San Miguel, officially the Municipality of San Miguel (, Kapampangan: Balen ning San Miguel), is a municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
Etymology
thumb|left|Christmas archways bearing the town's old name, San Miguel de Mayumo
There are two accounts on the origin of the town's name:
- According to the 1953 journal History of Bulacan, the town was originally named Mayumo from the Kapampangan term for "sweets". The Spanish name San Miguel was added by the Augustinian missionaries who selected Michael the Archangel as the patron saint of the town. It was later separated from the town to become an independent town of its own when it became capable of meeting its expenses.
Japanese occupation
During World War II, Japanese Imperial ground troops entered and occupied the town municipality of San Miguel on 1942. Soldiers of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary units retreated into the nearby mountains to become the Bulakeño guerrilla resistance against the Japanese occupation forces until the province's liberation.
Philippine independence
San Miguel was the largest town in the province of Bulacan until September 13, 1977, when Doña Remedios Trinidad, currently the largest municipality of Bulacan, was established under Presidential Decree No. 1196 during the term of President Ferdinand Marcos. Barangays Camachin, Kalawakan, and Talbac were ceded to the new municipality.
In August 2014 during a fieldtrip to the Madlum Cave, seven students of Bulacan State University were swept after heavy rains which triggered a flash flood while crossing the Madlum river.
Geography
The town of San Miguel is bounded by Nueva Ecija Province to the north and Pampanga Province to the west. The town of San Ildefonso, Bulacan lies next to San Miguel to the south; and, Doña Remedios Trinidad, San Rafael, and Angat to the east.
San Miguel then was the biggest municipality in the province of Bulacan before some areas were taken and annexed to Doña Remedios Trinidad during the term of Ferdinand Marcos. The geographic nature of the town is diversified and multi-faceted, rich in nature's beauty like waterfall, rivers, caves, few mountains, hilly areas and springs. The mainland are plain agricultural lands, some part of which was substantially eroded due to commercialization and urbanization.
San Miguel is the third largest municipality by area in the province after Doña Remedios Trinidad and Norzagaray. It is from Malolos and from Manila.
Climate
The prevailing climatic conditions in the municipality is categorized into two types: Wet season and dry season.
- Wet Season - (Rainy season or Monsoon season)
- Dry Season - (Summer season)
Barangays
thumb|right|Political map of San Miguel
San Miguel is politically subdivided into 49 barangays, as shown in the matrix below. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios
There are 11 urban and the rest rural barangays in the town.
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Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of San Miguel, Bulacan, was 172,073 people, with a density of .
Languages
The municipality, along with two other municipalities (Remedios Trinidad and Norzagaray) and one city (San Jose del Monte) of Bulacan, is the homeland of the Alta Kabulowan, the first inhabitants of Bulacan, whose language is also called Alta Kabulowan. Their language is currently endangered and is in dire need of local government intervention. The majority of residents in the town are native speakers of the Tagalog language. Due to its proximity with Pampanga towns and it was part of Pampanga, some residents also speak the Kapampangan language.
Religion and Traditions
Currently, San Miguel is divided into four parishes and a large number of visitas, all of which are under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Malolos. These are Diocesan Shrine and Parish of San Miguel Arcangel located in Brgy. Poblacion; San Jose Esposo de Maria Parish located in Brgy. San Jose; Nuestra Señora delos Remedios Parish located in Brgy. Sibul Springs; and Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish located in Brgy. Salacot.
The traditions are very alive and well-preserved in San Miguel, as shown by the Holy Week processions in the mother church, which include about 60 carrozas. Numerous images of our Lord, the Blessed Mother, and saints, visited this church, such as the Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno of Quiapo and La Purisima Concepcion de Santa Maria. Every May 8, San Miguel holds its town fiesta, and every September 29, it celebrates its Pistang Patron celebration.
alt=The image of our Lady wearing her traditional wedding dress, accompanied by the dancers of the parish.|thumb|252x252px|Procession de los Desposorios
The tradition of Los Desposorios or the Bethrotal of Mary and Joseph is very alive at San Jose Esposo de Maria Parish in Brgy. San Jose. The said parish celebrates its fiesta every 26 November, the traditional date which the Augustinians celebrates the feast of the Bethrotal. It will start with Procesion de los Desposorios and after that, the antique image of Saint Joseph and Our Lady meets at the patio of the parish and the rite of the Renewal of Vows will be conducted.
