Pateros

Pateros, officially theMunicipality of Pateros(Tagalog:[pɐˈtɛɾɔs];Filipino:Bayan ng Pateros), is the lonemunicipalityofMetro Manila,Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 65,227 people.
This municipality is famous for its duck-raising industry and especially for producingbalut, a Filipino delicacy, which is a boiled, fertilized duck egg. Pateros is also known for the production ofred salty eggsand "inutak", a local rice cake. Moreover, the town is known for manufacturing of "alfombra", a locally-made footwear with a carpet-like fabric on its top surface. Pateros is bordered by the highly urbanized cities ofPasigto the north, and byTaguigto the east, west and south.
Pateros is the smallest municipality both in population and in land area, in Metro Manila, but it is the second most densely populated at around 37,000 inhabitants per square kilometer or 96,000 inhabitants per square mile after the capital city ofManila. Unlike its neighbors in Metro Manila, Pateros is the only municipality in the region.
The namePaterosis most likely derived from the duck-raising industry. TheTagalogword (ofSpanishorigin) for "duck" ispatoandpateros, "duck-raisers". The early 19th-century U.S. diplomatEdmund RobertsusedDuck-town, another name for Pateros, stating that he "never before saw so many ducks together" in one place.The duck reference is perfectly suited for Pateros, whose popular culinary specialty is a street food calledBalut (food), a fertilized developing duck embryo that is boiled and eaten from the shell. Severalbalutansoffer different and unique cuisine as well as street merchants selling them on the side of the road.
Before 1799, Pateros was only abarrioofPasig. The barrio was called "Aguho" or "embarcadero" (meaning small port). Pateros as a port, was the focal point of trade and commerce not just for Pasig but also for the neighboring towns. It was a reason why Pateros was the most progressive barrio of Pasig. It was not until the SpanishGovernor-General of the Philippinesissued a decree making Pateros an independent municipality. The town was then composed of fivebarrios (villages): Aguho, San Roque, Santa Ana, Santo Rosario (Santo Rosario-Silangan and Santo Rosario-Kanluran), and Mamangcat (now part ofFort Bonifacio).
During thePhilippine–American Warin March 1899, the first contingent of American Volunteers from Washington arrived in the town of Pateros. The American soldiers rallied and eventually won the battles to take control and establish a temporary camp.
Throughout this period, American soldiers were able to experience the culture and livelihood of the citizens of Pateros. Havingroast duckfor meals during wartime and sending postcards of Pateros back to the United States of America. In 1900, a member of the American contingent, Lieutenant Charles Nosler, renamed the city ofIve's LandinginWashington State, USA, after the town of Pateros in the Philippines. Pateros in Washington State officially became an American city on May 1, 1913.
On March 29, 1900, Pateros, then a part of the province ofManila, became one of the towns in the newly created province ofRizal, by virtue ofGeneral Order No. 40, Act No. 137 of thePhilippine Commission, which was promulgated on June 11, 1901.Then on October 12, 1903, Act No. 942 united Pateros withTaguigandMuntinlupainto one municipality under Pateros.Muntinlupa was later separated from Pateros on November 25, 1903 to become part ofBiñan,La Lagunathrough Act No. 1008.The municipality was renamed Taguig and Muntinlupa was reconsolidated with it on March 22, 1905 through Act No. 1308.
Executive Order No. 20 dated February 29, 1908, partitioned Pateros from Taguig, and the town regained independent status as a municipality on January 1, 1909, by Executive Order No. 36.
On November 7, 1975, Pateros became a part of the newMetropolitan Manila Areathrough Presidential Decree No. 824.
On July 23, 2013, Mayor Jaime C. Medina visited the city ofPateros, Washington State,United Statesto sign theSister City Memorandum of Understanding between the Municipality of Pateros, Metro Manila and Pateros City of Okanogan County, Washington State, USA. According to Mayor Gail Howe, the two cities have not applied through Sister Cities International but the goals of promoting the culture and exchanges have turned the sisterhood into reality.
