Hagonoy, officially the Municipality of Hagonoy ( tgl, Bayan ng Hagonoy), is a 1st class
municipality
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in the
province
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of
Bulacan
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,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 133,448 people.
History
Hagonoy was first mentioned in the history of the Philippines in 1571. Even before the "blood compact" between the
Spain
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's conqueror
Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
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and the Philippines'
Datu Sikatuna
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was made, the place was already known as Hagonoy. The land consists of archipelagic marsh and river tributaries going to the sea, where the first ancestors of this town probably took this way to reach Hagonoy.
Hagonoy first appeared in Philippine history when they formed part of the fleet of
Tarik Sulayman of
Macabebe, Pampanga that met
Martin de Goiti at the
Battle of Bangkusay
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in the initial defense of the
Lusong
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against the Spaniards in 1571.
In the beginning, Hagonoy was part of Alcaldia de
Calumpit as its visita together with
Apalit
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The town is ...
. It has huge convent having founded on April 22, 1581, with Fray Diego Ordonez de Vivar as its first minister according to Gaspar's "Conquistas delas Islas" Book 2 (Fray Diego having credited for the christiniazation of
Calumpit,
Malolos
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and
Bulakan). At first, it was also included in the territorial part of Encomienda de Calumpit that was given by Governor General Gonzalo Ronquillo to Sargento Juan de Moron for his good service and loyalty to Spanish Crown. Sargento Juan Moron once trusted his land to the Augustinian friars, and that's how it was handed to Fray Diego Vivar. It is also noted that on the primary sources documents such as Miguel de Loarca's "Relacion delas Islas" written in 1582 and Luis Perez de Dasmarinas report on King of Spain in June 1591 didn't mention Hagonoy as an independent encomienda or town, instead it is simultaneously with the much older town of Calumpit and it was officially established as a civil town in May 1671. According to records and old folks, there were already inhabitants in some places of this settlement.These places were Tibaguin and Pugad, coastal barrios sharing the coastline with the City of
Malolos
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and towns of
Bulakan,
Obando and the City of
Manila
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.
Magat Salamat
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Kingdom of Tondo, once headed this town.
He was the ancestor of the Salamat families now living in different barrios of this town.
Origin of the name
The town was named after the "hagunoy" ''(
Chromolaena odorata)'', a medicinal plant that used to be abundant in its river banks and along the seashores. The original populace used its leaves as their herbal remedy of choice for common illnesses and as food ingredients. Because of the medicinal value of the plant, the news of its effectiveness spread leading the people to call the place "Hagonoy".
Hagonoy's town legend
In the 16th century, some friars took a boat from Manila to the province of Bulacan and reached what was then called "Quinabaloan" (from
Kapampangan word ''kinabaluan'' meaning "had been known" or "pinag-alaman" in
Tagalog
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—which was then still part of the town of Calumpit and is now the barangays of Santa Monica and San Jose). At that time, a very charming lass was so popular among the young men of the locality. She had many suitors and admirers. One day, she felt ill and she needed someone to get leaves of the hagonoy plant by the river (which is now called Sapang Pari because the friars and priests used this river to commute).
A man offered to promptly get some leaves of the plant and in deep gratitude, she promised to marry him. As he was gathering the leaves of the hagunoy plant for his dearly beloved, the group of friars in a passing boat stopped to ask him, "Quien vive?" (Where are we?). The man did not understand Spanish and was extremely intimidated by the ''guardia civil'' (Spanish civil guard) that escorted the friars. Thinking that they were asking what he was grasping in his hands, he quickly retorted "Hagunoy po!" (Hagunoy, sir!) and scampered away.
These were the first Augustinian friars that got into town and they noted the place's name as "Hagonoy". Hence, the origin of the illustrious town's name.
