General Tinio, Nueva Ecija

General Tinio
Municipality

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Map of Nueva Ecija showing the location of General Tinio
Gen. Tinio

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 15°21′N 121°03′E / 15.350°N 121.050°E / 15.350; 121.050Coordinates: 15°21′N 121°03′E / 15.350°N 121.050°E / 15.350; 121.050
Country Philippines
Region Central Luzon (Region III)
Province Nueva Ecija
District 4th District
Founded 1921
Barangays 13
Government[1]
 • Mayor Virgilio A. Bote Jr.
Area[2]
 • Total 533.08 km2 (205.82 sq mi)
Population (2010)[3]
 • Total 42,634
 • Density 80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 3104
Dialing code 44
Income class 1st class; rural

General Tinio is a first class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 42,634 people.[3] It was known as Papaya until 1957.

The town is at the foot of the Sierra Madre Mountains, adjoining the Fort Magsaysay Army Reservation on the east side. The current town Mayor is Virgilio "Ginto" Bote Jr..

Barangays

General Tinio is politically subdivided into 13 barangays consisting of:[2]

History

According to the story passed on from one generation to another, the town got its name because of miscommunication between the natives and the Spanish colonizers. A native settler when asked by a Spanish soldier "Llama el pueblo?" replied "Papaya" referring to the particular fruit tree growing abundantly in the place (not understanding the Spanish language). The name stuck to the Spanish colonizers and the place from then on was called "Papaya".

Papaya was a sitio of Bo. Mapisong which was then a barrio of Gapan (now Gapan City). Bo. Mapisong became a town in 1851 changing its name to Peñaranda after a Spanish engineer Jose Maria Peñaranda. Papaya became one of its barangays. Papaya became a town on January 1, 1921, through the collaborative efforts of Capitan Mamerto Padolina who was then the Secretary of the Governor of the Province, Judge Segundo Bernardo and Francisco Padolina.

Congressman Celestino Juan sponsored a congressional act changing the name of Papaya to General Tinio in honor of General Manuel Tinio, a noble and prominent revolutionary leader against the Spaniards who hailed from the Nueva Ecija. The act was signed into law on June 20, 1957 as Republic Act No. 1665.[4] The new name of the town was inaugurated days later, on August 19, 1957.

Recently, the municipal council approved a resolution to rename the town back to its original name, "Papaya".

World War II

Beginning the outbreak of World War II, Japanese planes invaded the town of General Tinio during the Japanese Invasion on December 1941. Japanese soldiers entered the municipality on 1942 during the Japanese Occupation. During the occupation, the Japanese soldiers built a military garrison and concentration camp of the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces in the town.

The construction of the general headquarters and base camp of the Philippine Commonwealth Army was founded on 1942 to 1946. The 2nd Infantry Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary was founded again on 1944 to 1946 in the municipality of General Tinio. The local soldiers and officers of the Commonwealth Army, as well as the Constabulary sent military operations in Central Luzon and aided the guerrilla fighters and Hukbalahap Communist resistance against the Japanese from 1942 to 1945.

Some of the conflicts and insurgencies by the local guerrilla groups and Hukbalahap Communists aided the local Filipino troops and officers of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and incoming Philippine Constabulary 2nd Infantry Regiment units. Both forces fought side by side and attacked Japanese troops for fours year in 1942 up to 1945. After the conflicts and insurgencies, the guerrilla groups and Hukbalahap resistance retreated from the Imperial Japanese troops and the air raid pilots recaptured the town and before the liberation on 1944 and 1945.

The Allied Philippine Invasion Forces entered General Tinio in Nueva Ecija between 1944 to 1945, harassing the Imperial Japanese ground forces and aiding the Philippine Commonwealth ground troops and various guerrilla groups and the Hukbalahap resistance. When the local Filipino troops of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary liberated the municipality of General Tinio in Nueva Ecija, the two forces combined to defeat the retreating Imperial Japanese troops on 1944 to 1945.