Economy
Government
right|thumb|San Miguel Welcome Arch from San Ildefonso, Bulacan
Incoming Officials
- Municipal Mayor: John "Bong" A. Alvarez (Lakas-CMD)
- Municipal Vice Mayor: Gerome "Jhong" D. Reyes (NUP)
- Sangguniang Bayan Members:
- Christopher Tolentino Beltran (Lakas-CMD)
- Pol David Roura Buencamino (PFP)
- Sarah Jane Dela Cruz Gatchalian (Lakas-CMD)
- Joseph Noel Perez De Guzman (Lakas-CMD)
- Mary Joy Ann Salimbao Chico (PFP)
- Emmanuel Dela Cruz Magtalas (Lakas-CMD)
- Romeo Catiis Magat (PFP)
- Wilfredo De Leon Dela Cruz (PFP)
List of Gobernadorcillo
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name
! colspan="2" |Term
!Name
!Term
!Name
!Term
!Name
! colspan="2" |Term
|-
|Miguel Pineda
| colspan="2" |1763
|Ignacio Sandulan
|1796
|Agapito Santa Ana
|1827
|Victor Buencamino
| colspan="2" |1858
|-
|Jose Malapandan
| colspan="2" |1764
|Agustin Payawal
|1797
|Carlos Morales
|1828
|Norberto Maniquis
| colspan="2" |1859
|-
|Miguel Ligon
|1765
|1766
|Santiago Maniquis
|1798
|Jacinto Ligon
|1829
|Eugenio Dantis
| colspan="2" |1860
|-
|Miguel Tecson
| colspan="2" |1767
|Marcos Bondoc
|1799
|Mariano Tecson
|1830
|Pedro Santiago
| colspan="2" |1861
|-
|Miguel Bantog
| colspan="2" |1768
|Nicolas Bacaui
|1800
|Augustin Santiago
|1831
|Mariano Macapagal
| colspan="2" |1862
|-
|Miguel Ligon
| colspan="2" |1769
|Eusebio Santiago
|1801
|Isidro Gonzales
|1832
|Jose Santiago
|1863
|1864
|-
|Esteban Bantog
| colspan="2" |1770
|Francisco Bernabe
|1802
|Eustaquio Ligon
|1833
|Bonifacio Pengson
|1865
|1866
|-
|Miguel Ligon
| colspan="2" |1771
|Calixto Yambot
|1803
|Vicente Ventura
|1834
|Tomas Tecson
|1867
|1868
|-
|Esteban Sayson
| colspan="2" |1772
|Jose Tuazon
|1804
|Apolonio Fernando
|1835
|Antonio David
|1869
|1870
|-
|Eulogio Payawal
| colspan="2" |1773
|Baltazar Pangilinan
|1805
|Severino Payawal
|1836
|Pelagio de Leon
|1871
|1872
|-
|Dionisio Maniquiz
| colspan="2" |1774
|Jose Payawal
|1806
|Andres de la Cruz
|1837
|Marcelo Velayo Bernardo
|1873
|1874
|-
|Antonio Bacual
| colspan="2" |1775
|Francisco Libunao
|1807
|Vicente Felix
|1838
|Flaviano Esguerra
|1875
|1876
|-
|Miguel Ligon
|1776
|1777
|Vicente Sayson
|1808
|Eusebio Dantis
|1839
|Juan Buencamino
|1877
|1878
|-
|Dionisio Maniquis
| colspan="2" |1778
|Augustin Maniquis
|1809
|Atanacio Libunao
|1840
|Calixto Limpingco
| colspan="2" |1879
|-
|Andres Bondoc
| colspan="2" |1779
|Lorenzo Ligon
|1810
|Pedro Ligon
|1841
|Juan de Guzman
| colspan="2" |1880
|-
|Pablo Bondoc
| colspan="2" |1780
|Baltazar Pangilinan
|1811
|Domingo Pangilinan
|1842
|Francisco Villarica
|1881
|1882
|-
|Alejandro Dantis
| colspan="2" |1781
|Canuto Dantis
|1812
|Nicolas Libunao
|1843
|Potenciano Buencamino
|1883
|1885
|-
|Juan Fernando
| colspan="2" |1782
|Lorenzo Yambot
|1813
|Tomas Tecson
|1844
|Valentin Viola
| colspan="2" |1886
|-
|Alejandro Maniquis
| colspan="2" |1783
|Clemente Ligon
|1814
|Juan Siojo
|1845
|Jose Santiago
| colspan="2" |1887
|-
|Miguel Ventura
| colspan="2" |1784
|Vicente Tecson
|1815
|Felipe Gonzales
|1846
|Evaristo Siojo
| colspan="2" |1888
|-
|Andres Patiag
| colspan="2" |1785
|Pablo Ventura
|1816
|Mariano P. Joson
|1847
|Bartolome Viola
| colspan="2" |1889
|-
|Miguel Maniquis
| colspan="2" |1786
|Pantaleon Ligon
|1817
|Victor Buencamino
|1848
|Simon Tecson
| colspan="2" |1890
