Kasadyahan sa Capiz "Town to Town Visit" - IVISAN

IVISAN

Municipality of Ivisan

The Municipality of Ivisan is consider as the smallest municipality here in Capiz. And even though it is a small one, the municipality of Ivsian is also active in saving mother earth and preventing the cleanliness of the said municipality. Infact, it is also consider as one of the cleanest municipality.

In the year of 2008, the municipality of Ivisan received two awards that serves as evidence that the municipality of Ivisan is a cleanest municipality together with the other municipalities in Capiz, in the “Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran” .

The Spanish government helped Ivisanon to have there own name for their village. It’s because ,the people who lived here long time ago has the principal livelihood of fishing, and every time they fish, they always told to their company that “let’s go and catch some ibis!”, this helped the Spaniards to established a name of “Ibisan” to the said village. But later on, the Spanish scholars have a preference of the letter “B” to “V”, they used to change the name “Ibisan” to “Ivisan” which was more convenient and agreed by the residents of the village and the Spanish government. This how the name of Ivisan started.

The Municipality of Ivisan has an interesting history for it’s own good. Before it became a third class municipality, the forefathers or the ancestors experienced a lot of things and events. But they overcome it because of the great faith, perseverance and a very good leadership of their leader.

But because of the said qualities of the residents who live in this municipality, the municipality of Ivisan became progressive and successful for having a good establishments and having a responsible citizens. There are a lot of higher government officials of the different municipalities in Capiz and in the whole Republic of the Philippines as well help the municipality of Ivisan to become a stable one.

Kasadyahan sa Capiz "Town to Town Visit" - MAAYON

MAAYON

As to the origin of the name of Maayon not much has been written about it, but folks speak of several versions and one among those considered most popular was when a group of Spanish soldiers while pursuing the insurrectus, discovered a settlement near the bank of the river. Finding the people to be hospitable and nice, they asked for the name of the place. Since the natives did not understand the Spanish language, they assumed that what the Spaniards were asking for what is the status of the harvest  for them it was harvest time. The natives answered "Mango man". So the Spaniards named the settlement "El Pueblo de Maayo". Thus, the name Maayon was derived from that word and to this very day, it is known as such.Maayon first became a town during the early American era. However, during the Cadastral Survey, it was reverted to a barrio status under the Municipality of Pontevedra. For nearly half a century, the residents fought hard and long for its restoration to a separate and distinct entity. Their untiring efforts were empty rewarded when in 1995, Carmen Dinglasan Consing,  representative of the first District of the Province of Capiz field House Bill No. 2098 in the lower chamber of Congress. Senator Justinano S. Montaño sponsored and steered the bill until its approval. Finally on March 30, 1955 President Ramon Magsaysay signed the bill re-creating the lot Municipality of Maayon, Capiz in a ceremony held in Malacañan. 

            The "New Municipality" included eight barrios then, namely, Maayon, Fernandez, Pi4a, Balighot, Batabat, Guia, Tuburan and Canapian Sur. Now it has thirty two (32) barangays. 

            The ceremony was attended by a large delegation from Capiz. The President also signed the appointment of the following officials of the new town: Rael Declaro; Ernesto Diaz. Vice Mayor; Marcelo Diaz, Felomino Comoro, Damaso Deocampo, Ambrosio Dumagpi, Agustin Barruela, and Marcelo Delfin, Councilors. These official, have gone back to their Maker. 

            Also present during the historic signing of Republic Act No. 1203 were Representative Godofredo Ramos, Judge and Mr. Rafael Dinglasan, Sr., Judge Antonio J. Beldia , Romeo Arceño, Gabriel Borres and his two sons Roberto and Athos, Mamerto Dadula. Most of the wives of the officials of the town also witnedded the memorable occasion. 

            Among the town's first officials were: Uldarico Dieta, Secretary: Amado S. Almalbis, Treasurer: Ponciano Declaro, Judge: Diosdado Borres, Chief of Police; and Dr. Alejandro Orosco, Rural Health Physician. Also Dr. Manuel Buenvenida who was then Rural Health Physician for Pontevedra took charge of the health problems of the new town until his transfer to Pres. Roxas Dr. Ricardo A. Dasal replaced him. It was not until a year later, in 1956, when a regular and the first Rural health Physician was appointed. Rev. Fr. Crisogono Dequiña was then parish priest.

             Rafael M. Declaro who was also the first elected official of the town during its first election in November 1955 won with less than 200 majority over Atty. D. Artagnan D. Roxas. He relinquished the Mayorship to his running mate-Prudencio L. Alovera - when he assumed the position of municipal judge of the same town. The late Mayor Alovera served from April 17, 1957 to 1971 - the longest term in the 25-year existence of the municipality. Alovera did not seek re-election in 1971, In 1972, Bertile D. Comoro, fresh from college, ran won against the late Jose Diaz III. Comoro serves as the third executive of the town. Until Feb. 1986. When Pres. Corazon C. Aquino won through People's Power, she appointed Jose Diaz, Jr. as an offer in charge of the office of the Mayor from Feb.. 1986-March, 1986. His appointment as a Board Member has been approved after one Month of Service. Rolando L. Eleazar then take charge the office. The following are the past & present Municipal Officials.

