Part IV

            EARLY PART OF AGUIRRE'S ADMINISTRATION


       Romualdo Aguirre appointed as "Teniente" of Barrio Borseth
rigfht on the gathering when the Governor was present.
Aguirre right away assumed as Teniente of borseth. He assigned
some men for the maintenance of peace and order of the Barrio.
He was as good as his words, that even slight offense committed
by any barrio folk is lashed by a rattan ( yantok ) and the body
close flat to the floor. This method of punishment was still
the influenced of the spanish authorities. when he assigned
his men to patrol at night nobody would dare violate the ordinance
of the barrio. The barrio was clean. a drainage enclosed
    "I protest against the imposition of American sovereignty
over these islands. I like wise protest in the name of the whole
Filipino people againts such intruction, by their vote of the power
to maintain its liberty and indepence at all costs".
In the light of the development, otis evaluated the manifesto of
aguinaldo as a "declaration of war".
         Despite the growing tention between the Filipinos and the
Americans, Aguinaldo appointed three Filipinos. They were Florentino
Torres, Ambrusio Flores , and manuel Arguilles. General Otis
in turn apponted General R.P. Col. James Smith, And Leutenant-Col.
 E. Crowder, for a peace talk. Both parties met in session from
jan. 9 to 29. It did not take along before the Filipinos
realized the American strategy of delaying their discussion
obviously, to give time for American re-enforcements to arrive.
     On August 14, 1898, General Merrit announced the military
occupation in manila . By virtue of the authority vested in him
by President Mckinley, Merrit exercised executive, legeslative,
and judicial powers over Philippinnes territory. On August 29,
1898 General Merrit was succeeded by General Elwell Otis as
military Governor of the Philippines.
    With superrior arms of the Americans and majority in members
was not surprising that their victory came one after the
other. At almost every encounter the Filipinos lost to the American
Forces. The war lasted for three long years.
      By January 20 ,1899 President Mckinley appointed the first
Philippines commission in the country. March 4, 1899 the Schurman
commission arrived and to manila to investigate the condition in
the Philippines and to establish a local self-government.
    On January 31, 1900 the commission reported that the Filipinos
are not yet prepared for independence, so that the American
will remain in the island. The following are some provisions in
the commissions:
 
     *the withdrawal of military rule in the Philippines
     *the establishment of civil government in pacified areas
     *organization of the autonomous municipal and provincial government
     *appointment of men of high ability and fine character toparticipate the government affairs
  
  
     the next commission is the Taft commission. The civil
government in the Philippines was fully established on july 4,
1901 with William Howard Taft as the first civil Governor in
the Philippines. The next civil Governor was the commanding
General in the army.
the barrio ( combis ) so that no muddy area will be seen. Every
household is encouraged to have a vegetable garden. No Asking
of any flavoring plants like tanglad, dulaw, etc. Every household
should have a representative in attending meetings called by
the Teniente. During bad weather especially when there is a team,
 likewise to spy some people who are going to steal some
properties . Anybody caught loitering around without any purpose
is subject to clean a definite area in the barrio. Aguirre's
term ended on 1916 . He was succeeded by Gabriel Bacanes.
The same ordinance had to be observed. the people are already
disciplined. though assist the teniente to help solve the towns
of barugo and San Miguel who moved their residence to borseth
     On 1915 - 1917 marked the period of a certain horrible
epedemic that struck the natives of Borseth. many people died
of small pox. Some were still alive but already rotten. Since
there was no immunization yet to certain diseases, it was the
will of God that stopped theepedemis. In 1916, there ware classes
opened for gradies one and two in private houses. Finally
school buildings were opened and the grades were only from grades
one to grade four until 1944 ( after the liberation day )
The people of Borseth from 1916 had acquired mostly a primary
education. however, some of the well off families, and those
who are interested to study in towns could acquire higher
education. By 1930 there were some elementary teachers who came
from Borseth. They studied in leyte Normal School in Tacloban
Some ambitions people also seek their fortune in other
places, they became merchants in other places. A few became
sailors in the United States.
      In 1935, the opening of a provincial road connecting the
road from Borseth to another provincial road going to San Miguel
and Barugo. China men who were merchants established business
in Borseth, buying hemp ( abaca fiber ) and selling goods for prime
commodities. In 1941, The outbreak of the war (WWiII) the barrio
has plenty of farmerswho raised the corn, and other root crops
and vegetables for the natives consumptions. So that in the midst
of war the poeple didn't feel hunger because food was in
a bundant.
       The natives were very nationalist, not any one had collaborated
to the Japanese army, but bigger farmers support the
Filipino guerillas.

      In 1949 Brgy. Borseth was enveloped by our notorious brothers
who were againts the government, the Hukbalahap ( huks )
many natives were fled to other towns, because they torture some
well to do people whenever they're not contented of their contribution
for their existance. That was the beginning of our people
to move to other places and no longer returned.
    
     In 1970, the barrio folks were aware of another brothers
of ours, due to political beliefs who had organized another government
in the mountains. Although we are in the plains, we're also
affected. We have that conception that some NPA might be patroling our farms,
harassing some farmers when not given the required amount they ask.
But in the heights of the Marcos Administration the people submit
theirselves in the compliance to the Presidential decrees for the real
properties especially the people work more for their needs.From that time until now,
many parents send their children to take higher education. The Barrious notorious people
had lessened.



The following people became Teniente in Brgy. Borseth from
1904 - 1999.


       1. Romualdo Aguirre
       2. Gabriel Bacanes
       3. Julio Quintas
       4. Julian Bacanes
       5. Patricio Labarrete
       6. Ignacio Tolud
       7. Protacio Aguirre
       8. Jose Antoni
       9. Diosdado Magallanes
       10.Romualdo Lagarde
       11.Tiburcio Labordo Sr.
       12.Zosimo Labarrete
       13.Wenceslao Salazar
       14.Jaime Antoni
       15.Edgardo Lagaday
       16.Francisco D. Labordo