Balayan, Batangas

Balayan
Municipality
Seal
Balayan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates:
Country	[[{{#property:P17}}]]
Region	CALABARZON (Region IV-A)
Province	[[{{#property:P131}}]]
District	1st District
Founded	1571
Barangays	48
Government
• Mayor	Emmanuel Salvador O. Fronda
Area
• Total	108.73 km2 (41.98 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	81,805
• Density	750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	{{#property:P281}}
Dialing code	{{#property:P473}}
Income class	1st class

Balayan is a first class municipality in the Province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2010 Philippine Census of Population and Housing, it has a population of 81,805 people.

Balayan is bounded by Tuy on the north; Calatagan and Lian on the west, Calaca on the east and the Balayan Bay on the south. The town is rich among the natural resources of sugarcanes, coconuts and corn. Significant events includes the Parada ng Lechon (every June 24) and the Feast of Immaculate Conception celebrated every December 8 of the year. Widely known products originating from the area include the Bagoong Balayan.

Name

Balayan is derived from the old Tagalog word balayan, meaning 'to walk past the paddy, from a basket to another' and 'carry or accomplish anything with the tip of any batten'. Other possible source is from the old Tagalog word balayang, which means 'wood', as old natives used to call this town up to the present.

History

Tagalog literatures in Balayan were lost and destroyed at the coming of the Spaniards. Jesuit Father Chirino testifies to it that they found (300) three hundred pre colonial manuscripts in Balayan but believing them to be pagan (as anything non Roman Catholic are called Pagan by the Spaniards), and to facilitate them in the propagation of the Roman Catholic faith, the early Jesuit missionaries recklessly destroyed and burned this historically precious records as their usual method in all their conquered lands.

Scholars and historians believed that Tagalog songs: Kumintang and Kundiman originated from Balayan. In fact, the Spanish writer and historian Wenceslao E. Retana recorded the lyrics of a popular Kundiman when he visited Batangas in 1888 .

Part of Balayan’s beauty is its close affinity to early history. The towns natural position on the basin of a good harbour was one of the reason it became the first lands for local settlements in the Philippines, with existing records of local indigenous Moro (sea coast) and Lumad (inland) residents exchanging barter goods with Chinese traders dating back to the mid-14th century. It was also once the capital of a Moro Sultanate named Bon-bon whose area includes Mindoro to Cavite and even some parts of Metro Manila. The indigenous Moro & Lumad inhabitants of Balayan has close ties with the Brunei Sultanate of Maynilad under the leadership of Rajah Sulayman I and his uncle Rajah Matanda. There are historical accounts that Rajah Sulayman I stayed on this area when he tried to battle the Spaniards around Intramuros.

The capital was later moved to Batangas City (the present capital of Batangas). The Oldest Chapel in Asia is also located in Balayan at Brgy. Ermita, Balayan, Batangas.

Despite the presence of Spanish forces protected by the newly built stonefort in nearby Maynilad or Manila, Fort Santiago and Fort Intramuros Philippines, due to its natural harbor, a number of areas around the archipelago were often become launching grounds of counterattacks from the seafaring Moro in partnership with the oppressed natives as guides. In the mid-18th century, retrieving what they considered their past territory of the Sultanates, the Bangsamoro with the help of the remaining downtrodden natives, were able to take over the towns and nearby environs, as proof of native support yearning to return to the vibrant trading Sultanate with its westward contacts in Nusantara (Indonesia, Malaysia, Borneo, Brunei) the natives which are also of Melayu lineage was able to hold it under their control for two months. When they are forced to retreat due to Spanish reinforcements, the Moro and Lumad alliance has decided to burn the whole town rather than its structure falling into use by colonialist hands. Those natives that cannot find boats to withdraw southwards migrated to nearby lands while those weak to walk stayed. The event prompted local Spanish officials to set up a fort to prevent yearly Moro counterattacks to regain their Sultanates, while the colonial Spanish extracts more taxation and compulsory labor requirements from the local populace who had no choice but to stay behind.

Much of the town’s life has been socially engineered to by force to embrace Spanish colonial culture, starting with the coming of Franciscan friars in 1572.

