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Victoria
Municipality
Municipality of Victoria
Victoria countryside with Mount San Cristobal in the foreground
Victoria countryside with Mount San Cristobal in the foreground
Flag of Victoria
Flag
Official seal of Victoria
Seal
Nickname: 
Duck Raising Capital of the Philippines[1]
Map of Laguna with Victoria highlighted
Map of Laguna with Victoria highlighted
Map
Interactive map of Victoria
Victoria is located in Philippines
Victoria
Victoria
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°13′30″N 121°19′30″E / 14.225°N 121.325°E / 14.225; 121.325
CountryPhilippines
RegionCalabarzon
ProvinceLaguna
District 3rd district
FoundedNovember 15, 1949
Named afterVictoria Quirino
Barangays9 (see Barangays)
Government
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 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorDwight C. Kampitan
 • Vice MayorRecto D. Kampitan Jr.
 • RepresentativeLoreto S. Amante
 • Municipal Council
Members
  • Nicanot R. Pahutan
  • Jhon Paul D. Pahutan
  • Florencio M. Laraño
  • Analyn E. Nava
  • Prudencio Greviher L. Pahutan III
  • Efren H. Maloles
  • Ser David H. Martin
  • James Felix O. Rebong III
 • Electorate29,285 voters (2025)
Area
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 • Total
22.35 km2 (8.63 sq mi)
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Highest elevation
212 m (696 ft)
Lowest elevation
1 m (3.3 ft)
Population
 (2024 census)[4]
 • Total
45,230
 • Density2,024/km2 (5,241/sq mi)
 • Households
11,943
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
7.44
% (2021)[5]
 • Revenue₱ 180.7 million (2024)
 • Assets₱ 411.2 million (2024)
 • Expenditure₱ 74.09 million (2024)
 • Liabilities₱ 114 million (2024)
Service provider
 • ElectricityManila Electric Company (Meralco)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4011
PSGC
0403430000
IDD : area code +63 (0)49
Native languagesTagalog

Victoria, officially the Municipality of Victoria (Tagalog: Bayan ng Victoria), is a municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 45,230 people.[6] Large amounts of ducks are reared in the municipality, with an annual festival celebrating the town's founding anniversary dedicated to the animal.

Etymology

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The name Victoria, meaning "victory" in English, comes from the Spanish language. It was named after Victoria Quirino, the daughter of former President Elpidio Quirino, under whose presidency the municipality was established.[7] The younger Quirino also served as the First Lady, as her father was a widower.

History

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Prominent citizens and civic leaders found new hope to make Nanhaya, then a barrio of Pila, a town when the Americans granted the Philippines independence in 1946. They revived the move to separate from Pila. During this time, citizens proposed to name the town Trinidad, after the young republic's First Lady, the wife of then-President Manuel Roxas. Strong opposition shelved the proposal once more.

After Roxas's death, Elpidio Quirino took over the presidency. Nanhaya's residents remained undaunted. They tried once more, intensifying the campaign. The Fernandez clan, the town's most prominent and wealthiest family, including Judge Jose Fernandez, then Mayor Alejandro Fernandez and Atty. Ramon H. Fernandez Sr., as well as Andres Franco, Dr. Agrifino Oca, Gregorio Herradura, and Leonardo Rebong, stood for the proposal. On November 15, 1949, President Elpidio Quirino signed into effect Executive Order No. 282, segregating barrios Nanhaya, Bancabanca, Daniw, Masapang, San Benito, San Felix, San Francisco and San Roque from Pila and forming a new independent municipality.[8]

After Pateros became highly urbanized and densely populated, Victoria became a destination of balut traders and became the "Duck Raising Center of the Philippines". The town was featured as the detour challenge of Leg 11 of the 5th Season of The Amazing Race. Victoria celebrates the Itik Festival every second week of November.

The municipal seat of Pila was once located in Barangay Pagalangan, now one of Victoria's barangays. The remains of Pila's original parish church can still be found in Pagalangan, which in the past made that community a target of treasure hunters seeking antiques. Pagalangan ceased to be Pila's capital when the town center was relocated due to frequent flooding.[9]

Geography

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Victoria is located along the southeastern shore of Laguna de Bay, 76 kilometers (47 mi) south of Manila and 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) from Santa Cruz. It is bordered by the municipalities of Calauan to the southwest, Nagcarlan to the southeast and Pila to the northeast.

