I had recieved three messages in the mail from my three different readers yesterday. All the message meaning is almost the same. My readers were so sad and told me about their hard and poor lives. They complaint why they were born in a poor family and asked how they gonna earn money and became richer. It really touched my heart because I am the one who felt the same way before, so I take this topic to explain and encourage all the sad and poor people out there to make them feel strong, and especially I would like to dedicate this post to all my three readers who emailed me.
Money Vs Education? Is it important to understand it?
Ans.: Oh, yeah! you have to learn to understand the consequence of these two words which many people have been confused for years! Today, I just wanna to show you how it works and encourage some people who are not happy when they were born in a poor family. You don’t have a chance to grab money to put in your pocket right away on the day you were born, but you do have one best chance to grab and let money run back to you and that best chance must be an Education.
Being born in a rich family and being born in fully educational family- which one will you choose? I don’t care whatever you choose but I will stand up straight and tell you that I will choose Eduction. I used to think and complaint why I wasn’t born in a rich family, but until recently I just know you don’t need to have money to make money. Education is your money maker machine.
Although, you were born in a rich family, but if you do not know how to use or multiple your money wisely, before or after you will end up broke. Money is like a mysterical weapon- you never know when will it hit you. Money is your good friend as well as your dangerous enermy.
Never think of money before you get yourself an education- being born in a poor or rich family is nothing different but the difference is how much eduction you will persue.
Stop worrying about money, get yourself a good education and money will come around. Like they says “Money can be stolen and create you in different pictures, but your eduction is alway loyal and remains with you till the rest of your life”.
For myself, I wasn’t born in a rich family either. My parents were seperated when I was young. my life was completly horrible. when it comes to food- Lunch & Dinner: One chicken’s or duck’s egg was shared with 4 people ( mom, me and my other two brothers ) most of the times so you know what I mean by that, but I am so blessed because I have such a great mother.
Example: As everyone knows I make a living online by having many of websites and earn money from third party ads and affiliate…ect [ click here if you want to know how I make money with my website ]. I don’t use money to make money- I use my education and leadership to make money- I sit at home while money running to my bank account everyday. This is the magic and yet powerful of education I have, ofcourse I spend on hosting and promotion but it is very minimal. I can do it- surely, you can too! I am taking another step now and that is becoming an Investor!
Don’t just be sad and sit around do nothing! Steps you have to take right now if you want to be success and avoid your poor life!
1.Be smart and don’t be lazy
2.Believe in your self- never give up your self-encouragement
3.Get a good education- ask yourself what you want and who you will become in your near future- have a solid plan and stick to it
4.Get a job- a job is not a wealth builder but atleast it gives you seed to keep your life alive day by day and gives you strength to climb up the high hill { A job is a first step of the ladder before you get yourself to the top }
5.Refresh your mind by reading a lot money and business books and any related articles, get a good rest, keep your life alert and active so you will catch up with the changes of the modern world
6.Stay close to smart people, make friend and get mentor
7.Never save money- put your money to invest in Gold, Real Estate…ect! [ Click here if you want to know why I don't want you to save money ]
8.Quit your job- start making automatic income, and become a real investor
9.Keep perusing education especially financial education
Thursday, November 20, 2008
WAYS TO FIND YOUR REAL GOAL
So far, you have learnt the basic on how to make money with your website or blog, but after you set up a site or blog, you don’t even know how to build traffic and loyal returning visitor to your website. So you will want to know ways to build traffic to your blog. Traffic is a key to the treasure which is hidden in front of you. So you have a passion, blog, and now you need a key to unlock the secret to your money.
So how to build traffic and get returning visitor to your blog or website?
Website Content:
Keep in mind that you want to write unique posts which people want to read, think of yourself, what do you want to read and what is your favorite article you want to explore. The best article in the 21st century should be about Making Money Online or General Business…ect I know that people don’t really think the same and they may not want to read your article but when it comes to money there will be a big % of people want to hear. They may not want to make money online, but they do want to read people stories and success. I don’t say you can’t write any article beside making money online- you can write just about anything as long as you stick to the one that your mind would tell you, millions of people would love to read this article. However, if people like to read your article, you’ll be rewarded by getting returning visitors to your blog or website again and again.
SEO:
What is it? It stands for Search Engine Optimization. There are 3 big search engines like Google, Yahoo, and Live Search. You may want your contents to show up when people search on the keyword term you targeted for. Let me recommend you several methods!
1.If you target some keywords in your article you should attach those keywords in the title and in your content body also. The more your keywords and contents revealed, the more clicks to your site.
2.Submit your blog or website to directories and RSS Feeds. Although, your keyword is optimization but you don’t have any link from other websites. Your content will not be seen on search engine. Search engine doesn’t appreciate any site without inbound link- the more inbound links your site has, the better rank and being seen on search engine. Here is a big list of directories you may submit your website or blog to. Submit as much as you can- the more, the better! and never forget this top directory Dmoz.
Here is a list of sites that you can submit your blog RSS Feeds to.
3.Link exchanged is another example for your blog or website, try to exchange link with other sites, the more links you exchanged the more traffics you can get!
4. Track back to other blogs in your posts
5.Post some unique comments on other blogs with related topics
6.Implement all your blog post to really an article and submit it to many article directories as much as you can. Here is the list of the article directories!