Geography

Balayan is a lowland town in Western Batangas with a total land area of 108.73 km². The largest barangay in the town is Brgy. Patugo while the smallest is Brgy. District 12.

Topography

Balayan is strategically located at the center of Western Batangas. The town is bounded by Tuy on the north; Nasugbu on the north-east; Calaca on the east; Lian on the west; Calatagan on the south-west; and Balayan Bay on the south. Distance from Manila, the country’s capital, is about 107 kilometres (66 mi) and approximately 48 kilometres (30 mi) from Batangas City.

Climate

Balayan falls under the first type of climate: Dry season from November to April and Wet season from May to October. Balayan’s Atmospheric Temperature is 28.5 inches – 29.8 inches (English Mercurial Barometer Scale). The average annual temperature in Balayan is 27.2 °C. The Average Annual Rainfall is 73.39 inches.

Barangays

Balayan Church

Balayan is politically subdivided into 48 barangays.

Barangay	Captain	SK Chairman	Area (hectares)	Population (2010)	Pop. density (per hectare)
Baclaran	Henry Garcia		146.62	2,220	15
Barangay 1	Pablo "Jing" Hernandez		17.53	1,938	111
Barangay 2	Peter Punzalan		6.16	1,394	226
Barangay 3	Virgilio C. Sale		12.31	1,185	96
Barangay 4	Restituto D. Andal	Charmaine A. De Sagun	34.86	1,851	53
Barangay 5	Eulogio M. Bautista		13.22	1,758	133
Barangay 6	Nestor M. Gutierrez		19.34	998	52
Barangay 7	Roberto D. Anzaldo		6.04	339	56
Barangay 8	Romualdo Dela Cruz Abiad	Ian Gaudioso Abiad De Lunas	11.03	2,130	193
Barangay 9	Ricardo B. Gaa	Rica Magpantay	4.85	1,446	298
Barangay 10	Eduardo B. Ramos		13.09	2,845	217
Barangay 11	Joemarie P. Rivera		7.27	1,321	182
Barangay 12	Romeo F. Erilla, Jr.		2.48	300	121
Calan	Concepcion R. Landicho	Louie Castillo	251	964	3
Caloocan	Reynaldo A. Ballelos		238.66	4,888	20
Calzada / Ermita	Gerardo M. Creag		42.87	1,416	33
Canda	Gil V. Perez		220.34	1,450	6
Carenahan	Arnel Hernandez		154.54	1,030	6
Caybunga	Teresito I. Alaras		102.68	841	8
Cayponce	Gregorio D. Alday		244.52	1,388	5
Dalig	Rodrigo B. Ali-Ali		542.5	3,008	5
Dao	Celso A. Julongbayan		339.51	1,445	4
Dilao	Gregorio A. Carcabuso		353.53	1,442	4
Duhatan	Sonny Alaras		469.9	1,518	3
Durungao	Filomeno P. Tolentino		150.05	937	6
Gimalas	Leonilo C. Indemne		110.55	1,549	14
Gumamela	Raul B. de Jesus	Billy James C. Abellera	172.25	2,595	15
Lagnas	Andres P. Bautista		185.04	929	5
Lanatan	Bernabe S. Bendaña		174.99	2,715	15
Langgangan	Oliva B. Casal		26.54	1,194	44
Lucban	Getulio I. Arroyo		220.26	1,551	7
Magabe	Edgardo D. Castillo		558.31	1,779	3
Malalay	Rufino C. de Castro		219.62	1,063	4
Munting Tubig	Rolando G. Butiong		118.29	1,534	12
Navotas	Leonilo C. Torreliza	Regie Alday	110.65	3,451	32
Patugo	Adriano B. Pinano		1752.88	1,885	1
Palikpikan	Renato C. Banaguas		355.07	1,150	3
Pooc	Andres H. Cabungcal		280.34	2,267	8
Putol	Florencio H. Mendoza		290.66	1,383	4
Sambat	Bernardo C. Pantoja		248.3	2,345	9
Sampaga	Rene S. Comia		141.85	2,386	16
San Juan	Elmer V. del Carmen		27.09	1,738	64
San Piro	Annabel D. de los Reyes		272.02	3,377	12
Santol	Eutiquio R. de Lunas		241.11	2,385	9
Sucol	Antonio DL. Liwanag		164.3	837	5
Tactac	Eutiquio S. Pedraza		339.1	932	2
Taludtod	Eulalio H. Marquez	Darwin Cortez	203.23	1,165	5
Tanggoy	Epifanio B. Baon		394.15	1,543	3

