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Palakpakin

Barangay San Buenaventura (popularly known as Palakpakin) is among the 80 barangays associated with San Pablo Town. It is found in the northern section of the city as well as bounded through the municipality associated with Calauan, Laguna upon north, Brgy. Sta. Maria Magdalena upon west, Brgy. Sta. Catalina along with Brgy. San Lorenzo upon eastern part, and Brgy. Dolores upon south.

Palakpakin occupants is around 3, 292 occupants. San Buenaventura is actually their customer saint and thus celebrate the actual barrio fiesta within the 14th associated with July eventhough within the calendar this says each and every 15th associated with July.

The real name Palakpakin initially derived the actual name of the primitive tree with a hallow trunk referred to as palakpak since the legend says:

During moonlight evenings the villagers could get a beautiful, re-haired woman washing the girl long hair using the hollowed away trunk from the tree helping as the girl wash pot. The woods was referred to as Palakpak. There was another river end when a big fish came along every night when the beautiful woman appeared to be around. The villagers may not catch this, believing it must become her favorite pet.

One day a complete stranger  reached the town. He attempted to solve the actual mystery concerning the red-haired lady and also the big fish. And therefore one moonlight evening, he waited on her appearance. Seeing the girl in the girl uncontaminated elegance, the odder approached the girl. All of the sudden there was clearly thunder as well as lightning. Our planet quaked along with extreme strength, while the actual river swelled alarmingly in to a lake.

Both the beautiful lady and the big fish were eliminated, however in exchange appeared within their place the lake which nurtured a big quantity associated with shrimps that when prepared turned red-colored. The materials well-being from the villagers getting been uplifted, they since that time had passionately called their own village “Palakpakin, ” as well as their principal supply of livelihood, Hipong Palakpakin.