Magalang, Pampanga

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Magalang
Municipality

Downtown Magalang

Seal

Nickname(s): Sweet Tamarind Capital of The Philippines

Motto: ONE MAGALANG!,Metung King Panyulung!

Map of Pampanga showing the location of Magalang

Magalang
Location within the Philippines

Coordinates:

1513N 12040ECoordinates:

1513N 12040E

Country

Philippines

Region

Central Luzon (Region III)

Province

Pampanga

District

1st District

Founded

December 13, 1863

Barangays

27

Government[1]
Mayor

Maria Lourdes P. Lacson (NPC)

Vice Mayor

Norman Lacson (NPC)

Councilors

Councilors[show]

Area[2]
Total

97.32 km2 (37.58 sq mi)

Elevation

300 m (1,000 ft)

Population (2015)[3]
Total

113,147

Density

1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)

Time zone

PST (UTC+8)

ZIP code

2011

Dialing code

45

Income class

1st class

Website

magalang.org

Magalang is a municipality located within the province of Pampanga in the Philippines. Magalang is
part of the First Congressional District of Pampanga where Angeles City and Mabalacat City are also
included. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 113,147. [3]
Contents
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1History
2Barangays
o 2.1Brgy. San Francisco
o 2.2Brgy. San Nicolas
o 2.3Brgy. San Pedro
o 2.4Brgy. Sta. Cruz
o 2.5Brgy. San Agustin
o 2.6Brgy. San Pablo
3Demographics
o 3.1Religion
3.1.1San Bartolome Parish Church
4Economy
5Local government
6Roads
7Health Care
8Schools
o 8.1Tertiary Schools
o 8.2Secondary Schools
o 8.3Elementary Schools
o 8.4Private Schools
9Images
10References
11External links

History[edit]
Established by the Augustinians at Macapsa in 1605. Scene of the encounter between the followers
of Andres Malong led by Melchor de Vera and the Spanish troops in 1660. Moved to San Bartolome
in 1734. Swept by the Parua River in the flood of 1863. Re-established in barrio San Pedro on 13
December 1863 by Gobernadorcillo Pablo M. Luciano. The revolutionary government took over, 12
June 1898 until 5 November 1899 when the Americans succeeded. Occupied by the Japanese, 3
January 1942. Liberated by joint American and Filipino forces, 24 January 1945. Turned over to the
republic of the Philippines, 4 July 1946.

Barangays[edit]

Magalang is politically subdivided into 27 barangays, listed here with its population as of May 1,
2010, with total of 103,597 and 55,061 registered voters. [2]

Barangay

Population
(2010)[3]

Rural/Urban

Camias

1,721

Rural

Dolores

1,579

Rural

San Antonio

1,679

Rural

San Agustin

2,728

Rural

Navaling

1,371

Rural

La Paz

1,682

Rural

Escaler

1,525

Rural

San Francisco

4,878

Rural

San Ildefonso

6,532

Rural

San Isidro

22,803

Rural

San Jose

2,760

Rural

San Miguel

2,352

Rural

San Nicolas 1st (Pob.)

3,263

Urban

Barangay

Population
(2010)[3]

Rural/Urban

San Nicolas 2nd

3,535

Urban

San Pablo (Pob.)

2,917

Urban

San Pedro I

1,761

Urban

San Pedro II

4,046

Urban

San Roque

2,360

Rural

San Vicente

3,407

Rural

Santa Cruz (Pob.)

6,272

Urban

Santa Lucia

8,563

Urban

Santa Maria

2,499

Rural

Santo Nio

3,215

Rural

Santo Rosario

3,910

Rural

Bucanan

1,665

Rural

Turu

1,516

Rural

Ayala

3,058

Rural

Brgy. San Francisco[edit]

The present official name of the barrio is San Francisco. It was formerly called "Batiauan" because it
was the only barrio of this town which had a watchtower during the Spanish regime. It is one of the
largest barrios of Magalang.

Brgy. San Nicolas[edit]

From the beginning it has always been named San Nicolas. The barrio has no sitios. In 1868 it was
separated from the barrio of San Pedro which at that time comprised the whole town. It was
separated from the barrio of San Pedro through the efforts of the late Don Nicolas Tapnio, one of the
first residents of the place. He gave the name to the barrio in honor of his patron saint, St. Nicolas.

Brgy. San Pedro[edit]

It has always been called San Pedro ever since; no popular name was attached to it; and it has no
sitios. However, it is believed it then comprised what are known as barrios San Nicolas and Sta.
Cruz.

Brgy. Sta. Cruz[edit]

Formerly this barrio was named "Alasas", Sta. Cruz due to many "alasas" leaves that covered both
sides of a small stream running across the barrio. The barrio was established in the year 1880. The
original founders of the barrio were Don Pablo Luciano, Jacinto Catap, Alberto Maniago, Domingo
David and Estanislao Dayrit.

Brgy. San Agustin[edit]

The present day of the barrio is San Agustin. It is popularly known as Dapa, meaning to lay down flat
on the ground. This was the order of the lieutenant of the revolutionary forces to his soldiers.

Brgy. San Pablo[edit]

The barrio has three sitios, namely Talimunduc a Maragul, Talimunduc a Malati and Cubul.
Talimunduc a malati was called such because there were only very few houses in the place. The
popular name of the barrio is Talimunduc a maragul meaning a highland. When these three sitios
were separated, from their mother barrio San Agustin it was named San Pablo in honor of Capitan
Pablo Luciano.

Demographics[edit]
Population census of Magalang
Year

Pop.

% p.a.

