For some years, the town was called Santo Domingo. In 1646, it was called by its original name, Abukay. It became the initial center of the Dominican mission in Bataan which covered the area from Orani to Orion, then known as Partido de Batan.
At the present Abucay is a third class municipality and comprised of nine villages. The coastal village of Wawa, Omboy, Capitangan, Calylayan, and Mabatang. The large portion of Abucay's land areas is devoted to farming and fish ponds. The total agricultured area is 2, 293 hectares of irrigated and unirrigated land planted to palay, vegetables and root crops. The existing fishponds includes milkfish, tilapia, plapla, prawns and mud crabs.
Abucay is a developing town. The past six years (1998-2004) have brought tremendous changes in the once-sleepy locality. Under the leadership of Mayor Liberato P. Santiago Jr. , three new boulevards connecting the old national highway and the Roman Expressway have been opened and are continuosly undergoing improvements. Since then, new communities have sprouted where these new roads traversed, opening more opportunities for macro and micro businesses.
The name Abucay was coined from ''Abukinaykay'' which means digging debris of five. According to legend, a spaniard came to this town and asking for its name. It so happened that his arrival coincided with the just extinguished big fire that burned and destroyed quite a number of houses in the place and so the people were busy digging the remains from the ashes. Digging or shoveling, ''kinaykay'' in local dialect. So when this Spaniard asked from the name of the place the residents replied. ''Abukinaykay'', thinking that this Spaniard was asking what they were doing. From then on this town was called that way and later on to Abucay.
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| TOMAS PINPIN MONUMENT |
This monument was built in memory of the first Filipino printer. It was in Abucay Church were Tomas Pinpin co-authored and printed the earliest books in the country with Father Blancas San Jose in 1610. Tomas Pinpin was born on between 1580 and 1885 Abucay, Bataan, Captainary General of the Philippines. Tomas Pinpin who was the first Filipino printer and is sometimes referred as the "Prince of the Filipino Printers".
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SAINT DOMINIC PARISH CHURCH
The Saint Dominic Parish Church is a 17th Century Baroque Church located at Barangay Laon, Abucay, Bataan, Philippines. Built in 1587 that seen the deaths of more than 200 peopl, mostly pampangenos during the Dutch Invasion on June 16,1647. The present church was badly damaged by the earthquake of september 16, 1852. It is one of the oldest churches in the Philippines.
MARIA CANON STATUE
Maria Canon Statue was built by Mie-ken Daiichi Shueesee of the Japanese Sohtohshuh sect in September 1970 and it is located in Sibul Spring, Gabon, Abucay, Bataan, Philippines. A monument erected for the repose of many WW II dead souls on the fields of Gabon, Abucay, Bataan.
SIBUL SPRING
It has a refreshing and cool water from the natural spring that believed able to provide muscle pain because of sulfuric swimming fools. It is located in Gabon, Abucay, Bataan.
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| PASUKULAN FALLS Based on our research it is a natural wonder located in Sitio Pasukulan, Barangay Salian. It forms part of the reaches of Tiawir River at the southern edge of the smaller Caldera east, southeast of Mt. Natib. With approximately 60 meters in height, it is one of the highest waterfalls within Btaan Natural Park. The cascading of water on the rocks adds drama to the beauty of the waterfalls.  PASKUHAN SA MABATANG Mabatang its biggest and most progressive Barangay, is toutedas the christmas capital in Bataan for their annual christmas decoration competition. Paskuhan sa Mabatang, December 15 to January. It shows the creativity and ingenuity of the people in this much awaited season. |
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