|-
|Domingo Libunao
| colspan="2" |1787
|Vicente Dasig
|1818
|Fulgencio Santiago
|1849
|Simon Santiago
| colspan="2" |1891
|-
|Domingo Santa MAria
| colspan="2" |1788
|Blas Maniquis
|1819
|Vicente Felix
|1850
|Jose de Leon
| colspan="2" |1892
|-
|Francisco Tecson
| colspan="2" |1789
|Dionisio Fernando
|1820
|Rufino San Gabriel
|1851
|Bartolome Viola
| colspan="2" |1893
|-
|Marcos Zapala
| colspan="2" |1790
|Jacinto Santiago
|1821
|Eugenio Dantis
|1852
|Lucio Maniquis
| colspan="2" |1894
|-
|Miguel Quiambao
| colspan="2" |1791
|Manuel Bantog
|1822
|Tranquilino Gabriel
|1853
|Ciriaco Libunao
| colspan="2" |1895
|-
|Andres Bantog
| colspan="2" |1792
|Narciso Macapagal
|1823
|Victor Buencamino
|1854
|Simon T. Libunao
| colspan="2" |1896
|-
|Teodoro Tuazon
| colspan="2" |1793
|Mariano delos Santos
|1824
|Catalino Ligon
|1855
|Gregorio Marquez
| colspan="2" |1897
|-
|Miguel Morales
| colspan="2" |1794
|Lorenzo Tecson
|1825
|Juan Siojo
|1856
|Simon Tecson
|1898
|1899
|-
|Tibursio Sayson
| colspan="2" |1795
|Lorenzo Ligon
|1826
|Tibursio Tecson
|1857
|Jose Buencamino
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |1900
|-
| colspan="7" |
|Teodoro Lim
|}
List of chief executives
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name
! colspan="2" |Term
!Notes
|-
! colspan="4" |Municipal President
|-
|Meliton Carlos
|1901
|1903
|
|-
|Damaso Sempio
|1903
|1905
|
|-
|Mariano Tecson
|1906
|1908
|
|-
|Miguel Siojo
|1908
|1912
|
|-
|Serafin Tecson
|1912
|1916
|
|-
|Catalino Sevilla
|1916
|1919
|
|-
|Juan Buencamino Sr.
|1919
|1922
|
|-
|Jose Ligon
|1922
|1925
|
|-
|Eugenio Tecson
|1925
|1928
|
|-
|Regino Sevilla
|1928
|1931
|
|-
|Moises V. Ligon
|1931
|1934
|
|-
! colspan="4" |Municipal Mayor
|-
|Florentino C. Viola
|1934
|1938
|
|-
|Regino Sevilla
|1938
|1940
|
|-
|Eugenio Tecson
|1941
|1944
|
|-
|Rafael Roura
Luis Santa Maria
Eugenio Tecson
Manuel V. Fernando
| colspan="2" |1945
|Appointed as Alcalde during Philippine Liberation
|-
|Eugenio Tecson
|1945
|1951
|Remained in position after World War II
|-
|Conrado S. Pascual
|1952
|1955
|
|-
|Felipe V. Buencamino
|1956
|1963
|
|-
|Benjamin S. Payawal
|1963
|1967
|
|-
|Felix M. Tayag
|1964
|1967
|
|-
|Marcelo Aure
|1968
|1979
|Appointed as Municipal Mayor during Martial Law (Bagong Lipunan) era from 1976 - 1979
|-
|Juan F. Dela Cruz
|1979
|1986
|Municipal Mayor during Martial Law (Bagong Lipunan) era
|-
|Manuel Lipana
|1986
|1987
|Transitional Municipal Government during 1987 Referendum
|-
|Fernando B. Mendez Sr.
|1988
|1995
|
|-
|Santiago C. Sevilla
|1995
|2004
|
|-
|Edmundo Jose "Pop" T. Buencamino
|2004
|2006
|Term not finished; suspended due to his case in Sandiganbayan.
|-
|Roderick DG. Tiongson
|2006
|2016
|Vice Mayor during "Pop" Buencamino's term; sworn into office as Acting Mayor from 2006 - 2007
|-
|Marivee Mendez - Coronel
|2016
|2019
|First Female Mayor of San Miguel, Bulacan
|-
|Roderick DG. Tiongson
|2019
|2025
|Roderick Tiongson's 2nd Run as Municipal Mayor
|-
|}
Education
190px|thumb|right|San Miguel Elementary School
San Miguel is served by an extensive network of educational institutions at the elementary, secondary, and tertiary levels. The municipality is home to numerous public and private schools, along with institutions for technical and higher education.
