San Fabian, Pangasinan

San Fabian, officially the Municipality of San Fabian (Pangasinan: Baley na San Fabián; Ilocano: Ili ti San Fabián; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Fabián; Spanish: Municipio de San Fabián), is a municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 87,428 people.^[5]

San Fabian
Municipality
Municipality of San Fabian
Lingayen Gulf
Flag Seal
Anthem: Baley Kon San Fabian
Map of Pangasinan with San Fabian highlighted
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San Fabian Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°09′N 120°27′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Ilocos Region
Province	Pangasinan
District	4th district
Founded	March 21, 1717
Named after	Pope Fabian
Barangays	34 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Marlyn E. Agbayani
• Vice Mayor	Constante B. Agbayani
• Representative	Maria Georgina P. De Venecia
• Municipal Council	Members Fina I. Ibasan Melody R. Rapallo-Erfe Chelsea Mae N. Narvasa Mamerto A. Malanum Marieta C. Cuaresma Hercules P. Magliba Kimberly G. Bandarlipe Rolando J. Pedralvez
• Electorate	56,888 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	81.28 km2 (31.38 sq mi)
Elevation	7.0 m (23.0 ft)
Highest elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Lowest elevation	−3 m (−10 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	87,714
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
• Households	22,669
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	17.21 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 477.4 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 782.3 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 293.9 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 142.5 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Dagupan Electric Corporation (DECORP)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2433
PSGC	0105533000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)75
Native languages	Pangasinan Ilocano Tagalog
Website	www.sanfabian.gov.ph

Etymology

The town got its name after Saint Fabian during the Spanish era.

History

Saint Fabian parish church.

The town used to be called Angio, and had been a mission territory of friars of the Dominican Order during the Spanish era. It is named after Saint Fabian, who was a pontiff and saint of the Roman Catholic Church.

Around 1818, San Fabian had a boundary dispute with Mangaldan. The boundary between the two towns was the Angalacan river, which sometimes overflows because of floods. The boundary dispute was settled in 1900, when the mayor of San Fabian agreed to meet the mayor of Mangaldan and the two reached an agreement with a boundary marker being erected at Longos between the towns of San Fabian and Mangaldan. The agreement was signed by Juan Ulanday, Nicolas Rosa, Vicente Padilla, Marcelo Erfe, and approved by the American Commander Capt. Ferguson.^[6]

During the Philippine–American War, hundreds of Pangasinense soldiers and soldiers of the Philippine government died in San Fabian battling the Americans.^[7] After the pacification of Pangasinan by the United States, the first town President of San Fabian was Ińigo Dispo. In 1903, the town of Alava became a part of San Fabian and became a mere village or barrio.^[8]

During World War II, the liberation of US Naval and Marine forces in Pangasinan started when troops under Gen. Walter Krueger landed on Lingayen and San Fabian beaches. San Fabian landing zones were called White and Blue beaches, names which continue until the present time.^[9]

In October 2009, San Fabian was among the places heavily affected by the floods caused by the release of water by the San Roque Dam at Rosales during the height of the Typhoon Pepeng.^[10]

Geography

The Municipality of San Fabian is geographically located in the northern portion in Pangasinan, bordering the provincial boundaries of La Union. It has a land area of 8,129 hectares.^[11] It is bounded in the north by Rosario, Sison in the northeast, Mangaldan in the south, Pozorrubio and San Jacinto in the southeast, Dagupan in the southwest, and in the west by Lingayen Gulf.

San Fabian is situated 28.51 kilometres (17.72 mi) from the provincial capital Lingayen, and 215.15 kilometres (133.69 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

San Fabian is politically subdivided into 34 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Alacan
• Ambalangan-Dalin
• Angio
• Anonang
• Aramal
• Bigbiga
• Binday
• Bolaoen
• Bolasi
• Cabaruan
• Cayanga
• Colisao
• Gumot
• Inmalog Norte
• Inmalog Sur
• Lekep-Butao
• Lipit-Tomeeng
• Longos Central
• Longos Proper
• Longos-Amangonan-Parac-Parac Fabrica
• Mabilao
• Nibaliw Central
• Nibaliw East
• Nibaliw Magliba
• Nibaliw Narvarte (Nibaliw West Compound)
• Nibaliw Vidal (Nibaliw West Proper)
• Palapad
• Poblacion
• Rabon
• Sagud-Bahley
• Sobol
• Tempra-Guilig
• Tiblong
• Tocok

Climate

Climate data for San Fabian, Pangasinan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31 (88)	31 (88)	33 (91)	34 (93)	34 (93)	33 (91)	32 (90)	31 (88)	31 (88)	32 (90)	31 (88)	31 (88)	32 (90)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21 (70)	21 (70)	23 (73)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	24 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	4.3 (0.17)	19.1 (0.75)	27.3 (1.07)	45.2 (1.78)	153.3 (6.04)	271.3 (10.68)	411.1 (16.19)	532.0 (20.94)	364.2 (14.34)	182.5 (7.19)	56.3 (2.22)	24.4 (0.96)	2,091 (82.33)
Average rainy days	3	2	3	5	14	17	22	23	21	13	7	4	134
Source: World Weather Online[12]

