Tayug, Pangasinan

Tayug Baley na Tayug
Municipality
Tayug Welcome Arch
Seal
Map of Pangasinan showing the location of Tayug
Tayug Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°01′25″N 120°44′52″E / 16.02361°N 120.74778°E / 16.02361; 120.74778Coordinates: 16°01′25″N 120°44′52″E / 16.02361°N 120.74778°E / 16.02361; 120.74778
Country	Philippines
Region	Ilocos (Region I)
Province	Pangasinan
District	6th district of Pangasinan
Barangays	21
Government[1]
• Mayor	Tyrone Damasen Agabas
Area[2]
• Total	51.24 km2 (19.78 sq mi)
Population (2010)[3]
• Total	40,018
• Density	780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	2445
Dialing code	75
Income class	3rd class; rural
Website	www.tayug.net.ph

Tayug (Pangasinan: Baley na Tayug), is a third-class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 40,018 people.^[3]

The town of Tayug got its unique name not from people who were influential of from name of saints but from a very tall tree that once grew in the heart of the town; the bacayao tree was so tall that in Ilocano they call it “Layug”. In view of the difficulty of the people to pronounce the letter “L” they change it to letter “T” by common usage. Hence, the name Tayug came about.

History

The municipality of Tayug is so rich in history. Its evolution is tempered with hardships and sacrifices of the residents. It was spared from bloody uprisings during the times when the Filipino people as one nation struggled against foreign dominance and socio-political inequalities.

The most talked about was the “Colorum” uprising, which was staged on January 10, 1931, and led by the late Pedro Caloza. This uprising was in defiance of the tenacy system where the landlords enslaved the tenants with meager share, which was not even enough to feed their growing families whereas the landlords had become richer at the expense of the tenants. Although this uprising was not successful, it opened the eyes of the authorities and paved the way to our present Agrarian Reform Program. President Manuel L. Roxas himself who was then the Speaker of the House Representative personally came to Tayug to listen to grievances of the rebels.

This uprising also became the inspiration of a local film producer who made TAYUG, ANG BAYANG API. The film authentically depicts how a band of Colorums attacked and burned the Constabulary Barracks and the Municipal Building including all the vital documents kept in it. As a result, the people of Tayug, and incidentally all Pangasinenses, were fondly called “Colorum” by people of other provinces.

Tayug had its share in the Filipino-Japanese war when the invading Japanese soldiers landed on Philippine shore. Tayug fell in the firing line as it was the retreat route of the Philippine Forces on their way to Bataan. Thus, Tayug become the wartime capital of Pangasinan, twice within the span of three (3) years; first when the invading Japanese Forces were on their way to Pangasinan on December 12, 1941, and second, when the Liberation Forces were hammering at the gates of Lingayen Gulf. It was also in the municipality where during the war, Japanese garrison for Eastern Pangasinan was located wherein many guerrillas were detained, tortured and executed for uncertain reasons.

Other notable uprisings were separately staged during the Spanish regime. One was led by Antonio Novacio, the uncle of Antonio Luna, and another by Col. Villacorta. Both fought against the tyrannical rule of the Spaniards, inspired by the growing national sentiments of the time. Unfortunately, those were suppressed by the mighty forces of the Spaniards.

Tayug was first organized as a municipality within the province of Nueva Ecija on February 4, 1817, with Don Lorenzo Bernardo as its first “gobernadorcillo” (equivalent to our present Mayor). In 1837, however, Tayug was ceded to the province of Pangasinan. In 1851, it was once again incorporated with the province of Nueva Ecija, together with the municipality of San Nicolas. Not until 1864 was Tayug again made a part of Pangasinan.

The municipality was believed to have been covered with cogon and “talahib” before the settlers from the Ilocos provinces and the Kaintan natives from the caraballo mountains settled here in the early part of the 18th century. They cultivated their own food, such as rice, corn and vegetables, and were encouraged to enhance their farming skills because they found their fertile soil very suitable for agriculture. Thus, Tayug developed into successful agricultural community, capable of producing rice on a commercial scale.

Tayug’s strategic location in relation to other towns in Eastern Pangasinan, coupled with its rich resources, is a growing commercial town. It has also gained reputation as the education center of Eastern Pangasinan due to the presence of two colleges in the Municipality.

