CITY OF PASAY, RIZAL, Historical Data of Part 6

Pinagbarilan
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During the last days of the Spanish era, many Filipinos met their doom. At this time, Filipino leadership was awakening among the Filipinos, so that in all provinces, revolt broke out. As a result of this, many Filipinos were maltreated by the Spaniards, and still the worst was that many Filipinos were suspected and imprisoned without trial. In one of these places where prisoners were retained [detained] by the "guardia civil" or civil guard was Tabon. When the Spaniards were finally defeated by the Americans, the Spanish civil guards shot to death all Filipino prisoners. From that time, the place of the shooting was known to the people as "Pinagbarilan."

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The spot where was situated an isolate forest (now named Pinagbarilan) was the meeting place of those who conducted illicit business.

One day, a native of Tabing-Ilog named Pedro (a) Piro presented to the local government and offered his voluntary services for the suppression of violators of the tobacco monopoly. He gave his promise that he would exert all his efforts to arrest them. The local government yield to him. He was assigned to head its small force. The operation, as was planned by him, was carried out successfully

by bitter fighting between his men and the smugglers. The exchange of fire between them was heard all over the town. At last, all the malefactors left alive did not scamper but gave up and voluntarily surrendered. Since then, the illicit transactions of tobacco ceased, and the spot which served as the hiding place was cleared and freed of the culprits. What is left to remember that bloody encounter is the name given to the place. Pinagbarilan.

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During the early days, there lived a teacher by the name of Maximo Sandejas. He became very popular to the people of Pasay because of his exemplary teaching. He was considered to be the best teacher, then. When he died, the people missed him and his teaching. To honor him then, a street was named after him — in memory of a great teacher.

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Tramo, as the name suggests, is a very long and narrow street along the Cavite railroad line. This street, during the Spanish period and even during the coming of the Spaniards [Americans] is not a road. The place was a land of vastness full of vines and trees. "Ikmo," which is used by old men and women for their "nganga," is grown extensively along the place.

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10. A. Cruz - In honor of Telesforo Apelo Cruz, connected with the famous land case of Pasay.

11. Dolores - Street landing to the very place of sorrows, the cemetery.

12. F. Fernando - After Simeon Fernando, Simeon Pawid, the conductor of the Pasay Musical Band.

13. C. Jose - Captain Clemente Jose

14. F. B. Harrison - Formerly known as M. H. del Pilar. It is in honor of the Governor-General of the Philippines who bears its name.

15. Leveriza - In honor of Cabeza de Barangay Exequiel Leveriza, known for his unique tax collection. He never submitted his collectibles late nor was short of a single cent.

16. Liberted - The Escolta of Pasay, according to existing tales, is named such because everybody is free to go to the beach through this street.

17. Luna - Formerly Mabolo, because the narrow street was lined on both sides of by Mabolo trees.

18. S. Mariano - In honor of an Olympic swimmer who represented the Philippinesin the Eastern Olympic Games in Shanghai in 1912.

19. P. Santos - In honor of Capitan P. Santos.

20. San Juan - In honor of two brothers, Ceferino and Cornelio San Juan, who helped in suppressing banditry and robberies.

21. Taylo - In honor of Catalino Taylo, father of Reverend Father Leonardo Taylo (Pare Andoy), besides being appointed Municipal Captain during the Spanish regime in 1891-92.

22. Villaruel - In honor of Anastacio Villaruel, the first chemist in the town in honor of Father Zamora.

23. Vergel - In honor of the Vergel Brothers who were once Pasay City executives.

Even before Pasay became a separate pueblo, it began assuming rule of its own. The government was then run by executives under different titles. The following is a table of names under which the Pasay heads were known:

1815 - 1826 1827 - 1850 1851 - 1893 1894 - 1900 1900 - 1934 1934 - 1942 1943 - 1945 1946 - 1952

alcaldes gobernadorcillos alcaldes capitan municipal president alcalde district chief alcalde

Below is a tabulation of the men at the helm of Pasay City during various periods:

Period	Name	Position	Place
1815 1816 1817 1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833	Domingo Cifra Cruz Marcelo Celeridad Cruz Gamino Vergel Cruz Justo de Jesus Marcelo Celeridad Cruz Joaquin Protacio Damaso Sanchez Bernardo de Jesus Juan Zamora Froilan Fernando Tomas Petalla Andres Aragon Dionisio Fernando Igmidio Cabrera Protacio Ildefonso Sanchez Juan Vergel Cruz Esteban Aragon Angel Isidro	Alcalde " " " " " " " " " " " Gobernadorcillo " " " " " "	Tabing Ilog Iba Tabon Bahay Pare Iba Tabing Ilog Iba Bahay Pare Balite Bahay Pare Balite Singalong Bahay Pare Tabing Ilog Bahay Pare Mabulo Tabing Ilog Singalong Tabing Ilog

