History:
Established before 1900, Barangay Poro was under the military administration of Commander Wallace during the American occupation. Three years later, the government advised the residents that they should secure titles to the private lands before 1914 when all untitled lands would be declare as reservation areas for the use of the United States Military. Some of the owners were not able to do this, and so they applied for titles to their lost under a different barangay name. The whole area of what is now Poro, San Agustin, San Francisco, San Vicente, and Canaoay was used during the liberation of San Fernando from the Japanese as surplus depot of the US Military Base. In 1950, when the Voice of America was established, some residents were relocated to poro banks, purok Quirino, and purok Rawis.
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE:
Location : 5 Kilometers away from the city proper
Barangay Boundaries:
- North : China Sea
- East : Barangay Catbangen
- South : Barangay San Francisco
- West : China Sea
Land Area : 276.30 Hectares
Population : 5718
Voting Population : 3082
No. of Households : 1221
Average Household Size : 4.72
ECONOMIC PROFILE & PHYSICAL FACILITIES:
Total No. of Business Establishments : 208 (with business permit as of October 2007)
Predominant Businesses or Products Produced in the Barangay : Poro Point & Economic Freeport Zone, Corporations (Manufacturing & Distributor), Warehouses,Real Estate, Stevedoring Services
Barangay Hall : Capitol View Subdivision
Barangay Health Center : Capitol View Subdivision
Barangay Day Care Center : Capitol View Subdivision
School/s:
- Poro Elementary School
- San Lorenzo High School
- MBC Lily of the Valley
Infrastructure & Utilities:
- Electricity - Supplied by LUECO
- Water - MLUWD, deep well and dug well
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