they had no voice in the deliberation of the councilors in the Municipal Council where Adalem proposed the segregation of kabaldezan as a new barrio, taking part of Uddiawan, of District 2 and of Lactawan. The created barrio became Barrio San Luis on February 6, 1963/ Resolution No. 9 S-63 (Mun). The new barrio was named after the Old Spanish Bridge by the name Fuente de San Luis engraved on its western side which still remains today. Its new head then was Barrio lieutenant Felipe Javier. In an acting capacity. An election soon followed where Mr. Bonifacio Desamito was the first elected barrio lieutenant, later succeeded by the late Mr. Alejandro Constantino. Then came the election of the barrio captains wherein the late Felipe Javier was elected the first Barrio Captain of San Luis. He was succeeded Barrio Captain Uzzi Guilao in 1972 but served only for six months because his election into office was contested in a protest by his rival, Zosimo Fontanilla, who eventually won in the protest and became the next Barrio Captain.

During the presidency of the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos, R.A.1408 was amended by a Presidential Decree to call the barrios barangay officers were now called the Barangay Captain as the head of the Barangay and Barangay councilmen for the representative of the six blocks composing the Barangay.

The late Barrio Captain Zosimo Fontanilla was the first to be called Barangay Captain of San Luis. After serving for several terms he was succeeded by the Barangay Captain Francisco S. Bicad when he won the election. Bicad remained as Barangay Captain up to 1994 when he was succeeded by Barangay Captain Genaro M. De Vera won the election that year. De Vera remained as Barangay Captain up to 2007 when he was succeeded by Barangay Captain Johnny V. Mendiguarin. Mendiguarin remained as Barangay Captain up to June 2018 when he was succeeded by Barangay Captain Ernesto D. Ramones Jr. won the election of May 2018.

In passing mention should also be made of the people who were responsible for laying out the San Luis territorial map, which remained the same until Barangay Pilar D. Galima was segregated as a new barangay and as a new daughter of Barangay San Luis. The head of the drafting committee was Vicente V. Quezada, now abroad, with the assistance of the late Barrio Captain Felipe Javier and Mr. Inocencio Bello Sr. Its western boundary has been altered upon the segregation of the new barangay. Its other boundaries are still Villaverde St. to the South, the lot of the late Pedro Balangatan to the North, now owned by Mr. & Mrs. Crispin Manangan on the western side of Bintawan Road and the lot of the late Mr. Eusebio Valdez and the Late Cristina B. Valdez to the east.

San Luis marches ahead as its residents, old and new alike, with the help of its enlightened sons and daughters and adopted children by marriage, In keeping with the rapid changes taking place everywhere brought about by the new thrust with new national leadership and the great advancement in communication and transportation worldwide.

List of Barangay Officials

Name and Designation	Profile Picture	Address & Contact No.
HON. ERNESTO D. RAMONES JR. Punong Barangay		P1 San Luis 09363680681
HON. JERRY D. VALDEZ Sangguniang Barangay Member		P2 San Luis 09175448778
HON. MARIETA C. MENDIGUARIN Sangguniang Barangay Member		P2 San Luis 09554783849
HON. ARMANDO P. CALIXTRO Sangguniang Barangay Member		P4 San Luis 09159565303
HON. DINA M. BALASSU Sangguniang Barangay Member		P3 San Luis 09358556338
HON. JAY P. RAMOS Sangguniang Barangay Member		P6 San Luis 09531457175
HON. GABRIEL G. RAMOS Sangguniang Barangay Member		P5 San Luis 09678467152
HON. DOMINADOR V. BATOON Sangguniang Barangay Member		P1 San Luis 09175914298
JOHN VIC S. JOSE Barangay Secretary
MILAGROS R. AGASER Barangay Treasurer

 

Sangguniang Kabataan of San Luis

Name and Designation	Barangay_Profile Photo	Address & Contact No.
HON. CHARLES HARRY F. GUILAO SK Chairman		P2 San Luis 09558914790
HON. EDWARD R. SAGUIPED SK Kagawad		P5 San Luis, Solano, NV.
HON. CZHERL F. BAER SK Kagawad		P2 San Luis, Solano, NV.
HON. JANINE MAE R. BONITA SK Kagawad		P1 San Luis, Solano, NV.
HON. DIOMAR S. GUMALOG SK Kagawad		P6 San Luis, Solano, NV.
HON. MARY FAITH NOLITA D. SINENSI SK Kagawad		P1 San Luis, Solano, NV.
HON. ANGELICA M. APARIS SK Kagawad		P6 San Luis, Solano, NV.
HON. ROSE MAE M. FERNANDEZ SK Kagawad		P2 San Luis, Solano, NV.
MR. MARK JUSTINE S. DOMINGO SK Secretary		P2 San Luis, Solano, NV.
MR. WILLY JOHN J. RACAMADA SK Treasurer		P2 San Luis, Solano, NV.