 The legacy of this once-productive era can still be gleaned from the “Daang Bakal” tradition the place continues to remember.The arrival of the Americans at the turn of the 20th century would have a long-term impact on Parang (Tagalog for “thicket” or “bush”).Sugar cane plantation would give way to the cultivation of undergrowths, which in turn were developed as grazing farms for cattle, carabaos, and deer.