Pangil
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| Municipality of Pangil | |
Downtown area
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Seal | |
| Nickname(s):
"Tunay na Bayan ni Maria"
"The Home of Nuestra Señora and Santo Niño De La O" | |
| Anthem: Pangil Hymn | |
Map of Laguna with Pangil highlighted
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  Pangil Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°24′N 121°28′E / 14.4°N 121.47°E / 14.4; 121.47 | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Laguna |
| District | 4th District |
| Founded | September 8, 1579 |
| Barangays | 8 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Gerald A. Aritao |
| • Vice Mayor | Divine Grace Astoveza |
| • Congressman | Benjamin C. Agarao Jr. |
| • Electorate | 16,877 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45.03 km2 (17.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 188 m (617 ft) |
| Population
(2020 census)[3]
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| • Total | 25,026 |
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| • Households | 6,174 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 8.61% (2015)[4] |
| • Revenue | ₱ 107.5 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 205.1 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 54.42 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 102 million (2020) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code |
4018
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| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)49 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
Pangil, officially the Municipality of Pangil (Tagalog: Bayan ng Pangil), is a 4th class municipality in the provinceofLaguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,026 people.[3]
According to a paper entitled "Alamat ng Pangil, Laguna" written by Santiago T. Adre, there are three commonly believed and popular theories from which the name "Pangil" was derived.
One theory reveals that the town derived its name from the peculiar shape of the land area of the town looked like especiallywhen viewed from a high place. The town's shape resmbles a wild boar's Fang.
The second theory shows that the town's name was derived from the name of the pioneer settlers in this area who were known as "Panguilagan". The town was eventually given the name "Panguil" (this is the spelling which appears in moost Spanish Era documents) because most of the Spaniards had a hard time pronouncing the original term "Panguilagan".
The last theory discloses that the town's first pre-Hispanic leader, a certain "Gat Paguil". When the Spaniards had reached the area, it was this leader whom they recognized and talked with.
It was when the Americans came and took control of the Philippines in 1898, that the former name "Panguil" became what its present name "Pangil".
The town is one of the oldest settlements in Laguna, rich in Hispanic, American and Japanese history. Discovered artifacts of the 12th century Ming and Sung Dynasty were attributed to Chinese immigrants and traders who settled in this place then. According to oral literature, the first leader of the area, which now encompasses four separate towns, was Gat Pangil, who united four ancient settlements to establish a Tagalog kingdom in the area. During the Hispanic period, Pangil became a staging ground of the Spanish missionaries in Christian Evangelization drive in 1578 in the provinces of Rizal, Laguna and Tayabas until it gained recognition as a town through the Franciscan friars in the year 1579.
Pangil has a high advocacy for environmental protection and fast becoming a hub for ecotourism. Vested with all sorts of natural attributes, such as clean and pristine water included its natural falls, rivers, nature trails, forest, communities by the lake, cool breeze by the lake, Baguio-like microclimate in its upland, represents a wide array of highland, lowland and lake-ecosystems. It’s also holds a vast of natural attributes that a small and simple town can possibly be contented of and when these resources are sustainably developed. And can contribute to provide all its need to move forward as a very progressive yet an environment-friendly municipality.
The municipality is strategically situated at the southern tip of Sierra Madre mountain range (six barangays) and along the eastern margin of Jalajala Peninsula and just west of the northwestern shore of the easternmost major embayment of Laguna de Bay (two barangays). Its narrow strip of territory traverses in its length by Pangil River (12.5 km long), valued for its pristine and abundant water contributing to its domestic, agricultural, ecotourism and other potential economic uses like bulk water and hydropower. Its topography is generally flat in between rolling and steep hills.
Currently, based on the results of the Barangay Information Management System (BIMS) data, the municipality of Pangil has a total population of 27,711 consisting of 5,728 households, with about 4.84 average household size. Of the eight (8) barangays of Pangil, five (5) are classified as urban barangays which is actually the communities that compose the town proper, one (1) rural barangay in the upland and two (2) other rural barangays across the lake.
One of the revered myths in the town of Pangil is the belief that in the year 1724, Prince Carlos, the son of King Philip V of Spain, was banished from his country and was sent to the Philippines. The young prince stayed in the town for three years and resided with the Franciscans in the adjoining convent of the Paroquia del Nuestra Señora de la Natividad Church considered then as the biggest in Laguna. The prince was a known hunter and he enjoyed his stay in the Sierra Madre mountain range that was known as a good hunting ground for wild animals and fowls. He was also very fond of the creek that branched out from the Pangil River and now called as the Bambang Hari or King’s Canal.
