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Pozorrubio

Pozorrubio, officially the Municipality of Pozorrubio ([pɔsɔˈrʊbjɔʔ]; Pangasinan: Baley na Pozorrubio; Ilocano: Ili ti Pozorrubio; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pozorrubio), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 74,729 people.[3]

Pozorrubio
Ili ti Pozorrubio (Ilocano)
Baley na Pozorrubio (Pangasinan)
Municipality
Municipality of Pozorrubio
Plaza with Municipal Hall in background
Plaza with Municipal Hall in background
Flag of Pozorrubio
Flag
Official seal of Pozorrubio
Seal
Motto(s): 
"Pozorrubio, Strong and Free"
Anthem: Pozorrubio Hymn
Map of Pangasinan with Pozorrubio highlighted
Map of Pangasinan with Pozorrubio highlighted
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Pozorrubio is located in Philippines
Pozorrubio
Pozorrubio
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°07′N 120°33′E / 16.12°N 120.55°E / 16.12; 120.55
CountryPhilippines
RegionIlocos Region
ProvincePangasinan
District 5th district
FoundedJanuary 13, 1870
Barangays34 (see Barangays)
Government
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 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Pozorrubio[*]Kelvin T. Chan
 • Vice MayorErnesto "Snooky" B. Salcedo III
 • RepresentativeRamon N. Guico, Jr.
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate53,402 voters (2022)
Area
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 • Total
134.60 km2 (51.97 sq mi)
Elevation
69 m (226 ft)
Highest elevation
588 m (1,929 ft)
Lowest elevation
24 m (79 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
74,729
 • Density560/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
 • Households
20,294
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
13.19
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 254.8 million (2020), 118.9 million (2012), 132 million (2013), 147.2 million (2014), 165.2 million (2015), 179.1 million (2016), 201.2 million (2017), 215.6 million (2018), 236.7 million (2019), 274.6 million (2021), 357.6 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 903.2 million (2020), 306 million (2012), 316.5 million (2013), 345 million (2014), 383.2 million (2015), 628.8 million (2016), 695.2 million (2017), 764.4 million (2018), 838.4 million (2019), 982.3 million (2021), 1,112 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 200.3 million (2020), 98.54 million (2012), 102.7 million (2013), 102.2 million (2014), 165.2 million (2015), 179.1 million (2016), 144.3 million (2017), 167.8 million (2018), 175.9 million (2019), 194.9 million (2021), 230.1 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 67.14 million (2020), 40.5 million (2012), 32.14 million (2013), 33.51 million (2014), 49.14 million (2015), 54.65 million (2016), 62.2 million (2017), 56.3 million (2018), 68.87 million (2019), 61.66 million (2021), 71.08 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityPangasinan 3 Electric Cooperative (PANELCO 3)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2435
PSGC
015530000
IDD : area code +63 (0)75
Native languagesPangasinan
Ilocano
Tagalog
Websitewww.pozorrubio.ph

Often, the town's name is written as "Pozzorubio", but the correct spelling is "Pozorrubio". Its land area is 8,965 hectares.[5]

Pozorrubio is 199 kilometres (124 mi) from Manila and is 60 kilometres (37 mi) from the provincial capital, Lingayen.

History

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Pozorrubio began as Claris, a hamlet and later barrio of San Jacinto, Pangasinan. It was named in honour of Juan de la Cruz Palaris, leader of the 1762 Palaris Revolt in Binalatongan (today San Carlos City).

Wealthy landowners Don Benito Magno, Domingo Aldana, Pedro Itliong, Bartolomé Naniong, Bernardo Olarte, Pedro Salcedo, Juan Ancheta, Antonio Sabolboro, José Songcuan, Tobías Paragas, Francisco Callao, and Baltazar Casiano y Salazar filed a petition on June 19, 1868, with Governor-General Carlos María de la Torre y Navacerrada through the Pangasinan Alcalde Mayor, requesting the conversion of Barrio Claris into an independent town. It included the modern barangays of Nantangalan, Maambal, Bantugan, Dilan, Malasin, and Talogtog.[6] The town's seat of government was at the original site of Barrio Claris, now Barangay Amagbagan.

The local parish priest, Rev. Fr. Asencio OP, and a certain Domingo Castro of Lingayen, also filed petitions to the Governor-General. Magno, Castro, Aldana, and Don Agustín Venezuela travelled to Manila by carruaje (stagecoach pulled by four horses) to personally deliver the second petition, which Queen Isabel II of Spain gave assent to on August 13, 1868.

The request was granted on November 3, 1869,[7] and Claris became a Municipio on January 13, 1870. Fr Asencio suggested the new name of "Pozorrubio" to Governor-General De la Torre: it was in his honour as he was also Count of Pozor, with the addition of "Rubio".

Saint Philomena was chosen as the town's patron saint, with a feast day of August 13, the anniversary of Queen Isabel II elevating the barrio into a town. In the Catholic Church, she is venerated as a young virgin martyr whose remains were discovered in 1802 in the Catacombs of Priscilla. Three tiles enclosing the tomb bore a Latin inscription that was taken to indicate that her name was Filumena, anglicised as "Philomena". Her relics were translated to Mugnano del Cardinale in 1805 and became the focus of widespread devotion, with several miracles credited to her intercession, including the healing of Venerable Pauline Jaricot in 1835. Saint John Vianney attributed to her the miraculous cures people said were his work.

The town's twelve intelligentsia formed the first Communidad or Town Council (Tribunal or Presidencia, the Town Hall):

  • Don Benito Magno
  • Don Domingo Aldana
  • Don Juan Ancheta
  • Don Francisco Callao
  • Don Pedro Itliong
  • Don Bartolomé Naniong
  • Don Bernardo Olarte
  • Don Tobías Paragas
  • Don Antonio Sabaldoro
  • Don Pedro Salcedo
  • Don José Songcuan
  • Don Protacio Venezuela

Magno was elected on November 3, 1868, as the first Gobernadorcillo and began his term on January 1, 1869. Don José Sanchéz and Don Agustín Venezuela donated the plaza lot.

The parish priest of Pozorrubio's mother town San Jacinto, Fr. Pablo Almazan, appointed Doña Francisca Aldana-Magno, the wife of Don Benito, to teach in the only school set up in Claris. The town was then relocated to Cablong. On December 18, 1880, Gobernadorcillo Don Bernardo Olarte inaugurated the new site, with a new parish priest, Rev. Fr. Joaquín Gonzáles presiding over a brand-new church its attached convento.

During the Second World War, Imperial Japanese troops executed Filomeno G. Magno, a lawyer and the direct heir of Don Benito Magno, in 1942. Don Benito Estaris Magno's mother, Doña María Estaris (Akolaw Inkew) was Benito's first teacher, and his wife Doña Francisca was the schoolteacher in Claris.

On April 19, 2012, Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz[8] declared false the alleged apparition of an aswang (a generic term for a ghoul) in Barangay Villegas.[9][10]

Geography

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Barangays

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

  • Alipangpang
  • Amagbagan
  • Balacag
  • Banding
  • Bantugan
  • Batakil
  • Bobonan
  • Buneg
  • Cablong
  • Casanfernandoan
  • Castaño
  • Dilan
  • Don Benito
  • Haway
  • Imbalbalatong
  • Inoman
  • Laoac
  • Maambal
  • Malasin
  • Malokiat
  • Manaol
  • Nama
  • Nantangalan
  • Palacpalac
  • Palguyod
  • Poblacion District I
  • Poblacion District II
  • Poblacion District III
  • Poblacion District IV
  • Rosario
  • Sugcong
  • Talogtog
  • Tulnac
  • Villegas

Climate

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Climate data for Pozorrubio, Pangasinan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31
(88) 		31
(88) 		32
(90) 		34
(93) 		35
(95) 		34
(93) 		32
(90) 		32
(90) 		32
(90) 		32
(90) 		32
(90) 		31
(88) 		32
(90)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22
(72) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		22
(72) 		23
(74)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 13.6
(0.54) 		10.4
(0.41) 		18.2
(0.72) 		15.7
(0.62) 		178.4
(7.02) 		227.9
(8.97) 		368
(14.5) 		306.6
(12.07) 		310.6
(12.23) 		215.7
(8.49) 		70.3
(2.77) 		31.1
(1.22) 		1,766.5
(69.56)
Average rainy days 3 2 2 4 14 16 23 21 24 15 10 6 140
Source: World Weather Online[11]

Demographics

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Population census of Pozorrubio
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 11,018—    
1918 15,391+2.25%
1939 18,627+0.91%
1948 21,675+1.70%
1960 26,625+1.73%
1970 33,006+2.17%
1975 35,618+1.54%
1980 38,257+1.44%
1990 48,460+2.39%
1995 52,378+1.47%
2000 58,252+2.30%
2007 63,689+1.24%
2010 66,111+1.37%
2015 69,555+0.97%
2020 74,729+1.42%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14]

Economy

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Poverty incidence of Pozorrubio

5
10
15
20
25
30
2006
24.30
2009
19.95
2012
15.35
2015
10.16
2018
7.71
2021
13.19

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]

  • Main crops: rice, sugarcane, tobacco, mango, vegetables and legumes, coconut, corn and cotton
  • Cottage industries: bamboo and rattan products for exports, swords, knives, bolos, and other metal crafts
  • Other industries: sand and gravel, concrete hollow blocks, leather craft, gold panning, fresh water fishponds, poultry and cattle raising

Government

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Local government

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Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Pozorrubio, 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.

The chief executives of the town are Mayor Artemio Q. Chan and Vice Mayor Ernesto T. Go, with eight Sangguniang Bayan members or councilors who hold office at the Town Hall and Legislative Building's Session Hall.[23]

Elected officials

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Members of the Municipal Council
(2022–2025)[24]
Position Name
Congressman Ramon "Monching" N. Guico Jr.
Mayor Kelvin T. Chan
Vice-Mayor Ernesto "Snooky" B. Salcedo III
Councilors Dennis Uy
Maximiano R. Balelo
Miguel A. Abalos
Jovito E. Estaris Jr.
Mark Lee P. Francisco
Lester M. Bermudez
Orly Guillermo
Edwin Bautista

Education

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The town's foremost school is Benigno V Aldana National High School (BVANHS, formerly Pozorrubio High School).[7]

  • 29 elementary schools
  • nine secondary schools

Private schools

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  • University of Luzon – Pozorrubio
  • Saint Philomena's Academy
  • Mary, Help of Christians Learning Center Foundation, Inc.
  • Mary, Help of Christians Boarding School, Inc.

