Spanish colonial era , showing the duck farms on the river banks that are the namesake of the municipality Before 1799, Pateros was a
barrio of
Pasig called "
Aguho" (
agoho, the
Casuarina equisetifolia tree), or "
embarcadero" (“small port”). The port made the area a focal point of trade and commerce for Pasig and nearby towns, making it a more progressive
barrio. The Spanish
Governor-General of the Philippines later issued a decree creating Pateros as an independent municipality, initially with five
barrios (villages): Aguho, San Roque, Santa Ana, Santo Rosario (since
partitioned into Santo Rosario-Silangan and Santo Rosario-Kanluran), and Mamangcat (now in
Fort Bonifacio).
The Philippine Revolution During the
Philippine–American War in March 1899, the first contingent of American Volunteers from Washington arrived in the town of Pateros. The American soldiers rallied and eventually won the battles to take control and establish a temporary camp in town.
American colonial era Throughout the American colonisation of the Philippines, American soldiers were able to experience the culture and livelihood of the citizens of Pateros, such as eating
roast duck meals during wartime and sending postcards of Pateros back to the United States. In 1900, Lieutenant Charles Nosler renamed the city of
Ive's Landing in
Washington State after the town of Pateros in the Philippines. The American Pateros in Washington officially became a city on May 1, 1913.
Province of Rizal and restructurings On March 29, 1900, Pateros, then a part of the Province of
Manila, was among the towns absorbed by the newly created province of
Rizal, by virtue of
General Order No. 40, Act No. 137 of the Philippine Commission, promulgated on June 11, 1901. On October 12, 1903, Act No. 942 united Pateros with
Taguig and
Muntinlupa into one municipality under Pateros. On November 25, 1903, Muntinlupa was later ceded from Pateros to
Biñan,
La Laguna through Act No. 1008. The remaining municipality was renamed Taguig, and it reabsorbed Muntinlupa on March 22, 1905, through Act No. 1308. Executive Order No. 20 dated February 29, 1908, partitioned Pateros from Taguig, and the town regained its status as an independent municipality on January 1, 1909, by Executive Order No. 36.
Philippine independence Incorporation in Metropolitan Manila On November 7, 1975, Pateros became a part of the new
Metropolitan Manila Area through Presidential Decree No. 824.
International partnership On July 23, 2013, Mayor Jaime C. Medina visited the city of
Pateros, Washington State,
United States to sign the
Sister City Memorandum of Understanding between the Municipality of Pateros, Metro Manila and Pateros City of Okanogan County, Washington State, USA. According to Mayor Gail Howe, the two cities have not applied through Sister Cities International but the goals of promoting the culture and exchanges have turned the sisterhood into reality. ==Geography==