1990

43,940

1995

52,607

+3.43%

2000

77,530

+8.67%

2007

98,595

+3.37%

2010

103,597

+1.82%

Source: National Statistics Office[3][4]

Religion[edit]

Faade of St. Bartholomew Parish Church

United Methodist Church in Magalang

Roman Catholic 85%; In Magalang were church locales of Members Church of God
Internationalor Ang Dating Daan can be found which yields thousands of members. Other major
religious groups are Iglesia ni Cristo, Evangelical Christians and others are also established in the
municipality. Aside from Catholic churches, the town has a new United Methodist Church. In the year
1908, Protestantism was introduced and Vicente Naguit was the first convert.
San Bartolome Parish Church[edit]
Main article: San Bartolome Church (Magalang)

Inside of St. Bartholomew Parish Church

St. Bartholomew Parish Church (Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Fernando, Vicariate of St.
John the Beloved) was established by the Augustinians in 1605, it was the scene of the encounter
between the followers of Andres Malong led by Melchor de Vera and the Spanish troops in 1660.
Moved to San Bartolome in 1734, the church was swept by Parua river in the flood of 1863. It was
re-established in Barrio San Pedro on December 13, 1863. The 3-aisle church is made of stone and
wood. It is 55m. long, 21m. wide and 7m. high. Interplay of arches, as seen on the main entrance,
doors and niches, pediments and fenestrations, including those of the bellowers and adjacent
convent suggest a touch of baroque. Fiesta: August 24.[5][6][7]

Economy[edit]
Fishpond owners in Pampanga source their fingerlings (tilapia) from producers in this town, its well
known for its confectionaries (sweets) particularly the incomparable pastilla de leche, a popular item
for gift-giving and a table dessert on fiestas and social gatherings. The Magalang sweets are distinct
in their unique taste because of the quality of the milk from water buffalo (carabao) that feed on
green grass growing on the fresh well-irrigated pastureland of the agricultural section of the town.
And large amount of land is Corn or Rice Grain.[8]

Local government[edit]
Like other towns in the Philippines, Magalang is governed by a mayor and vice mayor who are
elected to three-year terms. The mayor is the executive head and leads the town's departments in
executing the Sangguniang Bayan's ordinances and improving public services. The vice mayor
heads a legislative council consisting of councilors, as members.
Lyndon Cunanan was elected mayor in May 2007. However, his win was disputed by businessman
Romulo Pecson because of election fraud. Pecson won a Supreme Court order in 2009, that forced
Cunanan to vacate his post. Pecson then sat as municipal mayor and was re-elected in 2010.
Former Mayor Lyndon Cunanan and his former Vice Mayor Norman Lacson have filed their
certificates of candidacy for mayor and vice mayor, respectively, to contest in the next municipal
elections in 2013.[9][10]

Roads[edit]
During the visit of the governor in the remote barangay of Turu in Magalang, she announced the
concrete pavement of the one kilometer farm to market road in the said village amounting to P6million.[11]

Magalang Angeles Road connecting between Angeles City to Magalang

Silence Ave. connecting between Magalang to Mabalacat
Magalang Arayat Santa Ana Road connecting between Magalang to Santa Ana,
bypassing Arayat

Magalang Concepcion Provincial Road (Ninoy Aquino Highway) provincial road from
Magalang, Pampanga to Concepcion, Tarlac
Don Luis Dizon Drive ( also Known As PAC Rd.) Connecting Magalang Poblacion - AMLHS and
PAC

Health Care[edit]
On Tuesday, January 10, 2012, Governor Lilia Pineda led Monday the inauguration of the P35million Andres Luciano District Hospital (ALDH) in Barangay San Pablo. [12]

Schools[edit]

1946 Magalang Institute

Tertiary Schools[edit]

Pampanga State Agricultural University (PSAU), formerly Pampanga Agricultural College (PAC),
San Agustin
Far East College of Information and Technology, San Pedro 1

Secondary Schools[edit]

Andres M. Luciano High School (formerly Magalang National High School and Balitucan High
School Annex), San Pablo

New Classrooms in Andres M. Luciano High School

Dolores National High School, Dolores

Ayala High School, Ayala
Balitucan National High School, Balitucan, San Ildefonso
Magalang Highschool, Santa Lucia
Rudolfo V. Feliciano Memorial High School, San Pedro 2

Elementary Schools[edit]

Magalang Elementary School (Magalang Central School), San Nicolas 1

Bucanan Elementary School, Bucanan
San Miguel Elementary School, San Miguel
San Francisco Elementary School, San Francisco
San Pedro 2 Elementary School, San Pedro 2
San Pablo Elementary, San Pablo
Navaling Elementary School, Navaling
Sta. Cruz Elementary School, Sta. Cruz
Sta. Maria Elementary School, Sta. Maria
San Vicente Elementary School, San Vicente
Turu Elementary School, Turu
Balitucan Elementary School, San Ildefonso
Escaler Elementary School, Escaler
Sto. Nino Elementary School, Sto. Nino

Private Schools[edit]

Christian Vision Academy Foundation (Pampanga), Inc., Sta Lucia

Christian Vision Academy San Isidro Annex, San Isidro
Hillcrest Heights Institute, San Francisco
Magalang Christian Ecumenical School, Sta. Cruz
St. Nathanael Academy, San Nicolas 1
Magalang Institute, San Nicolas 2
AYZ Little Saint's School, San Pedro 2
St. Bernice School, Sta Cruz
Golden Vine Center for Childcare and Development, San Nicolas 1
True Light Foundation School, San Pablo
Brighter Years Child Development Center Inc., Sta. Cruz

Images[edit]

Town hall

Public market

Plaza of Rizal

The covered court

View of Mount Arayatfrom Magalang, Pampanga highway.