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About Rosario, Batangas
Municipal Hall, Our Lady of the Rosary Parish Church, Sto. Rosario Hospital, Rosario Cultural and Sports Center at the foot of Tombol Hill. Through the lens of Travelling Edmund
.Rosario is a first class municipality in the 4th district of Batangas province, CALABARZON Region (Region IV-A) in the Philippines. The town is known as "The Rice Granary of Batangas".
From downtown Rosario; going north leads you to the town of Padre Garcia and Lipa City, east leads you to the town of San Juan and Quezon province, south leads you to the municipalities of Taysan and Lobo, while west leads you to the town of Ibaan and Batangas City.
From downtown Rosario; going north leads you to the town of Padre Garcia and Lipa City, east leads you to the town of San Juan and Quezon province, south leads you to the municipalities of Taysan and Lobo, while west leads you to the town of Ibaan and Batangas City.
Founded: 1687
Foundation Day: June 9
Zip Code: 4225
Total Land Area: 226.88 km² (87.60 sq mi)
Population: 128,352 (2020 census)
Coordinates: 13°50′42″N 121°12′13″E
Town Fiesta: October 7 (read more)
Foundation Day: June 9
Zip Code: 4225
Total Land Area: 226.88 km² (87.60 sq mi)
Population: 128,352 (2020 census)
Coordinates: 13°50′42″N 121°12′13″E
Town Fiesta: October 7 (read more)
History
In the pre-Hispanic time, our ancestral origins were but a few small scattered villages along the coast. In the mountains near the coast, were isolated villages of few people. Here lived peacefully a people related to one another by blood or marriage. Besides this kinship, they were held together in common economic interest, shared beliefs and rituals. This present area of Batangas was the last populated and settled part of the province, unlike its Northwestern part where Taal, Balayan and Nasugbu were already centers of population and trade-out posts of people from other parts of Asia. This was because our region of origin is mountainous, and the sea was not a travel nor a trade route. Thus, our ancestors developed a culture slightly different from our neighbors. Its people were characteristically industrious and persevering in nature.
Christianization of our ancestors took place in the late decades of the 1600's. Their settlements became the mission fields of the Augustinian Order. As were with Christianized villages, the inhabitants were made to live closer together to form a larger community for local administration of the mission. In 1687, the first mission pueblo was founded by the ecclesiastical administration of the Augustinian fathers. Two years later, a church was built in the mission. The marked devotion of our forebears to the Christian faith led to the founding in the area of the Church of Nuestra Senora del Rosario in 1698.
Like the rest of Christian villages in the country, our ancestral settlements near the sea became the objects of frequent Moro raids during the Moro wars of the 18th century. Mohommedan Krismen attacked and enslaved Spanish and Christian-Filipinos alike. The raids left a trail of death, blood, and ashes. Captives were sold in Sandakan and other slave markets in the East Indies. The raids were in retallation for the Spanish-in-roads in their (Muslim) territory. In one of the most vicious raids in our ancestral settlements, women and children hurriedly left their coastal dwellings to escape the pursuing Moros. Among those slain were their priest. They crossed over the mountains in the north. In their flight to safety, they were reciting the Holy Rosary in the Christian tradition, imploring the aid and protection of the Nuestra Sra. del Santisimo Rosario. In the next few days, the mass of the people found themselves in the vicinity of Kansahayan River in Hilerang Kawayan (presently of the Municipality of Taysan). They believed that the place was safe enough to live in. They set up their dwellings and started to rebuild their lives. Finally, they adopted the name Rosario for their new town settlement.
The 2nd half of the 18th century saw the bloody climax of the Moro Wars. Once again, Rosario by the Kansahayan River, was in constant changes from vicious Moro attacks. The Dominican fathers who were then the church administrators of the area, decided to transfer Rosario to a place one league away from Lipa. The devout people of the town sought the divine guidance of their Patrones. They held a novena while on their solemn trek further north to find a safer place to live. The last day of their novena ended near the river bank Tubig ng Bayan in now Padre Garcia. In this place the town was decided to be established. The place they left behind later became known as Pinagbayanan. The fertile fields of the new settlement yielded bountiful harvests in the hands of their industrious settlers. They worked on the plains and swamps of the place, They became adept at the wet culture of rice. The town grew. Its people prospered. In gratitude for the peace and prosperity, the town's people built a church of stone for their beloved Holy Lady. A civil court and a parochial secondary school were soon established. Roads from the town of Lipa, Tiaong, and Ibaan were opened to reach Rosario. From Rosario, roads were also opened to the south and the eastern parts of the town.
