It
is a dense forest. Thick and tall bamboo swathed its lakeshores.
Tall grass lined the mountain paths leading to the village. It is
dark and eerie beneath the canopy of its giant trees. Travelers
in caretelas chill in fear, passing the trail of this unusual
community. It is a hive of bandits.
This is the impression the village
gives to anyone traveling through this hamlet. It is a part of a
barrio of Bay called “Mainit” during the early
Spanish era. However, this small settlement has a splendor all its
own. Situated right at the foot of Mount Makiling, breathtaking
landscapes surround it. Ponds of steaming natural hot springs fill
its shores, and an all-year-round soothing weather supplements it.
Mount Makiling is a dormant
(?) volcano more or less 1,143 meters high. This furnace heats all
the water in all of Los Baños’ springs.
Padre Pedro Bautista, a Franciscan
missionary discovered these hot springs while exploring the area.
He might have watched children bathing in this pools, and native
women washing clothes with natural hot spring water, giving him
a demonstration of an early 16th century steam bath and laundry.
Padre Bautista called this place “Los Baños,”
which means “The Bathroom.”
There are other versions of
how Los Baños got its name. Another story says that since
Los Baños, or yet a slice of the pueblo of Bay is a hideaway
of fugitives and bandits, guardias civil constantly patrol this
area. When a senior officer asked the patrol, which place they have
covered, a soldier replied, “El pueblo tiene muchos baños
calor. (The town with many hot baths.)” However, since
El Pueblo Muchos Baños Calor is too long for a town’s
name. Residents simply called it Los Baños.
The role Spanish missionaries
played in the colonization of the Philippines helped build Los Baños
to what it is today. On September 17, 1673, through the written
authority of the Franciscan Order, Luis Bella, the overseer of this
settlement, passed on its administration to the local inhabitants.
Los Baños became a town under the leadership of Don Juan
Castañeda.
The thermal water of Los Baños
is a magnet for vacationers during the Spanish period as it is today.
In 1879, the Spanish government built a vacation house for the Governor-General.
It was a palatial edifice, sarcastically described by Dr. Jose P.
Rizal in his book El Filibusterismo. Later, Padre Pablo de Jesus,
who succeeded Padre Pedro Bautista, converted the vacation house
into a hospital called Agua Santas (Holy waters). Its ruins
still stand at this resort town by the lake.
Municipal
Government Officials:
Mayor: Caesar Pabalete
Perez
Vice Mayor: Procopio
Alvarez Alipon
Councilors:
Vladimir Neil P. Valdepeñas
Jesus H. Sumangil, Jr.
Norvin L. Tamisin
Lorenzo D. Meneses III
Pastor T. Villanueva
Vicente U. Quintana
Leo L. Katimbang
Lourdes R. Principe
| Component
Barangay, Population: |
| (NSO Census
2000)
BARANGAY |
Total
Population |
Household
Population |
Number
of
Household |
|
LOS
BAÑOS |
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Anos |
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|
Bagong
Silang |
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Bambang |
|
|
|
|
Batong
Malake |
|
|
|
|
Bayog |
|
|
|
|
Lalakay |
|
|
|
|
Maahas |
|
|
|
|
Malinta |
|
|
|
|
Mayondon |
|
|
|
|
San
Antonio |
|
|
|
|
Tadlac |
|
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|
Timugan |
|
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|
Tuntungan
Putho |
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Barangay Officials:
Anos
Chairman: Domingo P. Galang
Councilors: Bonifacio M. Olan
Florencio R. Flores
Nona P. Umali
Benito B. Elec
Miguel E. Cano
Celerino L. Balasoto, Jr.
Ronilo M. Malayba
Bagong Silang
Chairman: Marcelo C. Navarez
Councilors: Rodolfo R. Javier
Randy V. Maloles
Mamerto R. Quiatchon
Edgardo J. Millera
Primitivo N. Navarez
Roger R. Guevarra
Rodrigo G. Rodriguez
Bambang
Chairman: Crispin A. De Leon
Councilors: Crisanta R. Canlas
Concepcion V. Lobos
Joselito C. Manzanares, Sr.
Herman M. Apacionado
Vicente A. Beldad
Leonardo S. Lorea
Teresa M. Miranda
Batong
Malake
Chairman: Nilo R. Lapiz
Councilors: Allan R. Leron
Angelina A. Lopez
Cristina B. Sumiran
Rogelio B. Resubal
Ismael P. Cadapan
Eduardo V. Florentino
Luis Astevio J. Querubin
Baybayin
Chairman:
Lorenzo D. Meneses III
Councilors: Albert A. Cornejo, Jr.
Romeo V. Oro
Ariel B. Nugue
Arturo M. Ebron
Enrico U. Jimenez
Conchita C. Revilleza
Juanito O. Khan
Bayog
Chairman: Cesar L. Mondez
Councilors: Wenceslao C. Tandang
Domingo T. Escasura
Eduardo T. Managat
Victor L. Larino
Virgilio A. Tandang
Clarita R. Lapitan
Geronimo L. Pascual
Lalakay
Chairman: Gaudencio P. Macatangay
Councilors: Leticia C. Concepcion
Romeo R. Dimapilis
Alexander J. Calibo
Ernesto E. Bautista
Juanito B. Revilleza
Marcelo P. Torres
Felizardo S. Berbon
Maahas
Chairman: Arnulfo P. Soriano
Councilors: Ernesto C. Malabanan
Rogelio L. Lanzanas
Nestor D. Cunanan
Mario C. Sapanta
Nenita G. Lapitan
Myrna R. Diño
Celso L. Lantican
Malinta
Chairman: Nestor B. Lanceta
Councilors: Victor G. Lantican
Teodoro L. Vallejos
Santos A. Mercado
Teodulo G. Oruga
Manuel P. Gayahan
Celeste D. Lapiz
Rolando L. Erroba
Mayondon
Chairman: Joel M. Lapis
Councilors: Victorio A. Reyes
Pedro G. Evangelista
Juanchito B. Barrameda
Michael E. Concio
Resituto A. Castillo
Luisito E. Escobin
Ferdinand S. Sangre
San
Antonio
Chairman: Mario E. Mundin
Councilors: Esteban C. Palis
Jorge L. Alvarez
Cecilio L. Magsino
Nestor Banasihan Micosa
Benjamin L. Ang
Daisy E. Manese
Tadlac
Chairman: Maximo D. Erasga
Councilors: Juan P. Valencia
Leopoldo H. Tatad
Ireneo L. Diaz
Mario R. Gonzales
Jaime B. Buendia
Severino E. Del Rosario
Jerson D. Evangelista
Timugan
Chairman: Florencio D. Bautista
Councilors: Romeo A. Balagat
Amando F. Salcedo
Liza C. Matundan
Dante R. Odejar
Francisco A. Dumangas
Larry F. Parcon
Vivencio P. Apolinario
Tuntungin
Putho
Chairman: Benedicto S. Alborida
Councilors: Sabino M. Parducho
Milagros B. Parducho
Sonny R. Atole
Renato M. Catipon
Reynaldo M. Quilloy
Hilario H. Dela Rosa
Anastacio M. Malabanan
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