Pateros is politically subdivided into 10barangays:
The municipal government of Pateros claims that its original land area was not its present land area of 2.10 km(0.81 sq mi) but 1,040 hectares (10.4 km) includingFort Bonifacio, particularly theEmbobarangays Comembo, Pembo,East Rembo,West Rembo, Cembo, South Cembo, Pitogo, Rizal,Post Proper NorthsideandPost Proper Southsidewhich are now part of the city ofTaguig(originally Mamancat, Masilang,San Nicolas,and Malapadnabato,former parts of Pateros), based on documents and official maps obtained by former Pateros Councilor Dominador Rosales from 30 libraries and offices including USALibrary of Congressand USAArchives. One of those maps was the 1968 Land Classification Map of the Bureau of Land.Also included in their claim are the present-day barangays Buting, San Joaquin, and Kalawaan inPasig.
Pateros' decrease in territory was accounted to a cadastral mapping in Metro Manila conducted in 1978. Pateros Mayor Nestor Ponce challenged the map through an objection letter dated June 23, 1978.But in January 1986, then President Ferdinand Marcos issued Proclamation No. 2475 which stated that Fort Bonifacio is situated inMakatiand it is open for disposition.Because of that, a boundary dispute arose which moved Pateros to request a dialogue about that with then Municipal Council ofMakatiin 1990. Pateros also filed a complaint against Makati at the Makati Regional Trial Court in 1996 but the trial court dismissed the case for lack of jurisdiction. The case was brought to theCourt of Appealsin 2003 but the case was also denied. The same case was also elevated to theSupreme Courtin 2009 but it was denied again.
Almost two decades later, the Supreme Court on June 16, 2009, perAntonio Eduardo B. Nachuradenied Pateros' petition against Makati but ruled out that the boundary dispute should be settled amicably by their respective legislative bodies based on Section 118(d) of the Local Government Code.Pursuant to the decision, Pateros invited Makati to a council-to-council dialogue. This happened on October 8, 2009. Four meetings were held and at the fourth dialogue on November 23, 2009, a joint resolution was made stating that Makati is requesting a tripartite conference between Pateros,TaguigandMakati.
Despite the resolution of the dispute between Taguig and Makati in favor of the former by the Supreme Court in 2023, the high court has allowed Pateros to pursue its claims.
As of 1818, the population was estimated at 3,840Tagalog people. When Edmund Roberts visited in 1834, he estimated approximately 4,500 residents.
According to the town's 2005 land use classification report, 91.62% of Pateros's 1.7-square-kilometer (0.66 sq mi) land is classified as residential.
The town of Pateros is known forbalutand had a duck-raising industry.As early as 1834, Pateros has been raising and selling duck and maintaining afishingindustry.Due to the water pollution on the Pateros River which connects to the Pasig River, the duck-raising industry declined around the 1970s or 1980s.
Vendors continue to sell balut in Pateros, taking advantage of the association of the food item to the town with duck eggs supplied from neighboring provinces in theCalabarzonregion. While the duck-raising industry in the town is now minimal, the local government is encouraging the growth of the balut industry. It gives tax exemptions to balut vendors in the town. As of 2017, the local government is encouraging the growth of other industries in Pateros such asbusiness process outsourcingalthough the town's size, 1.76 square kilometers (0.68 sq mi), remains a hindrance.
According to the town's 2005 classification report, 3.13% of its land area is classified as commercial, 0.39% industrial, and 0.88% agricultural.
The official municipal seal of Pateros features the Pateros (Mallard) duck and ten duck eggs. The duck symbolizes the duck-raising industry where town was known, while the eggs represent the barangays of Pateros and signifies the town's balut industry.
The following are the different Elementary and High schools in Pateros under Pateros School District of the Department of Education – Schools Division of Taguig City and Pateros and one community college recognized byCommission on Higher Education.