In 1776, Rosario became a parish. Rosario then was a vast territory. It was bounded on the north by Lipa on the east northeast by the province of Tayabas, on the west by the present day Ibaan on the south, the shores of Batangas province. The wide plains and large tract of fertile lands, the rich hunting grounds of its forest in the mountains, attracted people from nearby towns as well as from Batangas, Bauan, Taal, and Tanauan to settle in Rosario. By the middle of the 19th century, Rosario was so much a thriving large town. It had to give births to the town of San Juan in 1848, Taysan in 1850 and Lobo in about 1871. The administration of the parishes were ceded to the Recollect Orders. Rosario became its vicariate center.
During the Spanish-American War, Rosario was put to fire including its church and convent. In the Filipino-American conflict that followed, the Americans overtook a revolutionary force in Rosario which was trying to hide the remaining funds of the Revolution. Some 22,000 Mexican peso coins were confiscated by the enemy. An American garrison was stationed in the town to enforce the hamleting (sona) tactic. This forced the surrender of the remaining revolutionary force given refuge in Baybayin. Finally in April 1902, General Miguel Malvar surrendered to the garrison officials in Rosario. The confiscated funds were later used by the Americans to construct the Batangas High School in Batangas town. The American army officers with the cooperation of the prominent citizens of Rosario decided to relocate the town to a more suitable site. On June 09, 1902, the seat citizens gladly donated lands for the public structures - schools, local government building, plaza, market, and cemetery. The former town site was later called Lumang Bayan. Here still remained the seat of the church administration. New Rosario did not have its own church nor priest despite repeated pleas to the church authorities. This situation paved the way for some of the most prominent families of the town to join the church nationalist movement of the Filipino priests.
In 1908, Bishop Gregorio Aglipay celebrated the 1st mass of the Aglipayan church in the New Rosario. Two years later, the Roman Catholic Church founded its own parish in New Rosario. Before long, Rosario was once again the premier town in southeastern Batangas. It was the rice granary of the province. It had the best water works system by the 1920's. Its elementary school accommodated children from its daughter towns. The progress of the town was interrupted only by the Japanese occupation. Its own local guerilla units harassed the enemy. The town was burned in March of 1945 by the retreating Japanese Army. The next month, Rosario was liberated by elements of 11th Airborne Division of the U.S. Army. From the ashes of the war of liberation, Rosario made a painful start to regain its position among the towns of the province. Lumang Bayan with several other barrios in the north agitated to become an independent municipality of Padre Garcia, curving out about a third of Rosario's territory.
The political violence and squabbles that followed in the decades after the war had its toll on the class standing of the town. From its 1st class position, it gradually sank to its lowest 5th class rating. It lost to Padre Garcia a major source of revenue. This was the operation of the cattle market which is now one of the biggest in the country. Fire gutted the public market in August of 1968. The new public market was built before the fire came to life. Gradually, a middle class society began to appear. Their members engaged, however modestly, in the growing trade and industry of the town. The Chinese community which before the war controlled the retail trade, became hardly felt. A few shifted to the manufacturing industry. Most of them became integrated to the main stream of the growing middle class society, becoming more Filipinos than Chinese. A rural bank was established by this emerging group in 1961. Doctor residents of the town started building their own hospitals. In the 1980's, local investors came in to invest in the multi-million peso agri-business enterprises. A number of banks put up their branches here. The municipal government started to enjoy substantial yearly budget surpluses. Social services and infrastructure projects were given their boosts. Modern telecommunication facilities were made available both to local government and the residents of the town by way of radio and telephone facilities.
Rosario and its people, ever in the grace of the Most Holy Rosary, has been selected one of the province's special growth zones. Rosario is envisioned to be, not only the center of Agro-Industrial Development in the southwestern Batangas under the CALABARZON Project, but also a haven for international sports enthusiasts of the country. A racing circuit is now in operation. A golf and country club and other modern facilities for a satelite city are now on the drawing board. All of these are of international standards. The challenge of new dimension in local government now faces our local officials. It is our hope and prayers that our leaders will be capable to assume the now more complex roles in socio-economic development, to shape and hasten the developmental direction of Rosario's potentials.
By Conrado (Ka Rading) Reyes
(HRMO V-Ret.)
Gobernadorcillos/Presidents/Mayors from 1687
Christianization of our ancestors took place in the late decades of the 1600's. Their settlements became the mission fields of the Augustinian Order. As were with Christianized villages, the inhabitants were made to live closer together to form a larger community for local administration of the mission. In 1687, the first mission pueblo was founded by the ecclesiastical administration of the Augustinian fathers. Two years later, a church was built in the mission. The marked devotion of our forebears to the Christian faith led to the founding in the area of the Church of Nuestra Senora del Rosario in 1698.