History The town of Tayug is the smallest town in eastern Pangasinan in point of area. It has a total land area of 51.3 square kilometers, the greater part being rice fields and residential lots. It is located on a flat terrain and nestled at the foot of the Caraballo mountains. Its boundaries are: on the south, Sta. Maria; on the east, Natividad; on the southeast, San Quintin; on the south-west, Asingan; and on the north-west, San Manuel. Located 80 kilometers away from Lingayen, the Pangasinan’s provincial capital. Tayug has one of the tributaries in south-eastern Pangasinan where the Agno River system passes.

Tayug derived its name from a tree. It is said that long ago, a very tall tree grew right on the axis of the town site. It was a “bacayao” which grew to approximately 50 meters. Because of its unusual height the tree was called “layug” meaning tall in the Ilocano language. By long usage, the town’s name came to be known as Tayug. Historically, the town was established on February 4, 1817, as a municipality of Nueva Ecija province. Its first gobernadorcillo was Don Lorenzo Bernardo. In 1873, the town was ceded to the province of Pangasinan. In 1851, however, it was incorporated anew to its original province but in 1864, Tayug was given back to Pangasinan. Before 1785, the old settlement of Tayug was under the Augustinians. Later, they abandoned it for unknown reason.

On October 31, 1817, the Dominicans took over, with Father Mathias Pelaez as the first parish priest. On March 17, 1817 Fray Escobar officiated over the town’s first religious festival. The patron saint from its foundation was St. Patrick of Ireland. Don Lorenzo Bernardo was Tayug’s teniente absoluto from May 10, 1817 to 1819 and under his administration the church of Tayug was established. In 1870, after 53 years, the church of Tayug, by forced labor, was completed together with its convent. It is believed that the early settlers of the town came from the neighboring province of Ilocos and the Caraballo mountains. Around the 18th century, the town was still grassland of cogon and talahib. Soon it was converted into as agricultural community as the settlers were mostly farmers. Gold panning was added to the rapid rise of Tayug.

During the Second World War, Tayug became the retreat route of Philippine Forceson their way to Bataan. Twice it was made the capital of the province. From December 12–26, 1941, Lingayen, the seat of Pangasinan’s capital, was transferred to Tayug. During the liberation in 1945, Tayug was again made the Pangasinan’s capital as the Battle of Lingayen went on between the returning Americans and the Japanese. Earlier, the Japanese garrison for eastern Pangasinan was located in Tayug where many Filipino guerillas were detained, imprisoned, and executed. In 1931, Tayug’s town plaza and park were adjudged the most beautiful in the entire Pangasinan. Five years later, Tayug was the first to stage a carnival and exposition in Pangasinan. On January 19, 1931, the town attracted international recognition when a band of rebels which were then called “colorum” and led by Pedro Calusa seized, destroyed, and burned the town as they took refuge hold in the church. A local film was produced based on this incident entitled, “Tayug, Ang Bayang Api.”

Today, Tayug has the distinction of being the education center of eastern Pangasinan. It has one College, one University and seven High Schools.It is also the acknowledged commercial center of the neighboring towns of Natividad, San Nicolas, San Quintin, Sta. Maria, and Umingan.Thus, Tayug is already considered an urban center, although still of a “minor” classification. With agriculture as its chief industry, it produces corn, root crops, and vegetables, making the town asuccessful agricultural community capable of producing rice on a commercial scale. Tourist attractions are the Catholic church, Allied Botanical Corporation (the country’s pride for being the only 100% Filipino-owned seed company to have its own research and breeding facility ABC’s Research Station in Tayug), the newly landscaped town plaza, and various resorts.

Pedro Calusa and the Battle of Tayug

Pedro Calusa, the returning traveler, had been molded by some of the same influences that shaped Pedro Kabola. Both men were Ilocanos. Pedro Calusa was born near the turn of the century in Bauang, La Union. He participated in the gathering migration from the Ilocos region for early in the American period his family had moved to Tayug, Pangasinan. Liked Pedro Kabola, he was influenced by the diminishing shadows of Guardia de Honor (Guardia de Honor de Mario Guardias de Honor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario) and Santa Iglesia. Only in those, however, that they share their biographical identities.

