Thursday, August 21, 2025

First-class relic of St. Vincent Ferrer

First-class relic of St. Vincent Ferrer

The St. Vincent Ferrer Parish Church holds a first-class relic of St. Vincent Ferrer.

Contained in an elaborate reliquarium, the relic is a tiny piece of bone of the winged saint called "angel of the apocalypse" credited for bilocation and miraculous cures, among other intercessory acts.

Ferrer was actually a Dominican priest from Valencia, Spain.

In the past, this relic was placed at the high altar (?), so during masses, a stream of devotees would pay him homage by climbing a wooden (?) staircase just to be able to whisper their prayer to the saint, but this also visibly disrupted the mass or caused a distraction to the mass-goers. For this reason, it was eventually transferred to this prayer room.

Monday Report – August 25, 2025

 

Monday Report – August 25, 2025

[INTRO]

NEWSCASTER 1: Naimbag nga aldaw kadakayo amin, Bayambang! Ako po si ___ mula sa Municipal Tourism, Information, and Cultural Affairs Office. Ang inyong katuwang sa paghahatid ng mga napapanahong balita.

NEWSCASTER 2: At ako naman po si _____, ang inyong katuwang sa paghahatid ng mga napapanahong balita.

NEWSCASTER 1: Mga balitang tungo sa pagbabago at patunay ng sama-samang pagkilos para sa kinabukasan.

NEWSCASTER 1: Ito ang tinig ng bayan, tinig ng serbisyo...

SABAY: …BayambangueNews!

 

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1.      Municipal Accountant, Isa sa Most Outstanding sa Pangasinan

Kinilala si G. Flexner de Vera, bilang isa sa mga Most Outstanding Municipal Accountant ng probinsya ng Pangasinan, sa ginanap na seremonya ng Pangasinan Association of Local Government Accountants o PALGA noong August 12 sa Dagupan City. Ito ay isang pagkilala sa kanyang husay at dedikasyon, na siyang nagbigay-daan sa LGU-Bayambang upang makatanggap ng unmodified opinion mula sa Commission on Audit para sa 2024 financial statements nito.

2.      Bagong ECCD Bldg. at MSWDO Bldg., Pinasinayaan

Noong August 18, pormal na binuksan at binasbasan ang bagong magkahiwalay na gusali ng Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) at Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO) sa Brgy. Magsaysay. Ang proyekto ay inilunsad upang mas mapabuti ang pagbibigay ng serbisyo para sa mga bata, kababaihan, senior citizens, at iba pang sektor.

3.      Fountain sa Royal Mall, Ipinatibag

Ipinatibag ng Task Force Disiplina ang fountain sa tapat ng Royal Mall na itinuturing na obstruction sa road shoulder at panganib para sa mga motorista. Pinanindigan ng task force ang kanilang layunin na linisin ang mga lansangan laban sa anumang sagabal para sa kaligtasan ng publiko.

4.      Internal Assessment ng CDCs at CDWs, Isinasagawa

Noong nakaraang linggo, nag-umpisang magsagawa ang MSWDO ng monitoring at validation activity sa 34 na Child Development Centers at Child Development Workers ng Bayambang. Dito ay tiniyak ang kumpletong dokumentasyon ng bawat pasilidad, bilang paghahanda sa nakatakdang external evaluation ng ECCD Council at assessors mula sa Pangasinan SWDO.

5.      Updates sa 4Ps, Tinakalay sa MAC Meeting

Sa pinakahuling pulong ng Municipal Advisory Council, tinalakay ng DSWD ang status update ng 4Ps members, kabilang ang pagsusuri ng compliance turnout, ang Social Welfare and Development Indicators administration, at mga isyu gaya ng teenage pregnancy. Ibinalita rin dito ang nakatakdang pag-exit ng 2,804 na benepisyaryo mula sa programa.

6.      Iba't Ibang Grupo, Nagbigay ng Relief Goods

Iba't ibang grupo ang patuloy na nagbibigay ng tulong sa mga nasalanta ng nagdaang bagyo. Noong August 18, naghatid ng food packs at hot meals sa 180 residente ng Sitio Lagare, Nalseban, Brgy. San Gabriel 2nd, ang pinagsamang relief mission ng Gabriel Medical Clinic, Gabs Pharmacy Cooperative Store, at Bayambang Matikas Eagles Club, salamat kina Dr. Roberto Gabriel at BMEC President Bogs Bugarin.

7.      Search and Retrieval Operation, Isinagawa

Noong August 18, ang MDRRMO, katulong ang BFP at BDRRMC ng Brgy. San Gabriel 2nd ay nagsagawa ng search and retrieval operation matapos makatanggap ng tawag mula sa naturang barangay ukol sa isang insidente ng pagkalunod. Matapos ang apat na oras na operasyon, matagumpay na natagpuan at naiahon ang walang buhay na biktima, na isang 21 taong gulang na binata na residente sa lugar.

8.      'Gender-Fair Language Training,' Idinaos

Noong August 19, sumabak sa isang "Gender-Fair Language Training" ang mga kawani ng munisipyo  bilang bahagi ng pagsusulong ng inklusibong wika at pagkakapantay-pantay ng mga kasarian. Ito ay upang itaas ang kamalayan at baguhin ang paggamit ng mga kawani sa mga salita at pahayag na hindi nagtatangi o nagpapahiwatig ng anumang bias batay sa kasarian. Naging resource speaker si Assistant Professor Jeffrey A. de Asis mula sa PSU-Bayambang Campus.

9.      Miguel Family, Nagdonate ng Bigas sa mga Nasalanta ng Bagyo

Noong August 19, nagdonate ang Miguel family ng 150 bags ng tig-limang kilong bigas sa mga nasalanta ng bagyong 'Emong.' Ito ay tinanggap ng Municipal Social Welfare Management Office (MSWMO) at ipinamahagi naman ng Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO) sa mga magsasaka. Malugod na nagpapasalamat kina Dr. Nicolas at Dr. Myrna Miguel ang LGU-Bayambang at ang mga magsasakang kanilang biniyayaan.

10.  BEACONS Program, Dinala Rito ng UPLB

Noong August 19 to 21, isinagawa ng UP Los Banos Biotech ang isang serye ng aktibidad sa ilalim ng Biotechnology Empowerment and Assistance of Communities and the Nation for Sustainability o BEACONS, upang lalo pang mapalawak ang kaalaman ng mga magsasaka at kooperatiba sa makabagong teknolohiya, partikular na sa paggamit ng biofertilizers. Dinaluhan ito ng humigit-kumulang na 100 magsasaka at farmer-cooperators, kung saan sila ay nakinig sa mga lecture at nanood ng mga field demo mula sa mga eksperto ng UPLB Biotech.

11.  ONGOING: Data-Gathering ng Assessor's Office para sa RPVARA

Ang Municipal Assessor's Office ay kasalukuyang nangangalap ng mga datos mula sa mga real property owner sa iba't ibang barangay. Ito ay bahagi ng paghahanda para sa pagbabalangkas ng Schedule of Market Value at pagsasagawa ng General Revision of Property Assessment and Classification, alinsunod sa Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act.

12.  Holistic Health, Tinutukan sa SK Symposium

Bilang pagsuporta sa pagsulong ng holistic health sa mga kabataan, nagsagawa ang Sangguniang Kabataan ng Bayambang ng isang symposium noong August 20. Ipinaliwanag dito ang kahalagahan ng pangangalaga, hindi lamang sa pisikal na kalusugan, kundi pati sa mental, emosyonal, sosyal, at ispiritwal na aspeto ng buhay – upang maging ganap na masigla at balance ang pamumuhay ng kabataang Bayambangueño.

13.  Training on Barangay Budgeting and AIP, Isinagawa

Noong August 20, nag-organisa ang Budget Office, sa pakikipag-ugnayan sa MPDO, ng isang libreng pagsasanay para sa mga punong barangay, barangay secretary, barangay treasurer, at barangay kagawad na pinuno ng Committee on Appropriations tungkol sa Barangay Budgeting and Annual Investment Programming. Dito ay mas pinalawak ang kaalaman ng mga naturang opisyal sa tamang proseso ng pagpaplano at pagbubuo ng badyet, gayundin sa maayos na paglalaan ng pondo para sa mga proyekto.

14.  Mga Barangay Kagawad, Nag-Team-Building Activity

Sa unang pagkakataon, lumahok ang lahat ng miyembro ng mga Sangguniang Barangay at ilang Punong Barangay ng Bayambang sa isang team-building activity at capability development training na ginanap sa isang beach resort sa Bolinao, Pangasinan noong Agosto 19-20. Masayang nagbonding ang lahat sa mga aktibidad na inorganisa ng kanilang samahan.

15.  PESO-Yokohama Rubber LRA, Nagbunga ng 27 HOTS

Noong August 19–20, isang local recruitment activity ang isinagawa sa pagtutulungan ng Public Employment Service Office at Yokohama Rubber Company sa SB Session Hall. May 72 na aplikante ang nakapagparehistro, at 27 sa mga applicants ang hired on the spot.

16.   3 PMMA Grads, Nagcourtesy Call

Tatlong bagong ensign ng Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) ang nagcourtesy call kay Mayor Niña. Dumalaw ang mga bagong graduate na mga tubong Bayambang upang ipagpasalamat ang suporta ng kanilang bayan. Sila anila ay pawang mga anak ng mga magsasakang nagsumikap upang maitawid ang kanilang edukasyon, at patunay na hindi hadlang ang kahirapan sa kanilang pangarap na makapagtapos.

17.  Dairy Farm Training, Inilunsad

Noong August 20, opisyal nang sinimulan ng Dairy Farm Training Center ng Kasama Kita sa Barangay Foundation Inc. ang isang Dairy Farm Training sa Brgy. Mangayao para sa unang batch ng trainees upang magbigay ng wastong kaalaman sa dairy farm operations. Ang KKBSF Dairy Farm ay isang Learning Site for Agriculture, sa paggabay ng Agricultural Training Institue ng Department of Agriculture Region I at ng National Dairy Authority.

18.  Wellness Day, Inilaan para sa PWD Presidents at Council

Isang Wellness Day ang inilaan ng Persons with Disability Affairs Office noong August 21 para sa mga PWD President at Council members ng iba't ibang barangay. Ito ang nagsilbing culminating activity ng Disability Rights Week, kung saan nabigyan ng natatanging araw ang mga PWD sa pamamagitan ng pag-alok ng mga libreng serbisyo kabilang ang haircut, massage, at manicure at pedicure.

19.  8th RLK Anniversary at Linggo ng Kabataan, Sabay na Ipinagdiwang!

Nanguna ang Sangguniang Kabataan Federation ng Bayambang, katuwang ang Local Youth Development Office, sa gabay ng Bayambang Poverty Reduction Action Team, sa mga aktibidad bilang parte ng selebrasyon ng ikawalong aniberaryo ng ating Rebolusyon Laban sa Kahirapan at ang taunang Linggo ng Kabataan.

A.     Una, kanilang inilunsad kasama ng ESWMO ang Bali-Balin Bayambang 3.0 upang mas mapaigting ang kalinisan at kaayusan sa ating bayan.

B.     Ikalawa, iginawad sa napiling benepisyaryo mula sa Brgy. Bical Norte ang nalikom na pondo mula sa pinakahuling Ukay for a Cause activity.

C.      Ikatlo, nagsagawa ng isang outreach program ang mga SK Chairperson sa Don Teofilo Mataban Memorial School sa Brgy. Ligue, kung saan nagkaroon ng storytelling session at pamamahagi ng reading materials.

D.     Noong August 19 naman, nagsagawa ng literary and arts contest ang SK Federation kung saan nagtagisan ang mga kabataan sa poster-making, essay writing, at poetry slam.

E.      Nang sumunod na araw, nagsagawa ng isang usapang pangkalusugan para sa mga kabataan upang talakayin ang holistic approach sa kalusugan.

F.      Noong August 21, nagkaroon ng Youth Leadership Development Symposium kung saan naging kalahok hindi lamang ang mga SK Chairperson kundi pati na rin ang mga student leader.

G.     Sa araw na iyon, nagdaos din ng isang Laro ng Lahi competition upang pagyamanin ang kaalaman ng mga kabataan sa pamana ng lahing Pilipino at kulturang Pinoy pagdating sa larangan ng sports o palakasan.

H.     Kinagabihan ng August 22, nagpasiklaban ang mga kabataan sa HimigSikan Battle of the Bands. At may kasabay pa itong Your Face Sounds Familiar contest.

I.       Ito ay nagtapos sa isang Awarding at SK Fellowship Night, kung saan pinarangalan ang lahat ng nagwagi sa mga patimpalak at masayang nagbonding magdamag ang lahat ng mga kabataan.

 

20.  LGU, Regional Winner sa Kaunlarang Pantao Award

Ang LGU-Bayambang ay pinarangalan ng Commission on Population and Development bilang Regional Winner sa Municipal Category ng 2025 Rafael M. Salas Kaunlarang Pantao Award. Ito ay bilang pagkilala sa mga inisyatibo ng LGU sa pag-localize ng population and development agenda sa pamamagitan ng mga innovative, inclusive, at sustainable na programa.

 

[OUTRO]

NEWSCASTER 1: Sa bayan nating may puso, may direksyon, at may malasakit, ang serbisyo ay tuloy-tuloy.

NEWSCASTER 2: At sa bawat ulat na aming hatid, nariyan ang pangakong hindi kayo pababayaan.

NEWSCASTER 1: Muli, ako po si ___, kaisa ninyo sa pagpapatuloy ng tunay na pagbabago.

NEWSCASTER 2: At ako si ___, mula sa ____, patuloy na naglilingkod sa inyo, sa ngalan ng LGU-Bayambang. Hanggang sa susunod na lingo.

SABAY: Ito ang.... BayambangueNews!

 

Monday, August 18, 2025

Quick Intros for MNJQ and MCTQ

 

Quick Introduction: Mayor Niña Jose-Quiambao

Our Guest of Honor and Speaker, more popularly known as the former actress Niña Jose, is the very first female Mayor of Bayambang.  

She is a graduate of Assumption College in Manila, and finished Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies from Harvard Business School.

Before becoming Mayor, she worked as the President of the Local Council of Women of Bayambang, President of the Agricultural Infrastructure and Leasing Corporation, President of Kasama Kita sa Barangay Foundation, Inc., and founder of Niña Cares Foundation. Through these companies and organization, her family has served the people of Bayambang by donating to and caring for the needy and vulnerable sectors using private funds.

As mayor of Bayambang since 2022, she is determined to continue the Rebolusyon Laban sa Kahirapan, the flagship antipoverty program of her husband, former Mayor Cezar T. Quiambao.

With her motherly approach to governance, she has endeared herself to the people of Bayambang through her clean-and-green program and various projects that reach out to marginalized sectors.

Beyond these accomplishments, she is also as a devoted, loving, and kind-hearted wife to husband Cezar and mother to their children.

Ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to introduce to you the remarkable woman behind the progress and development of Bayambang. Please join me in warmly welcoming our beloved leader, Mayor Mary Clare Judith Phyllis Niña Jose-Quiambao!

 

Quick Introduction: Dr. Cezar T. Quiambao

Our Guest of Honor and Speaker is a successful businessman and philanthropist.

He is a product of Bayambang Central School and Bayambang National High School. He took up Accountancy at the University of the East and became a Certified Public Accountant.

As businessman, he had over three decades of executive experience in various industrial activities, infrastructure and development projects, information technology applications, management knowhow and corporate planning, and banking, finance and investments. He was formerly the Executive Vice-President of PT Green Timber Jaya, a leading timber company in Indonesia; Chair and CEO of Strategic Alliance Development Corp.; President and CEO of Stradcom Corp.

Among his landmark projects are the 2008 Automated Elections of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao, LTO-IT Stradcom project, Land Registration Authority’s land titling computerization project, and Metro Manila Skyway project, a groundbreaking project worth USD514M and a pioneer in utilizing the Build, Own and Transfer (BOT) scheme between the government and private sector.

He was also a partner in establishing the Guam Regional Medical City, a $219-million tertiary hospital; the Second Vivekananda Bridge Tollway in India, a $145-million project; another tollway project in Vietnam; and the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road Tollway, through the BOT scheme, a project immensely benefiting Calabarzon or the southern Tagalog provinces.

He was a recipient of a Doctor of Humanities (honoris causa) degree from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines; the prestigious Asna Award for Business from the Pangasinan provincial government; and Most Outstanding Jubilarian Award from his alma mater UE.

As the former mayor of Bayambang from 2016 to 2022, he was able to transform the town through his flagship program called Rebolusyon Laban sa Kahirapan by reengineering local government processes, initiating massive infrastructure projects, and pump-priming the local economy.

Beyond these accomplishments, he is also as a devoted and loving husband to wife Niña and father to their children.

Ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to introduce to you “a man of many firsts,” “the local boy who made good,” and the remarkable man behind the dramatic transformation of Bayambang. Please join me in warmly welcoming Dr. Cezar Terrado Quiambao!



 

 

 

Sunday, August 17, 2025

Pangasinan Words for Voracious or Gluttonous (Matakaw)

Pangasinan Words for Voracious or Gluttonous (Matakaw)

Alsab

Maesek

Ponsyano, Ponsyana

Abutiktik

Abutit 

Walay betsin na sangi to.

Impatiyaryar ya panangan ya singa anggapo lay nabwas!

Walay mantika (odino taba) ed sangi to!

Maong ya impampangal!

Buwakag

Mambuwaboy sangi ton naynay!

Atamukal so sangi ton naynay!

Aga naluksoy pusa so nansabitan to.

Imbuti'y ebet ya panangan!

Agaylay siba to; inlaem to la anggad nabwas!

Anggapo'y atilak ed kaldero pati galor naupot; asiket angga'd say sabaw!

Singa impan-eges ya baboy!

Inalibok toy panangan ya singa nalalagaan!

Abutaw so kaldero

Apigar so kaldero

Sinalikop to ira'y panangan ya singa no nauputan.

Ngalngali mapetatan ed pesel to.

Anggad beklew so pesel to.

Alusbo so panangan ed plato to ya singa palandey!

Diad totoon masisiba, onkaida so kaldero angga'd say talyasi.

Anak na kutsara

Lupa'y _____ (e.g. baaw)

Eras (patay-gutom in Tagalog)

Abigot

Bakag

Singa manpapakulang

Maong ya mangan

Singa ag napepesel

Saturday, August 16, 2025

Pangasinan Synonyms: Expressions for Lazy

Pangasinan Expressions for Lazy


Ngalngali aga onkireg.

Singa tataleman ya belas!

