MUNICIPALITY OF MULANAY, QUEZON, Historical Data of Part 1

Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
BUREAU OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Division of Quezon
District of Catanauan
Mulanay

HISTORY AND CULTURAL LIFE OF MULANAY, QUEZON

Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
BUREAU OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Division of Quezon
District of Catanauan
Mulanay

F O R E W O R D

"KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY" is a slogan that applies more or less fittingly to the work herein treated. To know this history — story of one's community — not only affords the reader interest, but also historical perspective.

Not even the least pretension to an exhaustive study and research of this work is being made due to the fact of the unavailability of many necessary data in the community at the time. Suffice it to say that the work attempts to inspire others interested in the furtherance and study of this research.

This work is accomplished with the hope that it may serve teachers a practical guide in the dissemination of the real worth of the community wherein they serve; that it will serve as a unifying factor for the people of the community.

This manuscript is made up of various contributions which are gratefully acknowledged from all teachers and non-teacher informants in the Municipality of Mulanay, Province of Quezon.

[SGD.] Timoteo Flores
District Supervisor

Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
BUREAU OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Division of Quezon
District of Catanauan
Mulanay

HISTORY AND CULTURAL LIFE OF MULANAY, QUEZON

Part One - History

1. PRESENT OFFICIAL NAME OF THE TOWN. The present official name of the town is Mulanay.

2. FORMER NAMES AND THEIR MEANINGS OR DERIVATIONS. The name Mulanay was derived from the Tagalog word "malunay," which means plenty of "lunay," the wax gathered from pili trees. History has it that, long before the arrival of the Spaniards, there were many pili trees in the present site of this town. The people gathered pili wax from those trees which they exported to other places for lighting purposes and for caulking boats and ships. The place was then known to have plenty of pili wax called "lunay" and the people spoke of this town as "malunay." Time and long usage had changed the word "malunay" into Mulanay, which eventually became the name of this town.

Another version of how this town happened to be named Mulanay is that this name was derived from the Tagalog word "mulan," which means beginning. During the period from 1741 to 1745, the town suffered the Moro depredations and plunder. As a result of those Moro attacks, the people of this town decided to transfer the town from the sitio of Mayordomo to the present site so that they could easily detect the coming of the Moros from the sea. Those who were not in favor of the transfer emigrated to and founded the towns of Banton and Simara in Romblon Province; Gasan, Marinduque; and Catanauan and Unisan, then Kalilayan, Tayabas. Those who were left in the town named the settlement Mulanay to mean that the towns where the Mulanay emigrants went originated from this town.

3. DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT. The town of Mulanay was established in the year 1741. Originally, the town was founded in the barrio called "Pinagbayanan," which is now called Mayordomo, a place about two and one-half kilometers from the center of the present site of this town. The inhabitants of Mulanay in the sitio of Mayordomo used to herd cattle and carabaos in the present site of this town where they were frequently surprised and captured by the Moros. Realizing the danger of the Moro attacks, the people decided to transfer the town from Mayordomo to the present site near the sea so that the coming Moros could easily be seen by them in the far sea. Those who were against the transfer emigrated to other towns mentioned in the preceding paragraph.

At first, the Municipality of Mulanay, Quezon included in her jurisdiction the towns of Aurora, Catanauan, and San Narciso. Consequently, Mulanay is referred to as the mother town of the aforementioned municipalities.

4. NAMES AND SOCIAL STATUS OF THE FOUNDERS. There is no available source as to what were the names and social status of the founders of this town. However, unwritten history of the town disclosed that the founders of Mulanay were people from the Visayan Islands.

