Infanta, Quezon
Infanta
Binangonan de Lampon | |
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| Municipality of Infanta | |
 Infanta Municipal Hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: Gateway to the Pacific | |
| Anthem: Mabuhay ka, Infanta (English: Long live, Infanta) | |
 Map of Quezon with Infanta highlighted | |
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| Coordinates: 14°44′33″N 121°38′58″E / 14.7425°N 121.6494°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Quezon |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | April 25, 1696 |
| Named for | Princess or Heir Apparent of the Spanish Monarchy |
| Barangays | 36 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Filipina Grace R. America |
| • Vice Mayor | Lord Arnel L. Ruanto |
| • Representative | Wilfrido Mark M. Enverga |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 46,012 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 342.76 km2 (132.34 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,523 m (4,997 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 76,186 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| • Households | 19,125 |
| Demonym | Infantahin |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 27.34 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 258.9 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 664.7 million (2020), 222.4 million (2012) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 202.3 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 79.29 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Quezon 2 Electric Cooperative (QUEZELCO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4336 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)42 |
| Native languages | Umiray Dumaget Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Infanta, officially the Municipality of Infanta (Tagalog: Bayan ng Infanta, Ilocano: Ili ti Infanta), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 76,186 people.[3]
Infanta is the largest lambanog manufacturer in the province of Quezon. The town is also known for its bayugo (giant mountain snail) dishes.[5] The town is currently undergoing preparations for establishing a bayugo breeding center that would supply bayugo to townsfolk. The move is intended to stop the decline of bayugo in the wild. Also it is the center of economic activity in the northern part of Quezon. The Infanta town fiesta is celebrated every April 25. Infanta is also known as the "Gateway to the Pacific".
Etymology
[edit]The name "Infanta" may have come from:
- Spanish term Jesus Infante (Child Jesus), given by Captain Juan Salvador in 1835.
- Infanta, a title given to the Princess or Heir Apparent of the Spanish Monarchy back in the 13th century. It specifically referred to Isabella Clara Eugenia of Austria, the eldest daughter of King Philip II of Spain, the namesake of the Philippines.[6]
Before the Spanish colonization, this place was known as Binangonan by its first peoples, the Dumagats. Binangonan is a Dumagat word pertaining to a sacred place where a bangon ("sacred name") was given by the Sobkal (Bobo a Laki) to an infant.
History
[edit]District of Infanta
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(Translated from: Fray Felix de Huerta's “Estado, Topográfico, Estadistíco, Histórico—Religioso, de la Santa y Apostólica Provincia de San Gregorio Magno, de Religiosos Menores Descalzos de la Regular y Mas Estrecha Observancia De Nuestro Padre San Francisco, en las Islas Filipinas”. Binondo: 1865, by Dominador N. Marcaida Jr. (Accessed September 21, 2015 @http://bdh-rd.bne.es).
By decree of the Superior Government granted in the year of 1856, this district was created, with the territory that belonged to the province of the Laguna before; from 14° 30' up to the 15° 10' north latitude, including the island of Polillo and other small islands surrounding this. It is bordered on the North by the district of the Principe, on the East by the sea, on the South by the province of Tayabas, and on the West by that of the lake. It is flat land for the most part, has abundant pasture for cattle and horses, great hunting, fishing, wax and multitude of root crops, with an abundance of wood which are good for construction and cabinetry. The capital is located in Binangonan, where the politico-military Governor is located. Its natives were converted by our religious, who founded and managed the following towns:
Binangonan de Lampon
[edit]In the year 1578, the venerable and zealous Fray Esteban Ortíz planted the consoling sign of the Cross in this town, who toured the east coast of the island in an expanse of more than sixty leagues, while the shortage of missionaries at that time did not allow the continued assistance of a minister until the year of 1609, with the holy martyr Fray Blas Palomino undertaking anew its conversion, formalized this town and was its first minister.
After the years of 1658, the administration of this town was ceded from this apostolic province of St. Gregory to the Augustinian Recollects and they abdicated also in the year 1703, returning it to our charge and numbered then of not more than ninety tributes.
