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Pateros | |
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      From top, left to right:San Roque Parish Church • Pateros Catholic School • Pateros Municipal Hall • Dulong Bayan Monument • Pateros Downtown area • Town Plaza | |
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| Nicknames: Balut Capital of the Philippines; Small Town with a Big Heart | |
| Motto: Gobyernong Maayos, Gobyernong Bilis Kilos English: Good Government, Fast Government | |
| Anthem:Himno ng Pateros English: Pateros Hymn | |
 Map of Metro Manila with Pateros highlighted | |
.svg)  Pateros Location within thePhilippines | |
| Coordinates:14°32′41″N121°04′02″E / 14.5448°N 121.0671°E /14.5448; 121.0671 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | National Capital Region |
| District | Lone district, shared with Taguig |
| Founded | 1799 |
| Reorganization | March 29, 1900 |
| Chartered | January 1, 1909 |
| Named after | "Criadores de Patos" (Duck Raisers) |
| Barangays | 10 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Gerald German (PFP) |
| • Vice Mayor | Carlo U. Santos (Nacionalista) |
| • Representative | Ricardo "Ading" S. Cruz Jr. (Nacionalista) |
| • Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 37,830 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 67,319 |
| • Density | 40,600/km2 (105,000/sq mi) |
| • Households | 15,838 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 0.8 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 350.3 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 574.3 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 323.4 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 216.9 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Manila Electric Company (Meralco) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PHT) |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)02 |
| Native languages | Filipino |
| Catholic diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Pasig |
| Website | pateros |
Pateros, officially theMunicipality of Pateros (Tagalog:[pɐˈtɛɾɔs];Filipino:Bayan ng Pateros), is the lonemunicipality ofMetro Manila,Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 67,319 people.[5]
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 eggs and "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 ofPasig to the north, and byTaguig to 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 namePateros is most likely derived from the duck-raising industry. TheTagalog word (ofSpanish origin) for "duck" ispato andpateros, "duck-raisers". The early 19th-century US diplomatEdmund Roberts usedDuck-town, another name for Pateros, stating that he "never before saw so many ducks together" in one place.[6] The duck reference is perfectly suited for Pateros, whose popular culinary specialty is a street food calledbalut, a fertilized developing duck embryo that is boiled and eaten from the shell. Severalbalutans offer different and unique cuisine as well as street merchants selling them on the side of the road.
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Before 1799, Pateros was abarrio ofPasig called "Aguho" (agoho, theCasuarina equisetifolia tree), or "embarcadero" (“small port”). The port made the area a focal point of trade and commerce for Pasig and nearby towns, making it a more progressivebarrio. The SpanishGovernor-General of the Philippines later issued a decree creating Pateros as an independent municipality, initially with fivebarrios (villages): Aguho, San Roque, Santa Ana, Santo Rosario (sincepartitioned into Santo Rosario-Silangan and Santo Rosario-Kanluran), and Mamangcat (now inFort Bonifacio).[7]
During thePhilippine–American War in 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 in town.
Throughout the American colonisation of the Philippines, American soldiers were able to experience the culture and livelihood of the citizens of Pateros, such as eatingroast duck meals during wartime and sending postcards of Pateros back to the United States. In 1900, Lieutenant Charles Nosler renamed the city ofIve's Landing inWashington State after the town of Pateros in the Philippines. The American Pateros in Washington officially became a city on May 1, 1913.[8]
On March 29, 1900, Pateros, then a part of the Province ofManila, was among the towns absorbed by the newly created province ofRizal, by virtue ofGeneral Order No. 40, Act No. 137 of thePhilippine Commission, promulgated on June 11, 1901.[9] On October 12, 1903, Act No. 942 united Pateros withTaguig andMuntinlupa into one municipality under Pateros.[10] On November 25, 1903, Muntinlupa was later ceded from Pateros toBiñan,La Laguna through Act No. 1008.[11] The remaining municipality was renamed Taguig, and it reabsorbed Muntinlupa on March 22, 1905, through Act No. 1308.[12]
Executive Order No. 20 dated February 29, 1908, partitioned Pateros from Taguig, and the town regained its status as an independent municipality on January 1, 1909, by Executive Order No. 36.
