Pandi, Bulacan

Pandi Bayan ng Pandi
—  Municipality  —
Immaculate Conception Parish Church
Motto: Arangkada Pandi
Map of Bulacan showing the location of Pandi.
Pandi Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°52′N 120°57′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon (Region III)
Province	Bulacan
District	2nd District
Founded	1911
Barangays	22
Government
• Mayor	Hon. Enrico A. Roque (Lakas-Kampi-CMD)
Area
• Total	31.20 km2 (12.05 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	60,637
• Density	1,943.5/km2 (5,033.6/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	3014
Dialing code	044 6611265
Income class	2nd class

Pandi is a second class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. The municipality of Pandi lies 41 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Manila and is located at the eastern portion of Bulacan. According to the latest census, it has a population of 60,637 inhabitants in 9,817 households.

With the continuous expansion of Metro Manila, Pandi is now included in the Greater Manila's built-up area which reaches San Ildefonso, Bulacan at its northernmost part.

Pandi is one of the youngest towns in Bulacan. During the Spanish days Pandi was a part of the political jurisdiction of the town of Meycauayan City including the towns of San Jose Del Monte, Bocaue, Marilao, Valenzuela, Obando, Santa Maria, Balagtas, it also formed part of the vast Hacienda Santa Maria de Pandi, which included the towns of Sta. Maria and Balagtas and parts of Angat and Bustos. The present site of the Municipal building was then enclosed with high and massive walls similar to the famous Walls of Intramuros, which served as the center of power and activities of the Spanish friars who owned and administered the haciendas. Politically, however, Pandi was then a part of the town Balagtas (then Bigaa until its formal separation and independence on April 17, 1946.

History

Real de Cacarong Shrine

During the Philippine Revolution, Pandi played a vital and historical role in the fight for Philippine Independence, Pandi is historically known for the Real de Cacarong de Sili Shrine - Inang Filipina Shrine, the site where the bloodiest revolution in Bulacan took place, where more than 3,000 Katipunero revolutionaries died. Likewise, it is on this site where the 'Republic of Real de Kakarong de Sili' of 1896, one of the first Philippine revolutionary republics was established. It was in Kakarong de Sili, which about 6,000 Katipuneros from various towns of Bulacan headed by General Eusebio Roque, better known as "Maestrong Sebio" - List of Filipino Generals in the Philippine Revolution of 1896 and the Filipino-American War of 1899 that the "Kakarong Republic" was organized shortly after 'The Cry of Balintawak' - Andres Bonifacio a Filipino nationalist and revolutionalist who led in 'The Cry of Balaintawak'. History and researchers, as well as records of the National Historical Commission, tells that the 'Kakarong Republic' was the first and truly organized Revolutionary Government established in the country to overthrow the Spaniards antedating event the famous Malolos Republic and the Biak-na-Bato Republic. In recognition thereof, these three "republics" established in Bulacan have been incorporated in the seal of the province of Bulacan.

According to available records including the biography of General Gregorio del Pilar entitled "Life and Death of a Boy General" written by Teodoro Kalaw, former director of the National Library, a fort was constructed at Kakarong de Sili that was like a miniature city. It had streets, an independent police force, a musical band, a factory of falconets, bolos and repair shops for rifles and cartridges. The 'Kakarong Republic' had a complete set of officials with Canuto Villanueva as Supreme Chief and 'Maestrong Sebio' as Captain-General of the Army. The fort was attacked and totally destroyed on January 1, 1897 by a large Spanish force headed by General Olaguer-Feliu. Gen. Gregorio del Pilar was only a lieutenant at that time and 'The Battle of Kakarong de Sili' was his first "baptism of fire".

The Kakarong Lodge No. 168 of the 'Legionarios del Trabajo' in memory of the 1,200 Katipuneros who perished in the battle erected a monument of the Inang Pilipina' in 1924 in the barrio of Kakarong of Pandi, Bulacan. The actual site of the 'Battle of Kakarong de Sili' is now a part of the Barangay of Real de Kakarong. No less than one of the greatest generals in the Philippines history, General Emilio Aguinaldo visited this sacred ground in the late fifties.