Like the rest of Christian villages in the country, our ancestral settlements near the sea became the objects of frequent Moro raids during the Moro wars of the 18th century. Mohommedan Krismen attacked and enslaved Spanish and Christian-Filipinos alike. The raids left a trail of death, blood, and ashes. Captives were sold in Sandakan and other slave markets in the East Indies. The raids were in retallation for the Spanish-in-roads in their (Muslim) territory. In one of the most vicious raids in our ancestral settlements, women and children hurriedly left their coastal dwellings to escape the pursuing Moros. Among those slain were their priest. They crossed over the mountains in the north. In their flight to safety, they were reciting the Holy Rosary in the Christian tradition, imploring the aid and protection of the Nuestra Sra. del Santisimo Rosario. In the next few days, the mass of the people found themselves in the vicinity of Kansahayan River in Hilerang Kawayan (presently of the Municipality of Taysan). They believed that the place was safe enough to live in. They set up their dwellings and started to rebuild their lives. Finally, they adopted the name Rosario for their new town settlement.
The 2nd half of the 18th century saw the bloody climax of the Moro Wars. Once again, Rosario by the Kansahayan River, was in constant changes from vicious Moro attacks. The Dominican fathers who were then the church administrators of the area, decided to transfer Rosario to a place one league away from Lipa. The devout people of the town sought the divine guidance of their Patrones. They held a novena while on their solemn trek further north to find a safer place to live. The last day of their novena ended near the river bank Tubig ng Bayan in now Padre Garcia. In this place the town was decided to be established. The place they left behind later became known as Pinagbayanan. The fertile fields of the new settlement yielded bountiful harvests in the hands of their industrious settlers. They worked on the plains and swamps of the place, They became adept at the wet culture of rice. The town grew. Its people prospered. In gratitude for the peace and prosperity, the town's people built a church of stone for their beloved Holy Lady. A civil court and a parochial secondary school were soon established. Roads from the town of Lipa, Tiaong, and Ibaan were opened to reach Rosario. From Rosario, roads were also opened to the south and the eastern parts of the town.
In 1776, Rosario became a parish. Rosario then was a vast territory. It was bounded on the north by Lipa on the east northeast by the province of Tayabas, on the west by the present day Ibaan on the south, the shores of Batangas province. The wide plains and large tract of fertile lands, the rich hunting grounds of its forest in the mountains, attracted people from nearby towns as well as from Batangas, Bauan, Taal, and Tanauan to settle in Rosario. By the middle of the 19th century, Rosario was so much a thriving large town. It had to give births to the town of San Juan in 1848, Taysan in 1850 and Lobo in about 1871. The administration of the parishes were ceded to the Recollect Orders. Rosario became its vicariate center.
During the Spanish-American War, Rosario was put to fire including its church and convent. In the Filipino-American conflict that followed, the Americans overtook a revolutionary force in Rosario which was trying to hide the remaining funds of the Revolution. Some 22,000 Mexican peso coins were confiscated by the enemy. An American garrison was stationed in the town to enforce the hamleting (sona) tactic. This forced the surrender of the remaining revolutionary force given refuge in Baybayin. Finally in April 1902, General Miguel Malvar surrendered to the garrison officials in Rosario. The confiscated funds were later used by the Americans to construct the Batangas High School in Batangas town. The American army officers with the cooperation of the prominent citizens of Rosario decided to relocate the town to a more suitable site. On June 09, 1902, the seat citizens gladly donated lands for the public structures - schools, local government building, plaza, market, and cemetery. The former town site was later called Lumang Bayan. Here still remained the seat of the church administration. New Rosario did not have its own church nor priest despite repeated pleas to the church authorities. This situation paved the way for some of the most prominent families of the town to join the church nationalist movement of the Filipino priests.
In 1908, Bishop Gregorio Aglipay celebrated the 1st mass of the Aglipayan church in the New Rosario. Two years later, the Roman Catholic Church founded its own parish in New Rosario. Before long, Rosario was once again the premier town in southeastern Batangas. It was the rice granary of the province. It had the best water works system by the 1920's. Its elementary school accommodated children from its daughter towns. The progress of the town was interrupted only by the Japanese occupation. Its own local guerilla units harassed the enemy. The town was burned in March of 1945 by the retreating Japanese Army. The next month, Rosario was liberated by elements of 11th Airborne Division of the U.S. Army. From the ashes of the war of liberation, Rosario made a painful start to regain its position among the towns of the province. Lumang Bayan with several other barrios in the north agitated to become an independent municipality of Padre Garcia, curving out about a third of Rosario's territory.
The political violence and squabbles that followed in the decades after the war had its toll on the class standing of the town. From its 1st class position, it gradually sank to its lowest 5th class rating. It lost to Padre Garcia a major source of revenue. This was the operation of the cattle market which is now one of the biggest in the country. Fire gutted the public market in August of 1968. The new public market was built before the fire came to life. Gradually, a middle class society began to appear. Their members engaged, however modestly, in the growing trade and industry of the town. The Chinese community which before the war controlled the retail trade, became hardly felt. A few shifted to the manufacturing industry. Most of them became integrated to the main stream of the growing middle class society, becoming more Filipinos than Chinese. A rural bank was established by this emerging group in 1961. Doctor residents of the town started building their own hospitals. In the 1980's, local investors came in to invest in the multi-million peso agri-business enterprises. A number of banks put up their branches here. The municipal government started to enjoy substantial yearly budget surpluses. Social services and infrastructure projects were given their boosts. Modern telecommunication facilities were made available both to local government and the residents of the town by way of radio and telephone facilities.
