San Fabian, Pangasinan

San Fabian, officially the Municipality of San Fabian (Pangasinan: Baley na San Fabian; Ilocano: Ili ti San Fabian; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Fabian), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 87,428 people.[3]

San Fabian
Municipality of San Fabian
Poblacion
Poblacion
Flag of San Fabian
Official seal of San Fabian
Anthem: Baley Kon San Fabian
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Map of Pangasinan with San Fabian highlighted
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San Fabian is located in Philippines
San Fabian
San Fabian
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°09′N 120°27′E / 16.15°N 120.45°E / 16.15; 120.45
CountryPhilippines
RegionIlocos Region
ProvincePangasinan
District 4th district
FoundedMarch 21, 1717
Named forPope Fabian
Barangays34 (see Barangays)
Government
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 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorMarlyn E. Agbayani
 • Vice MayorConstante B. Agbayani
 • RepresentativeChristopher P. de Venecia
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate57,896 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total
81.28 km2 (31.38 sq mi)
Elevation
7.0 m (23.0 ft)
Highest elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Lowest elevation
−3 m (−10 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
87,428
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
 • Households
22,669
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
17.21
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 231.2 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 206.6 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 212.3 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 26.59 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityDagupan Electric Corporation (DECORP)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2433
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)75
Native languagesPangasinan
Ilocano
Tagalog
Websitewww.sanfabian.gov.ph

Etymology

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The town got its name after Saint Fabian during the Spanish era.

History

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Saint Fabian parish church.

The town used to be called Angio, and had been a mission territory of friars of the Dominican Order during the Spanish era. It is named after Saint Fabian, who was a pontiff and saint of the Roman Catholic Church.

Around 1818, San Fabian had a boundary dispute with Mangaldan. The boundary between the two towns was the Angalacan river, which sometimes overflows because of floods. The boundary dispute was settled in 1900, when the mayor of San Fabian agreed to meet the mayor of Mangaldan and the two reached an agreement with a boundary marker being erected at Longos between the towns of San Fabian and Mangaldan. The agreement was signed by Juan Ulanday, Nicolas Rosa, Vicente Padilla, Marcelo Erfe, and approved by the American Commander Capt. Ferguson.[5]

During the Philippine–American War, hundreds of Pangasinense soldiers and soldiers of the Philippine government died in San Fabian battling the Americans.[6] After the pacification of Pangasinan by the United States, the first town President of San Fabian was Ińigo Dispo. In 1903, the town of Alava became a part of San Fabian and became a mere village or barrio.[7]

During World War II, the liberation of US Naval and Marine forces in Pangasinan started when troops under Gen. Walter Krueger landed on Lingayen and San Fabian beaches. San Fabian landing zones were called White and Blue beaches, names which continue until the present time.[8]

In October 2009, San Fabian was among the places heavily affected by the floods caused by the release of water by the San Roque Dam at Rosales during the height of the Typhoon Pepeng.[9]

Geography

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San Fabian is geographically located in the northern portion in Pangasinan, bordering the provincial boundaries of La Union. It has a land area of 8,129 hectares.[10] It is bounded in the north by Rosario (La Union), Sison in the northeast, Mangaldan in the south, Pozorrubio and San Jacinto in the southeast, Dagupan in the southwest, and in the west by Lingayen Gulf.

San Fabian is 28 kilometres (17 mi) from Lingayen, 59 kilometres (37 mi) from San Fernando, and 234 kilometres (145 mi) from Manila.

Barangays

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San Fabian is politically subdivided into 34 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Alacan
  • Ambalangan-Dalin
  • Angio
  • Anonang
  • Aramal
  • Bigbiga
  • Binday
  • Bolaoen
  • Bolasi
  • Cabaruan
  • Cayanga
  • Colisao
  • Gumot
  • Inmalog Norte
  • Inmalog Sur
  • Lekep-Butao
  • Lipit-Tomeeng
  • Longos Central
  • Longos Proper
  • Longos-Amangonan-Parac-Parac Fabrica
  • Mabilao
  • Nibaliw Central
  • Nibaliw East
  • Nibaliw Magliba
  • Nibaliw Narvarte (Nibaliw West Compound)
  • Nibaliw Vidal (Nibaliw West Proper)
  • Palapad
  • Poblacion
  • Rabon
  • Sagud-Bahley
  • Sobol
  • Tempra-Guilig
  • Tiblong
  • Tocok