There are two schools district offices which govern all educational institutions within the municipality. They oversee the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools. These are San Miguel North District Office, and San Miguel South District Office.
Primary and elementary schools
- Bagong Pag-Asa Elementary School
- Bagong Silang Elementary School
- Balaong Elementary School
- Balite Elementary School
- Bantog Elementary School
- Bardias Elementary School
- Batasan Elementary School
- Biak Na Bato Elementary School
- Biclat Elementary School
- Buga Elementary School
- Buliran Elementary School
- Bulualto Elementary School
- Calumpang Elementary School
- D. C. Nicolas Sr. School
- Don Felix De Leon Memorial School
- Doña Narcisa B. Vda. De Leon Elementary School
- Dr. Juan F. Pascual Memorial School
- God's Love Children's Advancement Center
- Ilog Bulo Primary School
- Kng. Kabayo Elementary School
- Labne Elementary School
- Lambakin Elementary School
- Magmarale Elementary School
- Malibay Elementary School
- Maligaya Elementary School
- Malinao Elementary School
- Mandile Elementary School
- Masalipit Elementary School
- Pacalag Elementary School
- Paliwasan Elementary School
- Pangarayuman Elementary School
- Park Ridge School of Montesori
- Partida Elementary School
- Pinambaran Elementary School
- Pulong Bayabas Elementary School
- Pulong Duhat Primary School
- Sacdalan Elementary School
- Salacot Elementary School
- San Jose Elementary School
- San Juan Elementary School
- San Miguel Elementary School
- San Miguel North Central School
- San Vicente Elementary School
- Sapang Elementary School
- School of Mount St. Mary
- Sibul Elementary School
- Sta. Ines Elementary School
- Sta. Lucia Elementary School
- Sta. Rita Elementary School
- Tartaro Elementary School
- Tibagan Elementary School
- VOJ Eastgate Christian Academy of Bulacan
- Waminal Achievers Academy
Secondary schools
- Emilia Perez Ligon High School
- John J. Russell Memorial High School
- Partida High School
- San Miguel National High School
- Vedasto R. Santiago High School
Higher educational institutions
- Bulacan Polytechnic College
- Microlink Institute of Science and Technology
- St. Paul University
Notable personalities
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right|thumb|Tecson House - The house where Emilio Aguinaldo slept before he departed to Pangasinan. The house of Simon Tecson
- Nicanor Abelardo - Kundiman composer.
- Virgilio S. Almario - National Artist for Literature. Poet, critic, translator, editor, teacher, cultural manager, and the founder of Adarna House.
- Felipe Buencamino - Former Secretary of Foreign Affairs and one of the founders of Iglesia Filipina Independiente. One of the authors of the Malolos Constitution
- Alfredo Lim – Former Philippine Senator, then Mayor of Manila and former Director of the National Bureau of Investigation.
- Pablo Tecson – Former Governor General of Bulacan and later served as Insular Secretary of the Philippine Bureau of Agriculture.
- Trinidad Tecson – One of the renowned female revolutionaries of the Philippine Revolution. Known as the Mother of Biak-na-Bato. Also known as 'The Mother of Philippine Red Cross' and 'Mother of Mercy'.
- Maximo Viola - Doctor, revolutionary, and initial financier of the publication of Jose Rizal's novel Noli me tangere (novel)
- Carlos A. Santos-Viola – Filipino architect. Best known for designing and building churches for the Iglesia ni Cristo religious group.
- Narcisa de Leon - One of the founders of LVN Pictures, one of the biggest film studios in the history of Philippine Cinema
- Magtanggol C. Gunigundo - chairman, Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) from 1992 to 1998; and Constitutional Convention Delegate representing the 2nd District of Bulacan, 1971 Constitutional Convention
References
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External links
- San Miguel, Bulacan Official Website
- [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
- Philippine Census Information