Period	Name	Position	Place
1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846-47 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864-65 1866-67 1868-69 1871-71 1872-73 1874-75 1876-77 1878-79 1880-81 1882-83 1884-85 1886-87 1888-89 1890 1891-92 1893 1894 1895-97 1898-99 1899-1900 1900-05	Pablo Celeridad Enrique Cuneta Cruz Miguel Tolentino Froilan Fernando Serapio Celeridad Santiago Raymundo Genaro Cabrera Juan Vergel Cruz Gregorio Manapat Santiago Raymundo Igmidio Cabrera Alejandro Ignacio Eutropio Manapat Gregorio Vergel Cruz Juan Escobal Francisco del Rosario Flaviano Protacio Tomas Aragon Teofilo Protacio Faustino Celeridad Santiago Raymundo Tomas Aragon Fortunato Vergel Cruz Telesforo Apelo Cruz Fortunato Santos Rufino Cabrera Benedicto Decena Buenaventura Cabrera Manuel Fernando Pedro Vergel Cruz Faustino Celeridad Abito Vergel Cruz Hermogenes Vito Cruz Fortunato Vergel Cruz Teodoro Aragon Macario Vergel Cruz Pedro Aragon Macario Vergel Cruz Marcelino Tolentino Lorenzo D. Protacio Isaac Tolentino Rufino Cabrera Leocadio Villa-Real Catalino Taylo Maximo de Jesus Marcelino Tolentino Marino Reyes Catalino Taylo Pascual Villanueva Pascual Villanueva	Gobernadorcillo " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " Alcalde " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " Cap. Municipal " " President "	Iba Iba Tabing-Ilog Bahay Pare Iba Bahay Pare Bahay Pare Tabing-Ilog Balite Bahay Pare Tabing-Ilog Iba Balite Tabing-Ilog Insalundo Bahay Pare Tabing-Ilog Singalong Tabing-Ilog Iba Bahay Pare Singalong Tabing-Ilog Tabon Mabulo Singalong Tabing-Ilog Tabing-Ilog Bahay Pare San Roque San Rafael San Roque San Jose San Roque Singalong Sta. Clara Singalong Sta. Clara San Roque San Roque San Roque Singalong Paco San Jose San Roque San Roque San Rafael San Jose Sta. Clara Sta. Clara

Period	Name	Position	Place
1906-08 1908-10 1910-12 1912-19 1919-22 1922-28 1928-31 1931-34 1934-37 1940-42 1942-45 1945	Gregorio Villanueva Mauro Reyes Eugenio Villa-Real Pascual Villanueva Miguel R. Cornejo Carlos Cruz Miguel Cornejo Moises San Juan Moises San Juan Rufino Mateo Moises San Juan Enrique Manaloto (Appointed) Alipio Pestañas Nicanor Santos Adolfo Santos	President " " " " " " " Alcalde " " District Chief" Actg. Municipal Mayor during the Liberation	Sta. Clara San Rafael Sta. Clara Sta. Clara Malibay Maricaban Malibay San Jose San Jose San Jose San Jose Sta. Clara San Rafael San Roque San Jose
1946-50 1950-51 1952 1953	Rufino Mateo Carlos Rivilla Primitivo Lovina Pablo Cuneta (acting)	Alcalde " " "	Bacoor, Cavite Villadolid, Neg. Occidental Pasay Pasay

Domingo Cifra Cruz Dionisio Fernando Marcelino Tolentino	first alcalde of the locality first gobernadorcillo first municipal captain
Pascual Villanueva	held the longest term of office in Pasay, author of the resolution renaming the locality Pasay from Pineda.
Miguel Cornejo	effected the sale of lands to the occupants of Malibay at the rate of 30 to 50 centavos per square meter and the separation of Malibay from Fort Wm. McKinley.

Mauro Reyes	Mayor incumbent when the first public school was established in Pasay. It was the old Central School, now known as Epifanio de los Santos Elementary School.
Juan Escobal	established the barrio of San Jose.
Hermogenes Vito Cruz	built a culvert over Bitukang Manok, serving as a boundary.
Exequiel Leveriza	owner of a unique style of tax collection. He was never short of collectible taxes by one cent.
Rufino Mateo	Alcalde when Pasay was made Rizal City.
Primitivo Lovina	Incumbent mayor when the new building of the Pasay City High School was inaugurated.

Cornejo, Miguel R. "A Brief History of Pasay City." from Pasay Popular Fiesta (January 16, 1949).

______________ "A Brief History of Pasay City." Pasay City Progress and Directory. (November, 1951, pp. 4-8).

Diccionario Geografico. "Estadistico Historico de las Islas Filipinas." Madrid: Imprenta de D. Jose dela Peña, Calle de Atocha N 100, 1851.

Letters:

Ascaño, R. N. Letter to the City Treasurer, Rizal City (April 21, 1950).

______________ Correspondence to the Mayor of Pasay City (July 21, 1950).

______________ Memorandum to Atty. Juan Ipac, Chief, Local Government Division (August 13, 1951).

Balderrama, C. Memorandum for the Honorable N. Roxas, Executive Secretary (January 12, 1949).

Canicosa, Eduardo V. Letter to the Assistant Executive Secretary, Office of the President of the Philippines (January 5, 1949).

Rivilla, Carlos. Letter to the President of the Philippines. (September 25, 1950).

Salonga, Isayas. Rizal Province Directory. Manila, Bureau of Printing, c. 1934.

Santos, Jose P. "Ang Kasaysayan ng Pasay (Rizal City)" From the March of Life (April 1, 1950 pp. 19-22).

Venago, Martin. History of Pasay City (MS).

Economic History of Pasay (MS) submitted by Orbita Evangelista.

Historical Data of the City of Pasay, Province of Rizal, online at the National Library of the Philippines Digital Collections.