Rosario and its people, ever in the grace of the Most Holy Rosary, has been selected one of the province's special growth zones. Rosario is envisioned to be, not only the center of Agro-Industrial Development in the southwestern Batangas under the CALABARZON Project, but also a haven for international sports enthusiasts of the country. A racing circuit is now in operation. A golf and country club and other modern facilities for a satelite city are now on the drawing board. All of these are of international standards. The challenge of new dimension in local government now faces our local officials. It is our hope and prayers that our leaders will be capable to assume the now more complex roles in socio-economic development, to shape and hasten the developmental direction of Rosario's potentials.
By Conrado (Ka Rading) Reyes
(HRMO V-Ret.)
Gobernadorcillos/Presidents/Mayors from 1687
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Don Nicolas Morales
Don Bernardo Aguilar Don Vicente Caliwag Don Domingo Morales Don Luis Melo Don Felipe Cadnais Don Juan Morales Don Ignacio Martines Don Bernardo Lontoc Don Agustin Magnayi Don Francisco de los Santos Don Agustin Maldonado Don Guillermo Matanguihin Don Diego Sulit Clemente Molimbayan Don Andres Macabacla Don Agustin Garcia Don Sebastian Mulingtapang Don Jose Manuel Don Fancisco Casilao Don Luis Mallibiran Don Francisco Casilao Don Baltazar de los Reyes Don Ambrosio Magtibay Don Lorenzo Paglinawan Don Juan Aplaya Don Juan Sereso Don Siplicio Don Miguel Bonifacio Don Pascual Herrera Don Antonio Mapi Don Bartolome Garcia Don Juan Untalan Don Juan Aplaya Don Juan Mancilla Don Gabriel Maganayum Don Jose Esteban Don Melchor Cuevas Don Matias Catapia Don Pedro Balatic Don Bartolome Garcia Don Pedro Mercado Don Cristobal Diwa Don Santiago Carmona Don Agustin Araw Don Bartolome Garcia Don Francisco de Leon Don Pedro Balatic Don Pedro Briones Don Pedro Lopez Don Bartolome Garcia Don Pedro Mercado Don Francisco Araw Don Agustin de la Cruz Don Agustin Sta. Maria Don Cristobal Diwa Don Manuel Purificacion Don Matias Capili Don Jose Belisario Don Juan de la Cruz Don Juan de los Santos Don Jose de los Santos Don Andres de San Juan Don Fausto Cruzat Don Domingo de la Cruz Don Lorenzo de la Cruz Don Francisco Feliciano Don Juan Ramos Don Agustin de la Cruz Don Manuel Purificacion Don Juan Evangelista Don Agustin Maranan Don Diego Pascual Don Jose de los Santos Don Juan de Jose Don Cristobal San Miguel Don Manuel Purificacion Don Alejo Garcia Don Felipe Santiago Don Diego Alday Don Simeon Magtibay Don Pedro Molimbayan Don Fernando Borja Don Ysidoro Bernardino Don Lucas Tadeo Bernardo Don Bernardino Tadeo Dawal Don Jose de Leon Don Diego Garcia Don Vicente Caponpon Don Santiago Ramos Don Antonio Pantaleon Don Damian Garcia Don Diego Garcia Don Agustin de Jesus Don Lorenzo Triviño Don Gregorio de San Jose |
Don Santiago Ramos
Don Baltazar de Sta. Maria Don Mariano de los Santos Don Damian Garcia Don Martin de la Cruz Don Jose Gatdula Don Andres de Sta. Maria Don Pedro Atancio Diwa Don Manuel de Jesus Don Nicolas Martin de Santos Don Juan Felix Don Jose de Castro Don Bernando de los Santos Don Damian Garcia Don Juan Jose Doroteo Don Jose Trinidad Don Antonio de la Anunciacion Don Pedro de San Mateo Don Tomas Barcelona Don Jose Manuel de Leon Don Jose Mariano Doroteo Teodoro Don Jose de la Cruz Don Nasario Hernandez Don Felipe Ramos 1810-1811 Don Mariano Teodoro Don Juan Esteban Don Nicolas de Leon Don Juan Jose Doroteo Don Nasario Hernandez Don Carlos de San Buenaventura 1819-1920 Don Antonio Hernandez Don Alejandro Zuño 1822 (Alcalde) Don Jose Espiritu (Capitan) Don Macario Luancing 1823 (Capitan) Don Jose de la Cruz (Capitan) Don Lorenzo Triviño 1824 (Alcalde) Don Jose de Sta. Maria (Capitan) Don Nasario Hernandez Don Anastacio Triviño Don Mamerto Triviño Don Juan Hernandez Don Alejandro de Chavez Don Alejandro Zuño Don Juan Esteban Don Anastacio Triviño Don