Bautista, Pangasinan

Not to be confused with Basista, another municipality in Pangasinan.

Bautista
Municipality
Municipality of Bautista
Arch of welcome and Municipal hall
Seal
Map of Pangasinan with Bautista highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Bautista Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°48′37″N120°28′32″E / 15.8103°N 120.4756°E / 15.8103; 120.4756
Country	Philippines
Region	Ilocos Region
Province	Pangasinan
District	5th district
Founded	May 5, 1900
Named for	John the Baptist
Barangays	18 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Amadeo T. Espino
•  Vice Mayor	Joseph G. Espino
•  Representative	Ramon V. Guico III
•  Municipal Council	Members Rosemarie G. Gacutan Albino D. Mejia Sr. Simplicio I. Petinez III Raem V. Aquino Jesus S. Villanueva Enrico Y. Siahon Nilo F. Laguardia Dominador C. Ramos
•  Electorate	22,290 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	46.33 km2 (17.89 sq mi)
Elevation	21 m (69 ft)
Highest elevation	48 m (157 ft)
Lowest elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	35,398
• Density	760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
•  Households	8,478
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	14.79 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 113 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 221.1 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 97.15 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 28.15 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (CENPELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2424
PSGC	015510000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)75
Native languages	Pangasinan Ilocano Tagalog

Bautista, officially the Municipality of Bautista (Pangasinan : Baley na Bautista; Ilocano : Ili ti Bautista; Tagalog : Bayan ng Bautista), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,398 people. ^[3]

Bautista is called "The Walis Tambo (broom) Capital of Pangasinan". ^[5] It is honored as the "Lupang Hinirang". ^[6]

History

Boletin Ecclesiastico de Filipinas published that the Dominicans founded Pangasinan towns of Binalatongan (City of San Carlos, 1588), Calasiao, 1588, Mangaldan, 1600, Manaoag, 1608, Lingayen, 1614, Dagupan, 1614 and Telbang (now Bautista, 1614). A historian, Rosario Cortez, however, wrote that Bautista existed since 1686, but was removed to the Parish of Bayambang.

The "Rebirth of Bautista" as Municipality was only in 1900. Don Ramon Reynado became the first town executive along with other notable founder: Guillermo Agcaoile, Francisco Gonzales, Felipe Ramos, Dionisio Galvan, Teodoro Carungay, Claudio and Antonio Galsim, Marciano Guzman, Nicolas Galsim, Marcelino Villanueva and Eleno Cayabyab.

Bautista was dubbed "mercancia" or "Melting Pot" (where cargoes due to Camiling, Tarlac were traded via the Agno River or by train). The municipality was truly a melting pot, indicative of which is the diversity of people's dialects and languages. The residents of the town were Pangasinenses, Ilocanos, Tagalogs, Pampangos, Chinese and Spanish. The people of Nibaliw, Baluyot and Cabuaan are mostly Pangasinenses. The people of Nandacan, Villanueva, Poponto, Primicias, Artacho and Pogo are predominantly Ilocanos. Within the Poblacion, one would be able to meet a number of people with different persuasions, ideals and expression in varied dialects and language.

Bautista natives' livelihoods are farming, broom making (fiber, tanobong and midribs), dressmaking, sawali making, buro making, building construction, auto mechanics, basketry, bag making, blacksmithing, pottery, ceramics and hollow blocks making and rattan crafts. The residents also have clay, cattle, poultry, bamboo, rattan, anahaw, abiang, fishes, sugar, basi, vinegar and coconut, including watermelon and onion, its principal product.

1907 to 1920 was its golden years until San Quintin-Paniqui rail road line was opened, thus Bautista lost to Rosales, Tayug and San Quintin. The big floods of 1934 and 1972 almost annihilated the flood-prone town. ^[7]

Alcala March to Righteousness

The Alcala December 5, 2012 "March to Righteousness" was launched to have joined the Ombudsman of the Philippines observance of December 9 International Anti-Corruption Day United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). Recently, Alcala held its Incident Command System Training, the Bautista LGU-Pangasinan, the Malacanang & Google hold MapUp Session, the 23rd National Statistics Month (NSM) and Philippine Civil Service Anniversary 2012. ^[8]

Geography

Bautista is located east of Pangasinan part of the Pangasinan's Fifth Congressional District with a land area of 8,213 hectares. Bautista is bounded by Alcala, Pangasinan, north; Bayambang, south, Agno River and Moncada, Tarlac, east. ^[5]

Bautista is 43 kilometres (27 mi) from Lingayen and 187 kilometres (116 mi) from Manila.

