Taytay, Palawan

Taytay, officially the Municipality of Taytay (Tagalog: Bayan ng Taytay IPA: [taɪ'taɪ]), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 75,165 people.[3]

Not to be confused with Taytay, Rizal.

Taytay
Municipality
Municipality of Taytay
Seal
Map of Palawan with Taytay highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Taytay Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°49′N 119°31′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Mimaropa (Region IV-B)
Province	Palawan
District	1st district
Founded	1623
Barangays	31 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Romy L. Salvame
• Vice Mayor	Christian V. Rodriguez
• Congressman	Franz Josef George E. Alvarez
• Electorate	44,387 voters (2019)
Area  [2]
• Total	1,257.68 km^2 (485.59 sq mi)
Population  (2015 census)[3]
• Total	75,165
• Density	60/km^2 (150/sq mi)
• Households	15,993
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	27.44% (2015)[4]
• Revenue (₱)	290,366,640.62 (2016)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5312
PSGC	175320000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)48
Climate type	tropical climate
Native languages	Palawano language Central Tagbanwa Tagalog

Since 2002, its Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker is the episcopal see of the pre-diocesan missionary Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay.

History

Before the Spanish colonization, The Kingdom of Taytay was ruled by a monarch noted as followed everywhere at any given time by ten scribes. The crew of Ferdinand Magellan held the Taytay king and queen for ransom after escaping the Battle of Mactan where Magellan was slain. They intended to secure more supplies as they plan to cross into the Moluccas where the Portuguese were so help could be sought. The native king and his subjects complied with the demands and even added more food supplies than what they asked for. This was duly recorded by Antonio Pigafetta, Magellan's chronicler, who was on board in one of the ships when these events took place.

Pigafetta also took note of one curious thing in the kingdom. He found the natives fond of cockfighting, long before this pastime was seen or even heard of in the Western Hemisphere.

During the Spanish colonization of the Philippines, Taytay was formally founded in 1623. Taytay became the capital of the province of Calamianes, the entire territory of Paragua (now Palawan), in 1818; and the province of Castilla, a land area occupying the northern part of Palawan, in 1858.[5]

Archived baptismal records of Cuyo, Palawan show that the last monarch of the Kingdom of Taytay was converted to Christianity and christened Flores de los Santos Cabaylo meaning Cabaylo, Flower of the Saints. No other sovereign royal datu after him ruled in his kingdom. King Cabaylo's descendants include the present clans of Cabaylo-Manlavi-Gabinete-Macolor as main genealogical roots. His Royal Highness Datu Dr. Fernando Macolor Cruz who hailed from the Cabailo-Manlavi-Gabinete-Macolor line of the royal house is the present pretender and sole claimant to the most serene and ancient throne of the Kingdom of Taytay.

During the American era, Taytay ceased being Palawan's capital, and its administrative boundary was reduced by approximately 500,000 hectares upon the creation of the Municipality of El Nido in 1916.[6]

The historic Taytay Fort, the Fuerza de Santa Isabel, built in 1667 under the Augustinian Recollect Fathers and named in honor of Spain's Queen Isabela II in the 19th century, was used as a military station during that period. This famous relic was completed in 1738. It was mainly used to defend against Muslim warrior-raiders in their colorful war boats while the Spanish soldiers fire at them with their huge cannons. The fort's small chapel and cannons are still intact.[7] The fort is now under the supervision of the National Museum. The Moro action must be understood not as an act of piracy but as a showdown of power and challenge to Spanish hegemony over the islands. It can be viewed as the Tausug's efforts to recover what was once theirs. Similar raids were also carried out against Christian converts in Spanish Cuyo, Dumaran, Linapacan and Culion.

In 1957, the Island of Dibangan was constituted into a barrio.[8]

Barangays

Taytay is politically subdivided into 31 barangays.

• Abongan
• Banbanan
• Bantulan
• Batas
• Bato
• Beton
• Busy Bees
• Calawag
• Casian
• Cataban
• Debangan
• Dipla
• Liminangcong
• Maytegued
• New Guinlo
• Old Guinlo
• Pamantolon
• Pancol
• Paly (Paly Island)
• Poblacion
• Pularaquen (Canique)
• San Jose
• Sandoval
• Silanga
• Alacalian
• Baras (Pangpang)
• Libertad
• Minapla
• Talog
• Tumbod
• Paglaum

History of barangays

Barangay (Barrio)	Creation Date	Mother Territory
Nasalogan	1955	Sitio of Nasalogan[9]
Bambanan	1956	Sitio of Bambanan[10]
Sandoval	1956	Sitio of Calatan[11]

Demographics

Population census of Taytay

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 4,992 —     1918 2,833 −3.71% 1939 4,173 +1.86% 1948 4,050 −0.33% 1960 8,607 +6.48% 1970 11,920 +3.31% 1975 17,712 +8.27%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1980 22,980 +5.34% 1990 38,435 +5.28% 1995 47,095 +3.88% 2000 53,657 +2.84% 2007 61,991 +2.01% 2010 70,837 +4.97% 2015 75,165 +1.14%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][12][13][14]

In the 2015 census, the population of Taytay, Palawan, was 75,165 people,[3] with a density of 60 inhabitants per square kilometre or 160 inhabitants per square mile.

Climate

Climate data for Taytay, Palawan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (85)
Average low °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	45 (1.8)	34 (1.3)	62 (2.4)	64 (2.5)	127 (5.0)	159 (6.3)	172 (6.8)	147 (5.8)	167 (6.6)	182 (7.2)	172 (6.8)	88 (3.5)	1,419 (56)
Average rainy days	12.1	9.4	13.0	14.3	22.7	26.9	28.0	26.4	27.0	27.0	22.7	17.8	247.3
Source: Meteoblue [15]

Gallery

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  Taytay Sign
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  Fort Sta. Isabel
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  Chapel inside Fort Sta. Isabel
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  Fortress Sta. Isabel
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  Inside the church in the fortress of Santa Isabel

References

1. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
2. "Province: Palawan". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
3. Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
5. Palawan Tourism Council: History of Palawan. Accessed August 27, 2008.
6. El Nido Tourism Office. Accessed August 28, 2008.
7. Official Website of the Province of Palawan Archived 2008-08-27 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed August 28, 2008.
8. "Republic Act No.1748, June 21, 1957". Supreme Court E-Library. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
9. "Republic Act No.1238, June 07, 1955". Supreme Court E-Library. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
10. "Republic Act No. 1525, June 16, 1956". Supreme Court E-Library. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
11. "Republic Act No. 1526, June 16, 1956". Supreme Court E-Library. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
12. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
13. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
14. "Province of Palawan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
15. "Taytay: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

External links

• Taytay Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System