Creative Non-Fiction Summary of Irisan The original Ibaloi families of Irisan are Oseo, Palgi, Gabol, Pucay and Luna. Also among the early settlers of Luna. Irisan used to be a part of Tuba, Benguet under the first mayor of Tuba, Swaking Ismek or Joaquin Smith. Irisan come from the Ibaloi term ''idisan'' mans a wood used to grind something to make it fine. The place was thickly forested with with pine trees. There were only a few houses in Irisan which made of pine wood and cogon stick roofing or sapsap. There was also a creek nearby where gold panning was done and lime quarry is Apugan. Virginia Luna married Lopez Oseo, a local Ibaloi and bore a son. However, the marriage ended in separation, she married again an Ibaloi man of Irisan, Felix Luna and bore 11 children (9 legal, 1 step sister, 1 adopted). In 1992, ...
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