Citizendia
Your Ad Here

Municipality of Bay
Location
Map of Laguna showing the location of Bay.
Map of Laguna showing the location of Bay. Laguna is a province of the Philippines found in the CALABARZON region in Luzón.
Government
Region CALABARZON (Region IV-A)
Province Laguna
District 2nd District of Laguna
Barangays 15
Income Class: 3rd Class
Mayor
Physical characteristics
Population

     Total (2007)
43,762

Bay is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. In the Philippines, regions ( Filpino: rehiyon, ISO 3166-2PH) are administrative division that serve primarily to organize the 81 CALABARZON is one of the regions of the Philippines. It is also designated as Region IV-A and its regional capital is Calamba City in The provinces of the Philippines are the primary administrative divisions of the Philippines. Laguna is a province of the Philippines found in the CALABARZON region in Luzón. The House of Representatives of the Philippines ( Filipino: Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas) is the lower chamber of the Congress of the Philippines This article refers to a political administrative division See Barangay Ginebra Kings for other uses A municipality ( bayan, sometimes munisipyo in Cebuano or used infrequently in Tagalog) is a local government unit in the Philippines A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A municipality ( bayan, sometimes munisipyo in Cebuano or used infrequently in Tagalog) is a local government unit in the Philippines The provinces of the Philippines are the primary administrative divisions of the Philippines. Laguna is a province of the Philippines found in the CALABARZON region in Luzón. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 43,762 people in 9,194 households. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.


Contents

History and Legend

Bay is one of the oldest towns in Laguna province, and was the province's first capital. Its original territory covered the areas that are now known as Los Baños and Calauan (in addition to its current territory). Los Baños is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. Calauan is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. The Spaniards pronounced the name of the town “Bah-ee” while the natives called it “Bah-eh. ”[1] Either way, the similarity in spelling has led to the misconception that the town was named after Laguna de Bay. [2] Instead, the spaniards named the lake after this ancient Tagalog community. [1]

In the old tagalog language the name Bay derives from the same phonetic roots as "baybay" (shore) and as "babae" (woman) and "babaylan" (priestess). Babaylan is a term identifying an indigenous Filipino religious leader who functions as a healer a Shaman, a seer and a community "miracle-worker" The name can thus be thought of either as a reference to the shore of the lake, or to a great lady. In the case of the latter, it has been suggested that the great lady might be the same as Maria Makiling, as her mountain was within the scope of Bay's original territory. Maria Makiling, sometimes spelled Mariang Makiling in Philippine Mythology, is a diwata or lambana (fairy or forest nymph associated with Mount Makiling [3]

A more recent legend of Bay's origin says that the name Bay was derived from Datu Pangil's three daughters. After they were baptized, they were named Maria Basilisa, Maria Angela, and Maria Elena. The first letters of Basilisa, Angela, Elena were taken together and read Bae. Over a period of time, Bae became Bay. [4]

The powerful Gat Pangil was Datu of this already thriving community in 1571 when 18 year-old Spanish Capitan Juan de Salcedo landed with Augustinian missionaries Alfonso de Alvarado and Diego Espinar came to claim the territories for spain. Gat Pangil was a chieftain in the area now known as Laguna Province, Philippines It was salcedo who took the name of the town and named the lake after it - Laguna de Bay, the Lake of the Town of Bay. Eventually, the Spanish came to call the whole province “La Provincia de la Laguna de Bay. ”[1]

Barangays

Bay is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. This article refers to a political administrative division See Barangay Ginebra Kings for other uses

External links

References

  1. ^ a b c laguna.gov.ph
  2. ^ Sheniak, David & Anita Feleo, "Rizal and Laguna: Lakeside Sister Provinces (Coastal Towns of Rizal and Metro Manila)", in Alejandro, Reyndaldo Gamboa, Laguna de Bay: The Living Lake, Uniliever Philippines, 2002, ISBN 7192272149.
  3. ^ Odal-Devora, Grace P. , ""Bae" or "Bai": The Lady of the Lake", in Alejandro, Reyndaldo Gamboa, Laguna de Bay: The Living Lake, Uniliever Philippines, 2002, ISBN 7192272149.
  4. ^ Eugenio, Damiana (2002). Philippine Folk Literature: The Legends. Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press, 490. ISBN 971-542-357-4.

© 2009 citizendia.org; parts available under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License, from http://en.wikipedia.org
 Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic