Part 1

                                             "SITIO GARANG"


Sitio Garang Lies on the east of the Arabunog river, where the surroundings are scented
by the semi wild flowers, the camias and ilang-ilang.
At the outskirt of the Sitio is a flowing creek, the "alucaoc creek" that joins the river.
And in going northward the hibucawan river and other streams and brooks also joined
and finally to the sea in Barugo, Leyte.
This is the primitive means of transportation by the natives of the Sitio is believe to have began
its existence long before the spanish-american war, because the people of those time
built their homes near the bodies of water for an accessable transportation.
The Chief occupation is farming . They raised corn, rice, root crops and bananas.
They also raised fowls and pigs for thier means of livelihood.
The environment of the sitio is vast in abaca plantation so that the natives are enggaged in
weaving abaca and piña fiber.
The "abaca" is for making the "pabyon" a sort of wide clothing enveloping the room and
ceiling so as not to be entered by mosquitoes.
The piña was for making kimona and barong. They weave mats and hats.
They make longbiya thatches for roofing.
For Thier social conditions they were also religious, devoted to the catholic religion.
The Sitio has its own music, called the "cumparsa".
It consist of guitars, tenor, banduria, violin of programs. They lived harmoniously and help
each other in the moment of hard times.