Unlike Kabola, Calusa grew to manhood under cosmopolitan circumstances. Orphaned by cholera, he left the Philippines for Hawaii during the second decade of American rule. For roughly the next ten years he worked in Hawaii’s sugar and pineapple fields where backbreaking drudgery put the finishing touches to his rebellious personality. In 1926, he forged Filipino contract workers into an agricultural union and attempted to foment strikes for better wages and working conditions. When the effort failed, Calusa wound up behind bars. Labeled a dangerous agitator, he was released after serving time in the territorial prison and was deported to his homeland. The rebellious component of Calusa’s character consequently added up to much more than that of the sum of Kabola’s intransigent parts. His rebellious activities reflected that complexity. At the first opportunity, Calusa left Manila’s hostile environs and returned to eastern Pangasinan but the oppressive social atmosphere of the province depressed him even more than its primitive economy. Within six months, he got himself into trouble, both voluntarily and involuntarily. There were seditious schemes and so the Philippine Constabulary kept Calusa under surveillance. Try as they might, the men in red and khaki (a popular name for the PC before) could not gather enough hard evidence to jail the ex-convict. One of these was a plan to attack the Municipio of Rizal, Nueva Ecija. Harassed by the police but applauded secretly by peasant rebels, Calusa soon realized he was a marked man. In 1931, he accepted the fact that he was meant to become a revolutionary so he started an underground society called the PNA (Philippine National Association).

Membership in this religious organization did not come easy though. Surrounded by informers and PC agents, Calusa insisted that aides should screen potential members very well before inviting them into the association. Once inducted, the “proselytes“ were required to maintain absolute secrecy. Calusa held up his end of the bargain by prohibiting anything resembling mass meetings. Communication was usually restricted to face-to-face encounters. Detailed instructions were dispensed through small congregations in remote backwood churches. The technique worked. By middle 1931, more than a thousand peasants in Pangasinan and Nueva Ecija had been initiated into the PNA while both the municipal and military authorities remained unaware of the organization. Calusa’s accomplishment, however, created problems. His followers, particularly a handful of vindictive former kapisananes, pressed him to implement Kabola’s strategy. Aware of the impracticalities of the masterplan, Calusa urged patience. His officers listened but they did not hear. There arose differing opinions among the leaders depending on their experiences. Calusa was the only PNA director who had seen America’s Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor. He was also the only one who witnessed dedicated men crumble under overwhelming odds. His “provinciano” associates failed to grasp either reality because they have not been abroad. To them, American military power and the Philippine Constabulary were the same in strength. Moreover, they believed that the masses all over the Philippines were eager to strike down their oppressors. Naivete and frustration led them to advocate violence. They would never learn what happened to the previous organizations like the KAPISANAN and the SANTA IGLESIA. Warmed finally that the PNA would start its insurrection with or without him, Pedro Calusa endorsed the plan although he knew it was doomed to fail. He undoubtedly hoped to influence the venture towards partial success. He was surrounded by hotheads who were eager to lock horns with the establishment’s military might. It was Don Quixote of La Mancha ready to fight the windmills all over again.

Other Milestones

1700, Middle part of - The place was made under the control of the Agustinians.

1785 - The Agustinians abandoned the place.

1817 – 1819 March 10 - Don Lorenzo Bernanrdo, teniente absolute organized and founded the town of Tayug.

1817, October 31 - The Dominicans settled down permanently in Tayug with Reverend Father Mathias Pelaez as the first parish priest.

1800, Early part of - Some Macabebes of Pampanga set up their communities, isolated themselves and refused to inter-mingle with the other people socially and economically. The municipal executive ordered the flogging of these Macabebes.

1870, March 17 - The massive walls of the church and convent whose shadows you still see, were completed by forced labor.

1876, April 14 - Tangkad, (Tagalog word for “tall”), a bandit leader from San Mateo Rizal marched his men into Tayug, pillaged the houses and residents and left the town to ashes just to avenge the beating of the Macabebes earlier. 1880 Don Andres Villar started the present layout of the municipal streets.

