TIMELINE
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 occurred, 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.
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.
1813
The construction of the church
and the convent, made of bricks and stone, started.
1865
The first Pangasinan-Spanish
dictionary produced by Father Lorenzo Fernandez Cosgaya was compiled in
Bayambang.
1880 [CANDIDATE FOR DELETION]
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.
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.
Jose Palma, a staff member of the
Revolutionary Government’s newspaper “La Independencia,” wrote a poem that
became the lyrics of “Marcha Nacional Filipina,” now the Philippine National
Anthem. He penned the poem in Bautista, then a barrio 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 Americans.
1922
Gabaldon buildings were erected
at the present-day 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.
1943
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 nine months. 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.
According to local lore, Col.
Ramsey evaded capture by the Japanese by hiding inside a taltagan (giant wooden
mortar) in the barrio of Inirangan.
After the war, a huge part of
Bayambang became the site of the Americans’ Camp Gregg Military Reservation.
1945
On January 7, the Pangasinan
Normal School (formerly Bayambang Normal School) started operations with 293
students.
1954
On June 17, Bayambang became the
first pilot town in the Far East when the Pangasinan Normal School (PNS) was
chosen to be the seat of the Philippine-UNESCO National Community Training
Center (PUNCTC) by virtue of Republic Act No. 1142.
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
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.
1958
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 PUNCTC.
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’s contributions laid the grounds for the long-term development of the town.
Among his notable projects is the construction of the Velodrome, reportedly the first of its kind in the country. 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."
1999
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, then
director of the National Historical Institute.
2004
The Institute of Nursing was
opened in PSU with the help of businessman and philanthropist Cezar T. Quiambao.
2011
On March 14, the National
Historical Commission of the Philippines formally established 5 April 1614 as
Bayambang’s foundation date.
2013
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.
2014
On April 5, Bayambang was
declared the new holder of the Guinness World of Record for Longest Barbeque,
mounting 8,000 grills and 50,000 kilograms of fish spanning 8.16
kilometers.
2016
Long based abroad, Dr. Quiambao went
home for good, ran for Mayor, and won, introducing new politics in town. His six-year
reign was marked by many firsts: CCTV Command Center, emergency hotline number
(#4357), St. Vincent Dialysis Center, Paskuhan sa Bayambang giant animated
Christmas display, free Community Service Card, and satellite markets
(talipapas) and police community precincts in all districts, the first traffic
lights, a proper Tricycle Terminal, Rural Health Units (RHU) III (Carungay), IV
(Macayocayo), and V (Pantol, sponsored by Congresswoman Rose Marie ‘Baby’
Arenas), among many other feats.
2018
Mayor Quiambao declared an
all-out war against poverty in the program called “Rebolusyon Laban sa
Kahirapan.”
The Municipal Library, known for
its collection of rare books, was given 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).
The Pangasinan State University-Bayambang
Campus’ Food Innovation Center was inaugurated in cooperation with the
Department of Science and Technology – Region I.
2019
The Quiambao family unveiled the
Saint Vincent Ferrer Prayer Park in Brgy. Bani, with the 50.1-meter engineered
bamboo statue of St. Vincent Ferrer as highlight, earning for Bayambang its
second Guinness record: “the tallest bamboo sculpture (supported) in the world.”
Mayor Quiambao launched his farm
modernization program with a purchase of a suite of modern farm machines and
other supporting activities, revolutionizing farming practices in town.
2020
Known as a champion of the
public-private partnership (PPP) scheme to expedite economic progress and
infrastructure development, Mayor Quiambao built the Bayambang Commercials
Strip in front of the parish church, among other PPP projects.
2021
Mayor Quiambao’s petition for the
Philippine government to convert Mangabul Lake into alienable and disposable
land reached the Philippine Congress and Senate with the help of Congresswoman
Rose Marie ‘Baby’ Arenas and Senator Miguel Zubiri.
“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.
2022
Mayor Quiambao launched the
E-Agro app, a digital platform that addresses the various needs of farmers,
especially loans, at their fingertips. Eight agricultural warehouses were
constructed per farming district as supporting infrastructure.
Two women made history by being
the first women, and possibly the youngest, to get elected as Mayor and Vice-Mayor of the town: Mary Clare
Judith Phyllis 'Niña' Jose-Quiambao and Ian Camille ‘IC’ C. Sabangan.
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