Why do they call it Fields Avenue?

August 28, 2008

Do they think it was named in honor of W. C. Fields?

 

You hear people say, “Fields Avenue” or simply “Fields” when they are referring to Field Avenue. Look around the Internet and you will find this is a common error even in print. It seems many businesses located on Field Avenue have perpetuated the error by listing their address as being on Fields Avenue (with the “s”).

Field Avenue was not named in honor of W. C. Fields or any other person with the name Fields. It started out as a road next to an army airfield and as was common practice it was named Field Avenue. 

If you look at old maps or street signs you will find the spelling to be “Field” (without an “s”).  See street sign below:

PAST TO PRESENT CITY MAYORS / CAPITANES OF ANGELES CITY

August 25, 2008

The history of Angeles will not be complete, if we will not mention these individuals . Who enrich its past and responsible of where the city is now today. “The great object in trying to understand history is to get behind men and grasp ideas”, Lord Action

AMERICAN CIVIL GOVERNMENT

1899	Laureano Lacson
1900	Galicano Valdes
1900	Pablo Torres
1900	Florentino Pamintuan
1901	Laureano Suarez
1902-1903	Esteban Gomez (Presidentes Municipales)
1904	Marcelo Mesina
1905	Lauro Dizon
1906-1907	Leandro Panlilio
1908-1909	Jose P. Henson
1910-1912	Galicano Valdez
1913-1915	Demetrio Gomez
1916-1918	Emiliano Valdez
1919-1921	Clemente M. Dayrit
1922-1927	Juan D. Nepomuceno
1928-1930	Ricardo P. Nepomuceno
1931-1936	Francisco Lazatin
1936	Francisco Lazatin
1937-1940	Clemente M. Dayrit
1941	Agapito del Rosario
1946 - 1947	Rafael Lazatin
1947 (Jan.6 -Feb. 3)	Vicente Henson
1947 - 1950	Jose Pangilinan
1951 (Oct. 8-Nov.5)	Mariano Henson
1952 - 1959	Manuel Abad Santos
1960 - 1967	Rafael del Rosario
1968 - 1971	Eugenio Suarez
1972 - 1979	Rafael Lazatin
1980 - 1987	Francisco Nepomuceno
1988 - 1992	Antonio Abad Santos
1992 - 1998	Edgardo Pamintuan
1998 - 2007	Carmelo Lazatin
2007 - present	Francis ‘Blueboy’ Nepomuceno

 

ANGELES CITY POPULATION GROWTH RATE

August 2, 2008

ANGELES CITY: POPULATION GROWTH RATE INCREASED BY 3.14 PERCENTAGE POINTS
(Results from the 2000 Census of Population and Housing, NSO)

Population to double in 24 years

Angeles City registered a total population of 267,788 persons in the 2000 Census of Population and Housing (Census 2000). This was up by 33,777 persons as compared to 234,011 persons in the 1995 Census of Population (POPCEN).

The highest population growth rate recorded for Angeles City since 1970 was during the intercensal period 1975 to 1980 at an annual poulation growth rate of 4.56 percent, and the lowest growth rate was recorded during the intercensal period 1990 to 1995 (-0.21 percent). For the period 1995 to 2000, the annual population growth rate for Angeles City was 2.93 percent. If the current annual population growth rate of the city continues, the population of Angeles City was expected to double in 24 years.

The number of households increased to 56,575 as compared to 46,852 households in 1995. The average household size recorded in Census 2000 was 4.72 persons, lower than the 1995 figure of 4.98 persons and the 2000 national average of five persons.

Balibago was the most populous in Angeles City

Angeles City is composed of 33 barangays, of which Balibago contributed the biggest percentage (11.85 percent). Barangays Cutcut (8.39 percent), Malabanias (7.16 percent) and Pulung Cacutud (6.41 percent), followed. Barangay Virgen delos Remedios was the least populous with only 1,275 persons (0.48 percent).

Angeles City had a median age of 23 years

Angeles City had a median age of 23 years. This meant that in 2000, half of the population were below 23 years old. In 1995, the median age was 22 years.

Sex ratio was recorded at 98.63

Females outnumbered their male counterparts with a sex ratio of 98.63 for every 100 females.

Overall dependency ratio was 60

The proportion of the total population belonging to the age group 0 to 14 years was 34.5 percent. The age group 65 years and over accounted for 3.2 percent of the city population while 62.3 percent were aged 15 to 64 years (economically active population).

The overall dependency ratio in 2000 was 60.43. This meant that for every 100 persons aged 15 to 64 years, there were about 60 dependents (55 persons aged 0 to 14 years ? young dependents; and 5 persons aged 65 years and over ? old dependents).

Slightly higher percentage of female voters recorded

Out of the total population, there were 159,599 persons or 59.60 percent belonging to the voting population. The proportion of females (51.06 percent) was slightly higher as compared to that of the males (48.94 percent).

More than half of females were in child bearing age

Out of 134,816 females, 73,826 or 54.76 percent belonged to childbearing or reproductive age group (15 to 49 years). The highest percentage of which, was reported by women aged 20 to 24 years (18.96 percent).

Females dominated higher levels of education

About 34 percent of the household population aged five years old and over in Angeles City attended or completed elementary education; 34.60 percent, high school; 5.2 percent with higher education. On the other hand, the proportion of children aged 5 to 6 years old who had completed pre-school and were likely to become Grade I students in the next school year was 3,795 (1.62 percent).

Males slightly outnumbered females in the pre-school, high school, and college levels with 50.37, 50.21 and 50.83 percent, respectively. On the other hand, females dominated the higher levels of education.

Three out of four were Kapampangan

Three out of four persons in Angeles City classified themselves as Kapampangan (74.7 percent). The rest were either Tagalog (16.4 percent), Bisaya/Binisaya (1.8 percent), Ilocano (1.4 percent) or belonged to other ethnic groups (5.39 percent).

More widows than widowers

Of the total population 10 years old and over in Angeles City, a higher proportion of married persons (46.68 percent) was reported as compared to single persons (42.47 percent). The remaining 10.86 percent were either widowed, divorced/separated, with other arrangements, or with unknown marital status.

Single persons were mostly men (52.23 percent) as compared to 47.77 percent for women. Among the widowed persons, the proportion of females was noticeably higher (80.42 percent) than the males (19.58 percent).

About 16 percent of the occupied housing units had floor area of 120 square meters and over

Out of 54,049 occupied housing units, 16.2 percent had floor area of 120 square meters and over. Housing units with floor area of 30 to 49 square meters accounted for 15.9 percent, while 15.2 percent had 10 to 19 square meters. The median floor area in 2000 was 41.4 square meters as compared to 29.73 percent square meters in 1990.

Three in five occupied housing units used strong materials

Majority of the households in Angeles City used galvanized iron/aluminum (89.1 percent) for the roof, while concrete/brick/stone (61.5 percent) for the outer walls.

Of the total occupied housing units, 60.34 percent had roof made up of galvanized iron/aluminum and concrete/brick/stone for walls.