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History

Pagsanjan was originally a barrio of Lumban. In 1668, eight Japanese and Chinese traders who were highly impressed by the strategic location of the barrio at the juncture of Balanac and Bumbungan rivers founded the town. They established a trading settlement and engaged in the betelnut industry. In time, the barrio became the flourishing trading center of eastern Laguna and attracted families from the surrounding communities of Cavinti, Pila, and Santa Cruz. On December 12, 1668, the then Governor, General Manuel Dela Peña Bonifaz, issued a gubernatorial decree elevating its status from barrio to a town. In 1688, Pagsanjan replaced Bay as the capital of the province. It remained such until 1858, during which it bloomed as the cultural and commercial center of the province.
 
 
 
Geographical Location

The Municipality of Pagsanjan is a town in the town fourth (4th) District of the Province of Laguna. It is located 101 kilometers southeast of Manila, at the mouth of the great Lake Laguna de Bay where the rivers of Balanac and Bumbungan meet and empty into the Bay. It is part of the Southern Tagalog Region (CALABARZON). It is bounded on the North by the Municipality of Lumban; on the South by the Municipality of Cavinti; on the East by the Grand Canyon (Pagsanjan Falls); and on the West by the Municipalities of Magdalena and Santa Cruz. Pagsanjan has a total land area of 2,640 hectares (26.40 sq. km.) classified into rural and urban which consists of sixteen (16) barangays.

Pagsanjan is the center and convergence area in the fourt (4th) District of Laguna with all major highways strategically leading to the provinces of Rizal and Quezon; and is conveniently linked to about fifteen (15) adjacent municipalities in Laguna, namely Sta. Cruz, Magdalena, Lumban Cavinti, Pila, Liliw, Kalayaan, Luisiana, Victoria, Nagcarlan, Paete, Calauan, Majayjay, Pakil and Bay.
 
 
 
Barangays
• Anibong
• Biñan
• Buboy
• Cabanbanan		 • Calusiche
• Dingin
• Lambac
• Layugan		 • Magdapio
• Maulawin
• Pinagsanjan
• Barangay I (Pob.)		 • Barangay II (Pob.)
• Sabang
• Sampaloc
• San Isidro
 
 
 
Existing Land Use
 
LAND OF USE
EXISTING LAND USE (Hectares)
I. Built-Up Areas (Urban and Rural) 224.5139
Residential
Commercial
Institutional
157.4927
14.5383
7.4498
Functional Open Space 45.0331
a. Roads
b. Cemetery
c. Parks/Playground
d. Dumpsite
e. Utilities
38.4700
5.1446
0.0414
1.2041
0.1730
II. Agricultural/Forest 2,190.0600
III. Special Uses 22.9587
Tourism
Industrial
8.2955
14.6632
IV. Grasslands/Secano 202.4674
     
  Total Land Area 2,640.3500
 
 
 
Topographical Feature, Climate & Terrain

Pagsanjan is the tourist capital of Laguna because of its main attractions - the exciting shooting the rapids going towards the globally-famous Pagsanjan Falls. Pagsanjan experiences two (2) pronounced seasons dry and wet. The dry season begins in March and ends June, the wet season last from July to October, the intruding period from November to February are neither too dry or too wet.

Pagsanjan is situated on a plain land with slopes from 0 - 8% and above. The Poblacion area has a slope range from 0 - 3% including the portion of Barangay Maulawin and Pinagsanjan.
 
 
 
 

 

 

SOCIAL SECTOR
 
 
 
 
Agriculture

Agriculture is the traditional economic base of Pagsanjan. It is the major source of income of the majority of the population. The total land area for agriculture purposes is 2,190 hectares. Agriculture crops grown in the municipality are palay, coconuts, fruit trees and vegetables. A total 618.44 hectares are rice lands and planted with palay. Most farmers are also engaged in backyard livestock production. Contract growers of swine and poultry production are also present in various barangays.
 
 
 
 
Commerce and Industry
As of 2005, there are 821 registered commercial establishments in the municipality classified as follows: retail merchandising; servicing firms; trading; manufacturing; recreational and entertainment establishments; agri-business; financial institutions and real state business. In 2004, Mayor Jeorge “E.R.” Ejercito Estregan built a new wet and dry public market in Sambat, Barangay Biñan.
 
 
 
 
Tourism
Tourism is also a major industry in the municipality. Pagsanjan, the tourist capital of the province of Laguna and one of the premiere world-class destination of local and foreign tourists in the Philippines, is gifted with natural wealth of wonders and scenic views. Some main tourist attractions of the municipality are the Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Church, Puerta Real (stone town gate), ancestral homes, hotels and resorts, picnic grounds, awe-inspiring gorge, the roaring rapids and the Pagsanjan Falls.
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Institutions
There are three (3) rural banks operating in the municipality, namely: Pagsanjan Rural Bank and Paete Rural Bank, located in the Poblacion and Rural Bank of Lumban, located in Barangay Biñan. There are four pawnshops and three lending and leasing institutions.
 
 
 
 
 

 

SOCIAL SECTOR
 
 
 
Demography

Pagsanjan has an estimated population of 39,576 (8,826 households) distributed in 16 Barangays. Based on the National Statistics Office Survey Report of May 2000, average growth rate is 2.99%. Its voting population is 19,788 as of May 2004.
 