7.Tie your blog topic with a better news in press release
8.Create a subscription box, which your visitors can just put the email address and your content will be sent to them automatic
9.Participate in online discussion forums and have your website url in your signature spot- try as much as you can to help people out with your related website topic
10.Create a del.icio account and start tagging
Credibility:
Always write something informative and willing to help people out by answering the questions, giving good tips, encouraging reader to find their ways of success. This is a big hit and challenging for you and your website. When people find out you are an expert and very helpful, they surely come to your website always as well as a big potential to purchase your products and services
So how to build traffic and get returning visitor to your blog or website?
Website Content:
Keep in mind that you want to write unique posts which people want to read, think of yourself, what do you want to read and what is your favorite article you want to explore. The best article in the 21st century should be about Making Money Online or General Business…ect I know that people don’t really think the same and they may not want to read your article but when it comes to money there will be a big % of people want to hear. They may not want to make money online, but they do want to read people stories and success. I don’t say you can’t write any article beside making money online- you can write just about anything as long as you stick to the one that your mind would tell you, millions of people would love to read this article. However, if people like to read your article, you’ll be rewarded by getting returning visitors to your blog or website again and again.
SEO:
What is it? It stands for Search Engine Optimization. There are 3 big search engines like Google, Yahoo, and Live Search. You may want your contents to show up when people search on the keyword term you targeted for. Let me recommend you several methods!
1.If you target some keywords in your article you should attach those keywords in the title and in your content body also. The more your keywords and contents revealed, the more clicks to your site.
2.Submit your blog or website to directories and RSS Feeds. Although, your keyword is optimization but you don’t have any link from other websites. Your content will not be seen on search engine. Search engine doesn’t appreciate any site without inbound link- the more inbound links your site has, the better rank and being seen on search engine. Here is a big list of directories you may submit your website or blog to. Submit as much as you can- the more, the better! and never forget this top directory Dmoz.
Here is a list of sites that you can submit your blog RSS Feeds to.
3.Link exchanged is another example for your blog or website, try to exchange link with other sites, the more links you exchanged the more traffics you can get!
4. Track back to other blogs in your posts
5.Post some unique comments on other blogs with related topics
6.Implement all your blog post to really an article and submit it to many article directories as much as you can. Here is the list of the article directories!
7.Tie your blog topic with a better news in press release
8.Create a subscription box, which your visitors can just put the email address and your content will be sent to them automatic
9.Participate in online discussion forums and have your website url in your signature spot- try as much as you can to help people out with your related website topic
10.Create a del.icio account and start tagging
Credibility:
Always write something informative and willing to help people out by answering the questions, giving good tips, encouraging reader to find their ways of success. This is a big hit and challenging for you and your website. When people find out you are an expert and very helpful, they surely come to your website always as well as a big potential to purchase your products and services
THERE ARE WAYS TO FIND YOUR REAL GOAL
Sometimes, it is very hard to decide what we want to do to change our lives. Lots of people can’t figure out what they want to be but since we all need to have one goal in order to live in this big world we need to make one true decision. If you don’t want to set your goal today- how you gonna improve your life, or someone else will do for you…
You don’t want someone to tell you what you must do- this idea is absolutely true with the pets but not with human being, we can do better with just knowing what our goal and passion are.
Example: As I posted in the last post, RICH BECOMES RICHER- POOR BECOMES POORER. You want to make your own decision and that decision can get you happiness and right at the point- it doesn’t hard to set your unique goal up if you have all the requirement that I always say again and again.
Passion
Get mentor/ pursuing Financial Education
Self-encouragement & motivation
Think The Possibility, Willing to take risk, and be ready to gamble with your fate
Solid Plan
To me, I can’t do anything without plan. All the project although it is either big or small I must have a drawing direction in my hand. This is why I am likely getting a good score and be ready to face with the problem. You probably want to know what is my goal, right?
Becoming a real investor, be on my own boss, travel around the world and being a mentor is my goal! I do not just want to make myself wealthy and happy, but I would love to show others to discover what value inside them.
So what about you?
I don’t care what your goal is but just make sure you have an awareness of this goal- always ask yourself “what the heak is my goal, how to discover my real goal, and what are the ways to discover it “? The more you ask yourself, the more you find your goal faster. I know you will have a lot of answers in your head if you keep knocking your head to find the answer, but as long as you pay a full awareness attention to the one you like and want to do you’ll find it.
I will give you some tips on how to discover your true goal accurately!
1. Try to find out the fact of the Universe
The best key is to find out and understand about this big universe in reality. Try to search the truth of the universe and keep yourself updated. When you figure out how this big world actually works, you will have ideas on how to do a role play with it.
Imagine you play a game of poker with your friends and you decide on how you play but it turns out you are only good with Black Jack. So how you gonna win on your opponent? I believe you still have a decision to choose but it might be not a good one since it’s mostly based on guessing. So it is the same with what you are going to do with your life style- you don’t want a guessing job, you want something real and true that you make sure you can do and get over it.
