BARANGAY MAT-Y

Brief History

Mat-y got its name after a creek along which the early settlers resided. Later the residents built their houses along the road to become a part of the poblacion.

This places has a wide irrigated areas planted to rice and rolling hills that teem yearly with sugarcane and corn. An old fashioned sugar mill owned by Tomas Nacionales is located about a kilometer from the barangay site.

The past tenientes of Barangay Mat-y were Leonardo Miatapal, Ignacio Murillo, Mateo Nicolasora, Vicente Natonton, Tito Fortaleza, Tomas Nacionales, Tomas Nedula and Feliciano Nobleza (195-1971), the barangay captains were Gregorio Nuñez, Leovigildo Nacanaynay, Eduardo Cartago, Jose Mosura, Nicolas Nolasco and presently Benito Moleño (1972-present).

Several years after the Japanese War, Barangay Mat-y was famous of weaving industry. Wooden and bamboo looms could be seen almost in every residence which produced mosquito nets, patadyongs, pillow cases and window curtains. Now the industry died a natural death when plastic products from Ilocandia and other parts of the country flooding the markets.

When University of the Philippines in the Visayas (UPV) established in Miagao, almost 2/3 of the land area goes to the University mostly irrigated rice land. Today Northeast portion of the barangay is now a commercial and industrial site which includes boarding house, apartments, recreational hall, repair shops and bodegas. On the West portion stand the UPV staff houses, dormitories, cluster apartments, covered gym and PPO building all of UPV facilities.

Once a depressed barangay in the Poblacion, Barangay Mat-y is now enjoying the success of its inhabitants from the field of professions to Overseas Contract Workers and seamen. There are number of professionals who are serving the higher position in the government and to name some are: Atty. Raul F. Facon, Municipal Vice Mayor; Dr. Raul Muyong, School Superintendent, Southern Iloilo Polytechnic College-WVCST Miagao Campus; Dr. Anthony Montalban, Municipal Health Officer; Engr. Diosdado Facon, Municipal Engineer; Mrs. Aida Deramas, Asst. Municipal Treasurer; Mrs. Leticia Mosura, Guidance Counselor, SIPC and Engr. Rafael Mosura, former Manager, Philippine Railways Co. in Metro Manila.

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Vision/Mission

Responsive to educational needs of its inhabitants. Responsive to the health and sanitation needs in the barangay. Peaceful and drug free community. Sports and youth development program. Dedication and honest service to the people.

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Objectives

1. To lessen the unemployment problem in the barangay.
2. To control the flow of traffic during peak hours of the day.
3. To minimize criminality in the barangay.
4. To improve the living condition of its inhabitants.

Strategies

1. Assign more barangay tanods to control the flow of traffics.
2. Priorities infrastructure projects for barangay development.
3. Information dissemination through barangay assembly.
4. People's involvement on Clean and Green program.
5. Implement barangay projects with transparency.

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