Agto amtay onkimey.

Uusilay apangat (mangiras ya manames) 

Uusilay plantsa (mangiras ya manplantsa)

Ambelat ebet

Kapinsa'y Sabado

Kimmandila iray gamet to.

Manaalagar na napelag ya botayong

Marakep so porma'y lima to

Uusila'y danganan

Wala'y sakit na manok

Mansasakit so manok

Abalkot ed ngiras

Umpepeket so bisukol

Akar bakokol

Kereg-kereg

Amagaa'y binuti

Aperper la'y dalan

Ilar 

Mailar!

Mailalo

Manaakar ed bulan

Namagaa'y dika

Ompapatey so dika ya dadalanan to

Ambelat so sali to.

Malanir ed laman to.

Anggapoy bakat na lima to.

Si Suan Batugan (version of Juan Tamad)

Naynay ya akabalambang, say manggangan labat la'y amta to.

Anggapoy amta ton kimey.

Abilang so amta ton gawaen.

Anggapoy bulon to ya onkimey.

Alagaren to'y napelag o napaktak labat ya grasya.

Aliwan makewas ed kimey.

Aga unkimey 

Aga ungalaw, Aga ungala-galaw

Butaig

Ambetel so laman to'd kimey.


Sangkaagto toy dakulap to odino lima ton naynay.

Agto ondemet ed trabaho.

Arawi ed kimey.

Maliker ed kimey

Unaamot no oras na kimey.

Mabli'y sagpot to

Singa sasaliwe'y sagpot to

Related saying: "Say mangiras, banbantayan to'y eras."

Friday, August 15, 2025

Synonyms: Words for "maksil" so uran

Look at the adjectives we use when we want to say "maksil" so uran o agos na danom:

Mapalakapak

Mabalakabak, Mabayakabak

Manlaldis 

Matalereter

Libog-libog

Mabalasubos

Mabalagubog

Matalagutog

Mambanugbog - ?

Mabanusbos - ?

Mansanitsit - ?

Mabulos - ?

Mapalasapas - ?

Matanegteg - has the sound of ocean waves

Mansaniwsiw

Magalasogos

Mantikap

Mambusitsit

Mammalasemes

Mambusawsaw

MONDAY REPORT – AUGUST 18, 2025

MONDAY REPORT – AUGUST 18, 2025

 

[INTRO]

NEWSCASTER 1: Masantos ya kabwasan, Bayambang! Kami ang inyong mga tagapaghatid ng tama, tapat, at napapanahong balita. Ako po si Christine I. Monderin, SK Chairperson ng Brgy. Telbang.

 

NEWSCASTER 2: At ako naman po si Cyrielle May M. Almanzor, SK Chairperson ng Brgy. Hermoza ...Mula sa bayang ang malasakit ay hindi salita kundi gawa...

 

NEWSCASTER 1: ...at ang bawat balita ay patunay ng pagkakaisa at pagkilos.

 

NEWSCASTER 2: Ito ang inyong lingguhang pagtanaw sa tunay na serbisyo...

 

SABAY: ...BayambangueNews.

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[SALITAN NA KAYO RITO]

1. Karagdagang Parking Space, Inihahanda

Nakatakdang gibain ang "Yellow Building" sa pamilihang bayan sa darating na September 21, upang bigyang-daan ang bagong pampublikong parking area sa bayan ng Bayambang. Ang gusali ay itinayo sa lupaing pagmamay-ari ng LGU nang walang pahintulot, at inaasahang mapakikinabangan na ng mas nakararami. Inalok naman ng alternatibong puwesto sa White Building ang 15 na apektadong tenants.

 

2. PESO at PSU, Nag-ugnayan para sa Job Fair

Isang job fair ang matagumpay na isinagawa ng PESO at PSU-Bayambang Campus noong August 6. Ito ay may 289 na aplikante, at 72 sa kanila ay hired on the spot. Sampung ahensya ang lumahok, kabilang ang isang overseas recruiter, at sila ay nag-alok ng 2,930 job vacancies.

 

3. Info Drive kontra TB at HIV, Inilunsad

Mula July 29 hanggang August 28, nagsagawa ang RHU I ng information drive laban sa TB at HIV sa anim na barangay, at sila ay may 187 participants. Ipinaliwanag ng RHU na ang TB is isang posibleng sintomas ng HIV, kung kaya't isinabay ang dalawang paksa sa isang sesyon.

 

4. Wire Clearing Operation, Nagpatuloy

Patuloy ang Bayambang Wire Clearing Group sa pagtanggal ng mga dangling wire sa mga pangunahing kalsada ng bayan. Nitong August 8, nag-operate ang grupo sa highway mula Poblacion hanggang Telbang. Kasama sa operasyon ang BPSO, MDRRMO, Engineering Office, Globe, at Converge.

 

5. Mga Sagabal na Poste, Dinemolish

Dalawang poste naman ng Digitel ang giniba ng team noong August 12 sa harapan ng public market at Mercury Drug store, bilang bahagi naman ng mas pinaigting na road clearing operations ng gobyerno, kabilang na ang Task Force Disipina ng LGU-Bayambang, upang maiwasan ang aksidente sa mga pedestrian at motorista.

 

6. LGU, Panelist sa Nutrition Conference

Noong August 12 to 13, naimbitahan bilang panelist si Mayor Niña sa isang kumperensiya ng National Nutrition Council ukol sa "Strengthening LGU Nutrition Programs through the Creation of a Nutrition Office," na ginanap sa Parañaque City. Siya ay nirepresenta ni Municipal Nutritionist Venus Bueno, na siyang naglahad ng tinahak na landas ng LGU-Bayambang mula sa pagiging kabilang sa hanay ng mga most malnourished towns sa probinsya hanggang sa pagkakaroon ng one of the top 10 Municipal Nutrition Offices nationwide.

 

7. MVAT Team, Muling Naglibot

Muling naglibot ang Municipal Validation and Assessment Team ng DILG at LGU noong August 12 para mag-evaluate ng mga barangay ukol sa kanilang compliance sa "Kalinisan sa Bagong Pilipinas Program" ng pangulo. Masusing tiningnan sa aktibidad kung maayos na naipatutupad sa mga barangay ang mga programa kabilang ang Barangay Road Clearing Operations, Halina't Magtanim ng Prutas at Gulay, at ang Quarterly Assessment for Cleanest Barangays.

 

8. LGBTQI-Bayambang, May Bagong Opisyales

Inihalal si Joyce de Guerto ng Barangay Mangayao bilang ikalimang pangulo ng Balon Bayambang LGBTQI Association matapos isagawa ang eleksyon noong August 10 ng mga miyembro ng local LGBTQI community. Sa ilalim ng kanyang panunungkulan, pangungunahan ni De Guerto ang adhikaing itaguyod ang karapatan at pagkilala sa LGBTQI community sa Bayambang.

 

9. TODA Members, Binigyan ng Unipormeng Pang-isang Linggo!

Ang mga miyembro ng TODA ay binigyan ng LGU ng unipormeng pang-isang linggo, gamit ang donasyon nina Mayor Niña, Dr. Cezar Quiambao, BM Raul Sabangan, at Konsehal Zerex Terrado. Layunin nito na makaiwas sa mga colorum na traysikel ang mga komyuter at gawing disente ang bihis ng lahat ng mga lehitimong tricycle driver sa Bayambang. Tinanggap ng may mahigit 2,000 trike drivers ang unang 4,500 set ng uniporme sa presensiya ni Task Force Disiplina Deputy Officer Amory Junio.

 

10. Napulot na Wallet, Isinauli ng Enforcer

Isa na namang traffic enforcer ng BPSO ang nagpakita ng katapatan sa paglilingkod sa pamamagitan ng pagsasauli ng napulot na wallet sa nakawala nito. Noong August 13, isinauli ni BPSO traffic enforcer John Hernan Roberto de Vera ang isang wallet na naglalaman ng ID at mga cash sa may-ari nito na isang estudyante ng SVCS. Agad naisauli ang wallet matapos kontakin ng BPSO ang may-ari gamit ang nakitang ID sa loob nito.

 

11. Mga Evacuation Center, Nilinis at Isinaayos

Ang MDRRMO, kasama ang BFP at mga Barangay DRRM Committee, ay nagsagawa ng cleaning and clearing operation sa lahat ng 11 evacuation centers sa Bayambang. Ang team ay nag-ayos sa mga naturang pasilidad upang mapanatili ang kahandaan at maayos na kondisyon ng mga ito anumang oras kailanganin.

 

12. LGU-Bayambang, Nag-update ng CDP

Ang LGU-Bayambang ay nagsagawa ng pormulasyon ng isang updated at risk-based Comprehensive Development Plan sa Baguio City mula August 11 hanggang 15. Sa risk-informed CDP, isinama sa diskusyon ang disaster risk reduction at climate change adaptation sa kabuuang proseso ng development planning. Sa ganitong paraan, natitiyak na isinasa-alang-alang ang mga posibleng panganib at kahinaan sa pagbuo ng mga estratehiya, programa, at proyekto para sa kaunlaran, na nagreresulta sa mas resilient at sustainable na komunidad.

 

LGU-Bayambang, Wagi Bilang Provincial Model LGU Implementing 4Ps!

Nasungkit ng LGU-Bayambang ang titulong "Model LGU Implementing 4Ps" sa buong probinsiya ng Pangasinan! Ito ay isang pagkilala sa ipinakitang pagpupursige ng LGU-Bayambang sa pagtataguyod ng kapakanan ng mga benepisyaryo ng programang 4Ps ng DSWD sa bayan ng Bayambang. ...Salamat sa personal na pagtutok ni Mayor Niña sa lahat ng usapang 4Ps at sa mga naisip at naisagawang inobasyon ng lahat ng sektor upang mas paigtingin pa ang tagumpay ng programa.

 

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BAYAMBANG, DAPAT ALAM MO!

‎Bayambang, dapat alam mo na ang buwan ng Agosto ay hindi lang Buwan ng Wika, kundi buwan din ng kabataan! Panahon para kilalanin hindi lang ang galing at talento nila, kundi pati ang kanilang mahalagang papel sa pagbuo ng isang mas disiplinado, maunlad, at maipagmamalaking Bayambang.

‎Dapat alam mo na sa bawat proyekto at programa ng ating pamahalaan, mula sa Clean and Green Program at Disiplina Zones, hanggang sa scholarships, skills training, at sports development, malaki ang ambag ng kabataan. Sila ang bagong henerasyon ng mga lider, innovator, at tagapagtaguyod ng mabuting halimbawa. Hindi lang tagasunod, bagkus ay kasangga sa rebolusyon para sa kaayusan, disiplina, at pangmatagalang pag-unlad ng bayan.

‎Bayambang, dapat alam mo rin na ang laban natin kontra maling gawain at kawalan ng disiplina ay hindi magtatagumpay kung wala ang kabataan. Kaya’t sa halip na mapasama sa mga isyu gaya ng scam, panlilinlang, o anumang uri ng katiwalian, dapat ay sila mismo ang halimbawa ng katapatan, integridad, at malasakit.

‎Dapat alam mo na sila ang magdadala ng sariwang ideya, bagong enerhiya, at matatag na paninindigan. Sa kanilang sigla at tapang, tiyak na maipapalaganap at maipagpapatuloy ang adhikain para sa mas maayos na kinabukasan.

‎Dapat, alam mo rin na sila ang perfect na example ng T.D.H. Talino? Check! Disiplina? Check! Hangarin? Argh, so check! Sila ang makabagong sandata para mapagtagumpayan ang rebolusyon laban sa kahirapan.

‎Tandaan mo, Bayambang: hindi lang sila basta kabataan, sila ang magpapatuloy ng nasimulan nang pagbabago.

‎Bayambang, ang lahat ng ito, ay Dapat Alam Mo!

‎(Reference: Shuvee’s trending TDH spiel on YouTube)

 

[OUTRO]

NEWSCASTER 1: Mula sa mga proyekto ng LGU hanggang sa mga tagumpay ng bawat Bayambangueño, salamat sa pagtutok.

 

NEWSCASTER 2: Sama-sama pa rin tayo sa bawat hakbang, bawat kwento, at bawat tagumpay ng ating bayan.

 

NEWSCASTER 1: Ako po si ___, kasama sa pagsulong ng bukas na mas maganda.

 

NEWSCASTER 2: At ako po si ___, mula sa Sangguniang Kabataan Federation ng Bayambang. Kaisa ninyo sa serbisyong tunay at may puso.

 

SABAY: Ito ang... BayambangueNews!

 

Thursday, August 14, 2025

The LGU and You

The LGU and You

If you are a Filipino of a certain age, I bet you distinctly remember a time when there was no such term as the "LGU" when people wanted to refer to "municipal government." It was only after the Local Government Code was passed in 1991 that the acronym slowly became an everyday word. I bet you didn't know that the "LGU" or "local government unit" actually refers to three levels: province, city/municipality, and barangay.

You may also not realize that the LGU plays a significant part of your daily life as a resident. The work of the local government is so vast that it affects your life from day to day and even from birth to death, to put it bluntly.

Whether you like it or not, your life begins at the Local Civil Registry Office (LCRO) with the official recording of your birth – and ends in this particular office as well if, knock on wood, the inevitable comes.

If you hang around at the town plaza, buy the day’s needs at the wet market, or stop at the terminal for a bus/ jeepney/tricycle ride, the long hand of the LGU is at work through the Public Order and Safety Office (POSO), General Services Office (GSO), and Office of the Special Economic Enterprise (SEE).

We help take care of your health and nutrition (Rural Health Units and Municipal Nutrition Office) and ensure that you won’t fall ill from drinking water or from eating food sold in public (Sanitary Inspector). We make you feel safe and keep your travel orderly even if we need to install a lot of CCTVs for it (POSO). In case of emergencies, we are just one phone call away (#4357/Command Center). When natural calamity strikes, in particular, we try our best to be there for you 24/7 (Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office or MDRRMO, Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office or MSWDO, etc.).

We assist you in your farming, gardening, livestock, or fishery needs (Municipal Agriculture Office or MAO). We help you dispose of your trash and keep the town clean (Ecological Solid Waste Management Office or ESWMO). We build a lot of roads and other important infrastructures for you (Municipal Engineering Office).

If you are starting up a business, we make the process easier for you (Business One-Stop Shop). And if you already have one, you will have to go through several of us for permits/licenses/renewals (Municipal Planning and Development Office or MPDO, Zoning Officer, Engineering, RHU, Municipal Treasury Office, etc.). You will need to pay your taxes through us (Treasury). To know the exact amount, you will have to visit us, or else we visit you (Municipal Assessor's Office).

If you are looking for a scholarship or some funding for public school/education projects (Local School Board) or public education (public schools, from daycare to graduate school), or seeking local or foreign employment (PESO), or seeking free legal advice (Municipal Legal Office) we, too, can lend a hand. If you have special needs, like when you’re a senior citizen, solo parent, PWD, in a crisis situation and in need of counseling, or simply indigent, you can count on us (MSWDO, Mayor's Action Center).

If you want to put up a cooperative together with your group, we also have an office created for that (Municipal Cooperative Deveolpment Office). We are a willing partner to every accredited council and NGOs/CVOs/POs out there (CSO Desk, Sangguniang Bayan).

We keep you abreast of the latest developments in town (Public Information Office, Information and Communication Technology Office) and help you with your research or school assignments (Municipal Library). We even promote the local spots, products, and traditions (Municipal Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office), and help preserve the most significant bits and pieces of the past, in order for you to have something to be proud of, or something of a collective narrative and an identity you can call your own and thus give you inspiration to be the best you can be. (Municipal Museum).

There’s also something very basic that we do in the life of our town: lay down the local laws for your own benefit, or amend and update them as needed (Vice-Mayor’s Office, Sangguniang Bayan). Among other higher-order tasks we do are planning the fate of the town and zoning the land for particular usage (MPDO) and deciding on just about anything that affects the common good (Mayor’s Office, Administrator’s Office).

The rest of us do silent yet just-as-essential work (Municipal Budget Office, Municipal Accounting Office, Internal Audit Service, GSO, Human Resources Management Office, Bids and Awards Committee, ICTO, Municipal Motorpool, Municipal Slaughterhouse, Municipal Cemetery).

You’ll be surprised to know that, despite all that, a lot of things are not under our direct control or supervision, but we are certainly in constant coordination with our partners in other levels of government (barangay, provincial, regional, national) or even the private sector if necessary, especially if you need help in forming business ideas (Department of Trade and Industry/Negosyo Center), if you have concerns with your water supply (BayWad) or electricity (CENPELCO), if there is an incidence of crime (Philippine National Police) or fire (Bureau of Fire Protection) in your area, or if you need special financial assistance (Department of Social Welfare and Development of DSWD-Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program Team).

Lastly, we don't operate in a vacuum. We assure you that there are overseers of everything we do (Department of the Interior and Local Government, Civil Service Commission, Commission on Audit, Office of the Ombudsman), to keep us on our toes in our delivery of public services to you.

(Note that there may be other public offices or agencies in your town (or city) that we in the LGU are not in direct supervision of, but are nonetheless part and parcel of government: Bayambang District Hospital (in the case of our town), Commission on Elections, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Philippine Post Office, Department of Education, Commission on Higher Education, Social Security System, Land Transportation Office, TESDA, PhilHealth, DENR, DPWH, DOLE, DMW, GSIS, DOST, Philippine Army, Municipal Trial Court, etc.)

That’s how serious our work is, because our reason for existence is… none other than you. Because you put the ‘U’ in ‘LGU.’

Consider all of the above, too, as the long list of services that your taxes make possible. ...The length and breadth and depth of how the LGU makes each centavo you give goes a long way. ... How we make your tax contributions actually work for you and redound to everyone else's benefit.

Monday, August 11, 2025

Pangasinan Words for Hot and Burnt

Pangasinan Words for Burnt

Let's continue to have fun with Pangasinan language. In the FB group Sara'y Taga-Pangasinan, a post asked, "Anto'y arom ni ran salita to ed atektek?"

The answers from the comment boards include the following, a few of which I have never heard before:

Apetangan - warmed

Apiktat, Apittat? - overdried as in something dried under the sun 

Ginamer, Agaer - 

Adangdang - heated to wilting level as in leaves of banana (in local culinary practice) or tagumbao (in herbal medicine) 

Naktang - got feverish

Asinit -  

Alirab - ?

Asooban - ? 

Asupok - ?

Atopok - ? 

Apuldakan - scalded

Apoolan - burnt

Inmangsit - issued a smell of something starting to get burnt

Inmasewek - got smoked

Asikayutan, Asilayutan na apoy - aga ginagalan apoolan ya daiset labat

Naasiot - ?

