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    Urdaneta City University

    Urdaneta City

    College of Arts and Social Sciences

    Department of Social Sciences

    Readings in Philippine History

    9:00 - 10:30 T, TH U115

    Municipality of Binalonan , Pangasinan

    Submitted by

    Cleaven Nicole B. Aquinde

    George Nicole B. Baybayan

    Lee Anne G. Camarao

    Joanne Mae F. Drapete

    Alyssa Marie M. Espiritu

    Submitted to

    Prof. Eleuterio S. Sison , MBA , MPA


    Urdaneta City University

    Urdaneta City

    College of Arts and Social Sciences

    Department of Social Sciences

    Readings in Philippine History

    9:00 - 10:30 T, TH U115

    Barangay Poblacion Cabangaan ,

    Binalonan , Pangasinan

    Submitted by

    Joanne Mae F. Drapete

    Submitted to

    Prof. Eleuterio S. Sison , MBA , MPA


    A Short History of Binalonan , Pangasinan

    The municipality of Binalonan can be found at the central eastern plains of


    Pangasinan and as part of the Tobong-Tolong River System. The Toboy-Tolong
    (now Sinocalan) River System has its headwater in the mountains that separated
    Pangasinan from Benguet named Alan and Alagot. Several small streams joined
    near its watershed most of them carrying gold particles from gold beds in the
    mountains during Spanish Period. (Cortes, 1900: a)

    The town of Binalonan served as the crossroad of different cultures such as


    Pangasinan, Ilocano and Cordilleran culture, thus bearing witness to the growth
    and development of educational institutions, connecting roads and highways,
    cultural exchanges and migrations.

    The place of Binalonan first appeared on the early 1800’s map of Fraile
    Murillo Vellarde of the Dominican Order (seen from Cortes, 1975), but the place
    was declared as an independent municipality from Manaoag in 1834. Its
    declaration of municipality status has a long history of conflict and animosity
    between principalias, the first attempt was in 1822 but only approved by 1934.
    The Sto. Nino church was built in 1841 in accord to its mother parish in Manaoag.
    The town of Binalonan was sparsely populated and forested during the early
    1800’s. How it became an agricultural district has a long history connected with
    political fiasco, trend in migration and a long defiance to the policies implemented
    during colonial period.

    The location of Binalonan could have also served as a base operation for
    the Dominican friars as connecting link to their missions in the neighboring
    mountains of Benguet. Furthermore, it also served as a new home for Ilocano
    migrants who fled from the excruciating labor conditions of tobacco plantations in
    Ilocos. Unrest in the Ilocos caused by government abuses especially the levying of
    taxes on basi (sugar cane wine), led to social upheavals such as the Basi revolt of
    1807 and the Sarrat Revolt of 1816. The difficult living condition compounded by
    lack of arable land, forced countless families to seek a better fortune elsewhere.
    Many skirted down the coasts of western Luzon, establishing pockets of Ilocano
    settlements in Pangasinan, Zambales, Tarlac and Nueva Ecija. Later on, Ilocanos
    would play an important role in the lucrative trading and businesses, becoming
    new anacbanuas and thus shaping Pangasinan politics.

    During the Spanish period from 16th century to the 17th century, the
    municipality of Binalonan was classified under the hacienda jurisdiction of older
    Mangaldan (Mangahas and Pasalo, 2015: 66), when the hacienda system was
    dismantled by the King of Spain, it was classified as a barangay/sitio of Manaoag.
    Similar to the municipalities of San Jacinto and Manaoag, it was engaged in the
    cultivation of rice, corn, legumes, sugarcane and fruits. For the uncultivated lands,
    people of Binalonan also practiced animal husbandry, cattle-raising and fabrication
    of bricks (Mangahas and Pasalo,2015 :67)

