Wednesday, February 24, 2010

HISTORY OF PANDI

Pandi is the youngest tow in Bulacan. During the Spanish days it formed part of the vast Santa Maria de Pandi Estate, which included the towns of Santa Maria and Balagtas and parts of Angat and Bustos. The present site of the Municipal building was then enclosed with high and massive walls similar to the famous Walls of Intramuros, which served as the center of power and activities of the Spanish friars who owned and administered the haciendas. Politically, however, Pandi was then a part of the town Balagtas (then Bigaa0 until its formal separation and independence on April 17, 1946.

During the Philippine Revolution, Pandi played a vital and historical role in the fight for Philippine Independence. It was in Kakarong de Sili, which about 6,000 Katipuneros from various towns of Bulacan headed by General Eusebio Roque, better known as "Maestrong Sebio" that the "Kakarong Republic" was organized shortly after the cry of Balintawak. History and researchers, as well as records of the National Historical Commission, tell that the "Kakarong Republic" was the first and truly organized Revolutionary Government established in the country to overthrow the Spaniards antedating event the famous "Malolos" and the "Biak-na-Bato Republic". In recognition thereof, these three 'republics" established in Bulacan have been incorporated in the seal of the province of Bulacan.

According to available records including the biography of General Gregorio del Pilar entitled "Life and Death of a Boy General" written by Teodoro Kalaw, former director of the National Library, a fort was constructed at Kakarong de Sili that was like a miniature city. It had streets, an independent police force, a musical band, a factory of falconets, bolos and repair shops for rifles and cartridges. The "Kakarong Republic" had a complete set of officials with Canuto Villanueva as Supreme Chief and "Maestrong Sebio" as Captain-General of the Army. The fort was attacked and totally destroyed on January 1, 1897 by a large Spanish force headed by General Olaguer-Feliu. Gen. Del Pilar was only a lieutenant at that time and the Battle of Kakarong de Sili was his first "baptism of fire".

The actual site of the "Battle of Kakarong de Sili" is now a part of the Barangay of Real de Kakarong where the Kakarong Lodge No. 168 of the Legionarios del Trabajo in memory of the 1,200 Katipuneros who perished in the battle erected a monument of the "Inang Pilipina" in 1924. No less than one of the greatest generals in the Philippines history, General Emilio Aguinaldo, visited this sacred ground in the late fifties.
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BUSINESS IN PANDI

Costs of Doing Business

Realty Rates:
  1. Residential:
    Php 300 to Php 2,000 per sq.m.
  2. Agricultural:
    Php 150 to Php 500 per sq.m.
  3. Commercial:
    Php 400 to Php 3,000 per sq.m.
  4. Industrial:
    Php 400 to Php 1,000 per sq.m.
Rental Rates:
  1. Residential:
    Php 25 per sq.m.
  2. Commercial:
    Php 100 per sq.m.
Wage Rates:
  1. Non-Agricultural:

    2. Php 180 to Php 200 per day (8 hrs.)
  2. Agricultural:
    Php 150 to Php 180 per day (8 hrs.)
  3. Cottage/Handicraft:
    Php 150 to Php 200 per day (8 hrs.)
  4. Retail/Service:
    Php 100 to Php 300 per day (8 hrs.)
Power Rates:
  1. Residential:
    Php 3.40 per kilowatt hour
  2. Industrial:
    Php 2.00 to Php 4.50 per kilowatt hour
Water Rates:
  1. Residential:
    Installation: Php 1,250 to Php 1,500
    Commodity Charge:
    - First 10 cu.m.: Php 104
    - In excess of 10 cu.m.:
    Php 10.95/cu.m. to Php 15.70/cu.m


  2. Industrial:
    Installation: Php 2,500 to Php 3,000
    Commodity Charge:
    - First 10 cu.m.: Php 208
    - In excess of 10 cu.m.:
    Php 21.90/cu.m. to Php 31.40/cu.m
Telephone Rates:
  1. PLDT (www.pldt.com.ph)
    1. Residential:
      - Monthly Charges: Php 600 to 700
      * Installation Fee: Php 1,999
    2. Business:
      - Monthly Charges: Php 1,000 to 1,100
      * Installation Fee: Php 3,500

