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San Fernando Bridge, formerly Puente Colgante; later
renamed Baluyut Bridge (American Historical Collection)
PASUDECO, the second provincial sugar mill after
PASUMIL (John Larkin)
government and was followed by more
schools in the barrios.
1902
Dismal harvests of both rice and sugar cane
as a result of a livestock disease (epizootia)
and locust infestation. Mariano Leon
Santos is elected municipal president.
Since the town has stabilized, the American
cavalry detachment relocates to the
next town of Angeles on December 2.
1904
On August 15, by virtue of Act No. 1204
signed earlier on July 22, the Pampanga
provincial government is finally transferred
from Bacolor to San Fernando, during the
term of Governor Macario Arnedo
and Municipal President Juan
Sengson. The town of Minalin becomes
part of San Fernando; it
will regain its political independence
again only in 1909.
1905
Eulalio Castro becomes municipal
president. On January 2, after
the municipal officials take
their oath, Act 1208 of the civil
government declares the town of
Sto. Tomas part of San Fernando.
US Secretary of War William H.
Taft visits the town on 12 August
to get first-hand information and
gather ideas for the governance
of Pampanga. Due to the short notice,
a bamboo pavilion is hastily
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constructed for his visit
where he is welcomed
with a banquet for 200
people. Taft will later be
elected President of the
United States.
1907
Vicente Tiomico becomes
municipal president. Another
fire ravages the
town in February while
the reception for Governor
General Smith is being
held. Construction of
the buildings of the provincial
government begins
later this year.
1908
The government starts
construction of 27 artesian
wells all over San
Fernando.
1909
The a new public market
building is constructed
and divided into four areas.
The roofing is of galvanized
iron and the flooring
is cemented. This is
during the administration
of municipal president Pedro
Teopaco.
1910
On March 17, another fire breaks out
in the town center, stretching all the
way to Aviles Street in barrio Sto.
Niño. Total cost of damage:
P100,000.00. The first telephone in
the town is installed during the term
of Clemente Ocampo.
1914
A new spur of the Manila Railroad
Company, from San Fernando to
Arayat, is completed. Calulut be-
comes a parish; it thus becomes the first
barrio in Pampanga to have its own parish.
1916
The San Fernando Central School building
is completed, so is the San Fernando-Angeles
stretch of the Manila-Tarlac Road.
1917
The municipal government building is completed
under the term of Antonio Abad
Santos.
1921
The Pampanga Sugar Development Corporation
(PASUDECO) begins operations. The
idea of a locally financed sugar central is
hatched in 1918 in the San Fernando residence
of Governor Honorio Ventura of
Bacolor, by big-time Kapampangan sugar
planters Jose de Leon, Augusto Gonzales,
Francisco Liongson, Serafin Lazatin,
Tomas Consunji, Francisco Hizon, Jose
Henson and Manuel Urquico.
1927
The San Fernando Light and Power Company
(SFELAPCO) is established.
1928
The Pampanga Bus Company (PAMBUSCO)
begins operations.
1930
Construction of the concrete San Fernando
Pedro Abad Santos and his younger brother,
Jose Abad Santos (John Larkin)
President Quezon speaks before peasants in front of the San Fernando town hall
Manuel Quezon III