1896, October 3 - Insurgents, under Col. Villacorta, staged an unsuccessful revolt in Tayug. Fray Garcia escaped by lowering himself from the convent by means of tied “panuelos”.

1897, March - Seventeen men of Barrio Legaspi were arrested and executed for having been reported by a woman in her confession to the priest of San Miguel that they were Katipuneros.

1897, August - Ten of Tayug’s educated young men were arrested for masonry and filibusterism. They were brought to Lingayen, tried, and four of them sentenced to deportation to Guam and Balacbac Island.

1899, November 11 - Arrival in Tayug of the first American Army Force under General Lawton. The Filipino flag of the Revolution is said to have been lost here during these days.

1931, January 10 - The Kolorum Outbreak in Tayug, Pedro Calusa with his fanatical men attacked and burned the men in red and khaki (a popular name for the PC before) Barracks and several houses. PC Commanding Officer Lt. Batchine and Junior Officer, Lt. San Pedro, were killed. Kolorums held the town for 12 hours until PC re enforcements assaultedtheir garrison at the convent to subdue Calusa and his men.

1941, December 12 to 26 - The Provincial capital of Pangasinan was transferred to Tayug from Lingayen for safety.

1941, December 25 - Beginning of Japanese occupation in Tayug during World War II.

1942, April - A handful of Filipino guerillas under Lt. Antiporda attacked the Japanese garrison where the Japanese were overpowered. This was one of the earliest guerilla warfare against the Japanese during World War II.

1942, May 3 - Japanese soldiers from Binalonan came to Tayug to subjugate the guerilla occupants. Outnumbered, the guerillas fled, and residents were maltreated or executed, followed with the burning of numerous houses and buildings.

1942, May 11 - Japanese re-capture and re-occupied Tayug. Guerrilla suspects were arrested and executed including an American.

1945, February 1 - 25th Division of the American forces liberated Tayug and a military government was set up.

1945, February 20 - Re-establishment of American civil government in Tayug.

Historical Personages

Long before the Spanish colonization of the Philippines, town executive Don Leoncardo Gamboa, Tayug and San Nicolas were separated from Nueva Ecija and became part of the province of Pangasinan. Later in 1851, Tayug was taken back by Nueva Ecija as its town; not until 1864 when Tayug finally became a part of Pangasinan during the term of Don Eugenio Vinluan. Early settlers proved that Tayug is just like a promised land that is abundant with food and other resources. Such state invited migrants from as far as Pampanga known as Macabebes to settle in this place. However, after inhabiting the place, these new settlers isolated themselves and refused to mingle with the townspeople, thereby setting their own community. This situation angered the residents, thus creating a chaos when the Gobernadorcillo, Don Cipriano Diaz, ordered the flogging of these Macabebes that drove them out of town. In retaliation, a band of bandits led by a notorious criminal character known as Tangkad, who hails from San Mateo, Rizal, burned and plundered the town. “A tooth for a tooth” and “An eye for an eye” came the prevailing atmosphere when the guardia civil arrested ten (10) young members of the intellectual elite which include: Domingo Patajo, Leoncio Allas, and Antonio Flormata. Suddenly these men banished because they were thought of to be masons and filibusters. Responding to this kind of brutality and tyranny, Tayug townsfolk started the uprising against the Spaniards. The Fights between the residents and the Spaniards has not abated when in 1897, in San Manuel, Pangasinan (a nearby town), a woman revealed to the Spaniards about the presence of Katipuneros in Tayug. At once, the Guardia Civil went to Barangay Legaspi and arrested Domingo Mendoza, head of the Barangay, including Quintin Cabato, Regino Cada, Patricio Benigno and 13 others and eventually executed them with the belief that they were Katipuneros. After the Spaniards were defeated at Manila Bay, the Americans occupied the country. So, on November 11, 1899, when the American Army came to Tayug, Don Victor Rivera, the then Presidente Local, was given the chance to continue serving as the town’s chief executive under the American Military Government. Two years later, on May 10, 1901, Don Domingo T. Patajo became the First Municipal President under the American Civil government.