It is located in the 14° 49' Í0" latitude in a flat land, on the eastern coast of the island and on the right of the river named Agos, which has its origin from the grand cordillera mountains on the Northern part of Luzon island and which river, running from West to East, empties into the sea in front the island of Polillo. It is bordered on the North by the town of Baler, distant about twenty and seven leguas: on the East by the island and town of Polillo, an eight-hour time of navigation on fair weather; on the South by the town of Mauban, belonging to the province of Tayabas and as about fifteen leguas, and West-Southwest by the town of Siniloan at eight leguas, which crosses the mountains above.
It enjoys a temperate and healthy climate in a well-ventilated area.The most common diseases are hot fevers and tuberculosis. It is supplied with waters from the river and several springs, all of good quality. It does not have more roads than the very difficult path through the mount, which leads to the town of Siniloan. To connect with the town of Mauban, it must be done by water, and the navigations are very dangerous, or almost impossible from the months of October up to March, and to connect with the town of Baler, in addition to the aforementioned difficulty in navigation, cannot be taken by land throughout the coast for fear of the many infidels that inhabit the area. The mail is received from the capital of the province when there is opportunity.
The Church, dedicated to Saint Mark the Evangelist, was of bamboo cane and nipa until the year 1732, by which time it was burnt down and the existing one was built, which is made of stone, but roofed with nipa, and the same as the parish house, which serves as a tribunal. There is a school of primary education, endowed by the funds of the community; about six hundred wooden houses and many others from bamboo, distributed in its twenty-eight barrios, some of them quite far from the Church. It is currently served by Fray Lucas Martínez, Preacher of 29 years of age.
State Of The Parish
[edit]Spanish era writers said of the town:
This village has no limits. In their lengthy and lush forests are all kinds of woods for construction and cabinetry, of the best quality: many and good pastures for cattle and horses; variety of palms, canes and reeds, with plenty of fruit and rootcrops: abundant hunting buffalo, boar, deer and fowl, with much wax and honey. There is also a quarry of granite stone, discovered the year of 1849 by Fray Antonio del Moral. A little distant from the town exists a safe harbor for ships of high board, but its entry is dangerous to the inexperienced, and from October to March is risky to navigate the coast because of the strong northerly winds that blow. The land reduced to cultivation produces abundant crops of rice, maize, sugarcane, cocoa, coffee and sweet potato. The abaca was planted for the first time in the year 1851 by Fray Antonio del Moral, and gave so happy results that today that its increasing cultivation is continued with large activity and benefit. Its natives are engaged in agriculture, the harvest of the abaca, the nipa wine, whose palm abounds in its land; the breeding of cattle, in the hunting and fishing, whose products, with the excess of other agricultural products, is exported in medium-sized boats to the town of Mauban, in the province of Tayabas and to the towns of Paracale and Mambulao, returning gold dust after being brought to the Capital.
Below are the Religious Franciscans ministered in Binangonan de Lampon (or Binangonan del Ampon) after Fray Ortíz and Fray Palomino:
Franciscan Friars (1617 to 1880s), Binangonan de Lampon
[edit]| Franciscan Friar | Position | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Bernardino de la Concepción | Confessor | 1617 |
| Juan de Mansilla | Confessor | 1619 |
| Lorenzo Valdés | Confessor | 1632 |
| Vicente Pilas or San José | Preacher | 1639 |
| Dionisio de la Concepción | Confessor | 1652 |
| Pedro de Alburquerque | Preacher | 1653 / 1659 |
| Baltasar of San Diego | Confessor | 1659 |
| Juan Antonio dela Purificación | del Moral | 1727-1731 |
| Nicolás Valverde or de Jesús | Confessor | 1741 / 1765 |
| Vicente Mars | Preacher | 1758 |
| Manuel de Sacedón | Preacher | 1758 |
| José de Jesús or de San Esteban | Chorister | 1759 |
| Julián de Madrid | Preacher | 1760 |
| Manuel de San Ramón | Confessor | 1768 |
| Atanasio Argovejo de Jesús María | Preacher | 1774 |
| José Engracio de Alarilla | Preacher | 1785 |
| Juan Moveno | Preacher | 1811 |
| Tomás Pobeda | Preacher | 1823 |
| Baltasar Barceló de San Antonio | Preacher | 1825 |
| Antonio Huertas Felipe | del Moral | 1848-1853 |
| Lucas Martínez | Preacher | 1864 |
| Cirilo Sanz | Preacher | 1867-1869 |
| Francisco Arriaga | Preacher | 1883 |
Source: Eusebio Gómez Platero's “Catálogo Biográfico de los Religiosos Franciscanos de la Provincia de San Gregorio Magno de Filipinas desde 1577 en que Llegaron las Primeros hasta las de nuestras Dias” Manila Press of Royal College of Sto. Tomás, under the charge of Don Geryasio Memije, 1880 (http://bdh-rd.bne.es) translated by Dominador N. Marcaida Jr.