  2. DIGITEL (www.digitelone.com)
    1. Metered Service:

      2. - Choice Plan 150: Php 460.09/mo.
      - Choice Plan 250: Php 901.87/mo.
      - Choice Plan 300: Php 951.87/mo.
      - Choice Plan 750: Php 1401.87/mo.
      * Installation Fee: Php 2,500
    2. Non-Metered Service:

      3. - Business: Php 586.09/mo.
      - Residential: Php 586.09/mo.
      * Installation Fee: Php 2,500
Internet Service:Postal Service/Mailing Rates:
  1. International
    Airmail Letters
    - 1kg. and below: Php 11 to 665
    - in excess of 1kg: Php 136-325 per 500g
    Aerogram and Postcards
    - Php 8 per piece; all countries via airmail
    Printed Matters
    - 1kg. and below: Php 7 to 522
    - in excess of 1kg: Php 109-260 per 500g
  2. Domestic
    Ordinary
    - first 20g. to 2kg.: Php 5 to 120
    Priority Mail
    - first 20g. to 2kg.: Php 10 to 130
    Express Mail
    - first 20g. to 2kg.: Php 20 to 150
    Registered Mail
    - first 20g. to 2kg.: Php 10 to 125
    - Add Php 5 registration fee
    Third Class and C.O.D. Mail
    - first 20g. to 2kg.: Php 3 to 9
    PHILPOST PAK
    - Small: Php 20
    - Medium: Php 35
    - Large: Php 65
Nationwide Door-to-Door Courier Rates:
  1. LITEPAK 250 Grams
    - Luzon: Php 50
    - Visayas: Php 55
    - Mindanao: Php 60
  2. 251 Grams to 1 Kilo
    - Luzon: Php 80
    - Visayas: Php 88
    - Mindanao: Php 96
  3. Add-on per kilo or a fraction thereof
    - Luzon: Php 40
    - Visayas: Php 48
    - Mindanao: Php 56
Contact Information

Municipal Officials:
Mayor Oliver M. Andres
Vice Mayor Ricky Roque

Mailing Address:
Mr. Wilfredo Concepcion
Municipal Planning and Development Office
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF PANDI, BULACAN
Pandi, Bulacan 3014 Philippines

Contact Nos:
Tel: +63(44) 661-0628
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GENERAL INFO OF PANDI


Fast Facts

Physical and Socio-Political

Land Area3,170 has.
No. of Barangays22
Population48,088
Population Growth rate
Population Density
Average Crime Rate4.30%
Crime Solution Efficiency100%

Commerce and Industry

Major Industries:
Furniture, Garments, Metalcraft, Poultry and Hog Raising

Major Products:
Processed Food and Rice

Political Subdivision

Pandi is politically subdivided into the following 22 barangays:
1. Bagbaguin
2. Bagong Barrio
3. Baka-Bakahan
4. Bunsuran 1st
5. Bunsuran 2nd
6. Bunsuran 3rd
7. Cacarong Bata
8. Cacarong Matanda
9. Cupang
10. Malibong Bata
11. Malibong Matanda
12. Manatal
13. Mapulang Lupa
14. Masagana
15. Masuso
16. Pinagkuartelan
17. Poblacion
18. Real de Cacarong
19. San Roque
20. Santo Niño
21. Siling Bata
22. Siling Matanda


Contact Information

Municipal Officials:
Mayor Oliver M. Andres
Vice Mayor Ricky Roque

Mailing Address:
Mr. Wilfredo Concepcion
Municipal Planning and Development Office
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF PANDI, BULACAN
Pandi, Bulacan 3014 Philippines

Contact Nos:
Tel: +63(44) 661-0628
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