BARANGAY MADUCAYAN, NATONIN MOUNTAIN PROVINCE
Barangay Maducayan is farthest barangay of the municipality of Natonin. This can be reached through hiking of more or less 2.5 hours from barangay Saliok. It is bounded east of Saliok and Barlig on west, Tanudan Kalinga on the North, Poblacion, Natonin on the south and barangay Banawel on the south east part. Barangay Saliok has farm to market road towards this barangay, however during typhoon, this is closed to slides and the barangay has no funds for the maintenance. This can only be opened through initiatives from the community people with free labor. Barangay Maducayan is very rich in natural especially forest products. However, some old folks prefer that this place should not to be opened through roads because they fear that once this place is very much accessible, they believe that the places natural beauties disappear in an instant. Wild life is still present, that’s why hunting is the other past time of the residents especially after farm works are finished. From the big and mossy trees, wild orchids are hanging all over. Trees are decorated with violet colors especially during blooming season and its fragrance fill the air. From the streamline of the mountains cascades waters from the forest down to the rivers are to found. Species of tree that thickens the forest is the “AMASIGA” in local term. It is the raw material good for plastic varnish or in local dialect, they call “LIBO”.
They use this to varnish clay spots for water storage. Various first class species of trees are present in their forest proven by their houses made out of these first class woods. Rattans are also growing all over that the residents are making handicrafts out from it as their livelihood. Coconut and coffee trees grow very abundantly making the barangay as the source of “virgin coconut oil”. And the “BARACO” coffee.
Residents in this barangay have customary tradition of inviting their visitors to eat from their houses. Refusal means that you dislike them. So if you are a first timer visitor, you have to control your intake from the first invitation so that you could accommodate the rest.
Barangay Maducayan consist of six (6) clustered sitios Namely: Sinarang, Ontag, Maliggong, Samoki, Amoloc, Ambigaton. It has 79 Household head (2024). The barangay is also known to be place of talented and educated people, but because of its geographical situation, they migrated to different places. People in this place belong to the “IMAJUKAYONG TRIBE” and bayanihan spirit is still very strong most especially during emergencies.