Caba, La Union

Caba, officially the Municipality of Caba (Ilocano: Ili ti Caba; Pangasinan: Baley na Caba; Filipino: Bayan ng Caba), is a 4th class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 22,039 people. [3]

Caba
Municipality
Municipality of Caba
Caba town center along the National Highway
Seal
Map of La Union with Caba highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Caba
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°25′54″N 120°20′41″E
Country Philippines
RegionIlocos Region (Region I)
ProvinceLa Union
District2nd District
Barangays17 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorPhilip Caesar P. Crispino
 • Vice MayorRonnie P. Mangaser
 • RepresentativeSandra Y. Eriguel
 • Electorate16,614 voters (2019)
Area
 [2]
 • Total46.31 km2 (17.88 sq mi)
Elevation
41 m (135 ft)
Population
 (2015 census) [3]
 • Total22,039
 • Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
 • Households
5,070
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence7.3% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue PHP 167,958,432.14 million (130.8%) (2018)
 • Assets PHP 284,969,644.93 million (50.7%) (2018)
 • Expenditure PHP 72,655,733.11 million (19.8%) (2018)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2502
PSGC
013309000
IDD : area code +63 (0)72
Climate typetropical monsoon climate
Native languagesIlocano
Pangasinan
Tagalog
Websitewww.caba.gov.ph

Caba was a part of the municipality of Aringay until the late-19th century when it was permanently separated to form its own entity. It has a land area of 4,631 hectares (11,440 acres). [2]

History

History records show that this municipality used three names interchangeably: Caba, Cava, and Caua. According to a local historian Pedro Manongdo, two tales have persisted on how the town got his name. One group referred to an incident when a Spaniard asked an inhabitant the name of the place. The youth mistook the question as an inquiry to the name of the animal he was herding and answered “Cava.” The repetition of the name ended with Cava and later Caba.

Another story sustained that Caba was the name given by a group of immigrants from barrio Caba, San Carlos, Pangasinan who settled in the community in the later years of the 16th century. In memory of the place where they came from, they named the new settlement CABA.

Caba was founded as a settlement in 1598 by Augustinian Fathers with Don Agustin dela Cruz as the “first man to rule.” The settlement developed into barangay in 1692 with don Luis Manongdo as the Cabeza de barangay. It became a town in 1783 with Don Domingo Aragon as gobernadorcillo.

Two other historians however have claimed different dates on the founding of Caba as a town. On one hand, Father Jose Braganza, SVD claims that Caba was founded in 1745 along with Aringay. On the other hand, Julian Martin claims that Caba was founded in 1844.

Diego Silang monument in downtown Caba

In 1903, the Philippine commission reorganized the administrative and territorial set-up of municipalities in the country. Due to a meager population of financial difficulties, some smaller municipalities were integrated. Caba was integrated with Aringay while Santo Tomas to Agoo.

In 1907, Executive Order no. 41 was issued which provided that Caba be separated from Aringay. The order took effect on January 1, 1908, thus Caba again became a regular municipality with Francisco Sobredillo as Chief Executive.

Caba is the birthplace of Diego Silang, the inspiration and the leader of the Ilocos Revolt of 1762-1763. During the Spanish period, Silang established an independent rebel government in Northern Luzon and agitated for reforms in and out of the government. However, Spanish authorities resorted to assassinating him with the help of one of his followers who betrayed him with a shot in his back on May 28, 1763. The assassin's bullet did not however smother the flame of Silang rebellion. His wife Gabriella took the torch of leadership and by her own right, continued the rebellion heroically. Four months later, she was captured by Spanish forces and was executed publicly in Vigan on September 20, 1763, thus ended not only the heroic adventure of the “Ilocandia’s Joan of Arc” but also Silang’s revolt.[5] A predominantly Roman Catholic municipality. In 1997 the Roman Catholic Church Celebrated its 400 years of Christianity basing on church's documents

Geography

Caba is located 248 kilometres (154 mi) from Metro Manila and 21 kilometres (13 mi) from San Fernando, the provincial capital.

Climate
Climate data for Caba, La Union
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30
(86)		 32
(90)		 33
(91)		 34
(93)		 33
(91)		 31
(88)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 30
(86)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)
Average low °C (°F) 20
(68)		 21
(70)		 22
(72)		 24
(75)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 22
(72)		 23
(73)		 23
(74)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 15
(0.6)		 16
(0.6)		 24
(0.9)		 33
(1.3)		 102
(4.0)		 121
(4.8)		 177
(7.0)		 165
(6.5)		 144
(5.7)		 170
(6.7)		 56
(2.2)		 23
(0.9)		 1,046
(41.2)
Average rainy days 6.3 6.6 9.5 12.8 20.6 23.5 25.4 23.4 23.2 21.4 14.0 8.2 194.9
Source: Meteoblue [6]

Barangays
The 17 barangays of the Municipality of Caba[7]
Rank Barangay Population Rank Barangay Population
1 Gana 2,327 10 Santiago Norte 1,128
2 San Jose 2,295 11 San Fermin 1,111
3 Santiago Sur 1,910 12 Bautista 1,071
4 San Cornelio 1,373 13 San Gregorio 996
5 San Carlos 1,361 14 Poblacion Sur 957
6 Poblacion Norte 1,291 15 Juan Cartas 741
7 Sobredillo 1,279 16 Urayong 658
8 Las-ud 1,231 17 Wenceslao 360
9 Liquicia 1,155 Caba Total 21,244

Demographics
Population census of Caba
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 3,967—    
1918 5,860+2.64%
1939 6,873+0.76%
1948 7,320+0.70%
1960 9,517+2.21%
1970 11,719+2.10%
1975 13,029+2.15%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1980 14,114+1.61%
1990 16,620+1.65%
1995 18,234+1.75%
2000 19,565+1.52%
2007 20,927+0.93%
2010 21,244+0.55%
2015 22,039+0.70%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [8] [9][10]

In the 2015 census, the population of Caba, La Union, was 22,039 people, [3] with a density of 480 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,200 inhabitants per square mile.

