Dinalupihan, Bataan

Dinalupihan Balen ning Dinalupihan
Municipality
Municipal Town Hall
Seal
Map of Bataan showing the location of Dinalupihan
Dinalupihan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°53′N 120°28′E / 14.883°N 120.467°E / 14.883; 120.467Coordinates: 14°53′N 120°28′E / 14.883°N 120.467°E / 14.883; 120.467
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon (Region III)
Province	Bataan
District	1st District
Founded	1865
Barangays	47
Government[1]
• Mayor	Gila Garcia(NUP)
• Vice Mayor	Dr. Renato Matawaran (AKSYON)
Area[2]
• Total	92.52 km2 (35.72 sq mi)
Population (2010)[3]
• Total	97,275
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	2110
Dialing code	47
Income class	1st class
Website	dinalupihanbataan.gov.ph

Dinalupihan is a first class municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. It is the only land-locked municipality of the province. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 97,275 people.^[3] It has a total land area of 9,252.73 hectares representing 6.69% of the total land area of Bataan.

Dinalupihan is accessible via the Bataan Provincial Expressway, off Exit 5.

Etymology

"Dinalupijan" came from the festival rights of "Aeta" pygmies. To commemorate their idol "Idianalo", the goddess of hunting and bountiful harvest."Indianalo" was paired with the Sanskrit word "jann", meaning paradise. Indianlopijann was the name given to the land that the "Aetas" received from their goddess which translates to Indianolo's paradise.^[4]

The name "Dinalupihan" means "empty lands", coming from the Spanish terms din, a, and lupia. It referred to the fact that it failed to produce little revenue while it was an estate of the Archdiocese of Manila during the second half of the 18th century.^[5]

Municipal government and politics

Pursuant to the Local government in the Philippines",^[6][7] the political seat of the municipal government is located at the Municipal Town Hall. In the History of the Philippines (1521–1898), the Gobernadorcillo is the Chief Executive who holds office in the Presidencia. During the American rule (1898–1946) (History of the Philippines (1898-1946)), the elected Mayor and local officials, including the appointed ones hold office at the Municipal Town Hall. The legislative and executive departments perform their functions in the Sangguniang Bayan (Session Hall) and Municipal Trial Court, respectively, and are located in the Town Hall.

Dinalupihan, Bataan's incumbent Mayor is Gila Garcia (NUP) and the Vice Mayor is Dr. Renato Matawaran (AKSYON).

Sangguniang Bayan Members are: Hon. Ricardo De Ausen, Hon. Martin Tongol Jr., Hon. Danny Dela Cruz, Hon. Rolly Buniag, Hon. Amy Sandoval , Hon. Zaldy Torno, Hon. Maning Inza Cruz, Hon. Arnold Soriano, ABC Armando Buniag and SK Ernest Estanislao.^[8]

Barangays

Dinalupihan is politically subdivided into 46 barangays.

Demographics

Notable people

• Gary David - PBA multi-awarded player
• Chito Jaime - PBA player
• Jackie Rice - Filipina actress who won the title of Ultimate Female Survivor on the third season of Startstruck.
• Felicito Payumo - Chairman of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority from 1998-2004.

Attractions

Dinalupihan's interesting points, landmarks and festivals, are:

• Battle of Bataan, Layac Junction marker
• WWII First Line of Defense Memorial (Battle of Bataan - Battle of Layac Junction, January 6, 1942)
• 38th Infantry Division (United States) marker, Layac Junction
• Roosevelt Protected Landscape, also known as Roosevelt Park, is the location shooting of Enchanted Garden
• Town Hall
• Bataan Peninsula State University, Dinalupihan campus
• Bataan Peninsula Medical Center
• 1960 Saint John Academy
• Glorrieta, open auditorium, grandstand, Park and Plaza
• Dinalupihan Civic Center
• Memorial, Monument of Dinalupihan heroes (Marcela Rodriguez)
• Heaven's Garden Memorial Park
• Dinalupihan Memorial Park
• Mt. Malasimbo - Barangay Pita
• Tubig Festival, June 24
• La Vercons Bakeshop, San Ramon, Dinalupihan

St. John the Baptist Parish Church

St. John the Baptist Church facade

St. John the Baptist Parish Church (Poblacion, Dinalupihan) belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Balanga^[9] (Dioecesis Balangensis) Suffragan of San Fernando, Pampanga Created: March 17, 1975. Canonically Erected: November 7, 1975. Comprises the whole civil province of Bataan. Titular: St. Joseph, Husband of Mary, April 28. Bishop Most Reverend Ruperto Cruz Santos, DD).^[10][11][12]

Its Feast day is June 24. It is under the Vicariate of St. Peter of Verona I - Vicariate of Our Lady, Mirror of Justice. Its Parish Priest is Fr. Rene de Leon and assisted by Father Froilan Miguel and Fr. Josue V. Enero, under Parochial Vicar, Fr. Edgardo S. Sigua^[11][13] The Catholic population is about 25,438.^[14]

John the Baptist was an itinerant preacher and a major religious figure mentioned in the Canonical gospels and the Qur'an. He is described in the Gospel of Luke as a relative of Jesus who led a movement of baptism at the Jordan River.[14] Some scholars maintain that he was influenced by the semi-ascetic Essenes, who expected an apocalypse and practiced rituals corresponding strongly with baptism,[15] although there is no direct evidence to substantiate this. John is regarded as a prophet in Christianity, Islam, the Bahá'í Faith,[18] and Mandaeism.

Gallery

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  Welcome arch of Dinalupihan Park and Plaza

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  WWII First Line of Defense Memorial (Battle of Bataan - Battle of Layac Junction, January 6, 1942)

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  Roosevelt Park is the location shooting of Enchanted Garden

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  Bataan Peninsula Medical Center

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  San Ramon Elementary School

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  Dinalupihan Civic Center

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  Elementary School

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  Layac Junction

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dinalupihan, Bataan.

• Website of Dinalupihan
• Dinalupihan Bataan General Information
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Dinalupihan, Bataan

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