Geography
With a total land area of 103.10 square kilometers, Hagonoy is situated at the south-west corner of the province of
Bulacan
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. It is bounded by the municipality of
Calumpit on the north, municipality of
Paombong
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Dubbed as the "Vinegar Capita ...
on the east, municipality of
Masantol, Pampanga
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Ety ...
on the west and
Manila Bay
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on the south. The municipality is approximately 54 kilometers from
Metro Manila
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or about an hour and a half drive. It can be accessed via
North Luzon Expressway
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and
MacArthur Highway
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.
Hagonoy is a long ridge with a lake on its edge by the Manila Bay called "Wawa", which is now part of Barangays San Sebastian and San Nicolas. It is basically a fishing town with the Manila Bay as its proximate fishing ground, which extends up to the provinces of
Pampanga
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,
Bataan
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, and
Cavite
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. Its more adventurous fisherfolk brave the waves of the
South China Sea
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northward and cross into the
Philippine Sea in the
Pacific Ocean
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on the eastern seaboard where they cast their nets and haul their catch to the fishing ports of
Quezon province.
Barangays
Hagonoy is politically subdivided into 26 barangays grouped into 5 clusters or ''kumpol'' for statistical purposes. All barangays are classified by the
Philippine Statistics Authority
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as urban.
Climate
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Hagonoy, Bulacan, was 133,448 people, with a density of .
Economy
Hagonoy is mainly a fishing municipality with 7,837.65 hectares devoted to fish farming or about three-fourths of its total land area. It is home to about 1,423 fishpond operators and 55 registered consignacions – a venue for trading
aquaculture products. The town offers a variety of harvests which includes prawns, shrimps, milkfish, tilapia, crabs, mussels and oysters.
With its abundant water resources and the coastal nature of the town, the majority of the population is dependent on the fishing industry. Even the municipal government has its own fishpond locally known as "Propyus", situated in Pugad and Tibaguin, two coastal barangays of Hagonoy along the coast of Manila Bay. It is subdivided to 7 lots with a combined lot area of 412 hectares of municipal waters.
Two local fish ports called "pundohan" – one in barrio San Nicolas and the other at the Poblacion, are the busiest commercial areas in the town. Fish traders from
Lucena City
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, Quezon and
Dagupan City,
Pangasinan
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among other merchants of other provinces are regular bulk buyers the local ports or at the private "consignacions" (brokerage) of the large milkfish growers.
The coastal barrios are virtually 24/7 as fishermen go out to the sea at night for hours or even days while their loving families and relatives await them. Upon their return, their catch is immediately sorted out and sold at the local public markets and "talipapa" of the barangays. Their catch are also transported to the public markets in nearby towns and up to the public/private markets and supermarkets in Metro Manila.
Barangay Santo Niño adjacent to the Poblacion is host to the numerous brokers of prawns for the domestic and export markets. The boats that sell their prawn catch at these brokers at times come from as far as the province of
Capiz. A processing plant very near the brokers prepares and packages the prawns to export quality and global standards.
There are 2 “talipapa” (flea markets) in Hagonoy that also played minor central business districts – Santo Rosario and San Agustin. Business activities include wet and dry markets, grocery stores, carinderia, and computer shops.
According to the
Commission on Audit (COA) 2010 Annual Financial Report, Hagonoy ranked as the 8th richest municipality in Bulacan, surpassing the annual income of other 1st class municipalities like
Bocaue, Calumpit,
Plaridel,
San Ildefonso and
Balagtas.
Trade and commerce
Trade and commerce in Hagonoy is concentrated at the town center where the public market, municipal hall, church, schools, hospital, clinics, and commercial spaces are situated. Major business activities include drugstores, banks, financial institutions, private consignacions, restaurants/food shops, groceries, and construction supplies.
*
Puregold Hagonoy - a hypermarket operated by Puregold Price Club, Inc., opened on October 24, 2012. It is located at Barangay Santo Niño (Poblacion).