Climate

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Climate data for San Fabian, 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)
532.0
(20.94)
364.2
(14.34)
182.5
(7.19)
56.3
(2.22)
24.4
(0.96)
2,091
(82.33)
Average rainy days 3 2 3 5 14 17 22 23 21 13 7 4 134
Source: World Weather Online[11]

Demographics

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Population census of San Fabian
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 10,022—    
1918 15,845+3.10%
1939 19,362+0.96%
1948 23,997+2.41%
1960 29,704+1.79%
1970 35,014+1.66%
1975 39,054+2.21%
1980 42,018+1.47%
1990 51,904+2.14%
1995 59,904+2.72%
2000 66,274+2.19%
2007 74,005+1.53%
2010 77,899+1.88%
2015 83,025+1.22%
2020 87,428+1.02%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15]

Economy

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Poverty incidence of San Fabian

10
20
30
40
2006
32.80
2009
22.06
2012
11.65
2015
10.07
2018
11.46
2021
17.21

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]

Government

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Local government

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San Fabian, belonging to the fourth 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.

The present Mayor of San Fabian is Marlyn Espino-Agbayani, the second woman to be elected as the Local Chief Executive of the said town. Current Vice Mayor is former Mayor Constante Batrina Agbayani, the husband of the current Mayor. Former Vice Mayor Dr. Leopoldo N. Manalo is the only Vice Mayor to be elected and have completed the three-term limit on the said position. Former Mayor Irene F. Libunao is the first woman to be elected as Mayor in the municipality, who served from 2010 to 2013. Marinor Baltazar-De Guzman, the town's Vice Mayor from 2019 to 2022, became the first woman to be elected Board Member representing the 4th Provincial District of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Pangasinan.

Elected officials

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Municipal Council of San Fabian
(2022-2025)
Position Officials LGU Designation
Municipal Mayor Marlyn E. Agbayani Local Chief Executive
Municipal Vice Mayor Constante B. Agbayani Sangguniang Bayan Presiding Officer
Municipal Councilors Chelsea Mae N. Narvasa Sangguniang Bayan Minority Floor Leader
Roberto O. Quirimit Sangguniang Bayan Majority Floor Leader
Errol R. Sison Sangguniang Bayan Member
Marieta C. Cuaresma Sangguniang Bayan Member
Hercules P. Magliba Sangguniang Bayan Member
Kimberly G. Bandarlipe Sangguniang Bayan Assistant Minority Floor Leader
Riemzie A. Abrio Sangguniang Bayan Member
Rolando J. Pedralvez Sangguniang Bayan Member
David B. Agbayani Sangguniang Bayan Ex-officio Member

President, Liga ng mga Barangay - San Fabian
Punong Barangay, Mabilao

Isaac Geneson S. Agbayani Sangguniang Bayan Ex-officio Member

President, Pambayang Pederasyon ng SK - San Fabian
Sangguniang Kabataan Chairperson, Barangay Mabilao

Notable personalities

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References

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  1. ^ Municipality of San Fabian | (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.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  5. ^ Rosario Cortes: Pangasinan-1801-1900, New Day Publishers, 1990, p. 44-45
  6. ^ Rosario Cortes: Pangasinan-1901-1986, New Day Publishers, 1995, p. 7
  7. ^ Rosario Cortes: Pangasinan-1901-1986, New Day Publishers, 1995, p. 19
  8. ^ Rosario Cortes: Pangasinan-1901-1986, New Day Publishers, 1995, p. 125-126
  9. ^ http://pangasinan.org/sanfabian/
  10. ^ "San Fabian | the Official Website of the Province of Pangasinan and its People". Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
  11. ^ "San Fabian, Pangasinan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". World Weather Online. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  12. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 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 June 29, 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 Pangasinan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  16. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  17. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
  18. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
  19. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
  20. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
  21. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
  22. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  23. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
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