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San Jacinto, Pangasinan

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San Jacinto
Municipality
Municipality of San Jacinto
Public market
Public market
Official seal of San Jacinto
Seal
Map of Pangasinan with San Jacinto highlighted
Map of Pangasinan with San Jacinto highlighted
Map
Interactive map of San Jacinto
San Jacinto is located in Philippines
San Jacinto
San Jacinto
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°04′21″N 120°26′28″E / 16.0725°N 120.44111°E / 16.0725; 120.44111
CountryPhilippines
RegionIlocos Region
ProvincePangasinan
District 4th district
FoundedAugust 17, 1598
Annexation to ManaoagOctober 8, 1903
CharteredOctober 31, 1906
FounderHerminigildo Milgar
Named forHyacinth of Poland
Barangays19 (see Barangays)[1]
Government
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 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorLeo de Vera
 • Vice MayorRobert O. de Vera
 • RepresentativeChristopher P. de Venecia
 • Municipal Council
Members
  • Anna Mari C. Abarcar
  • Teodora Nicomedez
  • Juanito Aldrin S. Sotong
  • Richard R. Jornadal
  • Benjamin A. Visperas
  • Virginia B. Zarate
  • Sean Alexis D. Cardozo
  • Manuel C. Ogoy
 • Electorate29,354 voters (2025)
Area
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 • Total
44.18 km2 (17.06 sq mi)
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Highest elevation
101 m (331 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2024 census)[4]
 • Total
44,713
 • Density1,012/km2 (2,621/sq mi)
 • Households
10,348
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
15.79
% (2023)[5]
 • Revenue₱ 209.4 million (2024)
 • Assets₱ 711.1 million (2024)
 • Expenditure₱ 156.3 million (2024)
 • Liabilities₱ 51.02 million (2024)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCentral Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (CENPELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2431
PSGC
0105534000
IDD : area code +63 (0)75
Native languagesPangasinan
Ilocano
Tagalog

San Jacinto, officially the Municipality of San Jacinto (Pangasinan: Baley na San Jacinto; Ilocano: Ili ti San Jacinto; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Jacinto), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 44,713 people.[6]

Etymology

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Padre Herminigildo Milgar founded the town on August 17, 1598, which was named after Hyacinth of Poland, canonized on April 17, 1594, by Pope Clement VIII.

History

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San Jacinto was founded by Padre Herminigildo Milgar on August 17, 1598. It became a municipality in 1601, one of the oldest towns in Pangasinan.[7]

On October 8, 1903, Urbiztondo was absorbed by the municipality of Manaoag by virtue of Philippine Commission Act No. 931.[8] It was later separated as a re-established municipality on October 31, 1906.[9]

Geography

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San Jacinto is situated 28.37 kilometers (17.63 mi) from the provincial capital Lingayen, and 207.23 kilometers (128.77 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

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San Jacinto is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks, and some have sitios.

  • Awai
  • Bolo
  • Capaoay (Poblacion East)
  • Casibong
  • Imelda (Decrito)
  • Guibel
  • Labney
  • Magsaysay (Capay)
  • Lobong
  • Macayug
  • Bagong Pag-asa
  • San Guillermo (Poblacion West)
  • San Jose
  • San Juan
  • San Roque
  • San Vicente
  • Santa Cruz
  • Santa Maria
  • Santo Tomas

Climate

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Climate data for San Jacinto, Pangasinan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 33
(91)		 34
(93)		 34
(93)		 33
(91)		 32
(90)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 32
(90)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 32
(90)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21
(70)		 21
(70)		 23
(73)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 22
(72)		 24
(74)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4.3
(0.17)		 19.1
(0.75)		 27.3
(1.07)		 45.2
(1.78)		 153.3
(6.04)		 271.3
(10.68)		 411.1
(16.19)		 532
(20.9)		 364.4
(14.35)		 182.5
(7.19)		 56.3
(2.22)		 24.4
(0.96)		 2,091.2
(82.3)
Average rainy days 3 2 3 5 14 17 22 23 21 13 7 4 134
Source: World Weather Online (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[10]

Demographics

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Town hall (with statue of former President Ramon Magsaysay)

Religion

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Parish Church of St. Hyacinth

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St. Hyacinth Parish Church

The 1590 Parish Church of St. Hyacinth (Vicariate of Santo Tomas de Aquino, San Jacinto, 2431 Pangasinan, 23,628 Catholics, feast day, August 17, Parish priests are Rev. Fr. Roland Anthony S. Gavina)[16] is under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan,[17] Roman Catholic Diocese of Urdaneta (Vicariate III: Queen of the Most Holy Rosary).[18][19][20] Its Vicar Forane is Rev. Fr. Genaro A. Herramia.[21]

Father Diego Aduarte accounts that the 1898 Pueblo of San Jacinto existed by virtue of the Dominican capitular acts of 1604 statement that the Ilocanos settled at San Jacinto.[16][22][23]

In 1699, it was granted a resident vicar but later annexed to Manaoag or Mangaldan. As early as 1598, San Jacinto church existed, but in 1719 the 1653 new church was burned paving for the construction of a new one in 1731 whose façade and tower were destroyed by the 1848 and 1892 earthquakes.[19]

Saint Hyacinth of Poland (Hyacinth), (b. ca. 1185 in Kamień Śląski (Ger. Groß Stein) near Opole (Ger. Oppeln), Upper Silesia – d. 15 August 1257) was a Doctor of Sacred Studies and a secular priest, he worked to reform women's monasteries in his native Poland.

