General Tinio, Nueva Ecija
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General Tinio is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines
. According to the latest census, it has a population of 38,640 people in 6,878 households.
The town is at the foot of the Sierra Mountain Ridges adjoining the Fort Magsaysay Army Reservation on the Eastside. The municipalities of San Miguel, Bulacan, Peñaranda and San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija abut the town from its South, West and Northside. The new mayor is William L. Diaz.
Papaya was a sitio of Bo. Mapisong which was then a barrio of Gapan, Nueva Ecija (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. The new name of the town was inaugurated days later, on August 19, 1957. As of 2011, Barangay Riverside is the most progressive. The new elected Mayor is William Diaz. The New Vice Mayor is Rhyle Jerrick Cajucom.
s consisting of:
Virgilio A. Bote || Vice Ferdie Bote
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.
Roman Catholic dominates religious disciplines with Iglesia ni Cristo, Baptist, Methodist, and other sects 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 where it is usually filled with local bathers and visitors. Minalungao literally means "mine of gold in a cave" have several caves which can explored by more fearless ones attracting several visitors every summer. 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 fearless divers showing off to yearly visitors to the park.
Boy Poklat Guild is a crusade dedicated to the upliftment of the Municipality of General Tinio. The guild is composed of native Papayans committed to the development of the town. The name of the guild is a representative presentation of the true nature of its residents. Papayans are true-bloodied Pinoys who can laugh at crisis and calamities. Boy Poklat Guild was launched on July 19, 2007. A book shall be written to commemorate the event. It shall be entirely in the local dialect of "purong Tagalog Papaya" titled "Ang Pakikibaka Ni Boy Poklat". It shall chronicle the adventures and misadventures of the main character Boy Poklat during the period of Beatles popularity. The book will be enlightening as it will introduce malalalim na Tagalog words like pangod, berat, minamakuya, atbp. The book will be an attempt to capture all the bansags (aliases) bestowed by the community to some of the people and try to document its origin and meaning like: Balibol, Dupil, Salibaryok, Bayawak, Alinsangan, Tuko and many others.
Recently, the municipal council approved a resolution to rename the town back to its original name, "Papaya". Renaming will be pushed through after the townsfolk agreed for this renaming through an imaginary local plebiscite.
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. According to the latest census, it has a population of 38,640 people in 6,878 households.
The town is at the foot of the Sierra Mountain Ridges adjoining the Fort Magsaysay Army Reservation on the Eastside. The municipalities of San Miguel, Bulacan, Peñaranda and San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija abut the town from its South, West and Northside. The new mayor is William L. Diaz.
Brief History of General Tinio, Nueva Ecija.
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?" kindly 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, Nueva Ecija (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
Manuel Tinio
Manuel Tinio y Bundoc was the youngest General of the Philippine Revolutionary Army and in 1907, elected Governor of the Province of Nueva Ecija, Republic of the Philippines.-Antecedents:...
, 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. The new name of the town was inaugurated days later, on August 19, 1957. As of 2011, Barangay Riverside is the most progressive. The new elected Mayor is William Diaz. The New Vice Mayor is Rhyle Jerrick Cajucom.
Barangays
General Tinio is politically subdivided into 13 barangayBarangay
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s consisting of:
- Riverside (Barangay 6)
- Concepcion (Barangay 2)
- Nazareth (Barangay 5)
- Padolina (Barangay 1)
- Palale (reclaimed from Palayan City)
- Pias (Barangay 3)
- Poblacion Central (Barangay 8)
- Poblacion East (Barangay 10)
- Poblacion West (Barangay 7)
- Pulong Matong (Barangay 12)
- Rio Chico (Barangay 4)
- Sampaguita (Barangay 11)
- San Pedro (Barangay 9)
Leadership
The following have led the town from its birth in 1921 to what it had become today.| Commonwealth Era | ||
|---|---|---|
| President | |Term | |
| 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 | ||
| Mayor | Vice-Mayor | Term |
| Melquades Ronquillo, Sr. | Vice Damaso Bolisay | 1937-1940 |
| Getulio Bote | Vice Pedro Bulacan | 1940-1944 |
| President Elmer Pajarillaga | Vice Angeles Bote | 1945 |
| Gerardo Rivera | Vice Angeles Bote | 1946-1947 |
| Elmer V.Pajarillaga | 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 | 2005-2007 |
| Virgilio A. Bote | Vice Marcelo B. Abes Jr. | 2007-present |
Virgilio A. Bote || Vice Ferdie Bote
General Characteristics
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.
Roman Catholic dominates religious disciplines with Iglesia ni Cristo, Baptist, Methodist, and other sects 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 where it is usually filled with local bathers and visitors. Minalungao literally means "mine of gold in a cave" have several caves which can explored by more fearless ones attracting several visitors every summer. 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 fearless divers showing off to yearly visitors to the park.
Boy Poklat Guild is a crusade dedicated to the upliftment of the Municipality of General Tinio. The guild is composed of native Papayans committed to the development of the town. The name of the guild is a representative presentation of the true nature of its residents. Papayans are true-bloodied Pinoys who can laugh at crisis and calamities. Boy Poklat Guild was launched on July 19, 2007. A book shall be written to commemorate the event. It shall be entirely in the local dialect of "purong Tagalog Papaya" titled "Ang Pakikibaka Ni Boy Poklat". It shall chronicle the adventures and misadventures of the main character Boy Poklat during the period of Beatles popularity. The book will be enlightening as it will introduce malalalim na Tagalog words like pangod, berat, minamakuya, atbp. The book will be an attempt to capture all the bansags (aliases) bestowed by the community to some of the people and try to document its origin and meaning like: Balibol, Dupil, Salibaryok, Bayawak, Alinsangan, Tuko and many others.
Recently, the municipal council approved a resolution to rename the town back to its original name, "Papaya". Renaming will be pushed through after the townsfolk agreed for this renaming through an imaginary local plebiscite.