Legend
[edit]According to the legend, the people who established the first settlement in the land that became Infanta were led by an elder named Nunong Karugtong. These settlers crossed the Sierra Madre Mountains from somewhere in what is now Rizal Province in search of better living conditions. After examining multiple sites, they eventually settled on a site near the Bantilan River, where the discovery of a huge Yam root convinced them that the site was ideal for settlement. This eventually became the site of the settlement which European colonizers would call Binangonan de Lampon which in turn would eventually become the Municipality of Infanta.
Spanish Colonial Era
[edit]In 1578, more than half a century after Ferdinand Magellan and his men landed in Cebu and thirteen years after Miguel López de Legazpi founded the first Spanish settlement also in Cebu, a Spanish priest named Esteban Ortíz arrived in Binangonan de Lampon and planted a wooden cross symbolizing the introduction of Spanish colonial rule at the place. In 1696, Don Diego Mangilaya, a native chieftain developed the settlement into a community and built a wooden chapel at the spot where Nunong Karugtong[7] fell asleep. Since its establishment, the area has been attacked by Moro pirates, and visited by typhoons and cholera epidemics as recent as 2004. In 1803, Captain Pedro de León affiliated Binangonan de Lampon to the province of Nueva Ecija and in 1850, Kapitan Rafael Orozco withdrew Infanta from the province of Nueva Ecija and joined it with the province of Laguna to the west. In 1835, Binangonan de Lampon was renamed "Infanta" by Captain Juan Salvador in honor of the saint Jesus Infante (Child Jesus). All the inhabitants of Infanta were given Spanish surnames pursuant to a Royal Decree of November 11, 1848.
Philippine Revolution
[edit]On July 20, 1898, a group of Infanta Katipuneros headed by Colonel Pablo Astilla attacked the Spanish forces holed up at the limestone convent and after several days of siege and fighting, the Spanish soldiers surrendered.
American Colonial Era
[edit]By virtue of the December 10, 1898 Paris Treaty of Peace, American soldiers occupied the town of Infanta and appointed Kapitan Carlos Ruidera Azcárraga as the first "town presidente." He was followed by Rufino Ortíz in 1903 who withdrew Infanta from the province of Laguna and joined it to the province of Tayabas.[8][9] He also ordered the planting of coconut trees in the barrios (now barangays) of Infanta. During the administration of town "presidente" Gregorio Rutaquio (1911–1916), he constructed the "Gabaldón type" of school house. In 1917-1919, Agustin Pumarada served as the town president, he belonged to the Pumarada Political Clan of Polillo. From 1923 to 1928, Don Florencio Potes became town "presidente". He constructed the concrete municipal building and the first telegraph office of the town. From 1935 to 1939, Mr. Fabián Sollesa served as town "presidente". During his incumbency, the Infanta-Famy Road traversing the Sierra Madre from Infanta to Laguna and Rizal provinces was constructed. Also, piped water from a spring reservoir in barrio (barangay) Gumian was installed.
World War II
[edit]In December 1941 the Japanese Imperial forces occupied the town of Infanta. On May 25, 1945, the liberation by combined Filipino and American soldiers entered in the town was supported by the guerrilla fighters fought the Japanese Imperial forces until the end of World War II.
Contemporary history
[edit]On July 21, 1949, General Nakar was created from the municipality.[10] In 1950, the municipality was made the seat of the Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Infanta.
Infanta was partitioned once again as the municipal district of Real became a municipality on June 22, 1963.[11]
Geography
[edit]Infanta has a land area of 130.1 square kilometers (50.2 sq mi), representing 1.5% of the area of Quezon. It is located 138 kilometres (86 mi) north-east of Manila and 134 kilometres (83 mi) north of Lucena. It is accessible to Metro Manila through the Marcos Highway.