Demographics

Population census of Balayan
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	53,870	—
1995	62,244	+2.74%
2000	67,170	+1.65%
2007	79,407	+2.34%
2010	81,805	+1.09%
Source: National Statistics Office

As of 2010, the total population of Balayan is 81,805 with a population density of 750 inhabitants per km². The population of the poblacion in Balayan is 17,505 with 14,834 inhabitants per km². The most populous barangay is Barangay Caloocan, with 4,888 inhabitants, while the least populous is Barangay 12, with only 300 inhabitants.

The main language used by the people in Balayan is Tagalog but some of them can still speak and understand basic Spanish. Literate people can speak English but it is often used in formal occasions or events only.

Economy

Casa Cacao Balayan Batangas

Not known to many, even though Balayan houses historical sites, it also houses huge and well-developed industrial sites that adds up to the progress of the municipality. Here are the list of Industrial Sites in Balayan, Batangas:

Phil Steel Corporation (Steelcorp)

The largest and most trusted manufacturer of world class coated steel sheets, coils and irons for use of an even more diverge range of applications.

Batangas Sugar Cane Central

The mother company of Muscuvado Food Sugar Corp. This 30-year-old veteran in processing sugar cane in Balayan, Batangas has the capacity to mill over 100 MT of raw sugar cane daily during the crop’s harvest season which is normally from January to June of every year.

Balayan Science Park

Southpoint Science Park is a 31-hectare property in Gimalas, Balayan, Batangas that is intended for mixed-use development. Land development is still ongoing.

Churches

• Immaculate Conception Parish Church (Balayan)
• Ermita Church

Education

Literacy rate: 96.5% (males) - 97.1%( females)

Immaculate Conception College

Balayan has several schools, institutions and university both public and private located within and outside the Poblacion.

Public schools include:

• Balayan East Central School
• Balayan West Central School
• Balayan National High School
• Batangas State University - Balayan Campus

Private schools include:

• Immaculate Conception College
• Blessed Christ Child Montessori Foundation
• Balayan Colleges
• Balayan Kiddie Learning Center
• Our Lady of Miracles Learning Center
• STI College - Balayan
• Kim Harold
• Core Science Academy
• Saint Paul College Balayan
• Schola Nazaria Inc.

Health

The hospitals in Balayan include:

• Western Batangas Medical Center
• Bayview Hospital
• Don Manuel Lopez Memorial District Hospital
• Madonna General Hospital
• Metro Balayan Medical Center (Under Construction)

Tourism

Balayan BayWalk Park

On January 2009, Balayan renovated a mini park which will provide locals and tourists a view of Balayan Bay similar to what we see in the country’s capital. A 500 square-meter park is just enough for you to see how fascinating and breathtaking Balayan’s shore is.

There are numerous resorts located in Balayan. Some of the notable ones are:

• Ocean Park Beach Resort
• Starcove Resort
• Eastern Star Resort
• La Piscina
• King and Queen Resort
• Prime Beach Resort
• Malabanan Pool and Pavilion
• Cimpulo Beach Resort
• La Jamayca Resort
• Blue Dolphin Beach Resort

Local government

Balayan Town Hall

Incumbent officials:

• Mayor – Emmanuel Salvador O. Fronda
• Vice-Mayor – Joel T. Arada
• Councillors:
  • Rodel L. Macalindong
  • E. Salvador II P. Fronda
  • Rommel II M. Castelo
  • Jasmin Andal
  • Cristeta C. Esperon
  • Danilo A. Pamintuan
  • Rita C. Abiad
  • Francisco "Cocoy" S. Ramos

External links

• Balayan | Parada ng Lechon
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• http://balayan.gov.ph/