San Jacinto, Pangasinan

Padre Herminigildo Milgar founded the town on August 17, 1598, which was named after Hyacinth of Poland, canonized on April 17, 1594, by Pope Clement VIII.

San Jacinto became a municipality in 1601, one of the oldest towns in Pangasinan.^[7]

San Jacinto is situated 28.37 kilometres (17.63 mi) from the provincial capital Lingayen, and 207.23 kilometres (128.77 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.

Poverty incidence of San Jacinto

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^{[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]}

The main sources of livelihood of the residents are agriculture, construction, poultry, dressing plant, cornhusk weaving, sand and gravel crushing plant and bag-and basket-making. 4th District Rep. Gina de Venecia initiated the Bayong and Corn–Husk Development Project fashioning these waste products into luxurious bags & baskets, and moccasins.

From Manila, one can reach San Jacinto, Pangasinan in 2 hours and 36 minutes without traffic via North Luzon Expressway in the distance of 204 km.

San Jacinto corn husks bayongs under the Jaime Ongpin Foundation replaced plastic bags due to environmental concerns of San Jacinto Weavers Association led by its president, Sixto Aquino. The town Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) granted resident trainings on Basic Bayong Weaving; Dyeing Raw Materials, Skills Upgrading, and Intensive Product Design & Innovations.^[30]

In 2011, San Jacinto had dispersed Tilapia fingerlings.^[31]

San Jacinto 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 councilors are elected directly by the people through an election held every three years.

The San Jacinto Town Hall was constructed from 1959 to 1963. In 2012, it began its (unfinished) renovation.

The chief executive of San Jacinto is its municipal mayor, Leo F. De Vera with his municipal vice mayor, Robert O. De Vera, with eight sangguniang bayan councilors who hold offices at the Municipal Town Hall and Legislative Office/Session Hall.^[32][33]

The San Jacinto 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.^[35]