Santa Ignacia Tarlac

Etymology History Geography Economy Demography Religion and Culture

Where does the name Trace the beginnings of Where is located? What businesses are How many cities, What religion is prevalent? Can you
come from? the place up to present? What places border present in the area? municipalities or barangays mention some artwork,
Who were its first it? What is its land What is the mode of are in the area? Are there literature,game or sports in the area?
occupants? area? transportation or ethnic groups? What
communication? languages are spoken?

How about science and

teachnology and
tourism?

Before the settlers The Municipality of Agriculture in the area is Sta. Ignacia has a total land The literary and youth volunteer
from the Ilocos One of the most Santa Ignacia has gradually being area of 14,607 hectares. It is group Linangan sa Imahen,
province, led by a man significant events in the adopted a mechanized with the use composed of 24 barangays Retorika, at Anyo (LIRA), in
whose family was towns history was The Comprehensive of hand tractors. Open two of which (Poblacion East partnership with the Komisyon sa
Madriaga set feed on Siege of Sta. Ignacia, Land Use Plan and surface pumps irrigate and Poblacion West) are Wikang Filipino (KWF) and the
the soil of Sta. Ignacia, wherein General Pedro Zoning Ordinance 52 hectares of land while located in the urban area while National Commission for Culture
the locality was a mere Pedroche and his men which shall guide the small farm reservoirs the rest of 22 barangays are andthe Arts (NCCA), will hold the
prairie. Together with attacked the town at the spatial development provide irrigation to a located in the rural areas. 32nd edition of its nationwide
his companions they height of its fiesta in the town. total area of 94 hectares. seminar-workshop series, Sining
settled in a place named celebration. The tragic Through this CLUP, INDUSTRY Re Baldios ng Tugma, Sukat, at Talinghaga
Binaga which now event was triggered by a 315 hectares are cords at the Municipal (STST; Art of Rhyme, Meter, and
called Nabagbagan- grudge between the declared built up Planning and Botbotones Metaphor) at the Tarlac State
Nambalan. The place General and his brother- areas, 757 hectares Development Office University, Tarlac City on February
was so called Binaca in-law who was also the industrial; 400 gives a clear indication Caanamongan 6-7, 2014. The sports game in santa
in view of the fact that hectares that Sta. Ignacia, Tarlac ignacia are basketball,
thousands of cattle Chief of Police at that pastureland; 550 Ignacia is basically an Cabaruan volleyball,badminton, table tennis,
were herded in that time. The general was hectares agricultural town. swimming track and field
locality. As time insulted when the latter watershed and 11, However, with the thrust Cabugbugan taekwondo,etc.
went on, more refused his offer to 775.569 hectares- of the governments It was introduced to the Filipinos by
immigrants from become his adviser. agricultural. In the policy to disperse Caduldulaoan an American named Elwood S.
Cabugao, Sarrat, After the encounter, Urban barangays, industries away from the Brown,[1] the then Physical Director
when the gunshots had Calipayan
Tagudin, Bacarra, 52 hectares are Metropolitan Manila of the Young Men's Christian
Badoc, Candon and died down and smoke deemed residential Area, there has been a Association (YMCA). It became a
have subsided, the Chief Macaguing
Paoay, all towns in the areas, 20 hectares marked increase in the popular game held in backyards and
Ilocos regions arrived of Police together with are commercial, 12 number of industries at beaches in the islands. At first,
his three policemen Nambalan
with all their personal hectares locating in the the Filipinos invented their own
belongings placed in were found dead and a institutional, 5 municipality especially rules for the game.[2] US soldiers
number of civilians Padapada
their covered carts. hectares open space agro-based industries. who were assigned to the different
were also killed in the and 681 hectares Industrial activities in islands of the Philippine during the
According to Pilpila
crossfire. As the height agricultural the municipality are period also helped in the widespread
Treasurer Jose of the Philippine Sta. Ignacia has a mostly agro based like introduction of volleyball to the
Pedroche, a local Pinpinas
total land area of piggery, poultry and rice Filipinos. These American military
historian, those early revolution in 1896
14,607 hectares. It mills. servicemen encouraged the
pioneers employed the increases, Don Eulogio Poblacion East
is composed of 24 Filipinos to join them in playing
kaingin systems in Madriaga, who was then PROTECTIVE
barangays two of during their time-off from military
clearing the lands, SERVICE Polic Poblacion West
the Capitan Municipal,
which (Poblacion duties.[3] Early in the history of the
which was densely received an order from e and Fire Department
East and Poblacion Pugo-Cecilio game of volleyball in the
covered with cogon and the Parish Priest of services play vital roles
West) are located in Philippines, the Filipinos used trees
talahib. Cattle raising Camiling to transfer Sta. in providing and
the urban area San Francisco as makeshift net holders (the net
and little agriculture Ignacia nearer to its maintaining peace and
while the rest of 22 was hung between the two chosen
were the early mother town of order for all sectoral
barangays are San Sotero trees.
industries of the place. located in the rural groups of the
Later, the land area Camiling presumably areas. community. This is San Vicente
cultivated gradually for security reasons. important for a locality
increased Since the order came to grown and develops Santa Ines Centro

simultaneously with the from a higher authority faster. 26 policemen man

increased population. the local leaders at that the police department in Santa Ines East
time cannot otherwise the municipality of Sta.
With the locality but to obliged, hence the Santa Ines West
Ignacia. The police force
progressing, Binaca in transfer of the town is issued firearms of
1845 became a barrio from Nambalan to its Taguiporo
different types. They are
of Camiling with Don present site. equipped with 2 vehicles
Manuel Natividad, its Timmaguab
and 1 motorcycle. The
first Teniente Basal. In It was indeed a dark
present police station is
1875, the barrio became time in the Nations Vargas
located at the municipal
a town with Don Felipe history when the Friars Ilokano (44.0 percent) and
compound. There are 2
Cabugasa, its of colonial Spain were Kapampangan (43.6
outposts, 1 in front of the
Gobernadorcillo. It was so powerful that they percent) was the most widely
public market and other
in the same year when can cast their influence spoken dialect during early
in front of Signa Bank.
Binaca was changed to over the local childhood. The remaining
In addition to the police
Sta. Ignacia in honor of governments. As 12.4 percent spoke Tagalog
force, there are 352
her patron saint. Filipinos nationwide cry (10.6 percent), Pangasinan
barangay tanod who help
for freedom and (0.7 percent), and other
in keeping peace and
independence, the dialects (1.1 percent).
order in the municipality.
province of Tarlac .