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Pandan is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Catanduanes, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 19,005 people in 3,181 households.
HISTORY
Formerly the town site was located some two kilometers away south of the present site. Then the people were disturbed by constant depredation of bandits coming from other places.
The present site has been chosen because it was near the sea and the fishermen found it very convenient for their trade, however, being near the sea, it was vulnerable to Moros who always come to get their belongings or even capture some people.
As a defense against such moro raids, the people planted pandan shrubs close to each other to form a formidable defense against invaders. When the Spaniards came they found the plants around the poblacion in great abundance. When asked what the name of the shrubs was, the people told them that they were pandan shrubs. Thus, the Spaniards called the place Pandan.
The municipality lies on the northern tip of the province, 96 kilometers from the capital town of Virac. Bounded on the south by the municipality of Caramoran, on the west by the Maqueda Channel, on the east by the municipality of Bagamanoc and on the north by the Pacific Ocean. It has a total land area of 11,990 hectares. This is a town of 17,096 friendly and hospitable people, to which 99% are Roman Catholic.
Of the 26 barangays that comprise the municipality, four of which actually form the town proper, which are Libod, the biggest barangay in terms of population, Napo, Pandan del Sur and Pandan del Norte. The rest are found usually near the seashore. The rest being an inland barangays.
The municipality does not only boast of the natural beauties, it has which are the Parway, Mangbang, Parola beaches, the Hinik-Hinik falls (Hinik-hinik is a local term for rain shower) and Minaipit falls, but especially of its being a hometown of Senators, Congressman, Governor, Cardinal and Ambassador.
The people of Pandan are generally peace loving, God fearing and are happy people. Everyone in the community is a brother, a sister and a friend where the products of which could be shared even food itself without thought of having it repaid or reciprocated. Visitors are offered the comforts that the family could afford even it means that the owner should lay on the floor just to make the visitor eased at home by using the “papag”. And that is not enough, before going home; products of their yard would be wrapped for you to bring in your family plus a bunch of cockling chickens.
During celebrations, immediate neighbors are invited bringing among the whole members of the family and this seemed to be incomplete without tuba drinking and little dancing. Pantomina is a long cherished dance that never changes with time despite of the current dance and music. Pandananons has a series of collected pantomina songs which are now famous composed locally, of course it is not only the above songs, Pandananons used to compose, for evidence of which that gained popularity was a song composed by the late Mr. Alfredo dela Rosa, former Municipal Secretary of the Sangguniang Bayan of Pandan, entitled “Islang Catandungan”. This song won first place in the regional contest in Sorsogon sometime on the late 60’s.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
2009 Vicarial Marian Youth Pilgrimage
Ito ay ang "video flick" ng mga larawang kuha sa 2009 Vicarial Marian Youth Pilgrimage na ginanap sa Pandan Central Elementary School. Ito ay nilahukan ng mga kabataan mula sa mga parokya ng Pandan at Caramoran.
RAMPA IV STRIKEBACK
Narito na po ang ilan sa mga kuha mula sa ginanap na local fashion show/beauty contest sa Pandan, ang RAMPA IV Strikeback na ginanap noong 27December2009. Tampok dito ang mga magagandang likha ng mga local designers ng Pandan na isinuot naman ng mga nagagandahan at nagaguwapuhang mga modelo mula sa PSAT. Ito ay sa pangunguna ng League of Pandananon Students o LPS.
Election Surveys
Election is in the air!
Kaya naman mga kaBlog, mahalaga sa amin na malaman kung sino ang nais n'yong manalo sa iba't ibang National at Local positions sa darating na 2010 Automated Elections. May mga bagong poll survey kung saan pwede ninyong iboto ang mga napipisil ninyo.
Your vote counts! Your voice counts! Kaya join na!
(Muling binuksan ng inyong kaBlog ang botohan para sa Mayor ng Pandan. Ang mga pagpipilian ay ang opisyal na mga kandidato ayon sa COMELEC. Maraming Salamat po.)
Kaya naman mga kaBlog, mahalaga sa amin na malaman kung sino ang nais n'yong manalo sa iba't ibang National at Local positions sa darating na 2010 Automated Elections. May mga bagong poll survey kung saan pwede ninyong iboto ang mga napipisil ninyo.
Your vote counts! Your voice counts! Kaya join na!
(Muling binuksan ng inyong kaBlog ang botohan para sa Mayor ng Pandan. Ang mga pagpipilian ay ang opisyal na mga kandidato ayon sa COMELEC. Maraming Salamat po.)
Boses ning Pandananon Bloggers
Narito na po ang resulta ng mga "survey" na inyong sinagutan nitong nakaraang taon:
Sino ang gusto mong maging Mayor ng Pandan sa 2010?
Sino ang gusto mong maging Mayor ng Pandan sa 2010?
- Josefina Santelices - 33%
- Resty de Quiroz - 33%
- Edwin delos Santos - 4%
- Felipe Almojuela - 4%
- OO - 45%
- HINDI - 54%
- OO - 87%
- HINDI - 12%
Monday, January 4, 2010
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