Nginmalab - turned into ember

Asilot - ?

Apintew - ? 

Akalot - roasted

Naksit - (but isn't this a word for crushed?)

Apulpogan - ? 

Atektek - over-fried; turned dark brown due to over-frying

Ginmalor - ?

Inmaltey -turned into the likeness of a liver

Apugit - over-roasted; scorched, seared, singed

Tostado, Atostado - toasted

Nauring - charred; turned into charcoal


Saturday, August 9, 2025

Filipino Kasabihan Translated

Say agto ikinon so sarili ton salita so mas ambanget ni ed malangsi o maablir ya sira.

Pangasinan's Missing Folk Dances

Pangasinan's Missing Folk Dances

"The more things I know, the more things I know I do not know." I found this saying very much applicable when researching about my current interest, pre-colonial Pangasinan culture. How did our ancient folks dress up on a daily basis? I've learned from historian Rosario Cortez that the men wore G-strings while the ladies wore not only the local equivalent of baro't saya, but also Chinese silks and cotton garments, based on a Boxer Codex illustration and according to Chinese records referring to Pangasinan as Feng-jia-shi-lan. Both nobility and commoners, according to these accounts, wore gold ornaments. What music did they play? I've encountered a book on Filipino music history by D.R.M. Irving ("Colonial Counterpoint: Music in Early Modern Manila," Oxford University Press, 2010) that says Pangasinenses used kutibeng, a ukelele-like instrument, for one, and past researchers were able to save a considerable amount of lyrics, but I couldn't access the records for now which must be hiding is some basement somewhere. (I am particularly interested in the panagcorona ritual song.) Now, what kind of dances did they dance?

This last question was most intriguing to me because I had zero knowledge of it at the time the question cropped up in my mind. I had never come across of any of them as a term, much less saw any as a performance.

It was only upon digging up with intent that I was able to learn about a few of them.

The first one was a dance called colorong, "an indigenous pre-Hispanic dance with movements similar to Igorot dances," according to the book "Pangasinan, Pinablin Dalin." 

The same book mentions tagam, another "pre-Hispanic war dance performed by two male warriors and accompanied by the tulali, a most likely indigenous bamboo flute."

Studying the lyrics of Pangasinan folk songs, I came across the word "kindo-kindo" from the song "Pagatin," the traditional Pangasinan wedding song. What could it be? If even Melchor Orpilla doesn't know about it, that's a bad sign.

Recently, I was able to purchase Emmanuel Sison's book compiling the most well-known Pangasinan folk tales. In a tale told in a clearly pre-colonial setting, he mentions two dances I've never heard of: talokatik and banayaban. What could these dances be?

Meanwhile, a former teacher of mine mentions that a native term for the pandanggo dance is pokliwet, and this lead is worth looking into, as to whether there was a precolonial version of fandango. 

Yet another folk dance that I have come across but never encountered as a performance nor read about in a detailed way is balangbang.

There may be other folk dances invented in certain towns that may have been suddenly lost without the rest of us every knowing about them. In Bayambang, for example, aside from binasuan, there is the siwi-siwi dance that I only have watched on grainy YouTube videos and another dance, sayaw na sumisigay, that I have yet to see.

Fortunately, for colonial-era Pangasinan folk dances, local scholars were able to document and save a lot of materials from certain oblivion. For me, they are a kind of local folk heroes: Francisca Reyes Aquino and her “Philippines Folk Dances and Games,” circa 1926; Jovita Sison-Friese and her "Philippine Folk Dances from Pangasinan," circa 1980; Januario Cuchapin and his "Bali-Balin Pangasinan" monograph with notations (graphic illustration of choreography) in 2006. So far, I haven't heard of any other researcher in this field who has published an equally authoritative book. 

However simple and basic (or outmoded) they were, the loss of these most likely unique native dances,  before the advent of colonialists is sad and concerning because, for me, it is a little, quiet tragedy: it means we Pangasinenses have lost a part of our cultural heritage and ethnic identity that we might never be able to recover again from collective memory. 

This also implies that we had not given enough value to this aspect of our cultural resources or intangible wealth for some reason. Not to blame any particular group or individuals or institutions, but I lay the blame squarely on all of us, Pangasinenses. I hazard that the reason could be our collective neglect due to low interest which is due, in turn, to low self-regard. 

At this point, I am reminded of the cultural critic Marian Pastor Roces's eye-opening observation that, no thanks to centuries of colonialism, we Filipinos have been exiled, cut off, uprooted from our core identity, as attested by the great wealth of historical and cultural artifacts that had been snatched from our possession and are now either preserved or gathering dust in the museums and archives of the Western world, way out of our ability to access. This, if I am reading her right, led us to developing an amnesia over how great our native culture once was and to being led to believe that there is nothing worth treasuring about it and about who we once were. 

Thursday, August 7, 2025

Monday Report - August 11, 2025

Monday Report - August 11, 2025

[INTRO]

NEWSCASTER 1: Isang mapagpalang Lunes, Bayambang! Ako po si ___.

NEWSCASTER 2: At ako naman po si ____, at kami po ay mula sa mula sa Bayambang Polytechnic College... ...narito upang ihatid ang mga ulat ng pagkilos at pagbabago.

NEWSCASTER 1: Mga hakbang tungo sa mas masigla at mas progresibong bayan.

NEWSCASTER 2: Kaya’t samahan ninyo kami sa lingguhang kwentuhan, impormasyon at serbisyong totoo. Dito sa...

SABAY: ...BayambangueNews!

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[SALITAN NA KAYO RITO]

1. Task Force Disiplina, Umarangkada!

Sa unang araw ng Agosto, inilunsad ng LGU ang pagpapatupad ng Disiplina Zones sa bayan ng Bayambang. Sa ilalim ng bagong programang ito, ibayong paiigtingin ng Task Force ang pagpapatupad ng lahat ng mga batas na dapat ay matagal nang sinusunod ng lahat. Dumalo sa formal launching ang lahat ng empleyado ng LGU na na-deputize upang maghuli ng sinumang lumalabag nang walang kinikilingan, bukod pa sa PNP, mga sundalo, at ang Bayambang Public Safety Office. Inaasahan ang pakikiisa ng lahat, dahil sa disiplinadong mamamayan, uunlad ang bayan ng Bayambang!

2. DOLE, Nagbigay ng Technical Assistance

Noong July 3, bumisita ang DOLE Region I para sa isang Technical and Advisory Visit sa tulong ng PESO na dinaluhan ng mga lokal na business owner. Ipinaalam sa mga business owner ang tungkol sa mga labor law, occupational safety and health, at iba pang mga patakaran kaugnay ng labor and employment.

3. Grupong FAB, Muling Naghandog ng Tulong

Matapos makipag-ugnayan sa MSWDO at RHU, ang grupong Feeding Angels of Bayambang ay nagsagawa ng unang bugso ng relief operation sa Brgy. Pantol, Manambong Sur, at Manambong Parte para sa mga nasalanta ng baha. Sila ay may natulungang 60 na pamilya o 170 na indibidwal. Ang FAB ay namahagi ng mga hot meal at food pack mula sa kanilang mga anonymous donor at sponsor.

4. NIA, Nagsagawa ng Consultation Meeting

Noong August 1, nagsagawa ng consultation meeting ang National Irrigation Administration kasama ang LGU at Agri Tech Real Estate Development Corporation upang talakayin ang usapin ng land reclassification kaugnay ng isang panukalang broiler breeder farm sa Brgy. Dusoc. Tinalakay dito ang kahalagahan ng maayos na koordinasyon hinggil sa reclassification ng lupa na maaaring madaraanan o maapektuhan ng nasabing proyekto.

5. Bayambangueño, Muling Nagdonate ng mga Aklat

Muling nagdonate ng mga aklat at iba't ibang kagamitan sa mga paaralan at ibang grupo at indibidwal ang US-based na Bayambangueño na si Mr. Joey Ferrer sa pamamagitan ng kanilang foundation. Ang mga ito ay tinanggap ng iba't ibang paaralan kabilang ang Bayambang Poytechnic College, PSU, BNHS, at St. Vincent Catholic School.

6. Osave, Namigay ng Food Packs sa Solo Parents

Isang daan at limampung solo parents sa Bayambang ang nakatanggap ng mga food pack mula sa Osave noong August 4. Bawat food pack ay naglalaman ng bigas, kape, de lata, noodles, at iba pang pagkain bilang tulong sa sektor lalo na sa mga naapektuhan ng nagdaang kalamidad.

7. Zone VI BNS, Contender sa Pangasinan's Most Outstanding BNS

‎Sumailalim si Christien Garcia ng Brgy. Zone VI sa monitoring at evaluation nitong August 6 bilang bahagi ng kanyang nominasyon para sa 2024 Most Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) in the Province. Ang onsite evaluation ay isinagawa ng Provincial Nutrition Evaluation Team, sa tulong ng Nutrition Office. Kamakailan lamang, itinanghal si Garcia bilang Most Outstanding BNS sa municipal level.

[FOR DELETE???] 8. PNP-Bayambang, Muling Binigyan ng Bahay Kubo

Noong August 6, ipinagkaloob ng Office of the Mayor ang isang bahay kubo sa PNP-Bayambang upang magkaroon ng maayos na opisina at pahingahan ang PNP sa kanilang checkpoint sa Brgy. Malimpec. Ang bahay kubo ay nagkakahalaga ng ₱75,000.

9. MDRRMO, Tumulong sa Alaminos Clearing Operation

Noong July 28, ang MDRRMO-Bayambang ay nagsagawa ng clearing operation sa Brgy. Pangapisan, Alaminos City at naghatid ng kaunting tulong, matapos manawagan ang naturang lungsod ng tulong mula sa iba't ibang LGU.

10. Weighing Scale Calibration Activity, Isinagawa

Noong August 6 at 7, ang mga DOST-trained calibrator ng LGU ay nagcalibrate ng mga timbangan ng mga barangay, upang masiguro ang accuracy ng mga ginagamit na timbangan sa mga barangay. Ang mga trained calibrator ay nagmula sa Nutrition Office at Special Economic Enterprise.

11. Technical Budget Hearing, Isinagawa

Mula August 6 hanggang 8, nagsagawa ng isang Technical Budget Hearing ang Municipal Budget Office upang masiguro ang maayos na paglalaan ng pondo para sa mga programang pangkaunlaran at serbisyong panlipunan ng lokal na pamahalaan. Ang technical hearing ay dinaluhan ng mga department head dala-dala ang kanilang panukalang badyet, kasama ang mga prayoridad na proyekto at inisyatibong nakapaloob sa Annual Investment Program ng munisipyo.

12. DMW Regional Director, Bumisita

Noong August 6, bumisita ang Regional Director ng Department of Migrant Workers na si Director Christian Rey O. Sison upang talakayin ang pagkakaroon ng isang Department of Migrant Workers Help Desk sa bayan ng Bayambang para maipalapit ang serbisyo at tulong ng gobyerno sa ating mga OFW at kanilang pamilya.

13. 1,100 BPC Students, Tumanggap ng Food Assistance

Noong August 7, nakatanggap ng food assistance na nagkakahalaga ng P2,000 bawat isa ang may 1,100 na estudyante ng Bayambang Polytechnic College sa isang programang handog ng Pinoy Workers Partylist sa pamamagitan ni Board Member Vici Ventanilla. Ang nasabing food assistance ay bahagi ng adbokasiya ng Pinoy Workers Partylist sa pagtugon sa pangangailangan ng mga estudyante.

14. Kampanya sa Pagtitipid sa Kuryente, Tampok sa Seminar

Isang Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EEC) Seminar ang isinagawa nitong August 7, upang lalong mapalakas ang kampanya ng lokal na pamahalaan para sa mas matipid na pagkonsumo ng kuryente. Naging guest speaker ang mga taga-Department of Energy. Nagbahagi naman ang Energy Efficiency and Conservation Officer ng LGU ng mga best practices ng munisipyo ukol dito.

15. Supplemental Budget ng LGU, Aprubado ng SP!

Matagumpay na naipagtanggol ng Sangguniang Bayan ng Bayambang ang mungkahing resolusyon na “Pag-apruba sa Supplemental Annual Investment Program No. 1” na pormal na inendorso ng Municipal Development Council na may kabuuang halagang PhP454,610,285.32 noong Aposto 5, 2025 sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Pangasinan.

16. Bayambang MPS, Outstanding Municipal Police Station ng Pangasinan!

Ang LGU-Bayambang ay mainit na bumabati sa lahat ng mga miyembro ng Bayambang Municipal Police Station sa iniuwi nilang parangal bilang Outstanding Municipal Police Station - Class A category sa Pangasinan sa taong 2025! Ang nasabing parangal ay isang pagkilala sa kahusayan ng PNP-Bayambang sa ilalim ng magaling na pamumuno ni Police Lieutenant Colonel Rommel Bagsic sa kanilang tungkulin na itaguyod ang seguridad at kaayusan sa buong pamayanan.  

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BAYAMBANG, DAPAT ALAM MO!

Bayambang, dapat alam mo kung ano ang BPRP!

Ang BPRP ay ang Bayambang Poverty Reduction Action Plan 2018-2028, isang ten-year plan na itinuturing nating blueprint o bibliya ng ating Rebolusyon Laban sa Kahirapan.

Ang BPRP ay nabuo noong 2017 nang ideklara ni dating Mayor Cezar Quiambao ang naturang rebolusyon upang tuluyang mai-ahon ang bayan ng Bayambang sa kahirapan.

Lahat ng basic sectors ng ating komunidad ang nakilahok sa pagbuo nito! [USE OLD PHOTO FILES]

Ang BPRP ang sinusunod nating plano para sa pag-unlad ng ating bayan, kaakibat ng iba pang mandatory na plano ng gobyerno tulad ng Annual Investment Plan, Comprehensive Development Plan, Local Development Investment Plan, Comprehensive Land Use Plan, at iba pa.

Bayambang, dapat alam mo na ang BPRP ay may tinututukang limang pangunahing aspeto ng pag-unlad, upang siguradong walang Bayambangueño ang mapag-iiwanan.

- Good Governance

- Economic and Infrastructure Development

- Social Protection and Socio-cultural Development

- Agricultural Modernization

- Disaster Resiliency and Environmental Protection

Bayambang, dapat alam mo na kasama ka sa Rebolusyong ito. Ikaw ang unang-unang makikinabang sa tagumpay nito.

Ngayon, sa ika-walong taong ng Rebolusyon sa ilalim ni Mayor Niña, ang iyong pakiki-isa sa mga programa at aktibidad sa ilalim ng BPRP ang magiging susi sa tagumpay ng ating Rebolusyon Laban sa Kahirapan.

Bilang Bayambangueño, ang lahat ng ito ay... dapat alam mo!

***

[OUTRO]

NEWSCASTER 1: Sa bawat proyekto’t inisyatibo ng LGU, kabalikat ang bawat Bayambangueño.

NEWSCASTER 2: At sa bawat ulat, nariyan ang puso ng serbisyo.

NEWSCASTER 1: Ako po si ___, kasama niyo sa bawat kwento ng pagbabago.

NEWSCASTER 2: At ako si ___, mula sa _______... ...Hatid ang balita para sa bawat isa. Hanggang sa muli,

SABAY: Ito ang… BayambangueNews!

 

Success Story: Bayambang's Nutrition Program

Visionary leadership is the most important key to the success of LGU-Bayambang’s nutrition program. In 2016, our former mayor, Dr. Cezar Quiambao, was quite incensed when he learned that our town of Bayambang was one of the top 10 malnourished towns.

He was so impatient for change, so he pulled out all stops to turn things around, sparing no expenses.

Since his style of leadership was visionary and transformational, he was able to get the support of our Sangguniang Bayan officials to institutionalize the position of a municipal nutritionist or MNAO (Municipal Nutrition Action Officer). This singular action paved the way for other positive developments.

Through an Executive Order, a physical office was created, which was separate from our Rural Health Unit, with a licensed nutritionist as qualified head and an adequate number of skilled staff, instead of assigning just one nurse for an entire municipal nutrition program.

Institutionalization paved the way for SB’s allocation of adequate funds for the office. Mayor Quiambao provided us with a comparatively huge MOOE, capital outlay, and annual budget, which has been increasing yearly since 2016.

Also, we were lucky that our mayor and most of our Sangguniang Bayan members belonged to the same political party, and this means 100% support and 100% alignment in our Executive-Legislative Agenda.

Another thing that made a big difference is that, in 2019, we hired 9 District Nutrition Program Coordinators to focus on particular catchment areas, 1 administrative staff, and 1 driver solely for nutrition programs.

The provision of a vehicle and driver for the office enabled the office to penetrate the remotest barangays more easily. 

The hiring of our District Nutrition Program Coordinator for our 77 barangays enabled us to have a focal person for each of the nine districts of the Municipality.

Thankfully our current mayor, Niña Jose-Quiambao, has the same support for our nutrition program, so all of these remain intact under her administration.

We also have extended our support to our Barangay Nutrition Scholars by providing them an additional allowance of P600 per month.

We have also made sure that each barangay has its own BNAP or Barangay Nutrition Action Plan.

In 2023, we are proud to report that our LGU earned ISO 2009:2015 (Quality Management System) certification for all departments including Nutrition Office.

We are always carefully planning for the next steps when it comes to nutrition. In fact, we now have plans to create more positions for Nutrition Office, namely Nutrition Officer IV, Nutrition Officer II, and Administrative Officer II, so the office head and staff has something to look forward to in their professional life.

That's because poverty alleviation is very high on our LGU's agenda, particularly in our flagship program called Rebolusyon Laban sa Kahirapan, which is based on our 10-year plan called Bayambang Poverty Reduction Action Plan 2018-2028. We are convinced that nutrition is crucial because without proper nutrition, our children will not grow up properly as productive members of our community. This plan ensures that our nutrition programs are sustained throughout the years.

Thanks to all these efforts, today, from being one of the top 10 most malnourished towns in the Philippines, Bayambang has one of the top 10 most outstanding Municipal Nutrition Action Office not just in the province and region but in the whole country. What's more, two of our Barangay Nutrition Scholars have been adjudged as some of the most outstanding in the province and the region.

My advice to LGUs is to have the same kind of strong leadership -- visionary, transformational... have the daring and courage to make bold steps. Everything falls into place from there.