Barangays
[edit]Infanta is politically subdivided into 36 barangays: 7 urban and 29 rural. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Urban barangays
- Comon
- Dinahican
- Poblacion 1
- Poblacion 38
- Poblacion 39
- Poblacion Bantilan
Rural barangays
- Abiawin
- Agos Agos
- Alitas
- Amolongin
- Anibong
- Antikin
- Bacong
- Balobo
- Banugao
- Batican
- Binonoan
- Binulasan
- Boboin
- Catambungan
- Cawaynin
- Gumian
- Ilog
- Langgas
- Libjo
- Lual
- Magsaysay
- Maypulot
- Miswa
- Pilaway
- Pinaglapatan
- Pulo
- Silangan
- Tongohin
- Tudturan
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Infanta (1991–2020, extremes 1949–2023) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34.6 (94.3) |
34.1 (93.4) |
34.5 (94.1) |
37.2 (99.0) |
37.8 (100.0) |
37.8 (100.0) |
38.1 (100.6) |
37.7 (99.9) |
37.0 (98.6) |
36.5 (97.7) |
34.5 (94.1) |
32.8 (91.0) |
38.1 (100.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.0 (82.4) |
28.6 (83.5) |
30.0 (86.0) |
31.8 (89.2) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
29.9 (85.8) |
28.4 (83.1) |
31.0 (87.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.2 (77.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.9 (82.2) |
29.0 (84.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.5 (83.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.9 (80.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.4 (72.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 17.4 (63.3) |
17.4 (63.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
17.4 (63.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 348.9 (13.74) |
289.0 (11.38) |
220.7 (8.69) |
175.0 (6.89) |
203.7 (8.02) |
233.4 (9.19) |
265.6 (10.46) |
193.0 (7.60) |
251.1 (9.89) |
498.6 (19.63) |
561.8 (22.12) |
746.3 (29.38) |
3,987.1 (156.97) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) | 22 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 203 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 89 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 84 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 86 |
| Source: PAGASA[12][13] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
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Economy
[edit]Poverty incidence of Infanta
5
10
15
20
25
30
2006
26.40 2009
15.04 2012
13.68 2015
11.92 2018
7.57 2021
27.34 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] |
Education
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Infanta is the center of educative learning, with four colleges that attract many students to study from nearby towns of Real, General Nakar, Polillo, Panukulan, Burdeos, Patnanungan and Jomalig. Here are the colleges in Infanta:
- Northern Quezon College, Inc.
- Southern Luzon State University-Infanta Campus
- Rizal Marine Technological College
- ACTS Computer College
Secondary schools:
- Infanta National High School (largest Public High School in Infanta)
- Mount Carmel School of Infanta (largest and only Catholic School in Infanta)
- Binulasan Integrated School
- Tongohin National High School
- Langgas National High School
- Little Friends of Jesus Corner Stone Academy of Infanta
Media
[edit]FM Stations
[edit]- 92.7 Spirit FM (Catholic Media Network)
- 94.3 Brigada News FM (Brigada Mass Media Corporation)
- 95.9 DABIG C Radio (Prime Broadcasting Network)
- 105.3 Radyo Natin (Manila Broadcasting Company/Radyo Natin Network)
Cable and Satellite
[edit]- Infanta Cable TV Network
- Cignal TV
Town's Hymn
[edit]The Hymn of the Town of Infanta is entitled "Mabuhay Ka Infanta" written by the alumni of Mount Carmel School of Infanta.
Notable
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Municipality of Infanta | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho: Tara, food trip!". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 5, 2021.
- ^ "Mythical Origin". Municipality of Infanta. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ "Mythical Origin | www.infanta.gov.ph". www.infanta.gov.ph. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- ^ "Act No. 417 – An Act Annexing the Districts of Infanta and Principe and the Island of Polillo to the Province of Tayabas". Supreme Court E-Library. Philippine Commission. June 12, 1902. Archived from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ History and Culture of Quezon
- ^ Executive Order No. 246, s. 1949 (July 21, 1949), Organizing certain portions of the municipalities of Baler and Infanta, Quezon Province, into independent municipalities, under the names of Maria Aurora and General Nakar, respectively
- ^ Executive Order No. 410, s. 1960 (June 22, 1963), Creating the municipal district of Real in the Province of Quezon.
- ^ "Infanta, Quezon Climatological Normal Values" (PDF). Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ "Infanta, Quezon Climatological Extremes" (PDF). Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
- ^ "Province of Quezon". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
External links
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- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
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