In 1927, Tayug was the venue of the First Carnival and Exposition in the province in consonance with the Town Fiesta Celebration. In 1937, the Tayug town plaza, which was then complete with a zoo and a botanical garden, was adjudged as the “Most Beautiful Town” in the province and as “One of the Best Towns” in the country. This was during the incumbency of the Municipal President Magin F. Ausena.

On January 10, 1931, the “Kolorum Uprising” led by Pedro Calusa broke out. This was in protest of the abusive tenancy condition where the landlords enslaved the tenants but with meager share, not even enough to feed their growing families, while the landlords became richer at the expense of the poor tenants. It is through this bloody death that made Tayug well-known all over the land

ANG BAYANG API. Calusa and his followers attacked the local Philippine Constabulary barracks killing Lt. Bachini, the commanding officer, and his Junior Officer, Lt. San Pedro. The “Kolorum” then in control of the town occupied the town hall and burned all land records. To abate the situation, the Philippine Constabulary sent in large contingent that assaulted the Kolorum garrison at the Roman Catholic Convent. During the assault, a 20-year-old comely lass, Valentina Vidal, who came out from the convent waving the Philippine flag was shot and killed. As related by the late Buenaventura Villar, former chief of Police of Tayug who was 15 years old at the time, Pedro Calusa, the Kolorum leader, was a man endowed with supernatural powers, the fact that he could bang his head to a stone wall without having an injury, used to feed his horse on top of a coconut tree, could get out of the prison cell and easily get back even without a key.

But despite his seemingly awesome powers, Calusa was killed in 1967 in a land dispute somewhere in San Nicolas, Pangasinan. The uprising was not so successful but it opened the eyes of the authorities and paved the way to a better tenancy sharing.

When World War II broke out, Tayug, which was then the provincial capital, had its share of the Japanese invasion when it was captured by the Japanese Army on December 25, 1941. The townspeople of Tayug were among the first to wage active guerilla warfare against the Japanese invaders. On April 14, 1942, a handful of courageous guerillas led by Lt. Severino Antiporda attacked and captured the Japanese garrison in Tayug and hoisted the Philippine and American flags in the municipal building. However, for less than a month or on May 3, 1942 to be exact, the Japanese counterattacked and recaptured Tayug after nine days. The Japanese staged a bloody reprisal putting the town on fire and executed residents suspected to be sympathizing with the guerillas.

The tyrant and outrageous Japanese Commanding Officer, Captain Ohto, beheaded 18 guerillas including an American on March 23, 1944. For almost a year or on February 1, 1945, Tayug was liberated from the Japanese imperialism by the 25th Division of the United States Army. On February 20, 1945, the American Civil Government was re-established with Don Pedro F. Kagaoan as the municipal mayor.

Geographical Location

The Municipality of Tayug lies in the eastern part of Pangasinan. It is located within the geographic coordinates of 15˚ 56ʹ 0ʺ to 16˚ 4ʹ 0ʺ north latitude and 120˚ 42ʹ 0ʺ to 120˚ 47ʹ 0ʺ east latitude. The Municipality is bounded by the following:

North: Municipality of San Nicolas

South: Municipality of Sta. Maria

East: Municipality of Natividad

Southeast: Municipality of San Quintin

Southwest: Municipality of Asingan

Northwest: Municipality of San Manuel

Distance of Nearby Areas (km)

Lingayen: 69.60 km

Dagupan City: 54.07 km

Urdaneta: 28.46 km

Baguio City: 90.74 km

San Fernando City, La Union: 112.25 km

Manila: 196.39 km

Land Area

Based on the Cadastral Survey and updated Tax Mapping of Tayug as submitted by the Assessor's Office, the total land area of the municipality is 5, 123.62 hectares or about 0.95 percent of the total land area of the province. About 65.64% of which is agricultural land scattered all over the municipality. The rest are residential, commercial and industrial land. It has twenty-one (21) barangays including the four (4) Poblacions. The municipality is predominantly rural, about 16.89% of its total population is in the urban area. On the other hand, about 83. 11% is in the rural area.

The Municipality of Tayug is a THIRD (3rd) Class Municipality of Sixth (6th) District in the Province of Pangasinan based on the 2010 National Statistic Census Board.

