HISTORY OF PASIG until 1975.

In 1975, this one was declared a part of Metro

Manila by Presidential Decree No. 824, and in 1994, it was
The origin of the name Pasig is formally identified as a city. Pasig City was once primarily
the topic of several legends and known as an industrial district, but it has since evolved into a
speculations. Dr. Jose Villa healthy and growing residential-commercial community with a
Panganiban, a linguist, wide range of business centers, prestigious schools, renowned
polyglot, professor, and former food outlets, and fashion developments. Pasig, dubbed "the
director of the Institute of green city" because of its local government's environmental
National Language, had the programs, was named one of the world's most livable cities in
most convincing theory. He
explained that "Pasig" is an old
Sanskrit word used to refer to a
"river flowing from one body of water to another,"

2013.

GEOGRAPHY
Pasig is located on the Pasig River near its southeastern end.
The "Lungsod ng Pasig," or City of Pasig, is a Philippine city On the north, it is bordered by Quezon City and Marikina, on
and municipality that is part of Metro Manila.Pasig city is one the east, the municipalities of Cainta and Taytay, the city of
of the Philippines' ancient municipalities, originally founded by Mandaluyong, on the west, and on the south, the municipalities
the Augustinians in 1572. Prior to the establishment of Metro of Taguig and Pateros, as well as the city of Makati
Manila, it was the capital of the province of Rizal. It was
incorporated into the province of through Rizal Act No. 137 in EARLY HISTORY
June 1901, and it even represented as the provincial capital
There are no surviving primary sources of Pasig's history prior The creek was also used by the Royal British army, led by
to the arrival of Spanish General William Draper and Vice Admiral Sir Samuel Cornish,
colonizers in 1573, when 1st Baronet, during the British Occupation of Manila from
they established the 1762 to 1764, to transport their red troops (along with the
Ciudad-Municipal de Soldiers they brought from East India) upstream to take over
Pasig. Ethnic Malays, the nearby forest-surrounded villages of Cainta and Taytay.
Chinese from Southern They even staged an ambush in front of the Pasig Cathedral,
China, and Indigenous converting the Roman Catholic Parish into their military
Tinguian nomads were headquarters, with the church's fortress-like "Campanilla"
among the first settlers. During the Spanish Colonial Era, the (belfry) serving as a watchtower against Spanish defenders
creek made a significant contribution to Pasig's economic sailing down the Pasig River from the walled city of
development. The Bitukang Manok, also known as the "Parian Intramuros.
Creek," used to connect the Marikina and Antipolo rivers. The
The Soldiers sided with the combined forces of the Spanish
Parian Creek was connected to the Sapang Bato-Buli Creek,
Conquistadors (assigned by Governor-General Simon de Anda
Kasibulan Creek, Bulaw Creek, and other creeks before the
y Salazar), local rice farmers, fishermen, and even Chinese
Manggahan Floodway was built in 1986.
traders, rather than their abusive British lieutenants. After the
British Invasion, the Soldiers stayed and intermarried with
Filipina women, which explains why some of today's residents
COLONIAL PERIOD of Pasig, particularly Cainta and Taytay, have Hindu features.

Since the early 1600s up to the period of Japanese Imperialism, In 1742, a rich and powerful group of "Mestizos de Sangley"
over a thousand Catholic devotees coming from Manila, San (Chinese Mestizos) from Sagad, led by an Augustinian friar
Juan del Monte, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Pateros, Taguig, and named Fray Domingo Diaz, ordered the building of a marble,
Makati followed the Parian Creek trail to the Religious roof-tiled cover bridge across the creek in the style of an
Cathedral on the mountainous pueblo of Antipolo, Morong, oriental pagoda. It was originally known as "Puente del
from the early 1600s to the period of Japanese Imperialism (the Pariancillo," but was renamed "Puente de Fray Felix Trillo" a
present-day Rizal Province). few years later to honor the dynamic parochial curate of the
Immaculate Conception Parish. In 1832, Edmund Roberts paid
a visit to Pasig.
Over 300 revolutionary Katipuneros led by the Supremo Gat THE MARTIAL LAW ERA
gathered on the night of May 2, 1896. Andres Bonifacio,
Pasig was home to a number of well-known human rights
Emilio Jacinto, and Pio Valenzuela formed the "Asamblea activists who gained power during Ferdinand Marcos'
Magna"(mass meeting) after secretly gaining access to a presidency like:
notable Valentin Cruz's old residence in Barangay San Nicolas  Augusto "Bobbit" Sanchez- a lawyer and publisher
aboard a fleet of seventeen "Bangkas" (canoes) whose publication "The Weekly Post" was so critical
of Marcos' policies that it was renamed the "Weekly
Three months later, on August 29, about 2,000 working-class Pest" by Pasig politicians
Pasigueos (along with a hundred Chinese "Trabajadores"  Jovito Salonga, who was first elected representative of
(laborers) from the failed Sangley revolts of 1639 and Pasig in 1961.
throughout the 17th century) joined the Katipunan and made a When Ferdinand Marcos' economic policy of using foreign
surprise attack on the "Municipio del Gobernador," armed with loans to fund government projects during his second term
coconuts, machetes, and bayoneted muskets. resulted in economic crises in the early 1970s, many
Pasiguenos took part in the various protests of the time, which
That was the Katipunan's first and only successful rebellion, became known as the First Quarter Storm.
and it was dubbed "Nagsabado sa Pasig" by the public (the Students were unable to gather when Marcos suspended the
Saturday Uprising on writ of habeas corpus in
Pasig). Following their 1971 and declared
successful overthrow of the martial law in September
1972. The Bahay na Tisa
Spanish government on
in Barangay San Jose in
Pasig, the Katipuneros fled Pasig was one of the
immediately and advanced prominent residences
to a "Sitio" called that sheltered them and
"Pinaglabanan" in the allowed them to meet
neighboring "Ciudad de San Juan," where they launched their together. The house became known as Pasig's "Freedom
second attempt to put an end to the numerous cases of House" because it was also the site of meetings of prominent
Pasig leaders who were pro-Marcos .
corruption perpetrated by greedy Castilian town officials and
landlords.
The Benpres Building, which was shuttered by the Philippine GOVERNMENT
Constabulary when Marcos' declaration closed down all media

Pasig is primarily governed by the mayor, vice mayor, and city

councilors. The mayor is the city's chief executive, and the city
councilors are the city's representative body. In the event of a
temporary vacancy in the mayorship, the vice mayor serves as
the presiding officer of the city legislature.

outlets on September 23, 1972, was another prominent site in CORPORATE SEAL
Pasig that was affected by Martial Law.
 The woman in the logo represents the Mutya ng Pasig,
the idealism of perfection in all aspects that embodies
POPULATION CENSUS OF PASIG (2000’s) the city of Pasig's loyalty, goodwill, and splendor.
Pasig's population  The woman's body of water on both sides is a
POPULATION growth has representation of the Pasig River, which connects two
bodies of water, Laguna de Bay and Manila Bay, both
CENSUS OF PASIG consistently outpaced
the regional average. of which are represented by waves.
803,159 As a result, Pasig's
755,300  The Immaculate Conception Parish Church, which
627,445 669,773 population share of was established in 1572, embodies not only Christian
505,058
Metro Manila's total faith but also history and tradition. The church is one of
population has the city's oldest structures.
increased
 The prosperity and progress exemplified by industrial
significantly. Its
2000 2007 2010 2015 2020
and commercial establishments are hallmarks of the
market share
city's development.
increased from less
than 3% in 1960 to 4.5 percent in 1980, and then to nearly 6%
in 2015.