By the year 1728, the King lifted the ban on the Prince and ordered the latter to return to their kingdom. With his ascension to the throne of Spain as King Charles III, he ordered his emissaries to send the statue of Nuestra Seńora de la O (Our Lady of Expectation) and the statue of Santo Nińo de la O (Holy Child of Expectation) as a sign of gratitude and appreciation to the Pangilenians for the hospitality and kindness that was accorded to him. Although this story is a source of pride among the Pangilenos, there is nothing in the historical records of the archives of the Franciscan Province in the Philippines or the Archdiocese of Manila, or the Ministerio del Ultramar in Madrid that could corroborate this folk history.
Charles III of Spain Charles III of Spain (Charles Sebastian; Spanish: Carlos Sebastián; Italian and Neapolitan: Carlo Sebastiano; Sicilian: Carlu Bastianu; 20 January 1716 – 14 December 1788) ruled Spain (1759–1788), after ruling Naples as Charles of Bourbon (1734–1759) and Sicily, where he was known simply as Charles III, (1735–1759). He was the fifth son of Philip V of Spain, and the eldest son of Philip's second wife, Elisabeth Farnese. A proponent of enlightened absolutism and regalism, he succeeded to the Spanish throne on 10 August 1759, upon the death of his half-brother Ferdinand VI, who left no heirs.
In 1731, the 15-year-old Charles became the Duke of Parma and Piacenza, as Charles I, following the death of his childless grand-uncle Antonio Farnese. In 1738 he married Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony, daughter of Augustus III of Poland, who was and an educated, cultured woman. The couple had birt 13 children, eight of whom reached adulthood, including Charles, heir to the Spanish throne. Charles and Maria Amalia resided in Naples for 19 years. He gained valuable experience in his 25-year rule in Italy, so that he was well prepared as monarch of the Spanish Empire. His policies in Italy prefiguring ones he put in place in his 30-year rule of Spain.[1]
As King of Spain, Charles III made far-reaching reforms to increase the flow of funds to the crown and defend against foreign incursions on the empire. He facilitated trade and commerce, modernized agriculture and land tenure, and promoted science and university research,. He implemented regalist policies to increase the power of the state regarding the church. During his reign, he expelled the Jesuits from the Spanish Empire.[2] He strengthened the Spanish army and navy. Although he did not achieve complete control over Spain's finances, and was sometimes obliged to borrow to meet expenses, most of his reforms proved successful in providing increased revenue to the crown and expanding state power, leaving a lasting legacy.[3] In the Spanish Empire his regime enacted a series of sweeping reforms with the aim of bringing the overseas territories under firmer control by the central government, reversing the trend toward local autonomy, and gaining more control over the Church. Reforms including the establishment of two new viceroyalties, realignment of administration into intendancies, creating a standing military, establishing new monopolies, revitalizing silver mining, excluding American-born Spaniards (criollos) from high civil and ecclesiastical offices, and eliminating many privileges (fueros) of clergy.[4]
Historian Stanley Payne writes that Charles III "was probably the most successful European ruler of his generation. He had provided firm, consistent, intelligent leadership. He had chosen capable ministers....[his] personal life had won the respect of the people."[5] John Lynch's assessment is that in Bourbon Spain "Spaniards had to wait half a century before their government was rescued by Charles III, a giant among midgets."[6]
Pangil is politically subdivided into 8 barangays: [2]
| Climate data for Pangil, Laguna | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26 (79) |
27 (81) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
26 (79) |
29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 58 (2.3) |
41 (1.6) |
32 (1.3) |
29 (1.1) |
91 (3.6) |
143 (5.6) |
181 (7.1) |
162 (6.4) |
172 (6.8) |
164 (6.5) |
113 (4.4) |
121 (4.8) |
1,307 (51.5) |
| Average rainy days | 13.4 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 19.1 | 22.9 | 26.6 | 24.9 | 25.0 | 21.4 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 214.5 |
| Source: Meteoblue [5] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1903 | 2,200 | — |
| 1918 | 4,424 | +4.77% |
| 1939 | 3,889 | −0.61% |
| 1948 | 4,156 | +0.74% |
| 1960 | 5,364 | +2.15% |
| 1970 | 8,118 | +4.23% |
| 1975 | 9,263 | +2.68% |
| 1980 | 10,519 | +2.57% |
| 1990 | 15,212 | +3.76% |
| 1995 | 17,664 | +2.84% |
| 2000 | 20,698 | +3.46% |
| 2007 | 23,421 | +1.72% |
| 2010 | 23,201 | −0.34% |
| 2015 | 24,274 | +0.86% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9] | ||
In the 2020 census, the population of Pangil was 25,026 people,[3] with a density of 560 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,500 inhabitants per square mile.
Under the American Civil Government:
During the Commonwealth Period:
During World War II:
During the post- war period:
During the Marcos dictatorship:
During the Contemporary Period:
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