On November 7, 1975, Pateros became a part of the newMetropolitan Manila Area through Presidential Decree No. 824.[13][14]
On July 23, 2013, Mayor Jaime C. Medina visited the city ofPateros, Washington State,United States to 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.[15][16]
| Climate data for Pateros, Metro Manila | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 32 (90) | 34 (93) | 33 (91) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 31 (87) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20 (68) | 20 (68) | 21 (70) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 21 (70) | 23 (73) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 7 (0.3) | 7 (0.3) | 9 (0.4) | 21 (0.8) | 101 (4.0) | 152 (6.0) | 188 (7.4) | 170 (6.7) | 159 (6.3) | 115 (4.5) | 47 (1.9) | 29 (1.1) | 1,005 (39.7) |
| Average rainy days | 3.3 | 3.5 | 11.1 | 8.1 | 18.9 | 23.5 | 26.4 | 25.5 | 24.5 | 19.6 | 10.4 | 6.4 | 181.2 |
| Source: Meteoblue[17] | |||||||||||||
Pateros is politically subdivided into tenbarangays:[18]
 | Barangays | Population (2024) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) |
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| Aguho | 7,488 | 0.21 | 35,657 | |
| Magtanggol | 1,452 | 0.08 | 18,150 | |
| Martirez del 96 | 5,130 | 0.19 | 27,000 | |
| Poblacion | 2,089 | 0.0743 | 28,116 | |
| San Pedro | 2,252 | 0.1 | 22,520 | |
| San Roque | 4,897 | 0.2 | 24,485 | |
| Santa Ana | 30,950 | 0.75 | 41,267 | |
| Santo Rosario–Kanluran | 5,504 | 0.21 | 26,210 | |
| Santo Rosario–Silangan | 4,744 | 0.2 | 23,720 | |
| Tabacalera | 2,853 | 0.1 | 28,530 | |
| Source: Facts & Figures | Pateros Official[19] | ||||
The municipal government of Pateros claims that its original land area was not its present land area of 2.10 km2 (0.81 sq mi) but 1,040 hectares (10.4 km2) includingFort Bonifacio, particularly theEmbo barangays Comembo, Pembo,East Rembo,West Rembo, Cembo, South Cembo, Pitogo, Rizal,Post Proper Northside andPost Proper Southside which are now part of the city ofTaguig (originally Mamancat, Masilang,[20] San Nicolas,[21] and Malapadnabato,[22] 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 Congress and USAArchives. One of those maps was the 1968 Land Classification Map of the Bureau of Land.[23] 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.[24] But in January 1986, then President Ferdinand Marcos issued Proclamation No. 2475 which stated that Fort Bonifacio is situated inMakati and it is open for disposition.[25] Because of that, a boundary dispute arose which moved Pateros to request a dialogue about that with then Municipal Council ofMakati in 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 Appeals in 2003 but the case was also denied. The same case was also elevated to theSupreme Court in 2009 but it was denied again.[23][26]
Almost two decades later, the Supreme Court on June 16, 2009, perAntonio Eduardo B. Nachura denied 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.[27] 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,Taguig andMakati.[28]
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.[29]
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As of 1818, the population was estimated at 3,840Tagalog people. When Edmund Roberts visited in 1834, he estimated approximately 4,500 residents.[6]
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.[35]
The town of Pateros is known forbalut and had a duck-raising industry.[35] As early as 1834, Pateros has been raising and selling duck and maintaining afishing industry.[6] 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.[35]
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 theCalabarzon region. 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 outsourcing although the town's size, 1.76 square kilometers (0.68 sq mi), remains a hindrance.[35]
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.[35]
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 thebarangays of Pateros and signifies the town's balut industry.
The following are the different elementary and high schools 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.
The annual Pandangguhan Festival honors the town's patron, Santa Marta. Typically observed on the second Sunday of February, it is renowned for its "pasubo" where food like balut,suman, and fruits are thrown into floats.[44]
Geographic data related toPateros atOpenStreetMap