Victorio Esteban Don Felipe Carlos Don Pedro de San Buenaventura Don Nicolas de San Buenaventura Don Venancio Hernandez Don Jose de Sta. Maria Don Sabino Feliciano Don Juan Triviño Don Tomas Zamora Don Eustaquio Feliciano Don Antonio Tiburcio Don Luis Triviño Don Nicodemos Carlos Don Pedro Perez Don Martin Bautista Don Prudencio Zamora Don Ludovico de Mercado Don Fabiano Luancing Don Francisco Diola Don Rudesindo Flores Don Doroteo Bolaños Don Matias Luansing Don Juan Trillanes Don Venancio de Chavez Don Braulio Garcia Don Agustin Aguila Don Pablo Jareño Don Jose Ferrer Don Prudencio Zamora Don Gavino Zamora Don Gregorio Bolaños 1863-1865 Don Matias Luansing 1865-1867 Don Jose Zuño 1867-1869 Don Eustaquio Goyena 1869-1871 Don Gregorio Bolaños 1871-1873 Don Eleuterio Gatdula 1873 Don Vicente Luna 1873-1875 Don Jose Alabastro 1875-1877 Don Martin Bandonillo 1877-1879 Don Felix Camus 1879-1881 Don Francisco Comia 1881-1883 Don Clemente Cariño 1883-1885 Don Matias Luancing 1887 Don Rudesindo Magtibay 1887-1888 Don Gregorio Bolaños 1888-1889 Don Diego Rosales 1889-1890 Don Gregorio Recto 1890 Don Bernabe Ferrer 1890-1892 Don Regino Escala 1892-1894 Don Melecio Bolaños 1894-1897 |
Pres. Leon Magtibay 1898
Pres. Vicente Luna 1899-1900 Pres. Cecilio Luancing 1900-1901 Pres. Geronimo Carandang 1902-1903 Pres. Luis Greñas 1904-1905 Pres. Ysabelo Zuño 1906-1907 Pres. Antonino Luansing 1908-1909 Pres. Engracio Buquir 1910-1912 Pres. Evaristo Zuño 1913 Pres. Anastacio Recto 1913-1916 Pres. Juan Magtibay 1916-1918 Pres. Jovino Belen 1919-1922 Pres. Venustiano Escano 1922-1931 Pres. Galo Recto 1931-1933 Pres. Fransisco Carreon 1933-1936 Mayor Crisanto Gualberto DDM 1936-1945 Mayor Jose B. Zuño 1945-1946 Mayor Jose P. Recto LLB 1946-1947 Mayor Antonino Luansing 1947 Mayor Isaac Farol 1948-1951 Mayor Jose Agoncillo 1952-1959 Mayor Felicisimo H. Luna 1960-1982 Mayor Felimon Magracia 1982-1986 Mayor Antonio Luna 1987-1989 Mayor Rolando Sevilla 1989-1992 Mayor Rodolfo Villar 1992-2001 Mayor Cleotilde Villar 2001-2004 Mayor Felipe Marquez 2004-2011 Mayor Manuel Alvarez 2011-2022 Mayor Leovigildo Morpe 2022-Present |
Government
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Mayor: Leovigildo K. Morpe
Vice Mayor: Atanacio G. Zara
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THE OFFICIAL SEAL. Figures: rosary, shield, Tombol Hill, the year 1687, hog and poultry, infrastructure, rice field.
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For the list of all LGU officials and department heads with contact numbers, click here.
Barangays
Rosario is divided into 48 barangays. For the chronological order of the fiestas, click here.
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Name - Feast Day
Alupay - January 12 Antipolo Bagong Pook - April 22 Balibago - June 2 Bayawang - May 15 Baybayin - May 31 Bulihan - December 26 Cahigam - 1st Saturday of June Calantas - April 28 Colongan - December 26 Itlugan - April 21 (Sitio Bungahan), April 22 (Sitio Riverside) Leviste / Tubahan - Last Saturday of May Lumbangan - Last Sunday of May Maalas-As - May 13 Mabato - December 27 Mabunga - June 2 Macalamcam A - 4th Wednesday of May Macalamcam B - 3rd Wednesday of May Malaya - August 16 (Ibaba), October 7 (Labak) Maligaya - December 26 Marilag - November 27 Masaya - May 13 Matamis / Malinao - April 5 Mavalor - Last Sunday of May Mayuro - May 15 Namuco - June 2, April 22 (Tubigan/Noble) Namunga - June 2 Natu - May 31 Nasi - 1st Sunday of May Palakpak Pinagsibaan - January 12 |
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Poblacion - October 7 *Town Fiesta (Barangay A, Barangay B, Barangay C, Barangay D, Barangay E)
Putingkahoy - May 15
Quilib - May 31
Salao - May 10
San Carlos - May 15
San Ignacio - July 31
San Isidro - May 15
San Jose - May 1
San Roque - August 16
Santa Cruz - December 27 (Kanluran)
Timbugan - May 13
Tiquiwan - May 1 (Highway), May 31 (Ibaba)
Tulos
ABC President: Angel B. Alvarez Sr.
