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33-644: Naic, Cavite is one of the former barrios of Maragondon , along with 1) Magallanes (named after the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan ); 2) Bailen (named after a town in Spain wherefrom the Friar Baltazar Narváez came, but renamed and now, General Emilio Aguinaldo , after the first President of the First Philippine Republic; 3) Tagaytay City, a former part of Alfonso ; 4) Alfonso, (named after

66-418: A perennial problem of the country. It is one of the greatest achievement of Naic because the other towns followed suit. The municipality of Naic is located on the western part of the province along the shorelines of Manila Bay . Trece Martires City and Tanza bound it to the east. Situated beyond the southern portion of Naic is Indang and the western boundary is shared with Ternate and Maragondon . Naic

99-554: Is Filipino , based mostly on the Tagalog of surrounding areas, and this Tagalog form used is the Manila form of spoken Tagalog which essentially become the lingua franca of the Philippines, having spread throughout the archipelago through mass media and entertainment. English is the language most widely used in education and business. The Catholic population of Naic is primarily served by

132-413: Is 36 kilometers (22 mi) from Imus and 46 kilometers (29 mi) from Metro Manila . Majority of the upland towns and some of those in lowlands trade with Naic due to its strategic geographical position. The coordinates of Naic are 14°32 latitude and 120°768 longitude. Naic is politically subdivided into 30 barangays . Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios . In the 2020 census,

165-469: Is 44 kilometers (27 mi) from Imus and 54 kilometers (34 mi) from Manila . The name Maragondon is a Spanish approximation of the Tagalog word maragundong or madagundong , which means "having a rumbling or thunderous sound". This refers to the noise coming from the Kay Albaran river in the village of Capantayan. This was initially the place on which the town was to be built. However, due to

198-401: Is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cavite , Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,653 people. Formerly known as Bahra , the municipality is named after Ternate island of Indonesia where migrants from then Dutch East Indies originated. Ternate is 47 kilometres (29 mi) from Imus and 57 kilometres (35 mi) from Manila . The town

231-630: Is named after the Indonesian island of Ternate , which was the homeland of settlers in the region in the late 1600s (as refugees from the Moluccas ). The town was also known as Barra or Bahra (from Barra de Maragondón ) in Chavacano . Prior to the arrival of migrants, the area was known as Wawa by the native Tagalogs, from the Tagalog wawa ("river mouth" or "river delta"). The Merdicas (also spelled Mardicas or Mardikas ) were Catholic natives of

264-550: The Diocesan Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Church . And there has been fast growth of other Protestant denominations including Iglesia ni Cristo . Aglipayan Church is the third majority denomination in town. Poverty incidence of Naic Source: Philippine Statistics Authority The following are the elected officials of the town elected last May 09, 2022 which serves until 2025: Education in

297-454: The province of Cavite , Philippines . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,687 people. The town is famous for its bamboo crafts, Mounts Palay-Palay–Mataas-na-Gulod Protected Landscape which includes Mount Pico de Loro , and various ancestral houses and structures important to Philippine history and culture such as Maragondon Church and the execution site and trial house of national hero Andres Bonifacio . Maragondon

330-626: The "Royal Audiencia" issued in 1849, the church was transferred to the Dominican Friars in 1865. The Dominicans upon finding out that the land in Naic was fertile, built the Casa Hacienda de Naic (the present Naic Elementary School) to be the administration building for the overseer of the larger friar lands in Naic (Jose, 1996). In the Philippine Revolution of 1896–1898, all of the names of

363-473: The 2020 census, the population of Maragondon was 40,687 people, with a density of 250 inhabitants per square kilometer or 650 inhabitants per square mile. The following are the elected officials of the town elected last May 09, 2022 , serving a term until 2025: Ternate, Cavite Ternate , officially the Municipality of Ternate ( Tagalog : Bayan ng Ternate , Chavacano : Municipio de Ternate ),

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396-644: The King Alfonso who ascended the throne as a youngster, after his mother, a child Queen abdicated—after being enthroned by a General -later Count- Narváez); and 5) Ternate (a town with three names, Ternate, Wawa, Barra. Ternate was the name of the home in Mollucas of the settlers who were sent by the Dutch and Portuguese to the Philippines to fight the Chinese Pirates; Wawa was the name for this Shores-rich little site; Barra

