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Community History The name of Brgy. Pangdan was coined after a plant commonly called “pandan” or pandan leaves (''Pandanus amaryllifolius'') which is widely used in cooking as a flavoring. The plant is rare in the wild, but is widely cultivated. It is an upright, green plant with fan-shaped sprays of long, narrow, blade-like leaves and woody aerial roots. Starting from small barrio in 1942 during the Japanese time when the people are just using “lampara” to light their homes and streets having no electricity the place has now evolved into a big barangay. In 2012, the population of Brgy. Pandan is estimated to be more or less 3,984. Geological and Political Location Barangay Pangdan is situated along the coastline at the eastern portion of Catbalogan City. The place is about 8 kilometers from Catbalogan City proper and about 3 kilometers from the Maharlika National Highway. It is both accessible by the sea through motorboats in approximately by 30 minutes from Ubanon, Catbalogan City and by land (i.e. hiking and motorbike) also in about 30 minutes hiking to the highway and 10-minute jeepney/motorbike ride to Catbalogan City proper. Politically it belongs to the 2nd Congressional District of the Province of Samar. The Barangay is organized into three (3) Sitios, each purok has their own leaders. The place is generally peaceful maintained by active Barangay Tanods. The place is now energized with electricity from SAMELCO. Socio-Cultural Roman Catholicism is the dominant religion of the Brgy. Pangdan while others are members of Born-Again Christians, Protestants, Seventh Day Adventists, and Iglesia Ni Cristo. Celebration of the annual Fiesta (June 12 and 13), Sto. Niňo (January 14), Christmas and New Year are among the festivities and revelries observed by the residents and visitors alike. Economy In terms of livelihood, Brgy. Pangdan is still classified to be rural in spite of its nearness to the capital town. Fishing is the main livelihood of the people while upland farming is only considered as secondary source of income. Frequently children are seen roaming the community selling fish by plates just to help their parents augment the family income earn extra money. Local micro-entrepreneurs and businessmen also exist and are engaged in managing Sari-sari, fish drying, copra making and passenger motorboat operators to support the daily needs of their families. Some are also employed as teachers, office workers, security guards, domestic helpers, tricycle drivers, etcetera in Catbalogan City. Nowadays, some of the people are already enjoying modern amenities such as cellular phones, televisions, karaoke video sing-along, electric fans, air-conditioning system and the like. Most of the houses are made of nipa and wooden materials but some well-to do families their houses were already made of concrete materials. Most of the pathways are already concreted but some roadways are uncemented. Educational System Barangay Pangdan has complete elementary and secondary education while Sitio Madalunot has only complete elementary. Parents from Sitio Calbasag and Sitio Mombon enroll their pupils and students either in Sitio Madalunot or Barangay Pangdan. (Pangdan National High School ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pangdan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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