2. A real future goal is not just because of what you have in mind, but mentoring is the key to your goal!
sometimes what your mind is telling you to do is so easy, but to make it keep moving consistency is the hard part. A real goal does not just involve in passion or ideas from your mind, but it also rely on your strength and consistency. Discover what you are good at, implement it with your strength, education, plan and consistency. Example: In my younger age, I used to think a lot. I wanted to be this and I wanted to be that, finally, it turned out nothing. Later, I had a pen and paper, and I wrote a long list on what I wanted to be by starting one sentence after another. I kept thinking to myself what I should become! I had decided to read many books- I knew I had a lot of improvement- I seem to get used to the updating of the universe- after awhile I had picked the paper I wrote on and choose the right one that I am good, talented, educational, and skillful at! so try to get some education as much as you can. I would recommend you to try personal development. I guarantee it will lead you to find your real goal.
You don’t want someone to tell you what you must do- this idea is absolutely true with the pets but not with human being, we can do better with just knowing what our goal and passion are.
Example: As I posted in the last post, RICH BECOMES RICHER- POOR BECOMES POORER. You want to make your own decision and that decision can get you happiness and right at the point- it doesn’t hard to set your unique goal up if you have all the requirement that I always say again and again.
Passion
Get mentor/ pursuing Financial Education
Self-encouragement & motivation
Think The Possibility, Willing to take risk, and be ready to gamble with your fate
Solid Plan
To me, I can’t do anything without plan. All the project although it is either big or small I must have a drawing direction in my hand. This is why I am likely getting a good score and be ready to face with the problem. You probably want to know what is my goal, right?
Becoming a real investor, be on my own boss, travel around the world and being a mentor is my goal! I do not just want to make myself wealthy and happy, but I would love to show others to discover what value inside them.
So what about you?
I don’t care what your goal is but just make sure you have an awareness of this goal- always ask yourself “what the heak is my goal, how to discover my real goal, and what are the ways to discover it “? The more you ask yourself, the more you find your goal faster. I know you will have a lot of answers in your head if you keep knocking your head to find the answer, but as long as you pay a full awareness attention to the one you like and want to do you’ll find it.
I will give you some tips on how to discover your true goal accurately!
1. Try to find out the fact of the Universe
The best key is to find out and understand about this big universe in reality. Try to search the truth of the universe and keep yourself updated. When you figure out how this big world actually works, you will have ideas on how to do a role play with it.
Imagine you play a game of poker with your friends and you decide on how you play but it turns out you are only good with Black Jack. So how you gonna win on your opponent? I believe you still have a decision to choose but it might be not a good one since it’s mostly based on guessing. So it is the same with what you are going to do with your life style- you don’t want a guessing job, you want something real and true that you make sure you can do and get over it.
2. A real future goal is not just because of what you have in mind, but mentoring is the key to your goal!
sometimes what your mind is telling you to do is so easy, but to make it keep moving consistency is the hard part. A real goal does not just involve in passion or ideas from your mind, but it also rely on your strength and consistency. Discover what you are good at, implement it with your strength, education, plan and consistency. Example: In my younger age, I used to think a lot. I wanted to be this and I wanted to be that, finally, it turned out nothing. Later, I had a pen and paper, and I wrote a long list on what I wanted to be by starting one sentence after another. I kept thinking to myself what I should become! I had decided to read many books- I knew I had a lot of improvement- I seem to get used to the updating of the universe- after awhile I had picked the paper I wrote on and choose the right one that I am good, talented, educational, and skillful at! so try to get some education as much as you can. I would recommend you to try personal development. I guarantee it will lead you to find your real goal.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
CAVITE
About 34 kilometers away from Manila is the province of Cavite. It lies at the southwest entrance of Manila Bay and is bounded by Batangas in the south, Manila and Manila Bay in the north, Laguna de Bay in the east and by the South China Sea in the west.
Cavite offers a lot of interesting spots especially in culture and history. The first successful Philippine revolution against Spain was waged in Imus and ended with the proclamation of the Philippine Independence, held in Kawit on June 12, 1898.
Cavite
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Other historical sites in Cavite include the Battle of Julian Bridge Marker, House of Tirona, Fort San Felipe, General Mariano Trias Marker and the houses of great heroes and known persons like Andres Bonifacio, General Emilio Aguinaldo and General Riego de Dios.
The province is also teeming with natural attractions like the Cabag Caves in Silang, Balite Falls in Amadeo and the Malibiclibic Falls. What is most interesting in Cavite are the beautiful resorts equipped with modern facilities such as Puerto Azul and Caylabne Bay in Ternate, and Island Cove in Kawit. Cavite’s highest elevation is Tagaytay City, a heavenly place overlooking Taal Volcano, with its’ cool climate and peaceful atmosphere. Most people who visit Tagaytay go to Picnic Groove for picnics and sightseeing. Another tourist attraction is Corregidor, also called "The Rock", which features the remains of the gallant stand made by Filipino-American troops against the Japanese Imperial Army, The Flower Farm and the Tagaytay Residence Inn for their mini zoo/resort. A popular festival in the province is the Maytinis Festival celebrated every 24th of December in Kawit featuring the re-enactment of Joseph and Mary’s search for a place to stay the night Christ was born in Bethlehem.
From Manila to Cavite, the minimum travel time is 20-30 minutes (to nearest points like Bacoor) and a maximum of 1-2 hours (to farthest points). Public transports like buses and FX-taxis bound to Cavite are available daily at Vito Cruz corner Harrison Street in Manila. In Baclaran, there are also mini-buses going to Tagaytay or Trece Martires via Parañaque/Las Piñas.