Topography

The general terrain of the Municipality of Tayug is featureless and monotonously flat and level with the slope varying from 0% to 3% slope. This is within slope category “A” that is useful for paddy rice culture.

Drainage and Surface Water

Two (2) major bodies of water that traverse the municipality—the Agno River on the western part and the Viray-Depalo River (Flood Control) on the eastern part. Major flood basin is located in Barangay Libertad, Barangay Magallanes, and in Barangay Trenchera.

Climate

The Municipality of Tayug is classified under Type 1 Climate (Coronas’ scheme) which is characterized by two (2) pronounced season—dry season from November to April and wet season from May to September. Maximum rain period is from June to September.

Climate data for Tayug, Pangasinan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	31 (88)	31 (88)	32 (90)	34 (93)	35 (95)	34 (93)	32 (90)	32 (90)	32 (90)	32 (90)	32 (90)	31 (88)	32.3 (90.4)
Average low °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23.2 (73.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	13.6 (0.535)	10.4 (0.409)	18.2 (0.717)	15.7 (0.618)	178.4 (7.024)	227.9 (8.972)	368 (14.49)	306.6 (12.071)	310.6 (12.228)	215.7 (8.492)	70.3 (2.768)	31.1 (1.224)	1,766.5 (69.548)
Average rainy days	3	2	2	4	14	16	23	21	24	15	10	6	140
Source: World Weather Online[4]

Atmospheric Pressure

The average monthly temperature synoptic station ranges from 25.9 °C in January to 28.9 °C in June. The annual mean temperature is 27.9 °C, which is moderately hot. January and February are the coldest months with a lowest minimum temperature ranging 20.9 °C. The hottest month is April with maximum temperatures reaching 35.1 °C.

Relative Humidity

The cool month of August have a high relative humidity of 87 °C while the warm months of March and April have a low relative humidity of 74 °C. The annual mean relative humidity is 80 °C.

Cloudness

The mean annual cloudness is about 5 oktas. An okta is the amount of cloud present in the sky, expressed in oktas of the sky cover. (okta is the fraction used in denoting cloud amount and is equal to 1/8 of the whole sky).

Rainfall

The annual rainfall reaches 2,391.7 in the type 1 climatic zone. August is the rainiest month with an average of 23 rainy days.

Prevailing Wind Direction

In the months of January and April, the prevailing wind direction is at 90 percent towards the north-east and 10 percent towards the west. In the month of February, March and May, it is observed at 90 percent towards north-east and 10 percent towards west. During the month of June and July, prevailing wind direction is at 65 percent north-east and 35 percent towards west. While during the months of August, September, October wind direction is at 60 percent north-east and 40 percent west and on December, wind direction is at 75 percent north-east and 25 percent west.

Soil Type

The Municipality of Tayug has only one (1) type of soil, the San Manuel Sandy Loam, as rated by the BSWM. This type of soil consists of brown to light grayish-brown sandy loam surface soil ranging in depth from 30 to 35 centimeters. The subsoil is loam to silt loam, grayish brown to brown, somewhat gritty owing to the sandy texture. Its depth varies from 50 to 70 centimeters. Below this zone is light reddish-brown fine sand. Considered as one of the most productive soils, it has sufficient moisture content throughout the year. Consequently, it is capable of being cultivated even during the dry season. Rice is the principal crop, with corn or maiz, mungo and cowpea in rotation.

Land Transportation Terminals by Location and Condition (Year 2012)

There are two (2) bus terminals located at Poblacion "A", Five Star Bus Co. and Viron Transit Co., Inc., and also three (3) terminals for vans which are located at Poblacion "A", "B" and "D" and terminal for tricycles located within the central business district, while public utility vehicles (PUV's) like jeepney has no existing permanent terminals in the municipality. In the absence of such facilities, temporary spaces are utilized as parking areas.

