"No'n ka banda?" - Toponyms of Places in Angeles City

 Amsic

A barrio called for a 1m high or less upright, branching, glabrous or nearly glabrous herb; alternatively spelled amsk, amisk, or amsk (Solanumnigrum L.). It is known in English as nightshade, in Spanish as hierbamora, and in Tagalog as kunti. This herb is related to the balasenas (eggplants) family, but differs (slightly) from what Mariano Henson described as a type of timber-tree. This region used to be part of the Anunas and ancient Pampang sitios. The former location was at the confluence of the Pasig (Potrero below) River and the Abacan River upstream. With San Nicolas of the Poblacion and San Jose, it was one of Culiat's three new extra barrios in 1829.

 

Anunas

A barangay named after the indigenous fruit-bearing custard apple (Anona reticulata Linn.). It is a tropical American native that was only recently brought to the Philippines. This tree belongs to the Anona family, which gets its name from the Malay word menona and has three kinds in the Philippines, including atis and guyabano. The village was formerly called as Pulung Anunas, and it was one of the four new barrios of Culiat established in 1812, along with Sto. Pampang, Rosario, and Cutcut

 

Balibágo

It is one of Central Luzon's busiest entertainment districts Hibiscus tiliaceus Linn, a multi-branched tree with a height of 4 to 12 meters, gave it its name. It was once prized for its flexible bark, which was used to make ropes. This is a regular occurrence throughout the tropics and throughout the Philippines, particularly in coastal areas. This plant, which belongs to the hibiscus family, contains the popular variegated species found in gardens, as well as gumamela and malut variants or malibago. As a result, the name balibago should not be confused with the combination of the words bale and bago or "new house". Bago is not a Kapampangan name for new; it should have been called balebaiu otherwise. The light yet sturdy balibago tree has been a favored lumber supply in the construction of old-fashioned bangka in Cuta, a historic sitio of barrio Anilao in the town of Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro, since the early days. This tree has also been called after a historic hamlet in Marinduque and a sitio in Magalang.

 

Capáya

It came from the kapáia tree (Carica papaya Linn.). It is widely grown throughout the Philippines and is usually spontaneous throughout the year. The Spaniards introduced the perdigones tree from Mexico at an early date, and it is now present in all tropical countries. Claro M. Recto, a barrio north of Salapungan along the ancient railroad, is named after the legendary legislator and patriot Claro M. Recto.

 

Cuayán

In the west end, next to barangay Anunas. It was previously an Anunas sitio. Its name refers to practically all sorts of bamboos as well as some grass species such as kuaian tutu (Bambus- blumeana, J.A. & J.H. Schult Bambusa Schreber). This well-known grass family has a variety of commercial uses, including lande (bamboo splits) and sauali-making. Residents split their barrio into two sections: babá, the social center where the visita is located, and bábo or sepung cuaian, the barrio's outermost and least populated part. This widespread bamboo name is also a common placename in Central Luzon.

 

Margot

It includes the majority of the former Tacondo area on its way to SapangBato. The name is supposed to be derived from a woman named Margot, Margaret, Margaetc., or from an old "borrowed" Kapampangan phrase marga'ha. This phrase, which means "volcanic ash" or "lava," was one of Michael Forman's odd entries in the Kapampangan-English Dictionary. Its proximity to Mt. Pinatubo's slope and its location across many Abacan River headwaters may provide clues about the active volcano's prehistoric eruption.

 

Malabáñas

Previously a part of Mabalacat town, it has at least two probable names. As Henson pointed out, one is derived from the prefix mala- (a word basis for "resembling") and báñas, a type of timber-tree (Dacrycarpuscumingii Parl. de Laubenf.). However, the Mangyans of Mindoro are said to have originated the root word. In reality, no Kapampangan, Tagalog (including Mindoro's Southern Tagalog), Ilocano, or Pangasinense languages have it. The words báñas or banias are another probable etymology (water lizard species, Hydrosauruspustulosus). Bañás is an old Kapampangan term for a barag (monitor lizard, Varanussalvator), which is also a close relative of dapu, according to Fray Diego Bergao's 1860 dictionary of crocodile family. Because Malabanias sits close to the Abacan River, passing boats may have mistaken people on the riverbanks for floating baás. (Old Kapampangans still shout "Balamugalakgakka!" to someone who is slender and gawky enough to resemble an iguana.)