SK President: Christopher D. Valencia
Putingkahoy - May 15
Quilib - May 31
Salao - May 10
San Carlos - May 15
San Ignacio - July 31
San Isidro - May 15
San Jose - May 1
San Roque - August 16
Santa Cruz - December 27 (Kanluran)
Timbugan - May 13
Tiquiwan - May 1 (Highway), May 31 (Ibaba)
Tulos
ABC President: Angel B. Alvarez Sr.
SK President: Christopher D. Valencia
Map
DRIVING DIRECTIONS FROM MANILA TO ROSARIO
Refer to our map for the route that better suits you.
VIA LIPA CITY (On this route, you will first reach the northernmost part of Rosario)
From Manila, take the South Luzon Expressway all the way to STAR Tollway. From STAR Tollway, take the Lipa-Tambo Exit. At the exit, turn right then go straight until you reach a fork road. Take the right most road towards the town proper of Lipa City. After reaching the town proper, look for P. Torres St. at the right side which has a Mercury Drug at the corner. Turn right at P. Torres St. then go straight the highway that leads you to Padre Garcia and drive 8.5kms. After reaching Padre Garcia, you will reach a junction. One road leads to Rosario and the other, to Padre Garcia town proper. Take the straight road, that one will lead you to Rosario.
VIA IBAAN (On this route, you will first reach the westernmost part of Rosario)
From Star Tollway, instead of heading to Tambo Exit, take the Ibaan-Malainin Exit. At the exit, turn left then drive 2.5kms. You will reach a junction with a sign pointing to Rosario, turn left at this junction. After turning left, the Municipal Hall of Ibaan will be on your right while a church will be on your left. After passing the church, you will reach a fork road. Turn right then drive 8kms along this road to Rosario.
Read More: Alternate Routes to Bypass the Bayan Crossing
By public transportation, there are jeepneys that ply to Rosario from Batangas City and Lipa City on a daily basis. Jeepneys not from a terminal that ply from Lipa City to San Juan, Batangas also pass by Rosario via the Gualberto Avenue. Buses that ply from Batangas City to Lucena and buses from San Juan, Batangas to Manila (PITX, Ayala Manila Bay/LRT-Buendia, Alabang/Cubao, BGC, Turbina; via STAR Tollway and C5) also pass by Gualberto Avenue. Like many other towns and cities in the Philippines, tricycles are common means of transportation within the municipality. Modern jeepneys bound for SM Lipa Grand Terminal also exist.
Refer to our map for the route that better suits you.
VIA LIPA CITY (On this route, you will first reach the northernmost part of Rosario)
From Manila, take the South Luzon Expressway all the way to STAR Tollway. From STAR Tollway, take the Lipa-Tambo Exit. At the exit, turn right then go straight until you reach a fork road. Take the right most road towards the town proper of Lipa City. After reaching the town proper, look for P. Torres St. at the right side which has a Mercury Drug at the corner. Turn right at P. Torres St. then go straight the highway that leads you to Padre Garcia and drive 8.5kms. After reaching Padre Garcia, you will reach a junction. One road leads to Rosario and the other, to Padre Garcia town proper. Take the straight road, that one will lead you to Rosario.
VIA IBAAN (On this route, you will first reach the westernmost part of Rosario)
From Star Tollway, instead of heading to Tambo Exit, take the Ibaan-Malainin Exit. At the exit, turn left then drive 2.5kms. You will reach a junction with a sign pointing to Rosario, turn left at this junction. After turning left, the Municipal Hall of Ibaan will be on your right while a church will be on your left. After passing the church, you will reach a fork road. Turn right then drive 8kms along this road to Rosario.
Read More: Alternate Routes to Bypass the Bayan Crossing
By public transportation, there are jeepneys that ply to Rosario from Batangas City and Lipa City on a daily basis. Jeepneys not from a terminal that ply from Lipa City to San Juan, Batangas also pass by Rosario via the Gualberto Avenue. Buses that ply from Batangas City to Lucena and buses from San Juan, Batangas to Manila (PITX, Ayala Manila Bay/LRT-Buendia, Alabang/Cubao, BGC, Turbina; via STAR Tollway and C5) also pass by Gualberto Avenue. Like many other towns and cities in the Philippines, tricycles are common means of transportation within the municipality. Modern jeepneys bound for SM Lipa Grand Terminal also exist.
