San Luis Pampanga

History
Until the middle part of 17th century, San Luis was a part of the town of
Pinpin (now Sta. Ana) and was known then by the name of San Nicolas
Cabagsac. Cabagsac is a contraction of Cabag, bagsac or bagsacan
cabag in Kapampangan meaning the place where plenty of fruit bats are
catched. The name San Nicolas was in honor of it first parish priest, Fr.
Nicolas de Orduno.
On petition of the inhabitant and consequently upon the recommendation of
Fiscal General Don Sebastian Martinez and Assessor Commissioner Juan
Joseph Itra, this southern section was separated from Pinpin. By virtue of an
Executive Order issued by Miguel Espeleta, the Spanish Governor General of
the Philippine Island, on February 14, 1761 the Municipality of San Luis
was then created and the name of San Nicolas Cabagsac was changed to
San Luis, after the name of the Patron Saint Alloysius de Gonzaga whose
feast day is celebrated by the whole town on the 21st day of June of every
year.
About three decades later or about in 1793 that the old church and convent
was constructed under the supervision of Don Tomas Manankil. The Church is
one of the oldest and most durable religious edifice in the Philippines

San Luis Map

Mission
To improve the quality of life of the people through the strengthening of
cooperatives, mechanized farming, enhancement of training school for local
and foreign employment, tourist destination, promotion and improvement of
revenue and investments towards a peaceful social atmosphere for the
community.

Vision
A premier agricultural, skills training, business-friendly environment in
Eastern Pampangawith God-loving and self-reliant people living in a peaceful,
progressive and bright community under an ecologically sound and
competent leadership.

Landmarks
St. Aloyius Gonzaga Church

Rice Fields in San Jose, San Luis

Downtown of San Luis

San Luis Public Market

San Luis Hospital

Annual Festivals and Events

San Luis Town Fiesta
A celebration for the feast of town patron saint,
St. Aloysius Gonzaga.

Municipal Profile
POLITICAL BOUNDARY
San Luis is bounded on the North by Sta. Ana; Northwest by Mexico;
Northeast by Candaba; Southwest by San Simon, all of Pampanga; and
Southeast by Baliuag, Bulacan.
TOPOGRAPHY
San Luis is located in the low lying areas Southeast of Pampanga. South of
the Municipality are the areas whose physiography is gently sloping and
flood does occur. It is a highly agricultural town where the dominant crop is
palay, followed by vegetables and orchards, respectively. Agri- businesses
like inland fish culture, poultry, piggery and other livestock raising is noted. It
serves as a satellite municipality of Pampanga urban centers, being a major
supplier of food.
GEOLOGY
The province of Pampanga consists of physiographic sections, one of which is
the Candaba Swamp on the eastern portion between the Pampanga- Bulacan
boundary where the Municipality of San Luis is a part of the soils in the
Candaba Swamp of the hydrosol area consist of silt and clay materials
deposited by water. Land suitability values based on compressive strength of
the sediments are moderate. These are evident in the predominance of
poorly consolidated sediments, the most unstable in relation to be races
foundations are areas where fault- lines or fault- zones are located. The
poorly consolidated sediment are either limestones, shale or alluvial
deposits. These ranks next to fault- zone in terms of instability of bedrock
foundation and usually in low relief areas.
SLOPE
The slope of the town is level to slightly undulating, slope 0.3% is highly
recommended for rice lands if identifying a land capability of Class A. Areas

located on greater slope are suitable for limited cultivation of seasonal crops,
cultivated only the dry season croppings, and those lands planted during the
rainy season are imperfectly drained.

Land Area: 5,683 hectares

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Commercial /Ind.: 15 hectares

Fishpond Area: 444 hectares

Vegetable Area: 42 hectares

Orchard Area: 70 hectares

Livestock Area: 15 hectares

Population Projection: 55,076 (as of December 31, 2011)

No. of Households: 9,714

Labor Force: 32,495

Literacy Rate: 97.7%

Infrastructure and Utilities

1. Road Networks

National: 7.840 kms.

Provincial: 20.800 kms.

Municipal: 4.06 kms.

Barangay Roads: 62.450 kms.

FMRs: 36.650 kms.

