HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL
The small community of migrants, especially those living in Sitio Camarobalan, soon increased in size as they multiplied. One Benita Basmayor decided to open a non-formal class composed of children of migrants, which she herself taught. She occupied the private house of Camilo Briones as a classroom. It was not long, however, before the Bureau of Public Schools took cognizance of her benevolent activity so that in 1937, the first primary school was opened with Mr. Timoteo Miranda as the first teacher. The school room was housed temporarily at the house of Camilo Briones which was located just opposite the present Elementary Campus.
In 1938, a formal school building was constructed at the site donated by Mrs. Jovita Basmayor Bas. The school building was constructed from the fund given by Congressman Andong Celebrando through the representation made by Graciano basco. In December of 1941, the Second World War broke out and all schools were closed. After the liberation, in 1945, schools were open again. The school buildings were constructed inside the two-hectare school campus inside the barrio site and the name of the school was changed from Hamoraon Public School to Salingogon Elementary School.
Now, Salingogon has a complete Elementary School and a complete High School, the Villamayor High School.
The following are the School Heads of Salingogon Elementary School:
School Year
Name of School Head
Designation
1971 - 1972
Pedro Fullante
Principal
1973 - 1978
Ernesto Sayson
Principal
1979 - 1985
Marcela B. Bas
Principal
1986 - 1987
Mr. Jesus Bibe
OIC
1987 - 1994
Memoria B. Casin
Principal
1994 - 1997
Carmen B. Dela Torre
OIC
1998 - 2003
Adoracion B. Barrameda
Principal
2004 - 2010
Aldrin Neil D. Jacob
Principal
2011 - Present
Francia B. Sernal
Principal
The small community of migrants, especially those living in Sitio Camarobalan, soon increased in size as they multiplied. One Benita Basmayor decided to open a non-formal class composed of children of migrants, which she herself taught. She occupied the private house of Camilo Briones as a classroom. It was not long, however, before the Bureau of Public Schools took cognizance of her benevolent activity so that in 1937, the first primary school was opened with Mr. Timoteo Miranda as the first teacher. The school room was housed temporarily at the house of Camilo Briones which was located just opposite the present Elementary Campus.
In 1938, a formal school building was constructed at the site donated by Mrs. Jovita Basmayor Bas. The school building was constructed from the fund given by Congressman Andong Celebrando through the representation made by Graciano basco. In December of 1941, the Second World War broke out and all schools were closed. After the liberation, in 1945, schools were open again. The school buildings were constructed inside the two-hectare school campus inside the barrio site and the name of the school was changed from Hamoraon Public School to Salingogon Elementary School.
Now, Salingogon has a complete Elementary School and a complete High School, the Villamayor High School.
The following are the School Heads of Salingogon Elementary School:
School Year
Name of School Head
Designation
1971 - 1972
Pedro Fullante
Principal
1973 - 1978
Ernesto Sayson
Principal
1979 - 1985
Marcela B. Bas
Principal
1986 - 1987
Mr. Jesus Bibe
OIC
1987 - 1994
Memoria B. Casin
Principal
1994 - 1997
Carmen B. Dela Torre
OIC
1998 - 2003
Adoracion B. Barrameda
Principal
2004 - 2010
Aldrin Neil D. Jacob
Principal
2011 - Present
Francia B. Sernal
Principal
- Community Profile
In the early 1915, Julian Bas and his brother-in-law, Celedonio Basmayor came all the way from their native town of Bacacay, Albay to Magadap, Minalabac, Camarines Sur upon the invitation of Tomas basmayor who was then the right hand of a lumber concessionaire, Don Bruno Rementeria. At that time, Tomas Basmayor was the one in-charge of cutting Molave trees which were made into rail road ties. These Molave trees were found growing at the limestone mountain ridge, specially in Barrio Hamoraon, which name is taken from the molave tree called Hamoraon in local dialect. The molave lumbers were loaded in ships, which docked at Jamuraon Bay.