429-757: The Moluccas to the Dutch. Two hundred families of Merdicas (of mixed Mexican-Filipino-Spanish and Papuan-Indonesian-Portuguese descent) volunteered, and were resettled in a sandbar near the mouth of the Maragondon River (known as the Bahra de Maragondon ) and Tanza , Cavite . Among them was their ruler, Sultan Said Din Burkat , who deported to Manila together with his entourage and family and later converted to Christianity. The invasion did not occur as Koxinga fell ill and died. The Merdicas community eventually assimilated into

462-497: The Papa, De Castro, Valentin, and Arenas families of Naic, the Darwins of Indang, who were/are Spanish nobilities and margraves with ranks of Duques, Marquis, Condes and Vizcondes, pertained to this class. From 1903 to 1917, the adjacent municipality of Ternate became part of Naic. Naic is also the very first town in the country to pass an ordinance banning pigs from the street. It had been

495-553: The Philippines is managed and regulated by the Department of Education (DepEd), Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). DepEd is responsible for the K–12 basic education ; it exercises full and exclusive control over public schools and nominal regulation over private schools , and it also enforces the national curriculum that has been put in place since 2013. CHED and TESDA, on

528-425: The assassins were still at large. Ternate is politically subdivided into 10 barangays .   Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios . Currently, there are 3 barangays which are classified as urban. In the 2020 census, the population of Ternate, Cavite, was 24,653 people, with a density of 410 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,100 inhabitants per square mile. In addition to Tagalog ,

561-606: The barangays in Naic, Barangay Ibayo Silangan has the biggest population with 11,250 people while Barangay Balsahan has registered the smallest population with 478 people. The population of Naic have grown from the past few years. In 1990 the recorded population count by the Philippine Statistics Authority is about 52,000, about 73,000 in year 2000 (which increased by 3.45%), 87,058 is recorded in 2007 (2.46% increase), about 88,000 in 2010 (0.39% increase) and 111,454 in 2015 (increased by 4.60%). The vernacular language

594-457: The closeness of Naic to the population in Maragondon, Naic transferred its center in 1798 to the eastern bank of the river (the present poblacion)(Medina, 1992). Also during this time, the town was already a flourishing fishing and agricultural village (Villanueva, 1982). On the other hand, the church, since 1797, was under the secular clergy who were mostly Filipinos (Jose, 1997; Medina, 1992). Upon

627-479: The community continue to use one of several Spanish-based creole varieties found in the Philippines, collectively known as Chabacano (Ternateño Chavacano); locals, however, call this vernacular simply as Bahra . Most Ternateños are Catholics, with the majority belonging to the Catholic Church , and the rest subscribing to other Christian denominations. A number of residents also profess Islam , belonging to

660-444: The floods caused by the frequent overflowing of the river, the town was later relocated to its present site. Incidentally, Maragondon has three foundation dates, namely: Maragondon belonged to the corregimiento of Mariveles (now part of Bataan ) until 1754, when Spanish governor general Pedro Manuel de Arandia (1754–1759) abolished the politico-military administration and restored Maragondon to Cavite province. Alongside Silang,

693-670: The islands of Ternate and Tidore of the Moluccas , converted by Jesuit missionaries during the Portuguese occupation of the islands. The islands were later captured by the Spanish , who vied for their control with the Dutch . In 1663, the Spanish garrison in Ternate were forced to pull out to defend Manila against an impending invasion by Koxinga on the Kingdom of Tungning in modern Taiwan , sacrificing

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726-547: The local population. Today, the descendants of the Merdicas continue to speak their Spanish creole (with Portuguese and Papuan influences), which came to be known as Ternateño Chabacano . Ternate was once a barrio of Maragondón, and was the first town to attain full independence from it on March 31, 1857. The agreement was signed on behalf of the residents of Ternate by Tomás de León, Félix Nigosa, Pablo de León, Florencio Nino Franco and Juan Ramos. On October 15, 1903, Ternate

759-410: The other hand, are responsible for higher education ; CHED regulates the academically-oriented universities and colleges while TESDA oversees the development of technical and vocational education institutions and programs in the country. High Schools Maragondon Maragondon , officially the Municipality of Maragondon ( Tagalog : Bayan ng Maragondon ), is 6th class municipality in

