MUNICIPALITY OF SINILOAN (LAGUNA), Historical Data of Part 3

BUREAU OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
DIVISION OF LAGUNA
DISTRICT OF SINILOAN
SINILOAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL LIFE OF THE
MUNICIPALITY OF
SINILOAN

PROVINCE OF LAGUNA

Noted: [SGD.] EDUARDO RELIGIOSO District Supervisor

SUBMITTED BY: [SGD.] GERVASIO P. ACERO Principal

In the preparation of these historical data, the teachers of the Siniloan Elementary School made every research in spite of the destruction of written records about the community. The said teachers agreed upon the formation [of a committee made up of] the following members with the specific duties they did with credit:

1. Discussion Leader	Mr. Jose R. Leopando
2. Content Recorder	Miss Gliceria L. Religioso
3. Analysts:	Mr. Francisco K. Acorda Mrs. Neri D. Halago
4. Editors	Mr. Briccio A. Eleria Mrs. Justa R. Domingo
5. Evaluator	Mrs. Maria E. Leopando
6. Opinion Giver	Mr. Eleuterio Serrano
7. Initiator-Contributor	Miss Evangelina J. Acorda
8. Opinion Seeker	Mr. Lucrecio Redor
9. Information Giver	Miss Luz P. Ludovico
10. Group Process Observer	Mr. Fausto Relativo
11. MEMBERS AND HELPERS:
Mrs. Belen S. D. Redor Miss Silveria Aduana Miss Amelia R. Rivera Mrs. Encarnacion V. Abary Miss Aurora Ludovico Mr. Jose M. Reyes Miss Fe Magcalen	Mrs. Natalia V. Jamorabon Miss Elpidia S. Acero Mrs. Presentacion A. Acelajado Mrs. Felipa A. Releñas Miss Dorotea V. Serrano Mr. Sofio D. Salgado-typist Miss Virginia Buenavista

GERVACIO P. ACERO Consultant

EDUARDO RELIGIOSO General Consultant

FRANCISCO SAN ANDRES

We are indebted to some persons who helped us gather the data needed. Mr. Marcelo Balbalosa gave us his Chronicle which he was able to save from the war. Mr. Dominador Castillo, the most promising local writer who brought us stories in local comic strips and papers, gave us some of his legends.

HISTORICAL DATA REGARDING THE TOWN OF SINILOAN, LAGUNA

HISTORY AND CULTURAL LIFE
Part One: -HISTORY-

19. The present official name of the town is SINILOAN.

20. In the year 1583, Fathers Oropesa and Placencia gave the name "GUILING-GUILING to this settlement. The name was derived from the native "GUILINGAN," a primitive device used in milling palay. Was adopted up to 1604.

In 1604, three leading inhabitants divided a lot they bought into equal parts. The priests, who were inclined to philosophy, asked the natives how equality was popularly expressed in the native tongue. The answer given was "SIN-LU-LUANG." There then and there, the pious fathers changed the name from "GUILING-GUILING" to "SINLULUANG." which connoted equality, fairness, and justice. And, like a prophetic pronouncement, the friars' words proved true to this day.

Later, the name SINLULUANG was shortened to SINILOAN, the present official name of the town.

21. The settlement was organized in the year 1583. However, the chronicles stated that prior to this year, the village which is now SINILOAN was a barrio with a population of more than nine hundred persons.

22. In 1583, the Parish of Siniloan was organized by Reverend Fathers Juan de Placencia and Diego de Oropesa. Written history does not reveal the real founders of this town.

NOTE TO THE READER: Although the original document on file at the National Library of the Philippines Digital Collection has a total of 46 scanned pages, those that followed the previous page are just duplicates of what has already been transcribed and are, therefore, no longer included in this transcription.

Transcribed from:

Historical Data of the Municipality of Siniloan, Province of Laguna, online at the National Library of the Philippines Digital Collections.