Aliaga, officially the Municipality of Aliaga (, Ilocano: Ili ti Aliaga), is a municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
History Originally known as Pulong Bibit, Aliaga became a town on February 8, 1849, and named after the Spanish hometown of its first gobernadorcillo, Aniceto Ferry. Aliaga, along with Cabiao, Gapan, San Antonio and San Isidro were transferred from Pampanga to the province of Nueva Ecija in 1848. It once included the present-day municipalities of Zaragoza, Quezon, and Licab. Kapampangans were the first settlers in the town, which was settled by the migrating Ilocano settlers.
Geography Aliaga has a relatively cool and healthful climate, and is situated about midway between the Pampanga Grande and the Pampanga Chico rivers, in a large and fertile valley. Historically, the principal products were mostly crops such as rice, tomato, eggplant, and squash.
Barangays Aliaga is politically subdivided into 26 barangays, as indicated in the list below. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Betes Bibiclat Bucot La Purisima Magsaysay Macabucod Pantoc Poblacion Centro Poblacion East I Poblacion East II Poblacion West III Poblacion West IV San Carlos San Emiliano San Eustacio San Felipe Bata San Felipe Matanda San Juan San Pablo Bata San Pablo Matanda Santa Monica Santiago Santo Rosario Santo Tomas Sunson Umangan
Climate
Demographics
Languages Tagalog and Ilocano are the major languages of the municipality. A minority of the population speaks Kapampangan.
Economy
Culture
The Taong Putik Festival is an annual festival held in the municipality on the feast day of Saint John the Baptist every 24th day of June. The religious festival is celebrated by the locals and devotees to pay homage to Saint John the Baptist by wearing costumes patterned from his attire. Devotees soak themselves in mud and cover their body with dried banana leaves. Devotees also visit houses and ask people for alms in the form of candles or money to buy candles which are then offered to Saint John the Baptist.
Education The Aliaga Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.
Schools in Aliaga, Nueva Ecija School Name Level Type Location (Barangay) Aliaga National High School Secondary Public Poblacion East II Restituto B. Peria National High School Secondary Public Bibiclat Vicente R. Bumanlag, Sr. National High School Secondary Public Sto. Tomas Umangan National High School Secondary Public Umangan San Carlos High School Secondary Public San Carlos San Juan Integrated School Elementary/Secondary Public San Juan Aliaga Central School Elementary Public Poblacion Centro Betes Elementary School Elementary Public Betes Bibiclat Elementary School Elementary Public Bibiclat Bucot Elementary School Elementary Public Bucot Don Benigno Carriedo Elementary School Elementary Public Pantoc Don Emiliano Soriano Elementary School Elementary Public Macabucod Doña Elena L. Soriano Elementary School Elementary Public Bibiclat Gaudencio Medina Elementary School Elementary Public San Juan Gaudencio Medina Pantoc Elementary School Elementary Public Pantoc La Purisima Elementary School Elementary Public La Purisima Magsaysay Elementary School Elementary Public Magsaysay San Carlos Elementary School Elementary Public San Carlos San Emiliano Elementary School Elementary Public San Emiliano San Eustacio Elementary School Elementary Public San Eustacio San Felipe Matanda Elementary School Elementary Public San Felipe Matanda San Pablo Bata Elementary School Elementary Public San Pablo Bata San Pablo Matanda Elementary School Elementary Public San Pablo Matanda Santiago Elementary School Elementary Public Santiago Sta. Monica Elementary School Elementary Public Sta. Monica Sto. Rosario Elementary School Elementary Public Sto. Rosario Sto. Tomas Elementary School Elementary Public Sto. Tomas Sunson Elementary School Elementary Public Sunson Umangan Elementary School Elementary Public Umangan Aliaga Bright Minds Academy Elementary/Secondary Private Poblacion West IV Aliaga Ecumenical School Elementary/Secondary Private Poblacion Centro Bibiclat Ecumenical School Elementary Private Bibiclat Bonifacio Luz Natividad Educational Foundation Inc. Elementary/Secondary Private Poblacion ASKI Skills and Knowledge Institute Vocational/Secondary Private Poblacion Holy Family Academy Elementary Private Poblacion Regina Barbara Children’s Institute Elementary Private Poblacion East I
Sister cities Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija
References
External links
[ Philippine Standard Geographic Code] Philippine Census Information Local Governance Performance Management System