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Quick History: Bayambang Through the Years - version 27

Quick History: Bayambang Through the Years

It has been 411 years since the founding of Bayambang in 1614. Known then as Malunguey and part of Binalatongan town (now San Carlos City), the town started as a flourishing settlement of native inhabitants. Largely an agricultural town to this day, it is a survivor of the ravages of time: from economic woes and the impact of colonization and war to natural calamities and man-made destruction. From being a typical sleepy provincial town, Bayambang of today dares to dream big and soar high against all odds.

 

TIMELINE

Pre-colonial times

According to the records obtained from the awarans of our old folks, such as Bernardo Gutierrez and Honorato Carungay, and also from the testimonies of some of their contemporaries, Bayambang was founded in the early sixteenth century by an Aeta known as Agalet.

In the early days, the Aeta founder led in forming the town by organizing his own tribe. He formed barangays composed of small villages. The town was first located in what is now barrio Inirangan and Hermosa (or Hermoza) and later on moved to the barrio of Telbang and part of southern Poblacion just at the old Spanish Catholic Cemetery which is better known as the old Bayambang. The old Municipal building was found near the public market until finally moved to its present location.

1614

Bayambang, known then as Malunguey or Balonguey, became a visita (a settlement of families under the jurisdiction of the motherhouse regularly visited by a religious functionary for its religious needs) of the Vicar of Binalatongan (now City of San Carlos). 

1619

Malunguey was accepted as one of the vicariates of the Dominican Order at the Provincial Chapter of 1619 under the patronage of Saint Vincent Ferrer. It became independent from its matrix Binalatongan.

1660

In October, an uprising in Malunguey broke out, though this was immediately quelled by Spanish forces. When the Malong revolt broke out two months later, the people of Malunguey joined Andres Malong in their disgust over the excesses of the Spanish authorities. Malunguey, along with Binalatongan, were the two remaining rebel towns at the end of the revolt.

Telbang, a native settlement, was placed under the jurisdiction of Malunguey.

1741

The original church and convent of Malunguey was transferred from its original location to a more elevated place called Bayambang, the present town, after the recurrence of destructive flooding. 

The name of the town, Bayambang, is thought to be have come from the colibangbang tree (with culibangbang and kulibangbang as variants), Bauhinia or Piliostigma acuminata or malabarica, which used to thrive in the area. However, this is contested since "colibangbang" is an Ilocano word for "butterfly," and there exists another plant that is, in fact, called “bayambang” in Tagalog, the Amaranthus spinosus (Linn.) or uray or kulitis, and then another, Celosia or Deeringia polysperma, an ornamental amaranth species. Then again, "balangabang" or “balangbang" is also another local word for "colibangbang." Incidentally, "bayangbang" is also a Tagalog term for the sword fern or Nephrolepis hirsutula. To complicate matters, in Pangasinan, the word "bayambang" is a native term that refers to a place that is "madanom" (Pangasinan for "matubig" or "waterlogged"), which exactly describes some flood-prone barangays of the town today lying along Agno River. Furthermore, "balangbang" is the term for hip in the Pangasinan language. What further complicates the origin story further is another theory that Bayambang might have come from "bayang-bayang," an old native term for the scarecrows used to scare off the anuyais birds from the rice fields.

1763

On March 1, rebels under the command of Juan Dela Cruz Palaris, the leader of the Palaris revolt which started on 1762, mounted captured cannons in a bridge in Bayambang towards the direction of the Spaniards. In the said battle, the Spanish forces were able to capture the staff of the rebels. However, they didn’t pursue the rebels but instead returned to their home base on Bacolor, Pampanga.

1792

Under the Spanish regime, the first chief executive of the town was Vicente Cayabyab who held office as gobernadorcillo. This office was held from 1792 to 1891, with Julio Gloria as the last gobernadorcillo.

1813

The construction of the church and the convent, made of bricks and stone, started this year.

1834

The Alcalde Mayor of Pangasinan submitted a petition to acquire two big boats for use in the transport of mails between Bayambang and Paniqui in Tarlac, and for use during floods.

1838

Camiling became independent of Bayambang.

1855

Domingo Junio dela Cruz, then the town’s gobernadorcillo or mayor, submitted a petition to construct a new town hall to the office of the Alcalde Mayor of Pangasinan. He was supported by the town’s parish priest, Fr. Raymundo Barcelo.

1865

Agapito Dison was the gobernadorcillo del pueblo.

The first Pangasinan-Spanish dictionary produced by Father Lorenzo Fernandez Cosgaya was compiled in Bayambang.

1875

On May 25, Catalina de Seña led a petition where the people of Barrio Hermoza requests to separate from Bayambang due to its immense distance to the town center. The petition forwarded to the Alcalde Mayor of Pangasinan.

A petition from the people of Dangla, a barrio of Bayambang, to become a separate town was granted with 11 cabecerias or barrios composing the new town which was later named Alcala.

1877

The gobernadorcillo del pueblo was Pedro Bautista.

1880

On March 6, the Alcalde Mayor of Pangasinan elevated to the office of the Governor General the request of Doña Modesta Leonarda Mendoza to operate public school for girls.

One of the first three rice mills in Pangasinan was installed and operated in Bayambang by British firm Smith, Bell and Company.

1892

The title of local chief executive was changed to Capitan Municipal, with Mauricio de Guzman as the first capitan. His successors were Honorato Carungay, Lorenzo Rodriguez, a Spaniard, and Julian Mananzan, who was the last of the capitanes.

At the time of Capitan Municipal Mauricio de Guzman, the Juez de Paz was Ramon de Castro, the Cura Parroco was Padre Feliciano Fernandez Martin, and public education (instruccion publica) was handled by Profesor Juan Sison and Profesora Francisca Navarrete, there were rice milling machines, warehouses, and traders, and there were groceries and shops. The one in charge of the rice mills (maquinas para mondar arroz) was Mr. Bray of Smith Bell & Co. which was a British investor in rice buying and exportation, and the grocery (comestibles) proprietor was Manuel Espinosa.

 

1896

On April 6, Fr. Feliciano Martin started the construction of the first stone-fenced cemetery, which was completed under the leadership of secular priest Fr. Frangno Fernandez. (Today, only its entrance arch remains, with Heritage Rd., Brgy. Cadre Site as its address.)

On June 1, in the midst of the ongoing revolution against Spain, an inventory of church properties was conducted with the intent that whatever result the uncertain times might bring, the properties were properly accounted for.

1897

"The Katipunan contingent attempted to raid the town's Spanish detachment, to engage in an agaw-armas activity, and the Spaniard's reaction may have affected the Katipunan's activities in the province.”

"In retaliation, General Ricardo Monet, the Spanish commander of the Bayambang detachment, put the town of Bayambang under the juez de cuchillo (literally judge of the knife, meaning justice of the sword). The Spanish army rounded up the suspected Katipuneros of Bayambang and massacred them. Then they burned the poblacion of Bayambang. Finally, General Monet issued a warning that he would place any town [in Pangasinan] under the juez de cuchillo if the rebels attacked any Spanish guardia civil. This must have tied the hands of the Pangasinan Katipuneros."

“Bayambang thus became the first town in Pangasinan to go through juez de cuchillo, with many of the prominent men of the town executed and almost all their houses razed to the ground. The rich and poor alike had to flee for their lives because of the cruelty of the Spaniards. It was only through the intervention of a Spanish-Filipino general that the juez de cuchillo ended.”

 

1898

Bayambang was a pueblo with 8,505 inhabitants, according to the "Anuario del Comercio de la Industria de la Magistratura y de la Administracion" (1898). Local farmers produced rice, corn, sweet potato, banana, sugar, tobacco, coffee, cocoa, coconut oil, indigo dye, and mung beans.

During the Revolutionary period, Saturnino Junio was appointed the Presidente (chief executive) of the town.

Julian Mananzan was Vice-Presidente, Mateo Mananzan and Felix Tamondong were Komandante, and Juan Fajardo was Juez Ynstructor.

1899

In June, General Antonio Luna had his brief encampment in Bayambang to prepare the defense of General Emilio Aguinaldo. Here, he received a telegram from General Aguinaldo ordering him to report to Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija to see the General.

Gen. Gregorio del Pilar went to Bayambang to search for Gen. Antonio Luna and his men.  

Jose Palma, a staff member of the Revolutionary Government’s newspaper “La Independencia,” wrote a Spanish poem, “Filipinas,” that became the lyrics of “Marcha Nacional Filipina,” now the Philippine National Anthem. He penned the poem in Bautista, then a sitio of Bayambang.

On November 12, Bayambang became the 5th capital of the short-lived Philippine Republic when General Emilio Aguinaldo, the first president of the Philippine Republic, transferred the seat of government here. At the same time, the regular army was disbanded and the revolutionaries resorted to guerrilla warfare in dealing with the Krag-wielding American army.

While Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo and company were on their way to Bayambang, his daughter Flora Victoria died of undisclosed cause, and when they reached the town, she was buried at the local church.

Around this time, an equally historical event was the stealthy publication of an issue or issues of "La Independencia," the First Philippine Republic's newspaper. Originally edited by General Antonio Luna, this issue must have been edited by poet-soldier Jose Palma. Recounts historian Ricardo Jose in his book on the history of local journalism, "As the Americans advanced, the press moved northward (right inside the coach of the Ferrocarril de Manila-Dagupan): to Angeles, Tarlac and finally to Bautista, Pangasinan."

"Due to the difficult conditions and shortage of printing materials, the size of the paper shrank and the number of pages dropped to two. Paper was never totally lacking, as loyal Filipinos somehow were able to maintain the supply of newsprint, but the difficulties of putting out the paper under siege conditions finally became so great that the press and its materials were buried near the final office of the paper. Palma and his compatriots then escaped to Camiling, Tarlac."

An account of General Elwell Stephen Otis reveals that the American army was eventually able to retrieve the buried printing press. How they were able to locate the printing press in its place of concealment is a mystery.

Ricardo Jose also wrote that, apart from "La Independencia" in Manila, "there were other local nationalistic papers" published between 1899 to 1900 in the Philippines, and "Bayambang, Pangasinan had Babasaey Ombaley, a bilingual paper in Pangasinan and Ilocano."

 

1900?

When the military government was inaugurated by the Americans, Evaristo E. Dimalanta was appointed president.

1900?

At the inauguration of the American-era civil government, Laureano Roldan was appointed first president of the town. The succeeding presidents according to their terms of office were Albino Garcia, Gavino de Guzman, Mateo Mananzan, Marciano Fajardo, Agustin Carungay, Emeterio Mananzan, and Eusebio Camacho.

“There was only one main street in the Poblacion area. Lined up along the main street were the houses of the original families, most of whom were attributed to as prominente or buenas familias or considered affluent and belonging to the upper echelon of society. They were looked upon as superior by those living in the barrios, who usually were tenants of the prominente familias.”

“As years went by, the divide between the prominente and non-prominente familias slowly diminished and the Poblacion was peopled by families living on common grounds.”

 

1901

Bautista, a sitio of Bayambang, became a separate town.

1903

On October 13, the US colonial government declared 289 hectares of land in Bayambang as Camp Gregg Military Reservation, covering 12 barangays.  American forces established camps and posts in different parts of Bayambang. 

1906

Gavino de Guzman became Municipal President up to 1907.

1908

The Philippine Postal Savings Bank opened a branch in Bayambang two years after it opened for business in 1906.

1910s

“The main thoroughfare of the Poblacion was always flooded at the onset of the rainy season. The townsfolk resorted to using an outrigger boat (baluto or banca) as a means of transport. In events like this, the ladies and bachelors enjoyed each other’s company while riding boats. The ladies wore takuko (a wide-brimmed native hat) on their heads to protect them from rain.”

“The wooden-bamboo bridge connecting Bayambang and Bautista (now Calvo Bridge) was a favorite hang-out of the young ladies and bachelors in the absence of parks and other recreational spots.  Another hang-out was the pagoda with the bell located at the old H.E. Building of the Bayambang Normal School.”

“In the absence of an auditorium, big social events were held at the public market where a makeshift stage was built. Some of these events were the coronation of beauty queens during the town fiesta and Garden Day and holding of Costume Balls.”

1910

According to historian Ian Alfonso, on July 17, “Major Eugene Randolph Whitmore, M.D. administered the first anti-rabies vaccine shot to an American soldier, believed to have been bitten by a rabid dog, at Camp Gregg in Bayambang. From then on, the Philippine government began its quest to eradicate rabies through vaccination.”

1914

Bayambang Central School was built by virtue of Act No. 1801 framed by Assemblyman Isauro Gabaldon of Nueva Ecija. It was reportedly built on land donated by Don Apolonio Perez Mataban’s family. The original building was the one that used to house the school library for the longest time.

1916

“The Calvo Bridge, completed in 1916, was a crucial infrastructure project that improved transportation and connectivity in the region. Built at a cost of ₱87,779.51, it symbolized the Philippine government's investment in modern road networks during the American colonial period.”

1919

Dr. Raymundo O. Camacho became Assemblyman of the third district of Pangasinan in 1919-1922 and 1922-1925. He became the founder of the Pangasinan Medical Society and the first director of the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital.

1920

Eusebio C. Camacho became Municipal President up to 1925. He held office for two terms but died during the second year of his second term. He was succeeded by his vice president, Eustaquio Bautista.

 

1922 

Gabaldon buildings were erected at the old Bayambang Central School campus and the present site of Pangasinan State University - Bayambang Campus. The Bayambang Normal School started operations to produce much-needed public school teachers until it was temporarily closed in 1935.

1926

Emeterio C. Camacho became Municipal President up to 1928 when he won the election against Enrique M. Roldan.

Farmacia San Rafael, Bayambang’s first drug store, was established.

1929

Enrique M. Roldan started his three terms as Municipal President up to 1937.

1930

Victorina Cayabyab (Brillante) was crowned as Miss Bayambang, possibly the earliest on record.

1933

On January 21, the Mangabul Fishery Reservation was established by virtue of Republic Act 4041, with usufructuary rights awarded by the national government to the Municipality of Bayambang.

In September 16, Bayambang Normal School, through the the BNS Student Council headed by BNS Student Association President Sixto Sanchez, served as a venue for the gathering of Pangasinan secondary schools, resulting in the creation of the Secondary Students' Federation. BNS Principal Richard Patterson enthusiastically lent his support to the organization's aims. (The Tribune, 1933)

1930s

The local parish church was popularly called a shrine of Saint Vincent Ferrer. Everyday, devotees from other towns would visit the church because of what they believed was the saint’s miraculous power.  People who were suffering from certain ailments would walk with their knees from the last pew up to the altar, then up to the statue of the saint. The church was open wide daily, as devotees came and went, with the devotees claiming they felt well after paying homage to the saint.

Bubon nen San Vicente Ferrer near M.H. Del Pilar St. became popular with devotees as a site in which to bathe or to procure what they professed to be healing water.

In the latter part of the decade, the original plaza was a vast uninterrupted expanse of open space extending to the lot occupied by the old accessoria that included the lot occupied by Royal Mall today right along the Agno River.

?1920s

The town’s Puericulture Center opened, and it was managed by a private organization under Dr. Santos.

According to Perfector Beltran’s recollection, Dr. Dimalanta was the first Puericulture Center physician, Dr. Anselmo Gomez the first private medical practitioner, Dr. Pacia the first dental practitioner and school dentist, Mrs. Felomena Ferrer the first Puericulture Center nurse/midwife. Other doctors were Dr. Mateo Aguirre and Dr. Lamberto Paragas, who both trained in the US and practiced in Bayambang.

 

1934

The public bandstand was erected, and was fashioned to look like a giant crown. A gazebo or pavilion-like structure in the middle of what is now the Public Auditorium, the bandstand was constructed under the administration of Atty. Gerundio Umengan, Sr., then Presidente (the old term for Mayor) from 1937 to 1940. The roofless structure was designed by the renowned architect Juan Arellano in the Art Deco style. Surrounding the gazebo are coconut-like concrete structures that once served as posts of big white globular lights which illuminated the plaza at night.

 

1935

Mary Help of Christians Institution, Bayambang’s first private Catholic school, was founded under the administration of the RVM sisters. It is now known as Saint Vincent Catholic School of Bayambang Inc.

 

1936

On October 27, more than 200 alleged Sakdalistas, an anti-American, left-leaning group of discontented peasants and urban workers, were arrested and locked up in the municipal jail then faced sedition charges in connection with their frustrated attempt to attack several municipalities in the province, with Bayambang as their “center of operation” in the entire province. Pablo Penullar of Bayambang was revealed to be the head of all Sakdals in Pangasinan. An attempt to bomb the Bayambang Municipal Hall and burn the entire town was discovered and thus foiled. 24 of them were eventually acquitted due to “insufficient evidence.”


1937

Bayambang’s municipal building was built to serve as “abong na baley,” literally the town’s house. A fusion of California Mission Revival style and bahay na bato features, the architecture was based on a standard plan known as Narvacan Type by Juan Arellano that was adopted for other similar edifices (called Presidencia at the time) around the country. The structure was accented vertically by a mirador (lookout room). Through the years, the municipal building has undergone structural changes under different administrations. The most significant changes had been made in its facade.

1938

Atty. Gerundio Umengan took over the office of the president of Bayambang after winning over Valentin Caragan. There was a time, however, when Faustino van Bosch was appointed Acting President. Umengan’s term ended in 1940.

1940

Leopoldo de Aquino won the election as municipal mayor and served up to the outbreak of the war in 1942.

1941

Japanese troops invaded Bayambang. Residents fled to the barrios by walking at midnight.

“The 1940’s was marred by the events of the Second World War. The Japanese atrocities left bitter memories among the Bayambangueños. Big buildings like the church, the schools and the big houses were the target of bombings as these were suspected to be the headquarters of the enemy. Many Bayambangueños joined the guerrilla forces who fought against the Japanese Imperial Army. Some of them were tortured, killed, and forced to join the infamous Bataan Death March.”

 

?1941

During the Japanese regime, Bayambang was made the capital of Pangasinan when Dr. Diaz was appointed Governor by the Japanese Imperial Government. Dr. Diaz held his Provincial Administration Office at the residence of Eulogio Dauz at the junction of Quezon Blvd. and M.H. Del Pilar St.

 

1943 

During World War II, noted American military official, Col. Edwin Ramsey, set foot in Bayambang to organize Filipino guerrillas against a common nemesis: the Japanese Imperial Army. In the country's bitter struggle against Japanese imperialism, Bayambang had been Lt. Edwin P. Ramsey's East Central Luzon Guerrilla Area (ECLGA) headquarters for some time. ECLGA encompassed Manila, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Pangasinan, Zambales and La Union. Ramsey's aide de camp was our very own Major Claro J. Camacho of Barangay Nalsian.