Julian Bas and Celedonio Basmayor went to Bacacay, Albay to recruit lumberjacks. An exodus of Bagcayanon, as the native of Bacacay, Albay are called came to work as loggers notably the sons of Julian Bas, Francisco and Melecio, Marcelo Belgica and his sons namely: Sergio, Melecio, Teodoro, Macario and Zosimo; Graciano Basco and his sons Eutiquio and Luis, Agrifini Bea, Tiborcio Belardo, and Cenon Basmayor. It was not long when this pioneers decided to bring their respective families to Hamoraon, lured by the virgin forests and its fertile soil and the pristine marine’s waters teeming with fishes. The new migrants jointly cultivated an area of approximately twelve hectares, more or less, and agreed among themselves that the area will be communal reserve as their future town site. That area is now the present site of Salingogon, Minalabac, Camarines Sur. Just as the name Hamoraon is derived from hamoraon, the sitios were also named after the plants, which are predominantly growing in the place, like Sitio Camarobalan and Casalingogonan. Marobal is a bamboo and Salingogon is a tree whose young leaves are used by native hilots for bathing the new born babies.
- Agriculture & Fishery
It was not long, after the arrival of migrant families from Bacacay, Albay to Hamoraon what is now Salingogon when the forest zone (Zona Forestal) was converted into an (Zona Agricula). The early migrants applied for free patent of the respective areas, which they cultivated, while some of the families preferred to till the fertile soil and planted rice, vegetables, root crops, abaca and coconuts, others adopted to engage in fishing. Both the land and the sea yielded bountiful harvests to the families of the piponeers.
- Religion
The migrants from Bacacay, Albay were deeply religious people. When they settled in Sitio Camarobalan, barrio Hamoraon, Minalabac, Camarines Sur they adopted their Patron Saint Nuestra Seňora de Salvacion which was placed inside the chapel in Sitio Camarobalan but when the population inside the barrio proper of Hamoraon increase, they decided to take the icon in a chapel made inside the barrio proper. At this instance, the people of Camarobalan, (now Salingogon), decied to have an icon of their own. It was then that Celedonio Bea Basmayor was authorized to solicit contributions so that the people of Sitio Camarobalan could have a new icon made from Naga, Camarines Sur. This icon is now the present Nuestra Seňora de Salvation, Patron Saint of Salingogon, Minalabac, Camarines Sur.
The first fluvial procession (correctly: Maritime Procession) of the Seňora de Salvacion was held during the barrio fiesta of Salingogon on February 10, 1964 when Leovegildo O. Basmayor was the Barrio Captain.
The Barangay of Salingogon was made into a new parish in April 30, 1998, with Rev. Fr. Ruben R. Buena as the first Parish Priest.
- Politics
The barrio officials of that time were designated by the Municipal Mayor and the barrio head was called barrio Lieutenant (Teniente del Barrio)
Subject to the verification of dates, the folloing are the Barrio Officials
(Barrio Lietenants), Barrio Captains, Barangay Captains):
1925 – 1929 - Graciano Basco
1930 – 1931 - Tiburcio Belardo
1932 – 1945 - Leovegildo Baratita
1946 – 1948 -
1949 – 1952 - Nemesio Bas (Primero Teniente)
Marcos Basmayor (Segundo Teniente)
Andres Bermas (Tercero Teniente)
1953 – 1955 - Felino Belarmino
1956 – 1960 - Felixberto Bermeo, Sr.
1961 – 1962 - Ramon R. Belgica, Sr. (First Elected Barrio Lietenant)
1963 - Cresenciano Imperial (Acting)
1964 – 1969 - Leovegildo O. Basmayor, Sr. (First Elected Barrio Captain)
1969 – 1971 - Albina Basmayor
1972 – 1975 - Cirilo Belardo
1976 – 1979 - Jose Bermas
1980 – 1983 - Pedro M. Benamira
1984 – 1988 - Arcel Bas
1988 – 2007 - Vitaliano Barrameda
2007 – 2010 - Jose Ciriaco Almedierre, Jr.
2011 – present - Jesus B. Batalla, Sr.