Kinalansan
| Kinalansan | |
|---|---|
| Barangay | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bicol |
| Province | Camarines Sur |
| Municipality | San Jose |
| District | 4th District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Barangay |
| • Barangay Captain | Randy P. Buensalida |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| Area code(s) | 054 |
Kinalansan is one of 29 barangays in the municipality of San Jose, Camarines Sur, Philippines.[1]
Etymology
The name of the place[2] was originated from the local word "kinalasan" which means the flesh shredded off from the carcass of a wild cimaron. It was said by old folks that people before had the difficulty of pronouncing the word that eventually led to its change of name to "Kinalansan".
Historical account
The place is near Sabang, thus, the life of the people is usually affected by the frequent raids of Moro pirates. Because of this difficult situation, the people could not work at their farms which led them to butcher their livestocks and animals for food. The manner of butchering their animals[2] was done accordingly by separating the flesh from the bones which they called as "pagkalas". While the flesh is being consumed as food, the bones were collected and hanged on the trees which the natives called as "kinalasan". It was in this account that the place was called "kinalasan", and later, a Spanish priest changed it to "kinalansan" due to people during those times had the difficulty of pronouncing the word "kinalasan".
Geography and demographics
The barangay/village is classified as a rural place and is composed of 7 puroks or zones. It is generally described as plain and a total land area of 196.323298[3] hectares. It is bounded in the north by Tambangan, south by Minoro, east by Dolo, and in the west by Danlog. Its major source of livelihood is agriculture (farming and fishing) and employment in both public and private enterprises/establishments. It has a total population of 2,351; with 475 households, and 614 families.
Government
The elected barangay officials are as follows: Randy P. Buensalida-Punong Barangay and the Barangay Councilors are: Rojan P. Caritos, Razen F. Pala, Thelma P. Rubi, Edgar P. Parone, Emmanuel P. Beloy, Glen P. Dolores, and Milagros P. Pahoyo. The appointed barangay secretary and treasurer are: Maria Peñafrancia B. Pahoyo and Chedesa A. Verdeflor, respectively. The number of barangay personnel include 16 barangay tanod, 10 barangay health workers, 7 purok/zone leaders, 1 Day Care Worker, 1 utility worker, 1 electrician, and 13 Lupon members.
Former Barangay chief executives
- Ariston Prila, 1928–1940
- Pascual Paaño, 1940–1950
- Damaso Paaño, 1950–1960
- Domingo Pamada, 1960–1965
- Marcelo P. Serrano, 1965–1970
- Apolinario P. Belleza, 1970–1972
- Manuel C. Peñaflor, 1972–1989
- Romeo Caritos, 1989–1994
- Lorenzo Pacao, 1994–1997
- Noel Ables, 1997–2007
- Marcelo Panagan, 2007–2013
- Randy P. Buensalida, 2013–present