*Super 8 Grocery Warehouse Hagonoy
Communication
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) and
Digital Telecommunications Philippines, Inc. (DIGITEL) are the main landline telephone service provider in Hagonoy with 2,134 and 1,700 subscribers respectively.
Many residents have subscribed to wireless phone services such as
Globe,
Smart,
Talk 'N Text,
TM (Touch Mobile),
Sun Cellular
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and
DITO. As per the Municipal Engineers Office record, there are 10 cell sites installed in strategic locations in Hagonoy to improve the signal coverage and reception.
On the other hand, telegraph and express mail services are being provided by the local post office and private companies such as
LBC
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and RCPI-Western Union.
Government
Elected officials
The following officials were elected in the Philippine Elections on May 9, 2022, to serve a three-year term.
*Mayor: Flordeliza "Baby" C. Manlapaz (
PDP-Laban)
*Vice Mayor: Ma. Rosario "Charo" S. Mendoza (
PDP-Laban)
Councilors
*Ma. Cristina "Tina" G. Perez (
PDP-Laban)
*Raulito "Jey-R" C. Manlapaz Jr. (
PDP-Laban)
*Millord S. Cruz (
PDP-Laban)
*Elmer S. Santos (
PDP-Laban)
*Dalisay "Baby" V. Ople (
NUP)
*Christopher "Chris" R. Baluyot (
NUP)
*Michael Darwin M. Cruz (
PDP-Laban)
*Lamberto "Amber" T. Villanueva (
PDP-Laban)
List of chief executives
*Angel L. Cruz Jr. (2007 - 2013)
*Felix V. Ople (1998 - 2007)
*Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado (1987 - 1998)
*Hermogenes B. Perez (1972 - 1986)
*Don Francisco L. Sebastian (First Mayor)
Religion
National Shrine and Parish of St. Anne in the Philippines
Hagonoy is deeply religious, in the town centre is the native's principal Church. The
National Shrine of Saint Anne was originally a visita under the parish of
Calumpit. It became a town church in 1731 with Fr. Juan Albarran, OSA, as its first curate. It was rebuilt in 1871 by Fr. Ignacio Manzanares, OSA. The church was taken over by the Filipino clergy in 1896 with Fr. Clemente Garcia as the first Filipino curate. He was succeeded by Dr. Mariano Sevilla from 1902 to 1922, Fr. Exequiel Morales, 1922–1936. Fr. Celestino Rodriguez OFM, curate since 1936 and improved the church. It was made into a national shrine to honor
St. Anne
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, the mother of the
Blessed Virgin Mary
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. This church holds the relics of St. Anne from the
Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, the international shrine in
Quebec
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,
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and also the relics of
St. Joachim, the husband of St. Anne.
St. John the Baptist Parish Church
Situated in Barangay San Juan, and is composed by the barangays of San Juan, San Isidro (Bata), San Isidro (Matanda) and San Miguel. Inaugurated on March 23, 1948, through Bishop Miguel O'Doherty of
Archdiocese of Manila. Fr. Elias Reyes served as its first curate. The church was step by step reconstructed in the curation of Fr. Jose Ingco, Fr. Serafin Riedo de Dios, Fr. Antonio Borlongan, and Fr. Generoso Jimenez with the cooperation of Bishop Rufino J. Santos and the good people of the community.
St. Helena Parish Church
The church became a parish on January 11, 1941, under the curation of its first curator Rev. Fr. Melchor A. Barcelona. It is composes of sub-parish churches of Sagrada Familia, Sitio Buga, Sitio Tangos, Pugad and Tibaguin.
Saint Anthony of Padua Parish Church
The church is situated at Barangay Iba, Hagonoy, Bulacan.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish Church
The church is situated at Barangay San Pedro, Hagonoy, Bulacan.
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish Church
The church is situated at Barangay Santo Rosario, Hagonoy, Bulacan.
