WHERE PAOAy was located??
Paoay is a fourth class municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it had a population of 23,117 people in 4,567 households.
what PAOAY HAVE?
About the Seal Shield, derived from the Provincial Seal of Ilocos Norte
Paoay Church, represents the most famous historical structure of the town because of it architectural style
Deep Sea Fishing, salt Making, Agriculture, Inland Fishing and Loom Weaving, represents the main sources of income of the townspeople.
Paoay Lake, one of the most famous tourist spot in the municipality.
Brief History
Paoay lies on the tiny strip of Iloco Norte’s coastal plain facing the China Sea, bounded by the City of Laoag on the north; Currimao on the south; Sarrat on the east; and the Luzon Sea on the west. It has a total land area of 76.24 square kilometers,with a population of 21,253 in 1995.
To spearhead the spiritual conquest of Ilocos Norte during the early years of Spanish rule, the Augustinians founded Paoay in 1593 along with other towns of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra and La Union. On February 2, 1818, a royal Decree was issued dividing the Ilocos province into Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur. Paoay was annexed to Ilocos Norte.
Simultaneously revolts against the Spanish colonial government broke out in Paoay and in other neighboring towns. One of which was the protest against the May 14, 1814 decree of Fredinand VII abrogating the liberal Spanish Constitution of 1812. However, poor leadership and inferior arms resulted in the failure of the revolt. At the outbreak of the revolution in 1896, a chapter of the Katipunan was organized by Gabriel Dumlao in Paoay.
During the Filipino-American War (1898-1902), the town suffered tremendous losses of lives and property. The stubborn resistance of the people against the American occupation of the town led to the indiscriminate burning of houses and the incarceration of suspected rebels.
Paoay has a high agricultural yields and stable handicraft industries. The major crop of the town is garlic, sometimes called white gold by the farmers deriving their income from this produce. Other agricultural crops are rice, corn, tobacco, sugarcane, and vegetables. The town is also noted for its weaving industry. Among its finished products are blankets, towels and pillow cases, which are favorite souvenir items of foreign and local visitors. He long stretch of Paoay’s coastline is both an intensive fishing ground and a site for many beach resorts. The town is also rich in cultural and historical landmarks. A two-storey Spanish-style brick house, better known as the Malacańang of the North, nestling on top of a hill overlooking the legendary lake in Barangay Suba was coverted into a museum by the government. The Paoay Church, on eof the best religious structures left by the Spaniards, built and completed in 1699 to 1707 under forced labor, is regarded as the embodiment of the colonial Filipino style.
Paoay Church, represents the most famous historical structure of the town because of it architectural style
Deep Sea Fishing, salt Making, Agriculture, Inland Fishing and Loom Weaving, represents the main sources of income of the townspeople.
Paoay Lake, one of the most famous tourist spot in the municipality.
Brief History
Paoay lies on the tiny strip of Iloco Norte’s coastal plain facing the China Sea, bounded by the City of Laoag on the north; Currimao on the south; Sarrat on the east; and the Luzon Sea on the west. It has a total land area of 76.24 square kilometers,with a population of 21,253 in 1995.
To spearhead the spiritual conquest of Ilocos Norte during the early years of Spanish rule, the Augustinians founded Paoay in 1593 along with other towns of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra and La Union. On February 2, 1818, a royal Decree was issued dividing the Ilocos province into Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur. Paoay was annexed to Ilocos Norte.
Simultaneously revolts against the Spanish colonial government broke out in Paoay and in other neighboring towns. One of which was the protest against the May 14, 1814 decree of Fredinand VII abrogating the liberal Spanish Constitution of 1812. However, poor leadership and inferior arms resulted in the failure of the revolt. At the outbreak of the revolution in 1896, a chapter of the Katipunan was organized by Gabriel Dumlao in Paoay.
During the Filipino-American War (1898-1902), the town suffered tremendous losses of lives and property. The stubborn resistance of the people against the American occupation of the town led to the indiscriminate burning of houses and the incarceration of suspected rebels.
Paoay has a high agricultural yields and stable handicraft industries. The major crop of the town is garlic, sometimes called white gold by the farmers deriving their income from this produce. Other agricultural crops are rice, corn, tobacco, sugarcane, and vegetables. The town is also noted for its weaving industry. Among its finished products are blankets, towels and pillow cases, which are favorite souvenir items of foreign and local visitors. He long stretch of Paoay’s coastline is both an intensive fishing ground and a site for many beach resorts. The town is also rich in cultural and historical landmarks. A two-storey Spanish-style brick house, better known as the Malacańang of the North, nestling on top of a hill overlooking the legendary lake in Barangay Suba was coverted into a museum by the government. The Paoay Church, on eof the best religious structures left by the Spaniards, built and completed in 1699 to 1707 under forced labor, is regarded as the embodiment of the colonial Filipino style.
