Long time ago before the Spanish came, the Barangay’s original name was said to be “KANGMALABAW” because it is located in the top mountainous part of the Siquijor Island where the weather is typically warm during summer and cool in the rest of the year. Until the time when the Spanish came, they gave the town folks a saint – Senior San Antonio de Padua – and later on the town folks have agreed to change its name after the saint and celebrate its annual fiesta every June 13th.

And because of its cool weather, the town folks have grown Lanzones trees and sell the fruits during harvest seasons at a good price. This also serves as their alternative source of income.

Aside from the cool to warm weather, the Barangay is mostly known for its magical tales. Foreign and domestic tourists come to the barangay during the Holy Week or even on regular days to consult the “quack doctors” who could cure different illnesses or asked for potions for different purposes.

Its people were then, uneducated due to absence of school facilities and their only means of living are farming and coconut/copra selling. As years passed by, its people have realized the importance of education and send their children to school. As of today, only a few were left poorly educated which is also a result of poverty.