Culture
Annual fiestas are held to honor the town's and each ''barangays patron saints. The town's patron saint is
St. Anne
According to Christian apocryphal and Islamic tradition, Saint Anne was the mother of Mary and the maternal grandmother of Jesus. Mary's mother is not named in the canonical gospels. In writing, Anne's name and that of her husband Joachim come o ...
(the mother of the
Blessed Virgin Mary
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) or fondly called "Apo Ana" in the vernacular by the natives. She is enshrined at the church named after her in the poblacion. This church is a National Shrine. There are also small fiestas among the different ''purok''s of the ''barangay''s, there are feasts for the: Sacred Heart of Jesus, Our Lady of the Rosary, and other commemorative feasts of the Catholic Church. The
Holy Week
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observance includes self flagellants on the road, zarzuelas, the "pabasa" (the passion sang as a psalm), the
Good Friday and
Easter
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dawn processions, in all parish churches. The Good Friday processions of the Parishes like the Poblacion and the Santo Rosario parishes are attended by at least 15 to 30 Lenten icons. The fiestas and Holy Week rituals are deemed as a sacred tradition. Some barangays hold their feasts with extraordinary roadside decorations and buntings so elaborate that the road is almost covered with overhead decor sufficient to screen-off the sunlight at noontime.
Major Fiestas in Hagonoy such as the Santo Niño Fiesta, Santa Elena Fiesta, & the Town’s Fiesta & Foundation Day are some of the major festivities in town.
Palaisdaan Festival/Desposorio Festival
On July 24, 2015 the municipality formally introduce the ''Palaisdaan Festival'' (or ''Pangisdaan Festival'') nationwide through the morning show
Umagang Kay Ganda of
ABS-CBN Channel 2. Aside from showcasing the main livelihood of the town, the festival also offers a variety of cultural and religious events which the town of Hagonoy is known for. It is a month-long celebration in honor of the town's patroness, Saint Anne, and the founding anniversary of Hagonoy as a pueblo way back 1581. The celebration usually starts when the image of St. Anne visits places around Hagonoy or even outside the town. The processional image is then brought back to the shrine to formally open the festivity for the 9-days novena, followed by the fluvial parade or pagoda in the river systems of Hagonoy. ''Indak-kalye'' or street dancing is also one of the highlights of the festival, where the traditional Desposorio is danced to the tune of Lerion hymn. Other activities before the fiesta include entertainment and cultural programs, games or ''laro ng lahi'', religious activities like baptism and confirmation. The Visperas Mayores or the day before the fiesta is also a highlight, this is when the battle of marching bands happens.
On September 15, 2019, Iba National High School Dance Troupe, one of the pioneering school folk dancing group in Hagonoy, together with Liping Hagonoeño and with the help of Hiyas ng Hagonoy, featured the Palaisdaan Festival in the province-wide Singkaban Festival. They won 2nd place and Best in Costume award.
Social services
Protective services
Hagonoy is generally a peaceful community. Peace and order is being maintained by the
Philippine National Police – Hagonoy Station manned by 29 PNP personnel. The Hagonoy PNP is equipped by 24 long firearms and 17 short firearms, with 2 patrol cars and 4 motorcycles as service vehicles.
In 2009, there were 113 reported crime incidence in the municipality. The crime solution efficiency rate is registered at 97.26%.
Health and nutrition
There are 3 hospitals operating in Hagonoy – 2 private hospitals and a government-controlled district hospital. The Emilio Perez Memorial District Hospital, situated at Barangay Santo Nino, is a 50-bed capacity hospital that offers secondary healthcare services. It is one of the district hospitals owned and controlled by the Provincial Government of Bulacan. Immediately beside it is the Mateo-Mabborang General Hospital, a private hospital which was opened on October 9, 2010. The Divine Word Hospital is a private hospital situated at Barangay San Pedro also offers secondary healthcare services.
