New Piñan was created on August 22, 1951 by virtue of Executive Order No. 467 under the incumbency of the late President Elpidio Quirino. The Municipality of New Piñan was changed to the Municipality of Piñan, Province of Zamboanga del Norte by virtue of Republic Act 2846 dated June 19, 1960. Incoming search terms:executive order [...]
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Historical Background of Municipality of Piñan
Piñan came from a subano term “pinyayan” which means “tabuan” or a trading place. Before it was established as a formal settlement, this place has been a trading point between natives area and ambulant peddlers. Hence, sometime in 1903, Captain Finley, a military governor in Zamboanga established a “tabuan” in what is now known as [...]
Schools of Municipality of Manukan
1st District 2nd District Manukan East Linay CS Manukan Integrated School (I.S.) Dipane ES L. Disakan J. Aguirre Libuton ES Gupot ES Mate ES Lingatongan Palaranan ES Loquillos ES Patunan ES Lupasang ES Upper Disakan Meses PS Serongan ES Saluyong ES Suisayan ES Villaramos Patagan PS San Antonio Pangandao PS Manukan NHS Sitog PS Villaramos [...]
Brief History of Municipality of Manukan
“Manok” is the Visayan term for chicken. And this is how Manukan, a progressive municipality of Zamboanga del Norte got its name. It was said that during the Spanish times a very small and insignificant barrio was part of the town of Dapitan (now Dapitan City) which was inhabited mostly by the traditional Subanos. Chickens [...]