FACTS
Region: 4Capital: Trece Martires CityCities: Cavite, Tagaytay, Trece MartiresLand Area: 142,706 hectaresNumber of Towns: 20
1. Alfonso 2. Amadeo 3. Bacoor 4. Carmona5. Dasmariñas6. Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo7. Mariano Alvarez
8. Gen. Trias 9. Imus 10. Indang 11. Kawit12. Magallanes13. Maragondon14. Mendez (Mendez Nunez)
15. Naic16. Noveleta 17. Rosario 18. Silang19. Tanza20. Ternate
CHURCHES AND RELIGIOUS SHRINES
IMUS CATHEDRAL - Spanish architecture, featuring dark and subdued colors.
MARAGONDON CATHOLIC CHURCH - A 17th Century church built by the Dominicans. The wooden altar, pulpit and main portal are fine examples of early Filipino craftsmanship.
HISTORICAL SITES
AGUINALDO HOUSE MUSEUM, Kawit - Home of the first President of the Philippine Republic.
CORREGIDOR - The famous last bastion of Philippine-American defense forces is dotted with memorials, shrines, cemeteries, parks, barracks, and batteries. Major attraction is the Malinta Tunnel.
PEOPLE'S PARK, Tagaytay - A mansion in the clouds, built by former President Marcos, but never used.
IMUS HISTORICAL MARKER, Imus - Found in the town plaza, the marker is set near two vintage artillery pieces set on the well-known town plaza lawn.
BATTLE OF JULIAN BRIDGE MARKER, Imus - An old 1859 cannon is the remnant and reminder of a battle that took place long ago between the Spanish and Filipino forces.
HOUSE OF ANDRES BONIFACIO, General Trias - The facade of the house is of red bricks and adobe. Although renovated, its original Spanish style has not changed.
GENERAL MARIANO TRIAS MARKER, General Trias - Located in front of the house where he once stayed, near the town plaza. The marker is set on white concrete with a lamppost standing directly behind it.
HOUSE WHERE BONIFACIO WAS COURT MARTIALED, Maragondon - The place is of old wooden and concrete design and a marker is set in the middle of the structure.
HISTORY OF KAWIT
HISTORY OF KAWIT
Aptly described as the "Flag Town of the Republic," Kawit is the oldest municipality in Cavite Province, having been founded in 1587, 16 years after Miguel Lopez de Legazpi occupied Manila and proclaimed as the capital of the Philippines. Another source, however, says that Kawit was founded in 1600. Kawit is also the most literate town of Cavite Province.
Because of the independence proclaimed by General Emilio Aguinaldo in Kawit eighty-six years ago, the Philippines ceased to be a Spanish colony and became free, independent, and sovereign nation. Like the United States the Philippines was born of revolution. The Philippine Republic inaugurated in Malolos on January 23, 1899 was the first such republic in Asia, antedating the Chinese Republic under Sun Yat-sen by 12 years. In the words of President Marcos, it was "the first republic established by a brown people."
The name Kawit is derived from the Tagalog word kawit (hook) which is suggestive of its location at the base of a hookshaped shoreline along Manila Bay extending to the tip of Cavite City. Kawit was the most thriving settlement prior to the coming of the Spaniards. In fact, it provided the first anchorage of the Spaniards in the province, whence colonization and proselytization of the Christian religion began, spreading to all corners of the province.
Legend, however, gives another version on how the town got its name. One day a Spanish visitor asked a native blacksmith about the name of the village. The latter was busy at the time pounding on the anvil a piece of hot metal that looked like a hook. He hesitated to speak, not understanding what the stranger was asking, but when pressed for an answer, and thinking that he wanted to know what he was doing, he merely said kawit (hook). The Spaniards left muttering the word kawit. In the course of the time the word kawit evolved into "cawite," and finally "cavite".
For a long time the place was called by the Spaniards "Cavite el Viejo" or Old Cavite to distinguish it from "Cavite la Punta" or "Cavite el Puerto," the commercial port and naval base (now Cavite City) whence came many Spanish marines on shore leave who made frequent visits to Cavite el Viejo, eventually turning it into a red light district. The bad reputation of the place, however, was completely wiped out when it was placed under the spiritual supervision of the Jesuits during the administration of Manila Archbishop Miguel Garcia Serrano (1618-1629).
Cavite el Viejo was then a big town, comprising the municipality of Kawit today, Cavite la Punta (now Cavite City), Noveleta (called Tierra Alta by the Spaniards), and Imus. One after the other these three barrios seceded and became independent municipalities. For instance, Cavite la Punta became Cavite, the provincial capital, and later Cavite City.
Shortly after the discovery of the Katipunan in Manila on August 19, 1896, Cavite el Viejo became the nerve center of the Revolution. Emilio Aguinaldo, the capitan municipal, led the capture of the tribunal or municipal building of Cavite el Viejo on August 31, between two and three o’clock in the afternoon. Earlier that same day the towns of San Francisco de Malabon (now General Trias) and Noveleta had risen in arms and overthrown the local Spanish administration.
Right after the capture of the Kawit tribunal, Aguinaldo issued a manifest inviting his fellow capitane municipal in Cavite province to "join me in rising against Spain and break the chains of slavery that have bound us with her all these hundred years…" Furthermore, Aguinaldo, already thinking in terms of a national liberation struggle, issued another manifest on October 31, calling for the creation of a revolutionary government to carry on the revolution against Spain.
