Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _________ 
Introduced by:  REP. SALVADOR A. PLEYTO, SR. 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Municipality of Angat is a first class municipality in the province of 
Bulacan. 
 It has a population of  65,617 (2020 census) and a total land 
area of seventy four square kilometers. 
Angat was originally a part of the Old Pueblo de Quingua, now known 
as the Municipality of Plaridel. This fact was due most probably to the 
situation of the Rio de Quingua (Angat River), which directly connects the 
town of Quingua (Plaridel), a community then located in the center of vast 
lands, covering plains and mountains alike.  
There had been so many stories on how the town got its name, but the 
legend nearest to the truth is that Angat got its name after the Tagalog word 
angat, meaning a high piece of land or a community living in a promontory 
during the Spanish regime.  At the arrival of the Spaniards, the people as a 
whole were at first hostile to the conquerors, but after the complete 
Christianization of the community, Spaniards gradually befriended the 
inhabitants. The whole town, however, embraced the Catholic faith, more by 
force than by conviction. Forced labor was imposed principally on the 
construction of public edifices, like the church and the Presidencia. 
Augustinian missionaries built a small chapel under the Parochial 
ministry of Paroquia de Santiago Matamoro de Quingua. In 1683 the chapel 
of Angat was made to a Town Church and the whole Angat where established 
as a new Pueblo.  As a town, nevertheless, the conquerors and the natives 
formally organized Angat mutually. 
Today, still stands and legible, is the inscription at the façade of her 
church with a Roman Numeral "MDCCXII" translated to "1727" a year 
indicating the date of the erection the Angat Church's present building.  Angat 
has already Three Catholic Parishes within the town — the Saint Paul the 
Apostle Parish in Barangay Niugan, the Santa Rita de Cascia Parish in 
Barangay Binagbag, and the Santa Monica Parish in Poblacion. 
September 8, 2025
11:07 am
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Given the interesting events and narrative of her creation, the 
Municipality of Angat have never celebrated a founding anniversary.  This bill 
therefore seeks to declare October 24 of every year a special working holiday 
in the Municipality of Angat, Bulacan. 
The immediate passage of this bill is hereby earnestly sought. 
SALVADOR A. PLEYTO, SR.       


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH  CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _________ 
Introduced by:  REP. SALVADOR A. PLEYTO, SR. 
AN ACT DECLARING OCTOBER 24 OF EVERY YEAR A SPECIAL 
WORKING HOLIDAY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ANGAT, PROVINCE OF 
BULACAN IN CELEBRATION OF ITS FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY TO BE 
KNOWN AS “ARAW NG ANGAT” 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Creation – This Act shall be known as “Araw ng Angat Act”. 
SEC. 2. Declaration of Holiday  - October 24 of every year is hereby 
declared a special working holiday in the Municipality of Angat, Province of 
Bulacan in celebration of its founding anniversary. 
SEC. 3. Effectivity – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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