We recall here the various historic firsts, as far as the town of Bayambang is concerned.
This list was compiled by Dr. Clarita D.G. Jimenez and the rest of the Pista'y Baley 2014 Research Committee, with a few updates from LGU Bayambang's Public Information Office.
1880 - Bayambang operates one of the first three rice mills in Pangasinan installed by Smith, Bell and Company, a British firm.
1908 - Bayambang becomes one of the first Postal Savings Bank branch offices that operate in the province when the Philippine Postal Savings Banked opened business in 1906.
1926 - Farmacia San Rafael, Bayambang’s first drug store, is established.
1935 - Bayambang’s first private school, Saint Vincent Catholic School, is founded with the name Mary Help of Christians Institution under the administration of the Religious of the Virgin Mary or RVM sisters.
1950 - The Bayambang Municipal Library is established and operates under the Mayor’s office through the assistance of USIS Library.
1958 - Bayambang’s first optical clinic and store owned and managed by the Urbi Family is established.
1960 - Bayambang's first cold storage rises up in Bayambang.
April 22, 1961 - Inauguration of two orchestra stands inside the Public Plaza Auditorium of Bayambang under the charge of the Bayambang Civic Club, Inc.
December 27, 1969 - Bayambang holds its first Inter-Color Basketball Tournament at the Bayambang Open Court.
February 15, 1970 - Birth of the first community paper of Bayambang, the “Bayambang Post,” with Atty. Geruncio Lacuesta as publisher.
1970 - The Philippine Police Commission designates 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, chairs the screening committee.
April 5, 1974 - Blessing and inauguration of the belfry tower beside the Catholic church that houses the old bells.
1976 - The Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (CENPELCO), a non-stock electric cooperative starts its operation and extends services in Bayambang.
~1978 - First air-conditioned structure: Homeowners Savings Bank
1980 - Bayambang Water District (NAWASA) starts operation.
1980 - Digitel installs the first telephone system in Bayambang and constructs a building for its office.
July 16, 1980 - Bayambang Emergency Hospital opens its door to the public. It is temporarily housed at the Municipal Annex Building.
This list was compiled by Dr. Clarita D.G. Jimenez and the rest of the Pista'y Baley 2014 Research Committee, with a few updates from LGU Bayambang's Public Information Office.
1880 - Bayambang operates one of the first three rice mills in Pangasinan installed by Smith, Bell and Company, a British firm.
1908 - Bayambang becomes one of the first Postal Savings Bank branch offices that operate in the province when the Philippine Postal Savings Banked opened business in 1906.
1926 - Farmacia San Rafael, Bayambang’s first drug store, is established.
1935 - Bayambang’s first private school, Saint Vincent Catholic School, is founded with the name Mary Help of Christians Institution under the administration of the Religious of the Virgin Mary or RVM sisters.
1950 - The Bayambang Municipal Library is established and operates under the Mayor’s office through the assistance of USIS Library.
1958 - Bayambang’s first optical clinic and store owned and managed by the Urbi Family is established.
1960 - Bayambang's first cold storage rises up in Bayambang.
April 22, 1961 - Inauguration of two orchestra stands inside the Public Plaza Auditorium of Bayambang under the charge of the Bayambang Civic Club, Inc.
December 27, 1969 - Bayambang holds its first Inter-Color Basketball Tournament at the Bayambang Open Court.
February 15, 1970 - Birth of the first community paper of Bayambang, the “Bayambang Post,” with Atty. Geruncio Lacuesta as publisher.
1970 - The Philippine Police Commission designates 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, chairs the screening committee.
April 5, 1974 - Blessing and inauguration of the belfry tower beside the Catholic church that houses the old bells.
1976 - The Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (CENPELCO), a non-stock electric cooperative starts its operation and extends services in Bayambang.
~1978 - First air-conditioned structure: Homeowners Savings Bank
1980 - Bayambang Water District (NAWASA) starts operation.
1980 - Digitel installs the first telephone system in Bayambang and constructs a building for its office.
July 16, 1980 - Bayambang Emergency Hospital opens its door to the public. It is temporarily housed at the Municipal Annex Building.
1983 - The construction of a large concrete version of the Wawa bridge is finished by the DPWH 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
July 1, 1985 - Bayambang District Hospital (the new name of Bayambang Emergency Hospital) is built in Barangay Bical Norte and offers medical services. The lot on which it is built was donated by the family of Teofilo Matabang. Dr. Ernesto Matabang is the first Director of the hospital.
August 28, 1986 - 454 Bayambangueños led by Dr. Orlando M. de Guzman sign and address a petition to President Corazon C. Aquino for the concreting (cementing) of the Bayambang-Camiling Road.
November 17, 1986 - February 1988. For the first time, a Bayambangueño holds a position in the Provincial Board when Dr. Orlando M. de Guzman is appointed Provincial Board Member.
March 17, 1987 - The petition for concreting Bayambang-Camiling Road is approved and Phase I Funding in the amount of PhP2.04 million is released.
October 1987 - The cementing of the Bayambang-Camiling Road starts.
1989 - Mayor Calixto Camacho cuts 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 is housed at the former Municipal Jail.
September 25, 1996 - The first private hospital in Bayambang, the Señor Sto. Niño General Hospital, is established. It has a 25-bed capacity and is located along Juan Luna Street.
2000 - College of Information Technology is established in PSU.
March 2003 - First private memorial park: Hands of Heaven, Brgy. Bani
March 19, 2004 - First resort: Rock Island Nature Resort, Brgy. Telbang
June 2004 - Institute of Nursing opens in PSU.
2004 - Kasama Kita sa Barangay Foundation Inc. is established.
2012 - First ATM (Landbank) is installed, located in front of the Local Civil Registrar's Office of the Municipal Hall.
2012 - First mall: Royal Mall
2012 - First structure with escalator: Royal Mall
2014: Jess and Gene Benebe's Highlands Golden Bean Cafe opens, the town's first cafe.
August 11, 2018 - PSU-DOST I Food Innovation Center is inaugurated.
March 18, 2019 - Papal appointment of a Bayambang-born priest, Fr. Fidelis Layog, as Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, making him the first Catholic bishop from Bayambang
Sources: Pista'y Baley Souvenir Program 2014 and Pista'y Baley Souvenir Program 2018
(For many other historic firsts, we can use the compilation of accomplishment reports of Mayor Cezar T. Quiambao since he assumed office in June 2016: https://bayambangmunicipalnews.blogspot.com/2019/08/continuously-waging-revolutions-with.html)
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