    During the Revolutionary period of 1896 to 1898 Binalonan and Dagupan


    were the bloodiest battlegrounds between Katipuneros and Spaniards. However
    few accounts would support Binalonan residents to have participated in
    overthrowing the Spanish colonial government however its patriotic role was
    highlighted on its efforts to resist the American rule upon learning their lessons
    from their encounters with revolutionary warriors of Katipunan . Binalonan became
    a cuartel and station (located near the Sto. Nino Church) for the loyalists who
    fought the Katipunan during the Revolutionary period. Binalonan served as one of
    the bloodiest battleground during the Revolutionary period in Pangasinan, the
    other one is Dagupan. The town suffered four attacks from the Katipuneros who
    insist that Spanish officials ought to surrender to the revolutionaries. On the fourth
    attempt of the Katipuneros to seize Binalonan, its residents decided to surrender
    and embrace their brothers and sister thereby moving the battle to Dagupan.
    (Quintos 1947: 57-61)

    It would give us a background on the nationalist feelings that prevailed


    among the common people of Binalonan whereas almost 700 residents from
    Binalonan and neighboring towns were proven to have participated in
    overthrowing the American government with colonels and generals that were jailed
    crying for a total independence for their motherland. (Cortes 1900: 14)

    Unlike the Spaniards, the Americans put emphasis on the role of public
    education as one of their means in pacifying the entire archipelago in accord to
    their doctrinal mission known as Benevolent Assimilation. One of the measures
    taken was the construction of public schools under the Gabaldon Act by First
    Philippine Assembly in 1907. In 1904, the first intermediate schools were
    established in Lingayen, the capital, Alaminos in the west and Asingan in the east,
    On 1906, the intermediate school of Asingan was transferred to Binalonan by
    establishing a new building with strong materials. The Gabaldon building of
    Binalonan was erected with a budget of 16,000, half of which was funded by the
    municipality while the other half came from the residents of the town. On that
    period, Gabaldon Building of Binalonan housed a total of 491teachers, of which 30
    are Americans. (Cortes 1900: 46)

    Binalonan also witnessed the progress in transport infrastructure for the


    construction of the road connecting Baguio to the lowlands. Since the national
    government decided to develop Baguio as a summer capital of the country,
    Dagupan railways has received budget for its project extension. The province of
    Pangasinan benefited from the development of infrastructure such as building the
    new road connecting Manila in the South and Baguio to the North. (Bulosan, 1946:
    31) The road of Binalonan then served as stop-overs for American and European
    travelers going to Baguio.

    The onset of Second Word War with the Japanese occupation made the
    province of Pangasinan suffered from heavy casualties and damages. Under the
    command of General Douglas McArthur, the 103rd infantry of the 43rd Division
    made an easy landing on San Fabian, however small groups of Japanese soldiers
    were alarmed and attempted to delay its advances towards the direction of Baguio.
    In Binalonan, the Japanese soldiers was reported to have dug tunnels in hills and
    built “an about 350 man garrison at Binalonan supported by tanks and artilleries.
    The battle in Binalonan lasted for a day with casualties from both sides, but the
    Americans were able to win Route 3 in Binalonan which connects the east,
    southeast and south roads.” (Cortes, 1900: 132)

    Post-war Binalonan and to the present, have developed its municipality into
    an educational town with Guico family serving as the founding fathers of Binalonan
    in the 19th century. (Cortes, 1990: 156) The municipality also produced distinctive
    Filipinos such as the First Lady Evangelina Macaraeg Macapagal, wife of Diosdado
    Macapagal, first Chief Justice Manuel Moran who was hailed from Binalonan and
    Carlos Bulosan, Filipino labor activist, poet and a renowned author with his books
    read across the world, following his legacy in the United States.
    A Short History of Barangay Poblacion Cabangaan Binalonan , Pangasinan

    Poblacion is a barangay in the municipality of Binalonan, in the province of


    Pangasinan. Its population as determined by the 2015 Census was 7,532. This
    represented 13.81% of the total population of Binalonan , Poblacion and in
    Location of Poblacion is situated at approximately 16.0516, 120.5880, in the island
    of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 39.8 meters or 130.6 feet
    above mean sea level.

    Wherein in Barangay Poblacion there are a lot of street and the Cabangaan
    is a famous one because it is located near the market and crossing wherein
    Cabangaan also known for jar making “banga” these famous product is existing
    back then and it is the one of businesses of people back then so Cabangaan is
    came from the famous product “BANGA”.

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