The independence of Pandi as a new town of Bulacan was through the efforts of Mamerto Carpio Bernardo. During his term as mayor of Balagtas, he worked for the independence of Pandi as a town. Pandi got its independence in 1946 from its mother town Balagtas formerly named Bigaa, under the Presidential Decree of President Sergio Osmeña the 4th President of the country.

Geography and climate

Pandi is located at the center of three adjoining towns of Bulacan Province: Santa Maria; Angat; and Balagtas. The land area are mostly rice fields devoted for planting crops and agriculture. Some barrios of the town are covered by irrigation system coming from Angat Dam on the Angat River. There are many little rivers that branch out from this river that become estuaries. Some little rivers provide livelihood by fanning gold. The biggest river is Bunsuran River that empties itself to the Philippine Sea. Along the side of the rivers are banana plantations thriving naturally and many taro plants.

Pandi is rich in many natural brooks coming from the mainland itself. In some remote areas the lands are still covered by bamboo trees that naturally thrive and multiplies. Some lands privately owned have mango plantations. In some areas that are privately owned are rock deposits being used for housing materials. The eastern area of Poblacion is gifted by the natural panoramic beauty of the scenery of Sierra Madre Mountains in Luzon Island. Owing to this the morning climate is always cloudy and cool in some areas of the town proper of Pandi, Bulacan.Some of the natural variations in topography of Pandi land areas have been evened out due to the urbanization of the town. The town's central area has been altered substantially by commercial establishments.

Climate

The prevailing climatic conditions in the municipality is categorized into two (2) types: wet and dry season.

Climate data for Pandi, Bulacan, Philippines
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	29 (84)	31 (88)	32 (90)	34 (93)	34 (93)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	30 (86)
Average low °C (°F)	20 (68)	19 (66)	21 (70)	22 (72)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	22 (72)	21 (70)	20 (68)	21 (70)
Precipitation cm (inches)	1.7 (0.7)	0.7 (0.3)	0.5 (0.2)	2.4 (0.9)	15.3 (6)	35.5 (14)	50.4 (19.8)	51.6 (20.3)	37.4 (14.7)	22.5 (8.8)	16.3 (6.4)	6.8 (2.7)	240.8 (94.8)
Source: http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=984300&refer=&units=metric

Barangays

Population Census of Pandi
Census	Pop.		Rate
1995	40,520		—
2000	48,088		3.74%
2007	60,637		3.25%

Pandi is subdivided into 22 barangays or barrios:

Bagbaguin Bagong Barrio Baka-bakahan Bunsuran I Bunsuran II Bunsuran III Cacarong Bata Cacarong Matanda Cupang Malibong Bata Malibong Matanda

Manatal Mapulang Lupa Masagana Masuso Pinagkuartelan Poblacion Real de Cacarong San Roque Santo Niño Siling Bata Siling Matanda

Municipal government

Municipal hall of Pandi

• Mayor: Enrico A. Roque (Lakas-Kampi-CMD)
• Vice Mayor: Maria Rachel S. Oca M.D. (PMP)
• Municipal Councilors:
  • Richard A. Roque (PMP)
  • Santiago A. Antonio (Lakas-Kampi-CMD)
  • Oscar T. Marquez (Lakas-Kampi-CMD)
  • Victorino D. Concepcion (Lakas-Kampi-CMD)
  • Maria Lovelle R. Principe (Lakas-Kampi-CMD)
  • Florencio S. Romero (Lakas-Kampi-CMD)
  • Lorna T. Libiran (Nacionalista)
  • Luisa P. Sebastian (Nacionalista)

• Ex Officio Members:
  • Conrado B. Gan(ABC President)
  • John Carlo V. Dela Cruz (Sangguniang Kabataan President)

List of former mayors

• Matias Salvador
• Manuel Guisano Santos Sr.
• Jose Espina Bernardo
• Mamerto Carpio Bernardo
• Ruben Roque
• Dr.Valeriano Domingo D.M.D.
• Venustiano Sarenas Roxas Sr.
• Arturo Andres
• Leonardo Andres
• Anastacio Hilario, appointed Mayor [O.I.C]
• Oliver M. Andres
• Roberto Magsaysay Oca Jr.

Economy

• Major Industries: Furniture Making, Garments and Embroidery, Metalcraft, Poultry and Hog Raising, Agriculture and Farming. Local Food Processing. Commercial Retail Dry Goods Business. Recreation Facilities for Tourism.

