The Pandan Church was built in 1874. the roof was completely razed by fire in a great conflagration of the town in 1920.

The outstanding events that took place in Pandan during the Spanish regime may be divided into five different aspects, namely, social, political, religious, educational, health and sanitation.

The system of governing the town was carried and through the so-called capitan or gobernadorcillo, which at present is called a municipal mayor.

Rape, robbery and killing were the greatest crimes during those days, and the penalty of offenders was death by hanging.

Penalties for minor offenses like failure to clean one's surroundings consisted only of confining the guilty in the tribunal, now called the municipal building.

One thing unique about the Spanish Administration was the equality with which penalties were administered, because no matter what key positions in town one was holding, once he was guilty of any crime he was punished relentlessly.

During Sundays at 7:00 o’clock in the evening a curfew bell in the Tribunal would be sounded, after which nobody was expected to be seen lingering around the town, otherwise, if anybody was caught by the cuadelieros (policemen), he was given a hundred lashes.

There was no such thing as principal, district supervisor, division superintendent because the administration of the school was solely the teacher's responsibility.

Severe and inhuman corporal punishment was the order of the day and woe to those who were rather slow in learning their daily lessons.

Whenever the governor of the province visited the town and discovered that some streets were not properly cared for, it was the capitan who suffered the penalty of being fined.

A male may be qualified to vote if he possessed any of the following (1) he must be 21 years old or above; (2) he could read and write; (3) and if he owned a piece of land.

The Americans gave pencils, paper and slates to the pupils in order to encourage the people to get to school.

They established a provisional hospital wherein the soldiers and even natives were treated free by the American doctors.

The Post Office, the Light House, and the present schools in this town today are some of the improvements done through the effort of Vera.

The municipality lies on the northern tip of the province, 107 kilometres (66 mi) from the capital town of Virac.

The municipality does not only boast of the natural beauties, it has which are the Parway, Mangbang, Parola beaches, the Hinik-Hinik falls (Hinik-hinik is a local term for rain shower) and Minaipit falls, but especially of its being a hometown of Senators, Congressman, Governor, Cardinal and Ambassador.

Everyone in the community is a brother, a sister and a friend where the products of which could be shared even food itself without thought of having it repaid or reciprocated.

During celebrations, immediate neighbors are invited bringing among the whole members of the family and this seemed to be incomplete without tuba drinking and little dancing.