Demographics

Population census of San Fabian

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	10,022	—
1918	15,845	+3.10%
1939	19,362	+0.96%
1948	23,997	+2.41%
1960	29,704	+1.79%
1970	35,014	+1.66%
1975	39,054	+2.21%
1980	42,018	+1.47%
1990	51,904	+2.14%
1995	59,904	+2.72%
2000	66,274	+2.19%
2007	74,005	+1.53%
2010	77,899	+1.88%
2015	83,025	+1.22%
2020	87,428	+1.09%
2024	87,714	+0.08%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17]

Economy

Poverty incidence of San Fabian

10 20 30 40 50 2000 40.91 2003 28.86 2006 32.80 2009 22.06 2012 11.65 2015 10.07 2018 11.46 2021 17.21 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

San Fabian is part of the fourth congressional district of the province of Pangasinan. It is governed by a mayor, designated as its local chief executive, and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

The present Mayor of San Fabian is Marlyn Espino-Agbayani, the second woman to be elected as the Local Chief Executive of the said town. Current Vice Mayor is former Mayor Constante Batrina Agbayani, the husband of the current Mayor. Former Vice Mayor Dr. Leopoldo N. Manalo is the only Vice Mayor to be elected and have completed the three-term limit on the said position. Former Mayor Irene F. Libunao is the first woman to be elected as Mayor in the municipality, who served from 2010 to 2013. Marinor Baltazar-De Guzman, the town's Vice Mayor from 2019 to 2022, became the first woman to be elected Board Member representing the 4th Provincial District of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Pangasinan.

Elected officials

Municipal Council of San Fabian
(2025-2028)

Position	Officials	LGU Designation
Municipal Mayor	Marlyn E. Agbayani	Local Chief Executive
Municipal Vice Mayor	Constante B. Agbayani	Sangguniang Bayan Presiding Officer
Municipal Councilors	Fina I. Ibasan	Sangguniang Bayan Member
	Melody R. Rapallo-Erfe	Sangguniang Bayan Member
	Chelsea Mae N. Narvasa	Sangguniang Bayan Member
	Mamerto A. Malanum	Sangguniang Bayan Member
	Marieta C. Cuaresma	Sangguniang Bayan Member
	Hercules P. Magliba	Sangguniang Bayan Member
	Kimberly G. Bandarlipe	Sangguniang Bayan Member
	Rolando J. Pedralvez	Sangguniang Bayan Member
	David B. Agbayani	Sangguniang Bayan Ex-officio Member President, Liga ng mga Barangay - San Fabian Punong Barangay, Mabilao
	Isaac Geneson S. Agbayani	Sangguniang Bayan Ex-officio Member President, Pambayang Pederasyon ng SK - San Fabian Sangguniang Kabataan Chairperson, Barangay Mabilao

Education

There are two schools district offices which govern all educational institutions within the municipality. These offices oversee the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.^[26] These are San Fabian I Schools District Office, and San Fabian II Schools District Office.

Primary and elementary schools

• Ambalangan Dalin ES
• Angio Elementary School
• Anonang Elementary School
• Aramal Elementary School
• Bigbiga Elementary School
• Binday Elementary School
• Bisbisocol Elementary School
• Bolasi Elementary School
• Cabaruan Elementary School
• East Central Elementary School
• Gumot Elementary School
• Inmalog Norte Elementary School
• Jose N. Juguilon Elementary School
• Lekep Elementary School
• Lipit-Tomeeng Elementary School
• Longos Elementary School
• Longos Proper Elementary School
• Mabilao Elementary School
• Marian School
• North Central Elementary School
• Palapad Elementary School
• Pangulong Marcos Elementary School
• Rabon Elementary School
• Sabangan Elementary School
• Salvador Elementary School
• San Fabian West Central Elementary School
• Sanitas Elementary School
• St. Blaise Christian School
• Teodora Cacapit Elementary School
• Tocok Elementary School
• Victorious Christian Academy

Secondary schools

• Ambalangan Dalin National High School
• Anonang National High School
• Binday National High School
• Mabilao National High School
• San Fabian Integrated Sschool SPED Center
• San Fabian National High School

Notable personalities

• Andres Narvasa, a former Chief Justice
• Perfecto V. Fernandez, a Filipino lawyer
• Bella Poarch, a Filipino-American singer and social media star

Gallery

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  Bulwagan ng Sangguniang Bayan
• 
  Amianan Boating World Resort
• 
  Archdiocesan School of San Fabián
• 
  Monument in the Mutya ng Pilipinas Park

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