Postma is convinced in his studies that Pulilan in the LCI is the Pulilan along the Angat River, in the Province of Bulacan, north of Manila. The toponyms or place names Puliran is Pulilan, Bulacan and Pulilan is in Laguna de Bay. In this inscription was mentioned the name Puliran, as the old name for southeastern lake area. According to Antoon Postma in his "The Laguna Copperplate Inscription (LCI) – A Valuable Philippine Document" this copperplate with inscription discovered at Lumbang River near the Laguna Lake area in Laguna dates back to 900 A.D. But legend has it that is derived from Pulo ng Ilan, literally, clusters of small communities or isles. There are no written records how the place is named Pulilan. On January 20, 1796, it was called Pulilan. In 1794, the place was named San Isidro by the missionary Augustinian friars in honor of San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of the farmers. Because of the vastness of its area, Pulilan was created out of the districts of Baliuag and Quingua (now Plaridel) and coming from the Pampango word " Kengwa", meaning on the other side of the shore or kabilang ibayo. History has it that the place is a marshy or swampland which forms part of Pampanga, along the Candaba Bay. In the beginning, Pulilan is neither its name nor a town. 7.1.1 San Isidro Labrador Parish Church.With the continuous expansion of Metro Manila, Pulilan is now included in the Greater Manila's built-up conurbation area which reaches San Ildefonso, Bulacan at its northernmost part. It surpass the income of fifteen municipalities inīulacan such as San Miguel, Bocaue, Plaridel, Hagonoy and Calumpit. The town's income in year 2016 was P323.86 million, an increase of P69.27 million from its previous income in 2014. Pulilan has experienced increased in the total gross income in the past few years. Today, the town is moving towards commercialization and industrialization as it is becoming one of the major growth-rate area and center of commerce and industry in the province.īecause of the major economic growth, due to presence of commercial establishments, real estates, industrial plants and major road projects. Most of the population committed their entire lives on farming as their livelihood. Many years ago, Pulilan was primarily a little-known rural town in the northern part of Bulacan where its economy heavily dependent on farming and poultry raising. The town is famous for its Carabao Festival where carabaos are paraded and kneel as they pass through San Isidro Labrador Parish Church, in honor to the town's patron saint, San Isidro Labrador. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 108,836 people. Pulilan, officially the Municipality of Pulilan ( Tagalog: Bayan ng Pulilan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines.
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