These hospitals are being complemented by the Amado Aldaba Memorial Health Center, the main rural health unit (RHU) being operated by the municipal government. It offers primary healthcare services which also includes laboratory and dental services. Aside of this, 3 other rural health units in barangays San Juan, San Nicolas and Santo Rosario are also under the local government, headed by the municipal officer in RHU-Aldaba, and 3 other physicians are servicing the other RHUs.
The municipality also operates two (2) physical therapy and rehabilitation centers. The first is located at the municipal compound while the other is situated at Barangay Santa Monica.
The medical personnel of the municipal government is composed of 4 Rural Health Physicians, 4 public nurses, 26 midwives, 2 sanitary inspectors, 1 medical technologist and 2 dentists. These are aided by the 172
Barangay Health Worker
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s at the barangay level.
On the other hand, nutrition program is being implemented by the Municipal Nutrition Office. At the barangay, they are assisted by the 29 Lingkod Lingap sa Nayon (LLNs) supported by 189 Mother Leaders. As of 2008, there were 35 identified very low and 565 low nutritional status in Hagonoy.
Transportation
In Hagonoy, the primary and most dominant mode of transportation is
tricycle because of its narrow roads. In 2011, there are 4,671 registered members of Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association (TODA) in Hagonoy servicing all barangays except Pugad and Tibaguin. Both of those barangays are being served by passenger boats.
Other modes of transportation are
jeepneys and buses. There are about 565 registered jeepneys in Hagonoy divided into 3 routes – Malolos Bayan,
BSU-Malolos Crossing, and Hagonoy-Calumpit. There is also a jeepney route from the poblacion going to Robinsons Place Malolos and back. Passenger buses transport passengers in Hagonoy to and from
Divisoria,
Monumento,
Cubao
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and
Pasay
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in Metro Manila via the 2 bus companies that are presently operating in Hagonoy. The
Baliwag Transit
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having 32 buses leaving Hagonoy every 30 minutes and the First North Luzon Transit with 11 buses leaving every 45 minutes.
*
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*First North Luzon Transit
*Jeepneys (going to
Paombong
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Dubbed as the "Vinegar Capita ...
,
Malolos
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It is the capital city ...
Bayan, BSU, Malolos Crossing, Robinsons Place Malolos and
Calumpit)
*Tricycles (most common mean of tranpostation locally)
Hanging and wooden bridges
The four hanging bridges which are now in state of disrepair are located in barangays Iba, Abulalas, Carillo and San Agustin. Barangay Abulalas' hanging bridge links it to Barangay San Isidro II in Paombong town. The bridge is about 200 meters long as it crossed the downstream of the Labangan Channel. In Barangay Carillo, residents said the hanging bridge in their village linking Barangay Abulalas was totally damaged just before the 2007 elections. Its steel cable snapped while supporters of a mayoralty candidate were crossing in April 2007. In Barangay San Agustin, residents are trying to protect what remains of their hanging bridge that links with Barangay San Pablo.
Power and water supply
The power requirement of the entire municipality is supplied by the
Manila Electric Company (Meralco) including the coastal barangays of Pugad and Tibaguin. While the Hagonoy Water District provides the water requirement of Hagonoy. It supplies the daily water use of all 26 barangays using their 24 barangay pump stations.
Cemeteries
*Hagonoy Public Cemetery
*Hagonoy Catholic Cemetery
*Hagonoy Memorial Park
*Peralta Cemetery (San Sebastian)
*Santo Rosario Catholic Cemetery
*Santa Elena Catholic Cemetery
*San Juan Cemetery
*Iba Cemetery
*Cherubim of Heaven Memorial Park (San Pedro)
Education
The educational institutions in Hagonoy is composed of: 29 public elementary schools, 10 private elementary schools, 4 public secondary schools, 4 private schools, 26 Day Care Centers, 1 Technical/Vocational School and 1 satellite campus of a state university.
In School Year 2008–2009, the combined elementary school enrollment is 17,934, where 9 out of the 10 students are enrolled in public elementary school. On the other hand, secondary school enrolment is registered at 10,477 students, of which 78.45% are enrolled in public high school.