Aguinaldo had defeated the best of the Spanish generals (Ernesto de Aguirre in the Battle of Imus, September 3, 1896; Ramon Blanco in the Battle of Binakayan, November 9-11; and Antonio Zaballa in the Battle of Anabu, February 1897) in fair combat, giving him the reputation of Indio conqueror of the Spanish conquistadores. Con sequently, he became a living legend even before Andres Bonifacio came to Cavite in a vain attempt to wrest the leadership of the Revolution from Aguinaldo.
Realizing that the name Cavite el Viejo was a Spanish corruption of the fine Tagalog word kawit, the Philippine Commission on September 20, 1907 approved Act No. 1718 changing the town’s name to Kawit.
The history of Kawit is inextricably linked with the life of Aguinaldo. To paraphrase Thomas Caryle (1795-1881), the great Scottish historian and philosopher, the history of Kawit is the story-biography-of Aguinaldo, its most illustrious son.
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Aside from Emilio Aguinaldo, Kawit has produced six other revolutionary, generals namely, 1) Candido Tria Tirona (1862-1896), 2) Crispulo Aguinaldo (1864-1897), 3) Baldomero Aguinaldo (1869-1915), 4) Tomas Mascardo (1871-1932), 5) Daniel Tria Tirona (1865-1939), and 6) Gregoria Montoya (1863-1896), posthumously promoted to general. The story of their lives makes up the most glorious chapter not only of the history of Kawit but also of the Philippines.
Such a glorious past cannot but serve as a worthy prologue to an equally distinguished contemporary history of Kawit. The past always serves as a challenge to the present characters or dramatis personae on the stage, among them the following Kawiteños: 1) Cesar E. A. Virata, prime minister of the Fourth Republic; 2) Supreme Court Associate Justice Ameurfina Aguinaldo Melencio Herrera, who spent a great part of her young life in Kawit although she was born in her father’s home province, Nueva Ecija; 3) Dr. Josefa Ilano, former chairman of the board of trustees, Siliman University; 4) Brig. Gen. Jaime Muyargas of the Philippine Air Force, and his brother, Brig. Gen. Rodolfo Muyargas of the Philippine Army; 5) former Ambassador Benjamin Tria Tirona (now deceased), member of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Cavite; 6) Maximiano S. Janiro, retired colonel, U.S. Army, member of the Philippine bar, and a graduate of the the U.S. Military Academy at West Point (class of 1926). Incidentally, Col. Janairo, who now resides in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A, with his wife, the former Amelia Romualdez, daughter of the late Manila Mayor Miguel Romualdez, has two sons, Maximiano, Jr. and Antonio, both graduates of the famed West Point Military Academy, and a daughter, Lita.
Kawit’s 12 Barrios
(1) Binakayan
(2) Marulas
(3) Gahak
(4) Kaingen
(5) Poblacion
(6) Wakas
(7) Tabon
(8) Toclong
(9) Panamitan
(10) Magdalo
(11) Sta. Isabel
(12) San Sebastian
Several of these barrios/barangay have names suggestive of their origin. Binakayan, for instance, was drived from the Tagalog word bakay (to watch); Marulas from madulas (slippery); Gahak from gahak (torn to destroyed); Tabon from tabon (to cover or covered); Kaingen from kaingin (forest clering); and Panamitan from paminwitan (fishing grounds). Each barrio has a legend of its own explaining how it came into existence.
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Despite the fact that Kawit is the oldest municipality in Cavite, the available records in the National Archives date only from 1774 to 1900. However, the first map showing the town of Cavite el Viejo is dated 1734. It is included in the book written by the Jesuit historian, Fr. Pedro Murillo y Velarde, S. J., Historica general de la Provincial de Filipinas de la Compania de Jesus. Manila, 1749. The map was engraved by Nicolas de la Cruz Bagay, a Filipino printer.
Town Heads of Kawit
The incomplete list of gobernadorcillos and tenientes primero of Cavite el Viejo follows:
GOBERNADORCILLOS: (1) Leoncio de Sta. Rita, June 26, 1827; (2) Leoncio Ramos, June 1829; (3) Ladislaw Lucero de Medina, c1833; (4) Leoncio Mateo, December 4, 1834; (5) Bonifacio Juan Ronquillo, December 1837; (6) Pedro Juan Capistrano, 1842-1844; (7) Anacleto de la Cruz, 1844-1846; (8) Jose lopez Luibao, gobernadorcillo, and Teodorico Samaniego, teniente primero; (10) Estanislao Tria Tirona, gobernadorcillo,and Remigio Matro Mateo, teniente primero;
(11) Ignacio Samaniego, December 1858; (12) Estanislao Tria Tirona, 1872; (13) Carlos Aguinaldo, gobernadorcillo, and Manuel Basa, teniente primero, 1875-1877; (14) Mariano Ayson, gobernadorcillo, and Rufino Rieta, teniente primero,1877-1879; (15) Agripino Rieta gobernadorcillo, and Agaton Diaz, teniente primero, 1789-1881; (16) Licerio Lagda gobernadorcillo, and Mariano Ayson, teniente primero, 1881-1883; (17) Justo Dano gobernadorcillo, and Valentin Mascardo, teniente primero, 1885-1887; (18) Crispulo Aguinaldo gobernadorcillo, and Tiburcio Diaz, teniente primero, 1888-1890, and 1890-1892; (20) Eusebio de Castro, 1892-1894; and (21) Crispulo Aguinaldo, 1894;
CAPITANES MUNICIPAL: (1) Emilio Aguinaldo, 1895-1896; and (2) Candido Tria Tirona,1896 (under the Revolutionary Government).