(Major Claro J. Camacho became the first pilot from Bayambang. He also served as Liaison Officer of the Philippine Air Force.)

According to local lore, Col. Ramsey evaded capture by the Japanese by hiding inside a taltagan (giant boat-shaped wooden mortar) in the barrio of Inirangan.

When liberation came, American forces bombed the big buildings including the church and Calvo Bridge. One bomb was dropped in the church and fell right in the middle of the aisle but did not explode, causing no damage – a miracle attributed to the patron, St. Vincent Ferrer. Another bomb created a huge crater north of M.H. Del Pilar St. The crater has since been filled up with assorted materials and converted into the present barangay hall complex.

When the military government of the Japanese Imperial Army relinquished its military rule, Leopoldo Aquino was named municipal mayor and served up to mid-1944.

After the war, a huge part of Bayambang became the site of the American colonial government’s Camp Gregg Military Reservation.

 

1944

Mariano Fernandez took over as acting municipal mayor up to Liberation time. He was appointed by Pangasinan governor Santiago Estrada.

On December 27, former mayor Enrique Roldan was executed over a fishpond (Mangabul?) dispute with a rival guerilla unit but under the guise that he was a Japanese collaborator. The masterminds were sentenced with reclusion perpetua. (People of the Philippines vs Bato; date of decision: May 31, 1950)

 

Early 1940s

The Odon Rice Mill was put up in M.H. Del Pilar. It burned down in the ‘60s.

 

1945

On January 7, the Pangasinan Normal School (formerly Bayambang Normal School) started operations with 293 students.

During Liberation era, Ambrosio Gloria became the next municipal mayor after he was appointed by the Philippine Civil Affairs Unit of the United States Army. He served for about a year.

?1945

The Bayambang Public Cemetery was transferred to Zone V.

The Wawa bridge was built as a wooden bridge across Agno River to connect the barrios of Oaoa (now Wawa) and San Vicente.

1946

Eligio Sagun became mayor up to 1947.

?Leopoldo Aquino reassumed the mayorship of the town for several months, and later Bernardo Lagoy took over as municipal mayor.

The Agno River Dike was constructed.

The Adam and Eve Chapel was constructed in Sitio Bengal, Barangay Tanolong, as a private Roman Catholic chapel originally owned by Simplicio Junio and wife Emelia Iglesias Junio. The structure attracted curiosity because of its unusual dedication to humanity’s purported first parents and its underground chapel.

1940s (postwar)

The first theater rose in Bayambang.

~1946-1948

A lawyer from this town, Atty. Onofre Guevara, became president of the Malacañang Press Corps under the term of President Manuel Roxas.

1948

Amado Cruz of BNHS class of 1948 entered the Philippine Military Academy just after graduation, but did not complete the four-year cadetship.

1947

The Sagun Brothers' Rice Mill or E.T. Sagun Rice Mill was established in what is now known as Zone VII.

Upon the assumption of President Manuel Roxas, Eligio Sagun was appointed municipal mayor and held office up to the time of election.

1948

Leopoldo Aquino became Municipal President again up to 1950.

In the summertime, the construction of the main building of Bayambang National High School began.

Bayambang National High School came out with "The Torch," its school publication, with Felipe Santillan as editor-in-chief.

BNS reopened as the Pangasinan Normal School or PNS, becoming one of the first normal schools in the Philippines. It offered a two-year teacher education program.

1949

Upon the return of US forces after the war, the American colonial government returned the Camp Gregg military reservation lands on March 27 to the Philippine government, particularly to the Bureau of Lands. Today, surviving artifacts from this period include a flagpole on the top of Cadre Site, which used to be a timberland, and a water tank nearby, now reduced to a third of its original height and transferred to PSU-Bayambang Campus ground.

1950

The Bayambang Municipal Library was established and operated under the Mayor’s Office through the assistance of the United States Information Service.

Mayor Eligio Sagun gave an opportunity to several municipal councilors to act as acting municipal mayor while he was on official business in Manila. Those appointed as acting mayor in succession were Municipal Councilors Paulino Martinez, Miguel Matabang, Leonardo dela Cruz, and Marcos Junio.

Engr./Lt.Cdr Rudolfo Martinez Ferrer, PN, AFP was probably the first Bayambangueño to enter a U.S. Service Academy, after he completed a 4-year scholarship for cadetship at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) in New York, under the RP-US Rehabilitation Act of 1946, to train as naval officer and marine engineer.

1951

The term of Leopoldo Aquino would have expired in December but he resigned to run for Provincial Board Member in Pangasinan.

Numeriano de Castro was appointed acting municipal mayor by then President Elpidio Quirino. He served until 1952.

 

Early 1950s

Plaza Theater owned reportedly by the Sisons opened.

Val Theater, owned by the Guevara family, opened at the Public Market.

Vista Theater, also owned by the Guevara family, opened along Rizal Ave. (at the present site of Caragan grocery store).

?1950s

Pangasinan Normal School came out with "The Hilltop" as school publication.

1952

Eligio Sagun then won the election. Luis Cancino was Vice Mayor.

The present-day Municipal Plaza was constructed from a plot of land donated by the family of Dr. Ramon de Castro, the town's first doctor and the father of former mayor, Atty. Numeriano de Castro Sr.

On October 23 to 25, Bayambang hosted the solemn celebration of the grand feast of Christ the King in the whole Pangasinan Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.

PNS expanded to offer a four-year degree program in teacher education.

1953

On June 17, Bayambang became the first pilot town in the Far East when the Pangasinan Normal School (PNS), together with the elementary schools in the District of Bautista and the Bayambang National High School, was chosen to be the seat of the Philippine-UNESCO National Community Training Center (PUNCTC) by virtue of Republic Act No. 1142.  Waves of educational dignitaries from all over the country and other countries arrived to attend conferences and visit model communities of the municipality. 

Salvador F. Quinto was municipal mayor, and his term expired in 1959. Jose Lopez was Vice Mayor.

The first religious nun hailing from Bayambang was Sr. Maria Anastasia T. Arenas, RVM, who made her final profession on August 15.

 

1955

The first Child Study Center in the country was put up at PNS in Bayambang. The Center made initial studies on the Filipino child in order for the country to have its own data about Filipino children.

In October, President Ramon Magsaysay caused a stampede in Mangabul when he brought there with him his entire Cabinet to meet out-of-town for the first time. Thousands of rural folk turned out and mobbed the "champion of the masses," causing some disturbance at the makeshift venue, as they freely sought his attention to their concerns. Eschewing protocol and formalities, he addressed those concerns one by one, including a big land dispute, among other grievances. Magsaysay is said to donate a water pump as well for the barrio people. This little incident is commemorated in the erection of a statue of Pres. Magsaysay years later at the Municipal Plaza.

1956

Salvador Quinto became Municipal President up to 1959.

Opportunity Class was organized at PNS Bayambang ahead of any other school in the country to pay attention to exceptional children.

The first kindergarten was also established at Pangasinan Normal Laboratory School to provide a working laboratory for the Child Study Center.

~1956-1958

Onion farming was introduced in Bayambang in the then barrio of Manambong by a Chinese "boat person" (a refugee from the Chinese communist government) named Ching Tong who married a Filipina named Catalina Vinluan Sanchez of Manambong Norte. The farm was located inside a hacienda owned by Mrs. Asuncion Palma Guevara which used to encompass Manambong Norte, Manambong Sur, and Manambong Parte. (Today, a school is named after her, the A.P. Guevara Integrated School, in the place that is now called Barangay Manambong Norte.)

1957

Jing Abalos of Brgy. San Vicente became one of Philippine show business's most bankable action stars. He top-billed several movies during his prime, and was most active in the years 1957-1972.

1958  

Bayambang’s first optical clinic and store was established by the Urbi family.

On July 5 to August 3, Bayambang was the venue of the First National Institute in Physical Education and Recreation in the Philippines, being the seat of the PUNCTC.

On March 22, the first Bayambangueño to become a priest was Rev. Fr. Gerardo R. Frias.

 

1959

Ex-Councilor Miguel C. Matabang won the election in November and served his term of office from 1960 to 1963.

?1950s

Rustico Roldan, a Bayambangueño, became a famous matinee idol as 'Carlos Salazar.' A grandchild of former town mayor Leo Roldan, Carlos "Rusty" Salazar was discovered by Fernando Poe, Sr. when he got the lead male role in a stage play at the Far Eastern University where he was studying. Salazar became a bankable actor, making numerous films in the '50s, '60s, and '70s, starring side by side the most popular actors and actresses of his time.

~Late 1950s

Onofre Abalos was the first Court of First Instance judge from Bayambang.

? (no estimated date) Atty. Guillermo Aguirre became the first municipal judge from Bayambang.

 

1960

Bayambang's first cold storage rose up in Bayambang.

In this decade, a water tower rose up at the Municipal Hall compound and served as the office of the Bayambang Waterworks and Sewerage System.

Vic Pacia of Roxas St. made it big as an actor and TV personality in Manila from the 1960s to the early '70s. As a mainstay of the TV show "Oras ng Ligaya" at ABS-CBN Channel 3, he worked the same stage while sharing the limelight alongside some of the most famous names of the day. From 1960 to 1973, Vic Pacia starred in about 30 TV shows and movies.


1961

On April 22, two orchestra stands inside the Public Plaza Auditorium of Bayambang were inaugurated under the charge of the Bayambang Civic Club, Inc.

~1962-1965

Atty. Onofre Guevara served as Undersecretary of Labor and Secretary of Labor during the presidency of Diosdado Macapagal.

1963

Atty. Jaime P. Junio was elected as mayor. He would eventually earn the distinction of being the longest-serving mayor in the Philippines in his prime. Serving from 1963 to 1986, Atty. Junio laid the grounds for the long-term development of the town: asphalting of municipal streets, opening of feeder roads, construction of the two public market buildings, and improvement of the public plaza and auditorium.

The income of the municipality increased annually until it was more than ₱35,000.00. Salaries of employees were increased as provided by the Minimum Wage Law. Municipal Building Annex No. 2 was constructed. A concrete fence was built for the municipal campus. A monument of President Magsaysay was constructed. A children’s park and fountains were constructed. Several equipment were acquired such as the firetruck, siren, and many others.

A velodrome was constructed in Brgy. Magsaysay, the first of its kind in the Philippines. It would be the starting point for the famed Tour of Luzon cycling competition, which would earn for its organizer, Atty. Geruncio 'Gerry' Lacuesta, the moniker "father of Philippine cycling."

 

1965

Purificacion Angeles Terrado-Lalas put up the Bayambang Fashion School, which lasted until 1979, before it became the Makapuri Fashion from 1979 to 2014. Lalas was not just the owner, but also the directress and instructor of the said fashion school. She taught Hundreds of students graduated from said institution in vocational courses such as fashion design, dressmaking, tailoring, hair and makeup arts, artificial flower making and floral arrangement, crocheting, tatting, and embroidery.

 

1966

Pangasinan Normal School pioneered in child nutrition studies in the Philippines, being the seat of the UNESCO's Applied Nutrition Project or the Bayambang Applied Nutrition Project, with Sylvia Manlungat as head.

1967

Mayor Jaime P. Junio ran for re-election and won against ex-Mayor Miguel C. Matabang for the second time.

 

?1960s

Casingal Building was erected. It was the first five-story building in town serving both as residence and commercial space for rent.


1967

Manganaan Building was erected across the Public Market and along M.H. Del Pilar St. It rented out spaces for merchants of basic commodities, becoming the town’s first commercial complex.

1968

Marina Sabangan compiled Pangasinan folk songs, tales, and sayings in her dissertation, “A Study of the Legends, Customs, Superstitions, Proverbs, Folksongs, Folk Dances and Ballads of Pangasinan-speaking Towns in Pangasinan” at the Pangasinan Normal School.


1969

Republic Act 5705 converted the PNS into a chartered institution, the Central Luzon Teachers College or CLTC on June 21.

On December 27, Bayambang held its first Inter-Color Basketball Tournament at the Bayambang Open Court.

?1960s

The town’s first gymnasium was built in PNS (PSU) and named after prominent educator Benigno V. Aldana.

1970

Atty. Geruncio 'Gerry' Lacuesta pioneered not just bicycle tours in the Philippines. Being a media man and the editor of “Katas” (a local version of the “Reader’s Digest”), he also pioneered Bayambang's  community newspaper, "Bayambang-Bautista Post," which first came out on February 15, and later became the "Bayambang Post." Domingo Tagulao, a former school teacher, was the editor-in chief of "Bayambang-Bautista Post."

On February 15, "the Wawa Timber Bridge was inaugurated, and it was said to be the longest timber bridge in the Philippines consisting of 38 spans measuring 1,160 feet."

The Philippine Police Commission designated Bayambang as one of the screening centers in Pangasinan to approve applicants to take Patrolman Civil Service Examination for municipal and chartered cities. Atty. Ruperto de Guzman, the Chief of Police, chaired the screening committee.


?1970s

Mayor Jaime Junio organized the Bayambang Choral Group. The group, with The Brown Boys, once guested in a popular late-night show by Joe Quirino. 

Priscila de Vera became the first female municipal councilor, and the number one councilor too at the young age of 27, ending the era of “Dons” as exclusive rulers. 

Norma Lomibao Cancino of Brgy. Alinggan became the first barangay captain when she was all of 19. 

1972

"The great flood of 1972," when it rained for 40 days straight, did not spare the town. The Wawa timber bridge was destroyed by a great flood brought on by Typhoon 'Biring.'

Ms. Maria Venus A. Junio became the first Ms. Pangasinan from Bayambang.

1973

The 3rd Congressional District Boy Scout Camporal was held here on February 22-26.

The cornerstones of the parish church belfry were laid on March 4.

1974

On April 5, the towering belfry beside the church was blessed and inaugurated. It houses the old bells.

The first Kabataang Barangay (KB) President of Bayambang was Filipinas Santillan. She also became the KB Federation President of Pangasinan during her term, beating Conrado Estrella III. The first KB Kagawads were Virgil R. Gomez, Anthony C. Antonio, Herminigildo Iglesias, Prospero S. Poserio, Oggie Agas Taguiang, and Mario C. Camacho.

 

1975

The first community of Muslim traders settled along Quezon Blvd. corner Burgos St.

On April 4, the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources disapproved a municipal ordinance granting fishery privileges to Atty. Geruncio Lacuesta as administrator of Mangabul Fishery Reservation because it was reportedly illegal since it was bereft of public bidding.

1976

The [Central] Pangasinan Electric Cooperative Inc. (CENPELCO), a non-stock electric cooperative, started its operations and extended services to Bayambang.

In July, Typhoon Didang, a typhoon of unusual ferocity, flooded the Poblacion area. The flood caused the Estacion (train station) to cease operation, as the bridge connecting Bautista town was washed away. The bridge would never be built again, and the train station would soon go down the path of obsolescence.  Calvo Bridge, the other bridge running somewhat parallel to it, also sustained considerable damage.

Construction of a new concrete-and-steel bridge in Wawa began.

1977

Atty. Geruncio Lacuesta found himself in a legal battle after the fishery privileges granted to him was declared null and void and thus was challenged in court.

 

~1978

Homeowners Savings Bank became the town’s first air-conditioned establishment and possibly one of the first local banks.

 

1979

CLTC became incorporated into the Pangasinan State University system when PSU was chartered through the issuance of Presidential Decree No. 1497 and became operational on July 1. CLTC became Pangasinan State University – College of Education or PSU-CE.

?1970s

A pretty local lass, Cecilia Montecillo, won in a national singing contest, “Superwheel Singing Contest,” aired on a popular TV show.

 

1980

Bayambang Water District (NAWASA) started operations, and Digitel installed the first telephone system in Bayambang and constructed a building for its office.

On July 16, the Bayambang Emergency Hospital opened its doors to the public. It was temporarily housed at the then Municipal Annex Building right on the left side of the Municipal Hall.

Music teacher Rufino Menor formed the Pangkat Kawayan (bamboo instruments band) at PSU College of Education. The bamboo instruments included angklung, bamboo xylophone, etc. The group would eventually be invited to perform not just at home, but around also Pangasinan and the Ilocos region.

Prof. Rufino Menor pioneered other music bands, namely PSU Kitchenette Symphony Orchestra; Rhythm Band; Ukelele, Harmonica, and Bottle Xylophone Ensemble; Elementary Rondalla; Children’s Choir; Elementary Drum & Bugle Corps; Drum & Lyre Corps; and PSU Band. Menor would be best known as the composer of the PSU Hymn. 

 

Early 1980s

The present Iglesia ni Kristo church, which started as a wooden structure in Burgos St. back in the 1950s, rose up in Zone VII.

Under Mayor Calixto Camacho, Bayambang was dubbed as "the corn belt of Central Pangasinan."

A new health center called RHU (Rural Health Unit) I was built during Mayor Calixto Camacho's term in a new location: at the left-most end of the Municipal Hall compound. It was first headed by Dr. Amado Layog.

1980s

When PNS became CLTC and then PSU, the Tambayo Choral Group was organized by Sr. Natividad Parin, with help from Prof. Salome Malicdem Montemayor, thus perpetuating the rich legacy of Pangasinan folk songs against the pervading modern aesthetics of the time. The group has performed all over, including in well-known TV stations in Manila. 

 

1981

Art and Science courses were also offered in the College of Education in Bayambang. The Doctorate in Education (Ed.D.) program was also offered for the first time to school managers and teachers.

 

1982

While walking on the street, Atty. Geruncio Lacuesta was hacked to death by an unidentified assailant.

PSU College of Education’s (Bayambang Campus) Dr. Perla Nelmida defended her landmark thesis, "Pangasinan Folk Literature," in the University of the Philippines-Diliman while on study leave at PSU as professor. It was another comprehensive compilation of Pangasinan folk songs, tales, riddles, and sayings.

1983

The construction of a large concrete version of the Wawa bridge was finished by the Department of Public Works and Highways and opened to the public with a new name, Carlos P. Romulo Bridge, in honor of the former UN Secretary General, Foreign Affairs Secretary, and writer Carlos P. Romulo, who had roots in both Camiling and Bayambang towns. Romulo graced the event with his presence.

A scientist from this town, Dr. Carmen Velasquez, received the title of National Scientist of the Philippines in recognition of her discovery of 32 new species and one new genus of digenetic trematodes from 13 Philippine food fishes, two from birds, and five from mammals, and a new species of parasitic copepod in the goby fish, Glossogoblus giurus. Further in her career, she received the following equally prestigious awards and honors: Presidential Distinguished Service Medal and Diploma of Honor (1965), Special Award of the Biology Teachers Association of the Philippines, Inc. (1975), and Outstanding Woman in Science in the Philippines (1975). Because of her discoveries, Dr. Carmen Velasquez also was included in the registry of American Men and Women of Science, International Who’s Who of Intellectuals, and the World Who’s Who of Women and International Scholars Directory.