Bridges

Name of Bridge

No. of Meters

San Luis National Bridge

150.80

Caupan National Bridge I

40

Caupan National Bridge II

30

Pasong Balas National Bridge

30

San Luis- Maasim River Bridge

40

2. Telecommunication

Central Luzon Cable Television Network, Inc. (cable and internet)

Mobile Phones

3. Power and Energy (Name of electric company providing electric

power)

Pampanga Electric Cooperative I (PELCO -I)

4. Gasoline / Diesel Station

LOT-GAR & Phoenix Gasoline Station

EDRIZ SEAOIL Gas Station

EMS PETRON Gas Station

5. Water ( Water source in the area)

Level I / Artesian wells for potable water

Level III/ San Luis Water District serving the areas of San Carlos,
San Roque, Sto. Nio and San Jose, San Juan , San Nicolas, Sta.
Cruz Pob., and Sto Tomas

For irrigation : NIA- AMRIS, PDDP- IC, Maasim River / Pampanga

River and Creeks

6. Financial Institutions

Banking institutions serving the area :

Name of Bank

No. of Branches

Rural Bank of San Luis

Bangko San Luis

7. Health Facilities

Health Centers - 2 RHU

(No. of health centers) - 17 Barangay Health Centers

Location :
1. RHU - 1 Sta. Cruz Poblacion, San Luis, Pampanga
2. RHU - 2 Sta. Monica, San Luis, Pampanga

Public Hospital

(No. & Location) San Luis District Hospital (1 Sta. Lucia,

San Luis, Pampanga)

Private Clinics

(No. & Location) Medical (5 Poblacion, San Luis,

Pampanga) / (3 Poblacion, San Luis, Pampanga)

2. Cost of Doing Business

1

Real Estate

Classification

Unit Market Value

Residential

Per Square Meter

1st Class

Php 500.00

2nd Class

400.00

3rd Class

350.00

4th Class

300.00

5th Class
Commercial

250.00
Per Square Meter

1st Class

3,000.00

2nd Class

2,500.00

3rd Class

2,000.00

Agricultural

Per Hectare
Riceland- Irrigated

1st Class

1,200,000.00

2nd Class

1,000,000.00

3rd Class

700,000.00

4th Class

500,000.00
Riceland Unirrigated

1st Class

800,000

2nd Class

600,000

3rd Class

400,000

4th Class

200,000
Sugarland

1st Class

None

2nd Class

None

3rd Class

None

4th Class

None

5th Class

None
Cornland

1st Class

500,000.00

2nd Class

350,000.00

3rd Class
Horticultural
1st Class

500,000.00

2nd Class

350,000.00
Orchard

1st Class

1,000,000.00

2nd Class

800,000.00
Fishpond

Tilapia
1st Class

1,500,000.00

2nd Class

800,000.00
M. Fish and Prawn

1st Class

none

2nd Class

none

3rd Class

none

4th Class

None

3. Transportation
1

PUJ

Motorized Tricycle

4. Utilities
1

Water Rates
Residential / Government

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Rates

1 10 cu.m.

165.00

11-20 cu.m.

17.00

21-30 cu.m.

17.25

Above 30 cu.m.

17.50
Semi - Commercial B

-do-

Semi Commercial B w/ Residence

-do-

1st 10 cu.m.
11-20 cu.m.
21-30 cu.m.
Above 30 cu.m.

1st 10 cu.m.
11-20 cu.m.
21-30 cu.m.
Above 30 cu.m.

Semi Commercial A w/ Residence

-do-

1st 10 cu.m.
11-20 cu.m.
21-30 cu.m.
Above 30 cu.m.
Commercial / Industrial
1st 10 cu.m.

240.00

11-20 cu.m.

25.00

21-30 cu.m.

25.50

Above 30 cu.m.

BARANGAYS IN SAN LUIS

San Agustin
San Carlos
San Isidro
San Jose
San Juan
San Nicolas
San Roque
San Sebastian
Santa Catalina
Santa Cruz Pambilog
Santa Cruz Poblacion
Santa Lucia
Santa Monica
Santa Rita
Santo Nino
Santo Rosario

Santo Tomas

Familiar Faces in San Luis

Luis Taruc (June21,1193 May 4, 2005) founder and Leader of Hukbalahap was born
of peasant folks in the farming town of San Luis, Pampanga.