Every barangay has a Day Care Center with an assigned Day Care Worker. The total number of children enrolled is 1,315 in School Year 2008–2009, composed of 629 boys and 686 girls.
Tertiary/Technical schools
Th
Bulacan State University - Hagonoy Campusis a satellite university of
Bulacan State University
Bulacan State University (BulSU or BSU; fil, Pamantasang Pampamahalaan ng Bulacan) is a public university in Bulacan province, Philippines. Its main campus is in Malolos.
BulSU or BSU originated as a secondary school in 1904 ran by the Americ ...
situated at Barangay Iba-Ibayo officially opened on June 7, 2011. The fourth satellite campus of BulSU offers courses on Criminology, Education, Engineering, Information Technology, Industrial Technology, Hospitality Management and Tourism Management.
Public schools
College
*Bulacan State University-Hagonoy Campus (Iba and Carillo)
High schools
*Iba National High School
*Mayor Ramona S. Trillana National High School
*Santa Monica National High School
*San Pedro National High School
*Don Miguel High School
Elementary schools
Private schools
High schools
*Godwin's Montessori School
*Saint Anne's Catholic School (formerly known as Saint Anne's Catholic High School)
*Saint Mary's Academy of Hagonoy (or SMA, formerly known as Saint Anne's Academy)
*Mother of Perpetual Help School (offering Junior High School only)
Elementary schools
*Godwin's Montessori School
*Hagonoy Ecumenical School
*Holy Child School of Hagonoy
*Jesus is Lord Christian School
*Saint Mary's Academy of Hagonoy
*Santiago Trillana Academy
*School of Wisdom for Ideal Children
*St. Anne's Catholic School
*Mother of Perpetual Help School
*Victoria-Vazquez Christian School
Pre-School
*Kid's Lane Learning Center
*Mother of Perpetual Help School
Notable personalities
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Pedro Bantigue y Natividad
Pedro Bantigue y Natividad, (January 31, 1920 – November 20, 2012) was a Filipino prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is notably the first bishop in the Philippines to come from Hagonoy, as well as the Province of Bulacan.
Biography ...
- a Priest and Bishop who served as
Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Manila and first Bishop of the
Diocese of San Pablo, Laguna.
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Blas F. Ople - a journalist and politician having served several high-ranking positions in the executive and legislative branch of the Philippine government including
Senate President
President of the Senate is a title often given to the presiding officer of a senate. It corresponds to the speaker in some other assemblies.
The senate president often ranks high in a jurisdiction's succession for its top executive office: for ...
,
Secretary of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entit ...
and
Minister of Labor.
Pablo S. Trillana III- a historian and
Knight Grand Cross of Rizal, who served as chairman of the
National Historical Institute from 1999 to April 2002.
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Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado
Wilhelmino "Willy" Manucdoc Sy-Alvarado (born December 29, 1946) is a Filipino politician and businessman serving as the Governor of Bulacan, governor of Bulacan from 2010 to 2019. He previously served as a Lieutenant governor, Vice Governor o ...