Barangays

Bautista is politically subdivided into 18 barangays: ^[9] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Artacho
• Baluyot
• Cabuaan
• Cacandongan
• Diaz
• Nandacan
• Nibaliw Norte
• Nibaliw Sur
• Palisoc
• Poblacion East
• Poblacion West
• Pogo
• Poponto
• Primicias
• Ketegan
• Sinabaan
• Vacante
• Villanueva

Barangay Poblacion West is the site where the lyrics of the Philippine National Anthem were written, and it is known as the "Home of the Philippine National Anthem". In 1899, Jose Palma wrote his poem "Filipinas" which became the Anthem's lyrics. ^[10]

Climate

Climate data for Bautista, Pangasinan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	31 (88)	31 (88)	31 (88)	33 (91)	32 (90)	32 (90)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	31 (88)	31 (88)	31 (88)	31 (88)
Average low °C (°F)	21 (70)	21 (70)	22 (72)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (73)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	5.1 (0.20)	11.6 (0.46)	21.1 (0.83)	27.7 (1.09)	232.9 (9.17)	350.8 (13.81)	679.8 (26.76)	733.1 (28.86)	505 (19.9)	176.6 (6.95)	67.2 (2.65)	17.7 (0.70)	2,828.6 (111.38)
Average rainy days	3	3	3	4	14	18	23	25	22	15	8	4	142
Source: World Weather Online [11]

Demographics

Population census of Bautista

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	6,661	—
1918	5,424	−1.36%
1939	7,203	+1.36%
1948	9,176	+2.73%
1960	12,375	+2.52%
1970	14,985	+1.93%
1975	16,749	+2.26%
1980	18,072	+1.53%
1990	21,280	+1.65%
1995	23,375	+1.77%
2000	27,066	+3.19%
2007	28,094	+0.52%
2010	30,193	+2.66%
2015	32,307	+1.30%
2020	35,398	+1.81%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15]

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Bautista, belonging to the fifth congressional district of the province of Pangasinan, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Municipal seal

The official seal of Bautista has "BAYAN NG BAUTISTA" amid the green color (agricultural area, the gear, farming developments, the carabao). ^[23]

Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council
(2019–2022) ^[24]

Position	Name
Congressman	Ramon V. Guico III
Mayor	Amadeo T. Espino
Vice-Mayor	Joseph G. Espino
Councilors	Rosemarie G. Gacutan
	Albino D. Mejia Sr.
	Simplicio I. Petinez III
	Raem V. Aquino
	Jesus S. Villanueva
	Enrico Y. Siahon
	Nilo F. Laguardia
	Dominador C. Ramos

Tourism

1723 Parish Church of St. John the Baptist facade

Bautista celebrates Philippine Eagle Week from June 4, 2012, to June 10, 2012 (Presidential Proclamation No. 79). ^[25]

In the "Parada Na Dayew", a festivals of Pangasinan towns in the 432nd anniversary of April 11, 2012, Bautista Float Entry "Lupang Hinirang" claimed the 1st runner-up trophy with a cash of P 75, 000 and trophy. ^[26]

• Maekrisanne Resort, Bautista Police Building, Bautista Municipal Park, Bautista Municipal Auditorium, Rural Bank of Bautista (Pangasinan), Inc. and Jose Palma Historic Place
• 2nd Buntis Congress was held at Bautista ^[27] (August 15, 2012, at Maekrisanne Garden Resort attended by 134 participants). ^[28]

1723 Parish Church of St. John the Baptist

Bautista derived its name from Saint John the Baptist ("Voice of the Wilderness and the Precursor of the Lord"), hence its town fiesta on June 23 and 24, the nativity of St. John, the Baptist. ^[29]

The Parish Church of St. John the Baptist (F-1723), Poblacion East, Bautista, 2424 Pangasinan has a population of 19,547 Catholics with Parish Priests, Rev. Rafael Mesa and Rev. Rolando A. Fernandez. ^[30] It is a part of the Vicariate IV: Queen of Peace, ^[31] under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. ^{[32] [33] [34]} Its Vicar Forane is Rev. Fr. Alberto T. Arenos. ^{[31] [35] [36]}

Education

Bautista Schools include Baluyot, BNHS, Bautista Central School, CNHS and St. John Institute and A. Diaz, Sr. Elementary School, inter alia.

Gallery

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  Bautista Municipal Hall
• 
  Bautista police building and Town Hall
• 
  Municipal health office
• 
  Bautista municipal park and auditorium
• 
  Old house

References

1.   Municipality of Bautista | (DILG)
2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN   0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
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5. "Ordinances | Municipality of Bautista". Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
6. http://www.bautista.gov.ph/?attachment_id=353%5B%5D
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8. http://www.bautista.gov.ph/?p=1120%5B%5D
9. "Province: PANGASINAN". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
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11. "Bautista, Pangasinan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". World Weather Online. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
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22. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
23. http://www.bautista.gov.ph/?page_id=275%5B%5D
24. "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
25. http://www.bautista.gov.ph/?page_id=691%5B%5D
26. http://www.bautista.gov.ph/?page_id=349%5B%5D
27. http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=1941345800595%5B%5D
28. http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=1941345790626%5B%5D
29. http://www.bautista.gov.ph/?page_id=105%5B%5D
30. "Parishes". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
31. "Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan". Archived from the original on May 15, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
32. "Diocese of Urdaneta". Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
33. "List of Parishes of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Urdaneta | Philippine Churches". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
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36. "Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan: Vicariate of Sto. Tomas de Aquino". Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2013.

Sources

• Boletin Ecclesiastico de Filipinas
  • Rosario Cortez, PANGASINAN, 1901-1986: A Political, Socio Economic and Cultural History

External links

• Bautista Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Municipal Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines
• Bautista at the Pangasinan Government Website
• Bautista Website
• Local Governance Performance Management System
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information