Candaba
municipality of the Philippines in the province of Pampanga
Candaba, officially the Municipality of Candaba (Kapampangan: Balen ning Candaba; Tagalog: Bayan ng Candaba; formerly Candawe), is a municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 124,019 people.
History
It is said that during the late pre colonial times, Candaba was once called "Candawa", and in Candaba sits one of the oldest recorded barrios in the province, Mandasig. Regional historians note that according to the genealogical testament, this settlement was specifically founded and populated by Dayang Mandik alongside her husband and first cousin, Malangsik. The name Mandasig itself is traditionally believed to be an etymological contraction or evolution of "Mandik" and "Malangsik."
In mid-1966, during a meeting at Camp Olivas with President Ferdinand Marcos, Mayor Anastacio L. Gallardo volunteered to become president of the Anti-Huk Mayor's League of Pampanga, which aimed to combat communist rebels from the Hukbalahap, with him stating, "Mr. President, I am willing to lead the anti-Huk movement. Give us guns and we will fight them. We can solve the problem here even if my colleagues here are playing footsie with the Huks." On July 18, 1966, Mayor Gallardo was on his way to another meeting with President Marcos when he and his five escorts were assassinated by Hukbalahap rebels in Barrio Santa Lucia, Santa Ana, Pampanga.
Geography
Candaba is located at the lowest point in the Central Luzon Region. The neighboring municipality of San Miguel (San Miguel de Mayumo) in Bulacan province used to be part of Candaba until San Miguel became a municipality itself (included is the area of Doña Remedios Trinidad bordering San Miguel and General Tinio).
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