Paniqui Tarlac

Paniqui, Tarlac
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Paniqui
Municipality
Seal
Map of Tarlac showing the location of Paniqui
Paniqui
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates:
1540N 12035ECoordinates:
1540N 12035E
Country
Philippines
Region
Central Luzon (Region III)
Province
Tarlac
District
1st District
Founded
1712 (First known as Manggang Marikit, a sitio of

Pangasinan, in 1571 and as Pampaniki in 1686)
Barangays
35
Government[1]
Mayor
Max Roxas
Area[2]
Total
105.16 km2 (40.60 sq mi)
Population (2010)[3]
Total
87,730
Density
830/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone
PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code
2307
Dialing code
45
Income class
1st class
Website
www.paniqui.gov.ph
Paniqui (Ilocano: Ili ti Paniqui; Pangasinan: Baley na Paniqui; Kapampangan: Balen ning
Paniqui; Tagalog: Bayan ng Paniqui) is a first class urban municipality in
the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 87,730
people.[3]
Geographically, Paniqui is situated between the towns of Gerona in the south and Moncada in the
north.
Paniqui is a Hispanized term derived from the Ilocano word "pampaniki" which means "bat",[4] since
the town has a feature of caves that house a population of bats. It is the birthplace of
former President Corazon C. Aquino.
The town was originally part of the province of Pangasinan.
The language predominantly spoken by locals is Ilocano, but Tagalog (as with most towns and cities
in Luzon), Pangasinan andKapampangan are also used frequently; however, where the older
generation will use Ilocano to converse with each other, Tagalog is also being used more and more
by the younger generation along with their mother languages. This is perhaps due to the influence of
education, migration (especially to find work), television and mobile communications, which is
extending the reach of previously localized peer groups.
Contents
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1History
2Barangays
3Demographics
4References
5External links
History[edit]
The birth of Paniqui could be traced way back in 1712 when the provincial government
of Pangasinan sent a group of men south of Bayambang, Pangasinan for the expansion of the
Christian Faith. The pioneering group was led by two brothers, Raymundo and Manuel Paragas
of Dagupan and established the Local Government in a Sitio called "manggang marikit" (mango of
an unmarried woman) now apart of Guimba, Nueva Ecija. Surprisingly, in this sitio, sere a great
number of mammals called by Ilocanos "pampaniki" and it was from this term that the name Paniqui
was derived.
An uprising led by Caragay during the early part of 1720 forced the Local Government in "manggang
marikit" to abandon the place and to evacuate for lowland called Acocolao, a place two kilometers
west of the present Poblacion. It was a historical sitio where the first Moro in the Philippines, Sultan
Ali Mudin was baptized in 1750 and embraced Christianity.
Paniqui was a sprawling town that covered a wide area that time. Some of the barrios that formerly
comprised Paniqui were "San Roque" now Cuyapo; "Barong" now Gerona; "San Jose De Camiling"
now Camiling; "Bani" now Ramos; "San Ramon" nowMoncada; and Anao.
The period between 1750 and 1896 were painful years of Spanish tyranny and oppression. Because
of the insurrectos and sometimes bandits conveniently sprouted among the people that made
sporadic attacks upon the Conquistadores. These attacks on the Spaniards, who came on the
islands bringing the Sword and the Cross, were marred by cholera and smallpox epidemics
punctuated by floods and typhoons.
However, a group of Paniqui patriots, welded together by a common consciousness of oneness,

unselfish devotion for freedom and spurred by Spanish ruthless tyranny, organized a legitimate
segment of the Katipunan on January 12, 1896 which is far cry from the bandits that used to harass
the Spaniards.
These dauntless men made daring exploits, unrecorded in the history of the Katipunan, the most
prominent of which was the ambuscade of Spanish soldiers along the road going to Anao and killing
a great number of them. These incidents made a prelude to the end of the Spanish occupation in
Paniqui.
The advent of American occupation saw a happy transition from the almost aristocratic and
enigmatic characteristic of Spanish conquistadores to the democratic way of life under American
tutelage.
In Paniqui, the Japanese were confronted with an enemy which is mighty in its fury and relentless in
its vengeance. The members of the Guerilla force under Col. Maristela and aiding local troops of
the Philippine Commonwealth Army military units was dedicated their unflinching loyalty to the
cherished ideals of their motherland...the Philippines by establishing a security cordon of the people
under the very nose of the Japanese. The Guerilla outfit preserved the landmarks of Paniqui like the
sugar central, municipal building, public school buildings and practically all the unpretentious private
homes. One of the bloodiest chapters of this guerilla outfit was recorded on May 8, 1945, when the
Guerilla forces were annihilated two platoons of Japanese Soldiers at Sta. Ines where 52 sons of
Nippon were killed. The arrival are came back of the local Filipino soldiers under the Philippine
Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary units turns to helping guerrillas are become the
liberated the town during the war.
Today, the people of Paniqui, welded by the same persuasion that held them together during the
most trying moments in history, are working again, hand in hand to make their native town, the
progressive, respected, and thriving community that is.[1]
Barangays[edit]
Paniqui is politically subdivided into 35 barangays.[2]
Abogado
Acocolao
Aduas
Apulid
Balaoang
Barang
Brillante
Burgos
Cabayaoasan
Canan
Cario, Paniqui, Tarlac
Cayanga
Colibangbang
Coral
Dapdap
Estacion
Mabilang
Manaois
Matalapitap
Nagmisaan
Nancamarinan
Nipaco
Patalan
Poblacion Norte
Poblacion Sur
Rang-ayan
Salomague
Samput
San Carlos
San Isidro
San Juan de Milla
Santa Ines
Sinigpit
Tablang
Ventenilla
Demographics[edit]
Population Census of Paniqui
Year
Pop.
% p.a.
1990
64,949
1995
70,979
+1.68%
2000
78,883
+2.29%
2007
83,311
+0.76%
2010
87,730
+1.90%
Source: National Statistics Office[3][5]
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Map of Tarlac showing the location of Paniqui

Central Luzon (Region III)

1712 (First known as Manggang Marikit, a sitio of

105.16 km2 (40.60 sq mi)

830/km2 (2,200/sq mi)

However, a group of Paniqui patriots, welded together by a common consciousness of oneness,

Source: National Statistics Office[3][5]

Paniqui Town Hall

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