Paoay was derived from the phrase, makapaway kami, which literally means, “We can live alone”. When the early settlers were frequently attacked by the tirongs, they were forced to move eastward. In their view settlement site, they discovered that they have neighbors, now Batac town. Believing that the tirongs are still a threat to them, their neighbors convinced them to seek refuge in their place. The settlers begged off, and bravely replied, makapaway kami! Through the passage of time, the place was eventually and permanently called Paoay.
ESTABLISHMENT AS A MUNICIPALITY
In 1701, Paoay was established as a municipality by virtue of Royal Decree with Don Martin Guiang known as Kapitan Bosar as its first and founding head. Don Martin Guiang served as Kapitan Bosar from 1701 to 1704.
SETTLEMENTS
Its early settlement was at the coastal and western part of the locality. It could be at the place where Barangays Callaguip and Masintoc are presently located.
INHABITANTS
Certain literatures suggest that the early settlers may have come from Bombay, India. It was so because settlers in the early days usually name their settlements after the name of the country. Other sources theorized that there have been people or settlers in the place much earlier than the coming of so called foreign traders from Bombay, India. This was evidenced by the presence of artifacts beneath the Paoay Church ground, which may have been produced in the early Chinese dynasties, thus affirming this theory.
From their new settlement, the natives further extended southward, primarily for their farming activities. For every place they clear, they gradually established settlements and named it. Among them villages, now sitios or barangays of Buriri, Monte, Paratong, Tamurong, Tigui, Madamcao, Baramban, Lang-ayan, Idoes, Tarangutong, Lubbot, Currimao, Gaang, Pais, Maglaoi, Anggapang, Comcomloong, Dalayap, Puritac, CUbol, Burayoc, Nagtirigwan, Cullabeng, Buanga, Cabarwan, Tugay, Maburic, Liliputen and Sacritan. All were former parts of Paoay, but were adjudicated eventually either to the towns of Pinili, Currimao and Batac.
A small village was ruled by a chief, known as “minogal”. Later, when the Spanish explorers reached the north, a small village was named into barangay.
The name of the town was also believed to have some implications to nature and traits of its people. A Paoayeño is, by nature, adventurous. There are people elsewhere in the country and abroad who trace their roots from Paoay. In other provinces, Paoayeños prevail in Cagayan, Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Ecija, Isabela, Pangasinan and Zambales, and so with Mindanao provinces, particularly in Davao and Cotabato. Abroad, there Paoayeños permanently settled in the United States of America, especially in the states of Hawaii, Guam, and other later in the Mainland states.
Other traits endemic to a typical Paoayeño is being thrifty, industrious, hospitable, peace-loving yet daring, and immensely religious apparently because of the influence of Catholism in the early years, and certain religious rituals that rarely held in other held in other places like Guling-guling, the Tumba during All Saint’s Day observance and other activities.
ESTABLISHMENT AS A MUNICIPALITY
In 1701, Paoay was established as a municipality by virtue of Royal Decree with Don Martin Guiang known as Kapitan Bosar as its first and founding head. Don Martin Guiang served as Kapitan Bosar from 1701 to 1704.
SETTLEMENTS
Its early settlement was at the coastal and western part of the locality. It could be at the place where Barangays Callaguip and Masintoc are presently located.
INHABITANTS
Certain literatures suggest that the early settlers may have come from Bombay, India. It was so because settlers in the early days usually name their settlements after the name of the country. Other sources theorized that there have been people or settlers in the place much earlier than the coming of so called foreign traders from Bombay, India. This was evidenced by the presence of artifacts beneath the Paoay Church ground, which may have been produced in the early Chinese dynasties, thus affirming this theory.
From their new settlement, the natives further extended southward, primarily for their farming activities. For every place they clear, they gradually established settlements and named it. Among them villages, now sitios or barangays of Buriri, Monte, Paratong, Tamurong, Tigui, Madamcao, Baramban, Lang-ayan, Idoes, Tarangutong, Lubbot, Currimao, Gaang, Pais, Maglaoi, Anggapang, Comcomloong, Dalayap, Puritac, CUbol, Burayoc, Nagtirigwan, Cullabeng, Buanga, Cabarwan, Tugay, Maburic, Liliputen and Sacritan. All were former parts of Paoay, but were adjudicated eventually either to the towns of Pinili, Currimao and Batac.
A small village was ruled by a chief, known as “minogal”. Later, when the Spanish explorers reached the north, a small village was named into barangay.
The name of the town was also believed to have some implications to nature and traits of its people. A Paoayeño is, by nature, adventurous. There are people elsewhere in the country and abroad who trace their roots from Paoay. In other provinces, Paoayeños prevail in Cagayan, Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Ecija, Isabela, Pangasinan and Zambales, and so with Mindanao provinces, particularly in Davao and Cotabato. Abroad, there Paoayeños permanently settled in the United States of America, especially in the states of Hawaii, Guam, and other later in the Mainland states.
Other traits endemic to a typical Paoayeño is being thrifty, industrious, hospitable, peace-loving yet daring, and immensely religious apparently because of the influence of Catholism in the early years, and certain religious rituals that rarely held in other held in other places like Guling-guling, the Tumba during All Saint’s Day observance and other activities.