792-510: The people of Ternate. Furthermore, Bailen (now Gen. Aguinaldo) and Alfonso seceded from Maragondon in 1858. Naic then severed as a town in 1869. Magallanes was the last of the villages to attain independence, having been founded on July 15, 1879, under an agreement signed by Crisostomo Riel representing Maragondon, and by Isidro Bello and company representing Magallanes. Maragondon is politically subdivided into 27 barangays .   Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios . In

825-566: The population of Naic, was 160,987 people, with a density of 2,100 inhabitants per square kilometer or 5,400 inhabitants per square mile. It is the 9th most populous and the 14th most densely populated municipality/city in the province. The massive increase can be observed in the year 1990 when industrialization was introduced in the Province of Cavite (including Naic). Investors established their businesses in different industrial estates that magnetized people to migrate to Cavite due to job opportunities

858-476: The province offers. Another factor attributed to the increase of population is the mushrooming of housing subdivisions (such as Belmont Homes in Palangue and Dorothea Homes in both Halang and Calubcob). Natural increase also contributes to the increase in population. The population density of the municipality based on the 2015 census was 1,500 inhabitants per square kilometre or 3,800 inhabitants per square mile. Among

891-558: The river (present Barangay Muzon) and made it into a "sitio" with a visita still under Maragondon. In 1791, the community was finally made into a town with its population still in the western bank. The town was named Naic after the old archaic word "can(ia)ayic" meaning "town near one another" or "the other side" (Medina, 1992), while Alfredo B. Saulo contends that Naic is a highly cultured Tagalog word meaning "suburbs" or "countryside". Also in Malaysia , Naic means "overboard". Moreover, due to

924-435: The town's territory was very large during its early decades. In the second half of the 19th century the towns of Ternate , Magallanes , Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo (formerly Bailen) , Alfonso , and Naic were mere barrios of Maragondon. Ternate was the first town to attain full independence on March 31, 1857, under an agreement signed by Tomas de Leon, Felix Nigosa, Pablo de Leon, Florencio Nino Franco and Juan Ramos in behalf of

957-738: The towns in Cavite were Filipinized, thus, the name of Naic was changed to Naik, but was also commonly known as "Maguagi". Furthermore, five events significant to the revolution took place in Naic. These were as follows: The prominent people who paved the way for the revolution in Naic included former gobernadorcillos and capitanes municipal; namely, Cirilo Arenas, Gregorio (Goyo) Jocson, in whose house General Aguinaldo recuperated from illness, Benito Poblete, and Tobal Bustamante. A sprinkling of upperclassmen could also be found in other towns of Cavite whose wealth came from rural landholdings, urban properties, and/or successful business ventures. The Cuencas of Bacoor,

990-514: Was a part of the towering Taal Volcano . Naic was the western slope of the volcano until its internal eruption which led to the sinking of its apex in its present condition. When the Jesuits discovered Maragondon in 1627, its total land area covers the whole of Naic, Ternate, and Magallanes (Vance; Saulo and De Ocampo, 1990; Medina, 1992). In 1758, the Jesuits founded a community in the western bank of

1023-499: Was merged with Naic by virtue of Act No. 947. It was later separated by virtue of Executive Order No. 96 in November 1915 but was effective only on January 1, 1916. On March 3, 1992, Mayor Octavio Velasco, along with his two bodyguards and the town chief of police Felipe Enero, were assassinated in front of the municipal hall by five unknown gunmen, alleged to be bodyguards of then-Cavite Representative Jorge Núñez. As of March 1994,

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1056-437: Was the name given for this "Docking Place or Site" of Maragondon.) Naic has several histories when it comes to the origin of its name. One theory suggests that it originated when a Spaniard asked a native about what the pig is doing and he said " na-igik " (crying sound of pigs), thus later on developed as Naic. Another one suggests that it came from a Spanish word " Ca – Naic " meaning "neighboring place" by which its mother town

1089-412: Was the present Maragondon. Another theory put forward is that Naic is an acronym for Nuestra Adorada Immaculada Concepcion. The town's name is the Spanish translation of the town's patron saint, Our Lady of Immaculate Concepcion . As an honor and reverence to Our Lady of Immaculate Conception, the town folks celebrate annually their town fiesta on every 8th day of December. Thousands of years ago, Naic

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