HISTORICAL ROLES AND EVENTS OF TAYUG, PANGASINAN The town of Tayug got its unique name not from people who were influential of from name of saints but from a very tall tree that once grew in the heart of the town, the bacayao tree was so tall that in Ilocano they call it “Layug”. In view of the difficulty of the people to pronounce the letter “L” they change it to letter “T” by common usage. Hence, the name Tayug came about. The Municipality of Tayug is so rich in history. It’s evolution is tempered with hardships and sacrifices of the residents. It was spared from bloody uprisings during the times when the Filipino people as one nation struggled against foreign dominance and socio-political inequalities. The most talked about as the “Colorum” uprising, which was staged on January 10, 1931 and led by the late Pedro Caloza. This uprising was in defiance of the Tenacy system where the Landlords enslaved the tenants with meager share, which was not even enough to feed their growing families whereas the landlords had become richer at the expense of the tenants. Although this uprising was not successful, it opened the eyes of the authorities and paved the way to our present Agrarian Reform Program. President Manuel L. Roxas himself who was then the Speaker of the House Representative personally came to Tayug to listen to grievances of the rebels. This uprising also became the inspiration of a local film producer who made “TAYUG, ANG BAYANG API”. The film authentically depicted how a band of “Colorums” attacked and burned the Constabulary Barracks and the Municipal Building including all the vital documents kept in it. As a result, the people of Tayug, and incidentally all Pangasinenses, were fondly called “Colorum” by people of other province. Tayug had its share in the Filipino-Japanese war when the invading Japanese Soldiers landed on Philippine shore. Tayug fell in the firing line as it was the retreat route of the Philippine Forces on their way to Bataan. Thus, Tayug become the wartime capital of Pangasinan, twice within the span of three (3) years; first when the invading Japanese Forces were on their way to Pangasinan on December 12, 1941, and second, when the Liberation Forces were hammering at the gates of Lingayen Gulf. It was also in the municipality where during the war, Japanese garrison for Eastern Pangasinan was located wherein many guerillas were detained, tortured and executed for uncertain reasons. Other notable uprisings were separately staged during the Spanish regime. One was led by Antonio Novacio, the uncle of Antonio Luna, and another by Col. Villacorta. Both fought against the tyrannical rule of the Spaniards, inspired by the growing national sentiments of the time. Unfortunately, those were suppressed by the mighty forces of the Spaniards. Tayug was first organized as a municipality within the province of Nueva Ecija on February 4, 1817, with Don Lorenzo Bernardo as its first “gobernadorcillo” (equivalent to our present Mayor). In 1837, however, Tayug was ceded to the province of Pangasinan. In 1851, it was once again incorporated with the province of Nueva Ecija, together with the municipality of San Nicolas. Not until 1864 was Tayug again made a part of Pangasinan. The municipality was believed to have been covered with cogon and “talahib” before the settlers from the Ilocos provinces and the Kaintan natives from the caraballo mountains settled here in the early part of the 18th century. They cultivated their own food, such as rice, corn and vegetables, and were encouraged to enhance their farming skills because they found their fertile soil very suitable for agriculture. Thus, Tayug developed into successful agricultural community, capable of producing rice on a commercial scale. Tayug’s strategic location in relation to other towns in Eastern Pangasinan, coupled with its rich resources, is a growing commercial town. It has also gained reputation as the education center of Eastern Pangasinan due to the presence of two colleges in the Municipality. Source; tayug.net.ph/
Posted on: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 02:15:39 +0000
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