The designation gobernadorcillo was changed to capitan municipal under the Maura Law of May, 1893 which was implemented in the Philippines starting the year 1895. Thus Crispulo Aguinaldo was the last gobernadorcillo, and his younger brother, Emilio, was the first capitan municipal of Cavite el Viejo.
In the souvenir magazine "The 3rd Glorious Centerary of Kawit, Cavite, 1624-1964," the following were also mentioned as having been former capitanes municipal of Cavite el Viejo: Angel Janigorge, Julian Legaspi, and Benigno Santi. It is possible that they had been appointed capitan municipal in an acting capacity after the death of Candido Tria Tirona on November 10, 1896 until Aguinaldo’s return from Hong Kong and the proclamation of the Philippine independence on June 12, 1898.
A Spanish document in the National Archives also contains the following list of "Cabezas de Barangay of Cavite el Viejo, 1778-1779":
A. First Class (Native): (1) Juan Manuel; (2) Miguel de Sta. Rita; (3) Julian de los Reyes; (4) Tomas Perez; (5) Francisco Ronquillo; (6) Manuel de Jesus; (7) Alejandro Rodriguez; (8) Domingo Alonzo; (9) Joseph Lorenzo; (10) Juan Pablo Malysay; (11) Pedro Arquiza.
B. Second Class (Mestizo): (1) Antonio Quiamzon; (2) Lorenzo Patricio; (3) Fransisco Medina; and (4) Luis Bautista.
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MUNICIPAL PRESIDENTS (American Regime): (1) Justo Kalagayan; (2) Canuto Encarnacion; (3) Manuel Victa; (4) Aurelio Santonil; (5) Gabino Toledo; (6) Mateo Red; (7) Potenciano Resurreccion (father of incumbent Mayor Ramon B. Resurreccion); (8) Fransisco Ramos; (9) Marcelino Vales; (10) Segundo Caimol; and (11) Agapito Quiamzon.
MUNICIPAL MAYORS (under the Commonwealth and Third and Fourth Republics): (1) Epifanio Victa; (2) German Bay; (3) Florentino A. Bautista, Jr., and (4) Ramon B. Resurreccion, 1979
Aptly described as the "Flag Town of the Republic," Kawit is the oldest municipality in Cavite Province, having been founded in 1587, 16 years after Miguel Lopez de Legazpi occupied Manila and proclaimed as the capital of the Philippines. Another source, however, says that Kawit was founded in 1600. Kawit is also the most literate town of Cavite Province.
Because of the independence proclaimed by General Emilio Aguinaldo in Kawit eighty-six years ago, the Philippines ceased to be a Spanish colony and became free, independent, and sovereign nation. Like the United States the Philippines was born of revolution. The Philippine Republic inaugurated in Malolos on January 23, 1899 was the first such republic in Asia, antedating the Chinese Republic under Sun Yat-sen by 12 years. In the words of President Marcos, it was "the first republic established by a brown people."
The name Kawit is derived from the Tagalog word kawit (hook) which is suggestive of its location at the base of a hookshaped shoreline along Manila Bay extending to the tip of Cavite City. Kawit was the most thriving settlement prior to the coming of the Spaniards. In fact, it provided the first anchorage of the Spaniards in the province, whence colonization and proselytization of the Christian religion began, spreading to all corners of the province.
Legend, however, gives another version on how the town got its name. One day a Spanish visitor asked a native blacksmith about the name of the village. The latter was busy at the time pounding on the anvil a piece of hot metal that looked like a hook. He hesitated to speak, not understanding what the stranger was asking, but when pressed for an answer, and thinking that he wanted to know what he was doing, he merely said kawit (hook). The Spaniards left muttering the word kawit. In the course of the time the word kawit evolved into "cawite," and finally "cavite".
For a long time the place was called by the Spaniards "Cavite el Viejo" or Old Cavite to distinguish it from "Cavite la Punta" or "Cavite el Puerto," the commercial port and naval base (now Cavite City) whence came many Spanish marines on shore leave who made frequent visits to Cavite el Viejo, eventually turning it into a red light district. The bad reputation of the place, however, was completely wiped out when it was placed under the spiritual supervision of the Jesuits during the administration of Manila Archbishop Miguel Garcia Serrano (1618-1629).
Cavite el Viejo was then a big town, comprising the municipality of Kawit today, Cavite la Punta (now Cavite City), Noveleta (called Tierra Alta by the Spaniards), and Imus. One after the other these three barrios seceded and became independent municipalities. For instance, Cavite la Punta became Cavite, the provincial capital, and later Cavite City.
Shortly after the discovery of the Katipunan in Manila on August 19, 1896, Cavite el Viejo became the nerve center of the Revolution. Emilio Aguinaldo, the capitan municipal, led the capture of the tribunal or municipal building of Cavite el Viejo on August 31, between two and three o’clock in the afternoon. Earlier that same day the towns of San Francisco de Malabon (now General Trias) and Noveleta had risen in arms and overthrown the local Spanish administration.