Kasadyahan sa Capiz "Town to Town Visit" - PRESIDENT ROXAS

PRESIDENT ROXAS

President Roxas was originally the small community of Lutod-Lutod, Barrio Aranguel in the old town of Pilar. Sitio Lutod-Lutod was a cogonal and shrubby area where a variety of trees, game birds and animals abound. Inhabitants in this area are minimal, “less than what your fingers could count” according to stories. During the heyday of sugar production in Visayas, it was discovered that the plains of Lutod-Lutod where very suitable for sugar cane plantation. In 1924, the first sugar mill was installed right at the side where the Central Azucarera de Pilar (now Capiz Sugar Central) now stands. Elizalde and Co. acquired the sugar mill which improved production and became one of the biggest sugarcane producers in the Philippines.

The burgeoning sugar industry resulted to rapid influx of population in Sitio Lutod-Lutod. The inhabitants were either employers or workers of the sugar central and the sugarcane haciendas. The progress of the sugar industry also gave rise to the emergence of the small-scale industries, merchants and retailer groups. Eventually, Lutod-Lutod became a big community and a stable source of income for the municipality of Pilar.

Former Pilar Mayor Don Braulio M. Patricio, Jr. whose wife was the talented Bonifacia Roxas, cousin of President Manuel A. Roxas, initiated the creation of a separate town. Through the help of his compadres Tio Feling Asis and Sebastian Corro and his nephew, Attorney Pacifico Patricio Pacis, mobilized the people’s initiative petitioning the creation of the municipality of President Roxas. From 1948-1949, the Municipal Resolution separating President Roxas from Pilar was intensely debated until finally affirmed and approved by the Town Council in 1949.

In congress, Representative Ramon Arnaldo and Senator Oscar Ledesma co-sponsored the House Bill creating a new municipality from the territories of Sitio Lutod-Lutod, Barrio Aranguel and the neighboring coastal and mountain barrios in the area. On June 14, 1949 by virtue of the enactment by the joint session of the Congress and the Senate of the Philippines. Republic Act 374 was signed into law by Philippine President Elpidio Quirino, making the sitio as the new Municipality of President Roxas. The municipality was named in honor of President Manuel A. Roxas (a renowned Capiceño) and was officially inaugurated on November 30, 1949. RA 374 provides for “…the conversion of sitios into barrios and its separation from the municipality of Pilar. The barrios include Aranguel, Culilang, Pandan, Pinamihagan, Quiajo, Sangkal, Pondol, Marita, Madulano, Jaboyana (now Viscaya), Cabugcabug, Goce, Badiangon, Bayuyan, Agbolo (now Manoling), Ibaca and Elizalde (Poblacion)”. The seat of government was placed at Barrio Elizalde in the Poblacion, which was the former Sito Lutod-Lutod. Barrio Carmencita, Cubay, Sto. Niño and Pantalan were later created. Barrio Hanglid was created after 1970.

Today, President Roxas has become one of the more vibrant and active towns in the Province of Capiz. President Roxas is an agricultural community which is proud of its heritage, culture and its people.

Kasadyahan sa Capiz "Town to Town Visit" - PANITAN

PANITAN

The Panit-ananons inherent their genetic appearance from their Malay ancestors particularly from the brothers DALHOG and DANAO who were supposed to be the founders of the Municipality of Panitan in the year 1621.

Danao got married to Masiid and Dalhog to married Capanang. These family names are still present in the Municipality of Panitan, however not carried by their offspring but have turn into names of three sitios and a lagoon close to the Poblacion center.

The original settlement of Panitan is located at Sitio Capul-an, near the Danao Lake. It was merely behind the coming of the Spanish colonizers that the municipality center was then transferred to where it is currently located.

Traditions notify how the town got its name. The majority acknowledged traditions that tell of a crowd of Spaniards passed by a group of locals peeling the barks off the tree apparently to be dried up for firewood. The Spaniards asked, “Como se llama este lugar? Believing that they were asked what they were doing, they answered back with no hesitations, P A N I T A N, that means to peel off. From then on, PANITAN became the official name of the community as listed by the Spanish overlords.

But for historians like Fr. Juan Fernandez, O.S.A. in his “Monografias De Los Pueblos De La Isla De Pan-ay”, the word “Panitan” comes from a local fish called “Apnit” (Annona rufa), which is plenty in the town like in the usual discussion: “Pacain ca? Paapnitan ako” (are you going to serve a meal? I want Apnit). By the passing of word Paapnitan had become by word and at all period it has been said by the group so that when the Spaniards came they adopted it and make it Panitan due to the intricacy on their part to say the word Paapnitan.

Today Panitan is one of municipality serving its constituents to the fullest. With our Vision , “ A self- reliant, progressive community capable of giving opportunities to its people in unleashing their full potential towards empowerment, dedicated to the preservation of its culture and the promotion of a balanced ecology through complimentary people government partnership” , we believe that we are trekking the right path towards total improvement of the Municipality of Panitan.