5. NAMES OF PERSONS WHO HELD LEADING OFFICIAL POSITIONS IN THE COMMUNITY:

In 1818, Mulanay, Tayabas had five hundred thirty-five (535) inhabitants who belonged to five barangays. Those five barangays were San Pedro, San Jose, San Francisco, San Francisco de Asis, and Santo Niño. Some of the barangay heads and the barangays they ruled were the following:

a. Tomas Salvador b. Mateo de los Santos c. Laureano de los Reyes d. Felipe Santiago e. Francisco Zacarias

San Pedro Barangay San Jose Barangay San Francisco Barangay San Francisco de Asis in Aurora (Bondo) Santo Niño Barangay (Bondo)

The following persons and their tenures of office ruled as captains of the town:

1. Tomas Salvador 2. Eulalio Teodoro 3. Joaquin de San Luis 4. Sebastian Bautista 5. Mariano Morales 6. Hilario Tesorero 7. Carlos Tesalona 8. Sebastian Pineda 9. Felipa Lizada 10. Joaquin Luces 11. Salvador Pineda 12. Toribio Catalunia 13. Pedro Tesalona 14. Mariano Ojeda 15. Emeterio Tesalona 16. Antonino Tesalona 17. Escolastico Morales 18. Procopio Morales 19. Fabian Lizada 20. Maximino Tesalona 21. Tomas Tesalona 22. Telesforo Aguirre 23. Briccio Morales 24. Prudencio Tesalona 25. Alejandro Tesalona

1838 1839 1841 1846 1848 1849 1850 1851 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1864 1867 1867 1883 - 1884 1885 - 1886 1887 - 1888 1889 1892 - 1894 1895 - 1898 1899 - 1900

The following were the Presidents of Mulanay, Tayabas (Quezon) during the American and Commonwealth period:

1. Atanacio Ojeda 2. Alejandro Tesalona 3. Jose Lizada	1901 - 1903 1904 - 1905 1906 - 1907
4. Pedro Morales finished the term of Jose Lizada, who died.
5. Pedro Morales 6. Sancho Aguirre 7. Nicolas Zamora 8. Andres Lizada (Vice-Pres.) 9. Fortunato Nanadiego	1908 - 1909 1910 - 1912 1913 - 1914 1915 - 1916 1917 - 1922

10. Juan Vercelos 11. Fortunato Nanadiego 12. Fortunato Nanadiego 13. Deogracias Edano	1923 - 1925 1926 - 1928 1929 - 1931 1931 - 1932
(Resigned and succeeded by Vice-Pres. Jose Tesalona
14. Jose Tesalona 15. Florentino Loveria 16. Daniel Pardilla 17. Amando Aguirre	1932 - 1933 1934 - 1936 1937 - 1939 1940 - 1942
Republic of the Philippines
18. Amando Aguirre 19. Teodocio Diaz (Appointed) 20. Amando Aguirre 21. Amando Aguirre	1943 - 1946 1946 - 1947 1948 - 1951 1952 - 1955

Mr. Atanacio Ojeda Mr. Atanacio Garcia Mr. Prudencio Tesalona Mr. Nazario Fuerte Mr. Mariano Roces Mr. Vicente Tesalona Mr. Eusebio Pobeda	President Vice-President Councilor " " " "
Mr. Tomas Tesalona Mr. Pablo Roales Mr. Alejandro Tesalona Mr. Francisco Espino	Treasurer Secretary Justice of the Peace Chief of Police

Mr. Sancho Aguirre Mr. Hilario Casanada Mr. Brigido Lupinac (San Andres) Mr. Dalmacio Ojastro (Bondo) Mr. Pantaleon Osana (San Narciso) Mr. Nicolas Portillano Mr. Cipriano Minorca Mr. Mauricio Fuerte Mr. Antonio Bariata Mr. Inocentes Pobada	President Vice-President Councilor " " " " " " "
Mr. Florentino Loveria Mr. Mariano Macatangay Mr. Sergio Baronia	Sec.-Treasurer Justice of the Peace Actg. Chief of Police

