Mendez (full name: Mendez-Nuñez) is a fourth class urban municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2010 Philippine census, it has a population of 28,570 people[3] in an area of 43.27 square kilometers.[4]
Geography
The municipality of Mendez is located 66 kilometres (41 mi) from Metro Manila and is accessible via Aguinaldo Highway. It is one of the smallest and upland towns of Cavite province. It is bounded to the north and east by Indang, to the south by Tagaytay, and to the west by Alfonso.
Barangays
Mendez is politically subdivided into 25 barangays.[2]
- Anuling Lejos 1 (Anuling)
- Asis 1
- Galicia 1
- Palocpoc 1
- Panungyan 1
- Poblacion 1 (Barangay I)
- Poblacion 2 (Barangay II)
- Poblacion 3 (Barangay III)
- Poblacion 4 (Barangay IV)
- Poblacion 5 (Barangay V)
- Poblacion 6 (Barangay VI)
- Poblacion 7 (Barangay VII)
- Anuling Cerca 1
- Anuling Cerca 2
- Anuling Lejos 2
- Asis 1
- Asis 2
- Asis 3
- Banayad
- Bukal
- Galicia 2
- Galicia 3
- Miguel Mojica
- Palocpoc 2
- Panungyan 2
History
The town of Mendez-Nuñez was originally known as "Gahitan", one of the many barrios of Indang. The name was derived from the word "gahit" meaning "to cut", because the people then had to cut down tall and thick cogon grass that abounded in the place in order to clear areas for agricultural and residential purpose.
As time went on, the number of houses in Gahitan increased so that the sitio eventually became a barrio and finally a full-fledged town on 1 December 1875, thanks to Governor-General Jose Malcampo y Monje (1874-1877). Malcampo incorporated the three barrios of Gahitan, Palocpoc and Anuling into one independent municipality called Méndez Núñez, after a Spanish naval officer and close friend, Commodore Castro Méndez Núñez. In 1856, when they were still Spanish naval officers, Malcampo and Mendez-Nuñez, established the first Masonic lodge in Kawit under a charter from the Grand Lodge of Portugal. The friendship of these two officers had been tested in many a battle against Muslim pirates in Mindanao.
Pedro Aure was the gobernadorcillo of Mendez during its first year as a municipality in 1876. Cayetano Aure, perhaps a relative of Pedro, was the first and only capitan municipal of Mendez during the First Philippine Republic (1899-1901). Pedro’s son, Marcelino Aure, became a famous general during the Philippine Revolution. His nom de guerre was Alapaap (Cloud).
Mendez continued to be a municipality from 1875 to 15 October 1903 when, under Public Act No. 947 of the Philippine Commission reduced the 22 municipalities of Cavite to nine. Mendez and Bailen (now General Aguinaldo) were incorporated into the municipality of Alfonso. But 12 years later, on 1 January 1915, Mendez regained its independent status as a municipality of Cavite Province.[5]
Demographics
| Population census of Mendez |
|---|
| Year |
Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|
| 1990 |
17,652 | — |
| 1995 |
20,321 | +2.86% |
| 2000 |
22,937 | +2.45% |
| 2007 |
26,757 | +2.23% |
| 2010 |
28,570 | +2.21% |
| Source: National Statistics Office[3] |
Local government
Mendez Municipal Hall
The following are the duly elected officials of Mendez, Cavite for the term 2013-2016:[1]
| Position | Official |
| Governor | Hon. Juanito Victor Remulla |
| Congressman | Hon. Bambol Tolentino |
| Mayor | Hon. Eric Vida |
| Vice Mayor | Hon. Cocoy Mendoza |
| Sangguniang Bayan Members |
| Azanith Ann B. Payad |
| Carl Austin C. Baybay |
| John Carlo A. Hernando |
| Michael John Benedict A. Esguerra |
| Krismy M. Caramillo |
| Annalyn P. Arena |
| John Samuel M. Roraldo |
| Gerald Jay Foja |
| ABC President |
| Renato Dimapilis |
| SK Federation President |
| Patrick Andrei N. Vida |
References
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