 
Housing
A housing project of the local government (DIHOA) is located at Barangay Dingin with an area of about 4.8 hectares more or less.
 
 
Education
 
School age population are 4,902 in elementary, 2,769 in secondary and 3,818 in tertiary levels. There are eight (8) public complete elementary schools; three (3) multi-grade schools; three (3) private elementary schools; two (2) public high schools and two (2) private high schools.
 
 
Health Facilities
Health services are well provided by the Main Rural Health Unit, two (2) private medical clinics located in the Poblacion, and two (2) private medical clinics located at Barangay Biñan, two (2) private hospitals located in Poblacion and Barangay Sampaloc, respectively. Both private hospitals function as secondary hospitals with their laboratories, x-ray units, delivery and operating rooms and both with a total bed capacity of twenty five (25). One (1) private blood bank is located in Barangay Sampaloc. Our municipality has ten (10) functional Barangay Health Centers.
 
 
Social Welfare
The Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO) is located at the Municipal Building manned by the Social Welfare Officer and 14 Day Care Workers. It has 16-Day Care Centers, one (1) on a Municipal Property and fourteen (14) in evacuation centers. Among the target clienteles are families, women, children and the youth especially in difficult circumstances, disabled persons and victims of man-made and natural disasters. Mayor Jeorge “E.R.” Ejercito Estregan built a new OSCA Building for the elderly in Poblacion Uno
 
 
Protective Services

Pagsanjan has a total of thirty-three (33) policemen serving a total population of 39,576. As per standard ratio of one (1) policemen per 1,000 population, the municipality is currently in need of seven (7) more policemen. The PNP HQ of Pagsanjan is located at the ground floor of the Municipal Building and occupies an area of about 16 square meters. Two (2) Police Community Precints are located in Barangay San Isidro and Biñan. The Pagsanjan Bureau of Fire Protection Station is also within the Municipal Building occupying an area of eighty (80) square meters. Ten (10) firemen are currently assigned in the municipality, which is also below the prescribed standard ratio of one (1) fireman per 2,000 population.




 
INFRASTRUCTURE
& UTILITIES SECTION
 
 
Transportation
Pagsanjan is accessible by public utility vehicles and transportation systems. A new Grand Transport Terminal with FX and Vans is located beside the new public market. Two bus terminals are present in the municipality, HM Transit and LTCI Transit which are both located in Barangay Biñan plying the Manila-Pagsanjan route. There is a total of 1,200 public vehicles consisting of 800 tricycles and 400 public utility jeepneys.
 
 

 
 
Electric Power
The municipality of Pagsanjan is being serviced by the First Laguna Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FLECO) for the electric power needs of 8,826 dwelling units. 7,956 more or less have electrical connections yielding 83% of house energization. Pagsanjan is given a steady continuous voltage of 220 volts for 24-hours service by FLECO.
 
 
 
 
Water
Water service is being provided by the Pagsanjan Water District (PAGWAD). Thirteen (13) of the 16 barangays are being served by the PAGWAD and the rest of the 3 barangays derive their potable water from shallow wells and deep wells constructed by the local govenment unit. PAGWAD can generate 10,368,000.00 liters/day more than enough to supply the water needs of the Pagsanjeños.
 
 
 
 
 
Communications
The Pagsanjan Post Office is located at Poblacion I. Also available in this same area, is the Telegram Office which is provided by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC). The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) and Philippine Telephone and Telegraph (PT&T) and Digitel provide telephone service facilities. Globe, Smart and Sun Cellular Telecommunication cell sites are also present in the municipality located at Barangay Maulawin and Barangay San Isidro. They provide good signals for cell phone users. All major newspapers are also available in Pagsanjan. Radio and Cable Television with good services are also available.
 
 
 
 
Environment Management
Garbage disposal system covers about 75% of the total household domestic waste while others resort to dumping in open pits, burying and burning. Twelve (12) of the 16 barangays are covered by the daily garbage collection by the municipality. The LGU has one 6-wheeler dump truck and two compactors that collect garbage daily at the volume of 5 tons per day. Mayor Jeorge “E.R.” Ejercito Estregan is now building an Ecology and Conversion Center with Integrated Livelihood located at Barangay Anibong with an area of 1.2 hectares.
 
 
 
 
Local Administration
The municipal government is headed by the elected Municipal Mayor Hon. Girlie "Maita" Javier-Ejercito. The chief-executive exercises direct supervision and control over-all the local management unit affairs of the municipality. Re-elected Vice-Mayor Crisostomo B. Villar heads the Legislative Body of the municipality. The elected members of the Sangguniang Bayan are as follows: 1) Terryl Talabong-Gamit,  2) Melvin B. Madriaga, 3) Fred V. Capistrano, 4) Erwin P. Sacluti, 5) Peter Casius V. Trinidad, 6) Julius N. Guan, 7) Noel L. Cabela, 8) Nathanael C. Bernales, II. The municipality has a workforce of one hundred five (105), of which 74 are permanent employees, 12 are elected officials, 1 co-terminus, 2 contractual workers and 16 casual employees.