Mr. Fortunato Nanadiego Mr. Vitaliano Aguirre Mr. Leon Villafuerte (Aurora) Mr. Juan Novela Mr. Dionisio Asia Mr. Venancio Zano Mr. Serapion Geron (Bondo) Mr. Arsenio Bariata Mr. Nicanor Edades (Bondo) Mr. Antonio Alva (Bondo) Mr. Rosendo Medina Mr. Martin F. Edran Mr. Tomas Tesalona Mr. Pablo Roales

President Vice-President Councilor " " " " " " " Secretary Treasurer Justice of the Peace Chief of Police

Mr. Fortunato Nanadiego Mr. Dionisio Asia Mr. Nicanor Edades (Bondo) Mr. Mamerto Flores (Bondo) Mr. Pedro Asia Mr. Manuel Garcia Mr. Luciano Rosas Mr. Alfonso Deduro	President Vice-President Councilor " " " " "
Mr. Rosendo Medina Mr. Martin F. Edran Mr. Ricardo Rosales, Sr. Mr. Pablo Roales	Secretary Treasurer Justice of the Peace Chief of Police

Mr. Deogracias Edano Mr. Jose Tesalona Mr. Andres Castilleja (Bondo) Mr. Filemon Edades (Bondo) Mr. Samuel Allarey (Bondo) Mr. Ignacio Portillano Mr. Agustin Rocete Mr. Manuel Olveda	President Vice-President Councilor " " " " "
Mr. Rosendo Medina Mr. Martin F. Edran Mr. Ricardo Rosales, Sr. Mr. Eugenio Cadiz Mr. Pablo Roales	Secretary Treasurer Justice of the Peace Pres., San. Div. Chief of Police

Mr. Florentino Loveria Mr. Enrique Asia Mr. Hilario Diaz Mr. Mariano Asia Mr. Antonio Arenal Mr. Mauro Bariata Mr. Vicente Tagle Mr.	President Vice-President Councilor " " " " "
Mr. Apolonio Casanada Mr. Martin F. Edran Mr. Casimiro Tañada Mr. Simon Baronia	Secretary Treasurer Justice of the Peace Chief of Police

Mr. Daniel Pardilla Mr. Regino Pardilla Mr. Julio Rejano Mr. Hilario Diaz Mr. Andres Castilleja Mr. Mr. Mr.	Municipal Mayor Vice Mun. Mayor Councilor " " " " "
Mr. Rosendo Medina Mr. Martin F. Edran Mr. Casimiro Tañada Mr. Simon Baronia Mr. Eugenio Cadiz	Secretary Treasurer Justice of the Peace Chief of Police Pres., San. Division

Mr. Amando Aguirre Mr. Mauro Bariata Mr. Norberto Medina Mr. Casimiro Bariata Mr. Hilario Casanada Mr. Calixto Fernandez Mr. Aquilino Olveda Mrs. Josefa Nanadiego	Municipal Mayor Mun. Vice-Mayor Councilor " " " " "
Mr. Pedro Olveda Mr. Martin F. Edran Mr. Manuel Aquino Dr. Marcelino Morales Mr. Proceso Roadilla	Secretary Treasurer Justice of the Peace Charity C. Physician Chief of Police

Mr. Amando Aguirre Mr. Mauro Bariata Mr. Rulfo Penaverde Mr. Venancio Tagle Mr. Ildefonso Rejano Mr. Aquilino Olveda Mr. Fernando Olveda Mr. Mariano Asia	Mun. Mayor Mun. Vice-Mayor Councilor " " " " "
Mr. Pedro Olveda Mr. Martin F. Edran Mr. Mapalad Nanadiego Dr. Alfonso Custodio Mr. Pablo Casanada	Secretary Treasurer Justice of the Peace Charity C. Physician Chief of Police

