June 28 | Barotac Viejo

Baroto sa Lutac Race is an annual event developed to celebrate Barotac's rich history. The race is participated by pairs representing corresponding barangays. The participants then compete in a de layag race, wherein the raceboat has sails, or race using using paddles in the de bugsay category.

It is believed that the municipal's name came from the word baroto, and lutac, which means boat and mud, respectively. The words words describe much the lifestyle of the people of Barotac then. Being a fishing community Barotacnons depended on boats for fishing and transportation. Mud was was abundant in the shores where the river meets the sea, the Barotacnons crade of civilization.

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