? Onion farming -- particularly of the red onion variety -- would become a booming industry in the Manambong area and would spread to the other barangays, during which time the farmers of Bayambang abandoned tobacco farming and other less profitable pursuits and cleared their land of coconuts and other native trees to give way to the growing of onions. This caused Bayambang to be dubbed "the onion capital of Pangasinan" and even of Region I.

Prof. Ben O. Romero founded “Banyuhay” as school organ of PSU-Bayambang Laboratory High School.

?1980s

BNHS published its school organ under a new name, “The Leader,” while PSU-Bayambang produced “Reflector” for college students.

Elementary teachers also came out with their own school publications. Bayambang District I had "In the Moulder's Eye," while Bayambang District II had "Horizon."

1985 

On July 1, the Bayambang District Hospital, built at Brgy. Bical Norte, opened for medical services, with Dr. Ernesto Matabang as its first director. The lot on which it was built was donated by the family of Teofilo Matabang.

The Mother Goose Special School Systems was established.

A big fire reduced the Public Market into ashes.

The country's first Institute of Women’s Studies was founded by Sr. Mary John Mananzan at St. Scholastica's College. She is a descendant of one of the old prominent clans of this town.

1986

When the EDSA or ‘people power’ revolution toppled the Marcos regime, Feliciano Casingal Jr. was appointed by President Corazon C. Aquino as OIC Municipal Mayor, followed by three others: Miguel Matabang, Domingo Tagulao, and Danilo Bato.

On August 28, 454 Bayambangueños led by Dr. Orlando M. de Guzman signed and addressed a petition to President Corazon C. Aquino for the concreting (cementing) of the Bayambang-Camiling Road.

Dr. Orlando M. de Guzman was the first Bayambangueño to become Board Member to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Pangasinan, serving from 1986 to 1988, after being appointed by President Corazon C. Aquino right after the EDSA/'people power' revolution.


The Matalunggaring Dance Troupe was founded by Prof. Januario Cuchapin at PSU to promote the cultural dances and songs of Pangasinan. Since then, the troupe has performed, not only during special occasions in Bayambang, but also in big gatherings in the province, region, and elsewhere.



1987

On March 17, the petition for concreting the Bayambang-Camiling Road was approved and Phase I funding in the amount of PhP2.04 million was released.

In October, the cementing of the Bayambang-Camiling Road started.

The present Mormon Church or Church of Latter-Day Saints was inaugurated.

?Late 1980s

Sancagulis Rice Crackers started manufacturing no-fish rice crackers.

 

1988

Dr. Orlando de Guzman was appointed Provincial Board Member, the first time a Bayambangueño held a position in the Provincial Board. He was in position from November 17, 1987 to February 1988.

The nationalization of barangay high schools began, with the high school in Carungay being the first to be nationalized.

 

1989

In January, Atty. Ferdinand Quintos, a Bayambangueño, joined the Philippine Commission on Human Rights (CHR). Earlier, he was a columnist and crossword puzzle constructor of “Peryodiko Dabaw,” the forerunner of Sun.Star Davao and the first daily in Davao City and Mindanao, after which he became the paper’s second editor-in-chief.

Calixto Camacho became mayor up to 1998.

Mayor Camacho cut the ceremonial ribbon for the formal opening of a Bayambang Mini-Museum established through a joint venture of the municipality and the Pangasinan State University Bayambang Campus. The Museum was housed at the former Municipal Jail.

1990

Ronald Tomas, a talented musician from this town, started to make a name in Manila by playing the saxophone for jazz/acid jazz band Artstart, and subsequently for Parliament Syndicate, then Wdouji, and so on.

On February 28, the Sunbeam Methodist School was founded.

The great earthquake of July 16 slightly damaged the parish church, causing cracks and the palitada of its walls to peel off and crumble to the ground. Calvo Bridge also sustained damage and had to be closed for a length of time for major repair works. Commuters had to go back to using boats to cross Agno River. The upper half of the NAWASA water tank had to be demolished for safety reasons.

The first appointed female department head of the municipal government was Jesusa Menor of the Local Civil Registry Office. 

1991

Much of Mangabul Lake started to be covered in lahar after the Mt. Pinatubo volcanic eruption. This unfortunate geologic event transformed the once sprawling (2,059-hectare) water resource teeming with aquatic life into a farmland today.

In line with the nationwide implementation of Local Government Code of 1991, the Poblacion area was divided into 11 barangays, namely Barangay Zone I, Barangay Zone II, Barangay Zone III, Barangay Zone IV, Barangay Zone V, Barangay Zone VI, Barangay Zone VII, Barangay Cadre Site, Barangay M.H. Del Pilar, Barangay Magsaysay, and Barangay Poblacion Sur.

1992

GEO Farm was opened in Brgy. Mangayao, an "eco-village concept” offering eco-youth camp training, holistic healing modules, and climate change solutions. Originally the brainchild of the Guevara clan in 1984, it was eventually managed by one of their own, environmentalist and artist Edgard Guevara, one of the founders of EcoWaste Coalition or Zero Waste Philippines, and his Swiss wife Yvonne. Among his products were the culture of spirulina (blue green algae), bottled organic lemongrass concentrate, and typhoon-resistant 'earth domes.'

A boy named Perfecto Ceralde became the first runner-up of the ‘Bulilit Portion’ of a popular singing contest on TV, "Tanghalan ng Kampeon."

On November 16-19, Dr. Clarita G. Jimenez, having earned credentials as a national accreditor, did preliminary work to get PSU-Bayambang accredited by the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP), Inc. For this reason, Jimenez was dubbed as the “mother of accreditation” in PSU-Bayambang.

 

1993

Another fire badly damaged the Public Market.

On April 18, the first Miss Bayambang contest that featured a question-and-answer portion was won by Leilani S. Balansay.

1994

Indonesia-based businessman Cezar T. Quiambao went back to the Philippines for good and initiated, together with his batch-mates from Bayambang National High School Class of 1965, a program called “Baley Ko, Pawilen Ko, Aroen Ko, tan Tulungan Ko” (“My hometown – where I shall come back to, to love and to help”) conceived out of a dream to create a lasting legacy by bringing economic progress to their hometown.

In March, the Marianne College of Science and Technology started operations.

1995

The Pangasinan State University (PSU) Hymn was composed by Professor Rufino M. Menor. He penned the hymn while at the PSU-Bayambang Campus. He collaborated with another faculty member, Natividad Parin, who helped submit the song. The hymn was approved by the Board of Regents and is now played in all PSU events. 

 

1996

On September 25, the first private hospital in Bayambang, the Señor Sto. Niño General Hospital, was established along Juan Luna Street. It has a 25-bed capacity.

Big Thumb Bakeshop was popular for its pan de sal and other bread products.

1997 

Rehabilitation of the Bayambang town plaza started.

A skating rink was put up at the corner of the plaza nearest the parish church. (It is now a basketball court.)

 

1998

Mayor Leocadio (Leo Boy) Casingal de Vera Jr. served the town of Bayambang for three consecutive terms, from 1998 to 2007. Mayor de Vera's accomplishments included the construction of the two-story commercial complex at the Public Market, Rural Health Unit I, Municipal Slaughterhouse/Abattoir, PNP Station, Municipal Sports Complex, rehabilitation of the Public Plaza, and the improvement, concreting, and asphalting of many Poblacion and barangay roads. He was able to increase the LGU’s income by more than P10-million in 1999. He convinced Bayambangueño businessmen outside of town to pay their business taxes in Bayambang. He also held the first Business Forum to attract more investors in this town. He granted scholarships, provided water supply facilities, conducted yearly medical missions to 77 barangays for 9 years, and provided incentives to municipal employees.

Located at Brgy. Telbang, the Municipal Abattoir had a biogas system.

The town had the 8th highest revenue collection among 48 municipalities in Pangasinan during an 8-month period.

Cezar Quiambao, a successful Bayambangueño businessman based in Indonesia, was dubbed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as the “local boy who made good” after he successfully helped build the Metro Manila Skyway. Quiambao eventually would be the prime move of other big-ticket projects such as the automation of the 2008 elections in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao, a project that eliminated electoral fraud, Land Transportation Office computerization project, and Land Registration Authority’s land titling computerization project.

 

1990s

The notorious Akyat Bahay criminal gang victimized a number of well-to-do residents, terrorizing the entire town with their modus operandi of knocking on doors in the dead of the night, trapping unsuspecting residents into giving access to their homes.

The crown-shaped bandstand in the middle of the public plaza was moved to the main gate of the auditorium, to make way for a more spacious dancing hall.

Culibangbang trees were planted by Councilor Gerry de Vera near the entrance of the plaza to remind people where the name of Bayambang came from.

Bayambang became part of the annual Heroes’ Trek organized by the Malolos, Bulacan-based Salinlahi heritage tour group. Salinlahi stops over in Bayambang every December as part of retracing the path that General Gregorio ‘Goyo’ del Pilar took leading to his martyrdom at Tirad Pass in Concepcion (now Gregorio del Pilar) town, Ilocos Sur.

 

1999

On January 18, businessman Cezar Quiambao put up the CSF Rural Bank of Bayambang to provide microfinancing programs to help small entrepreneurs.

Bayambang held a month-long “Sentenaryong Pagdiriwang” from October to November to commemorate its being once the capital of the Philippines. Activities included the unveiling of a historical marker at the municipal grounds by Dr. Pablo S. Trillana III, director of the National Historical Institute.

Late 1990s

The ALD Caritas Building was built in front of St. Vincent Catholic School as a commercial strip. It is now closed and a part of the campus of St Vincent’s Catholic School of Bayambang Inc.

 

2000

The College of Information Technology was established in PSU-Bayambang Campus.

The Saint Vincent Village or SVV was established as a residential village in Brgy. Bical Norte.

 

2001

The Manganaan Cinema opened on the second floor of Manganaan Bldg.

Gina Pareño (Bautista) was crowned as Mrs. Bayambang.

 

2002

On April 26, Ariel & Fe Garden Resort and Restaurant started operations in Brgy. Tambac.

The Muslim community’s first mosque rose up in Zone VII right across the public cemetery and beside the Iglesia ni Kristo church.

Pangasinan State University Prof. Elsa F. Quinto compiled the surviving folk songs of Pangasinan, with the help of several collaborators, in the book "Cancansion na Pangasinan" (Mga Katutubong Awiting Pangasinan) published by the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino. 

Businessman Cezar T. Quiambao sponsored a major renovation of the town plaza.

 

2003

In March, Hands of Heaven, the first private memorial park in Bayambang, started operations.

The Cojuangcos’ CAT Realty put up an office near Hands of Heaven.

The Northern Plain Mansions was established as a residential village in Brgy. Bical Norte.

On April 4, several buildings were opened in time for the annual town fiesta: the Philippine National Police building, the Bayambang Sports Complex, and the Bayambang Commercial Center.

Lita’s Grocery was the one and only open-shelf grocery store in town.

Ariel and Fe Lechon House and Restaurant was popular for its roast chicken.

2004 

On March 19, the first resort intown was opened, the Rock Island Nature Resort in Brgy. Telbang.

The Institute of Nursing was opened in PSU.

The Kasama Kita sa Barangay Foundation Inc. was established by Cezar T. Quiambao in Brgy. Amanperez offering a variety of livelihood training programs to tens of thousands of residents, especially out-of-school youth and the unemployed. The foundation would eventually win a string of awards from the National Literacy Council for this feat.

Mayor Leocadio C. de Vera Jr. ran unopposed in 2004 and won.

2005

Bayambang became a first-class municipality under the term of Mayor Leocadio de Vera.

The PSU Himig Ensemble or PSU Bayambang Chorale was organized by Maria Cristina C. Gamo and became the official singing group of Pangasinan State University Bayambang Campus. Throughout the years, the group has proved its mettle in competitions and performances around Pangasinan and beyond.

Brgy. Dusoc almost became a dumpsite. Councilor Gerry de Vera worked to prevent WIN Corp. from doing so. Strong public outcry also worked against the proposal.

Special bodies we formed, comprising of members of the public and private sector, to take active and collaborative roles in local governance: Municipal Disaster Coordinating Council, Municipal Solid Waste Management Board, Municipal Management Coordinating Committee, ATOMM Team, Municipal Multi-Sectoral Monitoring Team, Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran Committee, Municipal Physical Fitness and Sports Development Council, Municipal Anti-Drug Abuse Council, Municipal Nutrition Committee, Local Council for Culture and the Arts, Municipal Council for Protection of Children, Municipal Crisis Management Committee, Local Price Coordinating Council, Local Council of Women, Tourism Council, and Local Poverty Reduction Action Team.

2006

A two-story Bayambang Commercial Complex was constructed in front of the town plaza.

On March 19, Emmanuel’s Way started operations.

PSU-Bayambang’s Prof. Januario Cuchapin published his research on and compilation of notated local folk dances and song lyrics, the “Bali-Balin Pangasinan,” a National Commission on Culture and Arts grant. It served as the basis of cultural performances around the province.

2007

At the tail-end of Mayor De Vera’s term, construction of the evacuation centers of Bayambang began until 11 Evacuation Centers in different districts (Manambong Parte – 2 buidings, Manambong Sur, Pantol, Paragos, Iton, San Gabriel I, San Gabriel II – 2 buildings, Wawa, and Pugo) were finished.

Bayambang received P5,000,000, a one-time payment by a single Bayambangueño taxpayer in the person of Mr. Cezar T. Quiambao, President and CEO of Stradcom, an IT company.

?CSI Mall and Grocery Store opened together with a franchise of McDonald’s, Shakey’s, Goldilocks, St. Joseph Drugstore, Siapno Tada Optical, and other shops. It was the first establishment in town to have an escalator.

Engr. Ricardo Camacho was elected as mayor and would finish his three terms up to 2016.

 

2008

Cezar T. Quiambao was honored as among Computerworld’s honors laureates in Washington DC, USA in recognition of his contributions in the world of information technology as IT project manager.

~2008? - Bayambang Central School’s library building was demolished reportedly due to termite infestation.

 

2009

In April, a distinct and unique festival called “Malangsi Fish-tival” was launched to celebrate the harvest of freshwater fishes locally grown in Bayambang.

On June 30, Bayambang inked the sisterhood pact with Guam, USA through the joint efforts of Mayor Ricardo Camacho and businessman Cezar T. Quiambao.

Christopher Q. Gozum, a Bayambangueño, made history by producing and directing the first full-length film in the Pangasinan language. His "Anacbanua" ("The Child of the Sun"), an experimental film about Pangasinan’s history, art, and culture, received the Prix des Signes in the Cinema in Transgression section of the 10th International Festival Signes de Nuit in Paris together with local recognitions. He would go on to produce other award-winning films featuring Pangasinan culture and history.

In December, an all-night rakrakan (rock music) fest (concert-cum-contest) was held at the town plaza. Billed as "Band-Natan" (a pun on 'banatan,' obviously), the battle of the bands was sponsored by the local chapters of Alpha Phi Omega and Samahang Kabataan.

?Bayambang launched an official website, bayambang.gov.ph.

?Bayambang had a Wikipedia page.

Typhoon ‘Pepeng’ flooded the low-lying parts of Bayambang. This event triggered the massive repair of the town’s evacuation centers.

2010

?A blog site carrying the town’s news was created: bayambangnewsletter.blogspot.com.

In June 29, the Bayambang municipal hall annex was completed after construction began in August 2007.

Built at a cost of P28-million, it was to be the new home of the Sangguniang Bayan ng Bayambang, LGU departments, the Municipal Trial Court, and the DILG, among others. Today, it is called the Legislative Building.

Bayambang was awarded the “Model LGU with Best Practices in Solid Waste Management” by the Environmental Management Bureau under the Regional Office I of the Department of Environment and natural Resources in San Fernando City, La Union.

On August 9, the Sangguniang Bayan of Bayambang passed a resolution creation a Research and study Committee to determine the exact date of the foundation of the municipality.

Archbishop Socrates Villegas canonically erected the San Lorenzo Ruiz Chaplaincy in Brgy. Wawa as a separate parish on March 21, with Rev. Fr. Reydentor G. Mejia as the first parish priest. First established as a chapel in 1970, the church was elevated to chaplaincy in 2006.

The Sangguniang Bayan of Bayambang headed by Vice-Mayor Mylvin. T. Junio unanimously adopted a resolution on August 9, creating a Research and Study Committee to determine the exact date of the foundation of the Municipality, and the resolution was approved by the Mayor Ricardo M. Camacho. It later resulted in a Committee Report determining the exact date of the town's foundation day to be April 5, 1614.

Guadalupe Germono-Zoller and Swiss husband Christian Zoller's Alalay Foundation started donating truckloads of top-quality school equipment and educational supplies to selected local schools as well countless high-grade medical equipment and supplies to local public hospitals. Among the Foundation’s biggest projects were the construction of the more than P5-million worth of two-story Multi-Purpose Conference Hall and school building in Idong-Inanlorenza Elementary School and a three-classroom building in Brgy. Idong.

The one-story Rural Health Unit I was demolished to give way to a new two-story structure under Mayor Ricardo Camacho's second term (2010).

 

2011

On March 14, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines formally established 5 April 1614 as Bayambang’s foundation date.

On November 3, the Municipality of Bayambang adopted a new Corporate Seal (Official Seal) as endorsed by the Sangguniang Bayan and recommended by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.

The Telbang Mosque was built.

Oscar Ora recorded his Pangasinan song composition, “Pinablin Bayambang.”

2012

On February 27, Mayor Ricardo Camacho formally organized a committee in charge of Bayambang’s quadricentennial celebration.

The town’s first proper mall, Royal Mall, rose at a major corner. Owned by Cezar Quiambao, it was also the first establishment to have an elevator. Locals also got to have a taste of Jollibee fast-food products, shop for groceries at SM’s Savemore (later replaced by Puregold), and buy any needs 24/7 at 7-Eleven right in their hometown.

Quiambao then transferred the headquarters of his Manila-based businesses -- Strategic Alliance Holdings Inc. (SAHI), Land Registration Systems Inc. (LARES) Philippines, and Stradcom Corp. (an IT firm) -- to Bayambang. The move became all the more a huge source of funds for the local government through the taxes paid in millions of pesos by said companies. 

