San Miguel, Bulacan
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San Miguel, officially the Municipality of San Miguel (Template:Langx, Kapampangan: Balen ning San Miguel), is a municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 172,073 people.Template:PH census
Etymology
There are two accounts on the origin of the town's name:
- According to the 1953 journal History of Bulacan, the town was originally named Mayumo from the Kapampangan term for "sweets". The name San Miguel was added by the Augustinian missionaries who selected Michael the Archangel as the patron saint of the town.[1]
- An account tells that the two leaders decided to form a town named Miguel De Mayumo after the name of Miguel Pineda and Mayumo, from the Kapampangan term and for the goodwill and generosity of Mariano Puno.
History
Spanish colonial era
The municipality of San Miguel de Mayumo was established in 1763 by Carlos Agustin Maniquiz, Maria Juana Puno - wife of Carlos Agustin Maniquiz and Miguel Pineda, with Pineda as the first town mayor of San Miguel. Miguel Pineda was a native of Angat, Bulacan who decided to settle permanently in the barrio of San Bartolome (now named Barangay Tartaro). He found the place ideal for hunting and was later chosen as the leader of other settlers. He formed an alliance with Mariano Puno, the recognized leader of the adjacent prosperous village called Santo Rosario (now named Barangay Mandile).
The town was previously part of Pampanga, hence San Miguel's culture having Kapampangan influence. In 1848, the town and the neighbouring barrios, which were then part of Pampanga, were added to the territory of the Province of Bulacan.[1]
The Pact of Biak-Na-Bato
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During the Philippine Revolution in 1897, newly appointed Governor-General Fernando Primo de Rivera decided to crush Emilio Aguinaldo and his troops in Cavite, but Aguinaldo fled to Batangas and joined forces with Gen. Miguel Malvar. The Spaniards continue their pursuit but the troops outwitted them by going to the district of Morong (now Rizal) and finally to Biak-na-Bato in San Miguel, Bulacan. Aguinaldo made the mountain caves into his headquarters.[2][3]
Biak-na-Bato (Template:Cvt in the villages of Kalawakan and Talbak in Doña Remedios Trinidad town and the villages of Biak-na-Bato and Sibul) served as one of the camps of the revolutionary Katipunan forces during the Philippine Revolution. It was declared a national park by Manuel L. Quezon on November 16, 1937, through Proclamation No. 223.[4]
American occupation era
Between 1903 and 1906, the adjacent town of San Ildefonso was consolidated with San Miguel due to the former's low income and inability to finance its expenditures in operating the local government.[5] It was later separated from the town to become an independent town of its own when it became capable of meeting its expenses.[6]
Japanese occupation era
During World War II, Japanese Imperial ground troops entered and occupied the town municipality of San Miguel on 1942. Local Filipino troops of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary units retreated into the nearby mountains to become the Bulakeño guerrilla resistance against the Japanese occupation forces until the province's liberation.
Philippine independence era
San Miguel was the largest town in the province of Bulacan until September 13, 1977, when Doña Remedios Trinidad, currently the largest municipality of Bulacan, was established under Presidential Decree No. 1196 during the term of President Ferdinand Marcos. Barangays Camachin, Kalawakan, and Talbac were ceded to the new municipality.[7]
Contemporary
On August 26, 2007, residents at the foot of the Biak-na-Bato mountains petitioned president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to declare the mountains protected areas to stop marble quarrying and mining in the area .[8]
In August 2014 during a fieldtrip to the Madlum Cave, seven students of Bulacan State University were swept after heavy rains which triggered a flash flood while crossing the Madlum river.[9]
Geography
The town of San Miguel is bounded by Nueva Ecija Province to the north area and Pampanga Province to the west. The town of San Ildefonso, Bulacan lies next to San Miguel to the south; and, Doña Remedios Trinidad, San Rafael, and Angat to the east.
San Miguel then was the biggest municipality in the province of Bulacan before some areas were taken and annexed to Doña Remedios Trinidad during the term of Ferdinand Marcos. The geographic nature of the town is diversified and multi-faceted, rich in nature's beauty like waterfall, rivers, caves, few mountains, hilly areas and springs. The mainland are plain agricultural lands, some part of which was substantially eroded due to commercialization and urbanization. Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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Climate
The prevailing climatic conditions in the municipality is categorized into two types: Wet season and dry season.
- Wet Season - (Rainy season or Monsoon season)
- Dry Season - (Summer season)
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Barangays
San Miguel is politically subdivided into 49 barangays, as shown in the matrix below.[10] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios
There are 11 urban and the rest rural barangays in the town.
