Presented to
The Faculty, College of Information Technology
Arellano University
Pasig City
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree
Bachelor of Science of Information Technology
by
Punongbayan, Aljohn Kelvin
Santos, Christian Joseph
Dumpit, Alvin
Sadiua, Joseph Harry
Fojas, Charles Darwin
Bolasco, Ej
March 2014
Chapter 1
The Problem and its Background
1.1 Barangay Profile
1.1.1 Historical Background Barangay San Miguel is a narrow longitudinal stretch and located on the northeastern past of Pasig Rizal, now Pasig City. It is bounded on the southeast by the Pasig River known as Parian Creek. The creek separates San Miguel from Barangay Palatiw. San Miguel is bounded on the north by barangay Caniogan and Barangay Sagad on the west. A tributary of Marikina River snakes through in a semi-circular direction, linking up with the Parian Creek. The Barangay was formerly called “PULO”, which means, an island. The place earned the name “pulo” during the Spanish era because it was isolated from the other adjoining barangay, not by a body of waters but by forest and vast bamboo groves. The only means of transportations were the canoes, rafts and banca. Some old folks attest to the fact that pot making in Pasig started in “pulo”. People in the old days earned their living by making eathern cooking pots (palayok), jars, banca and flowers pots. It was customary during those days to start shaping the molded mud right after the angelus. This was done by beating the mud with a wooden instrument covered with cloth. At twilight, the sound of “PALO” was heard all over the place. Later, the word “PALO” became “PULO” and the place came to be known by this name. During the Spanish regime, a Spanish friar built a small bamboo chapel in this isolated place and installed