Pateros, Metro Manila Etymology

Jack Maico
Apr 10
2 min read

The name "Pateros" likely originates from the Spanish word "patero," meaning "duck raiser," reflecting the town's historical reliance on duck raising, particularly for balut production.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pateros

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Church in Town: 𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐚

San Roque Parish Church, also known as the Diocesan Shrine of Santa Marta and commonly known as Pateros Church, is a Roman Catholic church under the order of the Augustinians located in the municipality of Pateros, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Pasig.

San Roque Parish was founded after the division of Pateros to Pasig by Fray Andres Vehil and Fr. Manuel Pelaes on July 7, 1815. In 1863, an earthquake damaged and destroyed the church. The renovation of the church was completed in 1893. During the Philippine Revolution, the church was destroyed for the second time during the Battle of Pateros on March 14, 1899

During World War II, families of the civilians who were arrested were taken to the church, which served as a prison. In December 1944, the Japanese soldiers killed many civilians inside the church. After the war, the people of Pateros and the church rose again.

Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pateros_Church

𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲

The town of Pateros is known for balut and has a duck-raising industry. As early as 1834, Pateros had been raising and selling ducks and maintaining a fishing industry. Due to the water pollution in the Pateros River, which connects to the Pasig River, the duck-raising industry declined around the 1970s or 1980s.

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐬: