This month, our Alma Mater, Pandan School of Arts and Trades is celebrating its 48th Foundation Anniversary. Congrats PSAT! We love you!
(To greet PSAT, just leave a comment below.)
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.
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Friday, February 5, 2010
Happy Anniversary PSAT!
This month, our Alma Mater, Pandan School of Arts and Trades is celebrating its 48th Foundation Anniversary. Congrats PSAT! We love you!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
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%
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Pasko sa Pandan 2009
Isa sa mga pinaka-aabangang activities sa Pandan tuwing Pasko ay ang Pasko sa Pandan o Christmas Cheers. Ito ay gabi o mga gabi ng kasiyahan, programa, pagbibigay ng regalo at kung anu-ano pang gawain na may layuning pasayahin ang mga Pandananon at upang mas bigyan ng kulay ang pagdiriwang ng Kapaskuhansa Pandan.Ngayong taon, ang PsP '09 ay pangunguhan ni Rev. Fr. Stephen V. Polo, Asst. Parish Priest ng Pandan. Ngayon ang unang gabi ng PsP '09 (Premiere Night), December 16, 2009. Ang Premiere Night ay sisimulan ng isang Lantern Parade. Magkakaroon din ng paligsahan sa pinakamaganda at pinakacreative na Big Lantern. Ito ay lalahukan ng mga nangungunang ahensya sa Pandan, ang NAPROM, PSAT, PCES, at PDH. Ang Lantern Parade ay lalahukan naman ng lahat ng mga ahensiya, organisasyon at iba pang mga opisina sa buong bayan ng Pandan. Ito ay susundan ng Opening Program kung saan magpapakitang-gilas ang bawat ahensiya sa pamamagitan ng kanilang inihandang numero.
Ang mga susunod na gabi, Dec. 17-20, 2009, ay ang Christmas Cheers. Bawat gabi ay may grupong in-charge sa programa. Bawat grupo ay pinangungunahan ng isang main agency. Ang Culminating Night naman ay sa Dec. 21, 2009. Magkakaroon din ng Gift-giving sa mga kapus-palad nating mga kababayan bilang bahagi ng PsP '09.
Isabuhay natin ang tunay na diwa ng Pasko sa Pandan, Paskong para sa lahat, Paskong para sa mga kababayan. Maligayang Pasko mga Pandananon sa Pandan, sa buong Pilipinas, at sa buong mundo!
Friday, June 26, 2009
Visit Pandan!
May mga larawan ka bang nagpapakita at nagtatampok sa kakaiba at natatanging ganda ng Pandan? Yung mga kinuha sa iba't ibang magagandang tanawin sa ating bayan. O kaya 'yong mga nagpapakita ng uri ng pamumuhay sa Pandan.
Kung meron, i-share na ang mga natatanging "Pandananon pics" n'yo dito sa youngmindsofpandan.blogspot.com.
Ipakita ang ganda ng Pandan, Catanduanes sa buong mundo.
Let us all help promote tourism in Pandan!
I-email ang inyong mga litrato sa youngmindsofpandan@yahoo.com kasama ng kaunting "profile" ng nagpadala at descriptions ng mga larawan (hal. saan at kailan ito kinuha).
Ang mga larawang inyong ipapadala ay ipopost sa blog na ito.
Go Pandananon! Layag Pandan!
Kung meron, i-share na ang mga natatanging "Pandananon pics" n'yo dito sa youngmindsofpandan.blogspot.com.
Ipakita ang ganda ng Pandan, Catanduanes sa buong mundo.
Let us all help promote tourism in Pandan!
I-email ang inyong mga litrato sa youngmindsofpandan@yahoo.com kasama ng kaunting "profile" ng nagpadala at descriptions ng mga larawan (hal. saan at kailan ito kinuha).
Ang mga larawang inyong ipapadala ay ipopost sa blog na ito.
Go Pandananon! Layag Pandan!
Monday, May 4, 2009
Tara na sa Pandan! (Sa Aming Paaralan)
Pandan Central Elementary School"Mara na! Maloog kita sa eskwelahan ta ninyo bata pa kita!"
"Uya kami gapaninyaw, gapardaragan, gachinese garter buda gahawan! Hehe.."
"Dito ko naranasan mag-iyak, makiaway, makipaninyaw, buda maungahan..lalo na, ang maging bata minsan."
"Sa loog ning mga kwartong 'yan naisihan ko na masakit paran maging taho..
dyan ako nakaadar magbasa, magsurat, magbilang buda magkanta."
dyan ako nakaadar magbasa, magsurat, magbilang buda magkanta."
PANDAN SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TRADES
"Dito nangyari yo mga mii ko malilimutang karanasan..
siguro dito ako naging taho..
dito ako nagkacrush,
naumok,
nag-iyak,
nakibarkada,
nagescape sa klase,
nagbasa ning pocketbook,
nakibayle,
nakiaway sa kaklase,
nagtambay sa durom,
nakiinuman,
buda naging
MAOGMA!"
Tara na sa Pandan! (Sa Lumang Simbahan)
SAINT IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA
Patron Saint of Pandan
SAINT LAWRENCE THE MARTYR
Secondary Patron Saint of Pandan
Parish of Saint Ignatius of Loyola Church
"Aleluyahan"
(where the angels sing)
"Sa Loog ning Simbahan"Thursday, April 30, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
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