Bay River

The Bay River (Tagalog: Ilog ng Bay), also known as the Sapang River or the San Nicolas River, is a river system in Bay, Laguna. It is one of 21 major tributaries of Laguna de Bay and is the more southern of two small rivers that hem the town proper of Bay.

The other is the Calo River (Tagalog: Ilog Calo), another Laguna de Bay tributary, to the north. In geographical terms, these two rivers created the main area of the town of Bay by leaving many centuries' worth of alluvial deposits in the lower section of the plain close to Laguna de Bay.

That plain, in time, was selected by the earliest settlers of Bay as the site of their community, because the access to the lake meant easy transportation and ready access to a source of water.

The downside to this choice of location was regular flooding. Residents still recall that when the two rivers overflowed their banks, the poblacion and six other barangays would be flooded. However, this rarely happens today because an irrigation system consisting of canals and ditches which bring water from these rivers into the ricefields have reduced the force of the waters.

The Bay River forms Bay's boundary with Calauan, Laguna. A third river on the opposite side of the town, the Maitem River(Tagalog: Ilog Maitem), forms Bay's boundary with Los Baños, Laguna.

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Delicacies

Monay Bae

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Tourist Spots in Bay, Laguna

Kamayan sa Palaisdaan

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Grand Villa Resort and Restaurant (Butterfly garden)

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St. Augustine Parish Church of Bay

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List of Barangays in Bay, Laguna

Bitin

Calo

Dila

Maitim

Masaya

Paciano Rizal

Puypuy

San Antonio

Sta. Cruz

Sto. Domingo

History of Bay

Bay is one of the oldest towns in Laguna province, and was the province's first capital. Its original territory covered the areas that are now known as Los Baños andCalauan (in addition to its current territory). The Spaniards pronounced the name of the town “Bah-ee” while the natives called it “Bah-eh.”^[5] Either way, the similarity in spelling has led to the misconception that the town was named after Laguna de Bay.^[6] Instead, the Spaniards named the lake after this ancient Tagalog community.^[5]

In the old Tagalog language the name Bay derives from the same phonetic roots as "baybay" (shore) and as "babae" (woman) and "babaylan" (priestess). The name can thus be thought of either as a reference to the shore of the lake, or to a great lady. In the case of the latter, it has been suggested that the great lady might be the same asMaria Makiling, as her mountain was within the scope of Bay's original territory.^[7]

A more recent legend of Bay's origin says that the name Bay was derived from Datu Pangil's three daughters. After they were baptized, they were named Maria Basilisa, Maria Angela, and Maria Elena. The first letters of Basilisa, Angela, Elena were taken together and read Bae. Over a period of time, Bae became Bay.^[8]

The powerful Gat Pangil was Datu of this already thriving community in 1571 when 18 year-old Spanish Capitan Juan de Salcedo landed with Augustinian missionaries Alfonso de Alvarado and Diego Espinar came to claim the territories for Spain. It was salcedo who took the name of the town and named the lake after it – Laguna de Bay (the Lake of [the town of] Bay). Eventually, the Spanish came to call the whole province “La Provincia de la Laguna de Bay.”

In 1581, Bay became the capital of the Province of Laguna de Bay and remained so until 1688 when the capital was moved to Pagsanjan.^[9]

Local Government Officials of Bay Laguna

FOR MAYOR - BAY
RAMOS, BRUNO

FOR VICE-MAYOR - BAY
ESCUETA, SORIANO

FOR COUNCILOR - BAY
CASINSINAN, GERARDO
COMIA, CESAR
DE LEON, MARIA
GREGORIO, RANDY
ILAGAN, EMERSON
ILAGAN, MARIO
JIMENEA, JAIME
JUNSAY, ALEJANDRO
LANCERAS, DAN
LANIP, JOERIZ
MALAGNO, LEONARDO
MARTINEZ, REYNALDO
NAVARETTE, ALBERTO
PADRID, JOE
QUINTOS, MARIO
REYES, LUISITO
TOLENTINO, ISIDRO
VALENZUELA, EDGARDO

Bay, Laguna

Bay (pronounced as Ba-eh) is a second class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines.^[4] According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 55,698 inhabitants.^[3] The Patron of Bay is Saint Augustine of Hippo celebrating his Feast Day during August 28.
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