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Demographics
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Languages
The municipality, along with two other municipalities (Remedios Trinidad and Norzagaray) and one city (San Jose del Monte) of Bulacan, is the homeland of the Alta Kabulowan, the first inhabitants of Bulacan, whose language is also called Alta Kabulowan. Their language is currently endangered and is in dire need of local government intervention. The majority of residents in the town are native speakers of the Tagalog language. Due to its proximity with Pampanga towns and it was part of Pampanga, some residents also speak the Kapampangan language.
Religion and Traditions
Currently, San Miguel is divided into four parishes and a large number of visitas, all of which are under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Malolos. These are Diocesan Shrine and Parish of San Miguel Arcangel located in Brgy. Poblacion; San Jose Esposo de Maria Parish located in Brgy. San Jose; Nuestra Señora delos Remedios Parish located in Brgy. Sibul Springs; and Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish located in Brgy. Salacot.
The traditions are very alive and well-preserved in San Miguel, as shown by the Holy Week processions in the mother church, which include about 60 carrozas. Numerous images of our Lord, the Blessed Mother, and saints, visited this church, such as the Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno of Quiapo and La Purisima Concepcion de Santa Maria. Every May 8, San Miguel holds its town fiesta, and every September 29, it celebrates its Pistang Patron celebration.
The tradition of Los Desposorios or the Bethrotal of Mary and Joseph is very alive at San Jose Esposo de Maria Parish in Brgy. San Jose. The said parish celebrates its fiesta every 26 November, the traditional date which the Augustinians celebrates the feast of the Bethrotal. It will start with Procesion de los Desposorios and after that, the antique image of Saint Joseph and Our Lady meets at the patio of the parish and the rite of the Renewal of Vows will be conducted.
Economy
Government
Incoming Officials
- Municipal Mayor: John "Bong" A. Alvarez (Lakas-CMD)
- Municipal Vice Mayor: Gerome "Jhong" D. Reyes (NUP)
- Sangguniang Bayan Members:
- Christopher Tolentino Beltran (Lakas-CMD)
- Pol David Roura Buencamino (PFP)
- Sarah Jane Dela Cruz Gatchalian (Lakas-CMD)
- Joseph Noel Perez De Guzman (Lakas-CMD)
- Mary Joy Ann Salimbao Chico (PFP)
- Emmanuel Dela Cruz Magtalas (Lakas-CMD)
- Romeo Catiis Magat (PFP)
- Wilfredo De Leon Dela Cruz (PFP)
List of Gobernadorcillo
| Name | Term | Name | Term | Name | Term | Name | Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Pineda | 1763 | Ignacio Sandulan | 1796 | Agapito Santa Ana | 1827 | Victor Buencamino | 1858 | ||
| Jose Malapandan | 1764 | Agustin Payawal | 1797 | Carlos Morales | 1828 | Norberto Maniquis | 1859 | ||
| Miguel Ligon | 1765 | 1766 | Santiago Maniquis | 1798 | Jacinto Ligon | 1829 | Eugenio Dantis | 1860 | |
| Miguel Tecson | 1767 | Marcos Bondoc | 1799 | Mariano Tecson | 1830 | Pedro Santiago | 1861 | ||
| Miguel Bantog | 1768 | Nicolas Bacaui | 1800 | Augustin Santiago | 1831 | Mariano Macapagal | 1862 | ||
| Miguel Ligon | 1769 | Eusebio Santiago | 1801 | Isidro Gonzales | 1832 | Jose Santiago | 1863 | 1864 | |
| Esteban Bantog | 1770 | Francisco Bernabe | 1802 | Eustaquio Ligon | 1833 | Bonifacio Pengson | 1865 | 1866 | |
| Miguel Ligon | 1771 | Calixto Yambot | 1803 | Vicente Ventura | 1834 | Tomas Tecson | 1867 | 1868 | |
| Esteban Sayson | 1772 | Jose Tuazon | 1804 | Apolonio Fernando | 1835 | Antonio David | 1869 | 1870 | |
| Eulogio Payawal | 1773 | Baltazar Pangilinan | 1805 | Severino Payawal | 1836 | Pelagio de Leon | 1871 | 1872 | |
| Dionisio Maniquiz | 1774 | Jose Payawal | 1806 | Andres de la Cruz | 1837 | Marcelo Velayo Bernardo | 1873 | 1874 | |
| Antonio Bacual | 1775 | Francisco Libunao | 1807 | Vicente Felix | 1838 | Flaviano Esguerra | 1875 | 1876 | |