Demographics

Population census of General Tinio
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 29,491—    
1995 32,913+2.08%
2000 35,352+1.54%
2007 39,356+1.49%
2010 42,634+2.95%
Source: National Statistics Office[3]

Local government

The following have led the town from its birth in 1921 to what it had become today.[5]

Commonwealth Era
PresidentVice-PresidentTerm
Cristobal Mangulabnan Vice Martin Ramos 1921–1922
Getulio Bote, Sr. Vice Martin Pajarillaga 1922–1925
Martin Pajarillaga Vice Marcos Bote 1925–1928
Severo Pajarillaga Vice Emeterio Abes 1928–1931
Pascual Rivera Vice Daniel Padolina 1931–1934
Melquiades Ronquillo, Sr. Vice Santiago Bolisay 1934–1937
Republic Era
MayorVice-MayorTerm
Melquades Ronquillo, Sr. Vice Damaso Bolisay 1937–1940
Getulio Bote Vice Pedro Bulacan 1940–1944
Getulio Bote Vice Angeles Bote 1945
Gerardo Rivera Vice Angeles Bote 1946–1947
Gerardo Rivera Vice Diosdado Bote 1948–1951
Gerardo Rivera with Victorino Bote 1952–1955
Bienvenido B. Abes Vice Victorino Bote 1956–1959
Gerardo Rivera Vice Banaag Leodones 1960–1963
Santos Bote Vice Getulio Bote, Jr. 1964–1967
Mariano Ronquillo Vice Manuel Domingo January 1–15, 1968
Manuel Domingo Vice Perfecto M. Bote 1968–1971
Nicanor B. Aves Vice Alfonso Pajimna 1972–1980
Nathaniel Bote, Jr. Vice Venancio Bote 1981–1986
OIC Gerardo Rivera Vice Antonio Abes 1986–1988
Placido M. Calma Vice Bernardino R. Abes 1988–1995
Placido M. Calma Vice Elsa Bote 1995–1998
Virgilio A. Bote Vice Bernardino R. Abes 1998–2004
Isidro Tinio Pajarillaga Vice Indira P. Dayupay 2004–2007
Virgilio A. Bote Vice Ferdinand P. Bote 2007–present

Economy

Farming is the livelihood of majority of the residents. Even though located at the foot of the Sierra Madre Mountain Ridges, the topography is generally plain ideal to agricultural products such as palay and vegetables. A number of poultry broiler contract growers are located in the municipality. Other industries include furniture and fixtures, backyard poultry, cattle and livestock, vegetable production and minor agricultural livelihoods like duck raising. "Ikmo" or betel leaves production is one dying symbol of the town. The practice of chewing betel leaves by the older generation was not adopted by the younger generation even though of its reported natural anti-cancer formula.

The remittances of numerous sons and daughters of Papaya abroad also help keep the economy of the town afloat. Papayans can be relied to answer calls of assistance for the town's development.

Culture

Roman Catholic is the most prevalent religion, with Iglesia ni Cristo, Baptist, Methodist, and others attracting its own followers. "Sabong" or cockfight is the favorite pastime of the male population. Sabong aficionados in town religiously attend weekly "tupada" or what is termed "adult Sunday school". The town's patron saint, San Isidro de Labrador is being feted every May 11.

The town is best known for having the most number of brass bands in the Philippines with 15 organized bands. These bands are sought after to enhance entertainment ambience in fiestas and other traditional rites such as wakes. The Family band is the most popular one and have produced champions in majorette exhibition, solo flute competition, solo clarinet competition, solo trumpet competition, French horn competition, etc., in national brass band competitions.

The town also has other places of interest notably Minalungao National Park which is a favorite swimming destinations in summer, specially during Black Saturday when it is usually filled with local bathers and visitors. Minalungao, literally meaning "mine of gold in a cave", has several caves which can explored. The river also has a portion where a stone ledge located about 15 meters high from the river can be used as spring board by divers.

Boy Poklat Guild is a crusade dedicated to the improvement of the Municipality of General Tinio. The guild, launched on July 19, 2007, is composed of native Papayans committed to the development of the town.

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See also

References

  1. ↑ "Official City/Municipal 2013 Election Results". Intramuros, Manila, Philippines: Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 11 September 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Province: Nueva Ecija". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
  4. ↑ "An Act Changing the Name of the Municipality of Papaya in the Province of Nueva Ecija to General Tinio". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
  5. ↑ http://www.generaltinio.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45%3Aelected-officials-of-general-tinio-2010-2013&catid=5%3Aabout&Itemid=13

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