Mr. Amando Aguirre Mr. Luciano Rosas Mr. Pedro Garcia Mr. Pefecto Tagle Mr. Romualdo Rosales Mr. Lorenzo Prieto Mr. Catalino Asia Mr. Fresco Safrangco	Municipal Mayor Mun. Vice-Mayor Councilor " " " " "
Mr. Pedro Olveda Mr. Martin F. Edran Atty. Mapalad Nanadiego Mr. Pablo Casanada Dr. Fidel Azogue Mr. Alfredo Quibrado	Secretary Treasurer Justice of the Peace Chief of Police Pres., San. Div. San. Inspector

Mr. Ramon L. Santos Mr. Jose Encarnacion Mr. Victorino Quejano Mr. Pedro Palomar Mr. Teodoro Lising Mrs. Dolores J. Salazar Mr. Felix Acuña Mr. Alipio Sanga Mr. Josue Pandy Mr. Melanio Patao

Div. Sch. Superintendent Div. Ass't Superintendent Academic Supervisor English Supervisor Ind. Arts Supervisor Home Eco. Supervisor Chief Clerk Property Clerk Prov. Scout Executive Ass't Prov. Scout Executive

1. Mr. Timoteo Flores 2. Mr. Primo Magallanes 3. Miss Rosalia Edran 4. Miss Guadalupe Telada 5. Miss Simeona Ojeda (Subs. of Mrs. P. Capila) 6. Mrs. Purita O. Capila 7. Mrs. Exaltacion M. Nanadiego 8. Mrs. Simeona L. Aguirre 9. Mr. Armingol Nanadiego 10. Miss Saklolo Nanadiego 11. Mr. Jose Roces 12. Mrs. Cresenciana A. Duria 13. Miss Ester Cuasay 14. Mr. Domingo Garcia 15. Mr. Eleuterio B. Luna 16. Miss Feliza Miranda 17. Mr. Nestor Luna 18. Mr. Francisco de Guzman 19. Mr. Casimiro Bariata 20. Mr. Salvador Morales 21. Miss Veneranda Peñaverde 22. Miss Mercedes Pabellon 23. Mr. Valeriano Olveda 24. Mr. Pedro Podaca 25. Miss Nimfa Medina 26. Mr. Mariano Funtiler 27. Mr. German Fenis 28. Miss Adela Glinoga 29. Miss Delia Fuerte 30. Mr. Jesus Garcia

District Supervisor Principal Grade I, Central Grade I, Central Grade II, Central On Maternity Leave Grade II, Central Grade III, Central Grade III, Central Grade IV, Central Grade IV, Central Home Eco. Teacher Grade V-A, Central Grade V-B, Ind. Arts Teacher & Pro. Cust. Grade VI, Central Grade VI, Ajos Grades III & IV, Ajos Grade I, Kanuwep Grade I & II, Patabog Grades III & IV, Patabog Grade V, Patabog Grade VI, Patabog Grades I & II, Pakiing Grades III & IV, Pakiing Grade V, Pakiing Grades I & II, Yuni Grades III & IV, Yuni Grade V, Yuni Grade VI, Yuni Cent. Sch. Janitor

6. DATA ON HISTORICAL SITES, STRUCTURES, BUILDINGS, OLD RUINS, ETC.

7. IMPORTANT FACTS, INCIDENTS, OR EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE:

Reliable information from the ageing Councilor Hilario Casanada revealed that on Three Kings' Day in the year 1896, during the rule of Captain Prudencio Tesalona, the town of Mulanay, Tayabas (now Quezon) was overrun by "tulisanes" numbering thirty or more persons under "Captain" Habagat, whose supernatural powers were known throughout the length and breadth of the Bondoc Peninsula. Days before the known arrival and attack of the much feared "tulisanes," Captain Prudencio Tesalona reinforced his "sumatin," town policemen, with the brave and courageous men of the town, among whom were the informant, Councilor Hilario Casanada, Mr. Adriano Asia, and Mr. Francisco Casanada.

Transcribed from: Historical Data of the Municipality of Mulanay, Province of Quezon, online at the National Library of the Philippines Digital Collections.