- former vice governor of Bulacan (2019-2022 and previously served from 2007-2010) and governor of Bulacan (2010-2019), and mayor of Hagonoy (1986-1998)
Gallery
File:50Hagonoy Market Roads Bridges River Landmarks Bulacan 41.jpg, Hagonoy Public Market
File:9846Hagonoy Roads Church School Park Landmarks Bulacan 35.jpg, Hagonoy Public Market Commercial Complex
File:9911Hagonoy Market Roads Bridges River Landmarks Bulacan 35.jpg, Punduhang Bayan ng Hagonoy
File:09630jfEste Roads Abulalas San Pedro Iba Ibayo Hagonoy Bulacan Wooden Bridge Riverfvf 03.JPG, Abulalas Wooden Bridge
File:JfAbulalas223HagonoyBridgefvf.JPG, Abulalas Hanging Bridge
File:0748jfCarillo Abulalas Roads Trees Landmarks River Hagonoy Bulacanfvf 27.jpg, Sub-Parish Church Santo Rosario (Barangay Carillo)
File:09081jfNational Shrine of Saint Anne Sto. Niño Hagonoy Bulacanfvf 12.jpg, Col. Santiago Trillana Monument
File:9797Hagonoy Roads Church School Park Landmarks Bulacan 07.jpg, Holy Cross Marker for the foundation of Hagonoy
File:FvfIba,Hagonoy,BulPark0285 22.JPG, Save the Unborn Monument
File:FvfIba,ParkHagonoyBul0311 06.JPG, Iba Barangay Hall
File:FvfIba,Hagonoy,BulPark0172 05.JPG, A monument in Ibanians Park Place
File:FvfSanIsidroHagonoy0416 03.JPG, Manuel "Kapitan Tuwi" Garcia Monument
File:JfMercado9331Hagonoyfvf 08.JPG, Sub-Parish Church of Virgen de los Remedios (Barangay Mercado)
File:0356jfHagonoy Bulacan Church Roads Schools Landmarksfvf 30.jpg, Sub-Parish Church of St. Anthony of Padua (Barangay Palapat)
File:9596Hagonoy Roads Church Shrine School Landmarks Bulacan 35.jpg, Rev. Fr. Celestino Rodriguez monument (Founder of St. Anne's Catholic School)
File:9747Hagonoy Roads Church School Park Landmarks Bulacan 18.jpg, St. Anne's Catholic School
File:0859jfHagonoy Bulacan Roads Landmarksfvf 45.jpg, Sub-Parish Church of Jesus Nazareno (Barangay San Agustin)
File:FvfSanIsidroHagonoy0416 20.JPG, Sub-Parish Church of San Isidro
File:JfSanJose9298Hagonoyfvf 11.JPG, Sub-Parish Church of San Jose
File:FvfSanMiguelHagonoyHT0544 04.JPG, Sub-Parish Church of San Miguel
File:JfSanNicolas9581Hagonoyfvf 08.JPG, Sub-Parish Church of St. Nicholas of Tolentino
File:JfSanPascual9680SantaCruzHagonoyfvf 17.JPG, Sub-Parish Church of San Pascual
File:0810jfSan Pedro Hagonoy Restaurant Bulacanfvf 04.jpg, Minia's Kainan at Meriendahan (Barangay San Pedro)
File:JfSanPedro0001Hagonoyfvf 15.JPG, Engr. Manuel R. Contreras Memorial Production Center - Hagonoy Water District
File:JfSanRoque9621SantaCruzHagonoyfvf 08.JPG, Sub-Parish Church of San Roque
File:05322jfHagonoy Town Proper Bulacan Landmarksfvf 25.jpg, Sub-Parish Church of San Sebastian
File:JfSanRoque9621SantaCruzHagonoyfvf 15.JPG, Sub-Parish Church of Santa Cruz
File:FvfHagonoySMSM0699 27.JPG, Santa Monica Barangay Hall
File:JfSantaMonica9275HagonoyBulacanfvf 19.JPG, Sub-Parish Church of Santa Monica
File:JfSantaMonica9350HagonoyBulacanfvf 38.JPG, Santa Monica Multi-purpose Center
File:0762jfHagonoy Bulacan Roads Shrine Landmarksfvf 45.jpg, St. Mary's Academy of Hagonoy Centennial Marker
File:JfSantoNino9175SanAgustinHagonoyfvf 12.JPG, Sub-Parish Church of Santo Niño
References
External links
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Philippine Standard Geographic Code
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
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Hagonoy BulacanHagonoy Bulacan Website
Philippine Census Information2010 Philippine Census InformationPopulation of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitantsUnited Nations Statistics Division, accessed 24 August 2006
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