Himno ng Rosario
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Composer: Fe Samonte-Bravo
Ang bayang sinilangan, pinagpala ng Maykapal Nuestra Señora del Rosario, sagisag ng kabanalan Ang bayan ng Rosario, Tombol ang dating ngalan Ipagbunyi ang sariling bayan, hinango sa pagdarasal Ang lupang tinubuan, payapa't may kaunlaran Dalagang ganda'y taglay, binatang sa kisig ay tunay O bayan ng Rosario, sa musika't awit nagpupugay Damdaming makabayan, taglay nating lahat KORO Mabuhay, mabuhay, mabuhay tayong lahat Bayang sinilangan, hawak-kamay sa pag-unlad Ang bansang Pilipinas, Perlas ng Silanganan Batangas ang Lalawigan, mabuhay tayong may dangal Rosario, bayang minumutya, sama-samang magkaisa Ipagmalaki na tunay, mabuhay ka O bayan ko Batangenyo kung turingan, may dangal sa katauhan Dakila ka sa diwa, mabuhay tayong lahat! (Repeat KORO) Rosario ang Inang Bayan, mabuhay tayong lahat! |
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Festivals
Sinukmani Festival Theme Song (skip to 36s)
SINUKMANI FESTIVAL
Sinukmani Festival is a prestige and popular festival in the town of Rosario, Batangas that commenced last 2005. It is celebrated several days before and until the founding anniversary which is the 9th of June. The highlights of this activity are the sinukmani cook fest and the Most Creative Sinukmani for the year. The Sinukmani Festival is participated by all barangays, non-government organizations and all departments of the Local Government Unit. The Sinukmani Festival was conceptualized by members of the Foundation Anniversary Celebration Committee headed by Mayor Felipe A. Marquez in 2005. While planning the activities for the 318th Foundation Anniversary of Rosario, the members of the committee deliberated on how to best promote the municipality which is known as the Rice Granary of Batangas. Different rice products were suggested and discussed lengthily until the committee decided on sinukmani as the best rice product for Rosario to feature in a festival.
Rosario is known as the Rice Granary of Batangas, the major local source of rice in the province. It thus comes as no surprise that Rosario has also come to be known for its rice-based delicacies that have also come to be intertwined with local culture. Sinukmani aptly represents the town as its main ingredients: rice, coconut, and sugar are also the main products of Rosario. Sinukmani is a concoction made of malagkit rice, coconut milk and sugar, much like the biko in appearance but with a variation. The sinukmani is topped with caramelized latik for added flavor. The sinukmani is not everyday fare for local residents. It is a special delicacy prepared only when there are a number of men around because cooking it requires a lot of muscle – the more cooked the malagkit gets, the heavier it gets as well. It is best eaten as a meryenda, each slice on a piece of banana leaf, and served with a strong cup of kapeng barako. Or it can also be taken as a desert to top a rich meal during fiestas and other festivities.
PENITENSYAHAN
Traditions observed during Holy Week in Rosario include pilgrimage to the Grotto and the ascent to Tombol Hill. Good Friday starts early in the morning with Penitensyahan, a notable procession in Rosario which includes higantes, big crucifix, and big rosary. Different barangays and business establishents participates and bring their mock ups. Afterwards, they bring them back and store in a safe place so it can be used and carried again for the next Penitensyahan. A more traditional long procession is held at night that features images of Jesus, Mama Mary, and various saints. On Easter Sunday, Salubong and Pagbati is performed in front of the parish church.
Pagbati in Rosario is traditionally composed of three young ladies dancing to the tune of a local brass band. The dance is accompanied by waving a flag with grace, making sure it won't fall or roll up. They are dressed in white on the actual Easter Sunday dance early in the morning, and clad in a more colorful dress on the Black Saturday rehearsal dance held in the evening.
Sources: Wikipedia
Sinukmani Festival is a prestige and popular festival in the town of Rosario, Batangas that commenced last 2005. It is celebrated several days before and until the founding anniversary which is the 9th of June. The highlights of this activity are the sinukmani cook fest and the Most Creative Sinukmani for the year. The Sinukmani Festival is participated by all barangays, non-government organizations and all departments of the Local Government Unit. The Sinukmani Festival was conceptualized by members of the Foundation Anniversary Celebration Committee headed by Mayor Felipe A. Marquez in 2005. While planning the activities for the 318th Foundation Anniversary of Rosario, the members of the committee deliberated on how to best promote the municipality which is known as the Rice Granary of Batangas. Different rice products were suggested and discussed lengthily until the committee decided on sinukmani as the best rice product for Rosario to feature in a festival.
