| San Antonio | |
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| Map of Zambales showing the location of San Antonio. | |
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San Antonio
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| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon (Region III) |
| Province | Zambales |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | 1849 |
| Barangays | 14 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Estela D. Antipolo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 188.12 km2 (72.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 32,494 |
| • Density | 172.7/km2 (447.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 2206 |
| Income class | 2rd class |
| Population Census of San Antonio | |||
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| Census | Pop. | Rate | |
| 1995 | 25,765 |
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| 2000 | 28,248 | 1.99% | |
| 2007 | 32,494 | 1.95% | |
San Antonio is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Zambales in the Philippines. According to the latest Philippine census, it has a population of 32,494 people in 6,483 households in an area of 18,812 hectares. As of 2009, it has 17,539 registered voters.
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San Antonio is politically subdivided into 14 barangays.
San Antonio was a hunting region where indigenous hunters from the northern towns of Zambales would hunt, and gather. The first settlers from the Paoay region of the Ilocos Norte arrived in 1830, and founded the first Spanish settlement that developed into what is now San Antonio.
San Antonio was given the status of district or barrio in 1836. The town mayor in that period was Don Gregorio Banaga. He governed the town from 1836 to 1849. He was succeeded by Don Vicente Lacuesta in 1849, from Teniente Primero to Teniente Absoluto. The last mayor was Don Santiago Ladrillono. He was succeeded by Don Dimas Pascasio as governor in 1856. They selected their leaders every year. In 1891 to 1898, Don Pablo Corpus was the only Capitan Municipal selected then appointed Don Felix Magsaysay as the first President municipal, and many more followed up to 1931 to 1945.
The town was the site of the United States Navy Base known as the U.S. Naval Communications Station San Miguel. After the earthquake and eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991, the United States Military decided to abandon its military bases in the Philippines.
http://www.zambalesforum.org/casa_san_miguel.htm
Don Teodoro R. Yangco, noted philanthropist and business magnate, was born in San Antonio, Zambales on November 9, 1861. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts from the Ateneo de Manila University and studied law at the University of Santo Tomás. He pursued a commercial course at Ealing College in London from 1882 to 1886. He served as Resident Commissioner of the Philippine Islands from 1917-1920 in Washington D.C. In 1923, he represented the Philippine Chamber of Commerce at the first Pan-Pacific Commercial Conference held in Honolulu, where he ably defended Philippine Independence. He generously supported the local YMCA such that he came to be called the “Father of the YMCA in the Philippines.” He died on April 20, 1939 and was buried at the North Cemetery.
Hon. Guillermo Pablo, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 1945 to 1955, was born on June 25, 1886 in San Antonio, Zambales. Prior to his appointment to the High Court, he was Justice of the Peace (1911) at Iba, Zambales; Acting Provincial Fiscal (1915) of Zambales, Member of the Philippine Legislature (1916–1922); CFI Auxiliary Judge (1924) at Cebu; and CFI Judge (1930) and CFI District Judge (1934).
Manuel Aguillon Sr., the founder of Arnis Balite which espouses the Filipino martial art of arnis de mano, was born on June 19, 1915 in San Antonio, Zambales.
Alvin Alfonso (Alvin Pulga in real life) hails from Angeles, San Antonio, Zambales. Raised in Canada, Alvin or "VJ Alvey" is a promising television host and a member of Channel V's pool of international video jockeys. Recently, he hosted the Miss Philippines-Earth 2010 Pageant.
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