Way back in the year 1772, the Cura of Aritao was father Corripio and was succeeded by Father Antolin in 1786. He was a great builder, aside from building the stone church and the municipal building (Casa Tribunal), he established a model garden in fertile site (now part of Comon) where he raised cacao, mangoes and other tropical fruits and this was called “Garden of Father Antolin”.
During the early days, Father Antolin invited other tribes to migrate in Aritao in order to increase the population for in preparation of the Township of Aritao. He established a settlement in Paruronan where people coming from the neighbouring provinces like Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac and as far as Ilocos Region could settled. All tribes like Ilokanos, Tagalo, Pangasinances, Kapampangan, and other tribes worked together, they have common supplies a substinence from Father Antolin. They are well disciplined and cooperative. And very soon they called the settlement “communal” from the Medieval Latin (communalis) and from the old French “Commune” or Communal/Community. The most visible achievement or the early inhabitants was a plantation of mango groves called Camanggaan by the Ilocanos. Although it was devastated and bombarded during the Japanese occupation still can be seen in the year 1950’s until it was fully converted into farmlands at present.
As the years goes by, the early inhabitants grew into threefold times,and as their families multiply the expanded their occupation to the south up to Sta. Clara.here in Barangay Comon, the most notable place before are Paruranon,(now Purok Naregta) Mabato, (now Purok Linglingay), and Palngad (now Purok Rang-ay). These places merged together and now called Barangay Comon at presentderived from the settlement communal.
As per record(sources) Comon was created in the year 1925 by virtue of Municipal Resolution/Ordinance unnumbered and the first Barangay Head ws then Lorenzo Batallones appointed as (Teniente del Barrio) from the Commonwealth time until the Second World War. There are many personalities who became a Barangay Heads namely: Inocencio Peros, Pedro Collado, Victorino Collado all appointed, then july 4, 1946, the Americans gave full independence of the Philippine Republic. Emerged another batch of Teniente del Barrio, Emilio Ubera, Fausto Morazo, and Felix Cayaban, Sr. Then comes Cipriano Lagutan, the 2nd elected Barangay Head until Martial Law declared under the President Marcos andCip[riano Lagutan continued his services until the end of Martial Law. Next was Loreto Nadera, followed again by Felix Cayaban after which Bernardo Briones was last elected Barangay Captain, changing the title “Teniente del Barrio” into Barangay Captain. He won again on the next election but unfortunately he got sick and caused his early death, through the Law of Succession, Desiderio M. Gavina was appointed as Barangay Captain in the year 1997 up to 2002. Cristo R. Collado was elected and become the Barangay Captain until to the present.
At present, Barangay Comon consist of six (6) Puroks namely: Purok Naregta Purok Karaniagan, Purok Gasajas, Purok Linglingay, Purok Rang-ay, Purok Pariir. The total number of households is nine hundred ninety seven (997) as per cencus in 199 with total population of Three Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty Six (3,836) as of 2008 Comon has a total area of two thousand one hundred twenty one (2,121) hectares. Agricultural area is one thousand ninety eight (1,098) rice and vegetables combined. And have an open area from Mabalit to Santo Domingo suited for vegetable gardening and faro projects. Bounded on the East: Barangay Latar and Tabueng; West: Barangay Cutar and Bone North; North: Barangay Poblacion and on the South: Barangay Beti, Barangay, Barangay Comon is three and one half (3.5) kilometre from the Aritao town proper to the Barangay Plaza and transportation is always accessible.
As per record, Barangay Comon received the following awards: 4th place Search for Model Barangay, Category C (1995), 3rd place Search forModel Barangay,(1998), Municipal Level 3rd place Cleanest and Greenest Barangay (1998-1999), Provincial Wide Barangay Province Wide.
All of this success was attained due to the untiring efforts and usual cooperation of inhabitants and sincere services of their Barangay Council and Barangay Officials.