 

Pampang

It is separated into two parts: modern and old Pampang. Matuang Pampang used to refer to the entire ancient Pampang settlement, which took its name from its location on the edge of the Abacan River's cliffs (later relocated to its present site where the Pampang Public Market now stands). This term was used to describe all riverfront communities throughout the Kapampangan Region.

 

Pandan

Pandan gets its name from the Pandanusluzonensis Merr tree species. It is currently located along the Angeles-Magalang highway. Pandan and Pampang are both Indonesian names with a strong Indonesian affinity. According to Fr. "A geographical and statistical dictionary of the Dutch Indies, published in Amsterdam as late as 1896, has namesof localities in these Indonesian islands that immediately bring to mind those found in the aforementioned Philippine province," Edilberto Santos writes. According to it, Pampang is made up of two villages, one river, and one bay in Java, while Pampangan is made up of three villages and one river in Sumatra.14 Pandan is made up of seven villages, a mountain and an island, a cape, and an inlet in Java.

 

Pulúng Bulu

It is located on the SapangBalen Creek's northeastern branch. Pulng ("forest of") and bulu ("bulu") were combined to give it its name (Schizostachyumlumampao Blanco Merr.). When the province of Pampanga was separated into towns, Barangay Pulungbulu was affected as well, and was split into two barrios, Pulungbulu, San Fernando, and Pulungbulu, Angeles. Pulungbulu San Fernando, known as the "Centro" at the time, was the trading center for all operations. The vast majority of the population lived there.

 

Pulúng Cacutud

It is the final barrio before reaching Magalang town. Pulng ("forest of") and cacutud ("slice" or "cut of trees") were also used to create its name. PulungKaputut ("a piece of forest" or "a small forest") is how locals refer to it. Cacutud is a Mabalacat barrio that shares the same name as PulungCacutud.

 

Pulúng Maragul

It is where the new City Hall will be built. It is properly translated as "large woodland," most likely to distinguish it from the nearby PulungMaragul a.k.a. PulungKaputut ("little forest"). It appears that the places with pulu (literally, island) in their toponym were once forested with ilib (cogon grass, Imperatacylindrica L. P. Beauv.), kuaian tutu (Bambusblumeana, J.A. & J.H. SchultBambusaSchreber), and other indigenous trees, forming an island-like sanctuary in the middle of sandy lands.

 

Salapúngan

It comes from the root salapang, which meaning "to split." Fray Diego Bergao compared the concept to a barag's divided tongue. Currently, the location accurately reflects its meaning; it is a crossroads connecting at least two roads, one leading to the city center (Sto. Entierro St.) and the other leading to any of the roads leading northwestwards (like the Magnolia St.). It best illustrates the current traffic scheme's rotonda.

 

Sapalibutad

It comes from the words sápa (creek) and libutad (middle). The name of this location does not specify whether the river flows between two communities or between two land formations. It is a neighborhood located south of PulungCacutud, on the Mexican border to the east.

 

Sapangbato

It is the city's westernmost village. Its name is derived from the words Sápang ("stream" or "river") and bato ("stone"). Huge volcanic stones reportedly littered (and continue to litter) this hillside-riverside barrio. The site may have contained a quarry of calcareous rocks (such as adobe and planas), dacite, and pumiceous rocks, which were used in the construction of pisamban (Catholic churches like the Holy Rosary Parish Church), bale batu (colonial houses like the Bale Herencia), large kamalig (rice granaries), and other structures in the early days.

 

Tabun

A barangay on the city's northeast outskirts, adjacent to Capaya; its name means "irrigation dam," which explains its proximity to the Abacan River. The tabun is named after many different sites in Pampanga.