• Major Products: Local processed Food and Rice. Furnitures. Embroidered clothes, bed linens and kichen linens.
• Minor Products: Orchid plants for retail. Mangoes for local consumption and other minor agricultural products sold in the local market as well as the markets of the next towns. Poultry products like table eggs and chicken meat. Duck raising and salted egg production. Little fishponds for raising 'Tilapia' fish. This provides the town folks their livelihood.

The town of Pandi has two banks:

• Rural Bank of Pandi, that has two branches.
• Gateway Rural Bank Incoporated, a chain of banks and provides international money transfer.

Communications

Landline telephone systems are being provided by Digitel, PLDT- Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company, and Innove Communications owned by Globe Telecom. Mobile telephony services are provided by Smart Communications, Globe Telecom & Sun Cellular and two MVNO: Talk N' Text and Touch Mobile.

Internet services are provided through DSL and Cable broadband coverage provided by PLDT- Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company, Digitel,and Wireless broadband provided by Smart Bro by Smart Communications, Sun Broadband Wireless by Sun Cellular, and Globe Broadband by Globe Telecom.

Education

The town of Pandi has private elementary schools, high schools and colleges:

• Holy Angels' College of Bulacan Inc. (formerly Holy Angels' Academy) - Founded in 1951.
• Immaculate Conception Child Development Center Inc. - ICCDC and College of Mary Immaculate. Founded in 1981.
• Manuel Guisano Santos Sr. Memorial School. Founded in 1990
• Gentle Shepherd Montessori. Founded in 1999
• Christian Academy of Pandi
• Mamerto C. Bernardo Memorial Central School. A public school in the town proper named after 'The Father of Pandi' - Mamerto Carpio Bernardo. The school has satellite branches in all barrios of the town providing elementary education in the whole town of Pandi. The main central school is situated in the town proper providing education to the masses in the Poblacion central area. The school is situated along Jose E. Bernardo Street, a major street named after another mayor Atty. Jose Espina Bernardo. Atty. Jose Espina Bernardo is a cousin to Mamerto Carpio Bernardo. He built the roads of the new town and central water supply. It was during his term that the new town reached its height of community development. He also built the 'Rizal Plaza' as a tribute to the Philippine National Hero Dr. José Rizal. Ponciano Bernardo past mayor of Quezon City is their causin. Ponciano A. Bernardo's father migrated to Nueva Ecija with his causin Francisco Bernardo Oliveros, whose sisters and causins were left behind in Pandi, Bulacan.
• Virginia Ramirez Cruz Memorial School. A secondary branch of Mamerto Carpio Bernardo Memorial School in barrio Siling Bata providing secondary education in different barrios and barangays adjacent to Siling Bata. The school was named Virginia R. Cruz Memorial School after Virginia Bernardo Ramirez-Cruz who donated the land where the public high school was erected and established. She was a past president of Philippine Charity Sweepstake - PCSO, Philippine Lotto Draw. Her mother is Valentina Bernardo of Pandi, Bulacan who married Ponciano Ramirez of Bocaue, Bulacan. Virginia was born in Bocaue, Bulacan. Her husband is past Congressman of Bulacan, Atty. Erasmo Ramirez Cruz. Atty. Matias Bernardo Ramirez is her brother, a past mayor of Bocaue, Bulacan.
• Bunsuran National High School is a public school in barrio of Bunsuran providing secondary education to many different surrounding barrios and barangays. The whole town has two public highschool and various elementary school in all twenty two barrios of the town as a branch of Mamerto Carpio Bernardo Memorial Central School

Religion

The majority of the population are Christians. Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion in the municipality and has two parishes: Immaculate Conception Parish in Poblacion and Sto. Cristo Parish in Siling Bata. Other religious groups with strong presence in the municipality are the following: Iglesia ni Cristo, Jehovah's Witness, Jesus Is Lord Church, Iglesia Evangelica Metodista En Las Islas Filipinas (IEMELIF) and other evangelical or "born-again" groups, Pentecostal, Islam, and others.

Images

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  Amana Water Park Resort

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  Villa Conception Wet & Wild Waves

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  Pamahalaang Bayan ng Pandi

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  Pamahalaang Bayan ng Pandi

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 1995 Philippine Census Information
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• 2007 Philippine Census Information