Victoria, Laguna

Victoria is a 4th class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 29,765 people in 6,128 households.

It is southeast of Laguna de Bay, 90 km south of Manila and bordered by the Municipality of Calauan to the southwest, Nagcarlan to the southeast and Pila to the northeast. The municipality has a total land area of 22.83 square kilometres which is 1.30% of the total land area of the province of Laguna.

Victoria was a barrio of Pila until November 15, 1949 when President Elpidio Quirino signed into effect EO 282 segregating this barrio and 8 others into an independent community. Its name was adopted from President Quirino's daughter Victoria.

In fact, the capital of Pila was once in Barangay Pagalangan, now one of Victoria's barangays. What remains of Pila's original parish church can still be found in Pagalangan, which in the past made that community a target of treasure hunters seeking antiques. Pagalangan ceased to be Pila's capital when the town center was moved due to frequent flooding. [cite paper | first = Remi | last = de Leon | author = Remi E. de Leon | authorlink = RE de Leon | coauthors = | title = Health Knowledge Processes and Flows in a Coastal Community in Victoria, Laguna Philippines | version = | publisher = University of the Philippines Los Baños Graduate School | date = 2005 | url = | format = Master's Thesis | accessdate = ]

Barangays

Victoria is politically subdivided into 9 barangays. Two of these, Nanhaya and San Roque, are classified as urban while the rest are rural.
* Banca-banca
* Daniw
* Masapang
* Nanhaya (Pob.)
* Pagalangan
* San Benito
* San Felix
* San Francisco
* San Roque (Pob.)

Municipal Officials

2007-2010
*MAYOR : HON. Dwight C. Kampitan, M.D.
*VICE-MAYOR: HON. Florencio "Toknie" M. Larańo
*SANGGUNIANG BAYAN MEMBERS::*Hon. James Rebong III:*Hon. Willy O. Herradura:*Hon. Michael Ching:*Hon. Sonny Lazaro:*Hon. Behe San Jose:*Hon. Walter Macabuhay:*Hon. Manel Macalinao:*Hon. Arnel C. Dator

*SK PROV'L. FED. PRESIDENT: Hon. Kathleen Kay K. Yambot
*ABC President: Hon. Bernabe F. Vibora
*SK President: Hon. Jerwin H. Larańo

Media Production Location

Victoria, Laguna was featured on the television show The Amazing Race 5.

7TH ANNUAL SUMMER ITIK FESTIVAL - APRIL 27, 2008

External links

* [http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/default.asp Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
* [http://www.t-macs.com/kiso/local/ 2000 Philippine Census Information]
* [http://historyofpila.blogspot.com History of Pila: A Secular and Spiritual History of the Town 900 A.D. to Present]

References