Barangays

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Victoria is politically subdivided into 9 barangays, as indicated below. [10] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Currently, there are two barangays which are classified as urban (highlighted in bold).

  • Banca-banca
  • Daniw
  • Masapang
  • Nanhaya (Poblacion)
  • Pagalangan
  • San Benito
  • San Felix
  • San Francisco
  • San Roque (Poblacion)

Demographics

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Population census of Victoria
YearPop.±% p.a.
1960 8,922—    
1970 12,741+3.62%
1975 13,810+1.63%
1980 16,522+3.65%
1990 21,847+2.83%
1995 25,424+2.88%
2000 29,765+3.44%
2007 33,829+1.78%
2010 34,604+0.83%
2015 39,321+2.46%
2020 43,408+2.10%
2024 45,230+0.99%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15]

In the 2024 census, the population of Victoria was 45,230 people,[16] with a density of 2,000 inhabitants per square kilometer or 5,200 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

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Poverty incidence of Victoria

2.5
5
7.5
10
12.5
15
2000
14.74
2003
13.41
2006
5.60
2009
3.73
2012
8.59
2015
4.40
2018
3.75
2021
7.44

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]

Ducks

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The municipality is known as the duck-raising capital of the Philippines. Following the town's nickname, the Itik (duck) Festival is celebrated on the town's founding anniversary. Through Presidential Proclamation 663, October 14, 2024 was declared a special non-working day in celebration of its 75th Founding Anniversary and the 23rd Itik Festival.[25]

Government

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Victoria Town Hall

Elected officials

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Victoria municipal officials (2022–2025)
NameParty
Mayor
Dwight C. Kampitan Nacionalista
Vice Mayor
RJ Kampitan Nacionalista
Municipal Councilors
Florencio M. Laraño Nacionalista
Wilfredo Herradura PDP–Laban
Ma. Fe B. Tope PDP–Laban
Homer Herradura Nacionalista
Sonny Lazaro PDP–Laban
Analyn Nava Independent
Jhon Paul D. Pahutan Aksyon
Joselito D. Corcuera PDP–Laban
Ex Officio Municipal Council Members
ABC President Leoncio S. Fajardo (San Francisco)
SK President John Patrick S. Cambe (Masapang)
SB Secretary Caylene T. Fernandez

Education

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The Victoria Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public schools from the primary to the secondary levels.[26]

Primary and elementary schools

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  • Banca-Banca Elementary School
  • Daniw Elementary School (Banca-Banca Extension)
  • G. Herradura Elementary School
  • Jesus The Only Messiah SChool of Wisdom
  • Maranatha Christian Academy-Victoria
  • Masapang Elementary School
  • Missionari Della Fede Community Learning Center
  • Pagalangan Elementary School
  • San Benito Elementary School
  • San Felix Elementary School
  • San Francisco Elementary School
  • T. Daguinsin Elementary School
  • Victoria Elementary School

Secondary schools

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  • Banca-Banca Integrated National High School
  • Masapang National High School
  • Nanhaya National High School
  • San Benito National High School
  • San Francisco Integrated NHS
  • San Roque National High School

Higher educational institution

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  • Moreh Global Innovative College

References

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  1. ↑ "Cadiz Duck Farm".
  2. ↑  Municipality of Victoria | (DILG)
  3. ↑ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  4. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  5. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  6. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Pagdiriwang ng Itik Festival sa Victoria, Laguna, naging matagumpay". Philippine Information Agency (in Tagalog). November 18, 2022. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  8. ↑ Executive Order No. 282, s. 1949 (October 14, 1949), "Organizing Certain Barrios of the Municipality of Pila, Province of Laguna, Into an Independent Municipality Under the Name of Victoria" (PDF), Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines, retrieved August 4, 2023
  9. ↑ de Leon, Remi E. (2005). "Health Knowledge Processes and Flows in a Coastal Community in Victoria, Laguna Philippines". University of the Philippines Los Baños Graduate School. Master's Thesis {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. ↑ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  11. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  12. ↑ Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  13. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  14. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  15. ↑ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  16. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
  19. ↑ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
  20. ↑ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
  21. ↑ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
  23. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  24. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  25. ↑ "October 2024 special non-working days in PH provinces, cities, towns". Rappler. September 27, 2024. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  26. ↑ "Masterlist of Schools" (PDF). Department of Education. January 15, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
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