Religion
UCCP
  • Assemblies of God (Poblacion Norte)
  • Assemblies of God (San Jose)
  • Assemblies of the First Born (Gana)
  • Assemblies of the First Born (Juan Cartas)
  • Assemblies of the First Born (Liquicia)
  • Assemblies of the First Born (San Cornelio)
  • Assemblies of the First Born (San Jose)
  • Assemblies of the First Born (Sobredillo)
  • Assemblies of the First Born (Urayong)
  • Christ Centered Fellowship (Juan Cartas)
  • Faith Gospel Mission Church/Yes for Jesus Crusaders International (Poblacion Norte)
  • Iglesia Filipina Independiente (Poblacion Norte)
  • Iglesia Ni Cristo (Gana)
  • Jesus Christ The Glorious Savior International Ministry JCGSIM LU [Full Gospel Christian Church] (Poblacion Norte)[11]
  • Messengers of the Cross Bible College/Assemblies of the First Born Full Gospel Church (Poblacion Norte)
  • Shinil Caba Christian Fellowship (Poblacion Norte)
  • The Lord's Vineyard Baptist Church (Las-ud)
  • United Church of Christ in the Philippines (Poblacion Norte)
  • Words of Life Christian Ministries (Santiago Norte)

Local government

Just as the national government, the municipal government of Caba, is divided into three branches: executive, legislative, and judiciary. The judicial branch is administered solely by the Supreme Court of the Philippines. The LGUs have control of the executive and legislative branches.

The executive branch is composed of the mayor and the barangay captain for the barangays.Local Government Code of the Philippines, Book III, Department of Interior and Local Government official website.

The legislative branch is composed of the Sangguniang Bayan (town assembly), Sangguniang Barangay (barangay council), and the Sangguniang Kabataan for the youth sector.

The seat of Government is vested upon the Mayor and other elected officers who hold office at the Caba Town Hall. The Sanguniang Bayan is the center of legislation, stationed in Caba Legislative Building.

Tourism
Silang Monument and the Caba covered court, Auditorium
  • Diego Silang's monument is erected in the middle of the Town Plaza.
  • President Elpidio Quirino's stone monument on the other hand was placed at Barangay Gana highway. Quirino taught in Caba as an elementary public school teacher.
  • Ripe and green mangoes, Bagoong, Padas, and Alamang are the town's products that are sold install along the Gana roads.
  • Bamboo furniture is one of the prime business of the residents.
  • Mt. Kimmallugong is the town's hiking and camping site.
  • Sobredillo barrio: one can find the 56 Mortar (weapon) (bombs, 81 millimeter each of Japanese soldiers, World War II), were unearthed near Mayor Clyde Crispino's house in Barangay Sobredillo including a 1-high old jar, for serving offerings in religious rites.[12]

Caba holds the records in the "Search for Cleanest and Greenest Municipality in La Union" (4th-5th Class Municipality Category in 2006, 2007 and 2008). It also claimed the Regional Level and National Finalist trophies, for Seal of Good Housekeeping trophies in 2010, including the 2010 Provincial Championship medal in the Search for Best Performing LGU Local Governance Performance Measurement System). Caba celebrates on April 15 to 18, the town fiesta and on June 24, the Feast of Saint John the Baptist.

  • Caba holds its Paskua Ti Umili every December.[11]

Caba beach

Caba prime beaches are located along the Lingayen Gulf in La Union.

  • Caba's prime tourist spot is Villa Navarro Beach Resort and Restaurant (along Lingayen Gulf in Caba, 247 kilometers north of Manila and 10 km north of Agoo, La Union).[13]
  • Sea of Dreams Spa Resort (San Carlos).[14]
  • Paiko Blue Waters Beach Resort and Spa is another Caba's[15]
Panorama of Caba's beach

Health services
  • Caba Medicare Community Hospital
  • Caba Municipal Health Center

Educational institutions
Caba Elementary School
  • Caba welcome arch
  • Municipal hall
  • Farmers' Market Building
  • Saint John the Baptist Parish Church
  • Caba rural landscape

References
  1.  Municipality of Caba | (DILG)
  2. "Province: La Union". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. Census of Population (2015). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". 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 1 January 2020.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-20. Retrieved 2012-12-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Caba: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  7. "2010 Census of Population and Housing: Population Counts - Cordillera Administrative Region" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority, April 4, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  8. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  9. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  10. "Province of La Union". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-12-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-08-27. Retrieved 2012-12-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-03-03. Retrieved 2012-12-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. Archived 2012-11-12 at the Wayback Machine prime beach front at San Carlos.
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