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Article: Pasig City Day: Celebrating a rich history and contemporary progress.(Opinion & Editorial)
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- Manila Bulletin
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- July 2, 2005
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HISTORIANS of Pasig date its origin to the middle of the 15th century when a Kingdom was established around the river known as Bitukang Manok, under Dayang Kalangitan and his wife Gat Lontok. The two were blessed with four children: Dayang Panginoan, who married Gat Balagtas of Sapa (now Santa Ana); Dayang Lahat, who married Gat Timog, Raha Salalila R. Soliman I of Maynila; and Gat Kahiya. Raha Soliman I was the father of Raha Matanda or Ache, Soliman II of Manila, and Lakan Dula of Tondo. Soliman III is the heir of Raha Matanda.
When the Spanish arrived, the encomienda of Pasig was granted by the Adelantado Don Miguel Lopez de Legaspi to Don Juan de la Isla on ...