San Jacinto, officially the Municipality of San Jacinto (; ; ), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.

Etymology

Padre Herminigildo Milgar founded the town on August 17, 1598, which was named after Hyacinth of Poland, canonized on April 17, 1594, by Pope Clement VIII.

History

San Jacinto became a municipality in 1601, one of the oldest towns in Pangasinan.

Geography

San Jacinto is situated from the provincial capital Lingayen, and from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

San Jacinto is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks, and some have sitios.

  • Awai
  • Bolo
  • Capaoay (Poblacion East)
  • Casibong
  • Imelda (Decrito)
  • Guibel
  • Labney
  • Magsaysay (Capay)
  • Lobong
  • Macayug
  • Bagong Pag-asa
  • San Guillermo (Poblacion West)
  • San Jose
  • San Juan
  • San Roque
  • San Vicente
  • Santa Cruz
  • Santa Maria
  • Santo Tomas

Climate

Demographics

thumb|right|Town hall (with statue of former President Ramon Magsaysay)

Religion

Parish Church of St. Hyacinth

thumbnail|St. Hyacinth Parish Church

The 1590 Parish Church of St. Hyacinth (Vicariate of Santo Tomas de Aquino, San Jacinto, 2431 Pangasinan, 23,628 Catholics, feast day, August 17, Parish priests are Rev. Fr. Roland Anthony S. Gavina) is under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, Roman Catholic Diocese of Urdaneta (Vicariate III: Queen of the Most Holy Rosary). Its Vicar Forane is Rev. Fr. Genaro A. Herramia.

Father Diego Aduarte accounts that the 1898 Pueblo of San Jacinto existed by virtue of the Dominican capitular acts of 1604 statement that the Ilocanos settled at San Jacinto.

In 1699, it was granted a resident vicar but later annexed to Manaoag or Mangaldan. As early as 1598, San Jacinto church existed, but in 1719 the 1653 new church was burned paving for the construction of a new one in 1731 whose façade and tower were destroyed by the 1848 and 1892 earthquakes.

In 2011, San Jacinto had dispersed Tilapia fingerlings.

Government

thumb|Mayor' Gate

San Jacinto is part of the fourth congressional district of the province of Pangasinan. It is governed by a mayor, designated as its local chief executive, and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the local government code. The mayor, vice mayor, and councilors are elected directly by the people through an election held every three years.

The San Jacinto Town Hall was constructed from 1959 to 1963. In 2012, it began its (unfinished) renovation.

The chief executive of San Jacinto is its municipal mayor, Leo F. De Vera with his municipal vice mayor, Robert O. De Vera, with eight sangguniang bayan councilors who hold offices at the Municipal Town Hall and Legislative Office/Session Hall.

Elected officials

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Members of the Municipal Council (2025-):

  • Congressman: Christopher George Martin P. de Venecia
  • Mayor: Leo F. De Vera
  • Vice-Mayor: Robert O. De Vera
  • Councilors:
  • Atty. Anna Mari C. Abarcar
  • Juanito Aldrin S. Sotong II
  • Teodora Nicomedez
  • Richard R. Jornadal
  • Benjamin A. Visperas
  • Virginia B. Zarate
  • Sean Alexis D. Cardozo
  • Manuel C. Ogoy

Education

The San Jacinto Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.

Primary and elementary schools

  • Alejandro A. Gamboa Elementary School
  • Awai Elementary School
  • Basilio B. Villanueva Elementary School of Bolo
  • Bernabe Q. Biagtan Elementary School
  • Casibong Elementary School
  • East Central School
  • Labney Elementary School
  • Lobong Elementary School
  • Macayug Elementary School
  • Osnit Elementary School
  • San Jacinto Catholic School
  • San Jacinto National High School
  • San Jose Elementary School
  • San Roque Elementary School
  • San Vicente Elementary School
  • Sta. Cruz Elementary School
  • Sta. Maria Elementary School
  • Sunrisers Merryland School
  • West Central School

Secondary schools

  • Lobong National High School
  • San Jacinto Catholic School
  • San Jacinto National High School
  • Sunrisers Merryland School

References

  • Municipal profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines
  • San Jacinto at the Pangasinan Government website
  • Local Governance Performance Management System
  • [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
  • Philippine Census information