MAGALANG,MABALACAT AND ARAYAT

magalang

MAGALANG TOPOnym

Rural (1)

• Ayala
• Bucanan
• Camias
• Dolores
• Escaler

Rural (2)

• La Paz
• Navaling
• San Agustin
• San Antonio
• San Francisco

Rural (3)

• San Ildelfonso
• San Isidro
• San Jose
• San Miguel
• San Roque

Rural (4)

• San Vicente
• Santa Maria
• Santo Niño
• Santo Rosario
• Turu

San francisco

• It was formerly called "Batiauan"
• It is one of the largest barrios of Magalang.

San agustin

• is popularly known as Dapa, meaning to lay down flat on the ground
• order of the lieutenant of the revolutionary forces to his soldiers

Magalang toponym

Urban(1)

• San Nicolas (1)
• San Nicolas (2)
• San Pablo
• San Pedro (1)
• San Pedro (2)

Urban (2)

• Santa Cruz
• Santa Lucia

San pablo

• The barrio has three sitios
• Talimunduc a Maragul, Talimunduc a Malati and Cubul
• named San Pablo in honor of Capitan Pablo Luciano

Santa Cruz

• Formerly this barrio was named "Alasas"
• due to many "alasas" leaves that covered both sides of a small stream

San pedro

• It has always been called San Pedro ever since
• comprised what are known as barrios San Nicolas and Sta. Cruz

San nicolas

• From the beginning it has always been named San Nicolas
• The barrio has no sitios

Magalang origin

Origin(1)

• Magalang is one of the most ancient towns of Pampanga
• established by the Augustinians in 1605
• Its original site was a place called Macapsa
• was later transferred to San Bartolome
• only one of 15 towns in the province to have an Augustinian church

Origin(2)

• The armed rebellions of Francisco Maniago
• There was also the great flood caused by the Parua River
• First to move was the gobernadorcillo Pablo Luciano
• The group brought with them the image of their patron, San Bartolome
• Fr. Ramon Sarrionandia, gave the name Pedro de Magalang

Origin(3)

• Aquinos, Yumuls and Pinedas transferred to Barrio Matandoc
• Magalang expanded with the generous land donation of Don Cristobal Lacson
• Magalang was the site of the battle of Camansi
• Magalang became a prosperous sugar and rice town.
• Magalang became a prosperous sugar and rice town.

Origin (4)

• It continues to be famous for its sweet confections;
• pastillas de leche from this town are renowned for their creaminess
• Many inland fishponds, piggeries and poultry farms were moved to Magalang

Magalang Demographics

POPULATION CENSUS OF MAGALANG

Festivals and traditions

Kamaru Festival

• its First Kamaru Festival was last August 21, 2012
• inter-school street dancing and free interpretation competition
• The Kamaru is also considered a delicacy in the province

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Town Fiesta

• The town fiesta, observed on August 24, is the feast day of San Bartolome
• Several months before the fiesta, people would raise pigs
• Days before the fiesta, the houses are being cleaned with “pakiling” leaves

CUlinary

plantanillas

TIBUK-TIBUK

traditions

LOVE, COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE

• Once the parents of the girls have accepted the marriage
• the boy with his father starts repairing the girl's house.

BIRTH

• While a mother was pregnant the parent took care that they
• did not tie their necks with kerchiefs so the child
• not be born with its cord tied around his neck.

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San agustin church

• The barangay is popularly known as Dapa
• One of the men of Antero Dizon
• carved an image of San Agustin in the trunk of a tree
• The Negritoes found it and brought it to the barrio
• A devoted Catholic donated a piece of land, had a chapel built

Pampanga agricultural college

• Started as "Granja Modelo" in 1885 by the Spaniards
• PAC continuously undertakes agricultural research, production and extension

Rivera house

• Picture Built by Don Cayetano Rivera
• The house was used as quarters of the Japanese soldiers

Memorable Kapampangan

Arts and culture

jose m. navarro

• a writer became also a Chief of Police and two term mayor of the town.
• Coming from a rice-producing town, Magalang
• Navarro’s setting for his novels is often the rural areas.

amancio a. tapnio

• one of the best poets in Magalang, Pampanga.
• He has written many lyric poems and several verse narratives.

Sports

edgardo ocampo

• Star athlete, son of Fernando Ocampo
• and Lourdes Luciano was a member of Nat'l 
• Basketball team, that played in 4 olympics.