Economy

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Poverty incidence of San Jacinto (%)

10
20
30
40
2000
32.49
2003
27.62
2006
24.20
2009
21.13
2012
13.63
2015
11.47
2018
13.33
2021
16.81
2023
15.79

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]

The main sources of livelihood of the residents are agriculture, construction, poultry, dressing plant, cornhusk weaving, sand and gravel crushing plant and bag-and basket-making. 4th District Rep. Gina de Venecia initiated the Bayong and Corn–Husk Development Project fashioning these waste products into luxurious bags & baskets, and moccasins.

From Manila, one can reach San Jacinto, Pangasinan in 2 hours and 36 minutes without traffic via North Luzon Expressway in the distance of 204 km.

San Jacinto corn husks bayongs under the Jaime Ongpin Foundation replaced plastic bags due to environmental concerns of San Jacinto Weavers Association led by its president, Sixto Aquino. The town Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) granted resident trainings on Basic Bayong Weaving; Dyeing Raw Materials, Skills Upgrading, and Intensive Product Design & Innovations.[33]

In 2011, San Jacinto had dispersed Tilapia fingerlings.[34]

Government

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Mayor' Gate

San Jacinto is part of the fourth congressional district of the province of Pangasinan. It 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 councilors are elected directly by the people through an election held every three years.

The San Jacinto Town Hall was constructed from 1959 to 1963. In 2012, it began its (unfinished) renovation.

The chief executive of San Jacinto is its municipal mayor, Leo F. De Vera with his municipal vice mayor, Robert O. De Vera, with eight sangguniang bayan councilors who hold offices at the Municipal Town Hall and Legislative Office/Session Hall.[35][36]

Elected officials

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Members of the Municipal Council (2025-):[37]

  • Congressman: Christopher George Martin P. de Venecia
  • Mayor: Leo F. De Vera
  • Vice-Mayor: Robert O. De Vera
  • Councilors:
    • Atty. Anna Mari C. Abarcar
    • Juanito Aldrin S. Sotong II
    • Teodora Nicomedez
    • Richard R. Jornadal
    • Benjamin A. Visperas
    • Virginia B. Zarate
    • Sean Alexis D. Cardozo
    • Manuel C. Ogoy

Education

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The San Jacinto Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.[38]

Primary and elementary schools

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  • Alejandro A. Gamboa Elementary School
  • Awai Elementary School
  • Basilio B. Villanueva Elementary School of Bolo
  • Bernabe Q. Biagtan Elementary School
  • Casibong Elementary School
  • East Central School
  • Labney Elementary School
  • Lobong Elementary School
  • Macayug Elementary School
  • Osnit Elementary School
  • San Jacinto Catholic School
  • San Jacinto National High School
  • San Jose Elementary School
  • San Roque Elementary School
  • San Vicente Elementary School
  • Sta. Cruz Elementary School
  • Sta. Maria Elementary School
  • Sunrisers Merryland School
  • West Central School

Secondary schools

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  • Lobong National High School
  • San Jacinto Catholic School
  • San Jacinto National High School
  • Sunrisers Merryland School

References

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  1. ↑ "Municipalities". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  2. ↑  Municipality of San Jacinto | (DILG)
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "881 Cities and Municipalities Recorded Poverty Incidence of 20 Percent or Lower in 2023". Philippine Statistics Authority. 6 February 2026. Archived from the original on 3 June 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "San Jacinto | The Official Website of the Province of Pangasinan and its People". pangasinan.gov.ph. Province of Pangasinan. Archived from the original on 27 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  8. ↑ Act No. 931 (October 8, 1903), An Act Reducing the Thirty-seven Municipalities of the Province of Pangasinan to Twenty-five, retrieved August 31, 2026
  9. ↑ Act No. 1556 (October 31, 1906), An Act Increasing the Number of Municipalities in the Province of Pangasinan From Thirty-two to Forty-one, by Reconstituting Certain Municipalities in Said Province, and Giving to Each the Territory Which It Comprised Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Thirty-one, retrieved August 31, 2026
  10. ↑ "San Jacinto, Pangasinan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". World Weather Online. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  12. ↑ Census of Population (2015). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  13. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region I (Ilocos Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  14. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  15. ↑ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  16. 1 2 "Vicariate of Sto. Tomas de Aquino". Archived from the original on 2018-07-25.
  17. ↑ "Home". rcald.org. Archived from the original on 2011-09-03.
  18. ↑ "List of Parishes of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Urdaneta | Philippine Churches". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
  19. 1 2 "Capital of Pangasinan: All Churches in Pangasinan". 18 February 2008.
  20. ↑ "UCA News".
  21. ↑ "Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan". www.claretianpublications.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02.
  22. ↑ "Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception".
  23. ↑ "Diocese of Urdaneta". www.cbcponline.net. Archived from the original on 2004-03-27.
  24. ↑ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  25. ↑ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  26. ↑ "2003 Small Area Estimates of Poverty (Full Report)" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 11 March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  27. ↑ "2006 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012. Archived from the original on 21 May 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  28. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  29. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  30. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  31. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  32. ↑ "881 Cities and Municipalities Recorded Poverty Incidence of 20 Percent or Lower in 2023". Philippine Statistics Authority. 6 February 2026. Archived from the original on 3 June 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  33. ↑ "San Jacinto bayongs eyed as an alternative | Sunday Punch". Retrieved 2012-12-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  34. ↑ "Tilapia fingerlings dispersal in San Jacinto | the Official Website of the Province of Pangasinan and its People". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
  35. ↑ "List of Mayors: Information about the list of Mayors in the Philippines". pinas.ph. Philippine Information, Networks, Ads and Services. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  36. ↑ "2013 Candidates in San Jacinto | List of Candidates for San Jacinto, Pangasinan | Know Your Candidates". www.know-your-candidates.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  37. ↑ "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  38. ↑ "Masterlist of Schools" (PDF). Department of Education. January 15, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
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