Right after the capture of the Kawit tribunal, Aguinaldo issued a manifest inviting his fellow capitane municipal in Cavite province to "join me in rising against Spain and break the chains of slavery that have bound us with her all these hundred years…" Furthermore, Aguinaldo, already thinking in terms of a national liberation struggle, issued another manifest on October 31, calling for the creation of a revolutionary government to carry on the revolution against Spain.
Aguinaldo had defeated the best of the Spanish generals (Ernesto de Aguirre in the Battle of Imus, September 3, 1896; Ramon Blanco in the Battle of Binakayan, November 9-11; and Antonio Zaballa in the Battle of Anabu, February 1897) in fair combat, giving him the reputation of Indio conqueror of the Spanish conquistadores. Con sequently, he became a living legend even before Andres Bonifacio came to Cavite in a vain attempt to wrest the leadership of the Revolution from Aguinaldo.
Realizing that the name Cavite el Viejo was a Spanish corruption of the fine Tagalog word kawit, the Philippine Commission on September 20, 1907 approved Act No. 1718 changing the town’s name to Kawit.
The history of Kawit is inextricably linked with the life of Aguinaldo. To paraphrase Thomas Caryle (1795-1881), the great Scottish historian and philosopher, the history of Kawit is the story-biography-of Aguinaldo, its most illustrious son.
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Aside from Emilio Aguinaldo, Kawit has produced six other revolutionary, generals namely, 1) Candido Tria Tirona (1862-1896), 2) Crispulo Aguinaldo (1864-1897), 3) Baldomero Aguinaldo (1869-1915), 4) Tomas Mascardo (1871-1932), 5) Daniel Tria Tirona (1865-1939), and 6) Gregoria Montoya (1863-1896), posthumously promoted to general. The story of their lives makes up the most glorious chapter not only of the history of Kawit but also of the Philippines.
Such a glorious past cannot but serve as a worthy prologue to an equally distinguished contemporary history of Kawit. The past always serves as a challenge to the present characters or dramatis personae on the stage, among them the following Kawiteños: 1) Cesar E. A. Virata, prime minister of the Fourth Republic; 2) Supreme Court Associate Justice Ameurfina Aguinaldo Melencio Herrera, who spent a great part of her young life in Kawit although she was born in her father’s home province, Nueva Ecija; 3) Dr. Josefa Ilano, former chairman of the board of trustees, Siliman University; 4) Brig. Gen. Jaime Muyargas of the Philippine Air Force, and his brother, Brig. Gen. Rodolfo Muyargas of the Philippine Army; 5) former Ambassador Benjamin Tria Tirona (now deceased), member of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Cavite; 6) Maximiano S. Janiro, retired colonel, U.S. Army, member of the Philippine bar, and a graduate of the the U.S. Military Academy at West Point (class of 1926). Incidentally, Col. Janairo, who now resides in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A, with his wife, the former Amelia Romualdez, daughter of the late Manila Mayor Miguel Romualdez, has two sons, Maximiano, Jr. and Antonio, both graduates of the famed West Point Military Academy, and a daughter, Lita.
Kawit’s 12 Barrios
(1) Binakayan
(2) Marulas
(3) Gahak
(4) Kaingen
(5) Poblacion
(6) Wakas
(7) Tabon
(8) Toclong
(9) Panamitan
(10) Magdalo
(11) Sta. Isabel
(12) San Sebastian
Several of these barrios/barangay have names suggestive of their origin. Binakayan, for instance, was drived from the Tagalog word bakay (to watch); Marulas from madulas (slippery); Gahak from gahak (torn to destroyed); Tabon from tabon (to cover or covered); Kaingen from kaingin (forest clering); and Panamitan from paminwitan (fishing grounds). Each barrio has a legend of its own explaining how it came into existence.
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Despite the fact that Kawit is the oldest municipality in Cavite, the available records in the National Archives date only from 1774 to 1900. However, the first map showing the town of Cavite el Viejo is dated 1734. It is included in the book written by the Jesuit historian, Fr. Pedro Murillo y Velarde, S. J., Historica general de la Provincial de Filipinas de la Compania de Jesus. Manila, 1749. The map was engraved by Nicolas de la Cruz Bagay, a Filipino printer.
Town Heads of Kawit
The incomplete list of gobernadorcillos and tenientes primero of Cavite el Viejo follows:
GOBERNADORCILLOS: (1) Leoncio de Sta. Rita, June 26, 1827; (2) Leoncio Ramos, June 1829; (3) Ladislaw Lucero de Medina, c1833; (4) Leoncio Mateo, December 4, 1834; (5) Bonifacio Juan Ronquillo, December 1837; (6) Pedro Juan Capistrano, 1842-1844; (7) Anacleto de la Cruz, 1844-1846; (8) Jose lopez Luibao, gobernadorcillo, and Teodorico Samaniego, teniente primero; (10) Estanislao Tria Tirona, gobernadorcillo,and Remigio Matro Mateo, teniente primero;
(11) Ignacio Samaniego, December 1858; (12) Estanislao Tria Tirona, 1872; (13) Carlos Aguinaldo, gobernadorcillo, and Manuel Basa, teniente primero, 1875-1877; (14) Mariano Ayson, gobernadorcillo, and Rufino Rieta, teniente primero,1877-1879; (15) Agripino Rieta gobernadorcillo, and Agaton Diaz, teniente primero, 1789-1881; (16) Licerio Lagda gobernadorcillo, and Mariano Ayson, teniente primero, 1881-1883; (17) Justo Dano gobernadorcillo, and Valentin Mascardo, teniente primero, 1885-1887; (18) Crispulo Aguinaldo gobernadorcillo, and Tiburcio Diaz, teniente primero, 1888-1890, and 1890-1892; (20) Eusebio de Castro, 1892-1894; and (21) Crispulo Aguinaldo, 1894;
CAPITANES MUNICIPAL: (1) Emilio Aguinaldo, 1895-1896; and (2) Candido Tria Tirona,1896 (under the Revolutionary Government).
