Parish Profile

ECONOMIC STATUS

The parishioners are mostly professionals, employees: bank executives, lawyers, physicians, school administrators, accountants, teachers, office workers. Some have their own businesses like rice milling & trading, fast food stalls, grocery stores, fruit and meat stalls, passenger jeeps and tricycles, shoe making and shuttle buses for students and employees, and ready-to-wear clothes as well as handicrafts. Their monthly income approximately range from a low P8,000 to a high of P50,000 or more.

However, there are thousands of families living below poverty line. There were few slum areas, residents of which are either underprivileged or unemployed. The men work as jeep or tricycle drivers. The women seek employment as laundry women. There are some who work in factories situated in special economic and industrial zones in Binan and nearby towns.


SPIRITUAL PROFILE

About 85% of the populations are Roman Catholic and 15% belong to different religious affiliations such as, Protestants, Baptist, Born Again-Christians, Iglesia ni Cristo, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Aglipay, Adventist Church of Christ, and others. While 85% of the population are Roman Catholics, not even 10% are practicing although there were substantial number of them that are actively involved in the El Shaddai Prayer Partner Groups especially those in Brgy. Platero

At present the Parish serves two (2) Chapels who are represented in the meetings and activities of the Parish Pastoral Council (PPC). These chapels are as follows:
1. Resureccion Chapel-Tulay Bato
2. San Roque Chapel-Brgy. Platero

Masses are celebrated in these chapels every Saturday and Sunday by the Parish Priest and other visiting priests through arrangements made with the Parochial Office.

Presence of Religious congregation in any parish provide significant pastoral support for its catechetical ministry and religious education programs. San Antonio De Padua Parish is very fortunate with the presence of the lone religious house within its jurisdiction, Sta. Catalina College of the Dominican congregation or from the Order of Preachers (OP). This gives hope that in following the charism of their congregation in the Parish will continue to develop greater collaboration with parish groups and the parish priest, as well as among themselves and their institution, and thus enhance the catechetical work throughout the Parish.

Regarding other Religious Sects, there are twelve (12) Christian Assemblies which have fellowships done mostly on Sundays. There is also one (1) Aglipay Chapel (Sta. Filomena) at Municipal Cemetery, one (1) Hindi/Moslem Mosque at G&F Subdivision in Brgy. Platero and a Jehovah Assembly at Golden Meadows Subdivision.

SOCIO-CULTURAL PROFILE

The town of Binan attracts and offers business opportunities, as the town is considered the center of trade to nearby towns and provinces. Nearly 30% of the Parish’ population are migrants. Majority of these migrants come from Quezon Province and the Bicol Region. Some are here due to intermarriage in the course of business pursuits. Filipino language is the main dialect interspersed by one’s own region or province accent. Generally, the people are warm and friendly that can be attributed to their being in the trade business.