The town’s first ATM or automated teller machine was installed by Landbank in front of the then Local Civil Registrar's Office of the Municipal Hall.

In March, Liahona Learning Center was founded.

In June, a huge fire gutted the biggest Gabaldon building of Bayambang Central School at the opening of the school year due to faulty electrical wiring, according to the Bureau of Fire and Protection. This displaced some 500 first and second graders occupying the 13 classrooms of the Main Building.

Policeman Executive Master Sergeant Eduardo G. Santiago was honored by Metrobank Foundation as one of the country’s Most Outstanding Policemen, after heroically saving victims during a dramatic hostage-taking incident at NLEX on May 30, 2011. He almost died after sustaining wounds and being stabbed by the hostage-taker, which he was able to eventually neutralize after a few grueling hours of volunteering to drive the bus on the road.

 

2013

?Mercury Drug set up a branch at the Public Market.

The Department of Education was ordered by the local court to transfer the Bayambang Central School campus to a private lot in Brgy. Magsaysay, the site of the former velodrome, after the school head petitioned the local government for the transfer reportedly due to dengue cases at the often-flooded old school grounds. The move would be opposed by residents led by the Parents-Teachers Association president, Filipinas Alcantara, who would find herself alone in a protracted legal battle with the powers-that-be.

The Sto. Domingo Ybañez de Erquicia Parish was established as a parish in Brgy. Sapang.

On August 1, Bishop Socrates Villegas officially announced the elevation of San Isidro Labrador Chaplaincy, established in 2011, in Brgy. Carungay into a parish, with Fr. Leovigildo Acierto, CP, as the first parish priest.

On November 29, a bronze statue of former Philippine president, Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, was unveiled in front of the Municipal Hall, as witnessed by Pangasinan Governor Amado T. Espino Jr., together with the relatives of Gen. Aguinaldo and municipal health officials from Kawit, Cavite. A sisterhood pact with the said town was also signed.

The first battle of the bands contest was launched by the municipal government.

The Paligsawit singing contest was held, attracting young local singers.

 

2014

Bayambang held a series of special week-long activities for its quadricentennial fiesta celebration, including a grand commemoration of Aguinaldo’s visit to Bayambang.

On April 5, Bayambang was declared the new holder of the Guinness World of Record for Longest Barbeque, after mounting 8,000 grills and 50,000 kilograms of fish spanning 8.16 kilometers. 

On the same day, a bronze statue representing Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo proudly was inaugurated by local officials, with members of the Aguinaldo clan in attendance. The local government commissioned no less than National Artist Napoleon Abueva to work on this sculpture as part of the celebration of the town's quadricentennial.

The public market was expanded and called the Bayambang Quadricentennial Public Market.

A caricature of the town center was commissioned by Cezar T. Quiambao as part of the quadricentennial celebrations.

?With support from local leaders and private citizens, a monograph on the history of the town was drafted by Dr. Clarita Jimenez and her team with the intention of turning it into Bayambang’s first coffee-table book. The research work for and publication of the book was funded by Cezar T. Quiambao. This was a major development, after much earlier attempts to write the history of Bayambang failed to see completion for the following reasons: the research materials were destroyed by flood, in the case of the efforts of Emiliano R. Santos's (an editor of the “Philippines Free Press” and “Manila Times”) at the National Library, and the untimely demise of the author, in the case of Atty. Felixberto Mataban.

As a result of the Quadricentennial Committee’s efforts and local government support, a timeline of the town’s history was published in the special quadricentennial issue of the Pista’y Baley fiesta souvenir program.

The Little Mr. and Ms. Bayambang Quadricentennial competition was held as part of the fiesta 400th celebrations.

A car show was also held as part of the 400th fiesta celebrations.

On May 23-24, LGU employees enjoyed a memorable team-building activity at Tondol Beach, Anda, Pangasinan.

On April 4, Jess and Genevieve U. Benebe's Highlands Golden Bean Cafe opened, thus becoming the proprietors of the first full coffee shop brewery in a semi-formal dining setting.

Pook ni Urduja started operations as a small resort. It would eventually expand into a hotel, restaurant and café.

Kuya Tiano's Place Ihaw-Ihaw and Restaurant started operations, and its offerings of native Filipino dishes earned them a loyal following.

Local boy Kirst Viray made a name in the ramp modeling world. He would eventually enter the world of acting as well, appearing in the most popular shows of the day. Locals would discover as well the following show biz celebrities to be direct descendants of Bayambangueños: actor Wendell Ramos and MTV Asia VJ and actress Donita Rose, grandchildren of the Ramos clan, and deadpan comic Ramon Bautista.

 

2015

Cezar Quiambao initiated, through CS First Green Agri-Industrial Development, Inc., the development of an extensive bamboo farming industry in seven towns in Western Pangasinan, an ecologically sustainable, inclusive growth project. For this, he set up a trial production facility for bamboo products in Brgy. Amanperez.

The first Ms. Gay Barako contest was held by the LGU, featuring non-gay men presenting themselves as women, to hilarious effect.

An inter-school tourism quiz bee was held for the first time by the municipal government.

 

2016

On February 18, Asiana Learning Institute was founded.

In the 2016 Fiesta Souvenir Program, Tourism Officer-Designate Emma I. Mula published rare photos of old Bayambang from her museum collection.

A kite-flying competition was held by the local government.

Successful businessman and philanthropist Cezar T. Quiambao went home from abroad, ran for Mayor, and won. He introduced new politics in town with the battlecry, “No to political dynasty, corruption, poverty and criminality.”

His first year of public service together with Vice-Mayor Raul R. Sabangan was marked by many firsts all at the same time. The Municipal Councilors included Mylvin ‘Boying T. Junio, Benjamin Francisco S. de Vera, Joseph Vincent R. Ramos, Philip R. Dumalanta, Amory M. Junio, Martin E. Terrado II, and Dr. Ma. Catalina ‘Cathy’ de E. Vera, with Rogelio Dumalanta, Association of Barangay Captains President, and Gabriel Tristan Fernandez, Sangguniang Kabataan President, as ex-officio members. Rodelito Bautista eventually replaced Dumalanta after the latter’s term ended, when the office was renamed as Liga ng mga Barangay.

Atty. Rodelynn Rajini A. Sagarino, a former Miss Bayambang, was appointed Municipal Administrator, thus becoming Bayambang’s first female municipal administrator.

A CCTV Command Center with an emergency hotline number (#4357) was opened.

The St. Vincent Dialysis Center, a private enterprise, was opened.

An air-conditioned Events Center with Tarraflex rubberized flooring was built, replacing the old multipurpose covered court.

Satellite markets (talipapas) were built in eight barangays.

Municipal employees were provided with free uniforms, enabling them to save their clothing allowance.

A registered nutritionist-dietician was hired for the first time by the municipal government to head the nutrition section of the Municipal Health Office, now called the Municipal Nutrition Action Office, and to oversee a comprehensive program for malnourished children.

Additional police precincts were built, to ensure strong police presence in all nine districts.

Barangay roads were concretized at a fast pace like never before.

Operation Birthright was launched, giving free late registration birth certificates from the Philippine Statistics Authority to residents who did not possess such a basic legal document as proof of identity and existence.

The annual municipal budget rose to unprecedented levels.

Quiambao’s companies were among the town’s top five taxpayers, and this feat would be repeated annually.

He also took up the fight to reclaim the old Bayambang Central School campus. Among other things, he discovered the land swap deal to be lopsided in favor of the private landowner.

He likewise asserted the local government’s right to sell off government land in Magsaysay to long-time occupants, knowing the political risks of such a move.

He also created the following new offices: Public Order and Safety Office, General Services Office, Public Information Office, Information and Communication Technology Office, Nutrition Office, Public Employment Services Office, and Tourism Office.

He went all out on his tax education campaign, despite its being an unpopular and politically risky cause, by asserting that paying one’s taxes means good citizenship, one’s contribution to community-building and not government’s instrument of oppression.

A new official website and the Balon Bayambang Facebook page was launched by the ICT Office, and the official newsletter, Balon Bayambang Newsletter, was published in September, edited by retired PSU professor and now Media Affairs Officer, Dr. Leticia B. Ursua, and Public Information Officer Resty S. Odon.

The ICT Office took the lead in the computerization of all major LGU operations, making work processes more efficient and unsusceptible to irregularities and paving the way for Bayambang to become a ‘smart town.’

Quiambao was also behind the digitization of the Land Registration Authority’s land title records, through his company, Land Registration Systems Inc. (LARES), thus helping to quickly resolve conflicting claims on parcels of real estate property, among other benefits.

The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office was institutionalized through ordinance after its creation in 2011.

A Local School Board was created with its own office, and it handled, among others, the funding of grants for college scholars selected from poor families.

Mayor Quiambao donated his annual salary from the local government to the Local School Board, from the start of his term until 2022, a gesture of generosity that his wife would emulate herself as next mayor.

On October 13, after 20 long years of litigation, the local government unit (LGU) of Bayambang demolished an illegal structure built by Homeowners Savings & Loan Association Inc. on municipal plaza grounds. The ceremonial demolition was led by Mayor Quiambao himself together with all members of the Municipal Council and residents who had filed the petition against the structure: Dr. Henry Fernandez, Feliciano Casingal Jr., et al.

A proper bagsakan or drop-off point for retail and wholesale produce was inaugurated.

The Tourism Office improved the Municipal Public Plaza by creating a flower garden and erecting a giant ‘Balon Bayambang’ signage, now a favorite spot of locals and visitors alike to take selfies. 

The town was actively promoted by dubbing it as “the country’s 5th capital during the 1st Philippine Republic,” “home of the binasuan dance,” “makers of the best-tasting fish buro,” “corn belt of Pangasinan,” and “onion capital of northern Luzon.”

The town's children were treated to an annual animated Christmas display, the Paskuhan sa Bayambang, the biggest in the country according to the Rosario family of the COD Mall Christmas display fame in Cubao in the '70s. A personal gift of the mayor and his family, this project was repeated annually with varying themes: Filipino traditions, Rebolusyon Laban sa Kahirapan (poverty alleviation program), Disney World characters.

It built a Mini-Amusement Park with fun rides at the plaza through the public-private partnership mode of procurement.

The first official Bayambang Hymn, “Baley Ko, Tawir Ko," (My Hometown My Heritage) was composed by Jane Frances Ambat van Doorn of Brgy. Nalsian Sur and originally interpreted by the composer's own mother, Gilconida Ambat van Doorn. (“Pinablin Baley,” (Beloved Hometown) another hymn, had been composed earlier by Oscar Ora but it was not institutionalized through legal or official recognition.)

 Lanceros na Bayambang” was declared the town’s first official social dance, and it was choreographed by Prof. Januario Cuchapin.

The UP Board of Regents elected Danilo Lardizabal Concepcion as UP President. Concepcion has roots in Bayambang, for he grew up spending summer vacations at his mother's house in Estacion.

A video of US-based Nephi Garcia, born and raised in Bayambang, became viral in the US and beyond because it featured his entire family (his wife and three kids) touring Disneyland in 'transformation' Disney costumes that he himself designed and made. He would eventually put up a shop and a social media page with more than half-a-million following called Designer Daddy.

 A local boy, Al Vincent Casela, became a finalist in “The Voice Kids Philippines,” a popular singing competition on TV.

A Halloween party, “Anyanian ed Bayambang,” was held at the Events Center, and it included a Halloween costume competition.

 

2017

Mayor Cezar T. Quiambao continued to bring Bayambang to greater heights with new feats.

He installed the town’s first traffic lights.

He expanded the drainage system in Poblacion area to address perennial flooding problems.

He built a proper tricycle terminal for an estimated 2,000 tricycle drivers in the center of town.

On February 4, the ‘Komprehensibong Serbisyo sa Bayan’ was launched in Brgy. Warding, a project that sent all municipal government services for one day to a chosen barangay located far away from the center, benefiting hundreds of thousands of residents since then.

The local government bought a fleet of vehicles and rescue equipment, which would eventually include a coaster (small bus) and aluminum rescue boats.

The Municipal Cooperative Development Office was created to help develop local cooperatives as engines of local economic growth.

SingKapital or the commemoration of Bayambang as the country's fifth capital during the 1st Philippine Republic was institutionalized through an ordinance.

Binasuan dance was adopted as Bayambang’s official folk dance.

The first-ever official tourism jingle was released.

In the week-long fiesta celebrations, then first lady Niña Jose-Quiambao, with Mayor Quiambao's support, started to organize a grand and glittering version of the Binibining Bayambang beauty pageant, complete with professional training-workshops for the lucky ladies, creative costumes, superb stage preparations, awe-inspiring performances, and a star-studded list of judges and guest performers.

The first-ever official Binibining Bayambang jingle was released.

A mural painting contest transformed the Agno River dike into an elongated canvas.

The first-ever Cutest Baby Contest was held.

Little Mr. and Ms. Balon Bayambang competition was held.

The Quiambao family also began sponsoring concerts of the day's biggest names in the local show biz industry (rock stars, pop divas, balladeers, stand-up comics, etc.).

The first Matalunggaring Awards were also held as part of the town fiesta in honor of Bayambangueños who have brought pride and honor to the town. It would subsequently be held yearly and eventually institutionalized. Among the distinguished individuals accorded the town’s highest honor were the pioneering feminist and activist Sr. Mary John Mananzan, OSB, Tour of Luzon organizer Atty. Geruncio Lacuesta, fashion designer Rusty Lopez, actor Carlos Salazar (Rustico Roldan), national scientist Carmen Velasquez, former Labor Secretary Onofre Guevara, and Commission on Higher Education Chairman, Dr. Prospero ‘Popoy’ de Vera.

On September 16, the Balaybuaya Footbridge was inaugurated.

On October 12, world-renowned urban planner Felino Palafox Jr. and his staff from Palafox Associates were hired by Dr. Quiambao to help the local government updated its Comprehensive Land Use Plan.

On October 30, first lady Niña Jose-Quiambao launched the Bayambangueña Pasalubong and Tourist Assistance Center at the Mini-Bus and Van Terminal.

Niñas Café opened at SVV, ushering in a café culture in town after dozens of cafés and restaurants sprouted around not just the Poblacion area but even in the far-flung barangays of Bayambang in the succeeding years.

A smart card called ‘Community Service Card’ was issued to citizens as proof of being bona fide residents.

Louise Anne C. Calimlim was crowned as the first Ms. Palarong Bayan.

The first color run or color fun run was held, attracting hundreds of local youth dressed in white shirts that were daubed along the designated route with rainbow-colored powder.

Pangasinan State University Bayambang Campus (PSU-BC) programs first underwent AACCUP accreditation on November 27-28 for their flagship programs, Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEEd) and Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSEd).

A municipal canteen, Kusina na Balon Bayambang, was put up beside the NAWASA water tank. It was envisioned as a self-sustaining facility that would provide funds in feeding the town’s undernourished children. It stopped operations in 2019 due to challenges.

The 5S method for workplace organization was introduced to the LGU by Dr. Nicolas Miguel as consultant on good governance. This was eventually adopted in the succeeding years as the updated 7S method by the Human Resources Management Office and implemented by the General Services Office.

Mayor Quiambao faced a series of legal battles from political opponents, all of which turned out to be nuisance cases and were promptly dismissed by the courts.

2018

Mayor Cezar Quiambao declared an all-out war against poverty in the program called “Rebolusyon Laban sa Kahirapan” (Revolution Against Poverty) and gave the marching order to Municipal Administrator, Atty. Rodelynn Rajini Sagarino, who happened to be formerly with the National Anti-Poverty Commission, to draft the Bayambang Poverty Reduction Action Plan 2018-2028.

The Municipal Library, known for its collection of rare Pangasinan books, got its own building using the repurposed water tank beside the Municipal Hall.

ANCOP Ville, a free housing project with at least 30 units for selected indigent families, rose in Brgy. Sancagulis, sponsored by the Mojares family of Canada and Couples for Christ – Answering the Cry of the Poor (CFC-ANCOP).

RHU III in Brgy. Carungay opened on April 3, and was built on a lot donated by Punong Barangay Virgilio Romano's family. It was first headed by Dr. Adrienne Estrada, then by Dr. Roland M. Agbuya in 2020.

On August 11, the Pangasinan State University-Department of Science and Technology Food Innovation Center was inaugurated. Among its inventions were bottled odorless buro, vegetable (okra, squash, onion) chips, and bagoong powder.

In August, St. Alexander M. Sauli Catholic School started operations in Brgy. Sapang.

On September 10, the Bayambang Culture Mapping Project commenced, through the collaboration between Tourism Office, Bayambang National High School through Mr. Christopher Gozum, and Center for Pangasinan Studies of the provincial government. The project, which was a thorough inventory and cataloguing of the town’s cultural resources, won a major award from the Department of Tourism and Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines.

On November 18, Mayor Quiambao’s closest aide, Councilor Levin N. Uy, was murdered by unidentified gunmen while jogging near his home in Zone II.

The Quiambao-Sabangan administration was accorded with a long list of awards from all levels, including the highest form of recognition from the national government, the Seal of Good Local Governance.

One by one, various towns held benchmarking activities in LGU-Bayambang.

In December 20, Local Council of Women President Mary Clare Judith Phyllis Jose-Quiambao opened the Abong na Aro (House of Love) halfway house for abused women and children and other individuals in need of special non-medical emergency assistance at the Wawa Evacuation Center.

 

2019

The Quiambao family inaugurated the Saint Vincent Ferrer Prayer Park in Brgy. Bani, by unveiling the engineered bamboo statue of St. Vincent Ferrer, which earned for Bayambang its second Guinness record: the tallest bamboo sculpture (supported) in the world.

Coinciding with the official opening of St. Vincent Ferrer Prayer Park was the 2019 Cristo Rey celebration, with no less than Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia, the Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, leading the rites in the SVF Prayer Park Chapel in Brgy. Bani, with church and municipal officials and other dignitaries in attendance together with devotees from 39 parishes, 17 municipalities, 15 Catholic schools, 9 vicariates, 8 pastoral stations, 3 chaplaincies, and 3 seminaries.

On March 25, LGU Ville, a low-cost housing development of the local government, broke ground in Brgy. Sancagulis.

On May 8, Fr. Fidelis Layog of Bayambang was appointed by Pope Francis as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, the first priest from Bayambang to become a bishop.

Mayor Quiambao launched his farm modernization program with a purchase of a suite of farm machineries (rice planter, combine harvester, etc.) and other supporting activities.

Bayambang's first coffee-table book was published, as part of the 400th year celebration of the town’s parish church. Its title is "Parokya nen San Vicente Ferrer: Subol na Pananisia" and was authored by former Pangasinan State University-Bayambang college dean, Dr. Clarita D.G. Jimenez. “Subol” details the history of the St. Vincent Ferrer Parish Church from the time it was founded in 1619.