| Miguel Ligon | 1776 | 1777 | Vicente Sayson | 1808 | Eusebio Dantis | 1839 | Juan Buencamino | 1877 | 1878 |
| Dionisio Maniquis | 1778 | Augustin Maniquis | 1809 | Atanacio Libunao | 1840 | Calixto Limpingco | 1879 | ||
| Andres Bondoc | 1779 | Lorenzo Ligon | 1810 | Pedro Ligon | 1841 | Juan de Guzman | 1880 | ||
| Pablo Bondoc | 1780 | Baltazar Pangilinan | 1811 | Domingo Pangilinan | 1842 | Francisco Villarica | 1881 | 1882 | |
| Alejandro Dantis | 1781 | Canuto Dantis | 1812 | Nicolas Libunao | 1843 | Potenciano Buencamino | 1883 | 1885 | |
| Juan Fernando | 1782 | Lorenzo Yambot | 1813 | Tomas Tecson | 1844 | Valentin Viola | 1886 | ||
| Alejandro Maniquis | 1783 | Clemente Ligon | 1814 | Juan Siojo | 1845 | Jose Santiago | 1887 | ||
| Miguel Ventura | 1784 | Vicente Tecson | 1815 | Felipe Gonzales | 1846 | Evaristo Siojo | 1888 | ||
| Andres Patiag | 1785 | Pablo Ventura | 1816 | Mariano P. Joson | 1847 | Bartolome Viola | 1889 | ||
| Miguel Maniquis | 1786 | Pantaleon Ligon | 1817 | Victor Buencamino | 1848 | Simon Tecson | 1890 | ||
| Domingo Libunao | 1787 | Vicente Dasig | 1818 | Fulgencio Santiago | 1849 | Simon Santiago | 1891 | ||
| Domingo Santa MAria | 1788 | Blas Maniquis | 1819 | Vicente Felix | 1850 | Jose de Leon | 1892 | ||
| Francisco Tecson | 1789 | Dionisio Fernando | 1820 | Rufino San Gabriel | 1851 | Bartolome Viola | 1893 | ||
| Marcos Zapala | 1790 | Jacinto Santiago | 1821 | Eugenio Dantis | 1852 | Lucio Maniquis | 1894 | ||
| Miguel Quiambao | 1791 | Manuel Bantog | 1822 | Tranquilino Gabriel | 1853 | Ciriaco Libunao | 1895 | ||
| Andres Bantog | 1792 | Narciso Macapagal | 1823 | Victor Buencamino | 1854 | Simon T. Libunao | 1896 | ||
| Teodoro Tuazon | 1793 | Mariano delos Santos | 1824 | Catalino Ligon | 1855 | Gregorio Marquez | 1897 | ||
| Miguel Morales | 1794 | Lorenzo Tecson | 1825 | Juan Siojo | 1856 | Simon Tecson | 1898 | 1899 | |
| Tibursio Sayson | 1795 | Lorenzo Ligon | 1826 | Tibursio Tecson | 1857 | Jose Buencamino | 1900 | ||
| Teodoro Lim | |||||||||
List of chief executives
| Name | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal President | |||
| Meliton Carlos | 1901 | 1903 | |
| Damaso Sempio | 1903 | 1905 | |
| Mariano Tecson | 1906 | 1908 | |
| Miguel Siojo | 1908 | 1912 | |
| Serafin Tecson | 1912 | 1916 | |
| Catalino Sevilla | 1916 | 1919 | |
| Juan Buencamino Sr. | 1919 | 1922 | |
| Jose Ligon | 1922 | 1925 | |
| Eugenio Tecson | 1925 | 1928 | |
| Regino Sevilla | 1928 | 1931 | |
| Moises V. Ligon | 1931 | 1934 | |
| Municipal Mayor | |||
| Florentino C. Viola | 1934 | 1938 | |
| Regino Sevilla | 1938 | 1940 | |
| Eugenio Tecson | 1941 | 1944 | |
| Rafael Roura
Luis Santa Maria Eugenio Tecson Manuel V. Fernando |
1945 | Appointed as Alcalde during Philippine Liberation | |
| Eugenio Tecson | 1945 | 1951 | Remained in position after World War II |
| Conrado S. Pascual | 1952 | 1955 | |
| Felipe V. Buencamino | 1956 | 1963 | |
| Benjamin S. Payawal | 1963 | 1967 | |
| Felix M. Tayag | 1964 | 1967 | |
| Marcelo Aure | 1968 | 1979 | Appointed as Municipal Mayor during Martial Law (Bagong Lipunan) era from 1976 - 1979 |
| Juan F. Dela Cruz | 1979 | 1986 | Municipal Mayor during Martial Law (Bagong Lipunan) era |
| Manuel Lipana | 1986 | 1987 | Transitional Municipal Government during 1987 Referendum |
| Fernando B. Mendez Sr. | 1988 | 1995 | |
| Santiago C. Sevilla | 1995 | 2004 | |
| Edmundo Jose "Pop" T. Buencamino | 2004 | 2006 | Term not finished; suspended due to his case in Sandiganbayan.[11][12] |
| Roderick DG. Tiongson | 2006 | 2016 | Vice Mayor during "Pop" Buencamino's term; sworn into office as Acting Mayor from 2006 - 2007 |
| Marivee Mendez - Coronel | 2016 | 2019 | First Female Mayor of San Miguel, Bulacan |
| Roderick DG. Tiongson | 2019 | 2025 | Roderick Tiongson's 2nd Run as Municipal Mayor |
Education
The Municipality of San Miguel, Bulacan is served by an extensive network of educational institutions at the elementary, secondary, and tertiary levels. The municipality is home to numerous public and private schools, along with institutions for technical and higher education.