The designation gobernadorcillo was changed to capitan municipal under the Maura Law of May, 1893 which was implemented in the Philippines starting the year 1895. Thus Crispulo Aguinaldo was the last gobernadorcillo, and his younger brother, Emilio, was the first capitan municipal of Cavite el Viejo.
In the souvenir magazine "The 3rd Glorious Centerary of Kawit, Cavite, 1624-1964," the following were also mentioned as having been former capitanes municipal of Cavite el Viejo: Angel Janigorge, Julian Legaspi, and Benigno Santi. It is possible that they had been appointed capitan municipal in an acting capacity after the death of Candido Tria Tirona on November 10, 1896 until Aguinaldo’s return from Hong Kong and the proclamation of the Philippine independence on June 12, 1898.
A Spanish document in the National Archives also contains the following list of "Cabezas de Barangay of Cavite el Viejo, 1778-1779":
A. First Class (Native): (1) Juan Manuel; (2) Miguel de Sta. Rita; (3) Julian de los Reyes; (4) Tomas Perez; (5) Francisco Ronquillo; (6) Manuel de Jesus; (7) Alejandro Rodriguez; (8) Domingo Alonzo; (9) Joseph Lorenzo; (10) Juan Pablo Malysay; (11) Pedro Arquiza.
B. Second Class (Mestizo): (1) Antonio Quiamzon; (2) Lorenzo Patricio; (3) Fransisco Medina; and (4) Luis Bautista.
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MUNICIPAL PRESIDENTS (American Regime): (1) Justo Kalagayan; (2) Canuto Encarnacion; (3) Manuel Victa; (4) Aurelio Santonil; (5) Gabino Toledo; (6) Mateo Red; (7) Potenciano Resurreccion (father of incumbent Mayor Ramon B. Resurreccion); (8) Fransisco Ramos; (9) Marcelino Vales; (10) Segundo Caimol; and (11) Agapito Quiamzon.
MUNICIPAL MAYORS (under the Commonwealth and Third and Fourth Republics): (1) Epifanio Victa; (2) German Bay; (3) Florentino A. Bautista, Jr., and (4) Ramon B. Resurreccion, 1979
KAWITEÑOS
Kawit
Written by annie
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
KAWIT, Cavite
Quick Facts:
Land Area No. of BrgysIncome ClassPopulationPopn DensityGrowth RateWebsite
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13.40 sq.km.232nd62,751 (2000) 76,405 (2007) 5,701 persons/sq.km. 2.08% per annum www.kawit.gov.ph
Local Officials:
Mayor
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Reynaldo B. Aguinaldo
Vice Mayor
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Emilio M. Aguinaldo IV
Sangguniang Bayan Members:
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Alvin S. Bunag Rosario R. Nolasco Arnel G. Victa Tedirico C. BaylenArmando V. Bernal Medel C. Caimol Ricardo J. Esguerra Rustico M. Arellano
Geography
Kawit is situated in the northern part of the province. It is bounded by Cavite City and Bacoor Bay on the north and Bacoor on the east. Noveleta can be found beyond the western boundary while General Trias and Imus share its southern limits. It is about 25 kilometers southwest of Manila and about 4 kilometers south of Cavite City across Bacoor Bay.
Brief History
Kawit is the oldest municipality in Cavite having founded for the Spanish Crown in 1587. Kawit, however, was already a thriving settlement prior to the arrival of the Spaniards who named the area "Cavite El Viejo" or old Cavite. The town served as the first anchorage of the Spaniards for the spread of Christianity throughout the province of Cavite. The Philippine Commission on September 20, 1907 approved Act No. 1718 changing the town's name from Cavite El Viejo to Kawit. Its name was derived from the hook-shaped shoreline of the province from Manila to Sangley Point of Cavite City. The Filipino term for the word "hook" is Kawit. The history of Kawit is the story of General Emilio Aguinaldo, its most illustrious son. The Spaniards met their first major defeat when Filipino revolutionists led by Aguinaldo, Kawit's Captain Municipal at the time, captured a contingent of Spanish soldiers. Aguinaldo was eventually elected as president of the First Philippine Republic. He proclaimed the Philippine Independence at the balcony of his Mansion (the Aguinaldo Shrine) on June 12, 1898. Kawit is known in Philippine History as the birthplace of the Filipino nation because it is where the country's independence was proclaimed. Other generals of the revolution produced by Kawit are Candido Tria Tirona, Baldomero Aguinaldo, Tomas Mascardo and Gregoria Montoya.
Source: The Phil Index, Millennium Edition Vol.I No.1
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