Forest Lake offered an alternative to Hands of Heaven as memorial park.

On October 4, the Bayambang Culture Mapping Project won the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines – Department of Tourism (ATOP-DOT) Pearl Awards.

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) opened its Bayambang Extension Office in J.P. Rizal, Poblacion Sur on December 18.

Mayor Quiambao represented LGU-Bayambang as he graced the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Panata Ko sa Bayan Awards ceremony on February 15 at the Landbank Plaza, Malate, Manila. LGU-Bayambang was chosen by the DSWD as GAPAS or Gawad sa Paglilingkod sa Sambahayan awardee for being the country's Model LGU in the Implementation of DSWD's Sustainable Livelihood Program (Microenterprise Development Model).

In July, the construction of a mini-dam in Telbang began.

Allan Michael Ibañez emerged as another internationally multi-awarded indie filmmaker from Bayambang, having bagged such awards as the Grand Jury Prize feature film at the San Diego International Kids' Film Festival, the Best Feature Film award under the Debut Directors category at the All Lights India International Film Festival, and Honorable Mention for Best Feature Film at the 12th Buffalo Niagara Film Festival.

In a year-end assessment celebration of the LGU, the mayor raffled off a brand-new car as the grand prize. It was won by job order employee Macario Garcia.

 

2020

A survey by the Philippine Statistics Authority reported that Bayambang had a population of 120,000.

On January 28, Commodore Luzviminda A. Camacho, AFP, of Brgy. Cadre Site made history by being the Philippine Navy's first female Skipper and Contingent Commander, thus becoming the first female Commodore of the Philippine Navy, equivalent to Brigadier General or one-star rank in the Army, Air Force, and Marines.

Horror, panic, and sadness gripped the whole town during the global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. One of its earliest casualties were the town’s “duktor ng bayan” Dr. Henry Fernandez and wife Julie. Mayor Cezar Quiambao and wife Niña were among the thousands who were struck down by the disease and got hospitalized.

Lockdowns and community quarantine were enforced. The town fiesta and other annual festivities were cancelled. Other activities that resulted in crowding were regulated and monitored. Work-from-home arrangement was enforced in many workplaces.

The San Gabriel I Evacuation Center was converted into an isolation center for LSIs or locally stranded individuals. The Pugo Evacuation Center was converted as quarantine facility (for infected individuals and those showing suspicious signs and symptoms) and later became the vaccination center. The Wawa Evacuation Center, which housed the Abong na Aro, served as quarantine and isolation facility for frontliners. For these purposes, the San Gabriel I, Pugo, and Wawa Evacuation Centers were renovated by the MDRRMO.

The local government built the Bayambang Commercial Strip in front of the parish church under a public-private partnership scheme.

A new Municipal Annex Building was inaugurated at the back of the Municipal Hall compound.

RHU I got its own Department of Health-certified Animal Bite Treatment Center. This feat was replicated by RHU III and RHU II in the following years.

Construction of the Municipal Warehouse began in Telbang across the Municipal Motorpool.

RHU IV in Brgy. Macayocayo opened on November 25, and was built on a lot donated by the Macayocayo Barangay Council under Punong Barangay Mario Cariño.

Two local rock musicians, Richmond Bancolita and Tom Patrick Cuison, became part of Nobita, a band that would have a reach nationwide and beyond.

Dr. Jose 'Dong' DV. Camacho, Jr., a Bayambang native, was elected by the Board of Regents as Chancellor of the University of the Philippines-Los Baños (UPLB).

On September 24, Dr. Jose Camacho, Jr., from this town, was elected by the University of the Philippines at Los Baños Board of Regents as the 10th UPLB chancellor.

2021

Mayor Quiambao’s petition for the Philippine government to convert Mangabul Lake into alienable and disposable land reached Philippine Congress and Senate with the help of Congresswoman Rose Marie ‘Baby’ Arenas and Senator Miguel Zubiri. 

An attempt was also made to have Bayambang declared as a city, but it lacked one major requirement: a population of at least 150,000.

RHU V in Brgy. Pantol opened in February. It was built using funds donated by 3rd District Congresswoman Rose Marie 'Baby' Arenas.

“Beauty and the Beast: The Musical” was staged for the first time in Region I. Sponsored by the town’s First Couple, it was staged at the Balon Bayambang Events Center showcasing local talents.

On March 16, Mayor Quiambao launched the Bayambang’s Best longanisa brand at the Public Market.

On April 14, 2021, a newly constructed Bayambang Municipal Fire Station was opened at its old location in Brgy. Zone VI.

On May 17, P22.4-million worth of heavy equipment were purchased by the LGU to revive the town's 8-km inland fishery. The equipment included one wheel loader, two chain excavators, two dump trucks, one tractor head, and one 40-ft two-axle lowbed trailer — all brand new.

Quiambao’s 1Food Corporation started its food manufacturing operations in Brgy. Dusoc. Their initial products included OKrantz assorted vegetable chips and tomato salsa using local farmers’ produce and employing the technology of the DOST-PSU Food Innovation Center after Quiambao discovered its existence.

Silver Concha Wavepool Resort, a water-based resort with artificial waves, was inaugurated in Brgy. Malimpec.

On May 15, Sta. Lucia Land Inc. broke ground for its Centro Verde Bayambang residential estate development across the St. Vincent Ferrer Prayer Park.

Sun Plaza Mall rose in Brgy. Telbang.

Forest Lake Memorial Park opened in Brgy. Nalsian Sur.

Mayor Quiambao created two additional departments: Municipal Legal Office and Internal Audit Unit/Service.

In November, the construction for a building for a planned soil laboratory started in Brgy. Manambong Parte.

 

 

2022  

Mayor Quiambao launched the E-Agro app, a digital platform that addresses the various needs of farmers, especially loans, at their fingertipspossibly the first of its kind in the country. Eight agricultural warehouses were constructed per farming district as supporting infrastructure.

On March 24, a tourism enterprise proposal of the Sangguniang Kabataan of Brgy. Amancosiling Norte was the grand prize winner of Mayor Quiambao's Bayambang Millennials’ Challenge. Patterned after Bloomberg's Mayors Challenge, the competition sought to solicit and reward the most innovative ideas from the youth that could solve one of their own community's problems. The winning team experimented with transforming a moribund river dike area into an Agno River cruise type of attraction.

On March 30, the biggest post-harvest facility complex in Northern Luzon was inaugurated by the Jose-Quiambao family in Brgy. Amancosiling Sur. It was operated by the Agricultural Infrastructure and Leasing Corporation or AILC with office at St. Vincent Village, Brgy. Bical Norte.

The main output of the Bayambang Culture Mapping Project was produced, the book “Say Nanlapuan.”

Mayor Cezar Quiambao ended his second term with the release of a detailed LGU-Bayambang Annual Report.

In May, two women made history by being the first women to get elected as Mayor and Vice-Mayor of the town: Mary Clare Judith Phyllis ‘Niña’ Jose-Quiambao and Ian Camille ‘IC’ Castillo Sabangan. The Municipal Councilors included former Vice-Mayor Mylvin ‘Boying T. Junio, former Vice-Mayor Jose ‘By’ Ramos, Benjamin Francisco S. de Vera, Philip R. Dumalanta, Amory M. Junio, Gerardo ‘Gerry’ Flores, Martin E. Terrado II, Levinson Nessus M. Uy, with Rodelito Bautista, Liga ng mga Barangay President, and Marianne Cheska Dulay, Sangguniang Kabataan President, as ex-officio members.

In May, a mini-dam funded by Senator ‘Koko’ Pimentel was built in Dusoc.

On June 10, the Bayambang Dairy Farm started operations in Brgy. Mangayao.

The Bayambang Polytechnic College (BPC) was established on June 27 by virtue of Municipal Ordinance No. 05, S-2022, later on approved through Sangguniang Panlalawigan Resolution No. 586-2022. An LGU-owned and operated college but initially funded privately by the Jose-Quiambao family, it initially opened in 3F Royal Mall and offered a ladderized program on tech-voc courses and four-year courses in Entrepreneurship and Agribusiness in response to the town’s pressing needs.

On July 4, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Pantol-to-San Gabriel Farm-to-Market Road with Bridge Project, a grant worth P126,478,000.00 from the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rural Development Project-World Bank.

On August 3, the Municipal Bonery beside the Bayambang Fire Station was constructed.

Angkong Noodle House opened at St. Vincent Ferrer Prayer Park, bringing authentic Binondo-style/Chinoy food in town.

On September 19, the Municipal Hatchery opened in Brgy. Langiran.

On October 20, the northernmost span of Wawa Bridge collapsed after two overloaded trucks drove through it at the same time. On November 8, a bailey bridge was constructed by the DPWH to restore traffic in the area.

In early March, PSU-BC received AACCUP Institutional Accreditation Level IV Re-Accredited status. 

In November, Kenneth Mejia, the son of a Bayambangueña was elected as City of Los Angeles Controller or city accountant, the first-ever Filipino and the first Asian to reach such a milestone in the city's history.

A Seal of Good Local Governance for Barangays was conceptualized by Mayor Quiambao long before the Department of the Interior and Local Government introduced this form of recognition for barangay local government units.

Joseph Anthony F. Quinto, General Manager of San Fernando City Water District (La Union), was hired as the town’s first Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Officer or MENRO. Under his watch, the Municipal Nursery housed inside the PSU Bayambang Campus was transferred to the Materials Recovery Facility in Brgy. Dusoc, Mayor Niña Jose-Quiambao’s intensive clean-and-green campaign, Bali-Bali’n Bayambang, was launched, he was elected as President of the Pangasinan Association of Environment and Natural Resources Officers, and the Ecological Solid Waste Management Office received several awards.

2023

On January 22, the Bayambang District Hospital's operating room became the largest among district hospitals in the province, after Kasama Kita sa Barangay Foundation, Inc., Niña Cares Foundation, and the provincial government expanded and improved it together with upgraded equipment.

On February 15, the Balon Bayambang Museum: Home of Innovation was formally opened to the public after a soft launch on October 14, 2022.

RHU VI was built in Brgy. Mangayao on a lot donated by Mayor Cezar T. Quiambao and opened on February 22.

On May 5, former Mayor Quiambao, through CS First Green Agri-Industrial Development Inc., entered into a memorandum of agreement for two solar power plants worth $503-million with a 321-megawatt capacity to be built in Infanta and Dasol towns in western Pangasinan. In the presence of Gov. Ramon Guico III, he signed the MOA in Lingayen together with URIT Limited Philippines Corp., China Energy International Group Co., and the China Energy International Group Co.

On May 8, CitiHardware opened in Brgy. Buayaen.

A Sewage Treatment and Septage Management System Plan was crafted, based on a nationwide directive from President Rodrigo Duterte.

LGU-Bayambang accepted its hard-earned ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management System) Certification from Certification Partner Global - Philippines, at an awarding ceremony held August 16 at the Balon Bayambang Events Center, with all LGU officials and employees in attendance. Thus, the town became the only ISO-certified town/city LGU in Pangasinan aside from LGU-Alaminos City.

On October 12, the local government won the Bayambang Central School case and wasted no time in reclaiming possession of the property.

On December 5, the first 3D LED screen in the country outside of Metro Manila was inaugurated in Royal Mall.

After this, a Christmas attraction inspired by Ghibli Studios’ anime films and characters at the Municipal Plaza attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors and media attention.

LGU-Bayambang scored an "Unmodified Opinion" from the Commission on Audit's Annual Audit Report for the first time, it was announced on June 30.

A portion of the Wawa Evacuation Center was converted into a satellite office of the MDRRMO.

Mayor Niña Jose-Quiambao donated P1-milion for the raffle draw for the LGU’s year-end assessment program.

2024

On January 12, Former Vice-Mayor Raul R. Sabangan was elected as President of the provincial Federation of Liga ng mga Barangay, earning him a seat at the Pangasinan legislative body as an ex-officio Board Member.

On May 15, the National Irrigation Administration started digging in Brgy. Amancosiling Norte.

On June 6, the old Home Economics Building in the old Bayambang Central School campus was renovated and turned into temporary government offices. Soon, another surviving school building was rehabilitated and turned into temporary classrooms of the Bayambang Polytechnic College.

On June 24, BYB Metro broke ground in Brgy. Bical Norte as a new and modern town center that is envisioned to be “the BGC of the North.”

On July 29, Don Teofilo C. Mataban Memorial School opened in Brgy. Ligue, a school constructed by the local government on privately donated land.

On August 8, Bo’s Coffee opened a branch in Brgy. Asin.

On October 18, the seven-story Julius K. Quiambao Medical and Wellness Center was inaugurated in Brgy. Asin with First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos leading the ceremony. The tertiary hospital was managed by The Medical City group.

A Christmas attraction inspired by the “Star Wars” film franchise at the Municipal Plaza attracted thousands of visitors. Digital projection mapping technology and animatronics were used in this attraction.

A cosplay competition was held for the first time, and because of the huge prizes, attracted veteran cosplayers from as far as Metro Manila.

The bougainvillea was declared as the official municipal flower of Bayambang.

In November, a major amusement park broke ground at the site of BYB Metro.

On December 13, a groundbreaking ceremony was held in Brgy. Nalsian Norte for the Nalsian Norte Onion Cold Storage, a grant from the Department of Agriculture worth ₱37,372,158.01.

During the year’s SingKapital celebration in November, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines unveiled a new marker in front of the Municipal Hall stating that Aguinaldo and company were in Bayambang for several days and not just overnight as long thought.

Susanna Rodriguez Evangelista, RN, of Barangay Nalsian Sur, was the topnotcher of the June 2024 Philippine Nurses Special Professional Licensure Examination, securing the top spot with a score of 86.20%.

On May 15, LGU-Bayambang received the Excellence Award from the Philippine Association of Local Government Accountants at the CAP-John Hay Trade and Cultural Center, Baguio City, in recognition of the LGU’s attainment of an “Unmodified or Unqualified Audit Opinion” based on the 2022 COA Annual Audit Report of the Commission on Audit, a first in the annals of the LGU.

On midnight of May 5, a portion of the Public Market caught fire due to octopus wiring in some stalls. Affected stall owners were immediately given financial assistance from the LGU’s fund and the mayor’s personal fund.

In April, the parish church’s Museo de San Vicente was first inaugurated as a parish exhibit.

The local government officially created the positions of Local Youth Development Officer, PWD Affairs Development Officer, Local Revenue Collection Officer, and Business Permits and Licensing Officer and hired qualified personnel for the purpose.

A book, “220 Tula para sa Bayambang,” was published which compiles all winning and non-winning poems about the town’s history and culture from contests held since 2016. The compilation includes entries about the ‘SingKapital’ celebration.

2025

On February 6, the groundbreaking ceremony for the campus of Bayambang Polytechnic College was conducted in Brgy. Bical Norte beside Bayambang District Hospital on a lot donated by Dr. Cezar T. Quiambao. First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos and Commission on Higher Education Chairman Prospero ‘Popoy’ de Vera led the ceremony together with Dr. Cezar T. Quiambao, BPC President, Dr. Rafael L. Saygo, and other dignitaries.

On March 7, Governor Ramon 'Mon-Mon' Guico III and other Pangasinan provincial government officials, together with municipal officials, inaugurated the new CT scan, stationary and portable ultrasound, and X-ray machines at the Bayambang District Hospital, and led the groundbreaking ceremony for the new hemodialysis center there.

On April 5, the St. Vincent Ferrer Parish Church was officially proclaimed by Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop, Most Reverend Socrates Villegas, as an archdiocesan shrine.

This development coincided with the ordination of a new priest from Bayambang, Fr. Alexander I. Martinez, OCarm., after 29 long years.

A groundbreaking ceremony for the rehabilitation of Wawa Bridge was held as an opening activity for the town fiesta.

‘Rhianna’ Cerezo Poquiz of Brgy. San Gabriel 2nd was crowned as the first “Binibeking Bayambang.”

The local government won two other major infrastructure projects from DA-PRDP Scale-up and WB: the Pantol-to-San Gabriel Farm-to-Market Road with Bridge Project, a grant worth ₱319,180,000, and the Nalsian Cold Storage Project, a grant worth ₱246,015,000.

Bayambang was recognized by the National Nutrition Council with the CROWN or Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition Award in the presence of President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr.

A Central Terminal for big buses was completed on the leftmost side of PSU-Bayambang Campus.

Kangaroo Hill Pavilion and Resort opened in Brgy. Sancagulis.

On May 12, Mayor Niña Jose-Quiambao was reelected on her second term after a close fight with Dr. Cathy de Vera. The Municipal Councilors included Nazer Junio, former Vice-Mayor Jose ‘Boy’ Ramos, Gerardo ‘Gerry’ Flores, Levinson Nessus M. Uy, Jocelyn S. Espejo, Engr. Zerex Terrado, Raymund Camacho, and Rhyan de Vera, with Rodelito Bautista, Liga ng mga Barangay President, and Marianne Cheska Dulay, Sangguniang Kabataan President, remaining as ex-officio members.

However, not long after, in June, SK Federation Chair Marianne Cheska Dulay resigned from her post, an unprecedented move, citing protection of her mental health as reason. She was replaced by her Vice-President, John Roy Jalac.

Regene ‘Seven’ Sendaydiego Odon, a singer-actor born and raised in Bayambang, was cast in a Tony Award-winning musical-play, “Kimberly Akimbo,” which toured 80 cities in the USA.

In June, Señor Ihaw, a chicken inasal place, and Angkong Noodle House, a Chinese restaurant, opened at the Bayambang Centro, which took over the commercial place formerly occupied by Magic Supermarket at the public market.

Watsons health and beauty care shop opened in Bayambang.

 

 

Compiled by: Resty S. Odon

 

References: Dr. Clarita Jimenez & Bayambang Quadricentennial Research Team (for the period 1614-2014), Balon Bayambang Facebook page, various official websites, LGU officials and department heads

Contributors: Tessie Reyes, Gernalyn Santos, Jonathan de Castro, Karla de Vera-Cristobal, Boyette Santillan Poserio, Annie Seledio, Corazon Reyes, Jane Kristelle Domingo Macmod, Joel V. Camacho, Bernabe Mercado Jr., Joey Ferrer

 

Researchers: JV Baltazar, Vernaliza Ferrer, Camila Gatpo Garin, Geralyn Pagsolingan, Caryl Nikki Agdeppa, Mica Flores, Sheina Mae U. Gravidez