Public Elementary Schools
San Miguel has many public elementary schools located across its barangays. Notable examples include:
• San Miguel North Central School – Brgy. Camias
• San Miguel South Central School (also known as San Miguel Elementary School) – Brgy. Poblacion
Public High Schools
Public secondary education is provided by the following schools:
• San Miguel National High School – Brgy. San Juan
• John J. Russell Memorial High School – Brgy. Sibul
• Vedasto R. Santiago High School – Brgy. Salacot
• Partida National High School – Brgy. Partida
• Balaong High School – Annex of San Miguel National High School, Brgy. Balaong
• Maligaya High School (also known as Emilia Perez Ligon High School) – Annex of Vedasto R. Santiago High School, Brgy. Maligaya
Private Schools
The municipality also hosts several private schools offering pre-elementary to secondary education:
• D.C. Nicolas School – Brgy. Tigpalas
• Park Ridge School of Montessori – Brgy. Camias
• St. Paul University at San Miguel – Brgy. Salangan
• School of Mount St. Mary – Brgy. Santa Rita (New)
• Waminal Achievers Academy, Inc. – Brgy. Poblacion
• God’s Love Children’s Advancement Center – Brgy. Santa Rita (Old)
• Dominic Institute of Science and Technology – Brgy. Salangan
Tertiary and Vocational Institutions
San Miguel is also home to several institutions offering post-secondary and technical education:
• Bulacan Polytechnic College – San Miguel Campus – Brgy. Salacot
• Integrated College of Business and Technology – Brgy. Salangan
• St. Paul University at San Miguel – Brgy. Salangan
• AIMS Training and Assessment Center – Brgy. Camias
Notable personalities
- Nicanor Abelardo - Kundiman composer.
- Serafin Payawal - Commonwealth-era violinist and bandleader of the Serafin Payawal Orchestra
- Virgilio S. Almario - National Artist for Literature. Poet, critic, translator, editor, teacher, cultural manager, and the founder of Adarna House.
- Felipe Buencamino - Former Secretary of Foreign Affairs and one of the founders of Iglesia Filipina Independiente. One of the authors of the Malolos Constitution
- Alfredo Lim – Former Philippine Senator, then Mayor of Manila and former Director of the National Bureau of Investigation.
- Pablo Tecson – Former Governor General of Bulacan and later served as Insular Secretary of the Philippine Bureau of Agriculture.
- Emiliano Tecson – Participated in the ratification of the first Philippine Constitution with Emilio Aguinaldo.
- Simon Tecson – Filipino General who served as revolutionary Colonel of the Siege of Baler. Former mayor of San Miguel, Bulacan.
- Trinidad Tecson – One of the renowned female revolutionaries of the Philippine Revolution. Known as the Mother of Biak-na-Bato. Also known as 'The Mother of Philippine Red Cross' and 'Mother of Mercy'.
- Maximo Viola - Doctor, revolutionary, and initial financier of the publication of Jose Rizal's novel Noli me tangere (novel)
- Carlos A. Santos-Viola – Filipino architect. Best known for designing and building churches for the Iglesia ni Cristo religious group.
- Pablo Payawal - Congressman, House of Representative, 2nd District of Bulacan. (1934-1935)
- Narcisa Buencamino-de Leon - One of the founders of LVN Pictures, one of the biggest film studios in the history of Philippine Cinema
- Von Lazaro - New York-based fashion designer
- Magtanggol C. Gunigundo - chairman, Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) from 1992 to 1998; and Constitutional Convention Delegate representing the 2nd District of Bulacan, 1971 Constitutional Convention
References
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External links
- [[[:Template:NSCB detail]] Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
- Philippine Census Information
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