Rosario is known as the Rice Granary of Batangas, the major local source of rice in the province. It thus comes as no surprise that Rosario has also come to be known for its rice-based delicacies that have also come to be intertwined with local culture. Sinukmani aptly represents the town as its main ingredients: rice, coconut, and sugar are also the main products of Rosario. Sinukmani is a concoction made of malagkit rice, coconut milk and sugar, much like the biko in appearance but with a variation. The sinukmani is topped with caramelized latik for added flavor. The sinukmani is not everyday fare for local residents. It is a special delicacy prepared only when there are a number of men around because cooking it requires a lot of muscle – the more cooked the malagkit gets, the heavier it gets as well. It is best eaten as a meryenda, each slice on a piece of banana leaf, and served with a strong cup of kapeng barako. Or it can also be taken as a desert to top a rich meal during fiestas and other festivities.
PENITENSYAHAN
Traditions observed during Holy Week in Rosario include pilgrimage to the Grotto and the ascent to Tombol Hill. Good Friday starts early in the morning with Penitensyahan, a notable procession in Rosario which includes higantes, big crucifix, and big rosary. Different barangays and business establishents participates and bring their mock ups. Afterwards, they bring them back and store in a safe place so it can be used and carried again for the next Penitensyahan. A more traditional long procession is held at night that features images of Jesus, Mama Mary, and various saints. On Easter Sunday, Salubong and Pagbati is performed in front of the parish church.
Pagbati in Rosario is traditionally composed of three young ladies dancing to the tune of a local brass band. The dance is accompanied by waving a flag with grace, making sure it won't fall or roll up. They are dressed in white on the actual Easter Sunday dance early in the morning, and clad in a more colorful dress on the Black Saturday rehearsal dance held in the evening.
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Economy
Rice is the major agricultural crop, naming Rosario the "Rice Granary of Batangas." Other crops include corn, coconut, mango, banana, and other fruits and vegetables. A significant number of households in Rosario actively participate in small-scale agricultural enterprises. These ventures encompass various activities, including backyard operations focused on livestock. Alongside these individual efforts, commercial livestock farms also play a role in the agricultural landscape of Rosario.
Due to its strategic location and the separation of Lipa City to become a lone congressional district, Rosario has since become a center of commerce in the 4th district of Batangas. Rosario hosts some supermarket chains like SM Hypermarket, Ultra Mega, Puregold, and Citimart which compete with local mini-marts. High-end home improvement suppliers such as the Maquiling Builders Depot in Barangay Namunga and CitiHardware in Barangay San Jose are rising within the municipality. Wilcon Depot recently opened its 85th store in Barangay Baybayin.
Fast food restaurants like Jollibee, Chowking, Kenny Rogers, KFC, McDonald's, Shakey's, Domino's Pizza, and Dunkin' mostly prefer Rosario for their first store within the 4th district. Seattle's Best's very first drive-thru in the Philippines is found in Barangay Namunga.
Industrial establishments in the municipality are mostly agri-based, while the Puyat Steel Corporation is an ISO 9002-certified galvanizing plant manufacturing world-class iron sheets. International Pipe Industries Corporation, also ISO-certified, manufactures high-quality spiral welded steel pipes and fittings, with one of its facilities located in Barangay Masaya.
Due to its strategic location and the separation of Lipa City to become a lone congressional district, Rosario has since become a center of commerce in the 4th district of Batangas. Rosario hosts some supermarket chains like SM Hypermarket, Ultra Mega, Puregold, and Citimart which compete with local mini-marts. High-end home improvement suppliers such as the Maquiling Builders Depot in Barangay Namunga and CitiHardware in Barangay San Jose are rising within the municipality. Wilcon Depot recently opened its 85th store in Barangay Baybayin.
Fast food restaurants like Jollibee, Chowking, Kenny Rogers, KFC, McDonald's, Shakey's, Domino's Pizza, and Dunkin' mostly prefer Rosario for their first store within the 4th district. Seattle's Best's very first drive-thru in the Philippines is found in Barangay Namunga.
Industrial establishments in the municipality are mostly agri-based, while the Puyat Steel Corporation is an ISO 9002-certified galvanizing plant manufacturing world-class iron sheets. International Pipe Industries Corporation, also ISO-certified, manufactures high-quality spiral welded steel pipes and fittings, with one of its facilities located in Barangay Masaya.
Notable People
Ryan Agoncillo from the Agoncillo clan in Rosario
Jovit Baldivino of Barangay Marilag,
Pilipinas Got Talent 1st Grand Winner
Jose Romulo aka Romulo Alib Zuño, known for his supporting roles in FPJ's movies but unknown to many; he started as a leading man and named as one of the first Adonis of Philippine cinema. He was a former police in Rosario before entering showbiz.
Chief State Prosecutor Jovencito R. Zuño
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