MUNICIPALITY OF MUNTINLUPA, RIZAL, Historical Data of
[Note to the reader: There are only 2 pages of the original historical data file for the Municipality of Muntinlupa (or Muntinglupa) at the National Library of the Philippines Digital Collections, one of which is the cover page. The second file is not even paginated and appears to be in the middle of the first section. For the purposes of this transcription, this page will be assigned page 1.]
[Cover page]
HISTORY AND CULTURAL LIFE OF MUNTINLUPA
AND ITS BARRIOS
District Supervisor
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25. Marciano Arciaga 26. Ruperto Navarro 27. Valentin del Monte 28. Francisco Nofuente |
Vice-Mayor
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1943-47 1947 1947-51 1951- |
6. Data on historical sites, structures, buildings, etc.:
b. During the American regime, the convent was occupied by American soldiers (1901-02).
c. During the Japanese occupation, a garrison at Bayanan called Kamatchutay was constructed (1942-44).
d. During the Spanish and American regimes, not many residents were killed; but during the Japanese occupation, many in Bayanan were killed.
e. The Alabang Steak Farm was established in 1912.
f. The Serum and Vaccine Laboratory was established in 1919, first under the Bureau of Science, then under the University of the Philippines, and finally under the Department of Health.
g. On January 15, 1936, the initial steps were taken in transferring the national penitentiary from Manila to Muntinlupa on a site of 531 hectares. Road was cut from the main road of the municipality up the elevated reservation and, in 1938, the first concrete building of the prison compound was erected, all through the efforts of Gen. Paulino Santos.
7. Important facts, incidents, etc.:
b. In 1892, Spanish friars lived in Muntinlupa. They had a house in Alabang where they tried to secure some land. During the revolution, many of these friars were killed. A number of them were believed buried alive at Pasong Pare.
Folkways
1. Legends:
a. Pasong Pare - One day, at noon, a farmer was pasturing his carabaos at Pasong Pare when, from among the bushes, appeared a big tall priest with a long beard. The priest beckoned to the farmer but the farmer, afraid of the apparition, ran off. When he glanced back, he found the priest gone. The barrio folks believed that the priest was the form of those buried alive thereabouts by the natives during the revolution. The place has been known as "Pasong Pare" ever since.
b. There used to be a grassy part in Muntinlupa through which the trail used by travelers passed from Las Piñas to the south or from Laguna to the north. Robbers used this spot for waylaying travelers and acted like demons as they did so. This place is now called "Pasong Diablo."
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