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SAN ENRIQUE, ILOILO: DIGGING UP ITS PAST, MAKING ITS PRESENT, AND SHAPING ITS FUTURE By: Frannie Saturos Palabrica and Eugene Canogoran Andiano “History is the witness of the times, the torch of truth, the life of memory, the teacher of life, the messenger of antiquity.” – Cicero (106-43 BC) De Oratore I. INTRODUCTION Historiography writing is difficult in so many factors. First, we are too young to remember a town’s past, hence, we cannot be considered firsthand information channel. What we hear and know about one town’s history is but a mere hearsay if we do not have any document to prove or even substantiate such a claim. Secondly, regarding those documents a historian needs, we certainly lack proper documentation. Our history has become a continually verbal process, transferring from generation to generation simply by the power of word of mouth. However, we seem to acknowledge our human frailty, that this process could not be relied heavily as we tend to add or exagger...

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Location of Bingawan on Map of Panay             History has it that in 1901, a community was established known as “ BINGAWAN ”. It derived its name from the creek which resembled a missing tooth, a term “ bingaw ” in the local dialect. The creek is located west of the present site of Bingawan Central School. Settlers from nearby towns who fled from Spanish atrocities made the newly established barrio possible. The barrio was run by the Council of Elders-the people choose among themselves. With the establishment of Barrio Bingawan was also the foundation of Bingawan Baptist Church through the efforts of an ex-soldier from Luzon who was trained under the American Missionaries.           In 1929, the establishment of a public school was made possible by concerned barrio folks. After World War II, a complete elementary school was opened which resulted to the establishm...