Religion

There are many religious sects found in Tayug, and some of them are Roman Catholic with 80.76%

Iglesia ni Cristo

Aglipayan

Evangelicals

Jehovah's Witness

United Church of Christ in the Philippines

United Methodist Church

Philippines Benevolent Missionaries Association

Bible Baptist

Seventh Day Adventist

Protestant

Salvation Army Philippines

Islam

Lutheran Church in the Philippines

Philippine Episcopal Church

Iglesia Evangelista Methodista en Las Filipinas

Convention of the Philippine Baptist Church

Buddhist

Southern Baptist

International Baptist Missionary Fellowship

Agriculture

Basically, the municipality of Tayug remains primarily an agricultural municipality. With municipality's total land area 5,123.62 hectares, 4,218 hectares or 82.35% are devoted for agricultural purposes as per actual use. Like the rest of the Province of Pangasinan, Tayug major crops are rice, corn and vegetables. Rice occupies the highest plantation in terms of hectares.

A total of 3,316 hectares or 78.82% of 4,218 hectares devoted for agriculture production is used in producing rice, it is further divided into its classification, the irrigated lots with an area of 3,016 hectares and the rainfed lots with an area of 300 hectares.

Others, like Corn used 672 hectares or 15.393%, Stringbean with 6 hectares or 0.14%, Sweet Potato with 4 hectares or 0.09%, Banana with 3 hectares or 0.07%, Eggplant with 30 hectares or 0.71%, Amplaya with 6 hectares or 0.14%, Tomato with 2 hectares or 0.05%, Squash with 10 hectares or 0.24%, Okra with 8 hectares or 0.19%, Finger Pepper with 5 hectares or 0.12%, Mungbean with 16 hectares or 0.70% and Mango with 140 hectares or 3.32% of the total hectares devoted for agricultural production.

Crops, Area of Dedicated Lots and Percentage

The top three (3) agricultural product of the municipality are Rice, Corn and Mango. With the consolidated crops production from its 4,218 hectares of agriculture dedicated lots, 23,003.20 Metric Tons (MT) of agricultural good is produced, the total amount of Php 778,738,000.00 income derived from this production. The volume of production and income from rice crop with 14,922 (MT) of palay produced with an income of Php 507,348,000.00. Second is the production of corn with 5,066 (MT) with equivalent of Php 101,320,000.00 income value. Third is the mango production with 1,680 (MT) and an income of Php 134,400,000.00. Table below shows the volume of production and the production value of every agricultural crops produced in the municipality.

Official Seal

TORCH - Stands for EDUCATION. Tayug is the educational center of eastern Pangasinan

MUNICIPAL HALL - The seat of the LOCAL GOVERNMENT, which participates actively in maintaining peace and order, and political, social and economic stability, towards progress and development with the help of other government agencies

GEAR - Represents INDUSTRY, and the promising progressive income-generating ventures in the municipality.

GREEN INSIDE THE GEAR - Represents AGRICULTURAL FARM LAND in the Municipality

PHILIPPINE FLAG - Symbolized our COUNTRY, which the citizens of Tayug whole heartedly support, cherish, protect and defend from aggression.

RED - Stands for BRAVERY

BLUE - Stands for PATRIOTISM

WHITE - Stands for PURITY

GREEN - Stands for HOPE, ABUNDANCE, and HAPPINESS YELLOW - Symbol of LIFE, LIGHT, CHEERFULNESS and PROGRESS

Barangays

Tayug is politically subdivided into 21 barangays.^[2]

Demographics

Population census of Tayug
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	31,575	—
1995	33,881	+1.33%
2000	36,199	+1.43%
2007	37,954	+0.66%
2010	40,018	+1.95%
Source: National Statistics Office[3][5]

References

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	Asingan		Natividad
		Tayug
	Santa Maria		San Quintin

Province of Pangasinan Lingayen (capital) Municipalities Agno Aguilar Alcala Anda Asingan Balungao Bani Basista Bautista Bayambang Binalonan Binmaley Bolinao Bugallon Burgos Calasiao Dasol Infanta Labrador Laoac Lingayen Mabini Malasiqui Manaoag Mangaldan Mangatarem Mapandan Natividad Pozorrubio Rosales San Fabian San Jacinto San Manuel San Nicolas San Quintin Santa Barbara Santa Maria Santo Tomas Sison Sual Tayug Umingan Urbiztondo Villasis Component cities Alaminos San Carlos Urdaneta Independent component city Dagupan (Administratively independent from the province, but grouped under Pangasinan by the National Statistics Office) Barangays See: List of barangays in Pangasinan