Bongabon
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Bongabon, officially the Municipality of Bongabon (Template:Langx; Template:Langx), is a municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 66,839 people.Template:PH census
Bongabon is the leading producer of onion in the Philippines and in Southeast Asia. Each barangay in Bongabon has its own fiesta. The town fiesta, celebrated annually from the 1st to 2nd week of April, is known as the Sibuyasan (Onion) Festival.
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History
Spanish colonial era
Bongabon was the first capital of Nueva Ecija. The Augustinian missionaries who preached Catholicism in Pampanga extended their outposts into what is now the province of Nueva Ecija by following the Rio Grande de Pampanga. Thus, Santol (present day Barangay Santor) was part of Pantabangan and established in 1659. In 1760, Bongabon was named as a town and parish under the patronage of St. Francis of Assisi.
Migrant-settlers of the community were mostly Tagalog and Ilocanos from the Ilocos Region and Pangasinan, with some Kapampangans from Pampanga and Tarlac.[1][2]
Philippine revolution
When the Philippine Revolution transpired from 1896 to 1898 against Spain, revolutionaries with the aid of Katipunero rebels and started the Siege of Bongabon, fought Spanish colonial forces, and liberated the town. The Filipino revolutionary troops and Katipunero rebel fighters captured the municipal town after the siege forcing the Spanish troops to retreat.
American invasion era
With the outbreak of the Philippine–American War on 1899 to 1902, the town saw the arrival of American troops which fought the Filipino revolutionary troops and Katipuneros in the Battle of Bongabon on 1899. In the ensuing battle, the town was captured by the American troops.
Philippine independence
On April 28, 1949, Aurora Quezon, her daughter Maria Aurora "Baby" Quezon, then a law student at the University of Santo Tomas, her son-in-law Felipe "Philip" Buencamino (husband of "Nini" and brother-in-law of "Baby") and Quezon City Mayor Ponciano Bernardo were assassinated by Hukbalahap movement led by Luis Taruc in this town while traveling in Aurora's Buick sedan along the Baler–Bongabon Road connecting Baler with Nueva Ecija, which Aurora Quezon herself inaugurated in 1940, to open the Quezon Memorial Hospital in Baler, Aurora, hometown of Aurora and her husband Manuel Quezon, then a town of Nueva Ecija before 1902 and a town of Quezon Province since 1902 and in 1949.[3]
Geography
Barangays
Bongabon is politically subdivided into Template:PH barangay countbarangays.Template:PSGC detail Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
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- Antipolo
- Ariendo
- Bantug
- Calaanan
- Commercial (Poblacion)
- Cruz
- Digmala
- Curva (J. Tomacruz)
- Kaingin (Poblacion)
- Labi
- Larcon
- Lusok
- Macabaclay
- Magtanggol (Poblacion)
- Mantile (Poblacion)
- Olivete
- Palo Maria (Poblacion)
- Pesa
- Rizal (Poblacion)
- Sampalucan (Poblacion)
- San Roque (Poblacion)
- Santor
- Sinipit (Poblacion)
- Sisilang na Ligaya (Poblacion)
- Social (Poblacion)
- Tugatug
- Tulay na Bato (Poblacion)
- Vega Grande
Climate
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Demographics
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Religion
The majority of the people of the municipality are Roman Catholic. The members of the Iglesia ni Cristo are growing in number and are second to the Catholics in membership. Other sects in the municipality are the Methodists, Iglesia ng Dios, Seventh-day Adventists, etc.
Economy
Tourism
- Sibuyas Festival is celebrated as a form of thanksgiving every 10 April, and a way to promote and show their town as one of the largest producers of onion in Asia.
- Ilog Jordan at Barangay Olivete – This place is a popular Lenten destination for people seeking spiritual rejuvenation and healing.
- Falls Deepsap at Barangay Labi – A good place to visit during summer, the falls offers a cold shimmering water perfect to beat heatwaves. Its water comes from the untainted Sierra Madre Mountain.
- Mount Labi Peak at Barangay Labi.
- The first leg of the UCI Gravel World Series was held in Bongabon, Nueva Ecija, Philippines on April 3, 2022.
Healthcare
Bongabon District Hospital, a government hospital located at Barangay Curva, Bongabon, Nueva Ecija
Education
Most are public schools from primary to secondary. Bongabon National High School is located at Barangay Sinipit, Bongabon, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. Many of the students are going to Cabanatuan to continue their college.
References
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- ↑ History of Laur (Laur was a barrio of Bongabon)
- ↑ History of Bongabon
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External links
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- Bongabon Web Services – Nueva Ecija
- [[[:Template:NSCB detail]] Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System
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