Tourism

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The town's interesting points and events include:

  • Town Fiesta – January 11 (Pozorrubio 142rd[clarification needed] Foundation Day & Town Fiesta Schedule of Activities)
  • Patopat Festival – Frontage, Executive Building.[25][26]
  • Legislative Building and the municipal library.
  • The Plaza pergola (Don Domingo M. Magno, 1930s with authentic marker, the colorful history of Pozorrubio)
  • Plaza Park and Children's Park
  • Pozorrubio-Iligan City Friendship Park
  • Public Market
  • Quibuar Springs, Guernica Hill

Saint Jude Thaddeus Church

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Façade with a shrine to Saint Jude the Apostle.

Saint Jude Thaddeus Parish Church is under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan,[27] Roman Catholic Diocese of Urdaneta (Coordinates: 16°6'42"N 120°32'42"E).[28][29][30][31] Its feast day is October 28; the present parish priest is Rev. Fr Teófilo L. Calicdan, while the parochial vicar is Rev. Fr Christopher E. Sison.

The town and parish were founded on March 12, 1834, by Rev. Fr Domingo Naval, the vicar of San Jacinto. The 1839–1842 saw the erection of an ermita amid the creation of Pozorrubio as Municipio on January 30, 1870, per Royal Decree of the Governor-General.

The temporary church in Cablong (now the town proper) was opened and consecrated on July 26, 1879, by Rev. Fr Julián López, vicar of San Jacinto; Rev. Fr Joaquín Gonzáles was the first parish priest until 1884. Rev. Fr Silvestre Fernández (1887–1893) added the convento and the escuelas of caton and the old, brick-walled cemetery. Mortar and ladrillo were used for house construction. Rev. Fr Mariano Rodríguez (1893–1899) built a bigger brick church (75.57 m long, 23 m 50 cm wide, with walls of 4 m high), but it lay unfinished due to the Philippine-American War.

Rev. Fr Lucilo Meris (1899–1925), the first native Filipino parish priest of Pozorrubio, shortened the church to 42 m, while American bombers destroyed the church complex on January 7, 1945, as it retook the Philippines from the Japanese. It was rebuilt by Rev. Fr Emilio Cinense (1947–1952), who founded Saint Philomena's Academy in 1948 and later became Bishop. Rev. Fr Alfredo Cayabyab (1954–1967) rebuilt the church,[31] while Rev. Fr Primo García and Rev. Fr Arturo Aquino helped reconstruct the present church.[32]

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  •  
    Town Hall along Sison Street
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    Downtown along Penoy Street
  •  
    Downtown
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    Don José Magno Sports and Civic Center
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    Jovellanos-Venezuela ancestral House[6][33]
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    Park and Well in the town plaza

References

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  1. ^  Municipality of Pozorrubio | (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.
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  5. ^ "Pozorrubio | The Official Website of the Province of Pangasinan and its People".
  6. ^ a b Quesada, Gin (December 16, 2007). "Pozorrubio Historical Vignettes".
  7. ^ a b "PHS-BVANHS Website, Pozorrubio, Pangasinan". Archived from the original on March 29, 2012.
  8. ^ Santos, Matikas (April 19, 2012). "'Aswang' in Pangasinan not true, says Archbishop Cruz". INQUIRER.net.
  9. ^ "Pulisya sa Pozorrubio, Pangasinan pilit pinakakalma ang mga residente dahil sa paniwala sa aswang" [Police in Pozorrubio, Pangasinan are trying to keep residents calm due to the belief in ghosts] (in Filipino). Dagupan City. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  10. ^ "Missing animals rouse monster hunt in Pangasinan | ABS-CBN News".
  11. ^ "Pozorrubio, 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. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  16. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
  17. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
  18. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
  19. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
  20. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
  21. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  22. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  23. ^ "Partial and Unofficial Results in Pozorrubio, Pangasinan | Know Your Candidates".
  24. ^ "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  25. ^ "pangasinan.org". www.pangasinan.org.
  26. ^ "pangasinan.org". www.pangasinan.org.
  27. ^ "Home". rcald.org.
  28. ^ "Saint Jude Thaddeus Parish Church - Pozorrubio". wikimapia.org.
  29. ^ "UCA News". Archived from the original on September 4, 2012.
  30. ^ "List of Parishes of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Urdaneta | Philippine Churches". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  31. ^ a b "All Churches in Pangasinan".
  32. ^ 2007 Fiesta Album of Bani, Pangasinan Church
  33. ^ "Pozorrubio High School Story". December 16, 2007.
  • (Published work: "Awaran na Inletneg na Baley na Pozorrubio", 1940 by Atty. Filomeno G. Magno, Pozorrubio)
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